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Wu K, Zhao X, Xiao X, Chen M, Wu L, Jiang C, Jin J, Li L, Ruan Q, Guo J. BuShen HuoXue decoction improves fertility through intestinal hsp-16.2-mediated heat-shock signaling pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1210701. [PMID: 37332356 PMCID: PMC10272376 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1210701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction: BuShen HuoXue (BSHX) decoction is commonly used in the clinical treatment of premature ovarian failure because it can increase estradiol level and decrease follicle-stimulating hormone level. In this study, we determined the potential therapeutic effects of BSHX decoction via anti-stress pathway and the underlying mechanism by using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as an assay system. Methods: Bisphenol A (BPA, 175 μg/mL) was used to establish a fertility-defective C. elegans model. Nematodes were cultivated according to standard methods. Brood size, DTC, the number of apoptotic cells and oocytes were used to evaluate the fertility of nematodes. Nematodes were cultivated at 35°C as heat stress. RNA isolation and RT-qPCR were used to detect the mRNA expression level of genes. Intestinal ROS and intestinal permeability were used to evaluate the function of intestinal barrier. BSHX decoction was extracted with water and analyzed by LC/Q-TOF. Results and Discussion: In BPA-treated N2 nematodes, 62.5 mg/mL BSHX decoction significantly improved the brood size and the oocytes quality at different developmental stages. BSHX decoction improved resistance to heat stress through the hsf-1-mediated heat-shock signaling pathway. Further analysis showed that the decoction significantly improved the transcriptional levels of hsf-1 downstream target genes, such as hsp-16.1, hsp-16.2, hsp-16.41, and hsp-16.48. Other than hsp-16.2 expression in the gonad, the decoction also affected intestinal hsp-16.2 expression and significantly reversed the adverse effects induced by BPA. Moreover, the decoction ameliorated intestinal ROS and permeability. Thus, BSHX decoction can improve fertility by increasing intestinal barrier function via hsp-16.2-mediated heat-shock signaling pathway in C. elegans. These findings reveal the underlying regulatory mechanisms of hsp-16.2-mediated heat resistance against fertility defect.
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- Kanglu Wu
- School of Medicine, Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Practice, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine, Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine, Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Practice, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Medicine, Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Romero-Márquez JM, Navarro-Hortal MD, Jiménez-Trigo V, Vera-Ramírez L, Forbes-Hernández TJ, Esteban-Muñoz A, Giampieri F, Bullón P, Battino M, Sánchez-González C, Quiles JL. An oleuropein rich-olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf extract reduces β-amyloid and tau proteotoxicity through regulation of oxidative- and heat shock-stress responses in Caenorhabditis elegans. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 162:112914. [PMID: 35276233 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.112914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Olive tree-derived products have been associated with numerous benefits for health. The aim of the present study was to characterize an olive leaf extract enriched in oleuropein (OLE) concerning phenolic content and profile as well as antioxidant capacity. Short-term and long-term toxicity, including oxidative stress, was in vivo evaluated in the experimental model Caenorhabditis elegans. Moreover, the potential therapeutic effect of the extract against Aβ induced- and tau protein induced-toxicity was also evaluated in C. elegans. OLE treatment did not exert toxicity. On the contrary, the extract was able to ameliorate oxidative stress and proteotoxicity related to Aβ and tau aggregation. The potential molecular mechanisms present behind the observed results explored by RNAi technology revealed that DAF-16/FOXO and SKN-1/NRF2, elements of the insulin insulin-like signalling pathway, as well as HSP-16.2 overexpression were involved.
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- Jose M Romero-Márquez
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain; Department of Genomic Medicine, GENYO: Centre for Genomics and Oncology (Pfizer-University of Granada and Andalusian Regional Government), PTS Granada, 18016, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italy; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Research Group on Foods, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Isabel Torres, 21, 39011, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Periodontology, Dental School, University of Seville, C/Avicena, s/n, 41009, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, 60131, Italy; International Joint Research Laboratory of Intelligent Agriculture and Agri-products Processing, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain; Sport and Health Research Centre, University of Granada, C/. Menéndez Pelayo 32. 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology ''José Mataix Verdú", Biomedical Research Centre, University of Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento s.n, 18100, Armilla, Spain; Research Group on Foods, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Isabel Torres, 21, 39011, Santander, Spain.
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Camargo G, Elizalde A, Trujillo X, Montoya-Pérez R, Mendoza-Magaña ML, Hernandez-Chavez A, Hernandez L. Inactivation of GABAA receptor is related to heat shock stress response in organism model Caenorhabditis elegans. Cell Stress Chaperones 2016; 21:763-72. [PMID: 27230213 PMCID: PMC5003793 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-016-0701-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The mechanisms underlying oxidative stress (OS) resistance are not completely clear. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a good organism model to study OS because it displays stress responses similar to those in mammals. Among these mechanisms, the insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) pathway is thought to affect GABAergic neurotransmission. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of heat shock stress (HS) on GABAergic activity in C. elegans. For this purpose, we tested the effect of exposure to picrotoxin (PTX), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), hydrogen peroxide, and HS on the occurrence of a shrinking response (SR) after nose touch stimulus in N2 (WT) worms. Moreover, the effect of HS on the expression of UNC-49 (GABAA receptor ortholog) in the EG1653 strain and the effect of GABA and PTX exposure on HSP-16.2 expression in the TJ375 strain were analyzed. PTX 1 mM- or H2O2 0.7 mM-exposed worms displayed a SR in about 80 % of trials. GABA exposure did not cause a SR. HS prompted the occurrence of a SR as did PTX 1 mM or H2O2 0.7 mM exposure. In addition, HS increased UNC-49 expression, and PTX augmented HSP-16.2 expression. Thus, the results of the present study suggest that oxidative stress, through either H2O2 exposure or application of heat shock, inactivates the GABAergic system, which subsequently would affect the oxidative stress response, perhaps by enhancing the activity of transcription factors DAF-16 and HSF-1, both regulated by the IIS pathway and related to hsp-16.2 expression.
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- Gabriela Camargo
- Laboratorio de Neurofisiología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias dela Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada # 950, Guadalajara, 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima Av. 25 de Julio # 965, Colima, 28045, Colima, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Departamento de Botánica y Zoología, Centro Universitariode Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez # 2100, Zapopan, 45110, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima Av. 25 de Julio # 965, Colima, 28045, Colima, Mexico
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima Av. 25 de Julio # 965, Colima, 28045, Colima, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Francisco J. Mújica S/N, Morelia, 58030, Michoacán, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofisiología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias dela Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada # 950, Guadalajara, 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, SierraMojada # 950, Guadalajara, 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofisiología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias dela Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada # 950, Guadalajara, 44340, Jalisco, Mexico.
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