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Dănilă AI, Ghenciu LA, Stoicescu ER, Bolintineanu SL, Iacob R, Săndesc MA, Faur AC. Aldose Reductase as a Key Target in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Comprehensive Review. Biomedicines 2024; 12:747. [PMID: 38672103 PMCID: PMC11047946 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12040747] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The escalating global prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) over the past two decades has led to a persistent high incidence of diabetic retinopathy (DR), necessitating screening for early symptoms and proper treatment. Effective management of DR aims to decrease vision impairment by controlling modifiable risk factors including hypertension, obesity, and dyslipidemia. Moreover, systemic medications and plant-based therapy show promise in advancing DR treatment. One of the key mechanisms related to DR pathogenesis is the polyol pathway, through which aldose reductase (AR) catalyzes the conversion of glucose to sorbitol within various tissues, including the retina, lens, ciliary body and iris. Elevated glucose levels activate AR, leading to osmotic stress, advanced glycation end-product formation, and oxidative damage. This further implies chronic inflammation, vascular permeability, and angiogenesis. Our comprehensive narrative review describes the therapeutic potential of aldose reductase inhibitors in treating DR, where both synthetic and natural inhibitors have been studied in recent decades. Our synthesis aims to guide future research and clinical interventions in DR management.
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- Alexandra-Ioana Dănilă
- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-I.D.); (S.L.B.); (R.I.); (A.C.F.)
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- Department of Functional Sciences, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Doctoral School, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania;
- Field of Applied Engineering Sciences, Specialization Statistical Methods and Techniques in Health and Clinical Research, Faculty of Mechanics, ‘Politehnica’ University Timisoara, Mihai Viteazul Boulevard No. 1, 300222 Timisoara, Romania
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluations, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-I.D.); (S.L.B.); (R.I.); (A.C.F.)
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- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-I.D.); (S.L.B.); (R.I.); (A.C.F.)
- Doctoral School, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania;
- Field of Applied Engineering Sciences, Specialization Statistical Methods and Techniques in Health and Clinical Research, Faculty of Mechanics, ‘Politehnica’ University Timisoara, Mihai Viteazul Boulevard No. 1, 300222 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania;
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- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-I.D.); (S.L.B.); (R.I.); (A.C.F.)
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Aziz N, Dash B, Wal P, Kumari P, Joshi P, Wal A. New Horizons in Diabetic Neuropathies: An Updated Review on their Pathology, Diagnosis, Mechanism, Screening Techniques, Pharmacological, and Future Approaches. Curr Diabetes Rev 2024; 20:e201023222416. [PMID: 37867268 DOI: 10.2174/0115733998242299231011181615] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the largest problems for global public health is diabetes mellitus (DM) and its micro and macrovascular consequences. Although prevention, diagnosis, and treatment have generally improved, its incidence is predicted to keep rising over the coming years. Due to the intricacy of the molecular mechanisms, which include inflammation, oxidative stress, and angiogenesis, among others, discovering treatments to stop or slow the course of diabetic complications is still a current unmet need. METHODS The pathogenesis and development of diabetic neuropathies may be explained by a wide variety of molecular pathways, hexosamine pathways, such as MAPK pathway, PARP pathway, oxidative stress pathway polyol (sorbitol) pathway, cyclooxygenase pathway, and lipoxygenase pathway. Although diabetic neuropathies can be treated symptomatically, there are limited options for treating the underlying cause. RESULT Various pathways and screening models involved in diabetic neuropathies are discussed, along with their possible outcomes. Moreover, both medicinal and non-medical approaches to therapy are also explored. CONCLUSION This study highlights the probable involvement of several processes and pathways in the establishment of diabetic neuropathies and presents in-depth knowledge of new therapeutic approaches intended to stop, delay, or reverse different types of diabetic complications.
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- Namra Aziz
- Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (Pharmacy), Bhauti, Kanpur 209305, UP, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Medical Sciences, ADAMAS University, Kolkata 700 126, West Bengal, India
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- Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (Pharmacy), Bhauti, Kanpur 209305, UP, India
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- Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (Pharmacy), Bhauti, Kanpur 209305, UP, India
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- Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India
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- Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (Pharmacy), Bhauti, Kanpur 209305, UP, India
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Meijer NWF, Gerrits J, Zwakenberg S, Zwartkruis FJT, Verhoeven-Duif NM, Jans JJM. Metabolic Alterations in NADSYN1-Deficient Cells. Metabolites 2023; 13:1196. [PMID: 38132878 PMCID: PMC10745350 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13121196] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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NAD synthetase 1 (encoded by the gene NADSYN1) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) from tryptophan and nicotinic acid. NADSYN1 deficiency has recently been added to the spectrum of congenital NAD+ deficiency disorders. To gain insight into the metabolic consequences of NADSYN1 deficiency, the encoding gene was disrupted in A549 and HEK293T cells, and the metabolome was profiled in the presence of different NAD+ precursors, including tryptophan, nicotinamide and nicotinic acid. We demonstrate that when precursors of the NAD+ salvage pathway in the form of nicotinamide become limiting, NADSYN1 deficiency results in a decline in intracellular NAD+ levels even in the presence of other potential NAD+ sources such as tryptophan and nicotinic acid. As a consequence, alterations in 122 and 69 metabolites are observed in NADSYN1-deficient A549 and HEK293T cells compared to the wild-type cell line (FC > 2 and p < 0.05). We thus show that NADSYN1 deficiency results in a metabolic phenotype characterized by alterations in glycolysis, the TCA cycle, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the polyol pathway.
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- Nils W. F. Meijer
- Department of Genetics, Section Metabolic Diagnostics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands; (N.W.F.M.)
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- Department of Genetics, Section Metabolic Diagnostics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands; (N.W.F.M.)
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Section Metabolic Diagnostics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands; (N.W.F.M.)
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- Department of Genetics, Section Metabolic Diagnostics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands; (N.W.F.M.)
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Kokila NR, Mahesh B, Ramu R, Mruthunjaya K, Bettadaiah BK, Madhyastha H. Inhibitory effect of gallic acid from Thunbergia mysorensis against α-glucosidase, α-amylase, aldose reductase and their interaction: Inhibition kinetics and molecular simulations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:10642-10658. [PMID: 36533383 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2156923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In this exploration, we assessed the antihyperglycaemic properties of methanol extract of flowers of Thunbergia mysorensis (MeT) against α-glucosidase, α-amylase and aldose reductase enzymes for the effective management of postprandial hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia occurs when the body lacks enough insulin or is unable to correctly utilize it. MeT inhibited both the carbohydrate digestive enzymes (α-glucosidase and α-amylase) and aldose reductase, which are vital for the therapeutic control of postprandial hyperglycaemia. MeT was also found to have significant antioxidant activity. Using several spectroscopic approaches, the primary active component found in MeT was identified as gallic acid. With low Ki values, gallic acid significantly inhibited α-glucosidase (30.86 µg/mL) and α-amylase (6.50 µg/mL). Also, MeT and gallic acid both inhibited aldose reductase effectively, corresponding to an IC50 value of 3.31 and 3.05 µg/mL. Our findings imply that the presence of polyphenol compounds (identified via HPLC analysis) is more likely to be responsible for the antihyperglycaemic role exhibited by MeT via the inhibition of α-glucosidase and the polyol pathway. Further, gallic acid interacted with the key residues of the active sites of α-glucosidase (-6.4 kcal/mol), α-amylase (-5.8 kcal/mol) and aldose reductase (-5.8 kcal/mol) as observed in the protein-ligand docking. It was also predicted that gallic acid was stable inside the binding pockets of the target enzymes during molecular dynamics simulation. Overall, gallic acid derived from MeT via bioassay-guided isolation emerges as a natural antidiabetic drug and can be taken into in vivo and clinical studies shortly.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- N R Kokila
- Department of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education,(Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education,(Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India
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- Spices and Flavour Science Department, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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Conklin DJ, Haberzettl P, MacKinlay KG, Murphy D, Jin L, Yuan F, Srivastava S, Bhatnagar A. Aldose Reductase (AR) Mediates and Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) Modulates Endothelial Dysfunction of Short-Term High-Fat Diet Feeding in Mice. Metabolites 2023; 13:1172. [PMID: 38132854 PMCID: PMC10744918 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13121172] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Increased adiposity of both visceral and perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) depots is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Under healthy conditions, PVAT modulates vascular tone via the release of PVAT-derived relaxing factors, including adiponectin and leptin. However, when PVAT expands with high-fat diet (HFD) feeding, it appears to contribute to the development of endothelial dysfunction (ED). Yet, the mechanisms by which PVAT alters vascular health are unclear. Aldose reductase (AR) catalyzes glucose reduction in the first step of the polyol pathway and has been long implicated in diabetic complications including neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, and vascular diseases. To better understand the roles of both PVAT and AR in HFD-induced ED, we studied structural and functional changes in aortic PVAT induced by short-term HFD (60% kcal fat) feeding in wild type (WT) and aldose reductase-null (AR-null) mice. Although 4 weeks of HFD feeding significantly increased body fat and PVAT mass in both WT and AR-null mice, HFD feeding induced ED in the aortas of WT mice but not of AR-null mice. Moreover, HFD feeding augmented endothelial-dependent relaxation in aortas with intact PVAT only in WT and not in AR-null mice. These data indicate that AR mediates ED associated with short-term HFD feeding and that ED appears to provoke 'compensatory changes' in PVAT induced by HFD. As these data support that the ED of HFD feeding is AR-dependent, vascular-localized AR remains a potential target of temporally selective intervention.
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- Daniel J. Conklin
- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (P.H.); (D.M.); (L.J.); (S.S.); (A.B.)
- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (P.H.); (D.M.); (L.J.); (S.S.); (A.B.)
- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (P.H.); (D.M.); (L.J.); (S.S.); (A.B.)
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (P.H.); (D.M.); (L.J.); (S.S.); (A.B.)
- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (P.H.); (D.M.); (L.J.); (S.S.); (A.B.)
- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; (P.H.); (D.M.); (L.J.); (S.S.); (A.B.)
- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Andres-Hernando A, Orlicky DJ, Kuwabara M, Cicerchi C, Pedler M, Petrash MJ, Johnson RJ, Tolan DR, Lanaspa MA. Endogenous Fructose Production and Metabolism Drive Metabolic Dysregulation and Liver Disease in Mice with Hereditary Fructose Intolerance. Nutrients 2023; 15:4376. [PMID: 37892451 PMCID: PMC10609559 DOI: 10.3390/nu15204376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Excessive intake of sugar, and particularly fructose, is closely associated with the development and progression of metabolic syndrome in humans and animal models. However, genetic disorders in fructose metabolism have very different consequences. While the deficiency of fructokinase, the first enzyme involved in fructose metabolism, is benign and somewhat desirable, missense mutations in the second enzyme, aldolase B, causes a very dramatic and sometimes lethal condition known as hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI). To date, there is no cure for HFI, and treatment is limited to avoiding fructose and sugar. Because of this, for subjects with HFI, glucose is their sole source of carbohydrates in the diet. However, clinical symptoms still occur, suggesting that either low amounts of fructose are still being consumed or, alternatively, fructose is being produced endogenously in the body. Here, we demonstrate that as a consequence of consuming high glycemic foods, the polyol pathway, a metabolic route in which fructose is produced from glucose, is activated, triggering a deleterious mechanism whereby glucose, sorbitol and alcohol induce severe liver disease and growth retardation in aldolase B knockout mice. We show that generically and pharmacologically blocking this pathway significantly improves metabolic dysfunction and thriving and increases the tolerance of aldolase B knockout mice to dietary triggers of endogenous fructose production.
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- Ana Andres-Hernando
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
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- Department of Cardiology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan;
- Division of Public Health, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi 329-0431, Japan
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (C.C.); (R.J.J.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (M.P.); (M.J.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (M.P.); (M.J.P.)
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (C.C.); (R.J.J.)
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- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA;
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;
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Gupta JK. The role of aldose reductase in polyol pathway: An emerging pharmacological target in diabetic complications and associated morbidities. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2023; 25:CPB-EPUB-134148. [PMID: 37649296 DOI: 10.2174/1389201025666230830125147] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The expression of aldose reductase leads to a variety of biological and pathological effects. It is a multifunctional enzyme which has a tendency to reduce aldehydes to the corresponding sugar alcohol. In diabetic conditions, the aldose reductase enzyme converts glucose into sorbitol using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate as a cofactor. It is a key enzyme in polyol pathway which is a surrogate course of glucose metabolism. The polyol pathway has a significant impact on the aetiology of complications in individuals with end-stage diabetes. The exorbitant level of sorbitol leads to the accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species in diabetic heart, neurons, kidneys, eyes and other vasculatures, leading to many complications and pathogenesis. Recently, the pathophysiological role of aldose reductase has been explored with multifarious perspectives. Research on aldose reductase suggest that besides implying in diabetic complications, the enzyme also turns down the lipid-derived aldehydes as well as their glutathione conjugates. Although aldose reductase has certain lucrative role in detoxification of toxic lipid aldehydes, its overexpression leads to intracellular accumulation of sorbitol which is involved in secondary diabetic complications, such as neuropathy, cataractogenesis, nephropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular pathogenesis. Osmotic upset and oxidative stress are produced by aldose reductase via the polyol pathway. The inhibition of aldose reductase alters the activation of transcription factors like NF-ƙB. Moreover, in many preclinical studies, aldose reductase inhibitors have been observed to reduce inflammation-related impediments, such as asthma, sepsis and colon cancer, in diabetic subjects. Targeting aldose reductase can bestow a novel cognizance for this primordial enzyme as an ingenious strategy to prevent diabetic complications and associated morbidities. In this review article, the significance of aldose reductase is briefly discussed along with their prospective applications in other afflictions.
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Kleibert M, Zygmunciak P, Łakomska K, Mila K, Zgliczyński W, Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska B. Insight into the Molecular Mechanism of Diabetic Kidney Disease and the Role of Metformin in Its Pathogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13038. [PMID: 37685845 PMCID: PMC10487922 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the leading causes of death among patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Despite the growing knowledge about the pathogenesis of DKD, we still do not have effective direct pharmacotherapy. Accurate blood sugar control is essential in slowing down DKD. It seems that metformin has a positive impact on kidneys and this effect is not only mediated by its hypoglycemic action, but also by direct molecular regulation of pathways involved in DKD. The molecular mechanism of DKD is complex and we can distinguish polyol, hexosamine, PKC, and AGE pathways which play key roles in the development and progression of this disease. Each of these pathways is overactivated in a hyperglycemic environment and it seems that most of them may be regulated by metformin. In this article, we summarize the knowledge about DKD pathogenesis and the potential mechanism of the nephroprotective effect of metformin. Additionally, we describe the impact of metformin on glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes, which are harmed in DKD.
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- Marcin Kleibert
- Chair and Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland; (P.Z.); (K.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland; (P.Z.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland;
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Johnson RJ, Lee SMK, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Kanbay M, Bansal A, Tolan DR, Bjornstad P, Lanaspa MA, Maesaka J. Fructose: A New Variable to Consider in SIADH and the Hyponatremia Associated With Long-Distance Running? Am J Kidney Dis 2023; 82:105-112. [PMID: 36940740 PMCID: PMC10330032 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.01.443] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Fructose has recently been proposed to stimulate vasopressin secretion in humans. Fructose-induced vasopressin secretion is not only postulated to result from ingestion of fructose-containing drinks but may also occur from endogenous fructose production via activation of the polyol pathway. This raises the question of whether fructose might be involved in some cases of vasopressin-induced hyponatremia, especially in situations where the cause is not fully known such as in the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of diuretic hormone (SIADH) and exercise-associated hyponatremia, which has been observed in marathon runners. Here we discuss the new science of fructose and vasopressin, and how it may play a role in some of these conditions, as well as in the complications associated with rapid treatment (such as the osmotic demyelination syndrome). Studies to test the role of fructose could provide new pathophysiologic insights as well as novel potential treatment strategies for these common conditions.
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- Richard J Johnson
- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Biology Department, Boston University, Boston Massachusetts
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; Section of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, NYU Langone Hospitals, Mineola, New York
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García-Arroyo FE, Gonzaga-Sánchez G, Silva-Palacios A, Roldán FJ, Loredo-Mendoza ML, Alvarez-Alvarez YQ, de Los Santos Coyotl JA, Vélez Orozco KA, Tapia E, Osorio-Alonso H, Arellano-Buendía AS, Sánchez-Gloria JL, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG. Osthole Prevents Heart Damage Induced by Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome: Role of Fructokinase (KHK). Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12051023. [PMID: 37237888 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12051023] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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There is increasing evidence that either ingested or produced fructose may have a role in metabolic syndrome. While not commonly considered a criterion for metabolic syndrome, cardiac hypertrophy is often associated with metabolic syndrome, and its presence carries increased cardiovascular risk. Recently it has been shown that fructose and fructokinase C (KHK) can be induced in cardiac tissue. Here we tested whether diet-induced metabolic syndrome causes heart disease associated with increased fructose content and metabolism and whether it can be prevented with a fructokinase inhibitor (osthole). Male Wistar rats were provided a control diet (C) or high fat/sugar diet for 30 days (MS), with half of the latter group receiving osthol (MS+OT, 40 mg/kg/d). The Western diet increased fructose, uric acid, and triglyceride concentrations in cardiac tissue associated with cardiac hypertrophy, local hypoxia, oxidative stress, and increased activity and expression of KHK in cardiac tissue. Osthole reversed these effects. We conclude that the cardiac changes in metabolic syndrome involve increased fructose content and its metabolism and that blocking fructokinase can provide cardiac benefit through the inhibition of KHK with modulation of hypoxia, oxidative stress, hypertrophy, and fibrosis.
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- Fernando E García-Arroyo
- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of External Consultation, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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Kokila NR, Mahesh B, Ramu R, Roopashree B, Mruthunjaya K. α-Amylase inhibitory potential of Thunbergia mysorensis leaves extract and bioactive compounds by in vitro and computational approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:14887-14903. [PMID: 36927385 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2190408] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we aim to evaluate the anti-diabetic potential of Thunbergia mysorensis leaves methanolic extract (MeL) using inhibitory assays for α-glucosidase (AG), α-amylase (AM) (carbohydrate digestive enzymes) and aldose reductase (AR) (an enzyme involved in the polyol pathway responsible for glycation). In addition to antidiabetic studies, antioxidant studies were also performed due to the fact that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced by various pathways under diabetic conditions. Hyperglycemia induces ROS by activating the glycation reaction and the electron transport chain in mitochondria. The MeL effectively inhibited the enzymes (AG IC50: 27.86 ± 1.0, AM IC50: 12.00 ± 0.0, AR IC50: 4.50 ± 0.09 μg/mL) and showed effective radical ion scavenging activity during the antioxidant assay (DPPH EC50: 30.10 ± 0.75, ABTS EC50: 27.25 ± 1.00, Superoxide EC50: 35.00 ± 1.50 μg/mL). Using activity-guided repeated fractionation on a silica gel column chromatography, two compounds including 3,4-dimethoxy benzoic acid (DMBA) (101 mg) and 3,4-dimethoxy cinnamic acid (DMCA) (87 mg) with potent anti-diabetic activity were extracted from the MeL of T. mysorensis leaves. Both DMBA (IC50 AG: 27.00 ± 1.05, IC50 AM: 12.15 ± 0.10, IC50 AR: 4.86 ± 0.30 μg/mL) and DMCA (IC50 AG: 27.25 ± 0.98, IC50 AM: 12.50 ± 0.20, IC50 AR: 5.00 ± 1.00 μg/mL) were subjected for enzyme inhibition. Since both compounds significantly inhibited AM, enzyme kinetics for AM inhibition was performed. The compounds also showed effective antioxidant potential (DPPH EC50: 30.50 ± 0.99, ABTS EC50: 27.86 ± 0.16, Superoxide EC50: 36.10 ± 0.24 μg/mL), and DMCA (DPPH EC50: 31.00 ± 1.00, ABTS EC50: 28.00 ± 0.25, Superoxide EC50: 36.25 ± 0.37 μg/mL). Further, to elucidate the role of DMBA and DMCA in enzyme inhibition and stability at the molecular level, both compounds were subjected for in silico enzyme inhibitory studies using molecular docking simulation, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, and binding free energy calculations. Compared to AR and AG, AM was the most significantly inhibited enzyme (DMBA: -6.6 and DMCA: -7.8 kcal/mol), and compounds combined with AM were subjected to MD simulation. Both compounds were stable in the binding pocket of AM till 100 ns and chiefly use Van der Waal's energy to bind. Compared to the controls, both DMBA and DMCA had a higher efficiency in the inhibition of target enzymes in vitro and in silico. The presence of DMBA and DMCA is more likely to be associated with the potential of MeL in antihyperglycemic activity. This bio-computational study indicates DMBA and DMCA as potential lead inhibitors of AM and could be used as effective anti-diabetic drugs in the near future.
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- N R Kokila
- Department of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India
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- Department of Chemistry, JSS Academy of Technical Education (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India
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Oshitari T. Advanced Glycation End-Products and Diabetic Neuropathy of the Retina. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24. [PMID: 36769249 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy is a tissue-specific neurovascular impairment of the retina in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Several pathological factors are involved in the progressive impairment of the interdependence between cells that consist of the neurovascular units (NVUs). The advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are one of the major pathological factors that cause the impairments of neurovascular coupling in diabetic retinopathy. Although the exact mechanisms for the toxicities of the AGEs in diabetic retinopathy have not been definitively determined, the AGE-receptor of the AGE (RAGE) axis, production of reactive oxygen species, inflammatory reactions, and the activation of the cell death pathways are associated with the impairment of the NVUs in diabetic retinopathy. More specifically, neuronal cell death is an irreversible change that is directly associated with vision reduction in diabetic patients. Thus, neuroprotective therapies must be established for diabetic retinopathy. The AGEs are one of the therapeutic targets to examine to ameliorate the pathological changes in the NVUs in diabetic retinopathy. This review focuses on the basic and pathological findings of AGE-induced neurovascular abnormalities and the potential therapeutic approaches, including the use of anti-glycated drugs to protect the AGE-induced impairments of the NVUs in diabetic retinopathy.
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Altıntop MD, Demir Y, Türkeş C, Öztürk RB, Cantürk Z, Beydemir Ş, Özdemir A. A new series of hydrazones as small-molecule aldose reductase inhibitors. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2023; 356:e2200570. [PMID: 36603162 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In the search for small-molecule aldose reductase (AR) inhibitors, new tetrazole-hydrazone hybrids (1-15) were designed. An efficient procedure was employed for the synthesis of compounds 1-15. All hydrazones were subjected to an in vitro assay to assess their AR inhibitory profiles. Compounds 1-15 caused AR inhibition with Ki values ranging between 0.177 and 6.322 µM and IC50 values ranging between 0.210 and 0.676 µM. 2-[(1-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio]-N'-(4-fluorobenzylidene)acetohydrazide (4) was the most potent inhibitor of AR in this series. Compound 4 markedly inhibited AR (IC50 = 0.297 µM) in a competitive manner (Ki = 0.177 µM) compared to epalrestat (Ki = 0.857 µM, IC50 = 0.267 µM). Based on the in vitro data obtained by applying the MTT test, compound 4 showed no cytotoxic activity toward normal (NIH/3T3) cells at the tested concentrations, indicating its safety as an AR inhibitor. Compound 4 exhibited proper interactions with crucial amino acid residues within the active site of AR. In silico QikProp data of all hydrazones (1-15) were also determined to assess their pharmacokinetic profiles. Taken together, compound 4 stands out as a promising inhibitor of AR for further in vivo studies.
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- Mehlika D Altıntop
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Nihat Delibalta Göle Vocational High School, Ardahan University, Ardahan, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.,The Rectorate of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Gupta SK, Tripathi PK. CADD Studies in the Discovery of Potential ARI (Aldose Reductase Inhibitors) Agents for the Treatment of Diabetic Complications. Curr Diabetes Rev 2023; 19:e180822207672. [PMID: 35993470 DOI: 10.2174/1573399819666220818163758] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The lack of currently available drugs for treating diabetes complications has stimulated our interest in finding new Aldose Reductase inhibitors (ARIs) with more beneficial biological properties. One metabolic method uses aldose reductase inhibitors in the first step of the polyol pathway to control excess glucose flux in diabetic tissues. Computer-aided drug discovery (CADD) is key in finding and optimizing potential lead substances. AR inhibitors (ARI) have been widely discussed in the literature. For example, Epalrestat is currently the only ARI used to treat patients with diabetic neuropathy in Japan, India, and China. Inhibiting R in patients with severe to moderate diabetic autonomic neuropathy benefits heart rate variability. AT-001, an AR inhibitor, is now being tested in COVID-19 to see how safe and effective it reduces inflammation and cardiac damage. In summary, these results from animal and human studies strongly indicate that AR can cause cardiovascular complications in diabetes. The current multi-center, large-scale randomized human study of the newly developed powerful ARI may prove its role in diabetic cardiovascular disease to establish therapeutic potential. During the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 2019, diabetes and cardiovascular disease were risk factors for severely negative clinical outcomes in patients with COVID19. New data shows that diabetes and obesity are among the strongest predictors of COVID-19 hospitalization. Patients and risk factors for severe morbidity and mortality of COVID- 19.
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- Saurabh Kumar Gupta
- Rameshwaram Institute of Technology and Management Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Türkeş C, Arslan M, Demir Y, Çoçaj L, Nixha AR, Beydemir Ş. N-substituted phthalazine sulfonamide derivatives as non-classical aldose reductase inhibitors. J Mol Recognit 2022; 35:e2991. [PMID: 36073557 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [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: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Aldose reductase (AR, AKR1B1; EC 1.1.1.21) is an aldo-keto reductase that has been widely investigated as an enzyme crucially involved in the pathogenesis of several chronic complications, including nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy, and cataracts associated with diabetes mellitus. Although sulfonamides have been reported to possess many other biological activities, in continuation of our interest in designing and discovering potent inhibitors of AR, herein, we have evaluated the AR inhibitory potential of N-substituted phthalazine sulfonamide derivatives 5a-l. The biological studies revealed that all the derivatives show excellent activity against AR, with KI constants ranging from 67.73 to 495.20 nM. Among these agents, 4-(6-nitro-1,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophthalazine-2-carbonyl)benzenesulfonamide (5e) and 1,4-dioxo-3-(4-sulfamoylbenzoyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophthalazine-6-carboxylic acid (5f) showed prominent inhibitory activity with KI values of 67.73 and 148.20 nM, respectively, vs AR and were found to be more potent than epalrestat (KI = 852.50 nM), the only AR inhibitor currently used in the therapy. Moreover, molecular docking studies were also performed to rationalize binding site interactions of these sulfonamides (5a-l) with the target enzyme AR. According to ADME-Tox, predicts were also determined that these derivatives be ARIs displaying suitable drug-like properties. The sulfonamides identified in this study may be used to develop lead therapeutic agents inhibiting diabetic complications.
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- Cüneyt Türkeş
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Nihat Delibalta Göle Vocational High School, Ardahan University, Ardahan, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Prishtina University, Republic of Kosova, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Prishtina University, Republic of Kosova, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.,The Rectorate of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey
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van Zuylen ML, Peters van Ton AM, Duindam HB, Scholten E, van Dongen EPA, Ten Hoope W, Plummer MP, DeVries JH, Preckel B, Scheffer GJ, Abdo WF, Hermanides J. Perioperative cerebrospinal fluid sorbitol and fructose concentrations in patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery. Br J Anaesth 2022; 129:e73-e76. [PMID: 35843747 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Mark L van Zuylen
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Anaesthesiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Huang C, Xu H, Zhou X, Liu M, Li J, Liu C. Systematic Investigations on the Metabolic and Transcriptomic Regulation of Lactate in the Human Colon Epithelial Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:6262. [PMID: 35682941 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Lactate, primarily produced by the gut microbiota, performs as a necessary “information transmission carrier” between the gut and the microbiota. To investigate the role of lactate in the gut epithelium cell–microbiota interactions as a metabolic signal, we performed a combinatory, global, and unbiased analysis of metabolomic and transcriptional profiling in human colon epithelial cells (Caco-2), using a lactate treatment at the physiological concentration (8 mM). The data demonstrated that most of the genes in oxidative phosphorylation were significantly downregulated in the Caco-2 cells due to lactate treatment. Consistently, the levels of fumarate, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and creatine significantly decreased, and these are the metabolic markers of OXPHOS inhibition by mitochondria dysfunction. The one-carbon metabolism was affected and the polyol pathway was activated at the levels of gene expression and metabolic alternation. In addition, lactate significantly upregulated the expressions of genes related to self-protection against apoptosis. In conclusion, lactate participates in gut–gut microbiota communications by remodeling the metabolomic and transcriptional signatures, especially for the regulation of mitochondrial function. This work contributes comprehensive information to disclose the molecular mechanisms of lactate-mediated functions in human colon epithelial cells that can help us understand how the microbiota communicates with the intestines through the signaling molecule, lactate.
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Borymska W, Zych M, Dudek S, Kaczmarczyk-Sedlak I. Silymarin from Milk Thistle Fruits Counteracts Selected Pathological Changes in the Lenses of Type 1 Diabetic Rats. Nutrients 2022; 14:1450. [PMID: 35406062 PMCID: PMC9003010 DOI: 10.3390/nu14071450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Diabetes is a metabolic disease affecting many tissues and organs. The main etiological factor for diabetic complications is hyperglycemia and subsequent pathologies, such as oxidative stress. One of the organs susceptible to the development of diabetic complications is the eye with all of its elements, including the lens. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of silymarin, an extract obtained from milk thistle fruit husks, on the oxidative stress markers in the lenses of type 1 diabetic rats. The study was performed on male rats in which type 1 diabetes was induced with 60 mg/kg streptozotocin injection. Diabetic animals were treated via an intragastric tube with silymarin at 50 and 100 mg/kg doses for four weeks. Multiple oxidative stress and polyol pathway-related parameters were measured in the lenses, and auxiliary biochemical tests in the serum were conducted. Diabetes induced severe pathological changes both in the lenses and the serum, and silymarin counteracted several of them. Nevertheless, the qualitative analyses encompassing all tested parameters indicate that silymarin slightly improved the overall state of diabetic animals. Upon the obtained results, it can be concluded that silymarin reveals a faint positive effect on the lenses in type 1 diabetic rats.
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- Weronika Borymska
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Jagiellońska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland; (M.Z.); (S.D.); (I.K.-S.)
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Oshitari T. Neurovascular Impairment and Therapeutic Strategies in Diabetic Retinopathy. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 19:439. [PMID: 35010703 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetic retinopathy has recently been defined as a highly specific neurovascular complication of diabetes. The chronic progression of the impairment of the interdependence of neurovascular units (NVUs) is associated with the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. The NVUs consist of neurons, glial cells, and vascular cells, and the interdependent relationships between these cells are disturbed under diabetic conditions. Clinicians should understand and update the current knowledge of the neurovascular impairments in diabetic retinopathy. Above all, neuronal cell death is an irreversible change, and it is directly related to vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Thus, neuroprotective and vasoprotective therapies for diabetic retinopathy must be established. Understanding the physiological and pathological interdependence of the NVUs is helpful in establishing neuroprotective and vasoprotective therapies for diabetic retinopathy. This review focuses on the pathogenesis of the neurovascular impairments and introduces possible neurovascular protective therapies for diabetic retinopathy.
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Schenz J, Heilig L, Lohse T, Tichy L, Bomans K, Büttner M, Weigand MA, Uhle F. Extracellular Lactate Acts as a Metabolic Checkpoint and Shapes Monocyte Function Time Dependently. Front Immunol 2021; 12:729209. [PMID: 34899690 PMCID: PMC8652120 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.729209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Elevated blood lactate levels are frequently found in critically ill patients and thought to result from tissue hypoperfusion and cellular oxygen shortage. Considering the close relationship between immune cell function and intracellular metabolism, lactate is more than a glycolytic waste molecule but able to regulate the immune response. Our aim was to elucidate the temporal and mechanistic effect of extracellular lactate on monocytes. To this end, primary human monocytes and the human monocytic cell line MonoMac6 were stimulated with various toll-like-receptor agonists after priming with Na-L-lactate under constant pH conditions. As readout, cytokine production was measured, real-time assessment of intracellular energy pathways was performed, and intracellular metabolite concentrations were determined. Irrespective of the immunogenic stimulus, short-term Na-lactate-priming strongly reduced cytokine production capacity. Lactate and hexoses accumulated intracellularly and, together with a decreased glycolytic flux, indicate a lactate-triggered impairment of glycolysis. To counteract intracellular hyperglycemia, glucose is shunted into the branching polyol pathway, leading to sorbitol accumulation. In contrast, long-term priming with Na-L-lactate induced cellular adaption and abolished the suppressive effect. This lactate tolerance is characterized by a decreased cellular respiration due to a reduced complex-I activity. Our results indicate that exogenous lactate shapes monocyte function by altering the intracellular energy metabolism and acts as a metabolic checkpoint of monocyte activation.
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- Judith Schenz
- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Metabolomics Core Technology Platform (MCTP) at the Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Zeman RJ, Wen X, Ouyang N, Brown AM, Etlinger JD. Role of the Polyol Pathway in Locomotor Recovery and Wallerian Degeneration after Spinal Cord Contusion Injury. Neurotrauma Rep 2021; 2:411-423. [PMID: 34738094 PMCID: PMC8563458 DOI: 10.1089/neur.2021.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Spinal cord contusion injury leads to Wallerian degeneration of axonal tracts, resulting in irreversible paralysis. Contusion injury causes perfusion loss by thrombosis and vasospasm, resulting in spinal cord ischemia. In several tissues, including heart and brain, ischemia activates polyol pathway enzymes—aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH)—that convert glucose to sorbitol and fructose in reactions, causing oxidative stress and tissue loss. We sought to determine whether activation of this pathway, which has been termed glucotoxicity, contributes to tissue loss after spinal cord contusion injury. We tested individual treatments with AR inhibitors (sorbinil or ARI-809), SDH inhibitor (CP-470711), superoxide dismutase mimetic (tempol), or combined sorbinil and tempol. Each treatment significantly increased locomotor recovery and reduced loss of spinal cord tissue in a standard model of spinal cord contusion in rats. Tissue levels of sorbitol and axonal AR (AKR1B10) expression were increased after contusion injury, consistent with activation of the polyol pathway. Sorbinil treatment inhibited the above changes and also decreased axonal swelling and loss, characteristic of Wallerian degeneration. Treatment with tempol induced recovery of locomotor function that was similar in magnitude, but non-additive to sorbinil, suggesting a shared mechanism of action by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Exogenous induction of hyperglycemia further increased injury-induced axonal swelling, consistent with glucotoxicity. Unexpectedly, contusion increased spinal cord levels of glucose, the primary polyol pathway substrate. These results support roles for spinal glucose elevation and tissue glucotoxicity by the polyol pathway after spinal cord contusion injury that results in ROS-mediated axonal degeneration.
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- Richard J Zeman
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.,MotoGen Inc., Mount Kisco, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.,MotoGen Inc., Mount Kisco, New York, USA
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Grewal AS, Thapa K, Kanojia N, Sharma N, Singh S. Natural Compounds as Source of Aldose Reductase (AR) Inhibitors for the Treatment of Diabetic Complications: A Mini Review. Curr Drug Metab 2021; 21:1091-1116. [PMID: 33069193 DOI: 10.2174/1389200221666201016124125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aldol reductase (AR) is the polyol pathway's main enzyme that portrays a crucial part in developing 'complications of diabetes' involving cataract, retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. These diabetic abnormalities are triggered tremendously via aggregation of sorbitol formation (catalyzed by AR) in the polyol pathway. Consequently, it represents an admirable therapeutic target and vast research was done for the discovery of novel molecules as potential AR inhibitors for diabetic complications. OBJECTIVE This review article has been planned to discuss an outline of diabetic complications, AR and its role in diabetic complications, natural compounds reported as AR inhibitors, and benefits of natural/plant derived AR inhibitors for the management of diabetic abnormalities. RESULTS The goal of AR inhibition remedy is to stabilize the increased flux of blood glucose and sorbitol via the 'polyol pathway' in the affected tissues. A variety of synthetic inhibitors of AR have been established such as tolrestat and sorbinil, but both of these face limitations including low permeability and health problems. Pharmaceutical industries and other scientists were also undertaking work to develop newer, active, and 'safe' AR inhibitors from natural sources. Therefore, several naturally found molecules were documented to possess a potent inhibitory action on AR activity. CONCLUSION Natural inhibitors of AR appeared as harmless pharmacological agents for controlling diabetic complications. The detailed literature throughout this article shows the significance of herbal extracts and phytochemicals as prospective useful AR inhibitors in treating diabetic complications.
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- Ajmer Singh Grewal
- Chitkara School of Basic Sciences, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Chitkara School of Basic Sciences, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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Cao Y, Fan L, Li L, Zhou J. Propofol suppresses cell proliferation in gastric cancer cells through NRF2-mediated polyol pathway. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2021; 49:264-274. [PMID: 34570396 PMCID: PMC9299175 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Propofol, a widely used short‐acting intravenous sedative agent, has gradually gained attention due to the tumour‐suppressing role and non‐anaesthetic effect. Dysfunction of metabolic reprogramming has been recognised as a well‐documented factor for tumour progression. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of propofol on the polyol pathway in gastric cancer cells. In this study, we found that propofol treatment led to a significant downregulation of cell proliferation in BGC823 and GES‐1 cells, which was attributed to the decreased AR‐mediated polyol pathway. Both aldo‐keto reductase family 1, member B1 (AKR1B1) and AKR1B10 were significantly reduced in BGC823 and GES‐1 cells in response to propofol stimulation, leading to decreased AR activity and sorbitol level. Addition of sorbitol could reverse the inhibitory effect of propofol on cell proliferation. Mechanically, propofol treatment drastically inhibited phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor (erythroid‐derived 2)‐like 2 (NRF2), subsequently decreased the binding of NRF2 to AR promoter. Overexpression of NRF2 resulted in the recovery of AR expression in gastric cancer cell with propofol treatment. Taken together, these finding showed that propofol suppressed cell proliferation in BGC823 and GES‐1 cell through NRF2‐mediated polyol pathway, which would aid the selection of sedation for patients with gastric cancer.
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- Yajun Cao
- Department of Anesthesia, Zhuhai Center for Maternal and Child Health Care, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhuhai Center for Maternal and Child Health Care, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhuhai Center for Maternal and Child Health Care, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Zhuhai Center for Maternal and Child Health Care, Zhuhai, China
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Kovacikova L, Prnova MS, Majekova M, Bohac A, Karasu C, Stefek M. Development of Novel Indole-Based Bifunctional Aldose Reductase Inhibitors/Antioxidants as Promising Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetic Complications. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26102867. [PMID: 34066081 PMCID: PMC8151378 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Aldose reductase (AR, ALR2), the first enzyme of the polyol pathway, is implicated in the pathophysiology of diabetic complications. Aldose reductase inhibitors (ARIs) thus present a promising therapeutic approach to treat a wide array of diabetic complications. Moreover, a therapeutic potential of ARIs in the treatment of chronic inflammation-related pathologies and several genetic metabolic disorders has been recently indicated. Substituted indoles are an interesting group of compounds with a plethora of biological activities. This article reviews a series of indole-based bifunctional aldose reductase inhibitors/antioxidants (ARIs/AOs) developed during recent years. Experimental results obtained in in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models of diabetic complications are presented. Structure–activity relationships with respect to carboxymethyl pharmacophore regioisomerization and core scaffold modification are discussed along with the criteria of ‘drug-likeness”. Novel promising structures of putative multifunctional ARIs/AOs are designed.
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- Lucia Kovacikova
- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM SAS, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia; (L.K.); (M.S.P.); (M.M.)
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM SAS, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia; (L.K.); (M.S.P.); (M.M.)
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM SAS, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia; (L.K.); (M.S.P.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia;
- Biomagi, Inc., Mamateyova 26, 851 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Cellular Stress Response and Signal Transduction Research Laboratory, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Beşevler, 06500 Ankara, Turkey;
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, CEM SAS, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia; (L.K.); (M.S.P.); (M.M.)
- Correspondence:
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Moiz B, Garcia J, Basehore S, Sun A, Li A, Padmanabhan S, Albus K, Jang C, Sriram G, Clyne AM. 13C Metabolic Flux Analysis Indicates Endothelial Cells Attenuate Metabolic Perturbations by Modulating TCA Activity. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11040226. [PMID: 33917224 PMCID: PMC8068087 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11040226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Disrupted endothelial metabolism is linked to endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Targeted metabolic inhibitors are potential therapeutics; however, their systemic impact on endothelial metabolism remains unknown. In this study, we combined stable isotope labeling with 13C metabolic flux analysis (13C MFA) to determine how targeted inhibition of the polyol (fidarestat), pentose phosphate (DHEA), and hexosamine biosynthetic (azaserine) pathways alters endothelial metabolism. Glucose, glutamine, and a four-carbon input to the malate shuttle were important carbon sources in the baseline human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) 13C MFA model. We observed two to three times higher glutamine uptake in fidarestat and azaserine-treated cells. Fidarestat and DHEA-treated HUVEC showed decreased 13C enrichment of glycolytic and TCA metabolites and amino acids. Azaserine-treated HUVEC primarily showed 13C enrichment differences in UDP-GlcNAc. 13C MFA estimated decreased pentose phosphate pathway flux and increased TCA activity with reversed malate shuttle direction in fidarestat and DHEA-treated HUVEC. In contrast, 13C MFA estimated increases in both pentose phosphate pathway and TCA activity in azaserine-treated cells. These data show the potential importance of endothelial malate shuttle activity and suggest that inhibiting glycolytic side branch pathways can change the metabolic network, highlighting the need to study systemic metabolic therapeutic effects.
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- Bilal Moiz
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; (B.M.); (A.S.); (A.L.); (S.P.); (K.A.)
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- School of Bioengineering, Science, and Heath Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (J.G.); (S.B.)
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- School of Bioengineering, Science, and Heath Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (J.G.); (S.B.)
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; (B.M.); (A.S.); (A.L.); (S.P.); (K.A.)
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; (B.M.); (A.S.); (A.L.); (S.P.); (K.A.)
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; (B.M.); (A.S.); (A.L.); (S.P.); (K.A.)
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; (B.M.); (A.S.); (A.L.); (S.P.); (K.A.)
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA;
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; (B.M.); (A.S.); (A.L.); (S.P.); (K.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-301-405-9806
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Jannapureddy S, Sharma M, Yepuri G, Schmidt AM, Ramasamy R. Aldose Reductase: An Emerging Target for Development of Interventions for Diabetic Cardiovascular Complications. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:636267. [PMID: 33776930 PMCID: PMC7992003 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.636267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Diabetes is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Despite numerous treatments for cardiovascular disease (CVD), for patients with diabetes, these therapies provide less benefit for protection from CVD. These considerations spur the concept that diabetes-specific, disease-modifying therapies are essential to identify especially as the diabetes epidemic continues to expand. In this context, high levels of blood glucose stimulate the flux via aldose reductase (AR) pathway leading to metabolic and signaling changes in cells of the cardiovascular system. In animal models flux via AR in hearts is increased by diabetes and ischemia and its inhibition protects diabetic and non-diabetic hearts from ischemia-reperfusion injury. In mouse models of diabetic atherosclerosis, human AR expression accelerates progression and impairs regression of atherosclerotic plaques. Genetic studies have revealed that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the ALD2 (human AR gene) is associated with diabetic complications, including cardiorenal complications. This Review presents current knowledge regarding the roles for AR in the causes and consequences of diabetic cardiovascular disease and the status of AR inhibitors in clinical trials. Studies from both human subjects and animal models are presented to highlight the breadth of evidence linking AR to the cardiovascular consequences of diabetes.
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- Diabetes Research Program, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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Sekhon G, Singh B, Singh R. Role of Cys-298 in specific recognition of glutathione by aldose reductase. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2021; 40:6880-6888. [PMID: 33627036 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1891138] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Aldose reductase (AR) is an NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase that is well-studied for its role in Diabetes Mellitus. Glutathione conjugated aldehydes are efficiently catalysed by AR. We have employed molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the dynamics of a glutathione analog, γ-glutamyl-S-(1,2-di-carboxyethyl)-cysteinyl-glycine (DCEG), into the binding pocket of AR. Study revealed that backbone nitrogens of Ala-299 and Leu-300 form a tiny pocket gated by thiol group of Cys-298. The glycine moiety of DCEG was able to displace the thiol group of Cys-298 to make hydrogen bond interactions with backbone of Ala-299, Leu-300, and Leu-301. This study provides the details of the dynamic interactions of DCEG in the binding pocket of AR, and shall aid in the design/discovery of differential inhibitors against AR.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Gurprit Sekhon
- Department cum National Centre for Human Genome Studies & Research, Pharmacy Extention Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Bioinformatics Center, Institute of Microbial Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department cum National Centre for Human Genome Studies & Research, Pharmacy Extention Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Wang R, Liu D, Liu X, Liu F, Xuan L, Tang Y, Li W. Cytotoxicity and polyol pathway inhibitory activities of chemical constituents isolated from the pericarp of Toona sinensis. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:1593-1598. [PMID: 33624565 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1886102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Toona sinensis is a medicinal and edible plant that belongs to the genus Toona of family Meliaceae. Phytochemical investigations carried out on this plant, seven apotirucallane-type triterpenoids (1-7), two cycloartane-type triterpenoids (8-9), four sterols (10-13), two sesquiterpenes (14-15), four phenols (16-19), and one lignin (20) were isolated from the pericarp of T. sinensis by silica gel column and preparative middle pressure liquid chromatography. Their structures were identified by interpretation of NMR and comparison with those reported in the literature. Compounds 11-12, 15-16, and 18 were isolated from the family Meliaceae, compounds 13-14 were obtained from the genus Toona, and compound 19 was obtained from T. sinensis for the first time. Additionally, the cytotoxicity and polyol pathway (PP) inhibitory activities of active constituents were evaluated in rat glomerular mesangial cells cultured under high glucose conditions, suggesting their potential application for a PP inhibitor.
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- Rongshen Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, P. R. China
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Niimi N, Yako H, Takaku S, Chung SK, Sango K. Aldose Reductase and the Polyol Pathway in Schwann Cells: Old and New Problems. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1031. [PMID: 33494154 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Aldose reductase (AR) is a member of the reduced nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent aldo-keto reductase superfamily. It is also the rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway, catalyzing the conversion of glucose to sorbitol, which is subsequently converted to fructose by sorbitol dehydrogenase. AR is highly expressed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The excess glucose flux through AR of the polyol pathway under hyperglycemic conditions has been suggested to play a critical role in the development and progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Despite the intensive basic and clinical studies over the past four decades, the significance of AR over-activation as the pathogenic mechanism of DPN remains to be elucidated. Moreover, the expected efficacy of some AR inhibitors in patients with DPN has been unsatisfactory, which prompted us to further investigate and review the understanding of the physiological and pathological roles of AR in the PNS. Particularly, the investigation of AR and the polyol pathway using immortalized Schwann cells established from normal and AR-deficient mice could shed light on the causal relationship between the metabolic abnormalities of Schwann cells and discordance of axon-Schwann cell interplay in DPN, and led to the development of better therapeutic strategies against DPN.
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Mizukami H, Osonoi S. Pathogenesis and Molecular Treatment Strategies of Diabetic Neuropathy Collateral Glucose-Utilizing Pathways in Diabetic Polyneuropathy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010094. [PMID: 33374137 PMCID: PMC7796340 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is the most common neuropathy manifested in diabetes. Symptoms include allodynia, pain, paralysis, and ulcer formation. There is currently no established radical treatment, although new mechanisms of DPN are being vigorously explored. A pathophysiological feature of DPN is abnormal glucose metabolism induced by chronic hyperglycemia in the peripheral nerves. Particularly, activation of collateral glucose-utilizing pathways such as the polyol pathway, protein kinase C, advanced glycation end-product formation, hexosamine biosynthetic pathway, pentose phosphate pathway, and anaerobic glycolytic pathway are reported to contribute to the onset and progression of DPN. Inhibitors of aldose reductase, a rate-limiting enzyme involved in the polyol pathway, are the only compounds clinically permitted for DPN treatment in Japan, although their efficacies are limited. This may indicate that multiple pathways can contribute to the pathophysiology of DPN. Comprehensive metabolic analysis may help to elucidate global changes in the collateral glucose-utilizing pathways during the development of DPN, and highlight therapeutic targets in these pathways.
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- Hiroki Mizukami
- Department Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-172-39-5025
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- Department Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan;
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
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The interest in fructose metabolism is based on the observation that an increased dietary fructose consumption leads to an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome. In particular, obesity is a known risk factor to develop many types of cancer and there is clinical and experimental evidence that an increased fructose intake promotes cancer growth. The precise mechanism, however, in which fructose induces tumor growth is still not fully understood. In this article, we present an overview of the metabolic pathways that utilize fructose and how fructose metabolism can sustain cancer cell proliferation. Although the degradation of fructose shares many of the enzymes and metabolic intermediates with glucose metabolism through glycolysis, glucose and fructose are metabolized differently. We describe the different metabolic fates of fructose carbons and how they are connected to lipogenesis and nucleotide synthesis. In addition, we discuss how the endogenous production of fructose from glucose via the polyol pathway can be beneficial for cancer cells.
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Kumar M, Choudhary S, Singh PK, Silakari O. Addressing selectivity issues of aldose reductase 2 inhibitors for the management of diabetic complications. Future Med Chem 2020; 12:1327-58. [PMID: 32602375 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2020-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Aldose Reductase 2 (ALR2), the rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway, plays an important role in detoxification of some toxic aldehydes. Under hyperglycemia, this enzyme overactivates and causes diabetic complications (DC). Therefore, ALR2 inhibition has been established as a potential approach to manage these complications. Several ALR2 inhibitors have been reported, but none of them could reach US FDA approval. One of the main reasons is their poor selectivity over ALR1, which leads to the toxicity. The current review underlines the molecular connectivity of ALR2 with DC and comparative analysis of the catalytic domains of ALR2 and ALR1, to better understand the selectivity issues. This report also discusses the key features required for ALR2 inhibition and to limit toxicity due to off-target activity.
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A novel antioxidant glutathione liposomes (GSH-LIP) were prepared and applied for diabetic nephropathy therapy. GSH-LIP not only improve the bioavailability and antioxidant capacity of glutathione to scavenge redundant ROS inducing by oxidative stress, but also effectively inhibit the activity of AR and sorbitol accumulation in polyol pathway. The imaging in vivo showed that GSH-LIP could target kidney and significantly improve renal pathology. GSH-LIP may become a new AR inhibitor and antioxidant, which provides a new theoretical basis for the study of drugs for therapy diabetic nephropathy.
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- Huajuan Shen
- Department of Nephrology, ZheJiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital Of HangZhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Province Tongde Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Ohno RI, Ichimaru K, Tanaka S, Sugawa H, Katsuta N, Sakake S, Tominaga YK, Ban I, Shirakawa JI, Yamaguchi Y, Ito E, Taniguchi N, Nagai R. Glucoselysine is derived from fructose and accumulates in the eye lens of diabetic rats. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:17326-17338. [PMID: 31594865 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Prolonged hyperglycemia generates advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which are believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. In the present study, we developed a polyclonal antibody against fructose-modified proteins (Fru-P antibody) and identified its epitope as glucoselysine (GL) by NMR and LC-electrospray ionization (ESI)- quadrupole TOF (QTOF) analyses and evaluated its potential role in diabetes sequelae. Although the molecular weight of GL was identical to that of fructoselysine (FL), GL was distinguishable from FL because GL was resistant to acid hydrolysis, which converted all of the FLs to furosine. We also detected GL in vitro when reduced BSA was incubated with fructose for 1 day. However, when we incubated reduced BSA with glucose, galactose, or mannose for 14 days, we did not detect GL, suggesting that GL is dominantly generated from fructose. LC-ESI-MS/MS experiments with synthesized [13C6]GL indicated that the GL levels in the rat eye lens time-dependently increase after streptozotocin-induced diabetes. We observed a 31.3-fold increase in GL 8 weeks after the induction compared with nondiabetic rats, and Nϵ-(carboxymethyl)lysine and furosine increased by 1.7- and 21.5-fold, respectively, under the same condition. In contrast, sorbitol in the lens levelled off at 2 weeks after diabetes induction. We conclude that GL may be a useful biological marker to monitor and elucidate the mechanism of protein degeneration during progression of diabetes.
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- Rei-Ichi Ohno
- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Diabetic Complications, Diabetes Research Center, Research Institute National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Glyco-Oncology and Medical Biochemistry, Osaka International Cancer Institute 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuoku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan .,Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan.,Laboratory of Food and Regulation Biology, Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture, Tokai University, 9-1-1 Toroku, Kumamoto, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto 862-0970, Japan
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Yang S, Zhao Y, Yu J, Fan Z, Gong ST, Tang H, Pan L. Sugar Alcohols of Polyol Pathway Serve as Alarmins to Mediate Local-Systemic Innate Immune Communication in Drosophila. Cell Host Microbe 2019; 26:240-251.e8. [PMID: 31350199 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Interorgan immunological communication is critical to connect the local-systemic innate immune response and orchestrate a homeostatic host defense. However, the factors and their roles in this process remain unclear. We find Drosophila IMD response in guts can sequentially trigger a systemic IMD reaction in the fat body. Sugar alcohols of the polyol pathway are essential for the spatiotemporal regulation of gut-fat body immunological communication (GFIC). IMD activation in guts causes elevated levels of sorbitol and galactitol in hemolymph. Aldose reductase (AR) in hemocytes, the rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway, is necessary and sufficient for the increase of plasma sugar alcohols. Sorbitol relays GFIC by subsequent activation of Metalloprotease 2, which cleaves PGRP-LC to activate IMD response in fat bodies. Thus, this work unveils how GFIC relies on the intermediate activation of the polyol pathway in hemolymph and demonstrates that AR provides a critical metabolic checkpoint in the global inflammatory response.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Excessive sugar and particularly fructose consumption has been proposed to be a key player in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and kidney disease in humans and animal models. However, besides its dietary source, fructose can be endogenously produced in the body from glucose via the activation of the polyol pathway. In this review, we aim to describe the most recent findings and current knowledge on the potential role of endogenous fructose production and metabolism in disease. RECENT FINDINGS Over the recent years, the activation of the polyol pathway and endogenous fructose production has been observed in multiple tissues including the liver, renal cortex, and hypothalamic areas of the brain. The activation occurs during the development and progression of metabolic syndrome and kidney disease and results from different stimuli including osmotic effects, diabetes, and ischemia. Even though the potential toxicity of the activation of the polyol pathway can be attributed to several intermediate products, the blockade of endogenous fructose metabolism either by using fructokinase deficient mice or specific inhibitors resulted in marked amelioration of multiple metabolic diseases. SUMMARY New findings suggest that fructose can be produced in the body and that the blockade of tis metabolism could be clinically relevant for the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome and kidney disease.
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Type 2 diabetes is caused by persistent high blood glucose, which is known as diabetic hyperglycemia. This hyperglycemic situation, when not controlled, can overproduce NADH and lower nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), thereby creating NADH/NAD redox imbalance and leading to cellular pseudohypoxia. In this review, we discussed two major enzymatic systems that are activated by diabetic hyperglycemia and are involved in creation of this pseudohypoxic condition. One system is aldose reductase in the polyol pathway, and the other is poly (ADP ribose) polymerase. While aldose reductase drives overproduction of NADH, PARP could in contrast deplete NAD. Therefore, activation of the two pathways underlies the major mechanisms of NADH/NAD redox imbalance and diabetic pseudohypoxia. Consequently, reductive stress occurs, followed by oxidative stress and eventual cell death and tissue dysfunction. Additionally, fructose formed in the polyol pathway can also cause metabolic syndrome such as hypertension and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Moreover, pseudohypoxia can also lower sirtuin protein contents and induce protein acetylation which can impair protein function. Finally, we discussed the possibility of using nicotinamide riboside, an NAD precursor, as a promising therapeutic agent for restoring NADH/NAD redox balance and for preventing the occurrence of diabetic pseudohypoxia.
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- Jing Song
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.,School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.,Department of Geriatrics, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Huang Q, Liu Q, Ouyang D. Sorbinil, an Aldose Reductase Inhibitor, in Fighting Against Diabetic Complications. Med Chem 2019; 15:3-7. [PMID: 29792152 DOI: 10.2174/1573406414666180524082445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aldose reductase (AR) is involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes, which is one of the major threats to global public health. OBJECTIVE In this review article, we have discussed the role of sorbinil, an AR inhibitor (ARI), in preventing diabetic complications. RESULTS AR contributes in diabetes by generating excess intracellular superoxide and other mediators of oxidative stress through polyol pathway. Inhibition of AR activity thus might be a potential approach for the management of diabetic complications. Experimental evidences indicated that sorbinil can decrease AR activity and inhibit polyol pathway. Both in vitro and animal model studies reported the efficacy of sorbinil in controlling the progression of diabetes. Moreover, Sorbinil has been found to be comparatively safer than other ARIs for human use. But, it is still in earlyphase testing for the treatment of diabetic complications clinically. CONCLUSION Sorbinil is an effective ARI, which could play therapeutic role in treating diabetes and diabetic complications. However, advanced clinical trials are required for sorbinil so that it could be applied with the lowest efficacious dose in humans.
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- Qi Huang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Sanchez-Lozada LG, Andres-Hernando A, Garcia-Arroyo FE, Cicerchi C, Li N, Kuwabara M, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA. Uric acid activates aldose reductase and the polyol pathway for endogenous fructose and fat production causing development of fatty liver in rats. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:4272-4281. [PMID: 30651350 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Dietary, fructose-containing sugars have been strongly associated with the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Recent studies suggest that fructose also can be produced via the polyol pathway in the liver, where it may induce hepatic fat accumulation. Moreover, fructose metabolism yields uric acid, which is highly associated with NAFLD. Here, using biochemical assays, reporter gene expression, and confocal fluorescence microscopy, we investigated whether uric acid regulates aldose reductase, a key enzyme in the polyol pathway. We evaluated whether soluble uric acid regulates aldose reductase expression both in cultured hepatocytes (HepG2 cells) and in the liver of hyperuricemic rats and whether this stimulation is associated with endogenous fructose production and fat accumulation. Uric acid dose-dependently stimulated aldose reductase expression in the HepG2 cells, and this stimulation was associated with endogenous fructose production and triglyceride accumulation. This stimulatory mechanism was mediated by uric acid-induced oxidative stress and stimulation of the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5). Uric acid also amplified the effects of elevated glucose levels to stimulate hepatocyte triglyceride accumulation. Hyperuricemic rats exhibited elevated hepatic aldose reductase expression, endogenous fructose accumulation, and fat buildup that was significantly reduced by co-administration of the xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol. These results suggest that uric acid generated during fructose metabolism may act as a positive feedback mechanism that stimulates endogenous fructose production by stimulating aldose reductase in the polyol pathway. Our findings suggest an amplifying mechanism whereby soft drinks rich in glucose and fructose can induce NAFLD.
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- Laura G Sanchez-Lozada
- From the Laboratory of Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chavez, CP 14080 Mexico City, Mexico and
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- From the Laboratory of Renal Physiopathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chavez, CP 14080 Mexico City, Mexico and
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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He J, Gao HX, Yang N, Zhu XD, Sun RB, Xie Y, Zeng CH, Zhang JW, Wang JK, Ding F, Aa JY, Wang GJ. The aldose reductase inhibitor epalrestat exerts nephritic protection on diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice through metabolic modulation. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2019; 40:86-97. [PMID: 29930278 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0043-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Epalrestat is an inhibitor of aldose reductase in the polyol pathway and is used for the management of diabetic neuropathy clinically. Our pilot experiments and accumulated evidences showed that epalrestat inhibited polyol pathway and reduced sorbitol production, and suggested the potential renal protection effects of epalrestat on diabetic nephropathy (DN). To evaluate the protective effect of epalrestat, the db/db mice were used and exposed to epalrestat for 8 weeks, both the physiopathological condition and function of kidney were examined. For the first time, we showed that epalrestat markedly reduced albuminuria and alleviated the podocyte foot process fusion and interstitial fibrosis of db/db mice. Metabolomics was employed, and metabolites in the plasma, renal cortex, and urine were profiled using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS)-based metabolomic platform. We observed an elevation of sorbitol and fructose, and a decrease of myo-inositol in the renal cortex of db/db mice. Epalrestat reversed the renal accumulation of the polyol pathway metabolites of sorbitol and fructose, and increased myo-inositol level. Moreover, the upregulation of aldose reductase, fibronectin, collagen III, and TGF-β1 in renal cortex of db/db mice was downregulated by epalrestat. The data suggested that epalrestat has protective effects on DN, and the inhibition of aldose reductase and the modulation of polyol pathway in nephritic cells be a potentially therapeutic strategy for DN.
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Sedlak L, Wojnar W, Zych M, Wyględowska-Promieńska D, Mrukwa-Kominek E, Kaczmarczyk-Sedlak I. Effect of Resveratrol, a Dietary-Derived Polyphenol, on the Oxidative Stress and Polyol Pathway in the Lens of Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes. Nutrients 2018; 10:E1423. [PMID: 30287729 PMCID: PMC6213334 DOI: 10.3390/nu10101423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Resveratrol is found in grapes, apples, blueberries, mulberries, peanuts, pistachios, plums and red wine. Resveratrol has been shown to possess antioxidative activity and a variety of preventive effects in models of many diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate if this substance may counteract the oxidative stress and polyol pathway in the lens of diabetic rats. The study was conducted on the rats with streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes. After the administration of resveratrol (10 and 20 mg/kg po for 4 weeks), the oxidative stress markers in the lens were evaluated: activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase, as well as levels of total and soluble protein, level of glutathione, vitamin C, calcium, sulfhydryl group, advanced oxidation protein products, malonyldialdehyde, Total Oxidant Status and Total Antioxidant Reactivity. The obtained results indicate that the administration of resveratrol to the diabetic rats shows antioxidative properties. It is not a result of antiglycaemic activity but resveratrol probably directly affects the antioxidative system. Resveratrol did not affect the polyol pathway in the lens of diabetic rats. Our results may indirectly indicate benefits of consumption of foods as well as dietary supplements containing resveratrol in diminishing oxidative stress in lenses of individuals suffering from diabetes mellitus.
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- Lech Sedlak
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-514 Katowice, Poland.
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-514 Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-514 Katowice, Poland.
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-514 Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-514 Katowice, Poland.
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-514 Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
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Šušaníková I, Balleková J, Štefek M, Hošek J, Mučaji P. Artichoke leaf extract, as AKR1B1 inhibitor, decreases sorbitol level in the rat eye lenses under high glucose conditions ex vivo. Phytother Res 2018; 32:2389-2395. [PMID: 30109747 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the previous study, the artichoke leaf extract showed effective inhibition of AKR1B1, the first enzyme of polyol pathway, which reduces high level of glucose to osmotically active sorbitol, important for development of chronic diabetic complications. In the present study, the effect of artichoke leaf extract and of several participating phenols (caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, quinic acid, and luteolin) was tested on sorbitol level in rat lenses exposed to high glucose ex vivo, on cytotoxicity as well as on oxidative stress in C2C12 muscle cell line induced by high glucose in vitro. The concentration of sorbitol was determined by enzymatic analysis, the cytotoxicity was provided by WST-1 test and intracellular content of reactive oxygen species was determined by fluorescence of 2'-7'-dichlorofluorescein probe. The extract and the compounds tested showed significant protection against toxic effects of high concentration of glucose in both models. On balance, the artichoke leaf extract thus represents a prospective preventive agent of development of chronic diabetic complications, probably due to phenols content, concerning preclinical and clinical studies.
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- Ivana Šušaníková
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Pradeep SR, Srinivasan K. Ameliorative Influence of Dietary Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) Seeds and Onion (Allium cepa) on Eye Lens Abnormalities via Modulation of Crystallin Proteins and Polyol Pathway in Experimental Diabetes. Curr Eye Res 2018; 43:1108-1118. [PMID: 29856678 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2018.1484146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PURPOSE AND METHODS Hyperglycemia-induced osmotic and oxidative stress is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes-related secondary complications including cataract. In continuation of our previous observation of the ameliorative influence of these spices on hyperglycemia, attendant metabolic abnormalities, and oxidative stress in tissues of diabetic rats, the beneficial influence of dietary (10%) fenugreek seeds, (3%) onion, or their combination was investigated on diabetes-induced alteration in the eye lens of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. RESULTS Animals maintained on these spices showed significantly countered oxidative stress markers (reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl), advanced glycation end products, and expression of their receptor in the eye lens. Increased activity of polyol pathway enzymes, their protein, and mRNA expression was significantly countered in the cataractogenic lens as a result of these dietary interventions. Altered crystallin (αA and αB) distribution profile, their expression, activity of carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes, and antioxidant status were significantly annulled by these dietary treatments. Physical and visual observation of the photomicrographs of the lenses of treated rats indicated that these dietary interventions delayed cataractogenesis in diabetic rats. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the present investigation evidenced a beneficial modulation of the progression of cataractogenesis by dietary fenugreek seeds and onion, implicating their potential in ameliorating cataract in diabetics.
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- Seetur R Pradeep
- a Department of Biochemistry , CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute , Mysore , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute , Mysore , India
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In diabetes mellitus, the polyol pathway is highly active and consumes approximately 30% glucose in the body. This pathway contains 2 reactions catalyzed by aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase, respectively. AR reduces glucose to sorbitol at the expense of NADPH, while sorbitol dehydrogenase converts sorbitol to fructose at the expense of NAD+, leading to NADH production. Consumption of NADPH, accumulation of sorbitol, and generation of fructose and NADH have all been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications. In this review, the roles of this pathway in NADH/NAD+ redox imbalance stress and oxidative stress in diabetes are highlighted. A potential intervention using nicotinamide riboside to restore redox balance as an approach to fighting diabetes is also discussed.
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- Liang-Jun Yan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Tanimoto T. [Enzymological Studies on the Mechanisms of Pathogenesis of Diabetic Complications]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2018; 138:405-415. [PMID: 29503433 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.17-00195] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aldose reductase (AR) is involved in the pathogenesis of complications in diabetes. In this study, the enzymatic properties of AR isolated from various sources and a recombinant human AR (rh-AR) were analyzed in detail. The sensitivity of different forms of AR to several AR inhibitors (ARIs) was compared. Our findings enabled us to propose that human AR should be used as the target enzyme in the development of ARIs. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for human AR which employed monoclonal antibodies against rh-AR was created, and this method was used to demonstrate the distribution of AR in human tissues. AR was widely distributed in various organs and blood cell components. The levels of erythrocyte AR (e-AR) were 10.1±1.9 ng/mg Hb and 10.5±3.0 ng/mg Hb in healthy volunteers and diabetic patients, respectively, and thus there was no significant difference between them. The e-AR levels of diabetic patients were assayed using the ELISA developed to investigate the potential correlation between AR levels and the onset of diabetic complications. There were significant correlations between the incidence of diabetic neuropathy and e-AR levels in patients with disease duration of less than 10 years, and between the incidence of diabetic retinopathy and e-AR levels in patients with disease duration of 10-20 years. Our results suggest that measurement of e-AR levels in patients could help optimize drug therapy with ARIs and be a useful method to predict the onset of complications due to the upregulation of the polyol pathway.
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- Tsuyoshi Tanimoto
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
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Barbier T, Machelart A, Zúñiga-Ripa A, Plovier H, Hougardy C, Lobet E, Willemart K, Muraille E, De Bolle X, Van Schaftingen E, Moriyón I, Letesson JJ. Erythritol Availability in Bovine, Murine and Human Models Highlights a Potential Role for the Host Aldose Reductase during Brucella Infection. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1088. [PMID: 28659902 PMCID: PMC5468441 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Erythritol is the preferential carbon source for most brucellae, a group of facultative intracellular bacteria that cause a worldwide zoonosis. Since this polyol is abundant in genital organs of ruminants and swine, it is widely accepted that erythritol accounts at least in part for the characteristic genital tropism of brucellae. Nevertheless, proof of erythritol availability and essentiality during Brucella intracellular multiplication has remained elusive. To investigate this relationship, we compared ΔeryH (erythritol-sensitive and thus predicted to be attenuated if erythritol is present), ΔeryA (erythritol-tolerant but showing reduced growth if erythritol is a crucial nutrient) and wild type B. abortus in various infection models. This reporting system indicated that erythritol was available but not required for B. abortus multiplication in bovine trophoblasts. However, mice and humans have been considered to lack erythritol, and we found that it was available but not required for B. abortus multiplication in human and murine trophoblastic and macrophage-like cells, and in mouse spleen and conceptus (fetus, placenta and envelopes). Using this animal model, we found that B. abortus infected cells and tissues contained aldose reductase, an enzyme that can account for the production of erythritol from pentose cycle precursors.
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- Thibault Barbier
- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Salud Tropical, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Universidad de NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Libre de BruxellesBrussels, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Salud Tropical, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Universidad de NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of NamurNamur, Belgium
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ElGamal H, Munusamy S. Aldose Reductase as a Drug Target for Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy: Promises and Challenges. Protein Pept Lett 2017; 24:71-77. [PMID: 27894247 DOI: 10.2174/0929866523666161128153548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/08/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most serious microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus and the leading cause of end stage renal disease. One of the key pathways activated in DN is the polyol pathway, in which glucose is converted to sorbitol (a relatively nonmetabolizable sugar) by the enzyme aldose reductase (AR). Shunting of glucose into this pathway causes disruption to glucose metabolism and subsequently damages the tissues via increased oxidative stress, protein kinase c activation and production of advanced glycation end products (AGE) in the kidney. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the AR enzyme structure, substrate specificity and topology in normal physiology; to elaborate on the deleterious effects of AR activation in DN; and to summarize the potential therapeutic benefits and major challenges associated with AR inhibition in patients with DN.
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- College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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Balestri F, Rotondo R, Moschini R, Pellegrino M, Cappiello M, Barracco V, Misuri L, Sorce C, Andreucci A, Del-Corso A, Mura U. Zolfino landrace (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from Pratomagno: general and specific features of a functional food. Food Nutr Res 2016; 60:31792. [PMID: 27415159 PMCID: PMC4944724 DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v60.31792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The Zolfino bean is a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, which is cultivated in a limited area of Tuscany, Italy, and is widely appreciated for its flavor and culinary uses. Objectives A yellow Zolfino landrace cultivated in the Leccio-Reggello area was characterized and compared with three other varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris (i.e. the Borlotto, Cannellino, and Corona beans) in terms of its general features and potential as an antioxidant/anti-inflammatory agent. Design The length, width, thickness, equatorial section surface, weight, volume, and seed coat section were measured in all the beans. The seed surface area was also estimated by an original empirical method. The ability of the different beans to interfere with the enzymes of the polyol pathway (that is, aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase) was tested using the supernatant after soaking the beans at room temperature and after thermal treatment, which simulated the bean-cooking process in a controlled fashion. Results Concerning the general features, Zolfino was comparable with other beans, except Corona, in terms of surface–volume ratio, which possesses the lowest tegument thickness. Moreover, Zolfino appears the most effective in inhibiting AR activity. The inhibitory ability is unaffected by thermal treatment and appears to be associated with compound(s) present in the coat of the bean. Conclusions The ability of Zolfino to inhibit AR, thus reducing the flux of glucose through the polyol pathway, highlights the features of Zolfino as a functional food, potentially useful in treating the dysfunctions linked to the hyperactivity of AR, such as diabetic complications or inflammatory responses.
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- Francesco Balestri
- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research on New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood 'Nutraceuticals and Food for Health', University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Naidu PB, Sathibabu Uddandrao VV, Naik RR, Pothani S, Munipally PK, Meriga B, Begum MS, Varatharaju C, Pandiyan R, Saravanan G. Effects of S-Allylcysteine on Biomarkers of the Polyol Pathway in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes. Can J Diabetes 2016; 40:442-448. [PMID: 27373435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2016.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the effects of S-allylcysteine (SAC) on biomarkers of the polyol pathway in streptozotocin-nicotinamide (STZ-NA)-induced diabetes in rats. METHODS Diabetes was induced in male albino Wistar rats by intraperitoneal administration of STZ (55 mg kg-1 bw-1) and NA (110 mg kg-1 bw-1). SAC (150 mg kg-1 bw-1) was orally administered to the rats with diabetes for 45 days to assess its effects on blood glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, glycated hemoglobin, aldose reductase (AR), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), sorbitol, fructose, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), hydroperoxide, hemoglobin and glutathione (GSH). RESULTS On SAC administration in the rats with diabetes, the levels of blood glucose, insulin resistance, glycated hemoglobin, AR, SDH, sorbitol, fructose, TBARS and hydroperoxide increased significantly (p<0.05), whereas those of insulin, hemoglobin and GSH decreased. SAC showed therapeutic effects similar to those of gliclazide in decreasing blood glucose, AR, SDH, sorbitol, fructose, glycosylated hemoglobin, TBARS and hydroperoxides levels and significant increases in insulin, hemoglobin and GSH activity in rats with diabetes. Moreover, histopathologic studies also revealed the protective effect of SAC on pancreatic beta cells. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that SAC prevents complications of diabetes by reducing the influx of glucose in the polyol pathway, thereby elevating the GSH level and reducing the activities of AR and SDH. Therefore, SAC may have imperative implications for the deterrence and early treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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- Parim Brahma Naidu
- Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Biological Science, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Center for Laboratory Animal Sciences, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), New Delhi, India
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- National Center for Laboratory Animal Sciences, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), New Delhi, India
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- Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Centre for Biological Science, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Biological Science, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Biological Science, K. S. Rangasamy College of Arts and Science, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Li QR, Wang Z, Zhou W, Fan SR, Ma R, Xue L, Yang L, Li YS, Tan HL, Shao QH, Yang HY. Epalrestat protects against diabetic peripheral neuropathy by alleviating oxidative stress and inhibiting polyol pathway. Neural Regen Res 2016; 11:345-51. [PMID: 27073391 PMCID: PMC4811002 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.177745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Epalrestat is a noncompetitive and reversible aldose reductase inhibitor used for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. This study assumed that epalrestat had a protective effect on diabetic peripheral nerve injury by suppressing the expression of aldose reductase in peripheral nerves of diabetes mellitus rats. The high-fat and high-carbohydrate model rats were established by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin. Peripheral neuropathy occurred in these rats after sustaining high blood glucose for 8 weeks. At 12 weeks after streptozotocin injection, rats were intragastrically administered epalrestat 100 mg/kg daily for 6 weeks. Transmission electron microscope revealed that the injuries to myelinated nerve fibers, non-myelinated nerve fibers and Schwann cells of rat sciatic nerves had reduced compared to rats without epalrestat administuation. Western blot assay and immunohistochemical results demonstrated that after intervention with epalrestat, the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase gradually increased, but aldose reductase protein expression gradually diminished. Results confirmed that epalrestat could protect against diabetic peripheral neuropathy by relieving oxidative stress and suppressing the polyol pathway.
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- Qing-Rong Li
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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