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Chen H, Chen TY. Probing Oxidant Effects on Superoxide Dismutase 1 Oligomeric States in Live Cells Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Anisotropy. Chem Biomed Imaging 2023; 1:49-57. [PMID: 37122833 PMCID: PMC10131266 DOI: 10.1021/cbmi.3c00002] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The protein Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is known to function as a dimer, but its concentration in cells (∼50 μM) and the dimerization constant (K d of 500 μM) results suggest that it exists in a monomer-dimer equilibrium. It is unclear how the oligomeric state of SOD1 changes when cells are initially exposed to high levels of extracellular oxidative stress. To address this problem, we introduced the single-molecule fluorescence anisotropy (smFA) assay to explore SOD1 oligomeric states in live COS7 cells. smFA specifically probes the fluorescence polarization changes caused by molecular rotations where the fast-rotating molecules (either due to smaller hydrodynamic volume or less viscous environments) deteriorate the emission polarization and thus lower the anisotropy. After validating that smFA is effective in distinguishing monomeric and dimeric fluorescence proteins, we overexpressed SOD1 in live COS7 cells and investigated how its oligomeric state changes under basal, 2 h, and 24 h 100 μM H2O2 treatments. We found that treating cells with H2O2 promotes SOD1 dimerization and decreases cellular viscosity in 2 h. Interestingly, prolonged H2O2 treatments show similar results as the basal conditions, indicating that cells return to a steady state similar to the basal state after 24 h, despite the presence of H2O2. Our results demonstrate that SOD1 changes its oligomeric state equilibrium in response to extracellular oxidative stresses. smFA will open new opportunities to explore the relationship between the SOD1 oligomer state and its H2O2-based signaling and transcription regulation roles.
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- Huanhuan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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Hu ZC, Zheng CM, Tao YC, Wang SN, Wang YS, Liu ZQ, Zheng YG. Improving ATP availability by sod1 deletion with a strategy of precursor feeding enhanced S-adenosyl-L-methionine accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 164:110189. [PMID: 36586225 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110189] [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: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM), used in diverse pharmaceutical applications, was biosynthesized from L-methionine (L-met) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This study aims to increase the accumulation of SAM in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by promoting ATP availability. Strain ΔSOD1 was obtained from the parent strain WT15-33 (CCTCC M 2021915) by deleting gene sod1, which improved the supply of ATP. The SAM content in strain ΔSOD1 exhibited a 22.3% improvement compared to the parent strain, which reached 93.6 mg g-1. The transformation of NADH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and the relative expression of ATPase essential genes were investigated, respectively. The results showed that the lack of gene sod1 benefited the generation of ATP, which positively regulated the synthesis of SAM. Besides that, the production of SAM was further enhanced by improving substrate assimilation. With the infusion of 1.44 g L-1L-met and 0.60 g L-1 adenosine at 24 h (h) and 0 h following fermentation, the optimum medium could produce 1.54 g L-1 SAM. Based on the regulations mentioned above, the SAM concentration of strain ΔSOD1 enhanced from 7.3 g L-1 to 10.1 g L-1 in a 5-L fermenter in 118 h. This work introduces a novel idea for the biosynthesis of ATP and SAM, and the strain ΔSOD1 has the potential for industrial production.
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- Zhong-Ce Hu
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; The National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomanufacturing of Chiral Chemicals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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Liu W, Li X, Sun Y, Yu X, Wang Y, Liu N, Deng M. Genotype-phenotype correlations in a chinese population with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurol Res 2021; 44:206-216. [PMID: 34431456 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2021.1968706] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Objective: This study aimed to determine the distribution of the most commonly mutated genes (SOD1, TARDBP, FUS/TLS, and C9ORF72) associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) and the association between genotype and phenotype in 242 Chinese patients.Methods: A total of 58 families were screened for ALS-associated mutations in SOD1,TARDBP, FUS, and C9ORF72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion. These mutations were analyzed to evaluate the relationship between genotype and phenotype in Chinese FALS patients.Results: Partial clinical data were obtained for 242 relatives of the 58 analyzed families, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.2:1 and a mean age of disease onset of 45.9±12.0 (13-80) years. 26 mutations associated with pathogenesis were identified in 32 probands from 58 different families. Mutations in SOD1, FUS, TARDBP, and C9ORF72 accounted for 32.8%, 12.1%, 8.6%, and 1.7% of FALS, respectively. FALS patients showed longer survival times; however, bulbar-onset ALS and the male-to-female ratio for them were lower than those reported previously. The site of onset, age of onset, and lifespan differed in FALS patients with SOD1, TARDBP, and FUS mutations.Discussion: In this study, patients with SOD1 mutations exhibited heterogeneous survival times that showed a bimodal distribution, while patients with FUS mutations showed rapid disease progression. Our results showed the relative contributions of the different types of mutations associated with ALS and provided phenotype-genotype correlations with clinical features in Chinese patients.
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- WenChao Liu
- Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medical Innovation and Research, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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The intestinal microbiota may be involved, through metabolic gut-brain interactions, in a variety of neurological conditions. In this addendum, we summarize the findings of our recent study investigating the potentially modulatory influence of the microbiome in a transgenic ALS mouse model, and the possible application to human disease. We found that transgenic mice show evidence of dysbiosis, even at the pre-symptomatic stage, and have a more severe disease course under germ-free conditions or after receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics. We demonstrated that Akkermansia muciniphila ameliorated the disease in mice and that this may be due to the production of nicotinamide. We then conducted a preliminary study in human ALS and identified functionally similar alterations within the metagenome. Furthermore, we found that patients with ALS had lower systemic and CSF levels of nicotinamide, suggesting that the changes observed in the mouse model may be relevant to human disease.
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- Marc Gotkine
- Neuromuscular/EMG Service and ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Clinic, Department of Neurology, The Agnes Ginges Center for Human Neurogenetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel,CONTACT Marc Gotkine Neuromuscular/EMG Service and ALS/Motor Neuron Disease Clinic, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem9112001, Israel
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- Immunology Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel,Division of Cancer-Microbiome Research, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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Sikiru A, Arangasamy A, Alemede I, Guvvala P, Egena S, Ippala J, Bhatta R. Chlorella vulgaris supplementation effects on performances, oxidative stress and antioxidant genes expression in liver and ovaries of New Zealand White rabbits. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02470. [PMID: 31687566 PMCID: PMC6819843 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is an exclusive biochemical complication affecting reproduction; hence, dietary antioxidant supplementation for its attenuation is a required nutrition - reproduction improvement strategy. On this background, Chlorella vulgaris (a natural antioxidant) was supplemented to grower female rabbits to maturity. The rabbits were thirty-five in number randomly distributed into five experimental groups in a completely randomized design. Control group was fed only basal feed while treatment groups were fed diets containing 40 %, 60 %, 80 % and 100 % Chlorella vulgaris biomass as T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively at 500 mg per animal body weight (kg) along with the basal feed daily. Performance records were obtained, blood was collected, and at the end uterus, ovaries and liver were removed from sacrificed animals for analysis. Serum, uterus and liver oxidative stress status were determined while RNA isolated from liver and ovaries samples were used for antioxidant genes expression analysis. Oxidative stress status and antioxidant enzymes activities were determined using chemical assays while antioxidant gene expression levels were determined using real-time quantitative PCR system. There was significant difference in feed intake (p < 0.014), final body weights (p < 0.008), empty carcass weights (p < 0.001) and commercial carcass weights (p < 0.001) of the rabbits as results of the microalgae supplementation. There was also significant difference in malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations (p < 0.050), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (p < 0.050) and protein carbonyl (PCO) concentrations (p < 0.050) due to the supplementation of the microalgae; in addition, supplementation of the microalgae significantly improved activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) (p < 0.050), catalase (CAT) (p < 0.050) and reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration (p < 0.050). Furthermore, there was significant difference in relative expression of primary antioxidant genes sod1 (p < 0.050) and gpx1 (p < 0.050); however, there was no significant difference in relative expression of bre (p > 0.050) and ucp1 (p > 0.050). The study concluded from the outcomes stated above that supplementation of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris improved performances of rabbits through attenuation of oxidative stress, enhancement of antioxidant enzymes activities as well as up-regulation of primary antioxidant genes. Hence, it was recommended as dietary supplement for protection against oxidative stress and improved productivity in rabbits and other food producing mammalian species. In addition, further studies into assessment of its effects on expression of transcripts and immune modulation genes in rabbits and other animals is warranted as future studies in order to established its potential as beneficial nutraceutical for animals and human.
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- A.B. Sikiru
- Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 920262, Nigeria
- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, 560030, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, 560030, India
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- Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 920262, Nigeria
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, 560030, India
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- Department of Animal Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, 920262, Nigeria
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, 560030, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, 560030, India
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Verma SK, Jha E, Panda PK, Mishra A, Thirumurugan A, Das B, Parashar SKS, Suar M. Rapid Novel Facile Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles From Bacterial Release Induce Biogenicity and Concentration Dependent In Vivo Cytotoxicity With Embryonic Zebrafish-A Mechanistic Insight. Toxicol Sci 2019; 161:125-138. [PMID: 29029321 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfx204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this study, rapid one step facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was done using culture supernatant of two Gram positive (B. thuringiensis and S. aureus) and Gram negative (E. coli and Salmonella typhimurium [STAgNP]) bacterial strains and were termed as "Bacillus thuringiensis," "Staphylococcus aureus," "Escherichia coli," and "STAgNP," respectively. Synthesized AgNPs were well characterized with the help of different standard techniques like FESEM, DLS, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared. Mechanism of AgNPs synthesis was elucidated using in silico approach. In vivo cytotoxicity of synthesized AgNPs was assessed in embryonic Zebrafish model with the help of uptake, oxidative stress, and apoptosis induction experimental assays, and the mechanism was investigated through in silico approach at the molecular level. The result showed successful biosynthesis of 20-40 nm sized AgNPs stable with zeta potential of - 45 to - 35 mV having standard silver nanoparticles SPR peaks due to the interaction of reduced silver particles with amino acid residues of bapA proteins of the bacterial supernatant. In vivo cytotoxicity with embryonic Zebrafish was found to be dependent on biogenicity and concentration of biosynthesized AgNPs as consequence of oxidative stress induction and apoptosis due to the influential regulation of sod1 and tp53 genes clarified by pathway analysis with reference to experimental and computational results. The study suggested that cytotoxicity of biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles from bacteria depends on strain specificity with significant difference in use of Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial strains.
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- Suresh K Verma
- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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- School of Applied Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751024, India
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Sun LM, Liao K. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hog1 MAP kinase pathway is activated in response to honokiol exposure. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 124:754-763. [PMID: 29165856 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIM The goal of the study was to investigate the cellular tolerance mechanism in response to honokiol exposure. METHODS AND RESULTS The broth microdilution method was employed to test the sensitivity of different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains to honokiol. Intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROSs) were determined by DCFH-DA staining. The phosphorylation of Hog1 was evaluated by Western blot analysis. The mRNA expressions of genes involved in the Ras-cyclic AMP (cAMP) pathway were analysed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. We found that the sod1▵ mutant was hypersensitive to honokiol and produced more ROS compared with wild-type and sod2▵ cells. Hog1 was phosphorylated in response to honokiol exposure and deletion of HOG1 increased the sensitivity to honokiol. The expressions of genes involved in the Ras-cAMP pathway were down-regulated after honokiol exposure; exogenous cAMP significantly reduced the phosphorylation of Hog1, although the level was higher than the control level. CONCLUSIONS In addition to SOD1, the Ras-cAMP cascade and Hog1 MAP kinase pathway is essential for protecting against honokiol-induced oxidative stress. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our results provide insight into the understanding of the action mechanism of honokiol.
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- L-M Sun
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Terashima T, Kojima H, Urabe H, Yamakawa I, Ogawa N, Kawai H, Chan L, Maegawa H. Stem cell factor-activated bone marrow ameliorates amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by promoting protective microglial migration. J Neurosci Res 2014; 92:856-69. [PMID: 24936617 PMCID: PMC4061499 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease associated with motor neuron death. Several experimental treatments, including cell therapy using hematopoietic or neuronal stem cells, have been tested in ALS animal models, but therapeutic benefits have been modest. Here we used a new therapeutic strategy, bone marrow transplantation (BMT) with stem cell factor (SCF)- or FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (flt3)-activated bone marrow (BM) cells for the treatment of hSOD1(G93A) transgenic mice. Motor function and survival showed greater improvement in the SCF group than in the group receiving BM cells that had not been activated (BMT alone group), although no improvement was shown in the flt3 group. In addition, larger numbers of BM-derived cells that expressed the microglia marker Iba1 migrated to the spinal cords of recipient mice compared with the BMT alone group. Moreover, after SCF activation, but not flt3 activation or no activation, the migrating microglia expressed glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1). In spinal cords in the SCF group, inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β were suppressed and the neuroprotective molecule insulin-like growth factor-1 increased relative to nontreatment hSOD1(G93A) transgenic mice. Therefore, SCF activation changed the character of the migrating donor BM cells, which resulted in neuroprotective effects. These studies have identified SCF-activated BM cells as a potential new therapeutic agent for the treatment of ALS.
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- Tomoya Terashima
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Cha JRC, St. Louis KJH, Tradewell ML, Gentil BJ, Minotti S, Jaffer ZM, Chen R, Rubenstein AE, Durham HD. A novel small molecule HSP90 inhibitor, NXD30001, differentially induces heat shock proteins in nervous tissue in culture and in vivo. Cell Stress Chaperones 2014; 19:421-35. [PMID: 24092395 PMCID: PMC3982033 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-013-0467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 09/02/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are attractive therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterized by aberrant formation of protein aggregates. Although motor neurons have a high threshold for activation of HSP genes, HSP90 inhibitors are effective inducers. This study evaluated NXD30001, a novel, small molecule HSP90 inhibitor based on the radicicol backbone, for its ability to induce neuronal HSPs and for efficacy in an experimental model of ALS based on mutations in superoxide-dismutase 1 (SOD1). In motor neurons of dissociated murine spinal cord cultures, NXD30001-induced expression of HSP70/HSPA1 (iHSP70) and its co-chaperone HSP40/DNAJ through activation of HSF1 and exhibited a protective profile against SOD1(G93A) similar to geldanamycin, but with less toxicity. Treatment prevented protein aggregation, mitochondrial fragmentation, and motor neuron death, important features of mutant SOD1 toxicity, but did not effectively prevent aberrant intracellular Ca(2+) accumulation. NXD30001 distributed to brain and spinal cord of wild-type and SOD1(G93A) transgenic mice following intraperitoneal injection; however, unlike in culture, in vivo levels of SOD1 were not reduced. NXD30001-induced expression of iHSP70 in skeletal and cardiac muscle and, to a lesser extent, in kidney, but not in liver, spinal cord, or brain, with either single or repeated administration. NXD30001 is a very useful experimental tool in culture, but these data point to the complex nature of HSP gene regulation in vivo and the necessity for early evaluation of the efficacy of novel HSP inducers in target tissues in vivo.
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- Jieun R. C. Cha
- />Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4
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- />Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4
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- />Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4
- />Miranda Writes Medical Communication, Toronto, ON Canada M6R 2B1
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- />Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4
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- />Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4
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- />NexGenix Pharmaceuticals Holdings, New York, NY 10019 USA
- />House Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90057 USA
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- />NexGenix Pharmaceuticals Holdings, New York, NY 10019 USA
- />OncoSynergy, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
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- />NexGenix Pharmaceuticals Holdings, New York, NY 10019 USA
- />NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10019 USA
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- />Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4
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Yang H, Wang G, Sun H, Shu R, Liu T, Wang CE, Liu Z, Zhao Y, Zhao B, Ouyang Z, Yang D, Huang J, Zhou Y, Li S, Jiang X, Xiao Z, Li XJ, Lai L. Species-dependent neuropathology in transgenic SOD1 pigs. Cell Res 2014; 24:464-81. [PMID: 24577199 PMCID: PMC3975503 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2014.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 08/18/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mutations in the human copper/zinc superoxide dismutase 1 (hSOD1) gene cause familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It remains unknown whether large animal models of ALS mimic more pathological events seen in ALS patients via novel mechanisms. Here, we report the generation of transgenic pigs expressing mutant G93A hSOD1 and showing hind limb motor defects, which are germline transmissible, and motor neuron degeneration in dose- and age-dependent manners. Importantly, in the early disease stage, mutant hSOD1 did not form cytoplasmic inclusions, but showed nuclear accumulation and ubiquitinated nuclear aggregates, as seen in some ALS patient brains, but not in transgenic ALS mouse models. Our findings revealed that SOD1 binds PCBP1, a nuclear poly(rC) binding protein, in pig brain, but not in mouse brain, suggesting that the SOD1-PCBP1 interaction accounts for nuclear SOD1 accumulation and that species-specific targets are key to ALS pathology in large mammals and in humans.
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- Huaqiang Yang
- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The National Key Clinic Specialty, The Neurosurgery Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, China
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- The Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510530, China
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Yerbury JJ, Gower D, Vanags L, Roberts K, Lee JA, Ecroyd H. The small heat shock proteins αB-crystallin and Hsp27 suppress SOD1 aggregation in vitro. Cell Stress Chaperones 2013; 18:251-7. [PMID: 22993064 PMCID: PMC3581626 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-012-0371-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 07/31/2012] [Revised: 09/02/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease. The mechanism that underlies amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathology remains unclear, but protein inclusions are associated with all forms of the disease. Apart from pathogenic proteins, such as TDP-43 and SOD1, other proteins are associated with ALS inclusions including small heat shock proteins. However, whether small heat shock proteins have a direct effect on SOD1 aggregation remains unknown. In this study, we have examined the ability of small heat shock proteins αB-crystallin and Hsp27 to inhibit the aggregation of SOD1 in vitro. We show that these chaperone proteins suppress the increase in thioflavin T fluorescence associated with SOD1 aggregation, primarily through inhibiting aggregate growth, not the lag phase in which nuclei are formed. αB-crystallin forms high molecular mass complexes with SOD1 and binds directly to SOD1 aggregates. Our data are consistent with an overload of proteostasis systems being associated with pathology in ALS.
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- Justin J. Yerbury
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
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Aoyama T, Paik YH, Watanabe S, Laleu B, Gaggini F, Fioraso-Cartier L, Molango S, Heitz F, Merlot C, Szyndralewiez C, Page P, Brenner DA. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase in experimental liver fibrosis: GKT137831 as a novel potential therapeutic agent. Hepatology 2012; 56:2316-27. [PMID: 22806357 PMCID: PMC3493679 DOI: 10.1002/hep.25938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (NOX) generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) during liver fibrosis. In response to fibrogenic agonists, such as angiotensin II (Ang II), the NOX1 components form an active complex, including Ras-related botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1). Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) interacts with the NOX-Rac1 complex to stimulate NOX activity. NOX4 is also induced in activated HSCs/myofibroblast by increased gene expression. Here, we investigate the role of an enhanced activity SOD1 G37R mutation (SODmu) and the effects of GKT137831, a dual NOX1/4 inhibitor, on HSCs and liver fibrosis. To induce liver fibrosis, wild-type (WT) and SOD1mu mice were treated with CCl(4) or bile duct ligation (BDL). Then, to address the role of NOX-SOD1-mediated ROS production in HSC activation and liver fibrosis, mice were treated with a NOX1/4 inhibitor. Fibrosis and ROS generation was assessed by histology and measurement of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and NOX-related genes. Primary cultured HSCs isolated from WT, SODmu, and NOX1 knockout (KO) mice were assessed for ROS production, Rac1 activity, and NOX gene expression. Liver fibrosis was increased in SOD1mu mice, and ROS production and Rac1 activity were increased in SOD1mu HSCs. The NOX1/4 inhibitor, GKT137831, attenuated liver fibrosis and ROS production in both SOD1mu and WT mice as well as messenger RNA expression of fibrotic and NOX genes. Treatment with GKT137831 suppressed ROS production and NOX and fibrotic gene expression, but not Rac1 activity, in SOD1mut and WT HSCs. Both Ang II and tumor growth factor beta up-regulated NOX4, but Ang II required NOX1. CONCLUSIONS SOD1mu induces excessive NOX1 activation through Rac1 in HSCs, causing enhanced NOX4 up-regulation, ROS generation, and liver fibrosis. Treatment targeting NOX1/4 may be a new therapy for liver fibrosis.
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- Tomonori Aoyama
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA,Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- GenKyoTex SA, 16 Chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
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- GenKyoTex SA, 16 Chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
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- GenKyoTex SA, 16 Chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
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- GenKyoTex SA, 16 Chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
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- GenKyoTex SA, 16 Chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
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- GenKyoTex SA, 16 Chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Kim HJ, Magranè J, Starkov AA, Manfredi G. The mitochondrial calcium regulator cyclophilin D is an essential component of oestrogen-mediated neuroprotection in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain 2012; 135:2865-74. [PMID: 22961554 PMCID: PMC3437032 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that is more prevalent in males than in females. A similar gender difference has been reported in some strains of transgenic mouse models of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis harbouring the G93A mutation in CuZn superoxide dismutase. Mitochondrial damage caused by pathological alterations in Ca(2+) accumulation is frequently involved in neurodegenerative diseases, including CuZn superoxide dismutase-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but its association with gender is not firmly established. In this study, we examined the effects of genetic ablation of cyclophilin D on gender differences in mice expressing G93A mutant CuZn superoxide dismutase. Cyclophilin D is a mitochondrial protein that promotes mitochondrial damage from accumulated Ca(2+). As anticipated, we found that cyclophilin D ablation markedly increased Ca(2+) retention in brain mitochondria of both males and females. Surprisingly, cyclophilin D ablation completely abolished the phenotypic advantage of G93A females, with no effect on disease in males. We also found that the 17β-oestradiol decreased Ca(2+) retention in brain mitochondria, and that cyclophilin D ablation abolished this effect. Furthermore, 17β-oestradiol protected G93A cortical neurons and spinal cord motor neurons against glutamate toxicity, but the protection was lost in neurons lacking cyclophilin D. Taken together, these results identify a novel mechanism of oestrogen-mediated neuroprotection in CuZn superoxide dismutase-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, whereby Ca(2+) overload and mitochondrial damage are prevented in a cyclophilin D-dependent manner. Such a protective mechanism may contribute to the lower incidence and later onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and perhaps other chronic neurodegenerative diseases, in females.
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- Hyun Jeong Kim
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th St., A-505, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Wright PD, Wightman N, Huang M, Weiss A, Sapp PC, Cuny GD, Ivinson AJ, Glicksman MA, Ferrante RJ, Matson W, Matson S, Brown RH. A high-throughput screen to identify inhibitors of SOD1 transcription. Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2012; 4:2701-8. [PMID: 22652679 PMCID: PMC4083181 DOI: 10.2741/e584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal degenerative motor neuron disease. Approximately 20 percent of familial ALS cases are caused by mutations in the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene. Rodents expressing mutant SOD1 transgenes develop progressive, fatal motor neuron disease and disease onset and progression is dependent on the level of SOD1. We investigated the possibility that a reduction in SOD1 protein may be of therapeutic benefit in ALS and screened 30,000 compounds for inhibition of SOD1 transcription. The most effective inhibitor identified was N-{4-[4-(4-methylbenzoyl)-1-piperazinyl]phenyl}-2-thiophenecarboxamide (Compound ID 7687685), which in PC12 cells showed an EC50 of 10.6 microM for inhibition of SOD1 expression and an LD50 more than 30 microM. This compound was subsequently shown to reduce endogenous SOD1 levels in HeLa cells and to exhibit a modest reduction of SOD1 protein levels in mouse spinal cord tissue. These data suggest that the efficacy of compound 7687685 as an inhibitor of SOD1 gene expression is not likely to be clinically useful, although the strategy reported could be applied broadly to screening for small molecule inhibitors of gene expression.
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- Paul D Wright
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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Siddique T, Ajroud-Driss S. Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a historical perspective. Acta Myol 2011; 30:117-20. [PMID: 22106714 PMCID: PMC3235825] [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] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease of the upper and lower motor neuron of unknown etiology. Although a familial cause for this disease has been suspected early one, it is only in the past two decades that advances in modern genetics led to the identification of more than 10 genes linked to familial ALS and helped us understand some of the complex genetic and environmental interactions that may contribute to sporadic ALS. In this article, we chronologically summarize the genetic breakthroughs in familial and sporadic ALS and depict how it shaped our understanding of disease pathogenesis and our quest for rational therapies.
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- Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago (IL), USA,Address for correspondence: Senda Ajroud-Driss, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, 14th floor Abbott Hall #1426. Chicago, IL 60611.
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Neymotin A, Calingasan NY, Wille E, Naseri N, Petri S, Damiano M, Liby KT, Risingsong R, Sporn M, Beal MF, Kiaei M. Neuroprotective effect of Nrf2/ARE activators, CDDO ethylamide and CDDO trifluoroethylamide, in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:88-96. [PMID: 21457778 PMCID: PMC3109235 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oxidative damage, neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and these pathologic processes are tightly regulated by the Nrf2/ARE (NF-E2-related factor 2/antioxidant response element) signaling program. Therefore, modulation of the Nrf2/ARE pathway is an attractive therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS. We examined two triterpenoids, CDDO (2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-oic acid) ethylamide and CDDO trifluoroethylamide (CDDO-TFEA), that potently activate Nrf2/ARE in a cell culture model of ALS and in the G93A SOD1 mouse model of ALS. Treatment of NSC-34 cells stably expressing mutant G93A SOD1 with CDDO-TFEA upregulated Nrf2 expression and resulted in translocation of Nrf2 into the nucleus. Western blot analysis showed an increase in the expression of Nrf2/ARE-regulated proteins. When treatment started at a "presymptomatic age" of 30days, both of these compounds significantly attenuated weight loss, enhanced motor performance, and extended the survival of G93A SOD1 mice. Treatment started at a "symptomatic age," as assessed by impaired motor performance, was neuroprotective and slowed disease progression. These findings provide further evidence that compounds that activate the Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway may be useful in the treatment of ALS.
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- Arie Neymotin
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Neurology Neuroanatomy, and Institute for Cell and Molecular Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School, 7650 Remsen, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School, 7650 Remsen, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School, 7650 Remsen, Hanover, New Hampshire, 03755, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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Kryndushkin D, Shewmaker F. Modeling ALS and FTLD proteinopathies in yeast: an efficient approach for studying protein aggregation and toxicity. Prion 2011; 5. [PMID: 22052354 PMCID: PMC4012400 DOI: 10.4161/pri.5.4.17229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In recent years there have been several reports of human neurodegenerative diseases that involve protein misfolding being modeled in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the specific mechanisms underlying intracellular neuronal pathology during Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), including SOD1, TDP-43 and FUS protein inclusions and the potential of these proteins to be involved in pathogenic prion-like mechanisms. More specifically, we focus on findings from yeast systems that offer tremendous possibilities for screening for genetic and chemical modifiers of disease-related proteotoxicity.
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Liang HL, Sedlic F, Bosnjak Z, Nilakantan V. SOD1 and MitoTEMPO partially prevent mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening, necrosis, and mitochondrial apoptosis after ATP depletion recovery. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 49:1550-60. [PMID: 20736062 PMCID: PMC3863116 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Revised: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Generation of excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and necrosis in renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Previously we showed that lentiviral vector-mediated overexpression of superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) in proximal tubular epithelial cells (LLC-PK(1)) reduced cytotoxicity in an in vitro model of IR injury. Here, we examined the effects of SOD1 overexpression on mitochondrial signaling after ATP depletion-recovery (ATP-DR). To examine the role of mitochondrial ROS, a subset of cells was treated with the mitochondrial antioxidant MitoTEMPO. ATP-DR-mediated increase in mitochondrial calcium, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and increase in mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) were attenuated by SOD1 and MitoTEMPO (P<0.01). SOD1 prevented ATP-DR-induced mitochondrial Bax translocation, although the release of proapoptotic proteins from mitochondria was not prevented by SOD1 alone and required the presence of both SOD1 and MitoTEMPO. SOD1 suppressed the increase in c-jun phosphorylation, suggesting that JNK signaling regulates Bax translocation to mitochondria via ROS. ATP-DR-mediated changes in MPTP and mitochondrial signaling increased necrosis and apoptosis, both of which were partially attenuated by SOD1 and MitoTEMPO. These studies show that SOD1 and MitoTEMPO preserve mitochondrial integrity and attenuate ATP-DR-mediated necrosis and apoptosis.
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- Huan Ling Liang
- Division of Transplant Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
- Kidney Disease Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Division of Transplant Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
- Kidney Disease Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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Reddi AR, Jensen LT, Naranuntarat A, Rosenfeld L, Leung E, Shah R, Culotta VC. The overlapping roles of manganese and Cu/Zn SOD in oxidative stress protection. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 46:154-62. [PMID: 18973803 PMCID: PMC2707084 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In various organisms, high intracellular manganese provides protection against oxidative damage through unknown pathways. Herein we use a genetic approach in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to analyze factors that promote manganese as an antioxidant in cells lacking Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (sod1 Delta). Unlike certain bacterial systems, oxygen resistance in yeast correlates with high intracellular manganese without a lowering of iron. This manganese for antioxidant protection is provided by the Nramp transporters Smf1p and Smf2p, with Smf1p playing a major role. In fact, loss of manganese transport by Smf1p together with loss of the Pmr1p manganese pump is lethal to sod1 Delta cells despite normal manganese SOD2 activity. Manganese-phosphate complexes are excellent superoxide dismutase mimics in vitro, yet through genetic disruption of phosphate transport and storage, we observed no requirement for phosphate in manganese suppression of oxidative damage. If anything, elevated phosphate correlated with profound oxidative stress in sod1 Delta mutants. The efficacy of manganese as an antioxidant was drastically reduced in cells that hyperaccumulate phosphate without effects on Mn SOD activity. Non-SOD manganese can provide a critical backup for Cu/Zn SOD1, but only under appropriate physiologic conditions.
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- Amit R. Reddi
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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Gao Z, Sarsour EH, Kalen AL, Li L, Kumar MG, Goswami PC. Late ROS accumulation and radiosensitivity in SOD1-overexpressing human glioma cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:1501-9. [PMID: 18790046 PMCID: PMC2637374 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This study investigates the hypothesis that CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) overexpression confers radioresistance to human glioma cells by regulating the late accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the G(2)/M-checkpoint pathway. U118-9 human glioma cells (wild type, neo vector control, and stably overexpressing SOD1) were irradiated (0-10 Gy) and assayed for cell survival, cellular ROS levels, cell-cycle-phase distributions, and cyclin B1 expression. SOD1-overexpressing cells were radioresistant compared to wild-type (wt) and neo vector control (neo) cells. Irradiated wt and neo cells showed a significant increase (approximately twofold) in DHE fluorescence beginning at 2 days postirradiation, which remained elevated at 8 days postirradiation. Interestingly, the late accumulation of ROS was suppressed in irradiated SOD1-overexpressing cells. The increase in ROS levels was followed by a decrease in cell growth and viability and an increase in the percentage of cells with sub-G(1) DNA content. SOD1 overexpression enhanced radiation-induced G(2) accumulation within 24 h postirradiation, which was accompanied by a decrease in cyclin B1 mRNA and protein levels. These results support the hypothesis that long after radiation exposure a "metabolic redox response" regulates radiosensitivity of human glioma cells.
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- Zhen Gao
- Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Zhu JH, Zhang X, Roneker CA, McClung JP, Zhang S, Thannhauser TW, Ripoll DR, Sun Q, Lei XG. Role of copper,zinc-superoxide dismutase in catalyzing nitrotyrosine formation in murine liver. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:611-8. [PMID: 18573333 PMCID: PMC3078524 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 04/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The only known function of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is to catalyze the dismutation of superoxide anion into hydrogen peroxide. Our objective was to determine if SOD1 catalyzes murine liver protein nitration induced by acetaminophen (APAP) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Liver and plasma samples were collected from young adult SOD1 knockout mice (SOD1-/-) and wild-type (WT) mice at 5 or 6 h after an ip injection of saline, APAP, or LPS. Hepatic nitrotyrosine formation was induced by APAP and LPS only in the WT mice. The diminished hepatic protein nitration in the SOD1-/- mice was not directly related to plasma nitrite and nitrate concentrations. Similar genotype differences were seen in liver homogenates treated with a bolus of peroxynitrite. Adding only the holo-, and not the apo-, SOD1 enzyme into the liver homogenates enhanced the reaction in an activity-dependent fashion and nearly eliminated the genotype difference at the high doses. Mass spectrometry showed four more nitrotyrosine residues in bovine serum albumin and 10 more nitrated protein candidates in the SOD1-/- liver homogenates by peroxynitrite with added SOD1. In conclusion, the diminished hepatic protein nitration mediated by APAP or LPS in the SOD1-/- mice is due to the lack of SOD1 activity per se.
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- Jian-Hong Zhu
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, 135 Biotechnology Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Functional and Comparative Proteomics Center, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Computational Biology Service Unit, Cornell Theory Center, Ithaca NY 14853
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- Computational Biology Service Unit, Cornell Theory Center, Ithaca NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Lepore AC, Dejea C, Carmen J, Rauck B, Kerr DA, Sofroniew MV, Maragakis NJ. Selective ablation of proliferating astrocytes does not affect disease outcome in either acute or chronic models of motor neuron degeneration. Exp Neurol 2008; 211:423-32. [PMID: 18410928 PMCID: PMC9152669 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 12/04/2007] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Astrocytes play important roles in normal CNS function; however, following traumatic injury or during neurodegeneration, astrocytes undergo changes in morphology, gene expression and cellular function known as reactive astrogliosis, a process that may also include cell proliferation. At present, the role of astrocyte proliferation is not understood in disease etiology of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal motor neuron disorder that is characterized by a relatively rapid degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Therefore, the role of astrocyte proliferation was assessed in both acute and chronic mouse models of motor neuron degeneration, neuroadapted sindbis virus (NSV)-infected mice and SOD1(G93A) mice, respectively. While astrocytes proliferated in the lumbar spinal cord ventral horn of both disease models, they represented only a small percentage of the dividing population in the SOD1(G93A) spinal cord. Furthermore, selective ablation of proliferating GFAP(+) astrocytes in 1) NSV-infected transgenic mice in which herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase is expressed in GFAP(+) cells (GFAP-TK) and in 2) SOD1(G93A)xGFAP-TK mice did not affect any measures of disease outcome such as animal survival, disease onset, disease duration, hindlimb motor function or motor neuron loss. Ablation of dividing astrocytes also did not alter overall astrogliosis in either model. This was likely due to the finding that proliferation of NG2(+) glial progenitors were unaffected. These findings demonstrate that while normal astrocyte function is an important factor in the etiology of motor neuron diseases such as ALS, astrocyte proliferation itself does not play a significant role.
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- Angelo C. Lepore
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-119, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-119, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-119, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-119, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-119, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763
- Department of Brain Research Institute, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-119, Baltimore, MD 21287
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Endo H, Nito C, Kamada H, Yu F, Chan PH. Reduction in oxidative stress by superoxide dismutase overexpression attenuates acute brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage via activation of Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3beta survival signaling. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2007; 27:975-82. [PMID: 16969382 PMCID: PMC1857281 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent studies have revealed that oxidative stress has detrimental effects in several models of neurodegenerative diseases, including subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, how oxidative stress affects acute brain injury after SAH remains unknown. We have previously reported that overexpression of copper/zinc-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) reduces oxidative stress and subsequent neuronal injury after cerebral ischemia. In this study, we investigated the relationship between oxidative stress and acute brain injury after SAH using SOD1 transgenic (Tg) rats. SAH was produced by endovascular perforation in wild-type (Wt) and SOD1 Tg rats. Apoptotic cell death at 24 h, detected by a cell death assay, was significantly decreased in the cerebral cortex of the SOD1 Tg rats compared with the Wt rats. The mortality rate at 24 h was also significantly decreased in the SOD1 Tg rats. A hydroethidine study demonstrated that superoxide anion production after SAH was reduced in the cerebral cortex of the SOD1 Tg rats. Moreover, phosphorylation of Akt and glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta), which are survival signals in apoptotic cell death, was more enhanced in the cerebral cortex of the SOD1 Tg rats after SAH using Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. We conclude that reduction in oxidative stress by SOD1 overexpression may attenuate acute brain injury after SAH via activation of Akt/GSK3beta survival signaling.
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- Correspondence: Dr Pak H Chan, Neurosurgical Laboratories, Stanford University, 1201 Welch Road, MSLS #P314, Stanford, CA 94305-5487, USA. Telephone: 650-498-4457; fax: 650-498-4550. E-mail:
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Culotta VC, Yang M, O'Halloran TV. Activation of superoxide dismutases: putting the metal to the pedal. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006; 1763:747-58. [PMID: 16828895 PMCID: PMC1633718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2006] [Revised: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 05/10/2006] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Superoxide dismutases (SOD) are important anti-oxidant enzymes that guard against superoxide toxicity. Various SOD enzymes have been characterized that employ either a copper, manganese, iron or nickel co-factor to carry out the disproportionation of superoxide. This review focuses on the copper and manganese forms, with particular emphasis on how the metal is inserted in vivo into the active site of SOD. Copper and manganese SODs diverge greatly in sequence and also in the metal insertion process. The intracellular copper SODs of eukaryotes (SOD1) can obtain copper post-translationally, by way of interactions with the CCS copper chaperone. CCS also oxidizes an intrasubunit disulfide in SOD1. Adventitious oxidation of the disulfide can lead to gross misfolding of immature forms of SOD1, particularly with SOD1 mutants linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the case of mitochondrial MnSOD of eukaryotes (SOD2), metal insertion cannot occur post-translationally, but requires new synthesis and mitochondrial import of the SOD2 polypeptide. SOD2 can also bind iron in vivo, but is inactive with iron. Such metal ion mis-incorporation with SOD2 can become prevalent upon disruption of mitochondrial metal homeostasis. Accurate and regulated metallation of copper and manganese SOD molecules is vital to cell survival in an oxygenated environment.
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- Valeria Cizewski Culotta
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Antonyuk S, Elam JS, Hough MA, Strange RW, Doucette PA, Rodriguez JA, Hayward LJ, Valentine JS, Hart PJ, Hasnain SS. Structural consequences of the familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD1 mutant His46Arg. Protein Sci 2005; 14:1201-13. [PMID: 15840828 PMCID: PMC2253262 DOI: 10.1110/ps.041256705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2004] [Revised: 01/26/2005] [Accepted: 01/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The His46Arg (H46R) mutant of human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is associated with an unusual, slowly progressing form of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). Here we describe in detail the crystal structures of pathogenic H46R SOD1 in the Zn-loaded (Zn-H46R) and metal-free (apo-H46R) forms. The Zn-H46R structure demonstrates a novel zinc coordination that involves only three of the usual four liganding residues, His 63, His 80, and Asp 83 together with a water molecule. In addition, the Asp 124 "secondary bridge" between the copper- and zinc-binding sites is disrupted, and the "electrostatic loop" and "zinc loop" elements are largely disordered. The apo-H46R structure exhibits partial disorder in the electrostatic and zinc loop elements in three of the four dimers in the asymmetric unit, while the fourth has ordered loops due to crystal packing interactions. In both structures, nonnative SOD1-SOD1 interactions lead to the formation of higher-order filamentous arrays. The disordered loop elements may increase the likelihood of protein aggregation in vivo, either with other H46R molecules or with other critical cellular components. Importantly, the binding of zinc is not sufficient to prevent the formation of nonnative interactions between pathogenic H46R molecules. The increased tendency to aggregate, even in the presence of Zn, arising from the loss of the secondary bridge is consistent with the observation of an increased abundance of hyaline inclusions in spinal motor neurons and supporting cells in H46R SOD1 transgenic rats.
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- Svetlana Antonyuk
- Molecular Biophysics Group, CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4AD, UK
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Kang SJ, Sanchez I, Jing N, Yuan J. Dissociation between neurodegeneration and caspase-11-mediated activation of caspase-1 and caspase-3 in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Neurosci 2003; 23:5455-60. [PMID: 12843244 PMCID: PMC6741245] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Caspase-11 is a key regulator of caspase-1 and caspase-3 activation under pathological conditions. We show here that the expression of caspase-11 is upregulated in the spinal cord of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) G93A transgenic mice, a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), before the onset of motor dysfunction and remains at the high levels throughout the course of disease. The caspase-1- and caspase-3-like activities, as well as the level of interleukin-1beta, were significantly reduced in the spinal cord of symptomatic caspase-11-/-;SOD1 G93A mice compared with that of caspase-11+/-; SOD1 G93A mice. However, neurodegeneration, inflammatory responses, and the disease onset and progression in SOD1 G93A transgenic mice were not altered by the ablation of caspase-11 gene. Thus, although caspases may contribute to certain aspects of pathology in this mouse model of ALS, their inhibition is not sufficient to prevent neurodegeneration. Our study urges caution when considering the inhibition of caspases as a direct therapeutic method for the treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Shin Jung Kang
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Ellis DZ, Rabe J, Sweadner KJ. Global loss of Na,K-ATPase and its nitric oxide-mediated regulation in a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Neurosci 2003; 23:43-51. [PMID: 12514200 PMCID: PMC6742130] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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Na,K-ATPase plays a critical role in energy metabolism and ion fluxes. Its loss was investigated in the G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in which the mutation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is thought to lead to aberrant oxidative damage. Observed losses in spinal cord Na,K-ATPase activity exceeded all expectations. All three catalytic subunit isoforms (alpha1, alpha2, alpha3) were reduced, and the global alpha subunit loss affected not just neurons, glia, and myelinated axon tracts but even ependymal and pial membranes. Decreases in Na,K-ATPase activity were greater than losses of protein, and there were losses of Na,K-ATPase alpha, but not beta, subunits. Together, these observations are consistent with selective degradation of the alpha subunit after damage. Overexpression of normal SOD1 does not cause ALS-like symptoms, but it has other known pathological effects. In transgenic mice overexpressed normal human SOD1 had a smaller but still considerable effect on Na,K-ATPase. Furthermore, the nitric oxide-mediated regulatory pathway for Na,K-ATPase inhibition was undetectable in spinal cord tissue slices from mice overexpressing either mutant or normal human SOD1. Na,K-ATPase activity did not respond to nitric oxide donors, and the free radical-dependent step of the pathway could not be bypassed by the addition of the downstream protein kinase G activator, 8-Br-cGMP. The data demonstrate that Na,K-ATPase is vulnerable to aberrant SOD1 activity, making it a potential contributing factor in disease pathology. Moreover, the global cellular distribution of Na,K-ATPase loss indicates that SOD1 overexpression is far-reaching in its pathological effects.
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- Dorette Z Ellis
- The Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Nagai M, Aoki M, Miyoshi I, Kato M, Pasinelli P, Kasai N, Brown RH, Itoyama Y. Rats expressing human cytosolic copper-zinc superoxide dismutase transgenes with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: associated mutations develop motor neuron disease. J Neurosci 2001; 21:9246-54. [PMID: 11717358 PMCID: PMC6763929] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2001] [Revised: 09/04/2001] [Accepted: 09/14/2001] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Some cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are caused by mutations in the gene encoding cytosolic, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1). We report here that rats that express a human SOD1 transgene with two different ALS-associated mutations (G93A and H46R) develop striking motor neuron degeneration and paralysis. As in the human disease and transgenic ALS mice, pathological analysis demonstrates selective loss of motor neurons in the spinal cords of these transgenic rats. In spinal cord tissues, this is accompanied by activation of apoptotic genes known to be activated by mutant SOD1 protein in vitro and in vivo. These animals provide additional support for the proposition that motor neuron death in SOD1-related ALS reflects one or more acquired, neurotoxic properties of the mutant SOD1 protein. The larger size of this rat model as compared with the ALS mice will facilitate studies involving manipulations of spinal fluid (implantation of intrathecal catheters for chronic therapeutic studies; CSF sampling) and spinal cord (e.g., direct administration of viral- and cell-mediated therapies).
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- M Nagai
- Department of Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Institute for Experimental Animals, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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Kong J, Xu Z. Massive mitochondrial degeneration in motor neurons triggers the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice expressing a mutant SOD1. J Neurosci 1998; 18:3241-50. [PMID: 9547233 PMCID: PMC6792665] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/1997] [Revised: 02/12/1998] [Accepted: 02/18/1998] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) involves motor neuron degeneration, skeletal muscle atrophy, paralysis, and death. Mutations in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are one cause of the disease. Mice transgenic for mutated SOD1 develop symptoms and pathology similar to those in human ALS. To understand the disease mechanism, we developed a simple behavioral assay for disease progression in mice. Using this assay, we defined four stages of the disease in mice expressing G93A mutant SOD1. By studying mice with defined disease stages, we tied several pathological features into a coherent sequence of events leading to motor neuron death. We show that onset of the disease involves a sharp decline of muscle strength and a transient explosive increase in vacuoles derived from degenerating mitochondria, but little motor neuron death. Most motor neurons do not die until the terminal stage, approximately 9 weeks after disease onset. These results indicate that mutant SOD1 toxicity is mediated by damage to mitochondria in motor neurons, and this damage triggers the functional decline of motor neurons and the clinical onset of ALS. The absence of massive motor neuron death at the early stages of the disease indicates that the majority of motor neurons could be rescued after clinical diagnosis.
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- J Kong
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester Foundation Campus, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545, USA
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