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Auranofin, an Anti-rheumatic Gold Drug, Aggravates the Radiation-Induced Acute Intestinal Injury in Mice
Conclusion In this study, we found that a non-toxic dose of auranofin significantly aggravated the severity of the radiation-induced intestinal injury. This suggests that auranofin treatment can be an independent factor that influences the risk of intestinal complications after pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy. Ethics Statement All the protocols used in this study were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Korean Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (IACUC permit number: KIRAMS217-0007). Author Contributions H-JL, JS, and Y-BL designed the experiments. EL and JK conducted the exp...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 23, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Sanguinarine Induces Apoptosis Pathway in Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines via Inhibition of the JaK2/STAT3 Signaling
In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities of SNG in a panel of MM cell lines (U266, IM9, MM1S, and RPMI-8226). SNG treatment of MM cells resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in cell viability through mitochondrial membrane potential loss and activation of caspase 3, 9, and cleavage of PARP. Pre-treatment of MM cells with a universal caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-FMK, prevented SNG mediated loss of cell viability, apoptosis, and caspase activation, confirming that SNG-mediated apoptosis is caspase-dependent. The SNG-mediated apoptosis appears to be resulted from suppres...
Source: Frontiers in Oncology - April 16, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

High Glucose Provokes Microvesicles Generation from Glomerular Podocytes via NOX4/ROS Pathway.
Abstract Microvesicles (MVs) were involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Oxidative stress played a key role in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. Our aim of this study was to investigate whether high glucose could provoke microvesicles generation from podocytes and its potential mechanism. Mouse podocyte clone 5 (MPC-5) were stimulated by high glucose. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) of podocytes were measured by fluorescence microscopy with the probe of CM-H2DCFDA and MitoSOXTM. Antioxidants N-Acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and ...
Source: Bioscience Reports - October 29, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Li M, Zhang T, Wu X, Chen Y, Sun L Tags: Biosci Rep Source Type: research

High uric acid aggravates apoptosis of lung epithelial cells induced by cigarette smoke extract through downregulating PRDX2 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
In conclusion, HUA aggravated CSE-induced cellular ROS levels and led to ROS-dependent mitochondrial dynamics disorder and apoptosis in MLE-12 cells through downregulating PRDX2.PMID:37003188 | DOI:10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110056
Source: International Immunopharmacology - April 1, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ya Dong Fei Han Yue Su Bei Sun Wei Zhao Congqing Pan Source Type: research

Mitochondrial fragmentation in cigarette smoke induced-bronchial epithelial cell senescence.
Conclusions: CSE-induced mitochondrial fragmentation is involved in cellular senescence through the mechanism of mitochondrial ROS production. Hence, disruption of mitochondrial dynamics may be a part of the pathogenic sequence of COPD development. PMID: 24056969 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology - September 20, 2013 Category: Cytology Authors: Hara H, Araya J, Ito S, Kobayashi K, Takasaka N, Yoshii Y, Wakui H, Kojima J, Shimizu K, Numata T, Kawaishi M, Kamiya N, Odaka M, Morikawa T, Kaneko Y, Nakayama K, Kuwano K Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: research

PUMA is invovled in ischemia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis of mouse cerebral astrocytes
Publication date: 22 January 2015 Source:Neuroscience, Volume 284 Author(s): H. Chen , M. Tian , L. Jin , H. Jia , Y. Jin PUMA (p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis), a BH3-only member of the Bcl-2 protein family, is required for p53-dependent and p53-independent forms of apoptosis. PUMA has been invovled in the onset and progress of several diseases, including cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and ischemic brain disease. Although many studies have shown that ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) can induce the apoptosis of astrocytes, the role of PUMA in I/R-mediated apoptosis of cerebral astrocyte apoptosis remain...
Source: Neuroscience - November 25, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

ROS-p53-cyclophilin-D signaling mediates salinomycin-induced glioma cell necrosis
Conclusions: Thus, salinomycin mainly induces programmed necrosis in cultured glioma cells.
Source: Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations - May 29, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Li-sen QinPi-feng JiaZhi-qing ZhangShi-ming Zhang Source Type: research

Influence of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) inhibition on lung epithelial cell injury: role of oxidative stress and metabolism
Oxidant-mediated tissue injury is key to the pathogenesis of acute lung injury. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are important detoxifying enzymes that catalyze the conjugation of glutathione with toxic oxidant compounds and are associated with acute and chronic inflammatory lung diseases. We hypothesized that attenuation of cellular GST enzymes would augment intracellular oxidative and metabolic stress and induce lung cell injury. Treatment of murine lung epithelial cells with GST inhibitors, ethacrynic acid (EA), and caffeic acid compromised lung epithelial cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner. These inhib...
Source: AJP: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology - June 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Fletcher, M. E., Boshier, P. R., Wakabayashi, K., Keun, H. C., Smolenski, R. T., Kirkham, P. A., Adcock, I. M., Barton, P. J., Takata, M., Marczin, N. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research

Influence of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) inhibition on lung epithelial cell injury: role of oxidative stress and metabolism.
Abstract Oxidant-mediated tissue injury is key to the pathogenesis of acute lung injury. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are important detoxifying enzymes that catalyze the conjugation of glutathione with toxic oxidant compounds and are associated with acute and chronic inflammatory lung diseases. We hypothesized that attenuation of cellular GST enzymes would augment intracellular oxidative and metabolic stress and induce lung cell injury. Treatment of murine lung epithelial cells with GST inhibitors, ethacrynic acid (EA), and caffeic acid compromised lung epithelial cell viability in a concentration-dependent m...
Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - June 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Fletcher ME, Boshier PR, Wakabayashi K, Keun HC, Smolenski RT, Kirkham PA, Adcock IM, Barton PJ, Takata M, Marczin N Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: research

Mitochondrially Mediated HSF1 Activation Induces Cln-1 Molecular Bases of Disease
In this study, we demonstrated that mitochondrial respiratory defects induced Cln-1 transcription via reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) activation, which contributed to hepatoma invasiveness. We first confirmed the inverse relationship between mitochondrial defects and Cln-1 induction in SNU hepatoma cells and hepatocellular carcinoma tissues. We then examined five different respiratory complex inhibitors, and complex I inhibition by rotenone most effectively induced Cln-1 at the transcriptional level. Rotenone increased both mitochondrial and cytosolic ROS. In addition, rotenone-induced Cln...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - August 28, 2015 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lee, J.-H., Lee, Y.-K., Lim, J. J., Byun, H.-O., Park, I., Kim, G.-H., Xu, W. G., Wang, H.-J., Yoon, G. Tags: Signal Transduction Source Type: research

MIOX in Diabetic Nephropathy Molecular Bases of Disease
In conclusion, this study highlights a novel mechanism where MIOX under HG ambience exacerbates renal injury during the progression of diabetic nephropathy following the generation of excessive ROS via an unexplored G-X pathway.
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - March 11, 2016 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sun, L., Dutta, R. K., Xie, P., Kanwar, Y. S. Tags: Glycobiology and Extracellular Matrices Source Type: research