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FoxO6-mediated IL-1β induces hepatic insulin resistance and age-related inflammation via the TF/PAR2 pathway in aging and diabetic mice
Publication date: Available online 3 April 2019Source: Redox BiologyAuthor(s): Dae Hyun Kim, Bonggi Lee, Jaewon Lee, Mi Eun Kim, Jun Sik Lee, Jae Heun Chung, Byung Pal Yu, H. Henry Dong, Hae Young ChungAbstractFoxO has been proposed to play a role in the promotion of insulin resistance, and inflammation. FoxO is a pro-inflammatory transcription factor that is a key mediator of generation of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β in the liver. However, the detailed association of FoxO6 with insulin resistance and age-related inflammation has not been fully documented. Here, we showed that FoxO6 was elevated in the livers of ...
Source: Redox Biology - April 4, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
FABP4 silencing ameliorates hypoxia reoxygenation injury through the attenuation of endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis by activating PI3K/Akt pathway
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Tianming Deng, Yanhong Wang, Chongchong Wang, Hua YanAbstractEndoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and subsequent apoptosis play a vital role in myocardial ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury. Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) may induce ER stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism and effect of FABP4 on IR injury in vitro. Rat H9c2 cells were exposed to hypoxia reoxygenation (HR) to create an IR model in vitro. FABP4 was overexpressed in HR-injured H9c2 cells. Transfection with FABP4 siRNA increased cell viability and decrease...
Source: Life Sciences - March 21, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Z-Guggulsterone attenuates glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis through activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Yier Xu, Jian Guan, Jianyu Xu, Shuilin Chen, Guicai SunAbstractAimsThe present study aims to investigate the protective effect and underlying mechanism of Z-Guggulsterone (Z-GS), an active component from myrrh, on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO).Main methodsGIO rats were used to simulate osteoporosis in vivo while MC3T3-E1 cells were induced to osteoblast differentiation and treated with dexamethasone to simulate osteoporosis in vitro. The rats and cells were treated with Z-GS according to the protocol. The bone mineral density, biome...
Source: Life Sciences - March 21, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation potentiates the infectivity of influenza A virus by regulating the host redox state.
Abstract
During influenza A virus (IAV) infection, significant effects of oxidative stress often emerge due to the disruption of the redox balance. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during IAV infection have been known to exert various effects on both the virus and host tissue. However, the mechanisms underlying the accumulation of ROS and their physiological significance in IAV infection have been extensively studied but remain to be fully understood. Here, we show that the levels of Sp1, a key controller of Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene expression, and SOD1 are mainly dependent upon the activity o...
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - March 20, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Jung KI, Shin N, Ko DH, Pyo CW, Choi SY Tags: Free Radic Biol Med Source Type: research
Cytoprotective effects of euxanthone against ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell injury is mediated via Nrf2
Publication date: Available online 16 March 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Shengnan Li, Yong Sun, Zhiwu Han, Xiaocui Bu, Weijie Yu, Junyu WangAbstractAimAtherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic condition of the arterial vessels and a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke. Euxanthone is a xanthone compound extracted from Polygala caudata, and shows vasodilatory action. The aim of this study was to determine the potential pharmacological effects of euxanthone against oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-induced endothelial cell injury.Material and methodsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were expo...
Source: Life Sciences - March 17, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Cisplatin resistance involves a metabolic reprogramming through ROS and PGC-1 α in NSCLC which can be overcome by OXPHOS inhibition.
CONCLUSION: These results describe a new cisplatin resistance mechanism in NSCLC based on a metabolic reprogramming that is therapeutically exploitable through PGC-1α downregulation or OXPHOS inhibitors.
PMID: 30880247 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - March 13, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Cruz-Bermúdez A, Laza-Briviesca R, Vicente-Blanco RJ, García-Grande A, Coronado MJ, Laine-Menéndez S, Palacios-Zambrano S, Moreno-Villa MR, Ruiz-Valdepeñas AM, Lendinez C, Romero A, Franco F, Calvo V, Alfaro C, Acosta PM, Salas C, Garcia JM, Provencio Tags: Free Radic Biol Med Source Type: research
MiR-451 antagonist protects against cardiac fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse heart
Publication date: Available online 11 March 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Cui Liang, Lu Gao, Yuan Liu, Yuzhou Liu, Rui Yao, Yapeng Li, Lili Xiao, Leiming Wu, Binbin Du, Zhen Huang, Yanzhou ZhangAbstractAimsMicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are a large class of small noncoding RNAs. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of miR-451 on cardiac remodeling in diabetic cardiomyopathy.Main methodsMice were injected with streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes. Twelve weeks after final STZ injection, mice were subjected to myocardial injection of adenovirus (Ad)-shmiR-451 to knock down miR-451. Mouse heart endothelial cells...
Source: Life Sciences - March 12, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
The protective effect of glutaredoxin 1/DJ-1/HSP70 signaling in renal tubular epithelial cells injury induced by ischemia
In this study, we aimed to gain insight into the role of GRX1 in HK-2 cells with oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) injury, which served as an in vitro cell model of renal epithelial cell ischemic injury. We investigated the underlying regulation of GRX1, DJ-1, and HSP70 as well as the role of the GRX1/DJ-1/HSP70 signaling pathway in this model.Materials and methodsThe protein and mRNA expressions were measured by Western blot and qRT-PCR assays, respectively. GRX1 was overexpressed by transfection of pcDNA.3.1-GRX1 and DJ-1 was inhibited by transfection with DJ-1 siRNA. Cell apoptosis, caspase-3 activity, lactate dehydrogen...
Source: Life Sciences - March 8, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
SOCS3 ablation enhances DC-derived Th17 immune response against Candida albicans by activating IL-6/STAT3 in vitro
In this study, a si-RNA method is used to repress expression of the cytokine signaling-3 suppressor (SOCS3) in murine bone marrow-DCs, and then the maturation of DCs and the subsequent T-cell response after exposure to C. albicans are monitored in vitro.Key findingsAlong with a higher expression of the DC maturation markers CD40, CD86 and MHC-II, IL-6/STAT3 is markedly upregulated in the SOCS3 siRNA-treated DCs after exposure to C. albicans as compared with control DCs. In response to DCs maturation, CD4+ T cells have an increased expression of Th17 cell markers –– including the retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear hor...
Source: Life Sciences - March 6, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
β-Hydroxybutyrate, a ketone body, reduces the cytotoxic effect of cisplatin via activation of HDAC5 in human renal cortical epithelial cells
In this study, we used human renal cortical epithelial (HRCE) cells. The anti-apoptotic effect of βOHB was evaluated using flow cytometry analysis. The expression of apoptosis-related proteins and HDACs was evaluated by western immunoblot.Key findingsThe results showed that βOHB significantly reduced cisplatin-induced apoptosis in HRCE cells. Furthermore, βOHB significantly reduced cisplatin-induced cleavage of caspase-3, acetylation of histone H3, and phosphorylation of AMP-activated kinase. This anti-apoptotic effect of βOHB was markedly attenuated by an inhibitor of HDAC4/5, and βOHB-mediated suppression of cleavag...
Source: Life Sciences - March 6, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Vascular peroxidase 1 is a novel regulator of cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2019Source: Redox BiologyAuthor(s): Zhaoya Liu, Qian Xu, Qixin Yang, Jing Cao, Cong Wu, Huihui Peng, Xinyi Zhang, Jia Chen, Guangjie Cheng, Yueheng Wu, Ruizheng Shi, Guogang ZhangAbstractCardiac fibrosis is the most important mechanism contributing to cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). VPO1 is a heme enzyme that uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to produce hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Our previous study has demonstrated that VPO1 regulates myocardial ischemic reperfusion and renal fibrosis. We investigated the role of VPO1 in cardiac fibrosis after MI. The results s...
Source: Redox Biology - February 27, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
PMA-triggered PKCε activity enhances Nrf2-mediated antiviral response on fish rhabdovirus infection
Publication date: April 2019Source: Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Volume 87Author(s): Yun-Fei Dang, Tian-Xiu Qiu, Da-Wei Song, Lei LiuAbstractViral infection is often accompanied with alteration of intracellular redox state, especially an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and antioxidant cellular defenses. The previous studies showed that an antioxidant cellular defense system, the transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), played an important role against spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV) infection in fish. To further reveal the mediated mechanism that Nrf2 active s...
Source: Fish and Shellfish Immunology - February 26, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Nox1/Ref-1-mediated activation of CREB promotes Gremlin1-driven endothelial cell proliferation and migration
Publication date: April 2019Source: Redox Biology, Volume 22Author(s): Daniel S. de Jesus, Evan DeVallance, Yao Li, Micol Falabella, Danielle Guimaraes, Sruti Shiva, Brett A. Kaufman, Mark T. Gladwin, Patrick J. PaganoAbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complex degenerative disorder marked by aberrant vascular remodeling associated with hyperproliferation and migration of endothelial cells (ECs). Previous reports implicated bone morphogenetic protein antagonist Gremlin 1 in this process; however, little is known of the molecular mechanisms involved. The current study was designed to test whether redox signal...
Source: Redox Biology - February 23, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Renalase attenuates mitochondrial fission in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury via modulating sirtuin-3
In this study, we showed that the protective effect of recombinant renalase in cisplatin-induced AKI was associated with the regulation of ROS production, mitochondrial dynamics and sirtuin-3 (Sirt3) levels in vivo and in vitro. After cisplatin treatment, recombinant renalase restored Sirt3 expression, reduced mitochondrial fission and ROS generation. In HK-2 cells, downregulation of endogenous Sirt3 expression by siRNA transfection abrogated the renalase cytoprotection.SignificanceOur study suggests that renalase protects against cisplatin-induced AKI by improving mitochondrial function and inhibiting oxidative stress, an...
Source: Life Sciences - February 22, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
AIM2 gene silencing attenuates diabetic cardiomyopathy in type 2 diabetic rat model
Publication date: Available online 18 February 2019Source: Life SciencesAuthor(s): Xuyang Wang, Jinyu Pan, Hui Liu, Mingjun Zhang, Dian Liu, Lu Lu, Jingjing Tian, Ming Liu, Tao Jin, Fengshuang AnAbstractAimsAbsent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) is a cytosolic DNA sensor which plays an important role in inflammasome formation and is involved in various cellular functions including pyroptosis, fibrosis, and tissue injury. Our study aimed to investigate whether AIM2 plays a role in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and to explore its potential molecular mechanism.Main methodsSprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: Control,...
Source: Life Sciences - February 18, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
