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Cell ; 173(1): 117-129.e14, 2018 03 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29570992

RESUMEN

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels by endothelial cells (ECs), is an adaptive response to oxygen/nutrient deprivation orchestrated by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) upon ischemia or exercise. Hypoxia is the best-understood trigger of VEGF expression via the transcription factor HIF1α. Nutrient deprivation is inseparable from hypoxia during ischemia, yet its role in angiogenesis is poorly characterized. Here, we identified sulfur amino acid restriction as a proangiogenic trigger, promoting increased VEGF expression, migration and sprouting in ECs in vitro, and increased capillary density in mouse skeletal muscle in vivo via the GCN2/ATF4 amino acid starvation response pathway independent of hypoxia or HIF1α. We also identified a requirement for cystathionine-γ-lyase in VEGF-dependent angiogenesis via increased hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production. H2S mediated its proangiogenic effects in part by inhibiting mitochondrial electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, resulting in increased glucose uptake and glycolytic ATP production.


Asunto(s)
Factor de Transcripción Activador 4/metabolismo , Aminoácidos Sulfúricos/deficiencia , Sulfuro de Hidrógeno/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo , Factor de Transcripción Activador 4/antagonistas & inhibidores , Factor de Transcripción Activador 4/genética , Aminoácidos Sulfúricos/metabolismo , Animales , Cistationina gamma-Liasa/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana , Humanos , Subunidad alfa del Factor 1 Inducible por Hipoxia/antagonistas & inhibidores , Subunidad alfa del Factor 1 Inducible por Hipoxia/genética , Subunidad alfa del Factor 1 Inducible por Hipoxia/metabolismo , Isquemia/metabolismo , Isquemia/patología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Neovascularización Fisiológica , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , Interferencia de ARN , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética
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Cell ; 173(1): 74-89.e20, 2018 03 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29570999

RESUMEN

A decline in capillary density and blood flow with age is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Understanding why this occurs is key to future gains in human health. NAD precursors reverse aspects of aging, in part, by activating sirtuin deacylases (SIRT1-SIRT7) that mediate the benefits of exercise and dietary restriction (DR). We show that SIRT1 in endothelial cells is a key mediator of pro-angiogenic signals secreted from myocytes. Treatment of mice with the NAD+ booster nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) improves blood flow and increases endurance in elderly mice by promoting SIRT1-dependent increases in capillary density, an effect augmented by exercise or increasing the levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a DR mimetic and regulator of endothelial NAD+ levels. These findings have implications for improving blood flow to organs and tissues, increasing human performance, and reestablishing a virtuous cycle of mobility in the elderly.


Asunto(s)
Envejecimiento , Sulfuro de Hidrógeno/metabolismo , NAD/metabolismo , Animales , Células Endoteliales/citología , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Microvasos/metabolismo , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Neovascularización Fisiológica , Coactivador 1-alfa del Receptor Activado por Proliferadores de Peroxisomas gamma/metabolismo , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , Interferencia de ARN , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Sirtuina 1/antagonistas & inhibidores , Sirtuina 1/genética , Sirtuina 1/metabolismo , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo
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Cell ; 160(1-2): 132-44, 2015 Jan 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25542313

RESUMEN

Dietary restriction (DR) without malnutrition encompasses numerous regimens with overlapping benefits including longevity and stress resistance, but unifying nutritional and molecular mechanisms remain elusive. In a mouse model of DR-mediated stress resistance, we found that sulfur amino acid (SAA) restriction increased expression of the transsulfuration pathway (TSP) enzyme cystathionine γ-lyase (CGL), resulting in increased hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production and protection from hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury. SAA supplementation, mTORC1 activation, or chemical/genetic CGL inhibition reduced H2S production and blocked DR-mediated stress resistance. In vitro, the mitochondrial protein SQR was required for H2S-mediated protection during nutrient/oxygen deprivation. Finally, TSP-dependent H2S production was observed in yeast, worm, fruit fly, and rodent models of DR-mediated longevity. Together, these data are consistent with evolutionary conservation of TSP-mediated H2S as a mediator of DR benefits with broad implications for clinical translation. PAPERFLICK:


Asunto(s)
Dieta , Sulfuro de Hidrógeno/metabolismo , Animales , Evolución Biológica , Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiología , Restricción Calórica , Cistationina gamma-Liasa/metabolismo , Cisteína/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster/fisiología , Femenino , Riñón/irrigación sanguínea , Riñón/lesiones , Esperanza de Vida , Hígado/irrigación sanguínea , Hígado/lesiones , Masculino , Metionina/metabolismo , Ratones Noqueados , Factor 2 Relacionado con NF-E2/genética , Factor 2 Relacionado con NF-E2/metabolismo , Daño por Reperfusión , Transducción de Señal , Estrés Fisiológico , Transcriptoma , Levaduras/fisiología
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Cell ; 157(4): 882-896, 2014 May 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24813611

RESUMEN

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a common feature in neurodegeneration and aging. We identify mitochondrial dysfunction in xeroderma pigmentosum group A (XPA), a nucleotide excision DNA repair disorder with severe neurodegeneration, in silico and in vivo. XPA-deficient cells show defective mitophagy with excessive cleavage of PINK1 and increased mitochondrial membrane potential. The mitochondrial abnormalities appear to be caused by decreased activation of the NAD(+)-SIRT1-PGC-1α axis triggered by hyperactivation of the DNA damage sensor PARP-1. This phenotype is rescued by PARP-1 inhibition or by supplementation with NAD(+) precursors that also rescue the lifespan defect in xpa-1 nematodes. Importantly, this pathogenesis appears common to ataxia-telangiectasia and Cockayne syndrome, two other DNA repair disorders with neurodegeneration, but absent in XPC, a DNA repair disorder without neurodegeneration. Our findings reveal a nuclear-mitochondrial crosstalk that is critical for the maintenance of mitochondrial health.


Asunto(s)
Mitofagia , Poli(ADP-Ribosa) Polimerasas/metabolismo , Sirtuina 1/metabolismo , Proteína de la Xerodermia Pigmentosa del Grupo A/metabolismo , Xerodermia Pigmentosa/fisiopatología , Envejecimiento , Animales , Apoptosis , Autofagia , Caenorhabditis elegans , Línea Celular , Humanos , Canales Iónicos/metabolismo , Ratones , Proteínas Mitocondriales/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinasas/metabolismo , Ratas , Proteína Desacopladora 2 , Xerodermia Pigmentosa/metabolismo
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Am J Pathol ; 191(8): 1412-1430, 2021 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34111429

RESUMEN

Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a progressive fibrotic disease characterized by life-threatening airway narrowing. Although the molecular underpinnings are unknown, previous reports showing that subglottic serial intralesional steroid injections (SILSIs) improve clinical outcomes suggest a steroid-sensitive pathway in iSGS. Herein, a prospective study was conducted to determine the changes in profibrotic markers during SILSI to identify steroid-sensitive profibrotic drivers. Seven newly diagnosed patients with iSGS were recruited for SILSI. Subglottic biopsies before and after SILSI treatments were evaluated for histologic and molecular markers by confocal microscopy and RT-qPCR. At baseline, iSGS subglottises contained abundant vimentin-positive/α-smooth muscle actin-negative fibroblasts, intermingled with a matrix of fibronectin and types I and VI collagen. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß1 was up-regulated primarily in glandular epithelium. Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2) was mainly up-regulated in stromal fibroblasts surrounding TGF-ß1-positive glandular structures. SILSI improved iSGS by reducing fibroblast infiltration and increasing matrix remodeling. Mechanistically, SILSI counteracted the effects of TGF-ß1 by inducing matrix metalloprotease 9 (MMP9) expression while repressing CCN2 expression, without affecting TGFß1 levels. Treatment of primary iSGS-derived fibroblasts with TGF-ß1 recapitulated aspects of the disease in vivo, demonstrating that the induction in CCN2 and repression of MMP9 are caused by changes in histone acetylation induced by TGF-ß1. Triamcinolone counteracted the coregulation of these genes by impairing SMAD2/3 binding to promoter regions, and not through histone acetylation. In conclusion, this study shows that SILSI counteracts a dysregulated TGF-ß1/CCN2/MMP9 axis involved in iSGS development.


Asunto(s)
Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico , Laringoestenosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Triamcinolona/uso terapéutico , Factor de Crecimiento del Tejido Conjuntivo/efectos de los fármacos , Factor de Crecimiento del Tejido Conjuntivo/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Abajo , Humanos , Inyecciones Intralesiones , Laringoestenosis/metabolismo , Laringoestenosis/patología , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/efectos de los fármacos , Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Factor de Crecimiento Transformador beta1/efectos de los fármacos , Factor de Crecimiento Transformador beta1/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 295(6): 1704-1715, 2020 02 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31882535

RESUMEN

The influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 outbreak in 2009 exemplified the problems accompanying the emergence of novel influenza A virus (IAV) strains and their unanticipated virulence in populations with no pre-existing immunity. Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) are currently the drugs of choice for intervention against IAV outbreaks, but there are concerns that NAI-resistant viruses can transmit to high-risk populations. These issues highlight the need for new approaches that address the annual influenza burden. In this study, we examined whether palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidylglycerol (POPG) and phosphatidylinositol (PI) effectively antagonize (H1N1)pdm09 infection. POPG and PI markedly suppressed cytopathic effects and attenuated viral gene expression in (H1N1)pdm09-infected Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. POPG and PI bound to (H1N1)pdm09 with high affinity and disrupted viral spread from infected to noninfected cells in tissue culture and also reduced (H1N1)pdm09 propagation by a factor of 102 after viral infection was established in vitro In a mouse infection model of (H1N1)pdm09, POPG and PI significantly reduced lung inflammation and viral burden. Of note, when mice were challenged with a typically lethal dose of 1000 plaque-forming units of (H1N1)pdm09, survival after 10 days was 100% (14 of 14 mice) with the POPG treatment compared with 0% (0 of 14 mice) without this treatment. POPG also significantly reduced inflammatory infiltrates and the viral burden induced by (H1N1)pdm09 infection in a ferret model. These findings indicate that anionic phospholipids potently and efficiently disrupt influenza infections in animal models.


Asunto(s)
Antivirales/uso terapéutico , Subtipo H1N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/efectos de los fármacos , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/tratamiento farmacológico , Fosfatidilgliceroles/uso terapéutico , Fosfatidilinositoles/uso terapéutico , Animales , Antivirales/farmacología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Perros , Femenino , Células de Riñón Canino Madin Darby , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Infecciones por Orthomyxoviridae/patología , Fosfatidilgliceroles/farmacología , Fosfatidilinositoles/farmacología , Surfactantes Pulmonares/farmacología , Surfactantes Pulmonares/uso terapéutico
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J Surg Res ; 235: 216-222, 2019 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30691797

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Dietary restriction (DR), defined as reduced nutrient intake without malnutrition, is associated with longevity extension, improved glucose metabolism, and increased stress resistance, but also poor wound healing. Short-term preoperative DR followed by a return to normal feeding after surgery results in improved surgical outcomes in preclinical models. However, the effect of preoperative DR on wound healing and perioperative glucose homeostasis is currently unknown. Here, we tested the effects of two different preoperative DR regimens-protein restriction (PR) and methionine restriction (MR)-on wound healing and perioperative glucose homeostasis using an established murine model of wound healing in both nondiabetic and diabetic mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surgical outcomes were tested using the McFarlane flap in nondiabetic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Short-term dietary preconditioning included 1 wk of PR or MR diet (1-2 wk) versus an isocaloric complete diet before surgery; all mice were returned to a complete diet postoperatively. Outcome measures of flap wound recovery included skin viability and laser Doppler imaging of flap perfusion and assessment of CD45+ cell infiltration. Glucose homeostasis was assessed by glucose tolerance testing and by perioperative glucose levels in the diabetic cohort. RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in percentage of viable skin, perfusion, or immune cell infiltration at 7-10 d after surgery in PR or MR mice compared with controls in healthy or diabetic mice. Preoperative glucose tolerance and postoperative glucose levels were however significantly improved by both PR and MR in diabetic mice. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term dietary preconditioning with PR or MR did not impair wound healing in nondiabetic or diabetic mice. However, both regimens reduced preoperative hyperglycemia in diabetic mice. Thus, brief preoperative dietary manipulations stand as strategies to potentially improve perioperative hyperglycemia with no deleterious effects on wound healing in mice.


Asunto(s)
Dieta con Restricción de Proteínas/efectos adversos , Hiperglucemia/dietoterapia , Metionina , Cuidados Preoperatorios , Cicatrización de Heridas , Animales , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/complicaciones , Hiperglucemia/etiología , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL
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J Biol Chem ; 292(16): 6786-6798, 2017 04 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28242759

RESUMEN

Obesity increases risk for liver toxicity by the anti-leukemic agent asparaginase, but the mechanism is unknown. Asparaginase activates the integrated stress response (ISR) via sensing amino acid depletion by the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) kinase GCN2. The goal of this work was to discern the impact of obesity, alone versus alongside genetic disruption of the ISR, on mechanisms of liver protection during chronic asparaginase exposure in mice. Following diet-induced obesity, biochemical analysis of livers revealed that asparaginase provoked hepatic steatosis that coincided with activation of another eIF2 kinase PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), a major ISR transducer to ER stress. Genetic loss of Gcn2 intensified hepatic PERK activation to asparaginase, yet surprisingly, mRNA levels of key ISR gene targets such as Atf5 and Trib3 failed to increase. Instead, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signal transduction was unleashed, and this coincided with liver dysfunction reflected by a failure to maintain hydrogen sulfide production or apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100) expression. In contrast, obese mice lacking hepatic activating transcription factor 4 (Atf4) showed an exaggerated ISR and greater loss of endogenous hydrogen sulfide but normal inhibition of mTORC1 and maintenance of ApoB100 during asparaginase exposure. In both genetic mouse models, expression and phosphorylation of Sestrin2, an ATF4 gene target, was increased by asparaginase, suggesting mTORC1 inhibition during asparaginase exposure is not driven via eIF2-ATF4-Sestrin2. In conclusion, obesity promotes a maladaptive ISR during asparaginase exposure. GCN2 functions to repress mTORC1 activity and maintain ApoB100 protein levels independently of Atf4 expression, whereas hydrogen sulfide production is promoted via GCN2-ATF4 pathway.


Asunto(s)
Asparaginasa/metabolismo , Hígado Graso/metabolismo , Hígado/patología , Obesidad/metabolismo , Factor de Transcripción Activador 4/genética , Factores de Transcripción Activadores/metabolismo , Animales , Apolipoproteína B-100/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Factor 2 Eucariótico de Iniciación/metabolismo , Hígado Graso/patología , Eliminación de Gen , Glutatión/química , Sulfuro de Hidrógeno/química , Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Hígado/metabolismo , Diana Mecanicista del Complejo 1 de la Rapamicina , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Obesos , Ratones Transgénicos , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Peroxidasas , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/genética , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismo , eIF-2 Quinasa/metabolismo
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Malar J ; 16(1): 455, 2017 11 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29121917

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Maladaptive immune responses during cerebral malaria (CM) result in high mortality despite opportune anti-malarial chemotherapy. Rapamycin, an FDA-approved immunomodulator, protects against experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) in mice through effects on the host. However, the potential for reduced adaptive immunity with chronic use, combined with an incomplete understanding of mechanisms underlying protection, limit translational potential as an adjunctive therapy in CM. RESULTS: The results presented herein demonstrate that a single dose of rapamycin, provided as late as day 4 or 5 post-infection, protected mice from ECM neuropathology and death through modulation of distinct host responses to infection. Rapamycin prevented parasite cytoadherence in peripheral organs, including white adipose tissue, via reduction of CD36 expression. Rapamycin also altered the splenic immune response by reducing the number of activated T cells with migratory phenotype, while increasing local cytotoxic T cell activation. Finally, rapamycin reduced brain endothelial ICAM-1 expression concomitant with reduced brain pathology. Together, these changes potentially contributed to increased parasite elimination while reducing CD8 T cell migration to the brain. CONCLUSIONS: Rapamycin exerts pleotropic effects on host immunity, vascular activation and parasite sequestration that rescue mice from ECM, and thus support the potential clinical use of rapamycin as an adjunctive therapy in CM.


Asunto(s)
Inmunidad Adaptativa , Antimaláricos/administración & dosificación , Endotelio/efectos de los fármacos , Malaria Cerebral/tratamiento farmacológico , Plasmodium/efectos de los fármacos , Sirolimus/administración & dosificación , Animales , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Esquema de Medicación , Endotelio/parasitología , Femenino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Plasmodium/fisiología , Factores de Tiempo
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Gerontology ; 63(3): 228-237, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28052287

RESUMEN

Dietary restriction (DR) is best known for extending lifespan in experimental model organisms, but also increases resistance to a variety of clinically relevant stressors, including those associated with surgery. Extended periods of DR, lasting months to years, are required for optimal longevity benefits in rodents, but short-term dietary preconditioning (less than 1 week) remarkably protects from acute injury. Here, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the mechanistic basis of short-term DR and fasting in the context of surgical stress resistance, including upstream amino acid sensing by the GCN2 and mTORC1 pathways, and downstream effector mechanisms including increased insulin-dependent prosurvival signaling and elevated endogenous hydrogen sulfide production. We also review the current trend in preoperative nutrition away from preoperative fasting and towards carbohydrate loading. Finally, we discuss the rationale for the nonmutually exclusive use of brief DR or pharmacological DR mimetics to precondition against the stress and potential complications of surgery.


Asunto(s)
Ayuno , Cuidados Preoperatorios/métodos , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por AMP/metabolismo , Envejecimiento/fisiología , Animales , Restricción Calórica/efectos adversos , Restricción Calórica/métodos , Carbohidratos de la Dieta/administración & dosificación , Ayuno/efectos adversos , Humanos , Sulfuro de Hidrógeno/metabolismo , Insulina/metabolismo , Diana Mecanicista del Complejo 1 de la Rapamicina , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Fenómenos Fisiológicos de la Nutrición , Cuidados Preoperatorios/efectos adversos , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Sirtuina 1/metabolismo , Estrés Fisiológico , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismo , Investigación Biomédica Traslacional
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J Infect Dis ; 213(1): 80-9, 2016 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26347576

RESUMEN

Plasmodium falciparum-induced severe malaria remains a continuing problem in areas of endemicity, with elevated morbidity and mortality. Drugs targeting mechanisms involved in severe malaria pathology, including cytoadhesion of infected red blood cells (RBCs) to host receptors and production of proinflammatory cytokines, are still necessary. Human C1-inhibitor (C1INH) is a multifunctional protease inhibitor that regulates coagulation, vascular permeability, and inflammation, with beneficial effects in inflammatory disease models, including septic shock. We found that human C1INH, at therapeutically relevant doses, blocks severe malaria pathogenic processes by 2 distinct mechanisms. First, C1INH bound to glycan moieties within P. falciparum glycosylphosphatidylinositol (PfGPI) molecules on the parasite surface, inhibiting parasite RBC invasion and proinflammatory cytokine production by parasite-stimulated monocytes in vitro and reducing parasitemia in a rodent model of experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) in vivo. Second, C1INH bound to host CD36 and chondroitin sulfate A molecules, interfering with cytoadhesion of infected RBCs by competitive binding to these receptors in vitro and reducing sequestration in specific tissues and protecting against ECM in vivo. This study reveals that C1INH is a potential therapeutic antimalarial molecule able to interfere with severe-disease etiology at multiple levels through specific interactions with both parasite PfGPIs and host cell receptors.


Asunto(s)
Adhesión Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Inactivadoras del Complemento 1/metabolismo , Proteínas Inactivadoras del Complemento 1/farmacología , Glicosilfosfatidilinositoles/metabolismo , Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos/efectos de los fármacos , Malaria Cerebral/metabolismo , Malaria Cerebral/parasitología , Proteínas Protozoarias/metabolismo , Animales , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proteína Inhibidora del Complemento C1 , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Eritrocitos/parasitología , Femenino , Humanos , Malaria Cerebral/sangre , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Plasmodium berghei/metabolismo , Plasmodium berghei/patogenicidad , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacología
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 60(1): 613-6, 2016 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26459896

RESUMEN

Senicapoc, a Gardos channel inhibitor, prevented erythrocyte dehydration in clinical trials of patients with sickle cell disease. We tested the hypothesis that senicapoc-induced blockade of the Gardos channel inhibits Plasmodium growth. Senicapoc inhibited in vitro growth of human and primate plasmodia during the clinical blood stage. Senicapoc treatment suppressed P. yoelii parasitemia in vivo in C57BL/6 mice. The reassuring safety and biochemical profile of senicapoc encourage its use in antimalarial development.


Asunto(s)
Acetamidas/farmacología , Antimaláricos/farmacología , Plasmodium falciparum/efectos de los fármacos , Plasmodium knowlesi/efectos de los fármacos , Plasmodium yoelii/efectos de los fármacos , Compuestos de Tritilo/farmacología , Trofozoítos/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Transporte Biológico/efectos de los fármacos , Eritrocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Eritrocitos/metabolismo , Eritrocitos/parasitología , Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos , Humanos , Canales de Potasio de Conductancia Intermedia Activados por el Calcio/antagonistas & inhibidores , Canales de Potasio de Conductancia Intermedia Activados por el Calcio/metabolismo , Macaca mulatta , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Plasmodium falciparum/crecimiento & desarrollo , Plasmodium falciparum/metabolismo , Plasmodium knowlesi/crecimiento & desarrollo , Plasmodium knowlesi/metabolismo , Plasmodium yoelii/crecimiento & desarrollo , Plasmodium yoelii/metabolismo , Trofozoítos/crecimiento & desarrollo , Trofozoítos/metabolismo , Agua/metabolismo
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J Vasc Surg ; 63(2): 500-9.e1, 2016 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25124359

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVE: Whereas chronic overnutrition is a risk factor for surgical complications, long-term dietary restriction (reduced food intake without malnutrition) protects in preclinical models of surgical stress. Building on the emerging concept that acute preoperative dietary perturbations can affect the body's response to surgical stress, we hypothesized that short-term high-fat diet (HFD) feeding before surgery is detrimental, whereas short-term nutrient/energy restriction before surgery can reverse negative outcomes. We tested this hypothesis in two distinct murine models of vascular surgical injury, ischemia-reperfusion (IR) and intimal hyperplasia (IH). METHODS: Short-term overnutrition was achieved by feeding mice a HFD consisting of 60% calories from fat for 2 weeks. Short-term dietary restriction consisted of either 1 week of restricted access to a protein-free diet (protein/energy restriction) or 3 days of water-only fasting immediately before surgery; after surgery, all mice were given ad libitum access to a complete diet. To assess the impact of preoperative nutrition on surgical outcome, mice were challenged in one of two fundamentally distinct surgical injury models: IR injury to either kidney or liver, or a carotid focal stenosis model of IH. RESULTS: Three days of fasting or 1 week of preoperative protein/energy restriction attenuated IH development measured 28 days after focal carotid stenosis. One week of preoperative protein/energy restriction also reduced plasma urea, creatinine, and damage to the corticomedullary junction after renal IR and decreased aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, and hemorrhagic necrosis after hepatic IR. However, exposure to a HFD for 2 weeks before surgery had no significant impact on kidney or hepatic function after IR or IH after focal carotid stenosis. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term dietary restriction immediately before surgery significantly attenuated the vascular wall hyperplastic response and improved IR outcome. The findings suggest plasticity in the body's response to these vascular surgical injuries that can be manipulated by novel yet practical preoperative dietary interventions.


Asunto(s)
Restricción Calórica , Estenosis Carotídea/dietoterapia , Dieta con Restricción de Proteínas , Riñón/irrigación sanguínea , Hígado/irrigación sanguínea , Neointima , Daño por Reperfusión/prevención & control , Animales , Biomarcadores/sangre , Estenosis Carotídea/etiología , Estenosis Carotídea/patología , Creatinina/sangre , Dieta Alta en Grasa , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Ingestión de Energía , Riñón/patología , Hígado/patología , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Endogámicos DBA , Cuidados Preoperatorios , Daño por Reperfusión/sangre , Daño por Reperfusión/etiología , Daño por Reperfusión/patología , Factores de Tiempo , Urea/sangre
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J Nutr ; 145(8): 1717-27, 2015 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26041674

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Short-term dietary restriction (DR) without malnutrition preconditions against surgical stress in rodents; however, the nutritional basis and underlying nutrient/energy-sensing pathways remain poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the relative contribution of protein restriction (PR) vs. calorie restriction (CR) to protection from renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) and changes in organ-autonomous nutrient/energy-sensing pathways and hormones underlying beneficial effects. METHODS: Mice were preconditioned on experimental diets lacking total calories (0-50% CR) or protein/essential amino acids (EAAs) vs. complete diets consumed ad libitum (AL) for 1 wk before IRI. Renal outcome was assessed by serum markers and histology and integrated over a 2-dimensional protein/energy landscape by geometric framework analysis. Changes in renal nutrient/energy-sensing signal transduction and systemic hormones leptin and adiponectin were also measured. The genetic requirement for amino acid sensing via general control non-derepressible 2 (GCN2) was tested with knockout vs. control mice. The involvement of the hormone leptin was tested by injection of recombinant protein vs. vehicle during the preconditioning period. RESULTS: CR-mediated protection was dose dependent up to 50% with maximal 2-fold effect sizes. PR benefits were abrogated by EAA re-addition and additive with CR, with maximal benefits at any given amount of CR occurring with a protein-free diet. GCN2 was not required for functional benefits of PR. Activation and repression of nutrient/energy-sensing kinases, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), respectively, on PR reflected a state of negative energy balance, paralleled by 13% weight loss and an 87% decrease in leptin, independent of calorie intake. Recombinant leptin administration partially abrogated benefits of dietary preconditioning against renal IRI. CONCLUSIONS: In male mice, PR and CR both contributed to the benefits of short-term DR against renal IRI independent of GCN2 but partially dependent on reduced circulating leptin and coincident with AMPK activation and mTORC1 repression.


Asunto(s)
Lesión Renal Aguda/prevención & control , Restricción Calórica , Proteínas en la Dieta/administración & dosificación , Leptina/metabolismo , Daño por Reperfusión/prevención & control , Animales , Área Bajo la Curva , Leptina/genética , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/genética , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Urea/sangre
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Cancer Cell ; 10(2): 121-32, 2006 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16904611

RESUMEN

Inborn defects in nucleotide excision DNA repair (NER) can paradoxically result in elevated cancer incidence (xeroderma pigmentosum [XP]) or segmental progeria without cancer predisposition (Cockayne syndrome [CS] and trichothiodystrophy [TTD]). We report generation of a knockin mouse model for the combined disorder XPCS with a G602D-encoding mutation in the Xpd helicase gene. XPCS mice are the most skin cancer-prone NER model to date, and we postulate an unusual NER dysfunction that is likely responsible for this susceptibility. XPCS mice also displayed symptoms of segmental progeria, including cachexia and progressive loss of germinal epithelium. Like CS fibroblasts, XPCS and TTD fibroblasts from human and mouse showed evidence of defective repair of oxidative DNA lesions that may underlie these segmental progeroid symptoms.


Asunto(s)
Síndrome de Cockayne/patología , Progeria/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Proteína de la Xerodermia Pigmentosa del Grupo D/metabolismo , Xerodermia Pigmentosa/patología , Animales , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/etiología , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Línea Celular Transformada , Síndrome de Cockayne/complicaciones , Síndrome de Cockayne/metabolismo , Reparación del ADN , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Susceptibilidad a Enfermedades , Femenino , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Mutantes , Mutación , Papiloma/etiología , Papiloma/metabolismo , Papiloma/patología , Fenotipo , Progeria/complicaciones , Progeria/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cutáneas/etiología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/metabolismo , Xerodermia Pigmentosa/complicaciones , Xerodermia Pigmentosa/metabolismo , Proteína de la Xerodermia Pigmentosa del Grupo D/genética
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Biochem J ; 449(1): 1-10, 2013 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23216249

RESUMEN

DR (dietary restriction), or reduced food intake without malnutrition, is associated with extended longevity, improved metabolic fitness and increased stress resistance in a wide range of organisms. DR is often referred to as calorie restriction, implying that reduced energy intake is responsible for its widespread and evolutionarily conserved benefits. However, recent data indicate dietary amino acid restriction as a key mediator of DR benefits. In fruitflies, an imbalance in essential amino acid intake is thought to underlie longevity benefits of DR. In mammals, reduced dietary protein or essential amino acid intake can extend longevity, improve metabolic fitness and increase stress resistance. In the present paper we review two evolutionarily conserved signal transduction pathways responsible for sensing amino acid levels. The eIF2α (eukaryotic initiation factor 2α) kinase GCN2 (general amino acid control non-derepressible 2) senses the absence of one or more amino acids by virtue of direct binding to uncharged cognate tRNAs. The presence of certain amino acids, such as leucine, permits activation of the master growth regulating kinase TOR (target of rapamycin). These two signal transduction pathways react to amino acid deprivation by inhibiting general protein translation while at the same time increasing translation of specific mRNAs involved in restoring homoeostasis. Together, these pathways may contribute to the regulation of longevity, metabolic fitness and stress resistance.


Asunto(s)
Aminoácidos/fisiología , Restricción Calórica , Longevidad/fisiología , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/fisiología , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/fisiología , Animales , Restricción Calórica/métodos , Humanos , Unión Proteica/fisiología
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bioRxiv ; 2024 Jul 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39005372

RESUMEN

Dietary restriction of the sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cysteine (SAAR) improves body composition, enhances insulin sensitivity, and extends lifespan; benefits seen also with endurance exercise. Yet, the impact of SAAR on skeletal muscle remains largely unexplored. Here we demonstrate that one week of SAAR in sedentary, young, male mice increases endurance exercise capacity. Indirect calorimetry showed that SAAR increased lipid oxidation at rest and delayed the onset of carbohydrate utilization during exercise. Transcriptomic analysis revealed increased expression of genes involved in fatty acid catabolism especially in glycolytic muscle following SAAR. These findings were functionally supported by increased fatty acid circulatory turnover flux and muscle ß-oxidation. Reducing lipid uptake from circulation through endothelial cell (EC)-specific CD36 deletion attenuated the running phenotype. Mechanistically, VEGF-signaling inhibition prevented exercise increases following SAAR, without affecting angiogenesis, implicating noncanonical VEGF signaling and EC CD36-dependent fatty acid transport in regulating exercise capacity by influencing muscle substrate availability.

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Geroscience ; 46(5): 4657-4670, 2024 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38753230

RESUMEN

Genetically heterogeneous UM-HET3 mice born in 2020 were used to test possible lifespan effects of alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG), 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), hydralazine (HYD), nebivolol (NEBI), 16α-hydroxyestriol (OH_Est), and sodium thiosulfate (THIO), and to evaluate the effects of canagliflozin (Cana) when started at 16 months of age. OH_Est produced a 15% increase (p = 0.0001) in median lifespan in males but led to a significant (7%) decline in female lifespan. Cana, started at 16 months, also led to a significant increase (14%, p = 0.004) in males and a significant decline (6%, p = 0.03) in females. Cana given to mice at 6 months led, as in our previous study, to an increase in male lifespan without any change in female lifespan, suggesting that this agent may lead to female-specific late-life harm. We found that blood levels of Cana were approximately 20-fold higher in aged females than in young males, suggesting a possible mechanism for the sex-specific disparities in its effects. NEBI was also found to produce a female-specific decline (4%, p = 0.03) in lifespan. None of the other tested drugs provided a lifespan benefit in either sex. These data bring to 7 the list of ITP-tested drugs that induce at least a 10% lifespan increase in one or both sexes, add a fourth drug with demonstrated mid-life benefits on lifespan, and provide a testable hypothesis that might explain the sexual dimorphism in lifespan effects of the SGLT2 inhibitor Cana.


Asunto(s)
Canagliflozina , Longevidad , Tiosulfatos , Animales , Canagliflozina/farmacología , Masculino , Femenino , Tiosulfatos/farmacología , Longevidad/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Inhibidores del Cotransportador de Sodio-Glucosa 2/farmacología , Factores Sexuales
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Nat Aging ; 4(2): 261-274, 2024 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38200273

RESUMEN

Epigenetic 'clocks' based on DNA methylation have emerged as the most robust and widely used aging biomarkers, but conventional methods for applying them are expensive and laborious. Here we develop tagmentation-based indexing for methylation sequencing (TIME-seq), a highly multiplexed and scalable method for low-cost epigenetic clocks. Using TIME-seq, we applied multi-tissue and tissue-specific epigenetic clocks in over 1,800 mouse DNA samples from eight tissue and cell types. We show that TIME-seq clocks are accurate and robust, enriched for polycomb repressive complex 2-regulated loci, and benchmark favorably against conventional methods despite being up to 100-fold less expensive. Using dietary treatments and gene therapy, we find that TIME-seq clocks reflect diverse interventions in multiple tissues. Finally, we develop an economical human blood clock (R > 0.96, median error = 3.39 years) in 1,056 demographically representative individuals. These methods will enable more efficient epigenetic clock measurement in larger-scale human and animal studies.


Asunto(s)
Metilación de ADN , Trabajo de Parto , Embarazo , Femenino , Humanos , Ratones , Animales , Metilación de ADN/genética , Epigénesis Genética , Envejecimiento/genética , Epigenómica/métodos
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