{"title":"Circ_0001806 relieves LPS-induced HK2 cell injury by regulating the expression of miR-942-5p and TXNIP.","authors":"Mingjin Chen, Lefeng Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09978-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09978-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can cause a variety of diseases, including septic acute kidney injury (AKI). Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are believed to be involved in the development of this disease. This study aims to clarify the function of circ_0001806 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced HK2 cell model and its related mechanisms. Circ_0001806 was up-regulated in septic AKI serum specimens and LPS-induced HK2 cells. Circ_0001806 knockdown promoted cell proliferation and restrained apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress in LPS-induced HK2 cells. In mechanism, circ_0001806 can be used as a sponge for miR-942-5p, and miR-942-5p can directly target TXNIP. Functional experiments revealed that the miR-942-5p inhibitor could reverse the alleviating effect of circ_0001806 knockdown on LPS-induced HK2 cell injury, and TXNIP addition can also reverse the inhibitory effect of miR-942-5p overexpression on LPS-induced HK2 cell injury. In addition, circ_0001806 regulated TXNIP expression through sponging miR-942-5p. Besides, exosome-derived circ_0001806 was upregulated in LPS-induced HK2 cells, while was downregulated by GW4869. The results showed that circ_0001806 knockdown could reduce LPS-induced HK2 cell injury by regulating TXNIP expression via targeting miR-942-5p, indicating that circ_0001806 might be an important biomarker for alleviating sepsis-related AKI. This might provide therapeutic strategy for the treatment of sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 4","pages":"301-312"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10226169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatio temporal interdependent calcium and buffer dynamics regulating DAG in a hepatocyte cell due to obesity.","authors":"Vedika Mishra, Neeru Adlakha","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09973-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09973-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Calcium ions (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) serve as a crucial signaling mechanism in almost all cells. The buffers are proteins that bind free Ca<sup>2+</sup> to reduce the cell's Ca<sup>2+</sup> concentration. The most studies reported in the past on calcium signaling in various cells have considered the buffer concentration as constant in the cell. However, buffers also diffuse and their concentration varies dynamically in the cells. Almost no work has been reported on interdependent calcium and buffer dynamics in the cells. In the present study, a model is proposed for inter-dependent spatio-temporal dynamics of calcium and buffer by coupling reaction-diffusion equations of Ca<sup>2+</sup> and buffer in a hepatocyte cell. Boundary and initial conditions are framed based on the physiological state of the cell. The effect of various parameters viz. inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R), diffusion coefficient, SERCA pump and ryanodine receptor (RyR) on spatio-temporal dynamics of calcium and buffer regulating diacylglycerol (DAG) in a normal and obese hepatocyte cell has been studied using finite element simulation. From the results, it is concluded that the dynamics of calcium and buffer impact each other significantly along the spatio-temporal dimensions, thereby affecting the regulation of all the processes including DAG in a hepatocyte cell. The proposed model is more realistic than the existing ones, as the interdependent system dynamics of calcium and buffer have different regulatory impacts as compared to the individual and independent dynamics of these signaling processes in a hepatocyte cell.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 4","pages":"249-266"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10219064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Purinergic receptor P2X7 activates NOX2/JNK signaling to participate in granulosa cell inflammation and apoptosis in polycystic ovary syndrome.","authors":"Chuan Shen, Yongmei Jiang, Jia Lin, Yibei He, Yue Liu, Dingzhi Fang","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09981-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09981-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 4","pages":"323"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10250563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"LNX2 involves in the role of ghrelin to promote the neuronal differentiation of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells.","authors":"Gui-Bo Liu, Tao Zhan, Yan-Ming Pan, Da-Wei Zhang, Hui-Zhe Zheng, Biao Xu, Ting-Ting Li, Chuan-Ling Dong, Yong-Xia Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09967-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09967-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) have promising effects on nerve repair due to the differentiation ability to neural cells. Ghrelin has been shown to promote the neural differentiation of ADSCs. This work was designed to explore its underlying mechanism. Herein, we found high expression of LNX2 in ADSCs after neuronal differentiation. Knockdown of LNX2 might block neuronal differentiation of ADSCs, as evidenced by the decreased number of neural-like cells and dendrites per cell, and the reduced expressions of neural markers (including β-Tubulin III, Nestin, and MAP2). We also demonstrated that LNX2 silencing suppressed the nuclear translocation of β-catenin in differentiated ADSCs. Luciferase reporter assay indicated that LNX2 inhibited wnt/β-catenin pathway by reducing its transcriptional activity. In addition, results showed that LNX2 expression was increased by ghrelin, and its inhibition diminished the effects of ghrelin on neuronal differentiation. Altogether, the results suggest that LNX2 is involved in the role of ghrelin to facilitate neuronal differentiation of ADSCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 3","pages":"195-205"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9902806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenlong Deng, Guobin Ren, Jiajing Luo, She Gao, Weihong Huang, Weitao Liu, Shupei Ye
{"title":"TRPM7 mediates endoplasmic reticulum stress and ferroptosis in sepsis-induced myocardial injury.","authors":"Wenlong Deng, Guobin Ren, Jiajing Luo, She Gao, Weihong Huang, Weitao Liu, Shupei Ye","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09968-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09968-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7), a non-selective cation channel, was significantly upregulated in the blood of patients with sepsis. This study focuses on the preliminary exploration of the probable regulatory mechanism of TRPM7 in sepsis-induced myocardial injury (SIMI). HL-1 cardiac muscle cell line was treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to mimic SIMI in vitro, and TRPM7 level was assessed. The impacts of TRPM7 knockdown on cellular inflammation response, oxidative stress, apoptosis, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and ferroptosis were identified. In order to explore the mechanism, ER stress agonist tunicamycin (TM) or ferroptosis inducer erastin was applied to treat HL-1 cells. The influences of TM and erastin on the aforementioned aspects were evaluated. TRPM7 was elevated in response to LPS stimulation, and its knockdown reduced the secretion of inflammatory factors and oxidative stress degree. Moreover, TRPM7 knockdown significantly suppressed cell apoptosis, ER stress, and ferroptosis. TM and erastin reversed the functions of TRPM7 knockdown, indicating ER stress and ferroptosis mediated in the regulation of TRPM7. This research proposes the possibility of TRPM7 as a marker or target for SIMI, and provides theoretical support for follow-up research.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 3","pages":"207-217"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10206709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miwa Takai, Aya Okuda, Yuka Amano, Narumi Yashiro, Koki Hara, Mao Yamamoto, Toshifumi Tsujiuchi
{"title":"Effects of LPA receptor-mediated signaling on the modulation of cellular functions of pancreatic cancer cells cultured in fibroblast supernatants under hypoxic conditions.","authors":"Miwa Takai, Aya Okuda, Yuka Amano, Narumi Yashiro, Koki Hara, Mao Yamamoto, Toshifumi Tsujiuchi","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09969-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09969-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The tumor microenvironment (TME) consists of various cell types, including fibroblasts. The TME plays a central role in the promotion of tumor progression. In the present study, we investigated whether lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor-mediated signaling regulates cellular functions by the TME of pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells. To obtain fibroblast 3T3 cell supernatants, 3T3 cells were cultured in 5% charcoal stripped FCS-DMEM for 48 h. LPAR2 and LPAR3 expression levels were elevated in PANC-1 cells cultured in 3T3 cell supernatants. While PANC-1 cell motility was decreased by 3T3 cell supernatants, the cell survival to cisplatin (CDDP) of PANC-1 cells was markedly enhanced. Moreover, the cell survival to CDDP of PANC-1 cells cultured in 3T3 cell supernatants was increased by GRI-977,143 (LPA<sub>2</sub> agonist) and (2 S)-OMPT (LPA<sub>3</sub> agonist). Since hypoxia is caused by the restriction of adequate vascular networks to deliver oxygen into solid tumors, PANC-1 cells were cultured in 3T3 cell supernatants at 1% O<sub>2</sub> conditions. The cell survival to CDDP of PANC-1 cells cultured in 3T3 cell supernatants at 1% O<sub>2</sub> was significantly elevated, correlating with LPAR2 and LPAR3 expressions. These results suggest that LPA signaling via LPA<sub>2</sub> and LPA<sub>3</sub> is involved in the promotion of malignant properties by the TME in PANC-1 cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 3","pages":"169-177"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9855750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caroline Deckmann Nicoletti, Raíssa Maria Dos Santos Galvão, Marcella de Sá Haddad Queiroz, Lais Barboclher, Ana Flávia Martins Faria, Guilherme Pegas Teixeira, André Luis Ameida Souza, Fernando de Carvalho da Silva, Vitor Francisco Ferreira, Camilo Henrique da Silva Lima, Luana P Borba-Santos, Sonia Rozental, Débora Omena Futuro, Robson Xavier Faria
{"title":"Inclusion complex of O-allyl-lawsone with 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: Preparation, physical characterization, antiparasitic and antifungal activity.","authors":"Caroline Deckmann Nicoletti, Raíssa Maria Dos Santos Galvão, Marcella de Sá Haddad Queiroz, Lais Barboclher, Ana Flávia Martins Faria, Guilherme Pegas Teixeira, André Luis Ameida Souza, Fernando de Carvalho da Silva, Vitor Francisco Ferreira, Camilo Henrique da Silva Lima, Luana P Borba-Santos, Sonia Rozental, Débora Omena Futuro, Robson Xavier Faria","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09970-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-023-09970-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The subclass naphthoquinone represents a substance group containing several compounds with important activities against various pathogenic microorganisms. Accordingly, we evaluated O-allyl-lawsone (OAL) antiparasitic and antifungal activity free and encapsulated in 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (OAL MKN) against Trypanosoma cruzi and Sporothrix spp. OAL and OAL MKN were synthesized and characterized by physicochemical methods. The IC<sub>50</sub> values of OAL against T. cruzi were 2.4 µM and 96.8 µM, considering epimastigotes and trypomastigotes, respectively. At the same time, OAL MKN exhibited a lower IC<sub>50</sub> value (0.5 µM) for both trypanosome forms and low toxicity for mammalian cells. Additionally, the encapsulation showed a selectivity index approximately 240 times higher than that of benznidazole. Regarding antifungal activity, OAL and OAL MKN inhibited Sporothrix brasiliensis growth at 16 µM, while Sporothrix schenckii was inhibited at 32 µM. OAL MKN also exhibited higher selectivity toward fungus than mammalian cells. In conclusion, we described the encapsulation of O-allyl-lawsone in 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, increasing the antiparasitic activity compared with the free form and reducing the cytotoxicity and increasing the selectivity towardSporothrix yeasts and the T. cruzi trypomastigote form. This study highlights the potential development of this inclusion complex as an antiparasitic and antifungal agent to treat neglected diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 3","pages":"233-248"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9854137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alpha-lipoic acid modulates the diabetes mellitus-mediated neuropathic pain via inhibition of the TRPV1 channel, apoptosis, and oxidative stress in rats.","authors":"Betül Yazğan, Yener Yazğan, Mustafa Nazıroğlu","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09971-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-023-09971-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic syndrome involving neuropathic pain. Increased oxidative stress in DM is assumed to increase free reactive oxygen radicals (ROS) and causes diabetic damage. The sciatic nerve (ScN) and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) both contain high levels of the TRPV1 channel, which is triggered by capsaicin and ROSs and results in increased Ca<sup>2+</sup> entry into the neurons. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is considered an important part of the antioxidant system. To better characterize the protective effects of ALA on the DM-induced neuronal through TRPV1 modulation, we investigated the role of ALA on DM-induced neuropathic pain, oxidative ScN, and DRG damage in diabetic rats. Forty adult Wistar albino female rats were divided into four groups as control, ALA (50 mg/kg for 14 days), streptozotocin (STZ and 45 mg/kg and single dose), and STZ + ALA. Rats were used for the pain tests. After obtaining the DRGs and ScN, they were used for plate reader, patch-clamp, and laser confocal microscope analyses. We observed the modulator role of ALA on the thresholds of mechanical withdrawal pain (von Frey test) and hot sensitivity pain (hot plate test) in the STZ + ALA group. The treatment of ALA decreased STZ-induced increase of TRPV1 current densities, intracellular free Ca<sup>2+</sup> concentrations (Fura-2 and Fluo - 3/AM), ROS, caspase 3, caspase 9, mitochondrial membrane potential, and apoptosis values in the ScN and DRG neurons, although its treatment induced the increase of cell viability and body weight gain. The treatment of ALA acted a neuroprotective role on the TRPV1 channel stimulation-mediated Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx, neuropathic pain, and neuronal damage in diabetic rats. The neuroprotective role of ALA treatment can be explained by its modulating the TRPV1 channel activity, intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> increase-induced oxidative stress, and apoptosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 3","pages":"179-193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9856689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priyanka N Prem, David Raj Chellappan, Gino A Kurian
{"title":"Impaired renal ischemia reperfusion recovery after bilateral renal artery ligation in rats treated with adenine: role of renal mitochondria.","authors":"Priyanka N Prem, David Raj Chellappan, Gino A Kurian","doi":"10.1007/s10863-023-09974-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10863-023-09974-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vascular calcification (VC) and ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury is characterised to have mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the impact of dysfunctional mitochondria associated with vascular calcified rat kidney challenged to IR is not explored and is addressed in the present study. Male Wistar rats were treated with adenine for 20 days to induce chronic kidney dysfunction and VC. After 63 days, renal IR protocol was performed with subsequent recovery for 24 h and 7 days. Various mitochondrial parameters and biochemical assays were performed to assess kidney function, IR injury and its recovery. Adenine-induced rats with VC, decreased creatinine clearance (CrCl), and severe tissue injury demonstrated an increase in renal tissue damage and decreased CrCl after 24 h of IR (CrCl in ml: IR-0.220.02, VC-IR-0.050.01). Incidentally, the 24 h IR pathology in kidney was similar in both VC-IR and normal rat IR. But, the magnitude of dysfunction was higher with VC-IR due to pre-existing basal tissue alterations. We found severed deterioration in mitochondrial quantity and quality supported by low bioenergetic function in both VC basal tissue and IR challenged sample. However, post 7 days of IR, unlike normal rat IR, VC rat IR did not improve CrCl and corresponding mitochondrial damage in terms of quantity and its function were observed. Based on the above findings, we conclude that IR in VC rat adversely affect the post-surgical recovery, mainly due to the ineffective renal mitochondrial functional restoration from the surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":15080,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes","volume":"55 3","pages":"219-232"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10225449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}