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Schicksal von Mikrokernen bzw. mikrokernhaltigen Zellen und Bedeutung von Mikrokernen als Biomarker
(2021)
Mikrokerne sind als wichtiger Biomarker in der Gentoxizitätsforschung seit langer Zeit etabliert und ihre Bildung ist mechanistisch gut verstanden, wohingegen das Mikrokernschicksal und die genaue Funktion von Mikrokernen in der Kanzerogenese unzureichend erforscht sind. Um das Schicksal von Mikrokernen und mikrokernhaltigen Zellen über einen längeren Zeitraum zu untersuchen, wurden HeLa-Zellen, die mit einem GFP-markierten Histon H2B transfiziert worden sind, mittels Lebendzellmikroskopie nach Behandlung mit verschiedenen gentoxischen Agenzien für 96 h untersucht. Parameter wie die Mitose- oder Zelltodrate wurden dabei ebenso wie das Schicksal der Mikrokerne dokumentiert. Während Persistenz und Reinkorporation von Mikrokernen häufig beobachtet wurden, waren Degradation und Auswurf von Mikrokernen selten bis gar nicht zu sehen. Auch konnte ein Teil der mikrokernhaltigen Zellen über mehrere Zellteilungen persistieren und proliferieren, wodurch die in Mikrokernen manifestierte chromosomale Instabilität unverändert bleiben kann. Ein eindeutiger Substanzeinfluss auf das Mikrokernschicksal konnte nicht ausgemacht werden. Extrusion sollte weiterhin durch Behandlung mit Hydroxyurea oder Cytochalasin B in Kombination mit gentoxischer Behandlung induziert werden, es wurde jedoch kein Effekt auf die Extrusionsrate beobachtet. Degradation wurde mittels γH2AX-Antikörperfärbung und transduziertem dsRed-markierten Autophagiemarker LC3B in HeLa-H2B-GFP-Zellen untersucht. Trotz erhöhter DNA-Degradation in Mikrokernen wurde nur selten eine Ko-Lokalisierung mit LC3B beobachtet. Dafür gab es in HeLa-H2B-GFP-Zellen, die zusätzlich mit dsRed markierten Kernmembranmarker Lamin B1 transduziert worden sind, Anzeichen für eine eingeschränkte Mikrokernmembranintegrität. Weiterhin wurden Zytokinese-Block Mikrokerntests nach Behandlung mit Thebain mit und ohne metabolische Aktivierung sowie Celecoxib und Celecoxibderivaten durchgeführt. Hierbei wurde nach Thebainbehandlung nur ohne metabolische Aktivierung und bei Anwesenheit von Zytotoxizität mehr Mikrokerne gefunden, während nach Behandlung mit Celecoxib und Celecoxibderivaten kein Anstieg beobachtet wurde. Zusätzlich wurde der Einfluss durch neurodegenerative Veränderungen auf Mundschleimhautzellen in zwei großen Kohorten untersucht, wobei keine Effekte auf die Häufigkeit von Mikrokernen oder mikrokernhaltigen Zellen zugeordnet werden konnten, während es teilweise bei Parametern, die auf Zytotoxizität hindeuten, zu Veränderungen kam. Es konnte insgesamt gezeigt werden, dass Mikrokerne und mikrokernhaltige Zellen zusätzlich zu ihrer Funktion als Biomarker über wenigstens mehrere Zellteilungen bestehen bleiben können. Auf diese Weise können sie z. B. über Chromothripsis zu einer beschleunigten Kanzerogenese führen, was zu einer schlechten Prognose für Krebspatienten führen kann.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden die Einflüsse verschiedener genotoxischer Substanzen auf Säugertierzellen untersucht. Da ein Organismus der Ontogenese unterliegt und sich Zellen aus Stamm- und Vorläuferzellen entwickelt, gilt es diese ursprünglichen Zellen vor äußeren Einflüssen zu schützen. Da bisher kaum Untersuchungen von Zellen in verschiedenen Differenzierungsstadien durchgeführt wurden, wurden unter Verwendung vieler unterschiedlicher biologischer Endpunkte Effekte auf die Vitalität, Proliferation, Mitose und Apoptose dieser Zellen untersucht. Zudem erfolgte eine Interpretation der Ausbildung von Mikrokernen, Entstehung von DNS-Schäden und der zugrundeliegenden Reparaturmechanismen.
So konnte mit Hilfe der Untersuchungen der hämatopoetischen Stammzellen und der TK6-Zellen postuliert werden, dass hämatopoetische Stammzellen weitestgehend weniger empfindlich gegenüber Zytostatika (Doxorubicin, Vinblastin, Methylmethansulfonat und Mitomycin C) sind als die lymphoblastoide Zelllinie TK6, welche in der Entwicklungshierarchie den Stammzellen folgt. Die Befürchtung, dass der Mikrokerntest in immortalisierten TK6-Zellen als Grundlage für Genotoxizitätsuntersuchungen nicht genügen würden, konnte mit Hilfe der Versuchsergebnisse dieser Arbeit widerlegt werden. Die Ergebnisse belegen, dass der Mikrokerntest in TK6-Zellen relevant ist, da TK6-Zellen empfindlicher auf genotoxische Agentien im Vergleich zu hämatopoetischen Stammzellen reagieren.
Bei der Untersuchung der Leukämiezelllinie HL-60 wurden die Effekte klassischer (Vinblastin, Vincristin, Vinflunin und Vinorelbin) mit neu synthetisierten Vinca-Alkaloiden (4-Chlorochablastin, 4-Chlorochacristin, 16a, 17b und 18a) verglichen. Vinca-Alkaloide werden sehr häufig mit Nebenwirkungen, wie Neuropathien assoziiert, welche während einer Chemotherapie oftmals zu Therapieabbrüchen durch die Patienten führen. Aus diesem Grund war es erstrebenswert, neuartige Vinca-Alkaloide zu entwickeln, welche weniger Nebenwirkungen aber zugleich eine ähnliche Wirksamkeit aufweisen. Obwohl die Potenz der neuen Substanzen niedriger war als bei Vinblastin, Vincristin und Vinorelbin, zeigte ein Teil eine ähnliche Wirkung wie das Vinca-Alkaloid Vinflunin auf die Krebszelllinie HL-60 auf. Die Ergebnisse diese Arbeit können als erste Indikation in vitro genommen werden, dass sich diese Substanzen in der Krebstherapie als wirksam erweisen könnten und nach weiteren Ergebnissen in vivo als therapeutische Alternativen in Betracht gezogen werden.
Auch bei der vergleichenden Untersuchung von exponentiell wachsenden mit differenzierten Zelllinien konnten Unterschiede detektiert werden. Die Zelllinie HT-22, welche selbst keine Krebszelllinie ist, zeigte nach Differenzierung zu nicht exponentiell wachsenden Zellen eine erhöhte Empfindlichkeit gegenüber dem Alkylanz Methylmethansulfonat, was auf einer verminderten Basenexzisionsreparatur beruhen könnte. Auch die differenzierte Form der Adenokarzinom-Zelllinie CaCo2 zeigte eine gesteigerte Sensitivität gegenüber dem Topoisomerase II-Inhibitor Etoposid auf, wohingegen der unselektive Topoisomerase II-Hemmer Doxorubicin keinen Effekt aufwies. Um den Sachverhalt zu klären ob die festgestellten Unterschiede auf das Enzym Topoisomerase II zurückzuführen oder zellartspezifisch waren, wurden weitere Analysen der Zelllinien HL-60 und deren differenzierten Zellart durchgeführt. Auch hier konnten signifikante Unterschiede bei der Einzelzellgelelektrophorese nach Behandlung mit Doxorubicin und Etoposid festgestellt werden. Neben den in dieser Arbeit nachgewiesenen Unterschieden bei der Reparatur zwischen den Zelltypen, könnten aber auch weitere Faktoren zu Varianzen führen und die Mutagenitätsforschung beeinflussen. Folglich ist davon auszugehen, dass zukünftige Testungen bei der pharmakologischen Substanzentwicklung in verschiedenen Zellsystemen von Nöten sind, bevor neue Substanzen zugelassen werden.
Alles in allem konnte die Komplexität der Ergebnisse zwischen Zellen der verschiedenen Differenzierungsstadien in dieser Arbeit aufgezeigt werden. Deswegen sollte auch bei weiteren Forschungsvorhaben insbesondere ein Augenmerk auf den Differenzierungszustand der zu untersuchenden Zellpopulation geworfen werden.
Die Phosphatase PDXP (auch bekannt als Chronophin) gehört zur Familie der HAD Phosphatasen, einer ubiquitär exprimierten Enzymklasse mit wichtigen physiologischen Funktionen. PDXP zeigt Phosphatase-Aktivität gegenüber seinem Substrat Pyridoxal 5´-Phosphat (PLP), der aktivierten Form von Vitamin B6. PDXP-defiziente Mäuse (Knockout-Mäuse) weisen im Vergleich zu Wildtypen verdoppelte PLP-Konzentrationen in Erythrozyten sowie im Gesamthirn auf. Vermutlich kommt PDXP daher eine wichtige Funktion in Erythrozyten und im Hirn zu. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, erste Einblicke in diese Funktion(en) von PDXP zu erlangen.
Hierzu wurden HPLC-basierte Analysen der erythrozytären PLP-Konzentrationen in Wildtyp- sowie PDXP-defizienten Mäusen durchgeführt. Dabei ließen sich die rund doppelt so hohen erythrozytären PLP-Level in den KO-Mäusen bestätigen. Zudem ist es gelungen, eine Methode zur Messung der endogenen Phosphatase-Aktivität von PDXP in Erythrozytenlysaten zu etablieren. So konnte im Wildtyp anhand der Verringerung der PLP-Konzentrationen pro Zeiteinheit eine erythrozytäre PDXP-Aktivität nachgewiesen werden. Dazu waren die Inkubation mit Pyridoxin, sowie die Anwendung eines Inhibitors der PDXK notwendig. Eine bis dato vermutete Funktion der PDXP, zur Mobilisation von erythrozytärem PLP während Fastenzeiten, konnte ausgeschlossen werden. So zeigte der Vergleich der erythrozytären PLP-Konzentrationen aus gefasteten mit normal gefütterten Tieren in beiden Genotypen exakt dieselbe prozentuale PLP-Verringerung. Während Nahrungszufuhr ließ sich jedoch eine Funktion der Phosphatase PDXP als „Converter“ von Pyridoxin zu Pyridoxal erkennen. Ausgehend von PN konnte im Wildtyp (über die Zwischenprodukte PNP und PLP) eine PDXP-abhängige Dephosphorylierung von PLP zu PL erfolgen. So wies der Wildtyp eine rund vierfach höhere PL-Produktion auf, verglichen mit der PDXP-defizienten Maus. Die Phosphatase PDXP erwies sich als essenziell für die erythrozytäre Konversion von Pyridoxin zu Pyridoxal. Dadurch erreicht der Organismus eine metabolische Flexibilität, die ihn bis zu einem gewissen Grad unabhängig von der Nahrungsauswahl macht. Zudem können Zellen oder Organe, denen durch das Fehlen der PNPO, die Konversion zu PLP nicht möglich ist, mit PL versorgt werden.
Aus der hohen Reaktivität von PLP mit umliegenden Nucleophilen ergibt sich eine gewisse Problematik für die Zelle im Umgang mit freiem PLP. So liegt der Großteil des erythrozytären PLPs gebunden an Proteine (vor allem Hämoglobin) vor. Anhand von Filtern (MWCO, 3000) ließ sich zwischen der hier definiert als „freien“ und der „gebundenen“ Form von PLP differenzieren. So konnten erste Erkenntnisse zur Rolle von PDXP als Determinator freier PLP-Konzentrationen in Erythrozyten und insbesondere im Hippocampus erlangt werden. Im Hippocampus ergaben sich insgesamt deutlich höhere Konzentrationen an freiem PLP als in den Erythrozyten und es bestand zudem ein Unterschied zwischen den Genotypen. So wiesen die KO-Mäuse ~1/3 höhere freie PLP-Konzentrationen im Vergleich zu den Wildtypen auf. Schließlich konnte ein Effekt des Tieralters auf den PLP-Metabolismus festgestellt werden. Sowohl in den Erythrozyten als auch im Hippocampus ergaben sich alterskorrelierte Änderungen ihrer PLP-Konzentrationen. Zudem zeigten Western Blot Analysen altersbedingte Unterschiede ihrer Vitamin B6-Enzymexpressionen. So wiesen ältere Wildtypen im Hippocampus eine fünffach erhöhte PDXP-Expression verglichen mit jüngeren Tieren auf. In den Erythrozytenlysaten hingegen zeigten ältere Tiere beider Genotypen eine rund vierfach geringere PNPO-Expression gegenüber jüngeren Tieren. Die mit dem Alter eintretende physiologische Verringerung der erythrozytären PNPO-Expression würde somit für den Organismus einen Verlust seiner metabolischen Flexibilität bedeuten, die mit der Konversion von PN zu PL einhergeht.
Cell adhesion and migration are essential for development and homeostasis. Adhesion to the extracellular matrix occurs at specialized plasma membrane domains where transmembrane adhesion receptors, signaling proteins such as kinases and phosphatases, and a large number of adaptor proteins interact with the cytoskeleton in a tightly regulated and synchronized fashion. Whereas altered cell adhesion and migration are known to be important in cardiovascular disease and malignant tumors, the target proteins and molecular interactions that regulate these complex processes still remain incompletely understood. Whereas numerous kinases are known to regulate cell adhesion dynamics, information about the involved protein phosphatases is still very limited. A newly emerging phosphatase family contains the unconventional active site sequence DXDX(T/V) and belongs to the haloacid dehalogenase (HAD) superfamily of hydrolases. Our laboratory has recently discovered AUM, a novel phosphatase that belongs to this poorly characterized enzyme family. Initial findings pointed toward a potential involvement of AUM in the regulation of cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix. The objective of the present study was to study the potential role of AUM in cell adhesion. We could show that cells stably depleted of AUM are characterized by accelerated adhesion on immobilized fibronectin. To confirm these findings, we used an siRNA-based approach for the acute depletion of AUM and observed a similar phenomenon. Rescue experiments were performed with stably AUM-depleted cells to ensure that the above mentioned effects are indeed AUM specific. We observed that the re-addition of AUM normalizes cellular adhesion kinetics on fibronectin. These results clearly show that AUM exerts important functions in cell-matrix adhesion. To investigate the molecular basis of these effects, we have characterized integrin expression patterns using flow cytometry. Interestingly, fibronectin-stimulated AUM-depleted cells are characterized by an increase in the cell surface expression of conformationally active 1-integrins. Consistent with the important role of 1-integrins in the regulation of RhoA activity, we also observed a specific increase in RhoA-GTP, but not Rac1-GTP-levels during cell adhesion to fibronectin. Consistent with these findings and with the important role of RhoA for focal adhesion maturation, AUM depleted cells showed more elongated and more centripetally oriented focal adhesions as compared to control cells when spread on fibronectin. Taken together, this study has revealed an important role of AUM for cell-matrix adhesion. Our findings strongly suggest that AUM functions as a negative regulator of 1-integrins and RhoA-dependent cytoskeletal dynamics during cell adhesion.
Role of PTEN in Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in the Liver of Whole-Body Pten Haplodeficient Mice
(2016)
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and obesity are frequently associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and with an elevated cancer incidence. The molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis in this context are only partially understood. High blood insulin levels are typical in early T2DM and excessive insulin can cause elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and genomic instability. ROS are important for various cellular functions in signaling and host defense. However, elevated ROS formation is thought to be involved in cancer induction. In the molecular events from insulin receptor binding to genomic damage, some signaling steps have been identified, pointing at the PI3K/AKT pathway. For further elucidation Phosphatase and Tensin homolog (Pten), a tumour suppressor phosphatase that plays a role in insulin signaling by negative regulation of PI3K/AKT and its downstream targets, was investigated here. Dihydroethidium (DHE) staining was used to detect ROS formation in immortalized human hepatocytes. Comet assay and micronucleus test were performed to investigate genomic damage in vitro. In liver samples, DHE staining and western blot detection of HSP70 and HO-1 were performed to evaluate oxidative stress response. DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) were detected by immunohistostaining. Inhibition of PTEN with the pharmacologic inhibitor VO-OHpic resulted in increased ROS production and genomic damage in a liver cell line. Knockdown of Pten in a mouse model yielded increased oxidative stress levels, detected by ROS levels and expression of the two stress-proteins HSP70 and HO-1 and elevated genomic damage in the liver, which was significant in mice fed with a high fat diet. We conclude that PTEN is involved in oxidative stress and genomic damage induction in vitro and that this may also explain the in vivo observations. This further supports the hypothesis that the PI3K/AKT pathway is responsible for damaging effects of high levels of insulin.
Changes in sugar composition occur continuously in plant tissues at different developmental stages. Tuber dormancy induction, stability, and breaking are very critical developmental transitions in yam crop production. Prolonged tuber dormancy after physiological maturity has constituted a great challenge in yam genetic improvement and productivity. In the present study, biochemical profiling of non-structural sugar in yam tubers during dormancy was performed to determine the role of non-structural sugar in yam tuber dormancy regulation. Two genotypes of the white yam species, one local genotype (Obiaoturugo) and one improved genotype (TDr1100873), were used for this study. Tubers were sampled at 42, 56, 87, 101, 115, and 143 days after physiological maturity (DAPM). Obiaoturugo exhibited a short dormant phenotype and sprouted at 101-DAPM, whereas TDr1100873 exhibited a long dormant phenotype and sprouted at 143-DAPM. Significant metabolic changes were observed in non-structural sugar parameters, dry matter, and moisture content in Obiaoturugo from 56-DAPM, whereas in TDr1100873, significant metabolic changes were observed from 101-DAPM. It was observed that the onset of these metabolic changes occurred at a point when the tubers of both genotypes exhibited a dry matter content of 60%, indicating that a dry matter content of 60% might be a critical threshold for white yam tuber sprouting. Non-reducing sugars increased by 9–10-fold during sprouting in both genotypes, which indicates their key role in tuber dormancy regulation in white yam. This result implicates that some key sugar metabolites can be targeted for dormancy manipulation of the yam crop.
Spatially restricting cAMP production to discrete subcellular locations permits selective regulation of specific functional responses. But exactly where and how cAMP signaling is confined is not fully understood. Different receptors and adenylyl cyclase isoforms responsible for cAMP production are not uniformly distributed between lipid raft and non-lipid raft domains of the plasma membrane. We sought to determine the role that these membrane domains play in organizing cAMP responses in HEK293 cells. The freely diffusible FRET-based biosensor Epac2-camps was used to measure global cAMP responses, while versions of the probe targeted to lipid raft (Epac2-MyrPalm) and non-raft (Epac2-CAAX) domains were used to monitor local cAMP production near the plasma membrane. Disruption of lipid rafts by cholesterol depletion selectively altered cAMP responses produced by raft-associated receptors. The results indicate that receptors associated with lipid raft as well as non-lipid raft domains can contribute to global cAMP responses. In addition, basal cAMP activity was found to be significantly higher in non-raft domains. This was supported by the fact that pharmacologic inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity reduced basal cAMP activity detected by Epac2-CAAX but not Epac2-MyrPalm or Epac2-camps. Responses detected by Epac2-CAAX were also more sensitive to direct stimulation of adenylyl cyclase activity, but less sensitive to inhibition of phosphodiesterase activity. Quantitative modeling was used to demonstrate that differences in adenylyl cyclase and phosphodiesterase activities are necessary but not sufficient to explain compartmentation of cAMP associated with different microdomains of the plasma membrane.
Lamivudine (3TC), a drug used in the treatment of HIV infection, needs to cross the plasma membrane to exert its therapeutic action. Human Organic cation transporter 1 (hOCT1), encoded by the SLC22A1 gene, is the transporter responsible for its uptake into target cells. As SLC22A1 is a highly polymorphic gene, the aim of this study was to determine how SNPs in the OCT1-encoding gene affected 3TC internalization and its interaction with other co-administered drugs. HEK293 cells stably transfected with either the wild type form or the polymorphic variants of hOCT1 were used to perform kinetic and drug-drug interaction studies. Protein co-immunoprecipitation was used to assess the impact of selected polymorphic cysteines on the oligomerization of the transporter. Results showed that 3TC transport efficiency was reduced in all polymorphic variants tested (R61C, C88R, S189L, M420del, and G465R). This was not caused by lack of oligomerization in case of variants located at the transporter extracellular loop (R61C and C88R). Drug-drug interaction measurements showed that co-administered drugs [abacavir (ABC), zidovudine (AZT), emtricitabine (FTC), tenofovir diproxil fumarate (TDF), efavirenz (EFV) and raltegravir (RAL)], differently inhibited 3TC uptake depending upon the polymorphic variant analyzed. These data highlight the need for accurate analysis of drug transporter polymorphic variants of clinical relevance, because polymorphisms can impact on substrate (3TC) translocation but even more importantly they can differentially affect drug-drug interactions at the transporter level.
Viele Membranrezeptoren liegen als über Disulfidbrücken-verbundene Dimere vor. Ein Nachweis der Dimerisierung ist in diesen Fällen methodisch klar und einfach zu erbringen. Für die meisten G-Protein-gekoppelten Rezeptoren dagegen ist weder die Existenz von Di- oder Oligomeren noch deren Funktion eindeutig belegt. Meist wurden Methoden wie Coimmunopräzipitation und Resonanz-Energie-Transfer-Verfahren wie BRET oder FRET verwendet, um Protein-Protein-Interaktionen zu untersuchen. Trotz ihrer hohen Sensitivität besitzen diese Methoden einige Grenzen und können je nach experimentellem Ansatz und Verwendung verschiedener Kontrollen, unterschiedliche Ergebnisse hinsichtlich des Vorliegens einer Protein-Protein-Interaktion liefern. Weder die Stabilität der Interaktion, noch die Fraktion der interagierenden Proteine kann mittels Resonanz-Energie-Transfer-Assays zuverlässig ermittelt werden. Auch die Größe der Komplexe ist nicht oder nur technisch aufwendig bestimmbar. Deshalb wurde in dieser Arbeit eine neue, unabhängige Methode entwickelt, um Rezeptor-Rezeptor-Interaktionen in lebenden Zellen genauer untersuchen zu können. Diese auf „Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching“ basierende Mikroskopie-Methode erlaubt die Mobilität von Proteinen zu bestimmen. Um Homointeraktionen zwischen Proteinen messen zu können, müssen zwei Protein-Fraktionen mit unterschiedlicher Mobilität vorliegen. Deshalb wurde eine Rezeptor-Fraktion extrazellulär mit YFP markiert und mit Hilfe polyklonaler Antikörper gegen YFP spezifisch immobilisiert. Die andere Rezeptorfraktion wurde intrazellulär mit CFP oder Cerulean markiert und wurde deshalb nicht von extrazellulären Antikörpern erkannt. So konnten mittels Zwei-Farben-FRAP potenzielle Interaktionen zwischen den immobilisierten extrazellulär-markierten Rezeptoren und den intrazellulär-markierten Rezeptoren durch eine Mobilitätsänderung letzterer detektiert werden. Diese Methode wurde mittels eines monomeren (CD86) und kovalent dimeren (CD28) Rezeptors validiert. Es zeigte sich, dass eine spezifische Immobilisierung extrazellulär-markierter Proteine nur durch polyklonale, nicht aber durch monoklonale Antikörper gegen YFP erreicht werden konnte. Intrazellulär-markierte Proteine wurden hierbei in ihrer Mobilität nicht durch die extrazellulären Antikörper beeinflusst. Bei Immobilisierung des extrazellulär-markierten CD86 war das coexprimierte, intrazellulär-markierte CD86-CFP weiterhin voll mobil. Außerdem zeigte das Monomer CD86 eine vom relativen CFP-YFP-Expressionsverhältnis unabhängige Mobilität. Dieses Ergebnis ließ den Schluss zu, dass extra- und intrazellulär-markiertes CD86 nicht miteinander interagieren und als Monomer vorliegen. Die Mobilität des kovalenten Dimers CD28 war dagegen abhängig vom CFP–YFP-Expressionsverhältnis und stimmte gut mit theoretisch erwarteten Werten für ein Dimer überein. Die Anwendung der Zwei-Farben-Methode zur Untersuchung von Interaktionen zwischen ß1- und ß2-adrenergen Rezeptoren zeigte Unterschiede zwischen beiden Rezeptor-Subtypen. ß1-AR zeigte eine spezifische transiente Interaktion, ß2-AR dagegen lagen als stabile Oligomere höherer Ordnung vor. Die transiente Interaktion zwischen ß1-AR und die stabile Oligomerisierung von ß2-AR wurde nicht nur in HEK 293T-Zellen sondern auch in neonatalen Rattenkardiomyozyten und bei 37 °C beobachtet. Ferner hatte der Aktivierungszustand des jeweiligen Rezeptors keinen Einfluß auf das Ausmaß der Interaktion. Zwischen ß1- und ß2-AR wurde nur eine sehr schwache und instabile Heterointeraktion mittels der Zwei-Farben-FRAP-Methode beobachtet. Um zu überprüfen, ob eine direkte Interaktion zwischen den adrenergen Rezeptoren vorliegt, wurde die BRET-Methode verwendet. Mittels BRET wurde eine direkte Interaktion zwischen ß2-AR festgestellt, jedoch konnte nicht zwischen Dimeren und Oligomeren höherer Ordnung unterschieden werden. Bei ß1-AR fand bei höheren YFP-Rluc-Expressionsverhältnissen ein spezifischer Energietransfer statt. Bei niedrigeren Expressionsverhältnissen lag das Signal jedoch im unspezifischen Bereich. Auch bei Untersuchung der Heterointeraktion zwischen ß1- und ß2-AR konnte keine klare Aussage über eine spezifische Interaktion zwischen beiden Rezeptor-Subtypen getroffen werden.
Considering the very large industrial usage of benzene, studies in risk assessment aimed at the evaluation of carcinogenic risk at low Ievels of exposure are important. Animal data can offer indications about what could happen in humans and provide more diverse information than epidemiological data with respect to doseresponse consideration. We have considered experiments investigating metabolism, short·term genotoxicity tests, DNA adduct formation, and carcinogenicity long-term tests. According to the different experiments, a Saturation of benzene metabolism and benzene effects in terms of genotoxicity seems evident above 30 to 100 ppm. Below 30 to 60 ppm the initiating effect ofbenzene seems tobe linear fora large intervaJ ofdosages, at least judging from DNA adduct formation. Potentiallack of a promoting effect of benzene (below 10 ppm) could generate a sublinear response at nontox.ic levels of ex.posure. This possibility was suggested by epidemiological data in humans and is not confirmed or excluded by our observations with animals.
Das Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteron-System (RAAS) reguliert den Blutdruck sowie den Elektrolyt- und Wasserhaushalt. Das aktive Peptid, Angiotensin II (AngII), führt dabei zur Vasokonstriktion und in höheren Konzentrationen zu Bluthochdruck. Hypertensive Patienten haben ein erhöhtes Risiko an Krebs zu erkranken, vor allem an Nierenkrebs. Wir konnten bereits in vivo zeigen, dass AngII in der Lage ist, den Blutdruck zu steigern und dosisabhängig zu DNA-Schäden über den Angiotensin II Typ 1-Rezeptor (AT1R) führt. Ein stimuliertes RAAS kann ferner über die Aktivierung der NADPH-Oxidase, einer Hauptquelle der Generierung reaktiver Sauerstoffspezies (ROS) in der Zelle, zu oxidativem Stress führen. Zielsetzung dieser Arbeit war es zum einen, mit Hilfe von AT1a-Rezeptor-defizienten Mäusen in vivo zu prüfen, ob die Bildung von ROS, sowie die Bildung von DNA-Schäden in der Niere und im Herzen unabhängig von einem erhöhten Blutdruck auftreten. Zum anderen sollte, ebenfalls in vivo, untersucht werden, ob eine oder beide von zwei untersuchten Isoformen der NADPH-Oxidase (Nox) für die Auslösung oxidativen Stresses in der Niere verantwortlich ist.
Zunächst wurden für den Versuch zur Überprüfung der Abhängigkeit AngII-induzierter DNA-Schäden vom Blutdruck männliche C57BL/6-Mäuse und AT1a-Knockout (KO)-Mäuse mit osmotischen Minipumpen ausgestattet, die AngII in einer Konzentrationen von 600 ng/kg min über einen Zeitraum von 28 Tagen abgaben. Zusätzlich wurde eine Gruppe von AngII-behandelten Wildtyp (WT)-Mäusen mit dem AT1-Rezeptor-Blocker Candesartan (Cand) behandelt. Während des Versuchszeitraumes fanden regelmäßige, nicht-invasive Blutdruckmessungen an den wachen Mäusen statt. In WT-Mäusen induzierte AngII Bluthochdruck, verursachte erhöhte Albumin-Level im Urin und führte zur Bildung von ROS in Niere und im Herzen. Außerdem traten in dieser Gruppe DNA-Schäden in Form von Einzel- und Doppelstrangbrüchen auf. All diese Reaktionen auf AngII konnten jedoch durch gleichzeitige Behandlung mit Cand verhindert werden. AT1a-KO-Mäuse hatten, verglichen mit WT-Kontrollmäusen, einen signifikant niedrigeren Blutdruck und normale Albumin-Level im Urin. In AT1a-KO-Mäusen, die mit AngII behandelt wurden, konnte kein Anstieg des systolischen Blutdrucks sowie kein Einfluss auf die Nierenfunktion gefunden werden. Jedoch führte AngII in dieser Gruppe zu einer Steigerung von ROS in der Niere und im Herzen. Zusätzlich wurden genomische Schäden, vor allem in Form von Doppelstrangbrüchen signifikant in dieser Gruppe induziert. Auch wenn AT1a-KO-Tiere, unabhängig von einer AngII-Infusion, keine eingeschränkte Nierenfunktion zeigten, so wiesen sie erhebliche histopathologische Schäden im Hinblick auf die Glomeruli und das Tubulussystem auf. Diese Art von Schäden deuten auf eine besondere Bedeutung des AT1aR im Hinblick auf die embryonale Entwicklung der Niere hin. Zusammenfassend beweisen die Ergebnisse dieses Experiments eindeutig, dass eine AngII-induzierte ROS-Produktion und die Induktion von DNA-Schäden unabhängig von einem erhöhten Blutdruck auftreten. Da in der AngII-behandelten AT1a-KO-Gruppe eine signifikant höhere Expression des AT1b-Rezeptors zu finden war und die Blockade von beiden Rezeptorsubtypen mit Cand zu einer Verhinderung der schädlichen Effekte durch AngII führte, scheint der AT1bR im Falle einer AT1aR-Defizienz für die Entstehung der Schäden zuständig zu sein.
Ziel des zweiten Experimentes war es, den Beitrag der Nox2 und Nox4 zum oxidativen DNA-Schaden in vivo zu untersuchen. Hierfür wurden männliche C57BL/6-Mäuse und Nox2- oder Nox4-defiziente Mäuse mit osmotischen Minipumpen ausgestattet, die AngII in einer Konzentration von 600 ng/kg min über einen Zeitraum von 28 Tagen abgaben. Im WT-Stamm und in beiden Nox-defizienten Stämmen induzierte AngII Bluthochdruck, verursachte erhöhte Albumin-Level im Urin und führte zur Bildung von ROS in der Niere. Außerdem waren in allen AngII-behandelten Gruppen genomische Schäden, vor allem in Form von Doppelstrangbrüchen, erhöht. Auch in Abwesenheit von AngII wiesen Nox2- und Nox4-defiziente Mäuse mehr Doppelstrangbrüche im Vergleich zu WT-Kontrollmäusen auf. Interessanterweise kompensieren allerdings weder Nox2 noch Nox4 das Fehlen der jeweils anderen Isoform auf RNA-Basis. Aufgrund dieser Ergebnisse schließen wir, dass bislang keine Isoform alleine für die Generierung von oxidativen DNA-Schäden in der Niere verantwortlich gemacht werden kann und dass eine Beteiligung einer weiteren Nox-Isoform sehr wahrscheinlich ist. Möglicherweise könnten aber auch andere ROS-generierende Enzyme, wie Xanthinoxidase oder Stickoxidsynthase involviert sein. Da genomische Schäden in Nieren von Nox2- und Nox4-defizienten Mäusen in Abwesenheit von AngII gegenüber den Schäden in WT-Kontrollmäusen erhöht waren, könnten die beiden Isoformen auch eine schützende Funktion im Bereich von Nierenkrankheiten übernehmen. Da dies aber bislang nur für Nox4 beschrieben ist, ist es wahrscheinlicher, dass das Fehlen von einer der beiden Isoformen eher einen Einfluss auf die Embryonalentwicklung hat. Um dies jedoch abschließend zu klären wäre es sinnvoll mit induzierbaren Knockout-Modellen zu arbeiten, bei denen mögliche entwicklungsbedingte Effekte minimiert werden können.
The cytoskeleton and/or membrane skeleton has been implicated in the regulation of N-formyl peptide receptors. The coupling of these chemotactic receptors to the membrane skeleton was investigated in plasma membranes from unstimulated and desensitized human neutrophils using the photoreactive agonist N-formyl-met-leu-phelys-N\(^6\)-[\(^{125}\)I]2(p-azidosalicylamido)ethyl-1,3'-dithiopropionate (fMLFK-[\(^{125}\)I]ASD). When membranes of unstimulated cells were solubilized in Triton-X 100, a detergent that does not disrupt actin filaments, only 50% of the photoaffinity-labeled receptors were solubilized sedimenting in sucrose density gradients at a rate consistent with previous reports. The remainder were found in the pellet fraction along with the membrane skeletal actin. Solubilization of the membranes in the presence of p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid, elevated concentrations of KCI, or deoxyribonuclease I released receptors in parallel with actin. When membranes from neutrophils, desensitized by incubation with fMLFK-e 251]ASD at 15°C, were solubilized, nearly all receptors were recovered in the pellet fraction. lncubation of cells with the Iigand at 4°C inhibited desensitization partially and prevented the conversion of a significant fraction of receptors to the form associated with the membrane skeletal pellet. ln these separations the photoaffinity-labeled receptors not sedimenting to the pellet cosedimented with actin. Approximately 25% of these receptors could be immunosedimented with antiactin antibodies suggesting that N-formyl peptide receptors may interact directly with actin. These results are consistent with a regulatory role for the interaction of chemotactic N-formyl peptide receptors with actin of the membrane skeleton.
Phosducin-like protein (PhLP) gehört zur Phosducinfamilie der G-Protein-betagamma-Regulatoren und kommt in zwei Spleißvarianten vor. Die lange Isoform PhLPlong und die kurze Isoform PhLPshort unterscheiden sich allein durch das Vorhandensein des 81 Aminosäuren langen N-Terminus von PhLPlong. In Versuchen mit gereinigten Proteinen erwies sich PhLPlong als der stärkere Gbetagamma-Inhibitor, während die Bedeutung von PhLPshort nicht bekannt war. In dieser Arbeit wird gezeigt, daß in transfizierten HEK 293-Zellen PhLPshort die Gbetagamma-vermittelte Signalbildung 20mal stärker hemmt als PhLPlong. Da der zusätzliche N-Terminus von PhLPlong mehrere potentielle Phosphorylierungsstellen für die konstitutiv aktive Caseinkinase 2 besitzt, wurde angenommen, daß die lange Spleißvariante in Zellen einer solchen Regulation unterliegt, was sich auf seine Funktion als Gbetagamma-Inhibitor auswirkt. Durch schrittweise Trunkierungen bzw. Serin-/Threonin-Alaninmutationen wurden die potentiellen Phosphorylierungsstellen entfernt, was zur Verbesserung der Gbetagamma-Hemmfähigkeit führte. Der N-terminale Aminosäurenabschnitt Ser-18/Thr-19/Ser-20 wurde dabei als die verantwortliche Stelle identifiziert. In unserer Arbeitsgruppe wurde gezeigt, daß PhLPlong in HEK 293-Zellen im Gegensatz zu PhLPshort einer konstitutiven Phosphorylierung unterliegt und durch die Caseinkinase2 katalysiert wird. In dieser Arbeit werden die Phosphorylierung von PhLPlong durch die Caseinkinase2 anhand von rekombinanten Proteinen sowie ihre Kinetik dargestellt. Das Vorhandensein von mRNA der Caseinkinase2 in HEK 293-Zellen zeigt, daß sie in der Zelle exprimiert und somit aktiv ist, was ihre physiologische Bedeutung herausstellt. Eine direkte Gbetagamma-Bindung konnte durch Immunpräzipitation nur für PhLPlong nachgewiesen werden, weswegen für PhLPshort ein alternativer Mechanismus der Gbetagamma-Hemmung angenommen wurde, was in folgenden Arbeiten näher untersucht wurde.
Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is the best established receptor for nitric oxide (NO) and regulates a great number of important physiological functions. Surprisingly, despite the wellappreciated roles of this enzyme in regulation of vascular tone, smooth muscle cell proliferation, platelet aggregation, renal sodium secretion, synaptic plasticity, and other functions, extremely little is known about the regulation of sGC activity and protein levels. To date, the only well-proven physiologically relevant sGC regulator is NO. In the present study, some additional possibilities for sGC regulation were shown. Firstly, we evaluated the ability of different NO donors to stimulate sGC. Significant differences in the sGC stimulation by SNP and DEA/NO were found. DEA/NO stimulated sGC much stronger than did SNP. Interestingly, no correlation between the sGC protein and maximal activity distribution was found in rat brain regions tested, suggesting the existence of some additional regulatory mechanisms for sGC. The failure of SNP to stimulate sGC maximally might be one of the reasons why the lack of correlation between the distribution of sGC activity and proteins in brain was not detected earlier. Prolonged exposure of endothelial cells to NO donors produced desensitization of the cGMP response. This desensitization cannot be explained by increased PDE activity, since PDE inhibitors were not able to prevent the NO donor-induced decrease of the maximal cGMP response in endothelial cells. The failure of SH-reducing agents to improve the cGMP response after its desensitization by NO suggests that a SH-independent mechanism mediates NO effects. Demonstration that the potency of the recently described activator of oxidized (heme-free) sGC, BAY58-2667, to stimulate sGC increases after prolonged exposure of the cells to an NO donor, DETA/NO, suggests that oxidation of heme may be a reason for NOinduced desensitization of sGC and decrease in sGC protein level. Indeed, the well-known heme-oxidizing agent ODQ produces a dramatic decrease in sGC protein levels in endothelial cells and BAY58-2667 prevents this effect. Although the mechanism of sGC activation and stabilization by BAY58-2667 is unknown, this substance is an interesting candidate to modulate sGC under conditions where sGC heme iron is oxidized. Very little is known about regulation of sGC by intracellular localization or translocation between different intracellular compartments. In the present study, an increase in sGC sensitivity to NO under membrane association was demonstrated. Treatment of isolated lung with VEGF markedly increased sGC in membrane fractions of endothelial cells. Failure of VEGF to stimulate sGC membrane association in cultured endothelial cells allows us to propose a complex mechanism of regulation of sGC membrane association and/or a transient character of sGC membrane attachment. A very likely mechanism for the attachment of sGC to membranes is via sGCinteracting proteins. These proteins may participate also in other aspects of sGC regulation. The role of the recently described sGC interaction partner, Hsp90, was investigated. Shortterm treatment of endothelial cells with an Hsp90 inhibitor does not affect NO donor or calcium ionophore-stimulated cGMP accumulation in the cells. However, inhibition of Hsp90 results in a rapid and dramatic decrease in sGC protein levels in endothelial cells. These effects were unrelated to changes in sGC transcription, since inhibition of transcription had much slower effect on sGC protein levels. In contrast, inhibitors of proteasomes abolished the reduction in sGC protein levels produced by an Hsp90 inhibitor, suggesting involvement of proteolytic degradation of sGC proteins during inhibition of Hsp90. All these data together suggest that Hsp90 is required to maintain mature sGC proteins. In conclusion, in the present study it was demonstrated that multiple mechanisms are involved in the regulation of sGC activity and its sensitivity to NO. Oxidation of sGC heme by NO seems to be one of the mechanisms for negative regulation of sGC in the presence of high or prolonged stimulation with NO. Another possible means of regulating sGC sensitivity to NO is via the intracellular translocation of the enzyme. It has been also demonstrated here that attachment of sGC to the membrane fraction results in an apparent increase in the enzyme sensitivity to NO. Additionally, Hsp90 was required to maintain sGC protein in endothelial and other cell types. However, we could not find any acute affect of Hsp90 on sGC activity, as reported recently. All these findings demonstrate that the regulation of sGC activity and protein level is a much more complex process than had been assumed earlier.
Die Gruppe der adrenergen Rezeptoren (AR) umfasst neun Rezeptoren (3 alpha1-, 3 alpha2-, 3 beta-AR), die alle durch die physiologischen Liganden Adrenalin und Noradrenalin aktiviert werden können. Eine Subgruppe der AR bilden die drei alpha2-AR alpha2A, alpha2B und alpha2C. Sie können prä- oder postsynaptisch lokalisiert sein. Präsynaptisch lokalisierte alpha2-AR hemmen die Transmitterfreisetzung im Sinne einer negativen Rückkopplung. Die Hauptrolle bei der präsynaptischen Hemmung der Transmitterfreisetzung spielen alpha2-AR vom Subtyp alpha2A. Es lagen zu Beginn dieser Arbeit auch Hinweise vor, daß noch weitere alpha2-Rezeptorsubtypen an dieser Funktion beteiligt sind. Eine eindeutige Zuordnung dieser alpha2-AR zu den Subtypen alpha2B oder alpha2C gelang aber bisher nicht. In dieser Arbeit sollte deshalb die Frage beantwortet werden, welche alpha2-AR neben dem alpha2A-AR an der präsynaptischen Hemmung der Transmitterfreisetzung im zentralen Nervensystem beteiligt sind. Zur Subtypunterscheidung wurden "knockout"-Mäuse verwendet, die nur einen oder zwei alpha2-Rezeptorsubtypen exprimierten. Gehirnschnitte aus dem Neokortex und den Basalganglien dieser Mauslinien wurden mit radoaktiv markiertem Noradrenalin bzw. Dopamin inkubiert. Anschließend wurde in Transmitterfreisetzungsexperimenten mit den so behandelten Gehirnschnitten Konzentrations-Wirkungskurven mit verschiedenen Liganden erstellt. Auf diese Weise konnte gezeigt werden, daß neben den alpha2A-AR auch alpha2C-AR präsynaptisch die Transmitterfreisetzung von Noradrenalin und Dopamin hemmen. In einem weiteren Schritt wurde die Aktivierungs- und Deaktivierungskinetik der alpha2A- und alpha2C-AR im heterologen Expressionssystem untersucht. Hierzu wurden stabile HEK293-Zellinien generiert, die entweder alpha2A- oder alpha2C-AR unterschiedlich stark exprimierten. Diese Zellinien wurden transient mit GIRK-Kanälen transfiziert, um die durch Stimulation mit Noradrenalin resultierenden Kaliumströme mit der "patch-clamp"-Technik zu messen. Dabei ergab sich kein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen alpha2A- und alpha2C-AR bezüglich der Aktivierungskinetik. Alpha2C-AR deaktivierten jedoch deutlich langsamer als alpha2A-AR. Diese Befunde belegen, daß zwei der drei alpha2-AR-Subtypen, alpha2A und alpha2C, als präsynaptische Autorezeptoren (Noradrenalin) bzw. Heterorezeptoren (Dopamin) die Neurotransmission modulieren. Dies könnte in der Zukunft für die Entwicklung neuer, subtypspezifischer Pharmaka von großer Bedeutung sein.
Übergewicht, das als Volkskrankheit ein wachsendes globales Problem darstellt, ist mit mehreren folgenreichen Komorbiditäten behaftet und die Assoziation der Erkrankung mit nachweisbarer Schädigung des Erbguts durch oxidativen Stress ist mittlerweile unangefochten. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden periphere Lymphozyten stark bis morbid adipöser Patienten mit Hilfe des Mikrokern-Assays untersucht und es konnte – begleitend zu der zu erwartenden BMI-Abnahme – eine signifikante Reduktion des Genomschadens durch Magenbypass bzw. Sleeve-Gastrektomie 12 Monate postoperativ detektiert werden. Daneben demonstrierte die Analyse zusätzlich erhobener Patientendaten, die u. a. Nüchternglucose, HbA1c, Blutdruck und Herzfrequenz sowie ein Blutbild der Patienten (inklusive CRP als Entzündungsmarker, Transaminasen, gGT sowie Lipidprofil) umfasste, eine deutliche Besserung vieler Parameter bis auf teilweise wieder physiologische Normwerte. All diese Ergebnisse stützen die These der metabolischen Wirksamkeit sowohl des Roux-en-Y-Magenbypass als auch der Sleeve- Gastrektomie. Ihre Bedeutung liegt nicht zuletzt in der angenommenen Reduktion des Krebserkrankungsrisikos, da jeweils ein Zusammenhang mit der Adipositas an sich, dem Diabetes und durch oxidativen Stress verursachter DNA-Schädigung besteht. Mit Blick auf eine gegenwärtig in der Forschung diskutierte potentielle therapeutische Anwendung von Antioxidantien zur Reduktion von Erbgutschädigungen, die durch oxidativen Stress zustande kommen, wurden die Substanzen Tricetinidin, Curcumin und Resveratrol im Rahmen des Mikrokerntests an HL60- und NRK-Zellen untersucht, in denen mit der Mischung aus Insulin und Angiotensin II eine gentoxische Wirkung erzielt worden war.
Reduction of postischemic leukocyte-endothelium interaction by adenosine via A\(_2\) receptor
(1992)
The adhesion of leukocytes to the endothelium of postcapillary venules hallmarks a key event in ischemia-reperfusion injury. Adenosine has been shown to protect from postischemic reperfusion injury, presumably through inhibition of postischemic leukocyte-endothelial interaction. This study was performed to investigate in vivo by which receptors the effect of adenosine on postischemic leukocyte-endothelium interaction is mediated. The hamster dorsal skinfold model and fluorescence microscopy were used for intravital investigation of red cell velocity, vessel diameter, and leukocyte-endothelium interaction in postcapillary venules of a thin striated skin muscle. leukocytes were stained in vivo with acridine orange (0.5 mg kg\(^{-1}\) min\(^{-1}\) i.v. ). Parameters were assessed prior to induction of 4 h ischemia to the muscle tissue and 0.5 h, 2 h, and 24 h after reperfusion. ·Adenosine, the adenosine A1-selective agonist 2-chloro-N\(^6\) -cyclopentyladenosine (CCPA), the Arselective agonist CGS 21,680, the non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist xanthine amine congener {XAC), and the adenosine uptake blocker S-(p-nitrobenzyl)-6-thioinosine (NBTI) were infused viajugular vein starting 15 min priortorelease of ischemia until 0.5 h after reperfusion. Adenosine and CGS 21,680 significantly reduced postischemic leukocyte-endothelium interaction 0.5 h after reperfusion (p< 0.01), while no inhibitory effect was observed with CCPA. Coadministration of XAC blocked the inhibitory effects of adenosine. Infusion of NBTI alone effectively decreased postischemic leukocyte-endothelium interaction. These findings indicate that adenosine reduces postischemic leukocyte-endothelium interaction via A\(_2\) receptor and suggest a protective role of endogenous adenosine during ischemia-reperfusion.
The covalent binding of [3H]aflatoxin B1 (AF) to liver DNA was determined, 6 h after oral administration to male rabbits. A Covalent Binding Index, CBI (flmol AF/mol DNA-P)/(mmol AF/kg b. w.) = 8,500 was found. Pretreatment of rabbits with AF coupled to bovine serum albumin in Freund's adjuvant led to the production of AF-directed antibodies. Administration of [3H]AF to such immunized rabbits resulted in a CJH of only 2,500, i.e., the iiDJ{.lUnization provided a protection by a factor of more than 3. Although this is encouraging evidence for the potential of active immunization against genotoxic carcinogens, a nurober of pointswill have to be clarified, such as the time course for the DNA binding and the question of a possible shift to other target cells.
Photoaffinity-labeled N-formyl chemotactic peptide receptors from human neutrophils solubilized in octyl glucoside exhibit two forms upon sucrose density gradient sedimentation, with apparent Sedimentation coefficients of approximately 4 and 7 S. Tbe 7 S form can be converted to the 4 S form by guanosine 5' -0- (3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP-yS) with an EC&o of -20 nM, suggesting that the 7 S form may represent a physical complex of the receptor with endogenous G protein (Jesaitis, A. J., Tolley, J. 0., Bokoch, G. M., and Allen, R. A. (1989) J. Cell Biol. 109, 2783-2790). To probe the nature of the 7 S form, we reconstituted the 7 S form from the 4 S form by adding purified G protein. The 4 S form, obtained by solubilizing GTP-yS-treated neutrophil plasma membranes, was incubated with purified (>95%) G. protein from bovine brain (containing both G\(_{ia1}\) and G\(_{ia2}\)) or with neutrophil G protein (G\(_a\)), and formation of the 7 S complex was analyzed on sucrose density gradients. The EC\(_{50}\) of 7 S complex formation induced by the two G proteins was 70 \(\pm\) 25 and 170 \(\pm\) 40 DM for G\(_a\) and G\(_1\), respectively. No complexation was measurable when bovine transducin (G\(_t\)) was used up to 30 times the EC\(_{50\) for G\(_a\). The EC\(_{50}\) for G\(_t\) was the same for receptors, obtained from formyl peptide-stimulated or unstimulated cells. The addition of 10 \(\mu\)M GTP-yS to the reconstituted 7 S complex caused a complete reversion of the receptor to the 4 S form, and anti-G\(_1\) peptide antisera immunosedimented the 7 S form. ADP-ribosylation of Gt prevented formation of the 7 S form even at 20 times the concentration of unribosylated G. normally used to attain 50% conversion to the 7 S form. These observations suggest that the 7 S species is a pbysical complex containing N-formyl chemotactic peptide receptor and G protein.
Radiation inactivation analysis of the binding of the A1 adenosine receptor antagonist, 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine to rat brain membranes yielded a radiation inactivation size of 58 kDa. In the presence of GTPyS this was reduced to 33 kDa, in good agreement with the size of the ligand-binding subunit detected after photoaffinity labelling. The data indicate that the structural association of A\(_1\) adenosine receptors with G-protein components is altered in situ in the presence of guanine nucleotides.
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Investigation of covalent DNA binding in vivo provided evidence for whether a test substance can be activated to metabolites able to reach and react with DNA in an intact organism. Fora comparison of DNA binding potencies of various compounds tested under different conditions, a normalization of the DNA lesion with respect to the dose is useful. A covalent binding index, CBI = (\(\mu\)mol chemical bound per mol DNA nucleotide )/(mmol chemical administered per kg body weight) can be determined for each compound. Whether covalent DNA binding results in tumor formation is dependent upon additional factors specific to the cell type. Thus far, all compounds which bind covalently to liver DNA in vivo have also proven tobe carcinogenic in a long-term study, although the liver was not necessarily the target organ for tumor growth. With appropriate techniques, DNA binding can be determined in a dose range which may be many orders of magnitude below the dose Ievels required for significant tumor induction in a long-term bioassay. Rat liver DNA bindingwas proportional to the dose of aflatoxin B1 afteroral administration of a dose between 100 \(\mu\)g/kg and 1 ng/kg. The lowest dose was in the range of generat human daily exposures. Demonstration of a lack of liver DNA binding (CBI<0.1) in vivo for a carcinogenic, nonmutagenic compound is a strong indication for an indirect mechanism of carcinogenic action. Carcinogens of this class do not directly produce a change in gene structure or function but disturb a critical biochemical control mechanism, such as protection from oxygen radicals, control of cell division, etc. Ultimately, genetic changes are produced indirectly or accumulate from endogenaus genotoxic agents. The question of why compounds which act via indirect mechanisms are more likely to exhibitanonlinear rangein the dose-response curve as opposed to the directly genotoxic agents or processes is discussed.
Schon vor mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten wurde eine erhöhte Tumorentstehungsrate bei Patienten mit chronischer Nierenerkrankung unter Dialysebehandlung festgestellt. Eine der wahrscheinlichsten Erklärungen für dieses Phänomen ist die klinische Manifestation eines Immundefektes innerhalb dieses Patientenkollektives. Lymphozyten von Patienten mit chronischen Nierenerkrankungen ohne Dialyse und Dialysepatienten mit einer Behandlungsdauer von mehr als 120 Monaten verfügen nachweislich über eine reduzierte DNA-Reparaturfähigkeit. Zusätzlich weisen sie eine erhöhte Rate von Mikrokernen auf, was für verstärkte gentoxische Einflüsse im Patientenblut spricht. In dieser Arbeit wurde mittels Comet Assay, einem sensiblen Testverfahren zur Quantifizierung von DNA-Schäden auf Einzellzellniveau, aus verschiedenen Gruppen von chronisch Nierenkranken die Zellkern-DNA von peripheren Lymphozyten auf Schäden untersucht. Neben Patienten mit leicht bis stark erhöhten Kreatininspiegeln wurden auch Kollektive mit Hämodialyse und Hämodiafiltrationsbehandlung auf DNA-Schäden untersucht und miteinander verglichen. In den Untersuchungen konnte gezeigt werden, dass in der Gruppe der chronisch Nierenkranken ohne Dialysebehandlung offensichtlich ein Zusammenhang zwischen Höhe des Kreatininspiegels und einer durch den Comet Assay feststellbaren DNA-Schädigung besteht: im Kollektiv der Hämodialysepatienten ist mit der Dauer der Behandlung ein Anstieg des Schadens zu verzeichnen. Bei Patienten mit Hämodiafiltrationsbehandlung hingegen war kein Anstieg der DNA-Schäden mit der Länge der Behandlung feststellbar. Bei gleicher Behandlungsdauer bestehen zwischen Hämodialyse- und Hämodiafiltrationsgruppe nur unwesentliche Schadensdifferenzen. Dies war nicht vorhersehbar, da besonders Patienten mit stärkeren gesundheitlichen Einschränkungen in den Vorzug der Hämodiafiltration gelangen. Insgesamt zeigten jedoch alle untersuchten Gruppen einen signifikanten Anstieg der DNA-Schädigung gegenüber den Kontrollen. Da der Comet Assay derzeit noch mit methodischen und patientenbedingten Ergebniss-Schwankungen behaftet ist, muss jede Interpretation mit Zurückhaltung erfolgen. Insbesondere muss anhand eines Zusammenhanges hinsichtlich Gentoxizität und vorliegender Erkrankung untersucht und kritisch hinterfragt werden, ob ein früherer Beginn der Dialyse-Behandlung für den Patienten von Vorteil sein könnte. Inwieweit eine Umstellung von Hämodialyse auf Hämodiafiltration die Schäden der lymphozytären Zellkern DNA und somit eventuell auch die Tumorentstehungsraten beeinflusst, ist durch weitere Forschungen auf diesem Gebiet zu klären.
Proteolytic cleavage of the extracellular domain affects signaling of parathyroid hormone 1 receptor
(2022)
Parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R) is a member of the class B family of G protein-coupled receptors, which are characterized by a large extracellular domain required for ligand binding. We have previously shown that the extracellular domain of PTH1R is subject to metalloproteinase cleavage in vivo that is regulated by ligand-induced receptor trafficking and leads to impaired stability of PTH1R. In this work, we localize the cleavage site in the first loop of the extracellular domain using amino-terminal protein sequencing of purified receptor and by mutagenesis studies. We further show, that a receptor mutant not susceptible to proteolytic cleavage exhibits reduced signaling to G\(_s\) and increased activation of G\(_q\) compared to wild-type PTH1R. These findings indicate that the extracellular domain modulates PTH1R signaling specificity, and that its cleavage affects receptor signaling.
In the course of this study, several endogenous compounds and model substances were used to mimic the conditions in patients suffering from hypertension. As endogenous compounds, angiotensin II and aldosterone were chosen. As model substances, 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (NQO), hydrogen peroxide and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) were selected. Benfotiamine as well as α-tocopherol proved in the course of the experiments to be able to prevent angiotensin II-induced formation of oxidative DNA strand breaks and micronuclei. This could be due to a prior inhibition of the release of reactive oxygen species and is in contrast to results which were achieved using thiamine. Furthermore, experiments in which cells were pre-incubated with benfotiamine followed by incubation with NQO showed that benfotiamine was not able to prevent the induction of oxidative stress. The hypothesis that benfotiamine has, like α-tocopherol, direct antioxidative capacity was fortified by measurements in cell free systems. In brief, a new working mechanism for benfotiamine in addition to the ones already known could be provided. In the second part of the study, angiotensin II was shown to be dose-dependently genotoxic. This effect is mediated via the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) which. Further experiments were extended from in vitro settings to the isolated perfused kidney. Here it could be shown that angiotensin II caused vasoconstriction and DNA strand breaks. Co-perfusion of kidneys with angiotensin II and candesartan prevented vasoconstriction and formation of strand breaks. DNA strand break formation due to mechanical stress or hypoxia could be ruled out after additional experiments with the thromboxane mimetic U 46619. Detailed investigation of the DNA damage in vitro revealed that angiotensin II induces single strand breaks, double strand breaks and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-oxodG)-adducts as well as abasic sites. Investigations of the effects of aldosterone-treatment in kidney cells showed an increase of oxidative stress, DNA strand breaks and micronuclei which could be prevented by the steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist eplerenone. Additional experiments with the non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (S)-BR-4628 revealed that this substance was also able to prevent oxidative stress and genomic damage and proved to be more potent than eplerenone. In vivo, hyperaldosteronism was imitated in rats by aid of the deoxycorticosteroneacetate (DOCA) salt model. After this treatment, levels of DNA strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations in the kidney could be observed. Furthermore, an increase in the release of ROS could be measured. Treatment of these animals with spironolactone , BR-4628 and enalaprile revealed that all antagonists were effective BR-4628 was the most potent drug. Finally, rosuvastatin was investigated. In HL-60 cells phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate caused oxidative stress. Rosuvastatin was able to prevent the release of ROS and subsequent oxidative DNA damage when co-incubated with PMA. Furthermore, not only an inhibition of PMA-induced oxidative stress but also inhibition of the unspecific release of ROS induced by hydrogen peroxide was observable. Addition of farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP), geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP), and mevalonate, intermediates of the cholesterol pathway, caused only a marginal increase of oxidative stress in cells treated simultaneously with PMA and rosuvastatin, thus indicating the effect of rosuvastatin to be HMG-CoA-reductase-independent. Investigation of the gene expression of subunits of NAD(P)H oxidase revealed a down-regulation of p67phox following rosuvastatin-treatment. Furthermore, it could be shown that rosuvastatin treatment alone or in combination with PMA increased total glutathione levels probably due to an induction of the gene expression and enzyme activity of γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (γ-GCS).
As the term "masked mycotoxins" encompasses only conjugated mycotoxins generated by plants and no other possible forms of mycotoxins and their modifications, we hereby propose for all these forms a systematic definition consisting of four hierarchic levels. The highest level differentiates the free and unmodified forms of mycotoxins from those being matrix-associated and from those being modified in their chemical structure. The following lower levels further differentiate, in particular, "modified mycotoxins" into "biologically modified" and "chemically modified" with all variations of metabolites of the former and dividing the latter into "thermally formed" and "non-thermally formed" ones. To harmonize future scientific wording and subsequent legislation, we suggest that the term "modified mycotoxins" should be used in the future and the term "masked mycotoxins" to be kept for the fraction of biologically modified mycotoxins that were conjugated by plants.
~n order to investigate the role of the stimu~ation of ceU division for the initiation (and possi:bly promotion) of live·r tumors by chemical carcinogens, the incorporation of radiolabeUed thymidine into liver DNA was dete:rmined in male rats. Single doses of various level!s of af.latoxin 81, benzidine and carbon tetrachloride (aU known to be genotoxic via DNA binding} did not affect cell division, whereas several hepatoca:rcinogens known not to bind to DNA (alphaHCH, dofibrate, and 2,3;7,8-t!etrachlorodiibenzo~p~dioxin) gave rise to a dosedependent stimulation of Ii ver DNA synthesis within 24 h. An equation combining the infl.uences of mitotic stimu:lation, expressed as dose required to double the contro~ Ievei of DNA synthesis, and DNA binding potency, exp:ressed as t.he Covalent Binding Index, correliated weil with the cardnogenk potency for both dasses of hepatocardnogens.
Posttranslationale Modifikation von Phosducin durch den small ubiquitin-related modifier "SUMO"
(2006)
Die Rezeptor vermittelte Aktivierung heterotrimerer G-Proteine ist einer der bedeutendsten Signaltransduktionsmechanismen in vielen Organismen. Die Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Rezeptoren und Agonisten macht eine effektive Kontrolle des einzelnen Signals unumgänglich. Das zytosolische Protein Phosducin bindet beta-gamma-Untereinheiten aktivierter G-Proteine und hemmt damit sowohl Gbeta-gamma-vermittelte Effekte als auch Galpha-vermittelte Effekte. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde neben der bekannten 33 kDa Form von Phosducin eine weitere 47 kDa große Form in der Retina und im Herz identifiziert. Hierbei handelte es sich um Phosducin, welches mit dem small ubiquitin-related modifier, SUMO, modifiziert war. Weiterhin wurde sowohl in vitro als auch in zellulären Sytemen gezeigt, dass Phosducin mit einem Molekül SUMO an Lysin 33 modifiziert wird. Durch punktgerichtete Mutation dieser Modifikationsstelle wurde eine SUMOylierungs-defiziente Phosducin-Mutante generiert. Diese Mutante unterliegt einem gesteigerten Turnover im Vergleich zu Wildtyp-Phosducin, welcher auf die verstärke Ubiquitinierung und dem damit verbundenen proteasomalen Abbau der Mutante zurückzuführen war. Dies demonstriert, dass SUMOylierung von Phosducin protektive Wirkung auf dieses Protein hat. Darüberhinaus behindert die SUMOylierung von Phosducin dessen Bindung an Gbeta-gamma-Untereinheiten heterotrimerer G-Proteine. Diese Beobachtungen erlauben den Schluss, dass SUMOylierung neben der Phosphorylierung ein neuer und wichtiger Mechanismus ist, über den die Verfügbarkeit von Phosducin als G-Protein-Regulator kontrolliert wird.
To date, all risk assessment studies on benzene have been based almost exclusively on epiderniological data. Wehave attempted a more integrated and quantitative evaluation of carcinogenic risk for hurnans, trying to utilize, in addition to the epidemiological data, all data available, specifically data on metabolism, genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity in small rodents. An integrated evaluation of the globality of the available data seems to suggest a progressive saturation of metabolic capacity both for man and rodents between 10 and 100 ppm. The most susceptible target cells seem tobe different in humans (predominant induction of myelogenous leukemia) and small rodents (induction of a wide variety of tumors). Nevertheless, both epidemiological and experimental carcinogenicity data tend to indicate a flattening ofthe response for the highest dosages, again suggesting a general Saturation of mechanisms of metabolic activation, extended to different target tissues. From a quantitative point of view, the data suggest a carcinogenic potency at 10 ppm two to three times higher than that computable by a linear extrapolation from data in the 100 ppm range. These observations are in accord with the recent proposal of the European Economic Community of reducing benzene time-weighted average occupationallevels from 10 to 5 ppm.
Pneumolysin, a protein toxin, represents one of the major virulence factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae. This pathogen causes bacterial meningitis with especially high disease rates in young children, elderly people and immunosuppressed patients. The protein toxin belongs to the family of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins, which require membrane cholesterol in order to bind and to be activated. Upon activation, monomers assemble in a circle and undergo conformational change. This conformational change leads to the formation of a pore, which eventually leads to cell lysis. This knowledge was obtained by studies that used a higher concentration compared to the concentration of pneumolysin found in the cerebrospinal fluid of meningitis patients. Thus, a much lower concentration of pneumolysin was used in this work in order to investigate effects of this toxin on primary mouse astrocytes. Previously, a small GTPase activation, possibly leading to cytoskeletal changes, was found in a human neuroblastoma cell line. This led to the hypothesis that pneumolysin can lead to similar cytoskeletal changes in primary cells. The aim of this work was to investigate and characterise the effects of pneumolysin on primary mouse astrocytes in terms of a possible pore formation, cellular trafficking and immunological responses. Firstly, the importance of pore-formation on cytoskeletal changes was to be investigated. In order to tackle this question, wild-type pneumolysin and two mutant variants were used. One variant was generated by exchanging one amino acid in the cholesterol recognising region, the second variant was generated by deleting two amino acids in a protein domain that is essential for oligomerisation. These variants should be incapable of forming a pore and were compared to the wild-type in terms of lytic capacities, membrane binding, membrane depolarisation, pore-formation in artificial membranes (planar lipid bilayer) and effects on the cytoskeleton. These investigations resulted in the finding that the pore-formation is required for inducing cell lysis, membrane depolarisation and cytoskeletal changes in astrocytes. The variants were not able to form a pore in planar lipid bilayer and did not cause cell lysis and membrane depolarisation. However, they bound to the cell membrane to the same extent as the wild-type toxin. Thus, the pore-formation, but not the membrane binding was the cause for these changes. Secondly, the effect of pneumolysin on cellular trafficking was investigated. Here, the variants showed no effect, but the wild-type led to an increase in overall endocytotic events and was itself internalised into the cell. In order to characterise a possible mechanism for internalisation, a GFP-tagged version of pneumolysin was used. Several fluorescence-labelled markers for different endocytotic pathways were used in a co-staining approach with pneumolysin. Furthermore, inhibitors for two key-players in classical endocytotic pathways, dynamin and myosin II, were used in order to investigate classical endocytotic pathways and their possible involvement in toxin internalisation. The second finding of this work is that pneumolysin is taken up into the cell via dynamin- and caveolin-independent pinocytosis, which could transfer the toxin to caveosomes. From there, the fate of the toxin remains unknown. Additionally, pneumolysin leads to an overall increase in endocytotic events. This observation led to the third aim of this work. If the toxin increases the overall rate of endocytosis, the question arises whether toxin internalisation favours bacterial tissue penetration of the host or whether it serves as a defence mechanism of the cell in order to degrade the protein. Thus, several proinflammatory cytokines were investigated, as previous studies describe an effect of pneumolysin on cytokine production. Surprisingly, only interleukin 6-production was increased after toxin-treatment and no effect of endocytotic inhibitors on the interleukin 6-production was observed. The conclusion from this finding is that pneumolysin leads to an increase of interleukin 6, which would not depend on the endocytotic uptake of pneumolysin. The production of interleukin 6 would enhance the production of acute phase proteins, T-cell activation, growth and differentiation. On the one hand, this activation could serve pathogen clearance from infected tissue. On the other hand, the production of interleukin 6 could promote a further penetration of pathogen into host tissue. This question should be further investigated.
Mutations in the PRKACA gene are the most frequent cause of cortisol-producing adrenocortical adenomas leading to Cushing’s syndrome. PRKACA encodes for the catalytic subunit α of protein kinase A (PKA). We already showed that PRKACA mutations lead to impairment of regulatory (R) subunit binding. Furthermore, PRKACA mutations are associated with reduced RIIβ protein levels; however, the mechanisms leading to reduced RIIβ levels are presently unknown. Here, we investigate the effects of the most frequent PRKACA mutation, L206R, on regulatory subunit stability. We find that Ser\(^{114}\) phosphorylation of RIIβ is required for its degradation, mediated by caspase 16. Last, we show that the resulting reduction in RIIβ protein levels leads to increased cortisol secretion in adrenocortical cells. These findings reveal the molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological relevance of the R subunit degradation caused by PRKACA mutations, adding another dimension to the deregulation of PKA signaling caused by PRKACA mutations in adrenal Cushing’s syndrome.
Desensitization of N-formyl peptide chemoattractant receptors (FPR) in human neutrophils results in association of these receptors to the membrane skeleton. This is thought to be the critical event in the lateral segregation of receptors and guanyl nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) within the plane of the plasma membrane resulting in an interruption of the signaling cascade. In this study we probed the interaction of FPR with G protein in human neutrophils that were desensitized to various degrees. Human neutrophils were desensitized using the photoreactive agonist N-formyl-met-leu-phelys- N\(^\epsilon\)-[\(^{125}\)I]2(p-azidosalicylamido )ethyl-1 ,3 '-dithiopropionate (/MLFK-[\(^{125}\)I]ASD). The interaction if FPR with G protein was studied via a reconstitution assay and subsequent analysis of FPR-G protein complexes in sucrose density gradients. FPR-G protein complexes were reconstituted with solubilized FPR from partially and fully desensitized neutrophils with increasing concentrations of Gi purified from bovine brain. The respective EC\(_{50}\) values for reconstitution were similar to that determined for FPR from unstimulated neutrophils (Bommakanti RK et al., J Bio[ Chem 267: 757~7581, 1992). We conclude, therefore, that the affinity of the interaction of FPR with G protein is not affected by desensitization, consistent with the model of lateral segregation of FPR and G protein as a mechanism of desensitization.
The ligand-binding subunit of the A\(_1\)-adenosine receptor has been identified by photoaffinity labeling. A photolabile derivative of R- \(N^6\)-phenylisopropyladenosine, R-2-azido-\(N^6\)-p-hydroxyphenylisopropyladenosine (R-AHPIA), has been synthesized as a covalent specific Iigand for A\(_1\)-adenosine receptors. In adenylate cyclase studies with membranes of rat fat cells and human platelets, R·AHPIA has adenosine receptor agonist activity with a more than 60-fold selectivity for the A\(_1\)-subtype. It competes for [\(^3\)H].\(N^6\)- phenylisopropyladenosine binding to Arreceptors of rat brain membranes with a Ki value of 1.6 nM. After UV irradiation, R-AHPIA binds irreversibly to the receptor, as indicated by a loss of [\(^3\)H)\(N^6\)-phenylisopropyladenosine binding afterextensive washing; the K; value for this photoinactivation is 1.3 nM. The p-hydroxyphenyl substituent of R-AHPIA can be directly radioiodinated to give a photoaffinity Iabel of high specific radioactivity (\(^{125}\)I-AHPIA). This compound has a KD value of about 1.5 nM as assessed from saturation and kinetic experiments. Adenosine analogues compete for \(^{125}\)I-AHPIA binding to rat brain membranes with an order of potency characteristic for A\(_1\)-adenosine receptors. Dissociation curves following UV irradiation at equilibrium demonstrate 30-40% irreversible specific binding. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicates that the probe is photoincorporated into a single peptide of M\(_r\) = 35,000. Labeling of this peptide can be blocked specifically and stereoselectively by adenosine receptor agonists and antagonists in a manner which is typical for the A\(_1\)-subtype. The results indicate that \(^{125}\)I-AHPIA identifies the ligand-binding subunit of the A\(_1\)-adenosine receptor, which is a peptide with M\(_r\) = 35,000.
Adenosine modulates a variety of physiological functions via membrane-bound receptors. These receptors couple via G proteins to adenylate cyclase and K+channels. The A1 subtype mediates an inhibition of adenylate cyclase and an opening of K+-channels, and the A2 subtype a Stimulation of adenylate cyclase. Both subtypes have been characterized by radioligand binding. This has facilitated the development of agonists and antagonists with more than 1000-fold A1 selectivity. A1-selective photoaffinity labels have been used for the biochemical characterization of A1 receptors and the study of their coupling to adenylate cyclase. Such selective ligands allow the analysis of the involvement of adenosine receptors in physiological functions. Selective interference with adenosine receptors provides new pharmacological tools and eventually new therapeutic approaches to a number of pathophysiological states.
Clonidine is an agonist at alpha2-adrenergic receptors that mediate a wide variety of the physiological responses to epinephrine and norepinephrine, such as inhibition of neurotransmitter release as well as sedation and analgesia. As with other therapeutically used alpha2-agonists such as moxonidine and rilmenidine, clonidine possesses an imidazoline structure and is believed to lower blood pressure not only via central and peripheral alpha2-receptors, but perhaps even more so by acting on central “imidazoline I1 receptors” in the brain stem. The molecular structure of these hypothetical “imidazoline I1 receptors” has not yet been identified. In order to test whether ligands with an imidazoline structure elicit pharmacological effects via alpha2-adrenergic receptors or via “imidazoline receptors”, mice were generated with a targeted deletion of all three alpha2-adrenergic receptor subtypes (alpha2ABC-KO). These alpha2ABC-KO mice were an ideal model in which to examine the pharmacological effects of the centrally acting antihypertensives clonidine, moxonidine and rilmenidine in the absence of alpha2-adrenergic receptors. As expected, sedative and analgesic actions of clonidine were completely absent in alpha2ABC-KO mice, confirming the sole role of alpha2-receptors in these properties of clonidine. Clonidine significantly lowered heart rate in anesthetized alpha2ABC-KO and wild-type mice by up to 150 beats/min. A similar bradycardic effect of clonidine was observed in isolated spontaneously beating right atria from alpha2ABC-KO mice. After treatment with the specific If inhibitor ZD 7288, clonidine was no longer able to lower spontaneous beating frequency, suggesting a common site of action. Furthermore, in HEK293 cells stably transfected with HCN2 and HCN4, it could be shown that clonidine inhibits the If current via blockade of pacemaker channels with similar affinity as in isolated alpha2ABC-KO and wild-type atria. This inhibition was demonstrated again in isolated sinoatrial node (SAN) cells from alpha2ABC-KO mice and was identical in potency and efficacy to clonidine inhibition observed in isolated wild-type SAN cells, confirming that inhibition of atrial HCN channels constitutes the alpha2-independent bradycardic action of clonidine. Direct inhibition of cardiac HCN pacemaker channels contributes to the bradycardic effects of clonidine in gene-targeted mice. Thus clonidine-like drugs represent novel structures for future HCN channel inhibitors.
Das Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteron-System (RAAS) reguliert den Blutdruck und den Wasser- und Elektrolythaushalt des Körpers. Angiotensin II (Ang II), das aktive Peptid des RAAS, bewirkt eine Vasokonstriktion und in höheren Konzentrationen Bluthochdruck. Epidemiologische Studien haben gezeigt, dass eine Verbindung zwischen Hypertonie und dem gehäuften Auftreten von Krebs besteht. Eine Metaanalyse von 13 Fall-Kontroll-Studien konnte einen Zusammenhang zwischen Hypertonie und einem erhöhten Risiko, an einem Nierenzellkarzinom zu erkranken nachweisen. In vitro-Studien und Studien an der isolierten Niere konnten bereits genotoxische Effekte des blutdruckregulierenden Hormons Ang II zeigen. Zielsetzung dieser Arbeit war es, zunächst in vivo zu prüfen, ob steigende Ang II-Konzentrationen einen Einfluss auf die genomische Stabilität von Nieren- und Herzzellen besitzen. Hierzu wurden im Dosisversuch männliche C57BL/6-Mäuse mit osmotischen Minipumpen ausgestattet, die Ang II in vier verschiedenen Konzentrationen zwischen 60 ng/kg min und 1 µg/kg min über einen Zeitraum von 28 Tagen abgeben sollten. Während des Versuchszeitraums fanden regelmäßige, nicht-invasive Blutdruckmessungen an der Maus statt. Die Behandlung mit Ang II führte zu einem signifikanten Anstieg des Blutdrucks und zu histopathologischen Veränderungen der Glomeruli und des Tubulussystems, was sich in einer verschlechterten Albumin-Ausscheidung wiederspiegelte. Außerdem induzierte die Behandlung mit Ang II die dosisabhängige Bildung von reaktiven Sauerstoffspezies, DNA-Doppelstrangbrüchen und oxidativer DNA-Schäden. Diese Parameter waren bereits in Tieren erhöht, die keinen Bluthochdruck entwickelten und stiegen mit der höchsten Ang II-Konzentration noch an, obwohl hier im Vergleich zur Vorgängergruppe, die eine geringere Ang II-Konzentration erhielt, kein höherer Blutdruck vorlag. Diese Beobachtung deutet auf eine mögliche Unabhängigkeit des entstandenen Schadens vom Bluthochdruck hin und lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit auf Ang II als genomschädigenden Faktor. Der folgende Interventionsversuch sollte Aufschluss über die mögliche blutdruckunabhängige genomschädigende Wirkung von Ang II geben. Dazu wurden C57BL/6-Mäuse neben der Ang II-Behandlung in einer Konzentration von 600 ng/kg min zusätzlich über einen Zeitraum von 28 Tagen mit 5 verschiedenen Substanzen behandelt: Candesartan, Ramipril, Hydralazin, Eplerenon und Tempol. Candesartan ist ein Ang II-Rezeptor-Antagonist, der selektiv den AT1-Rezeptor blockiert. Ramipril wirkt als Hemmer des Angiotensin-Konversions-Enzyms und verhindert die Bildung von endogenem Ang II aus Ang I. Hydralazin, als Vasodilatator, greift nicht in das Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteron-System ein. Eplerenon blockiert als selektiver Aldosteronantagonist den Mineralkortikoidrezeptor. Tempol wirkt als Antioxidans. Die Behandlung mit Ang II in einer Konzentration von 600 ng/kg min im Interventionsversuch führte zur Hochregulierung der NADPH-Oxidase 4 und zur Produktion reaktiver Sauerstoffspezies in der Niere und im kardiovaskulären Gewebe. Der entstandene oxidative Stress führte wiederum zu DNA-Schäden und einer Aktivierung der Transkriptionsfaktoren Nrf2 und NF-B. Nrf2-vermittelt wurde die Induktion antioxidativer Gene ausgelöst, was allerdings nicht ausreichend war, um vor Ang II-induzierten ROS und DNA-Schäden zu schützen. Eine längerfristige NF-B-Aktivierung durch hohe Ang II-Spiegel kann das Überleben und die Proliferation von Zellen, die DNA-Schäden in Form von Doppelstrangbrüchen tragen, fördern, was eine Tumor-initiierende Wirkung haben könnte. Die beschriebenen Effekte erhöhter Ang II-Spiegel konnten durch die Intervention mit dem AT1-Rezeptorblocker Candesartan verhindert werden, was die Beteiligung des Rezeptors nachweist. Eine blutdruckunabhängige, genomschädigende Wirkung von Ang II konnte leider durch die Intervention mit Hydralazin nicht verdeutlicht werden, da die erwünschte langfristige Blutdrucksenkung ausblieb. Allerdings zeigte die Intervention mit Tempol eine Abnahme an oxidativem Stress und DNA-Schäden trotz ausbleibender Blutdrucksenkung. Die Bedeutung von ROS in der Bildung von DNA-Schäden und die Unabhängigkeit dieser Schäden vom Blutdruck konnten somit hervorgehoben werden. Die Tatsache, dass die Intervention mit Ramipril den Blutdruck nicht senken konnte, der oxidative Stress und die DNA-Schäden durch mögliche antioxidative Eigenschaften aber vermindert wurden, unterstützt diese Beobachtung. Die Intervention mit Eplerenon führte zum Teil zu einer Verminderung an ROS und DNA-Schäden, brachte diese Parameter aber nicht auf Kontrollniveau zurück. Somit ist eine Beteiligung von Aldosteron nicht auszuschließen.
Diabetes, a chronic group of medical disorders characterized byhyperglycemia, has become a global pandemic. Some hormones may influence the course and outcome of diabetes, especially if they potentiate the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). There is a close relationship between thyroid disorders and diabetes. The main objective of this investigation was to find out whether peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are more prone to DNA damage by triiodothyronine (T\(_3\)) (0.1, 1 and 10 μM) at various stages of progression through diabetes (obese, prediabetics, and type 2 diabetes mellitus—T2DM persons). In addition, some biochemical parameters of oxidative stress (catalase-CAT, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances—TBARS) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were evaluated. PBMCs from prediabetic and diabetic patients exhibited increased sensitivity for T\(_3\) regarding elevated level of DNA damage, inhibition of catalase, and increase of TBARS and LDH. PBMCs from obese patients reacted in the same manner, except for DNA damage. The results of this study should contribute to a better understanding of the role of thyroid hormones in the progression of T2DM.
INTRODUCTION: Recently, we could show that angiotensin II, the reactive peptide of the blood pressure-regulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system, causes the formation of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage in kidneys and hearts of hypertensive mice. To further investigate on the one hand the mechanism of DNA damage caused by angiotensin II, and on the other hand possible intervention strategies against end-organ damage, the effects of substances interfering with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system on angiotensin II-induced genomic damage were studied.
METHODS: In C57BL/6-mice, hypertension was induced by infusion of 600 ng/kg • min angiotensin II. The animals were additionally treated with the angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker candesartan, the mineralocorticoid receptor blocker eplerenone and the antioxidant tempol. DNA damage and the activation of transcription factors were studied by immunohistochemistry and protein expression analysis.
RESULTS: Administration of angiotensin II led to a significant increase of blood pressure, decreased only by candesartan. In kidneys and hearts of angiotensin II-treated animals, significant oxidative stress could be detected (1.5-fold over control). The redox-sensitive transcription factors Nrf2 and NF-κB were activated in the kidney by angiotensin II-treatment (4- and 3-fold over control, respectively) and reduced by all interventions. In kidneys and hearts an increase of DNA damage (3- and 2-fold over control, respectively) and of DNA repair (3-fold over control) was found. These effects were ameliorated by all interventions in both organs. Consistently, candesartan and tempol were more effective than eplerenone.
CONCLUSION: Angiotensin II-induced DNA damage is caused by angiotensin II type 1 receptor-mediated formation of oxidative stress in vivo. The angiotensin II-mediated physiological increase of aldosterone adds to the DNA-damaging effects. Blocking angiotensin II and mineralocorticoid receptors therefore has beneficial effects on end-organ damage independent of blood pressure normalization.
Several epidemiological studies found that hypertensive patients have an increased risk to develop kidney cancer. Hyperaldosteronism frequently results in arterial hypertension and contributes to the development and progression of kidney injury, with reactive oxygen species (ROS) playing an important role. ROS are thought to be associated with many pathological conditions such as cancer and other disorders, like cardiovascular complications , which often go along with hypertension. The aim of the present work was to investigate whether the effects of elevated aldosterone concentrations might be involved in the increased cancer incidence of hypertensive individuals. First, the potential capacity of aldosterone to induce oxidative stress and DNA damage was investigated in vitro and in vivo. In LLC-PK1 porcine kidney cells and MDCK canine kidney cells the significant formation of ROS, and especially of superoxide (O2˙ˉ) was assessed. With two genotoxicity tests, the comet assay and the micronucleus frequency test, the DNA damaging potential of aldosterone was quantified. In both genotoxicity tests a dose-dependent increase in aldosterone-induced structural DNA damage was observed. Oxidative stress and DNA damage were prevented by antioxidants, suggesting ROS as a major cause of DNA damage. Furthermore, the oxidatively modified DNA lesion 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2´-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), was found to be significantly elevated. In kidneys of rats with desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)/salt-induced hypertension, which is a model of severe mineralocorticoid-dependent hypertension, elevated levels of ROS and superoxide were found, compared to kidneys of sham rats. Also DNA strand breaks, measured with the comet assay and double strand breaks, visualized with antibodies against the double strand break-marker gamma-H2AX were significantly elevated in kidneys of DOCA/salt-treated rats. In addition, significantly increased amounts of 8-oxodG were detected. Proliferation of kidney cells was found to be increased, which theoretically enables the DNA damage to manifest itself as mutations, since the cells divide. Second, the effects of aldosterone on the activation of transcription factors and signaling pathways were investigated. A significant activation of the potentially protective transcription factor Nrf2 was observed in LLC-PK1 cells. This activation was triggered by an increase of ROS or reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In response to oxidative stress, glutathione synthesis and detoxifying enzymes, such as the subunits of the glutathione-cysteine-ligase or heme oxygenase 1 were rapidly induced after 4 h. Nevertheless, after 24 h a decrease of glutathione levels was observed. Since ROS levels were still high after 24 h, but Nrf2 activation decreased, this adaptive survival response seems to be transient and quickly saturated and overwhelmed by ROS/RNS. Furthermore, Nrf2 activation was not sufficient to protect cells against oxidative DNA damage, because the amounts of double strand breaks and 8-oxodG lesions steadily rose up to 48 h of aldosterone treatment. The second transcription factor that was time- and dose-dependently activated by aldosterone in LLC-PK1 and MDCK cells was NF-kappaB. Furthermore, a significant cytosolic and nuclear activation of ERK was detected. Aldosterone induced the phosphorylation of the transcription factors CREB, STAT1 and STAT3 through ERK. Third, the underlying mechanisms of oxidant production, DNA damage and activation of transcription factors and signaling pathways were studied. Aldosterone exclusively acted via the MR, which was proven by the MR antagonists eplerenone, spironolactone and BR-4628, whereas the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist mifepristone did not show any effect. Furthermore, aldosterone needed cytosolic calcium to exert its negative effects. Calcium from intracellular stores and the influx of calcium across the plasma membrane was involved in aldosterone signaling. The calcium signal activated on the one hand, the prooxidant enzyme complex NAD(P)H oxidase through PKC, which subsequently caused the generation of O2˙ˉ. On the other hand, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) was activated, which in turn produced NO. NO and O2˙ˉ can react to the highly reactive species ONOO- that can damage the DNA more severely than the less reactive O2˙ˉ. In the short term, the activation of transcription factors and signaling pathways could be a protective response against aldosterone-induced oxidative stress and DNA damage. However, a long-term NF-B and ERK/CREB/STAT activation by persistently high aldosterone levels could unfold the prosurvival activity of NF-kappaB and ERK/CREB/STAT in aldosterone-exposed cells. DNA damage caused by increased ROS might become persistent and could be inherited to daughter cells, probably initiating carcinogenesis. If these events also occur in patients with hyperaldosteronism, these results suggest that aldosterone could be involved in the increased cancer incidence of hypertensive individuals.
Despite recent therapeutic advances the prognosis of heart failure remains poor. Recent research suggests that heart failure is a heterogeneous syndrome and that many patients have stimulating auto-antibodies directed against the second extracellular loop of the \(β_1\) adrenergic receptor \((β_1EC2)\). In a human-analogous rat model such antibodies cause myocyte damage and heart failure. Here we used this model to test a novel antibody-directed strategy aiming to prevent and/or treat antibody-induced cardiomyopathy. To generate heart failure, we immunised n = 76/114 rats with a fusion protein containing the human β1EC2 (amino-acids 195–225) every 4 weeks; n = 38/114 rats were control-injected with 0.9% NaCl. Intravenous application of a novel cyclic peptide mimicking \(β_1EC2\) (\(β_1EC2-CP\), 1.0 mg/kg every 4 weeks) or administration of the \(β_1-blocker\) bisoprolol (15 mg/kg/day orally) was initiated either 6 weeks (cardiac function still normal, prevention-study, n = 24 (16 treated vs. 8 untreated)) or 8.5 months after the 1st immunisation (onset of cardiomyopathy, therapy-study, n = 52 (40 treated vs. 12 untreated)); n = 8/52 rats from the therapy-study received \(β_1EC2-CP/bisoprolol\) co-treatment. We found that \(β_1EC2-CP\) prevented and (alone or as add-on drug) treated antibody-induced cardiac damage in the rat, and that its efficacy was superior to mono-treatment with bisoprolol, a standard drug in heart failure. While bisoprolol mono-therapy was able to stop disease-progression, \(β_1EC2-CP\) mono-therapy -or as an add-on to bisoprolol- almost fully reversed antibody-induced cardiac damage. The cyclo¬peptide acted both by scavenging free \(anti-β_1EC2-antibodies\) and by targeting \(β_1EC2\)-specific memory B-cells involved in antibody-production. Our model provides the basis for the clinical translation of a novel double-acting therapeutic strategy that scavenges harmful \(anti-β_1EC2-antibodies\) and also selectively depletes memory B-cells involved in the production of such antibodies. Treatment with immuno-modulating cyclopeptides alone or as an add-on to \(β_1\)-blockade represents a promising new therapeutic option in immune-mediated heart failure.
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate diverse physiological processes in the human body and represent prime targets in modern drug discovery. Engagement of different ligands to these membrane-embedded proteins evokes distinct receptor conformational rearrangements that facilitate subsequent receptor-mediated signalling and, ultimately, enable cellular adaptation to altered environmental conditions. Since the early 2000s, the technology of resonance energy transfer (RET) has been exploited to assess these conformational receptor dynamics in living cells and real time. However, to date, these conformational GPCR studies are restricted to single-cell microscopic setups, slowing down the discovery of novel GPCR-directed therapeutics. In this work, we present the development of a novel generalizable high-throughput compatible assay for the direct measurement of GPCR activation and deactivation. By screening a variety of energy partners for fluorescence (FRET) and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET), we identified a highly sensitive design for an α2A-adrenergic receptor conformational biosensor. This biosensor reports the receptor’s conformational change upon ligand binding in a 96-well plate reader format with the highest signal amplitude obtained so far. We demonstrate the capacity of this sensor prototype to faithfully quantify efficacy and potency of GPCR ligands in intact cells and real time. Furthermore, we confirm its universal applicability by cloning and validating five further equivalent GPCR biosensors. To prove the suitability of this new GPCR assay for screening purposes, we measured the well-accepted Z-factor as a parameter for the assay quality. All tested biosensors show excellent Z-factors indicating outstanding assay quality. Furthermore, we demonstrate that this assay provides excellent throughput and presents low rates of erroneous hit identification (false positives and false negatives). Following this phase of assay development, we utilized these biosensors to understand the mechanism and consequences of the postulated modulation of parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTHR1) through receptor activity-modifying protein 2 (RAMP2). We found that RAMP2 desensitizes PTHR1, but not the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), for agonist-induced structural changes. This generalizable sensor design offers the first possibility to upscale conformational GPCR studies, which represents the most direct and unbiased approach to monitor receptor activation and deactivation. Therefore, this novel technology provides substantial advantages over currently established methods for GPCR ligand screening. We feel confident that this technology will aid the discovery of novel types of GPCR ligands, help to identify the endogenous ligands of so-called orphan GPCRs and deepen our understanding of the physiological regulation of GPCR function.
Wlth radioactive compound of high specific activity, the binding of carcinogene to DNA can be measured wlth doses that are ineffective ln long-term studies. The binding of tritiated benzo(a )pyrene to liver DNA of adult male rats has been determined 50 hr after a singie l.p. injection of doses between 40 1'9/kg and 4 mg/kg. The doseresponse relationship is linear up to 1 mg/kg, shows a step towards 2 mg/kg, and gives a shallow linear slope above that value. The observed binding ranges from 1.7 to 180 nmoles benzo(a)pyrene per mole DNA phosphate. The nonlinearity could be due to an induction of metabolizing enzymes. The microsomal aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity increases significantly 24 hr after a single dose of 4 mg/kg and 48 hr after doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg, but no induction Ia found with 1 mg/kg. The binding from an equimolar dose is 35 times lower than the one found on mouse skin DNA and 300 times lower than that of N,Ndlmethylnitrosamine in rat liver. A good correlatlon exiats to the respective tumor formation in long-term studles.
Male rats were treated for 2 months with 1000 ppm nafenopin in the diet or for 4 or 7 days with a choline-devoid low-methionine diet. DNA was isolated from the livers and analyzed for the presence of cis-thymidine glycol-3'-phosphate (cis-dTGp) by 32P-postlabeling and for the Ievel of 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-0H-dG) by electrochemical detection (ECD). In no DNA sample was the Ievel of cis-dTGp above the Iimit of detection of 1 modified thymidine per 106 nucleotides. With 8-0H-dG, a background Ievel of this modification of 20 8-0H-dG per 106 nucleosides was found in liver DNA of control rats, which was not affected by either treatment. It is postulated for thymidine glycol that a potential increase was below the Iimit of detection or was rapidly repaired in vivo and that the steady-state Ievel of endogenous 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine appears not tobe influenced by the treatments chosen.
The diet contains a large number of constituents which can be nitrosated in the gastrointestinal tract (especially in the stomach) to potentially carcinogenic nitroso compounds (NOC). The nitrosation of food mixtures has been investigated with a number of assays, such as chemical analysis or detection of alkylating potential, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. Relatively good information is available on the formation of stable nitrosamines using high nitrite concentrations. Little is known, however, about the formation of chemically unstable NOC at low nitrite concentration and their genotoxicity in target cells. A comparison of the precursor classes, alkylamines, aromatic amines, amino acids, amides and peptides, ureas and guanidines, reveals a vast range, both with respect to daily intake (105-fold) and nitrosation rate (104-fold both for 1st and 2nd order nitrite dependence). A total span of 108 results for the relative yield of NOC in the stomach. The endogenous NOC burden from dietary ureas and aromatic amines may represent as large a hazard as the intake of preformed NOC. Recent evidence also indicates that heterocyclic amines and phenols must be considered and that the half-life of nitrosated a-amino acids can be much longer than that of nitrosated primary alkylamines. In these classes, more information should be collected on dietary concentrations, on the nitrosation under realistic conditions and on the genotoxicity in stomach lining cells. Within a chemical precursor class, a wide range is seen with respect to alkylating potency. It cannot, therefore, be excluded that individual precursors within the top ranking classes might become more important than single preformed NOC. Not considered in the above analysis but probably just as important for a risk evaluation in a population is the knowledge of the nitrosation conditions and target cell susceptibility in individuals.
In a colorimetric assay using 4-( p-nitrobenzyl)pyridine (NBP) as a nucleophilic scavenger of alkylating agents, the nitrosation and alkylation reactions were investigated for a number of amino acids and derivatives. The alkylating activity increased with the square of the nitrite concentration. The nitrosation rate constants for aspartic acid, aspartame, and glycine ethylester ( = precursors C) were 0.08, 1.4 and ~ 0.2, respectively, expressed in terms of the pH-dependent \(k_2\) rate constant of the equation dNOCjdt = \(k_2\) • (C]· [nitrite]\(^2\) • The rates correlated inversely with the basicity of the amino group. The stability of the alkylating activity was astonishingly high, both in acid and at neutral pH. Half-lives of 500, 200, and 30 min were determined for aspartic acid (pH 3.5), aspartame (pH 2.5), and glycine ethylester (pH 2.5). Values of 60, 15, and 2 min; respectively, were found at pH 7. It is concluded that rearrangement of the primary N-nitroso product to the ultimate alkylating agent could be rate-limiting. The potential of nitrosated a-amino acids to bind to DN A in vivo was investigated by oral gavage of radiolabelled glycine ethylester to rats, followed irnmediately by sodium nitrite. DNA was isolated from stomach and liver and analysed for radioactivity and modified nucleotides. No indication of DNA adduct formation was obtained. Based on an estimation of the dose fraction converted from glycine ethylester to the nitroso product under the given experimental conditions, the maximum possible DNA-binding potency of nitroso glycine ethylester is about one order of magnitude below the methylating potency of N-nitrosomethylurea in rat stomach. The apparent discrepancy to the in vitro data could be due to efficient detoxification processes in mammalian cells.
Signal transduction via receptors for N-formylmethionyl peptide chemoattractants (FPR) on human neutrophils is a highly regulated process which involves participation of cytoskeletal elements. Evidence exists suggesting that the cytoskeleton and/or the membrane skeleton controls the distributJon of FPR in the plane of the plasma membrane, thus controlling the accessibility of FPR to different proteins in functionally distinct domains. In desensitized cells, FPR are restricted todomains which are depleted of G proteins but enriched in cytoskeletal proteins such as actin and fodrin. Thus, the G protein signal transduction partners of FPR become inaccessible to the agonist-occupied receptor, preventing cell activation. The mechanism of interaction of FPR with the membrane skeleton is poorly understood but evidence is accumulating that suggests a direct binding of FPR (and other receptors) to cytoskeletal proteins such as actin.