Calycosin alleviates H 2 O 2 ‐induced astrocyte injury by restricting oxidative stress through the Akt/Nrf2/ HO ‐1 signaling pathway

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng‐You Lu ◽  
Cecilia Hsuan Day ◽  
Chia‐Hua Kuo ◽  
Tso‐Fu Wang ◽  
Tsung‐Jung Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Signaling Pathway

scholarly journals Nrf2 Activation Attenuates Acrylamide-Induced Neuropathy in Mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5995
Author(s):  
Chand Basha Davuljigari ◽  
Frederick Adams Ekuban ◽  
Cai Zong ◽  
Alzahraa A. M. Fergany ◽  
Kota Morikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Hepatic Necrosis ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽  
Adult Mice ◽  
Nrf2 Signaling Pathway ◽  
Antioxidant Proteins ◽  
Oxide Synthase

Acrylamide is a well characterized neurotoxicant known to cause neuropathy and encephalopathy in humans and experimental animals. To investigate the role of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in acrylamide-induced neuropathy, male C57Bl/6JJcl adult mice were exposed to acrylamide at 0, 200 or 300 ppm in drinking water and co-administered with subcutaneous injections of sulforaphane, a known activator of the Nrf2 signaling pathway at 0 or 25 mg/kg body weight daily for 4 weeks. Assessments for neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, oxidative stress as well as messenger RNA-expression analysis for Nrf2-antioxidant and pro-inflammatory cytokine genes were conducted. Relative to mice exposed only to acrylamide, co-administration of sulforaphane protected against acrylamide-induced neurotoxic effects such as increase in landing foot spread or decrease in density of noradrenergic axons as well as hepatic necrosis and hemorrhage. Moreover, co-administration of sulforaphane enhanced acrylamide-induced mRNA upregulation of Nrf2 and its downstream antioxidant proteins and suppressed acrylamide-induced mRNA upregulation of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the cerebral cortex. The results demonstrate that activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway by co-treatment of sulforaphane provides protection against acrylamide-induced neurotoxicity through suppression of oxidative stress and inflammation. Nrf2 remains an important target for the strategic prevention of acrylamide-induced neurotoxicity.

Curculigoside attenuates oxidative stress and osteoclastogenesis via modulating Nrf2/NF-κB signaling pathway in RAW264.7 cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 114129
Author(s):  
Mengqin Liu ◽  
Sha Liu ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Yingqi Fang ◽  
Yanwei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Raw264.7 Cells

scholarly journals Mechanism of miR-218-5p in autophagy, apoptosis and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts is mediated by KLF9 and JAK/STAT3 pathways

2021 ◽  
pp. jim-2020-001437
Author(s):  
Ming Chen ◽  
Minghui Li ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
Wenwen Sun ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Synovial Tissue ◽  
Synovial Fibroblasts ◽  
Reverse Transcription Pcr ◽  
Stat3 Signaling ◽  
Stat3 Signaling Pathway ◽  
Interfering Rna ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of miR-218-5p on the proliferation, apoptosis, autophagy, and oxidative stress of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASFs), and the related mechanisms. Quantitative reverse transcription–PCR showed that the expression of miR-218-5p in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue was significantly higher than that in healthy synovial tissue. Compared with healthy synovial fibroblasts, miR-218-5p expression was obviously upregulated in RASFs, while KLF9 protein expression was markedly downregulated. Mechanistically, miR-218-5p could directly bind to the 3′ untranslated region of KLF9 to inhibit the expression of KLF9. Additionally, transfection of miR-218-5p small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibited the proliferation but promoted apoptosis and autophagy of RASFs. Simultaneously, miR-218-5p silencing reduced reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde levels and increased superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activity to improve oxidative stress in RASFs. More importantly, the introduction of KLF9 siRNA reversed the effects of miR-218-5p siRNA transfection on RASF proliferation, apoptosis, autophagy, and oxidative stress. What is more, silencing miR-218-5p inhibited the activation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway by targeting KLF9. Collectively, knockdown of miR-218-5p could regulate the proliferation, apoptosis, autophagy and oxidative stress of RASFs by increasing the expression of KLF9 and inhibiting the activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway, which may provide a potential target for the mechanism research of RA.

scholarly journals Maresin 1 protects the liver against ischemia/reperfusion injury via the ALXR/Akt signaling pathway

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Tang ◽  
Guang Fu ◽  
Wenbo Li ◽  
Ping Sun ◽  
Patricia A. Loughran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Serum Aminotransferase ◽  
Primary Mouse ◽  
Maresin 1

Abstract Background Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury can be a major complication following liver surgery contributing to post-operative liver dysfunction. Maresin 1 (MaR1), a pro-resolving lipid mediator, has been shown to suppress I/R injury. However, the mechanisms that account for the protective effects of MaR1 in I/R injury remain unknown. Methods WT (C57BL/6J) mice were subjected to partial hepatic warm ischemia for 60mins followed by reperfusion. Mice were treated with MaR1 (5-20 ng/mouse), Boc2 (Lipoxin A4 receptor antagonist), LY294002 (Akt inhibitor) or corresponding controls just prior to liver I/R or at the beginning of reperfusion. Blood and liver samples were collected at 6 h post-reperfusion. Serum aminotransferase, histopathologic changes, inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative stress were analyzed to evaluate liver injury. Signaling pathways were also investigated in vitro using primary mouse hepatocyte (HC) cultures to identify underlying mechanisms for MaR1 in liver I/R injury. Results MaR1 treatment significantly reduced ALT and AST levels, diminished necrotic areas, suppressed inflammatory responses, attenuated oxidative stress and decreased hepatocyte apoptosis in liver after I/R. Akt signaling was significantly increased in the MaR1-treated liver I/R group compared with controls. The protective effect of MaR1 was abrogated by pretreatment with Boc2, which together with MaR1-induced Akt activation. MaR1-mediated liver protection was reversed by inhibition of Akt. Conclusions MaR1 protects the liver against hepatic I/R injury via an ALXR/Akt signaling pathway. MaR1 may represent a novel therapeutic agent to mitigate the detrimental effects of I/R-induced liver injury.

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