Active uptake of hydrophilic copper complex Cu(ii)–TETA in primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

Metallomics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunyan Fu ◽  
Junhong Lizhao ◽  
Zhenghui Luo ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Craig A. Grapperhaus ◽  
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Cu(ii)–TETA is transported across the cell membrane via an unknown ATP-dependent and CTR1-independent process.




2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiko Matsuoka ◽  
Kazuei Ogawa ◽  
Hiroyuki Yaoita ◽  
Wakako Naganuma ◽  
Kazuhira Maehara ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Yu ◽  
Wenliang Zha ◽  
Zhiqiang Ke ◽  
Qing Min ◽  
Cairong Li ◽  
...  

The function of curcumin on NADPH oxidase-related ROS production and cardiac apoptosis, together with the modulation of protein signalling pathways, was investigated in cardiomyocytes. Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were exposed to 30 mmol/L high glucose with or without curcumin. Cell viability, apoptosis, superoxide formation, the expression of NADPH oxidase subunits, and potential regulatory molecules, Akt and GSK-3β, were assessed in cardiomyocytes. Cardiomyocytes exposure to high glucose led to an increase in both cell apoptosis and intracellular ROS levels, which were strongly prevented by curcumin treatment (10 μM). In addition, treatment with curcumin remarkably suppressed the increased activity of Rac1, as well as the enhanced expression ofgp91phoxandp47phoxinduced by high glucose. Lipid peroxidation and SOD were reversed in the presence of curcumin. Furthermore, curcumin treatment markedly inhibited the reduced Bcl-2/Bax ratio elicited by high glucose exposure. Moreover, curcumin significantly increased Akt and GSK-3βphosphorylation in cardiomyocytes treated with high glucose. In addition, LY294002 blocked the effects of curcumin on cardiomyocytes exposure to high glucose. In conclusion, these results demonstrated that curcumin attenuated high glucose-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis by inhibiting NADPH-mediated oxidative stress and this protective effect is most likely mediated by PI3K/Akt-related signalling pathway.



Endocrinology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 151 (2) ◽  
pp. 482-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Florian ◽  
Marek Jankowski ◽  
Jolanta Gutkowska

We have recently shown that an entire oxytocin (OT) system, a peptide and its cognate receptors, is synthesized in the heart. In fetal and newborn hearts, OT exists in its extended three-amino acid form, OT-Gly-Lys-Arg (OT-GKR). OT translocates glucose transporter type 4 to the plasma membrane in human endothelial cells. Therefore, we hypothesized that the cardiac OT/OT-GKR system may be involved in the regulation of myocardial glucose uptake in physiological conditions and during metabolic stress such as hypoxia. Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (CM) and cardiac progenitor cells expressing ATP-binding cassette efflux transporter G2 transporter (stem cell marker) were studied. OT (10 nm) increased basal glucose uptake in CM to 4.0 ± 0.2 fmol/mg protein, with OT-GKR (10 nm) elevating it to 5.3 ± 0.4 fmol/mg protein (P < 0.001) in comparison with 2.2 fmol/mg in control cells. OT had a moderate synergistic effect with 0.1 mm 2,4-dinitrophenol, augmenting basal glucose uptake to 5.5 ± 0.5 fmol/mg. OT-GKR (10 nm) was even more potent in combination with 2,4-dinitrophenol, increasing glucose uptake to 9.0 ± 1.0 fmol/mg. Wortmannin (0.1 μm), an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase, significantly suppressed the effect of OT and insulin (10 nm) (P < 0.001), indicating common pathways. Our data suggest that OT and OT-GKR influence glucose uptake in neonatal rat CM and may thus play a role in the maintenance of cardiac function and cell survival during metabolic stress.





2007 ◽  
Vol 303 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xilin Long ◽  
Michael J. Goldenthal ◽  
José Marín-García




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