Ergosterol peroxide from Pleurotus ferulae inhibits gastrointestinal tumor cell growth through induction of apoptosis via reactive oxygen species and endoplasmic reticulum stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 4171-4184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Xiaoyu Luo ◽  
Mayila Yasheng ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Jinyu Li ◽  
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Ergosterol peroxide was purified from Pleurotus ferulae by silica gel chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 chromatography and recrystallization and named as PFEP, which was identified by ESI-MS and NMR.

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Tasuku Konno ◽  
Eduardo Pinho Melo ◽  
Joseph E. Chambers ◽  
Edward Avezov

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced continuously throughout the cell as products of various redox reactions. Yet these products function as important signal messengers, acting through oxidation of specific target factors. Whilst excess ROS production has the potential to induce oxidative stress, physiological roles of ROS are supported by a spatiotemporal equilibrium between ROS producers and scavengers such as antioxidative enzymes. In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a non-radical ROS, is produced through the process of oxidative folding. Utilisation and dysregulation of H2O2, in particular that generated in the ER, affects not only cellular homeostasis but also the longevity of organisms. ROS dysregulation has been implicated in various pathologies including dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, sanctioning a field of research that strives to better understand cell-intrinsic ROS production. Here we review the organelle-specific ROS-generating and consuming pathways, providing evidence that the ER is a major contributing source of potentially pathologic ROS.


2004 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Hwa Kang ◽  
Eunmyong Lee ◽  
Moon-Kyung Choi ◽  
Ja-Lok Ku ◽  
So Hee Kim ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (20) ◽  
pp. 10951
Author(s):  
Chong-Sun Khoi ◽  
Yu-Wen Lin ◽  
Jia-Huang Chen ◽  
Biing-Hui Liu ◽  
Tzu-Yu Lin ◽  
...  

Ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the major food-borne mycotoxins, impacts the health of humans and livestock by contaminating food and feed. However, the underlying mechanism of OTA nephrotoxicity remains unknown. This study demonstrated that OTA induced apoptosis through selective endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress activation in human renal proximal tubular cells (HK-2). OTA increased ER-stress-related JNK and precursor caspase-4 cleavage apoptotic pathways. Further study revealed that OTA increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) could reduce OTA-induced JNK-related apoptosis and ROS levels in HK-2 cells. Our results demonstrate that OTA induced ER stress-related apoptosis through an ROS-mediated pathway. This study provides new evidence to clarify the mechanism of OTA-induced nephrotoxicity.


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