scholarly journals Ce-Duox1/BLI-3 Generated Reactive Oxygen Species Trigger Protective SKN-1 Activity via p38 MAPK Signaling during Infection in C. elegans

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e1002453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ransome van der Hoeven ◽  
Katie C. McCallum ◽  
Melissa R. Cruz ◽  
Danielle A. Garsin
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
C Elegans

scholarly journals Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidant Effects of Epilobium amurense subsp. cephalostigma via Activation of Nrf2/HO-1 and Inhibition of NF-κB/p38 MAPK Signaling in LPS-Stimulated Macrophages

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11715
Author(s):  
Se-Yun Cheon ◽  
Hyun-Ae Kang ◽  
Bo-Ram Jin ◽  
Hyo-Jung Kim ◽  
Yea-Jin Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽  
No Production ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

The genus Epilobium consists of approximately 200 species that are distributed worldwide. Some of these herbs have been used for the treatment of diarrhea, infection, irritation, and other disorders associated with inflammation. Unlike that of other Epilobium species, there is little scientific understanding of the pharmacological effect of Epilobium amurense subsp. cephalostigma (Hausskn.) C. J. Chen, Hoch & P. H. Raven. In this study, we demonstrated the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties of an E. amurense 95% ethanol extract (EACEE) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, and observed the underlying mechanism of this effect. We measured the productions of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species, and examined the actions of EACEE on transcription factors in the macrophages. EACEE reduced NO production and inducible nitric oxide synthase protein levels via the inhibition of the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway. Additionally, EACEE suppressed redundant reactive oxygen species production and regulated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/heme oxygenase-1 (Nrf2/HO-1) signaling. Furthermore, EACEE significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Overall, these results indicate that EACEE exerts anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects via the activation of Nrf2/HO-1 and inhibition of NF-κB/p38 MAPK signaling.

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Epilobium Amurense Subsp. Cephalostigma (Hausskn.) C. J. Chen, Hoch & P. H. Raven via Activation of Nrf2/HO-1 and Inhibition of NF-κB/p38 MAPK Signaling in LPS-Stimulated Macrophages

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se-Yun Cheon ◽  
Hyun-Ae Kang ◽  
Bo-Ram Jin ◽  
Yea-Jin Park ◽  
Hyo-Jung Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Antioxidant Effects

Abstract Background: The genus Epilobium consists of approximately 200 species that are distributed worldwide. Some of these herbs have been used for the treatment of diarrhea, infection, irritation, and other disorders associated with inflammation. Unlike that of other Epilobium species, there is little scientific understanding of the pharmacological effect of Epilobium amurense subsp. cephalostigma (Hausskn.) C. J. Chen, Hoch & P. H. Raven. Methods: In this study, we demonstrated the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties of an E. amurense 95% ethanol extract (EACEE) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages and observed the underlying mechanism of this effect. We measured the productions of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species, and examined the actions of EACEE on transcription factors in the macrophages.Results: EACEE reduced NO production and inducible nitric oxide synthase protein levels via the inhibition of the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway. Additionally, EACEE suppressed redundant reactive oxygen species production and regulated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/heme oxygenase-1 (Nrf2/HO-1) signaling. Furthermore, EACEE significantly inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Conclusions: Overall, these results indicate that EACEE exerts anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects via the activation of Nrf2/HO-1 and inhibition of NF-κB/p38 MAPK signaling.

Abstract 097: Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Prevents Reactive Oxygen Species - Induced Apoptosis Via Akt and p38 MAPK Pathway During Hypoxia/ Reperfusion Injury

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asiya Parvin Allaudeen ◽  
Ajay Devendran ◽  
John E Baker ◽  
Anuradha Dhanasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Mapk Pathway ◽  
Intact Cell ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Human Erythropoietin ◽  
In Cells

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a cytokine produced primarily in the kidney that is essential for red blood cell production. Apart from playing a role in hematopoiesis, EPO also has a protective role in heart myocytes, ovarian, glial cells brain and retinal diseases. In this study we observed that recombinant human EPO (rhEPO) reduces Hypoxia/ Reperfusion (H/R) injury by virtue of its effect on EPO receptor prosurvival signaling pathway, which ultimately leads to reduced expression of apoptotic proteins and increased survival of cardiomyocytes. H9C2 cells were exposed to H/R with or without pretreatment using 10, 15 and 20 U/ml of rhEPO. We determined viability using MTT, nuclear fragmentation by Hoechst staining, apoptotic nuclei by Acridine orange and Ethidium bromide, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) by Dicholorofluoresin Diacetate and activity of late apoptotic protease, Caspase-3 by colorimetric Caspase-3 assay. The expression of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) by RT-PCR and Western blot, phospho-Akt and p38 MAPK by Confocal microscopy were analyzed. Cell viability is increased in cells pretreated with rhEPO compared to cell exposed to H/R. Cells subjected to H/R showed early apoptotic and late apoptotic cells but showed normal nuclei with intact cell membrane in cells pretreated with rhEPO. Intracellular production of ROS and Caspase-3 activity was decreased in cells pretreated with rhEPO compared to cells exposed to H/R. The expression of MnSOD RNA and protein was up-regulated in response to rhEPO, but not in H/R. The phosphorylative activation of Akt, p38MAPK progressively diminished during H/R but increased in rhEPO pretreated cells. We show that rhEPO prevents apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, subjected to H/R injury via phosphorylation of Akt and p38MAPK. These results it is hoped would help us distinguish the cell signaling pathways involved in cardioprotection and thus would open new avenues in cardiovascular therapy.

scholarly journals Influence of PM2.5 on spermatogenesis dysfunction via the reactive-oxygen-species-mediated Mitogen-activated-protein-kinase signaling pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Human Sperm ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
Autoimmune Response ◽  
Sperm Chromatin ◽  
Seminiferous Tubules ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

Approximately 15 % of the world‘s couples confront childless, and about 50 % of them are due to male reproductive disorders. Several previous studies demonstrated that PM2.5 particles has been consistently associated with critical human sperm reduction and impairment of human sperm chromatin and DNA from traffic exhaust pollution. Blood-testis barrier (BTB), a critically physical barrier between the seminiferous tubules and the blood vessels prevents sperm antigens from entering the blood circulation and facilitating and initiating an autoimmune response that contributing to spermatogenesis interference. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the redox-sensitive signal transduction factors activation, such as Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), p 38, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) that critically influence BTB disruption. After PM2.5 exposure, there are decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) expression, increased malondialdehyde (MDA) expression, increased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) expression, increased expression of the four junctional proteins (β-catenin, Cx43, occludin, zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1)), thus improve sperm quality and quantity. PM2.5 particles markedly induce increasing phosphorylation of MAPKs via the ROS-mediated MAPK signaling pathway that causes BTB disruption, but this effect is lesser in the vitamins C and E intervention as well as increasing cleaved caspase-3 expression and the Bcl-2/Bax ratio. In conclusion, combined therapeutic administration of vitamins C and E can maintain the BTB integrity, reduce oxidative stress and cell apoptosis, and prevent toxic effects.

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