scholarly journals 17,20β-P and cortisol are the main in vitro metabolites of 17-hydroxy-progesterone produced by spermiating testes of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 613-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Vizziano Cantonnet ◽  
Magdalena Mateo ◽  
Andrés Alberro ◽  
Florencia Barrios ◽  
Alexis Fostier
Keyword(s):  
Steroid Production ◽  
White Croaker ◽  
Potential Mediator ◽  
Micropogonias Furnieri ◽  
Hydroxy Progesterone ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Clear Increase ◽  
Circulating Levels

The aim was to investigate the major C21 steroids produced by spermiating white croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Sciaenidae) in order to establish the potential mediator of gamete maturation in males of this species. The testes steroid production at the spawning season was identified incubating the 3H-17-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione precursor through thin layer chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, enzymatic oxydation, acetylation and immunochemistry analyses. 17,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) and 11β,17,21-Trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione (cortisol) were the main metabolites produced. Contrary to what we expected, 17,20β,21-Trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one was not detected. Circulating levels of 17,20β-P were undetectable in immature testes and in those at the first spermatogenesis stages, while a clear increase was observed during the whole spermatogenesis and spermiation phases (from undetectable to 1047 pg mL-1). In vitro studies together with plasma detection suggest that 17,20β-P is a good steroid candidate involved in M. furnieri testes maturation. The role of cortisol during late phases of testes development needs further studies.

scholarly journals Release of Inflammatory Mediators by Human Adipose Tissue Is Enhanced in Obesity and Primarily by the Nonfat Cells: A Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Fain
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
In Vitro Release ◽  
Human Adipose Tissue ◽  
Fat Cells ◽  
Omental Adipose Tissue ◽  
Subcutaneous Adipose ◽  
Circulating Levels ◽  
Pai 1

This paper considers the role of putative adipokines that might be involved in the enhanced inflammatory response of human adipose tissue seen in obesity. Inflammatory adipokines [IL-6, IL-10, ACE, TGFβ1, TNFα, IL-1β, PAI-1, and IL-8] plus one anti-inflammatory [IL-10] adipokine were identified whose circulating levels as well as in vitro release by fat are enhanced in obesity and are primarily released by the nonfat cells of human adipose tissue. In contrast, the circulating levels of leptin and FABP-4 are also enhanced in obesity and they are primarily released by fat cells of human adipose tissue. The relative expression of adipokines and other proteins in human omental as compared to subcutaneous adipose tissue as well as their expression in the nonfat as compared to the fat cells of human omental adipose tissue is also reviewed. The conclusion is that the release of many inflammatory adipokines by adipose tissue is enhanced in obese humans.

Binding of 63Ni(II) to Ultrafiltrable Constituents of Rabbit Serum In Vivo and In Vitro

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noritake Asato ◽  
Maria van Soestbergen ◽  
F William Sunderman
Keyword(s):  
Rabbit Serum ◽  
Total Serum ◽  
In Vivo Experiments ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
In Vivo Administration ◽  
Mean Concentration

Abstract Binding of 63Ni(Il) to ultrafiltrable constituents of rabbit serum was studied (a) after in vitro incubation (2 h, 37 °C) of rabbit serum with 63NiCl2 (10-100 µmol/liter), and (b) at intervals (0.25-2 h) after in vivo administration of 63NiCl2 (40-160 µmol/kg body wt, i.v.). Serum ultrafiltrates were fractionated by thin-layer chromatography, and the separated compounds made visible by autoradiography and by ninhydrin staining. Several (≃5) ultrafiltrable 63Ni-complexes were demonstrable as distinct radiodense 63Ni-bands with chromatographic mobilities corresponding to those of ninhydrin-positive bands. Unbound 63Ni(II) was not detected in serum ultrafiltrates in either the in vitro or in vivo experiments. In sera (n = 10) incubated in vitro with 63Ni(II) (10 µmol/ liter), the mean percentage of ultrafiltrable 63Ni was 36% (range = 33-38) of total serum 63Ni. In contrast, in sera (n = 10) obtained 2 h after i.v. injection of 63Ni(II) (40 µmol/kg), the mean concentration of total serum 63Ni was 10.8 µmol/liter (range = 6-14), and the mean percentage of ultrafiltrable 63Ni was 15% (range = 9-21) of total serum 63Ni. The disparity between the percentages of ultrafiltrable 63Ni obtained in vitro and in vivo was obviated when the in vivo experiments were performed in rabbits bilaterally nephrectomized, with ligated common bile ducts. This investigation confirms the existence of several nickel receptors in serum ultrafiltrates and substantiates the role of ultrafiltrable complexes in the excretion of nickel.

The Possible Role of Hydroxylation in the Detoxification of Atrazine in Mature Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides Nash) Grown in Hydroponics

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 427-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Marcacci ◽  
Muriel Raveton ◽  
Patrick Ravanel ◽  
Jean-Paul Schwitzguébel
Keyword(s):  
Cytochromes P450 ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
Uv Spectra ◽  
Chrysopogon Zizanioides ◽  
Retention Factors ◽  
Glutathione S Transferases ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Major Metabolic Pathway

The resistance mechanism of vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) to atrazine was investigated to evaluate its potential for phytoremediation of environment contaminated with the herbicide. Plants known to metabolise atrazine rely on hydroxylation mediated by benzoxazinones, conjugation catalyzed by glutathione-S-transferases and dealkylation probably mediated by cytochromes P450. All three possibilities were explored in mature vetiver grown in hydroponics during this research project. Here we report on the chemical role of benzoxazinones in the transformation of atrazine.Fresh vetiver roots and leaves were cut to extract and study their content in benzoxazinones known to hydroxylate atrazine, such as 2,4-dihydroxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)- one (DIBOA), 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA) and their mono- and di-glucosylated forms. Identification of benzoxazinones was performed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and comparison of retention factors (Rf) and UV spectra with standards: although some products exhibited the same Rf as standards, UV spectra were different. Furthermore, in vitro hydroxylation of atrazine could not be detected in the presence of vetiver extracts. Finally, vetiver organs exposed to [14C]-atrazine did not produce any significant amount of hydroxylated products, such as hydroxyatrazine (HATR), hydroxydeethylatrazine (HDEA), and hydroxy-deisopropylatrazine (HDIA). Altogether, these metabolic features suggest that hydroxylation was not a major metabolic pathway of atrazine in vetiver.

scholarly journals Steroid metabolism in vitro during final oocyte maturation in white croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Pisces: Scianidae)

2004 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. García-Alonso ◽  
A. Nappa ◽  
G. Somoza ◽  
A. Rey ◽  
D. Vizziano
Keyword(s):  
Oocyte Maturation ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Enzymatic Oxidation ◽  
Steroid Synthesis ◽  
Fishery Resource ◽  
White Croaker ◽  
Final Oocyte Maturation ◽  
Micropogonias Furnieri ◽  
Derivatives Of

Final oocyte maturation (FOM) is a process involving a complex set of genetical, biochemical, and morphological mechanisms. FOM involves the shift of a post-vitellogenic follicle to a pre-ovulated oocyte, which is necessary for fertilization by spermatozoan to occur. This process is regulated by a maturation-inducing steroid (MIS) at the follicular level. In other species of scienids fish the MIS, a hydroxilated derivatives of progestagen 17, 20beta, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20beta-S), was identified. Although Micropogonias furnieri is the second fishery resource of Uruguay, basic knowledge about its endocrine process is very scarce. The aim of this work was to investigate what steroids are synthesized in vitro by the oocyte follicle of M. furnieri during the maturation process. Fragments of ovary (1 g) in three stages: post-vitellogenic (PV), maturing (Mtg), and mature (M) were incubated with 1 mug.g-1 of tritiated progesterone (P) at 30, 60, and 180 min. After extraction with ethanol and dichloromethane, steroid metabolites were purified by TLC and rpHPLC. Two progesterone derivatives with identical chromatographic properties of 20beta-S and 17,20beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20beta-P) were purified. In other Teleost fish these steroids are biologically activ as MIS. The 17,20beta-P was clearly detected in Mtg and M stages and confirmed by enzymatic oxidation with enzyme 20beta-HSD. The 20beta-S was strongly detected in all Mtg oocytes. The results do not corroborate 20beta-S as a major hormone synthesized in the ovary in FOM as occurs in other scienid fish. A differential steroid synthesis in the advanced oocyte stages suggests that the 20beta-S is acting as a MIS in M. furnieri.

scholarly journals Modulation of Circulating Cytokine-Chemokine Profile in Patients Affected by Chronic Venous Insufficiency Undergoing Surgical Hemodynamic Correction

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica Tisato ◽  
Giorgio Zauli ◽  
Sergio Gianesini ◽  
Erica Menegatti ◽  
Laura Brunelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Varicose Vein ◽  
Chronic Venous Insufficiency ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
General Circulation ◽  
Venous Insufficiency ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Hemodynamic Forces ◽  
Circulating Levels

The expression of proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines has been reported inin vitro/ex vivosettings of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), but the identification of circulating mediators that might be associated with altered hemodynamic forces or might represent innovative biomarkers is still missing. In this study, the circulating levels of 31 cytokines/chemokines involved in inflammatory/angiogenic processes were analysed in (i) CVI patients at baseline before surgical hemody namic correction, (ii) healthy subjects, and (iii) CVI patients after surgery. In a subgroup of CVI patients, in whom the baseline levels of cytokines/chemokines were analyzed in paired blood samples obtained from varicose vein and forearm vein, EGF, PDGF, and RANTES were increased at the varicose vein site as compared to the general circulation. Moreover, while at baseline, CVI patients showed increased levels of 14 cytokines/chemokines as compared to healthy subjects, 6 months after surgery, 11 cytokines/chemokines levels were significantly reduced in the treated CVI patients as compared to the CVI patients before surgery. Of note, a patient who exhibited recurrence of the disease 6 months after surgery, showed higher levels of EGF, PDGF, and RANTES compared to nonrecurrent patients, highlighting the potential role of the EGF/PDGF/RANTES triad as sensitive biomarkers in the context of CVI.

Angiotensin II binding sites in aortic endothelium of domestic fowl

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. R777-R782 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Stallone ◽  
H. Nishimura ◽  
A. Nasjletti
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Domestic Fowl ◽  
Angiotensin Receptors ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Aortic Endothelium ◽  
Specific Receptors ◽  
Layer Chromatography

In domestic fowl, angiotensin II (ANG II) produces a unique vasodepressor response in vivo and endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortic rings in vitro that appear to be a direct effect on vascular smooth muscle mediated through vascular angiotensin receptors. To explore the possible role of the endothelium in ANG II-induced vasodilation, ANG II binding to aortic membrane fractions and intact endothelium and prostaglandin (PG) production were examined in fowl aortas. 125I-[Ile5]ANG II binding by endothelium-intact aortic membrane fractions was consistently higher than binding by identically prepared endothelium-deleted membrane fractions at virtually all concentrations of ligand (10 pM-0.20 microM). Incubation of intact aortic rings with 125I-[Ile5]ANG II (0.50 nM) resulted in specific endothelial binding that increased linearly with time from 5.5 +/- 1.7 (SE) fmol/mg protein at 5 min to 13.7 +/- 1.8 at 30 min. Endothelial ANG II binding increased linearly with the dose of ligand, from 2.7 +/- 0.3 fmol/mg protein at 0.1 nM to 21.0 +/- 2.2 at 1.0 nM. Specific ANG II binding to aortic endothelium was competitively displaced 73 +/- 11% by unlabeled ANG II (0.1 microM) but not by bradykinin (0.1 microM). Incubation of intact aortic rings with [14C]arachidonic acid resulted in the formation of radioactive metabolites that comigrated in thin-layer chromatography with authentic PGE2 but not with 6-keto-PGF1 alpha. PGE2 production by aortic rings (44.4 +/- 4.5 ng.mg dry tissue-1.h-1) was not stimulated by addition of ANG II. These results suggest that specific receptors for ANG II exist in fowl aortic endothelium and that PGs are not involved in ANG II-induced vasodilation of the fowl aorta.

scholarly journals Immunopurified Small Nucleolar Ribonucleoprotein Particles Pseudouridylate rRNA Independently of Their Association with Phosphorylated Nopp140

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (24) ◽  
pp. 8457-8466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Wang ◽  
Charles C. Query ◽  
U. Thomas Meier
Keyword(s):  
Cajal Body ◽  
Small Nucleolar Rnas ◽  
Ribonucleoprotein Particle ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Core Proteins ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Nucleolar Rnas

ABSTRACT The isomerization of up to 100 uridines to pseudouridines (Ψs) in eukaryotic rRNA is guided by a similar number of box H/ACA small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), each forming a unique small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein particle (snoRNP) with the same four core proteins, NAP57 (also known as dyskerin or Cbf5p), GAR1, NHP2, and NOP10. Additionally, the nucleolar and Cajal body protein Nopp140 (Srp40p) associates with the snoRNPs. To understand the role of these factors in pseudouridylation, we established an in vitro assay system. Short site-specifically 32P-labeled rRNA substrates were incubated with subcellular fractions, and the conversion of uridine to Ψ was monitored by thin-layer chromatography after digestion to single nucleotides. Immunopurified box H/ACA core particles were sufficient for the reaction. SnoRNPs associated quantitatively and reversibly with Nopp140. However, pseudouridylation activity was independent of Nopp140, consistent with a chaperoning role for this highly phosphorylated protein. Although up to 14 bp between the snoRNA and rRNA were required for the in vitro reaction, rRNA pseudouridylation and release occurred in the absence of ATP and magnesium. These data suggest that substrate release takes place without RNA helicase activity but may be aided by the snoRNP core proteins.

scholarly journals Adiponectin deficiency does not affect development and progression of spontaneous colitis in IL-10 knockout mice

2009 ◽  
Vol 296 (2) ◽  
pp. G382-G387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Pini ◽  
Melissa E. Gove ◽  
Raja Fayad ◽  
Robert J. Cabay ◽  
Giamila Fantuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Colonic Tissue ◽  
Mesenteric Lymph Nodes ◽  
Amyloid A ◽  
Mesenteric Lymph ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
Circulating Levels ◽  
Similar Decrease

The goal of this study was to investigate the role of the adipokine adiponectin (APN) in development of spontaneous colitis in IL-10 knockout (KO) mice. To this aim, we generated double IL-10 APN KO mice and compared their disease development to that of single IL-10 KO mice. Both IL-10 KO and double IL-10 APN KO mice spontaneously developed colitis of comparable severity. No significant differences in inflammatory infiltrate or crypt elongation were observed in colonic tissue obtained from IL-10 KO and double IL-10 APN KO mice at either 12 or 20 wk of age. A comparable increase in circulating levels of serum amyloid A and IFN-γ was observed in IL-10 KO and double IL-10 APN KO mice as disease progressed. In vitro stimulation of lymphocytes from mesenteric lymph nodes with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 induced a significantly higher production of IL-17 and TNF-α in IL-10 KO and double IL-10 APN KO mice compared with their healthy littermates. No significant differences in cytokine production from lymphocytes or colonic mRNA expression of cytokines were observed between IL-10 KO and double IL-10 APN KO mice. Both IL-10 KO and double IL-10 APN KO mice had a similar decrease in body weight and bone mass compared with their respective healthy littermates. Finally, APN deficiency did not lead to development of insulin resistance, either in APN KO or double IL-10 APN KO mice. In conclusion, lack of APN does not play a significant role in the pathogenesis of spontaneous colonic inflammation in the IL-10 KO model.

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