ADAMTS13 deficiency promotes platelet accumulation in pyrrolizidine alkaloids-induced liver injury
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ABSTRACT: RNA-seq was employed to detect hepatic differential expression genes between pyrrolizidine alkaloids-induced liver injury mice and the untreated ones.
Project description:Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are secondary plant metabolites that can be found worldwide. They can have an impact to human health by inducing acute toxic effects like veno-occlusive disease in the liver and pulmonary arterial hypertension in the lung. The study focuses on the identification of gene expression changes in vivo in rat lungs after treatment with six structurally different PAs (echimidine, heliotrine, lasiocarpine, senecionine, senkirkine or platyphylline). Rats were treated by gavage daily with 3.3 mg/kg body weight PAs for 28 days. After this subacute exposure the transcriptional changes in the lung were investigated by whole genome microarray analysis. Transcriptomic analysis with six structurally different PA heliotrine, echimidine, lasiocarpine, senecionine, senkirkine, and platyphylline after subacute treatment of rats
Project description:Neopetrotaurines A-C, isoquinoline quinone-linked isoquinoline alkaloids that possess a unique taurine bridge connecting the two bicyclic components, were isolated from a Neopetrosia sp. marine sponge. These new compounds have proton-deficient scaffolds, so their structure elucidation was facilitated by utilizing LR-HSQMBC and HMBC NMR experiments optimized to detect 4- and 5-bond long-range 1H-13C heteronuclear correlations. Neopetrotaurines A-C showed potent inhibition of transcription driven by the oncogenic fusion protein PAX3-FOXO1 in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
Project description:Catharanthus roseus produces a variety of indole alkaloids with significant biological activities. The indole alkaloids including catharanthine, vindolinine, ajmalicine and the precursor strictosidine were dramatically induced in the leaves following binary stress. To profile the modification of indole alkaloids in C. roseus seedlings under the binary stress of ultraviolet-B irradiation and dark incubation, gel-free proteomic analysis was carried out to uncover the underlying molecular mechanism.
Project description:Background & Aims: Gynura japonica-induced hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) is closely related with pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) and the prevalence is on the rise worldwide in recent years. However, there is no effective therapy for PA-induced HSOS in clinic, which is partially caused by the failure of quick diagnosis. The aim of the present study was to identify blood miRNAs signatures as the potential biomarkers for PA-induced HSOS in clinic. Methods: Microarray-based miRNA profiling was performed on blood samples of the discovery cohort, i.e. 9 HSOS patients and 9 healthy donors. The differentially expressed miRNAs were further confirmed using a validation cohort of 20 independent HSOS patients. In addition, rat model was also established by orally administration of total alkaloids extract (TA) from G. japonica to investigate the association of miRNAs biomarkers with the progression of HSOS. Bioinformatic analysis, including GO and KEGG enrichment analyses, receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC) analysis, correlation analysis, etc., were conducted to evaluate the accuracy of the potential miRNA biomarkers. Results: Three miRNAs, namely miR-148a-3p, miR-362-5p, and miR-194-5p, were over-expressed in PA-induced HSOS patients and rats. They were positively related to the severity of liver injury and displayed considerable diagnostic accuracy for HSOS patients with areas under the curve (AUC) over 0.87. Conclusions: In summary, the present study demonstrated that 3 miRNAs, i.e. hsa-miR-148a-3p, hsa-miR-362-5p, and hsa-miR-194-5p, might serve as potential biomarkers for PA-induced HSOS in clinic. Conclusions: In summary, the present study demonstrated that 3 miRNAs, i.e. hsa-miR-148a-3p, hsa-miR-362-5p, and hsa-miR-194-5p, might serve as potential biomarkers for PA-induced HSOS in clinic.
Project description:1,2-unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) are plant metabolites predominantly occurring in the plant families Asteraceae and Boraginaceae. Acute and chronic PA poisoning causes severe hepatotoxicity. So far, the molecular mechanisms of PA toxicity are not well understood. To analyze its mode of action, primary human hepatocytes were exposed to a non-cytotoxic dose of 100 µM of four structurally different PA: echimidine, heliotrine, senecionine, senkirkine. Changes in mRNA expression were analyzed by a whole genome microarray. Employing cut-off values with a |fold change| of 2 and a q-value of 0.01, data analysis revealed numerous changes in gene expression. In total, 4556, 1806, 3406 and 8623 genes were regulated by echimidine, heliotrine, senecione and senkirkine, respectively. 1304 genes were identified as commonly regulated. PA affected pathways related to cell cycle regulation, cell death and cancer development. The transcription factors TP53, MYC, NFκB and NUPR1 were predicted to be activated upon PA treatment. Furthermore, gene expression data showed a considerable interference with lipid metabolism and bile acid flow. The associated transcription factors FXR, LXR, SREBF1/2, and PPARα/γ/δ were predicted to be inhibited. In conclusion, though structurally different, all four PA significantly regulated a great number of genes in common. This proposes similar molecular mechanisms, although the extent seems to differ between the analyzed PA as reflected by the potential hepatotoxicity and individual PA structure.
Project description:In the current study, RNA sequencing was used to comparatively elaborate the activities and the effects of the alkaloids, boldine, bulbocapnine, and roemerine along with the well-known antibacterial alkaloid berberine on Bacillus subtilis cells.
Project description:1,2-unsaturated pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) are plant metabolites predominantly occurring in the plant families Asteraceae and Boraginaceae. Acute and chronic PA poisoning causes severe hepatotoxicity. So far, the molecular mechanisms of PA toxicity are not well understood. To analyze its mode of action, primary human hepatocytes were exposed to a non-cytotoxic dose of 100 µM of four structurally different PA: echimidine, heliotrine, senecionine, senkirkine. Changes in mRNA expression were analyzed by a whole genome microarray. Employing cut-off values with a |fold change| of 2 and a q-value of 0.01, data analysis revealed numerous changes in gene expression. In total, 4556, 1806, 3406 and 8623 genes were regulated by echimidine, heliotrine, senecione and senkirkine, respectively. 1304 genes were identified as commonly regulated. PA affected pathways related to cell cycle regulation, cell death and cancer development. The transcription factors TP53, MYC, NFκB and NUPR1 were predicted to be activated upon PA treatment. Furthermore, gene expression data showed a considerable interference with lipid metabolism and bile acid flow. The associated transcription factors FXR, LXR, SREBF1/2, and PPARα/γ/δ were predicted to be inhibited. In conclusion, though structurally different, all four PA significantly regulated a great number of genes in common. This proposes similar molecular mechanisms, although the extent seems to differ between the analyzed PA as reflected by the potential hepatotoxicity and individual PA structure. Primary human hepatocytes (Clonetics® Normal Human Hepatocytes from Lonza, Walkersville, USA) were treated for 24 h with 100 µM echimidine, heliotrine, senecionine, senkirkine or solvent control (1 % acetonitrile) in triplicate. Prior to RNA isolation, cells were washed three times with pre-warmed PBS. Total RNA was extracted using the RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) following the manufacturer’s protocol. For genome-wide microarray analysis quality and concentration of RNA was determined using Agilent 2100 BioAnalyzer (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA). Affymetrix GeneChip hybridization (HG-U133 Plus 2.0) was conducted with 250 ng RNA according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Project description:Poison frogs sequester chemical defenses from their diet of leaf litter arthropods for defense against predation. Little is known about the physiological adaptations that confer this unusual bioaccumulation ability. We conducted an alkaloid-feeding experiment with the Diablito poison frog (Oophaga sylvatica) to determine how quickly alkaloids are accumulated and how toxins modify frog physiology using quantitative proteomics. Diablito frogs rapidly accumulated the alkaloid decahydroquinoline within four days, and dietary alkaloid exposure modified protein abundance in the intestines, liver, and skin. Many proteins that increased in abundance with toxin accumulation are plasma glycoproteins, including the complement system and the toxin-binding protein saxiphilin. Other protein classes that change in abundance with toxin accumulation are membrane proteins involved in small molecule transport and metabolism. Overall, this work shows poison frogs can rapidly accumulate alkaloids, which alter carrier protein abundance, initiate an immune response, and alter small molecule transport and metabolism dynamics across tissues