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Pharmaceuticals (Basel) ; 14(9)2021 Aug 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34577559

ABSTRACT

Iron plays an important role in various crucial processes in the body and its deficiency is considered currently as a serious health problem. Thus, iron supplementation strategies for both humans and animals need to be effective and safe. According to our previous studies, zinc-based nanoparticles provide safe, biodegradable, fast and efficient transport system of orally given substances to the tissues. In the current manuscript we present results of a study aimed at investigation of the ZnO nanoparticle-based Fe supplementation system (average size 100 × 250 nm). Nanostructures were orally (gavage) administered to adult mice. Animals were sacrificed at different time points with collection of blood and internal organs for analyses (tissue iron concentration, hepatic level of hepcidin, blood parameters, liver and spleen levels of ferritin, histopathology). Initial experiment was performed to compare the biological effect of doping type (Fe3+ doping vs. a mixture of Fe3+ and Fe2+). Then, the effect of acute/chronic exposure models was determined. The increase in ferritin, along with improved, crucial hematological parameters and lack of the influence on hepcidin expression indicated the chronic application of Fe3+,2+ doped ZnO nanostructures to be the most effective among tested.

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Cell Biol Int ; 28(11): 741-54, 2004.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15563396

ABSTRACT

Smac/DIABLO, a pro-apoptotic protein released from mitochondrial intermembrane space during apoptosis, promotes caspase activation by IAPs neutralization. The kinetics and molecular mechanism of Smac/DIABLO release from mitochondria has remained obscure. Homeostatic confocal microscopy, for the first time, showed the precise kinetics of Smac/DIABLO release from mitochondria during CPT-induced apoptosis in living MCF-7 cells. The time pattern of Smac/DIABLO escape from mitochondria comprised two phases: the initial phase of gradual protein release, followed by the second phase of plateau, appearing after 24 min of cell exposure to the drug. A similar pattern was observed during oxidative stress. The dynamics of Smac/DIABLO redistribution was confirmed by different methods: traditional confocal microscopy, immunoelectron microscopy and laser scanning cytometry. The inhibition of m-calpain prevented Smac/DIABLO release from mitochondria, which confirmed the involvement of Bax in the process. Acquired results indicate that CPT treatment triggers Bax-dependent release of Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria simultaneously with the efflux of cytochrome c.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis , Breast Neoplasms/metabolism , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Mitochondria/metabolism , Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism , Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Calpain/antagonists & inhibitors , Camptothecin/pharmacology , Cytochromes c/metabolism , Female , Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism , Humans , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins , Kinetics , Laser Scanning Cytometry , Microscopy, Confocal , Microscopy, Immunoelectron , Mitochondria/drug effects , Oxidative Stress , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism , Time Factors , Tumor Cells, Cultured , bcl-2-Associated X Protein
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Cytotechnology ; 45(3): 141-53, 2004 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19003251

ABSTRACT

Traditional methods of visualization and analysis based on fixed cell populations treated with the drug for a different time give the limited possibility of time-sequence analysis. In time-lapse microscopy where the whole cell is observed regardless to intracellular structure, precise localization of events and differentiation between colocalization and overlapping of the fluorescence is impossible. Furthermore prolonged experiments with living cells increased the influence of improper environmental conditions. Homeostatic confocal microscopy gives an exceptional insight into minute pattern of changes occurring in the same living cell maintained in stable conditions during whole experimental period. It is built on a confocal system equipped with the homeostatic chamber providing constant, monitored heating and moisturized, CO(2)-enriched atmosphere during long period observations. In the present study 2D/time and 4D homeostatic confocal microscopy were applied for analysis of minute pattern of changes occurring at the mitochondria. The release of Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria in tumor cells under the apoptogenic stimulus, consist of two phases: the first immediately after drug administration, and the major second one after 15 min. Furthermore the time-pattern of BAX translocation to the mitochondria and Smac/DIABLO release coincide, suggesting that the release of Smac/DIABLO is correlated with BAX translocation to the mitochondria.

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J Muscle Res Cell Motil ; 24(1): 33-53, 2003.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12953835

ABSTRACT

The molecular mechanism of the cell death-promoting effect of dexamethasone (Dex) was studied during myogenesis (10 days) in L6 muscle cells by making use of several indices such as cell viability (protein synthesis, mitochondrial respiration), mortality (DNA fragmentation, chromatin condensation, structural modifications) and immunocytochemical studies [hydrogen peroxide, m-calpain (calpain 2)]. Dex initially (2 nM) stimulated protein synthesis (P < 0.001), but a further increase (20 nM) did not stimulate, whereas a higher dose (200 nM) inhibited formation of cellular proteins (P < 0.001). The latter, apparently, resulted from impaired cell viability (P < 0.001). From the day 4, structural changes featuring cell death were observed. Antioxidants [sodium ascorbate (ASC), catalase (CAT) or N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)] as well as the inhibition of transcription and translation by actinomycin D abrogated Dex-induced cell death (P < 0.001). Using a fluorescent probe (DCFH-DA) we directly corroborated the working hypothesis of the mediating role of H2O2 in the reduction of cell viability by the excess of glucocorticoids. We also found that tPKC, PLCgamma, PLA2 were required to induce Dex-dependent cell death since inactivation of tPKC by H7 completely abolished the cytotoxic effect of Dex, while the blockade of PLCgamma and PLA2 by U 73122 partially abolished the effect. Cell death was triggered by Ca2+ influx necessary to activate m-calpain since it was reversed by the calcium chelator EGTA or m-calpain inhibitor ALLN but not EDTA nor ALLM. However, cell viability impaired by Ca2+ ionophore A 23187 (P < 0.001) was neither reversed by EGTA, nor EDTA, nor caspase-3 blocker--Ac DEVD CHO, nor ALLN, nor antioxidants--ASC, NAC, CAT. Specific caspase-3 inhibitor Ac DEVD CHO also did not rescue cells from Dex-induced cell death (P < 0.001), in contrast to m-calpain inhibitor--ALLN. Taken together, these findings suggest that reactive oxygen species inhibit protein synthesis and amplify m-calpain-dependent proteolysis. The events that led to the death of L6 muscle cells most likely resulted from Dex-mediated repression of antioxidative defences on the genomic level.


Subject(s)
Antioxidants/pharmacology , Cell Death/drug effects , Dexamethasone/pharmacology , Muscle Cells/drug effects , Signal Transduction/physiology , Animals , Apoptosis/genetics , Calcium Signaling/physiology , Calpain/metabolism , Caspase 3 , Caspases/metabolism , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cells, Cultured , Chromones/pharmacology , Cyclic AMP/physiology , DNA/analysis , Dactinomycin/pharmacology , Glycoproteins/pharmacology , Hydrogen Peroxide/metabolism , MAP Kinase Signaling System/physiology , Microscopy, Confocal , Microscopy, Electron , Microscopy, Phase-Contrast , Morpholines/pharmacology , Muscle Cells/physiology , Muscle Cells/ultrastructure , Muscle Development/physiology , Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/cytology , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Phospholipases A/metabolism , Phospholipases A2 , Protein Biosynthesis , Protein Kinase C/metabolism , Proteins/drug effects , Rats
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Eur J Cell Biol ; 82(6): 303-12, 2003 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12868598

ABSTRACT

TGF-beta1 is an apoptogenic agent for mammary epithelial cells (MEC). The molecular mechanism of the TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis remains, however, obscure. In the present study we used laser scanning cytometry, confocal microscopy and immunogold electron microscopy to analyze the expression, aggregation and co-localization of caspase-8, Bid, Bax and VDAC-1. These proteins are regarded as the most important factors involved in the regulatory phase of TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis. Apoptosis in HC11 mouse MEC manifested with a simultaneous increase in expression and subcellular aggregation of caspase-8, Bid, Bax and VDAC-1. Confocal microscopy revealed a strong pattern of co-localization of examined proteins during both early and late apoptosis. Experiments with double- and triple-staining immunoelectron microscopy showed a co-localization of Bax/Bid, caspase-8/Bax/Bid, and Bax/VDAC-1, on the membranes of mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, rough endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear envelope, nuclear pore, and within the nucleus. In conclusion, the observed pattern of changes in aggregation and subcellular localization of caspase-8, Bid, Bax and VDAC-1 during TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis in HC11 mouse MEC suggests an interaction between these proteins and formation of multimeric complexes on organellar membranes, thus controlling their permeability for intracellular mediators of apoptosis.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis/drug effects , Epithelial Cells/metabolism , Intracellular Membranes/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 , Transforming Growth Factor beta/pharmacology , Animals , BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein , Carrier Proteins/biosynthesis , Caspase 8 , Caspase 9 , Caspases/biosynthesis , Cell Line , Epithelial Cells/drug effects , Epithelial Cells/ultrastructure , Intracellular Membranes/drug effects , Mammary Glands, Animal/cytology , Mice , Microscopy, Confocal , Microscopy, Immunoelectron , Porins/biosynthesis , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/biosynthesis , Transforming Growth Factor beta1 , Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1 , Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels , bcl-2-Associated X Protein
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