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Eur J Pain ; 20(8): 1346-56, 2016 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26935353

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Both early life stress and neuropathic pain induce morphological and functional abnormalities of the nervous system that are associated with emotional regulation. In our previous study, early life stress enhanced nerve injury-induced hyperalgesia in adult male and female mice. In the present study, using phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) as a marker of neuronal activation, we examined the effect of early life stress on neuronal function following partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSL). METHODS: Early life stress was induced by maternal separation from 2 to 3 weeks of age and by social isolation after weaning (MSSI). Neuropathic pain was induced by PSL at 9 weeks of age, and p-ERK expression after light touch stimulation to the ipsilateral paw was measured using immunohistochemistry 1 week after nerve injury. RESULTS: Although MSSI increased p-ERK expression in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and amygdala of male mice, PSL did not affect p-ERK expression in control and MSSI mice. In female mice, increased p-ERK expression was observed in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and nucleus accumbens (NAc). Furthermore, p-ERK expression in the PVN and amygdala was increased in MSSI-PSL mice. CONCLUSIONS: The present data suggest that early life stress sex-dependently and site-specifically increases neuronal activity in the brain. In addition, increased neuronal activity in multiplebrain regions of mice subjected to early life stress may enhance hyperalgesia after nerve injury. WHAT DOES THIS STUDY ADD?: Maternal separation and social isolation (MSSI) increased p-ERK in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and amygdala of male mice. MSSI increased p-ERK in the medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens of female mice. Neuropathic pain increased p-ERK in the PVN and amygdala of female MSSI mice.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/enzimologia , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Neuralgia/enzimologia , Estresse Psicológico/enzimologia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Masculino , Privação Materna , Camundongos , Neuralgia/etiologia , Neuralgia/psicologia , Fosforilação , Nervo Isquiático , Fatores Sexuais , Isolamento Social , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia
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Br J Pharmacol ; 172(5): 1250-62, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25362997

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids exert antinociceptive effects in inflammatory and neuropathic pain; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Docosahexaenoic acid-induced antinociception may be mediated by the orphan GPR40, now identified as the free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1 receptor). Here, we examined the involvement of supraspinal FFA1 receptor signalling in the regulation of inhibitory pain control systems consisting of serotonergic and noradrenergic neurons. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Formalin-induced pain behaviours were measured in mice. Antinociception induced by FFA1 receptor agonists was examined by intrathecal injections of a catecholaminergic toxin, 5-HT lowering drug or these antagonists. The expression of FFA1 receptor protein and c-Fos was estimated by immunohistochemistry, and the levels of noradrenaline and 5-HT in the spinal cord were measured by LC-MS/MS. KEY RESULTS: FFA1 receptors colocalized with NeuN (a neuron marker) in the medulla oblongata and with tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH; a serotonergic neuron marker) and dopamine ß-hydroxylase (DBH; a noradrenergic neuron marker). A single i.c.v. injection of GW9508, a FFA1 receptor agonist, increased the number of c-Fos-positive cells and the number of neurons double-labelled for c-Fos and TPH and/or DBH. It decreased formalin-induced pain behaviour. This effect was inhibited by pretreatment with 6-hydroxydopamine, DL-p-chlorophenylalanine, yohimbine or WAY100635. Furthermore, GW9508 facilitated the release of noradrenaline and 5-HT in the spinal cord. In addition, GW1100, a FFA1 receptor antagonist, significantly increased formalin-induced pain-related behaviour. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Activation of the FFA1 receptor signalling pathway may play an important role in the regulation of the descending pain control system.


Assuntos
Metilaminas/farmacologia , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Propionatos/farmacologia , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/agonistas , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Fenclonina/farmacologia , Formaldeído/antagonistas & inibidores , Masculino , Metilaminas/antagonistas & inibidores , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos , Dor/induzido quimicamente , Medição da Dor , Propionatos/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/metabolismo
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 62(10): 1146-55, 2005 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15928807

RESUMO

Over-expression of aldose reductase (AR) has been observed in many cancer cells. To clarify the role of AR in tumor cells, we investigated the pathways mediating expression of the AR gene induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a potent tumor promoter. In A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells, TPA elicited a dose- and time-dependent increase in AR mRNA level with an elevated enzyme activity. The TPA-induced increase in mRNA level and promoter activity of the AR gene was significantly attenuated in the presence of an inhibitor of protein kinase C, tyrosine kinase, or nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB). TPA augmented the NF-kappaB-dependent gene transcription, indicating the involvement of NF-kappaB in this regulation. Accumulation of TPA-treated cells in S phase was almost completely abolished in the presence of ethyl 1-benzyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-oxopyrrole-4-carboxylate, an AR inhibitor. Taken together, TPA augmented the promoter activity of the AR gene via the activation of protein kinase and NF-kappaB. The inhibition of AR may assist in the chemotherapy of malignant tumors by suppressing the rapid growth of cancer cells.


Assuntos
Aldeído Redutase/genética , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Acetato de Tetradecanoilforbol/farmacologia , Aldeído Redutase/antagonistas & inibidores , Aldeído Redutase/fisiologia , Ciclo Celular/fisiologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Cicloeximida/farmacologia , Dactinomicina/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Proteína Quinase C/antagonistas & inibidores , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Ácido Pirrolidonocarboxílico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Pirrolidonocarboxílico/farmacologia , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação para Cima/genética
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Neurology ; 64(4): 643-8, 2005 Feb 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15728285

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: No method for the clinical diagnosis of MM2-type sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) has been established except for pathologic examination. OBJECTIVE: To identify a reliable marker for the clinical diagnosis of MM2-type sCJD. METHODS: CSF, EEG, and neuroimaging studies were performed in eight patients with MM2-type sCJD confirmed by neuropathologic, genetic, and western blot analyses. RESULTS: The eight cases were pathologically classified into the cortical (n = 2), thalamic (n = 5), and combined (corticothalamic) (n = 1) forms. The cortical form was characterized by late-onset, slowly progressive dementia, cortical hyperintensity signals on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of brain, and elevated levels of CSF 14-3-3 protein. The thalamic form showed various neurologic manifestations including dementia, ataxia, and pyramidal and extrapyramidal signs with onset at various ages and relatively long disease duration. Characteristic EEG and MRI abnormalities were almost absent. However, all four patients examined with cerebral blood flow (CBF) study using SPECT showed reduction of the CBF in the thalamus as well as the cerebral cortex. The combined form had features of both the cortical and the thalamic forms, showing cortical hyperintensity signals on DWI and hypometabolism of the thalamus on [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose PET. CONCLUSION: For the clinical diagnosis of MM2-type sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, cortical hyperintensity signals on diffusion-weighted MRI are useful for the cortical form and thalamic hypoperfusion or hypometabolism on cerebral blood flow SPECT or [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose PET for the thalamic form.


Assuntos
Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob/diagnóstico , Proteínas 14-3-3/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Idade de Início , Idoso , Doença de Alzheimer/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores , Western Blotting , Córtex Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Córtex Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Proteínas do Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/análise , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob/classificação , Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob/epidemiologia , Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob/genética , Síndrome de Creutzfeldt-Jakob/fisiopatologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética , Eletroencefalografia , Feminino , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fenótipo , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Príons/genética , Paralisia Supranuclear Progressiva/diagnóstico , Tálamo/irrigação sanguínea , Tálamo/diagnóstico por imagem , Tálamo/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único
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Acta Neuropathol ; 102(5): 441-8, 2001 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11699556

RESUMO

We investigated four Japanese autopsy cases of the generalized variant of Pick's disease ("basophilic inclusion body disease") both clinically and pathologically, and examined the degree and distribution of the basal ganglia lesions, including the amygdala, striatum, pallidum, and substantia nigra. The lesions in the amygdala, striatum, and pallidum were classified into three categories (slight, moderate, and severe). The lesions in the substantia nigra were qualitatively judged, compared with normal controls. Extrapyramidal signs, not noticed in the generalized variant of Pick's disease, were evident in all four cases, in addition to dementia. The degree and distribution of basal ganglia lesions in all four cases were uniform: the caudate nucleus showed severe lesions, the amygdala and putamen severe to moderate lesions, and the pallidum moderate to slight lesions. The substantia nigra in all our cases showed prominent neuronal loss, probably being one of the lesions responsible for extrapyramidal signs. In the generalized variant of Pick's disease, the degree and distribution of the alterations within the basal ganglia differs from those reported in Pick's disease with Pick bodies (PDPB) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). In PDPB, severe lesions are present in the amygdala with relative sparing of the substantia nigra, compatible with rare extrapyramidal signs in PDPB, while in CBD, severe lesions are found in the pallidum and substantia nigra. These clinicopathological findings may contribute not only to the elucidation of clinicopathological hallmarks, but also to the progress of neuroimaging, in the generalized variant of Pick's disease.


Assuntos
Gânglios da Base/patologia , Doença de Pick/patologia , Adulto , Tonsila do Cerebelo/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Corpos de Inclusão/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tamanho do Órgão
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Artif Organs ; 25(9): 692-6, 2001 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11722344

RESUMO

The method of measuring the flow rate of a centrifugal blood pump from the input electric power, which will be indispensable for the long-term use of such devices, was developed and was applied to the direct-driven centrifugal blood pump that has been developed by our research group. The accuracy was evaluated in a chronic animal experiment using an adult goat. The results demonstrated that this method carries the sufficient potential of the instantaneous monitoring method, but errors due to electromagnetic and mechanical losses were not determined always precisely. The detection of adverse phenomena such as the obstruction of the inlet cannula was also possible from the estimated value of the flow rate and its waveform pattern.


Assuntos
Viscosidade Sanguínea/fisiologia , Coração Auxiliar , Animais , Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo/fisiologia , Centrifugação , Fontes de Energia Elétrica , Desenho de Equipamento , Cabras , Hemorreologia/instrumentação
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Free Radic Biol Med ; 31(2): 205-16, 2001 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11440832

RESUMO

Acceleration of the polyol pathway and enhanced oxidative stress are implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. We and others recently reported that aldose reductase (AR), the rate-limiting enzyme in the polyol pathway, was upregulated by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in vascular smooth muscle cells. To clarify the molecular mechanisms underlying these findings, we investigated the signal transduction pathways mediating AR expression using the rat vascular smooth muscle cell line A7r5. A selective epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor kinase inhibitor, tyrphostin AG1478, significantly suppressed the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced increase in AR mRNA and enzyme activity. Activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) by H2O2 was blunted by AG1478. PD98059, a specific inhibitor of ERK kinase (MEK1), reduced H2O2-induced AR expression. EGF alone elicited activation of ERK and induction of AR expression. Increased level of AR transcript was demonstrated in cells treated with oxidized low-density lipoprotein, and this increase was also suppressed by AG1478. Inhibition of p38 MAP kinase by SB203580 also partially suppressed the H2O2-initiated AR induction. The presence of ponalrestat, an AR inhibitor, significantly accelerated H2O2-induced cell death. These results suggested that AR may act as a survival factor in these cells and that the EGF receptor-ERK pathway is the major signaling pathway involved in the upregulation of AR expression under oxidative stress.


Assuntos
Aldeído Redutase/genética , Aldeído Redutase/metabolismo , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Aldeído Redutase/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Sobrevivência Celular , Complicações do Diabetes , Diabetes Mellitus/metabolismo , Flavonoides/farmacologia , Sequestradores de Radicais Livres/farmacologia , Humanos , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/farmacologia , Músculo Liso Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos , Músculo Liso Vascular/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo , Ftalazinas/farmacologia , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Quinazolinas , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Ratos , Transdução de Sinais , Tirfostinas/farmacologia , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 98(15): 8425-32, 2001 Jul 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11459985

RESUMO

Heteroduplex joints are general intermediates of homologous genetic recombination in DNA genomes. A heteroduplex joint is formed between a single-stranded region (or tail), derived from a cleaved parental double-stranded DNA, and homologous regions in another parental double-stranded DNA, in a reaction mediated by the RecA/Rad51-family of proteins. In this reaction, a RecA/Rad51-family protein first forms a filamentous complex with the single-stranded DNA, and then interacts with the double-stranded DNA in a search for homology. Studies of the three-dimensional structures of single-stranded DNA bound either to Escherichia coli RecA or Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad51 have revealed a novel extended DNA structure. This structure contains a hydrophobic interaction between the 2' methylene moiety of each deoxyribose and the aromatic ring of the following base, which allows bases to rotate horizontally through the interconversion of sugar puckers. This base rotation explains the mechanism of the homology search and base-pair switch between double-stranded and single-stranded DNA during the formation of heteroduplex joints. The pivotal role of the 2' methylene-base interaction in the heteroduplex joint formation is supported by comparing the recombination of RNA genomes with that of DNA genomes. Some simple organisms with DNA genomes induce homologous recombination when they encounter conditions that are unfavorable for their survival. The extended DNA structure confers a dynamic property on the otherwise chemically and genetically stable double-stranded DNA, enabling gene segment rearrangements without disturbing the coding frame (i.e., protein-segment shuffling). These properties may give an extensive evolutionary advantage to DNA.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , DNA/metabolismo , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , RNA/metabolismo , Recombinases Rec A/metabolismo , Recombinação Genética , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Animais , Pareamento de Bases , Carboidratos , DNA/química , DNA de Cadeia Simples/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/química , Humanos , Hidrólise , Modelos Moleculares , Ácidos Nucleicos Heteroduplexes , RNA/química , Vírus de RNA/genética , RNA Viral/metabolismo , Rad51 Recombinase , Recombinases Rec A/química
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Artif Organs ; 25(5): 371-5, 2001 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11403666

RESUMO

We investigated changes in vasoconstrictive function accompanying prolonged nonpulsatile left heart bypass (NLHB). After 2-week pulsatile left heart bypass (PLHB) in 11 goats, NLHB was conducted for another 4 weeks (Group N) in 6 goats. In the other 5 goats, PLHB was continued for another 4 weeks (Group P). Systemic vascular resistance at rest (rSVR) was measured on the last days of the second and sixth postoperative week (W2 and W6, respectively). Subsequently, phenylephrine was injected, and the maximum values (SVRmax) and the maximum increasing change in SVR (DeltaSVR) were measured. No significant difference was observed in rSVR between groups at W2 or W6. The SVRmax and the DeltaSVR at W2 were consistent in both groups. However, at W6, the SVRmax and the DeltaSVR of Group N were significantly lower than those of Group P. In conclusion, prolonged NLHB caused a significant decrease in the SVR response to phenylephrine, indicating a dimunition of vasoconstrictive function.


Assuntos
Derivação Cardíaca Esquerda , Vasoconstrição , Animais , Pressão Sanguínea , Cabras , Coração Auxiliar , Norepinefrina/sangue , Fenilefrina/farmacologia , Renina/sangue , Fatores de Tempo , Resistência Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos , Vasoconstritores/farmacologia , Vasopressinas/sangue
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Arch Neurol ; 58(5): 736-40, 2001 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11346368

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Mutations in the SOD1 gene are responsible for approximately 25% of all familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases. However, the correlation between the clinical and pathological features and the various SOD1 gene mutations has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES: To screen the SOD1 gene in search of potential mutations and to obtain clinical and pathological data for 2 Japanese families with ALS. DESIGN: Clinical histories and neurological findings, gross and microscopic pathological features, and DNA analysis of the SOD1 gene. RESULTS: The 2 families with ALS showed a novel missense mutation in the SOD1 gene, which was heterozygous for point mutation TTG to TCG, causing substitution of leucine for serine at codon 126 (Leu126Ser) in exon 5. Clinically, patients showed slower disease progression and lack of upper motor neuron signs. Neuropathologically, the autopsied patient showed the form of familial ALS with posterior column involvement, and the pontocerebellar tract and the dentate nuclei of the cerebellum were also involved. Furthermore, abundant Lewy body-like hyaline inclusions were observed in the affected motor and nonmotor neurons. CONCLUSIONS: Familial ALS with a novel Leu126Ser mutation in the SOD1 gene showed mild clinical features and lack of upper motor neuron signs. We believe that Leu126Ser might be associated with the clinical features and that the mutation site in the SOD1 gene and disease duration might be associated with the formation of Lewy body-like hyaline inclusions.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/genética , Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica/patologia , Hialina/ultraestrutura , Corpos de Inclusão/ultraestrutura , Corpos de Lewy/ultraestrutura , Mutação Puntual/genética , Superóxido Dismutase/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Encéfalo/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 281(2): 390-5, 2001 Feb 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11181060

RESUMO

We report high resolution images of RecA-double stranded (ds) DNA complexes obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM). When a carbon nanotube (CNT) tip was used, AFM images visualized the 10-nm pitch of RecA-dsDNA complexes and RecA filaments as three-dimensional surface topography without reconstruction analysis. The depth of the notch between two pitches was less than 1 nm. When adsorbed on a soft surface covered with proteins, naked DNA, RecA monomers, RecA hexamers, and short RecA filaments were all clearly resolved in one image. The high resolution images with a CNT tip provided valuable information on the initiation process of RecA-dsDNA complex formation.


Assuntos
DNA/ultraestrutura , Microscopia de Força Atômica/métodos , Recombinases Rec A/ultraestrutura , DNA/química , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/química , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/ultraestrutura , Microscopia de Força Atômica/instrumentação , Recombinases Rec A/química
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Nucleic Acids Res Suppl ; (1): 113-4, 2001.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12836290

RESUMO

RecA protein forms two types of filament structures in the presence or absence of nucleotide cofactors. We recently constructed two molecular models of the DNA structure, the unwound form (N-type structure) and the twisted form (S-type structure), which correspond to the helical pitches of the extended form (ATP form) and compressed form (non-nucleotide form) of the RecA filament, respectively. If ATP hydrolysis is unidirectional and cooperative, and if the extended and compressed forms of RecA filament are interconvertible, the coordinated conformational change travels along the filament. While the RecA filament undergoes this worm-like motion, the wave of conformational change between the unwound and the twisted forms of DNA travels as ATP hydrolyzes, which makes the DNA strands rotate.


Assuntos
DNA/química , Recombinases Rec A/química , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , Conformação Proteica , Recombinases Rec A/ultraestrutura , Rotação
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