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    المؤلفون: Xiaofeng Yao, Zhanchen Dong

    المصدر: Mitochondrion. 62

    الوصف: Due to the rapid rise in the prevalence of chronic metabolic disease, more and more clinicians and basic medical researchers focus their eyesight on insulin resistance (IR), an early and central event of metabolic diseases. The occurrence and development of IR are primarily caused by excessive energy intake and reduced energy consumption. Liver is the central organ that controls glucose homeostasis, playing a considerable role in systemic IR. Decreased capacity of oxidative metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction are being blamed as the direct reason for the development of IR. Mitochondrial Ca2+ plays a fundamental role in maintaining proper mitochondrial function and redox stability. The maintaining of mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis requires the cooperation of ion channels in the inner and outer membrane of mitochondria, such as mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex (MCUC) and voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs). In addition, the crosstalk between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), lysosome and plasma membrane with mitochondria is also significant for mitochondrial calcium homeostasis, which is responsible for an efficient network of cellular Ca2+ signaling. Here, we review the recent progression in the research about the regulation factors for mitochondrial Ca2+ and how the dysregulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis is involved in the pathogenesis of hepatic IR, providing a new perspective for further exploring the role of ion in the onset and development of IR.

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    المصدر: Mitochondrion. 54

    الوصف: Intercellular transfer of mitochondria and mitochondrial components through extracellular vesicles (EVs), including microvesicles and exosomes, is an area of intense interest. The cargos that are carried by EVs define their biological activities. Mitochondria are in charge of bioenergetics and maintenance of cell viability. Increasing evidences indicate the presence of intact mitochondria or mitochondrial components in EVs, which raises many questions, how they are engulfed into EVs and what do they do? Here, we present what is currently known about the presence and function of various mitochondrial constituent in EVs. We also review current understanding about how and why mitochondrial components are encapsulated into EVs.

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    المصدر: International journal of medicinal mushrooms. 21(6)

    الوصف: Tacrine is the first drug licensed for the treatment of Alzheimer disease. Unfortunately, reversible hepatotoxicity limits its clinical use. In our previous study, we found that tacrine induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells by reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and mitochondria dysfunction. Inonotus obliquus is a mushroom traditionally used as a folk medicine in Asia. In this study, the possible protective effect of polysaccharides from I. obliquus was investigated. The results showed that I. obliquus polysaccharides (IOP) reduced tacrine-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells. Inhibition of tacrine-induced ROS generation, 8-OHdG formation in mitochondrial DNA, and loss of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential by IOP were also observed. Furthermore, IOP decreased the cytochrome c release and activation of caspase-3 induced by tacrine. These data suggest that IOP could inhibit tacrine-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells. The protection is mediated by an antioxidant protective mechanism. Consumption of IOP may be a plausible way to prevent tacrine-induced hepatotoxicity.

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    المصدر: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 66(46)

    الوصف: Patulin (PAT) is a compound produced by fungi including those of the Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Byssochlamys species. PAT has been linked with negative outcomes in certain microorganisms and animal species, but how it causes hepatotoxicity is poorly understood. In this study, we determined that, by treating HepG2 cells using PAT, these cells could be induced to rapidly undergo autophagy, and this was followed within 12 h of treatment by lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and cathepsin B release. We were able to block these outcomes if cells were treated with 3-methyladenine (3MA), an inhibitor of autophagy, prior to PAT treatment. Moreover, PAT-induced collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) depended both on cathepsin B and autophagy. 3MA was further able to reduce the induction of apoptosis in response to PAT, suggesting that autophagy is a driving mechanism for this apoptotic induction. Inhibiting cathepsin B using CA-074 Me further reduced PAT-induced collapses of ΔΨm, mitochondiral cytochrome c release, and apoptosis. We also found that extended treatment of HepG2 cells using PAT over a period of 24 h led to the impairment of mitophagy such that morphologically swollen mitochondria accumulated within cells, and PINK1 failed to colocalize with LC3. Together these data reveal that PAT treatment can promote the induction of apoptosis in HepG2 cells in a manner dependent upon autophagy that progresses via the lysosomal-mitochondrial axis. This study thereby affords new insights into the mechanisms by which PAT drives hepatotoxicity.

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    المصدر: Free radical biologymedicine. 130

    الوصف: Cadmium (Cd) is a highly ubiquitous detrimental metal in the environment. It is a well-known inducer of tumorigenesis, but the mechanism is not clear. In our previous study, we found that ROS-dependent Atg4B upregulation mediated Cd-induced autophagy and autophagy played an important role in Cd-induced proliferation and invasion in A549 cells. In this study, we found that Cd induced both apoptosis and autophagy in A549 cells, and apoptosis preceded autophagy. Z-VAD-FMK repressed Cd-induced LC3 and Beclin1, indicating that apoptosis was essential for Cd-induced autophagy. 3MA destroyed the recovery of mitochondrial membrane potential and increased Cd-induced CL-CASP9 and CL-CASP3 expression, suggesting that Cd-induced autophagy prevented A549 cells from apoptosis. Further study showed that Atg4B upregulation was mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction and conversely affected mitochondrial function by decreasing Bcl-2 protein expression and its localization in mitochondria, and played an important role in Cd-induced apoptosis. Moreover, Bcl-2 was involved in Cd-induced autophagy. Co-IP assay showed that Atg4B could directly bind to Bcl-2, and consequently promote disassociation of Bcl-2-Beclin1 and released autophagic protein Beclin1 to activate autophagic pathway. Taken together, our results demonstrated that the interaction of Atg4B and Bcl-2 might play an important role in Cd-induced crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy through disassociation of Bcl-2-Beclin1. Cd-induced autophagy is apoptosis-dependent and prevents apoptotic cell death to ensure the growth and proliferation of A549 cells.

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    المصدر: Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association. 106

    الوصف: Mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), the active metabolite of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), has been known to have adverse effects on the reproductive system, urologic systems, hepatic, developmental toxicities and carcinogenicity. However, the effect of MEHP on cardiovascular toxicity remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of MEHP and the possible molecular mechanism. We found that treatment of EA.hy 926 cells with MEHP induced autophagy at earlier time (6 h) in this study. Lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) occurred, after treatment with MEHP for 12 h, followed by the release of cathepsin B. Autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3MA) attenuated MEHP-induced LMP and the release of cathepsin B in EA.hy 926 cells. Additionally, MEHP induced collapse of mitochondrial transmembrane potential, which was evidenced by JC-1 staining. Addition of 3MA relieved MEHP-induced apoptosis as assessed by the expression of caspase 3 and TUNEL assay, indicating that MEHP-induced apoptosis was autophagy-dependent. Cathepsin B inhibitor, CA-074 Me, suppressed MEHP-induced the mitochondria release of cytochrome c and apoptosis as well. In summary, our results suggest that MEHP induced autophagy-dependent apoptosis in EA.hy 926 cells through the lysosomal-mitochondrial axis. This study provides new mechanistic insights into MEHP-induced cardiovascular toxicity.

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    المصدر: Toxicology in Vitro. 28:667-674

    الوصف: Tacrine (THA) is a competitive inhibitor of cholinesterase. Administration of THA for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease results in a reversible hepatotoxicity in 30–50% of patients, as indicated by elevated alanine aminotransferase levels. However, the intracellular mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. In our previous study, we found that THA induced cytotoxicity and mitochondria dysfunction by ROS generation and 8-OHdG formation in mitochondrial DNA in HepG2 cells. In this study, the mechanism underlying was further investigated. Our results demonstrated that THA induced dose-dependent apoptosis with cytochrome c release and activation of caspase-3. THA-induced apoptosis was inhibited by treating cells with a ROS inhibitor, YCG063. In addition, we observed that THA led to an early lysosomal membrane permeabilization and release of cathepsin B. Pretreatment with CA-074Me, a specific cathepsin B inhibitor resulted in a significant but not complete decrease in tacrine-induced apoptosis. These data suggest that tacrine-induced cell apoptosis involves both mitochondrial damage and lysosomal membrane destabilization, and ROS is the critical factor that integrates tacrine-induced mitochondrial and lysosomal death pathways.

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    المصدر: Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology. 20(8-9)

    الوصف: Tacrine (THA) was the first drug licensed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, reversible hepatotoxicity is evident in about 30% of patients and limits its clinical use. The intracellular mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. Phellinus linteus (PL) is a mushroom that has long been used as a folk medicine. In our previous study, we found that PL could decrease the reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation in HepG2 cells. Presently, protective effects of PL on tacrine-induced ROS formation and mitochondria dysfunction were evaluated. The results showed that PL significantly reduced tacrine-induced ROS production, disruption of ΔΨm, 8-OHdG formation in mitochondrial DNA, and cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells. These data suggest that PL could attenuate the cytotoxicity and mitochondria dysfunction induced by tacrine in HepG2 cells. The protection is probably mediated by an antioxidant protective mechanism. Consumption of PL may be a plausible way to prevent tacrine-induced hepatotoxicity.