Antioxidant Effects of Xanthohumol and Functional Impact on Hepatic Ischemia−Reperfusion Injury

Hartkorn, Andreas; Hoffmann, Florian; Ajamieh, Hussam; Vogel, Susanne; Heilmann, Jörg; Gerbes, Alexander L.; Vollmar, Angelika M.; Zahler, Stefan

doi:10.1021/np900230p

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“…This leads to release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and activates caspase-9 which, in turn, activates caspase 3, the initiator of the final execution stages of nuclear apoptosis [24]. These results are in accordance with those obtained by Hartkorn et al, [25], who observed decreased expression of the antiapoptotic gene Bcl-xL following hepatic ischemia in rat liver and attributed this to the suppressing effect of released ROS.…”

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Propofol Protects against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Associated with Reduced Apoptosis in Rat Liver

Abdel-Wahab

Al-Harizy

2013

ISRN Anesthesiology

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Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic, reported to have a protective effect against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in heart and brain, but no definite data are available concerning its effect in hepatic I/R. This work investigated the effect of propofol anesthesia on hepatic I/R injury using in vivo rat model. Four groups of rats were included: sham operated, I/R (30 min ischemia and 2 h reperfusion), I/R treated with propofol (10 mg/kg/h), and I/R treated with propofol (20 mg/kg/h). Liver enzyme leakage, TNFand caspase-3 levels, and antiapoptotic Bcl-xL/apoptotic Bax gene expression, together with histopathological changes, were used to evaluate the extent of hepatic I/R injury. Compared with sham-operated group, I/R group showed significant increase in serum levels of liver enzymes (ALT, AST), TNF-, and caspase-3 and significant decrease in the Bcl-xL/Bax ratio, associated with histopathologic damage in liver. Propofol infusion significantly attenuated these changes with reduced hepatic histopathologic lesions compared with nonpreconditioned I/R group. However, no significant differences were found between two groups treated with different doses of propofol. In conclusion, propofol infusion reduced hepatic I/R injury with decreased markers of cellular apoptosis. Therefore, propofol anesthesia may provide a useful hepatic protection during liver surgery.

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confidence: 91%

Propofol Protects against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Associated with Reduced Apoptosis in Rat Liver

Abdel-Wahab

Al-Harizy

2013

ISRN Anesthesiology

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“…In agreement with our results, Hartkorn et al [14] reported decreased expression of the antiapoptotic gene Bcl-xL following hepatic ischemia in rat liver and attributed this to the suppressing effect of the released reactive oxygen species (ROS).…”

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confidence: 93%

Effect of recombinant erythropoietin on ischemia–reperfusion-induced apoptosis in rat liver

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Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) cannot be avoided in liver transplantation procedures, and apoptosis is a central mechanism of cell death after liver reperfusion. Protective effect of recombinant erythropoietin (rhEPO) on liver apoptosis has not been clearly investigated. This work investigated intraportal (IP) rhEPO-protective effect in a rat model of hepatic I/R-induced apoptosis and its appropriated time and dose of administration. Eight groups were included (n = 10/group): sham-operated, I/R (45 min ischemia and 2 h reperfusion), preconditioned rhEPO I/R (24 h or 30 min before ischemia), and postconditioned rhEPO I/R (before reperfusion) using two different rhEPO doses (1,000 and 5,000 IU/kg). When compared with the sham-operated group, the I/R group showed significant increase of serum levels of aspartate and alanine aminotransferases (AST, ALT), hepatic caspase-9 activity(894.99 ± 176.90 relative fluorescence units (RFU)/mg/min versus 458.48 ± 82.96 RFU/mg/min), and Fas ligand (FasL) expression, histopathological damages, and significant decrease in the antiapoptotic Bcl-xL/apoptotic Bax ratio(0.38 ± 0.21 versus 3.35 ± 0.77) rhEPO-improved ALT and AST but failed to reduce FasL expression in all groups compared with the I/R group. Thirty minutes and 24 h preconditioning with rhEPO (1,000 IU/kg) increased Bcl-xL/Bax ratio and reduced caspase-9 activity, and the same effect was observed when higher dose was given 24 h before ischemia. Preconditioning was more effective than postconditioning in improving caspase-9 activity, and no dose-dependent effect was observed. In conclusion, single IP rhEPO injection 30 min before ischemia has an advantage over rhEPO postconditioning in improving post-hepatic I/R-induced apoptosis with no additional time- and dose-dependent effects which may provide potentially useful guide in liver transplantation procedures.

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“…These compounds are vital ingredients in the brewing industry as a source of bitter flavor, herbal aromas, and natural preservative. Nevertheless, the secondary metabolites of the hop has a long history of utilization for medicinal purposes due to their diverse bioactivities, such as anti-carcinogenic [1], antiinflammatory [2], antimicrobials [3], antioxidant [4], antiglycemic [5], neuroprotective [6], anxiolytic, and sedative effects [7]. In addition to cones, the glandular trichomes are present in lower density on the lower leaf epidermis ( Figure 1A), differ morphologically from those present in cones [8], contain low but detectable levels of hop acids, terpenes, xanthohumol and flavonols and serve as the primary site of trichome-specific secondary metabolite biosynthesis [9].…”

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Dissection of Dynamic Transcriptome Landscape of Leaf, Bract, and Lupulin Gland in Hop (Humulus lupulus L.)

Mishra

Kocábek

Nath

et al. 2019

IJMS

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The hop plant (Humulus lupulus L.) produces several valuable secondary metabolites, such as prenylflavonoid, bitter acids, and essential oils. These compounds are biosynthesized in glandular trichomes (lupulin glands) endowed with pharmacological properties and widely implicated in the beer brewing industry. The present study is an attempt to generate exhaustive information of transcriptome dynamics and gene regulatory mechanisms involved in biosynthesis and regulation of these compounds, developmental changes including trichome development at three development stages, namely leaf, bract, and mature lupulin glands. Using high-throughput RNA-Seq technology, a total of 61.13, 50.01, and 20.18 Mb clean reads in the leaf, bract, and lupulin gland libraries, respectively, were obtained and assembled into 43,550 unigenes. The putative functions were assigned to 30,996 transcripts (71.17%) based on basic local alignment search tool similarity searches against public sequence databases, including GO, KEGG, NR, and COG families, which indicated that genes are principally involved in fundamental cellular and molecular functions, and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. The expression levels of all unigenes were analyzed in leaf, bract, and lupulin glands tissues of hop. The expression profile of transcript encoding enzymes of BCAA metabolism, MEP, and shikimate pathway was most up-regulated in lupulin glands compared with leaves and bracts. Similarly, the expression levels of the transcription factors and structural genes that directly encode enzymes involved in xanthohumol, bitter acids, and terpenoids biosynthesis pathway were found to be significantly enhanced in lupulin glands, suggesting that production of these metabolites increases after the leaf development. In addition, numerous genes involved in primary metabolism, lipid metabolism, photosynthesis, generation of precursor metabolites/energy, protein modification, transporter activity, and cell wall component biogenesis were differentially regulated in three developmental stages, suggesting their involvement in the dynamics of the lupulin gland development. The identification of differentially regulated trichome-related genes provided a new foundation for molecular research on trichome development and differentiation in hop. In conclusion, the reported results provide directions for future functional genomics studies for genetic engineering or molecular breeding for augmentation of secondary metabolite content in hop.

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Antioxidant Effects of Xanthohumol and Functional Impact on Hepatic Ischemia−Reperfusion Injury

Cited by 33 publications

References 44 publications

Propofol Protects against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Associated with Reduced Apoptosis in Rat Liver

Propofol Protects against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Associated with Reduced Apoptosis in Rat Liver

Effect of recombinant erythropoietin on ischemia–reperfusion-induced apoptosis in rat liver

Dissection of Dynamic Transcriptome Landscape of Leaf, Bract, and Lupulin Gland in Hop (Humulus lupulus L.)

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