Oxidative Damage and Fragmentation of Mitochondrial DNA in Cellular Apoptosis

The molecular genetics and bioenergetics of oxidative damage, fragmentation, and fragility of mitochondrial DNA in cellular apoptosis is reviewed in connection with the redox mechanism of ageing.     

Scavenging of hydrogen peroxide and inhibition of ultraviolet light-induced oxidative DNA damage by aqueous extracts from green and black teas

Aqueous extracts of green and black teas have been shown to inhibit a variety of experimentally induced animal tumors, particularly ultraviolet (UV) B light-induced skin carcinogenesis. In the present study, we compared the effects of different extractable fractions of green and black teas on scavenging hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and UV irradiation-induced formation of 8-hydroxy 2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in vitro. Green and black teas have been extracted by serial chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butanol, and divided into four subfractions designated as GT1-4 for green tea and BT1-4 for black tea, respectively. The total extracts from green and black teas exhibited a potent scavenging capacity of exogenous H2O2 in a dose-dependent manner. It appeared that the total extracts from black tea scavenged H2O2 more potently than those from green tea. When tested individually, the potency of scavenging H2O2 by green tea subfractions was: GT2 > GT3 > GT1 > GT4, whereas the order of efficacy for black tea was: BT2 > BT3 > BT4 > BT1. In addition, we demonstrated that total fractions of green and black teas substantially inhibited the induction of 8-OHdG in calf thymus by all three portions of UV spectrum (UVA, B and C). Consistent with the capacity of scavenging H2O2, the subfractions from black tea showed a greater inhibition of UV-induced 8-OHdG than those from green tea. At low concentrations, the order of potency of quenching of 8-OHdG by green tea subfractions was: GT2 > GT3 > GT4 > GT1 and the efficacy of all subfractions became similar at high concentrations. All subfractions of the black tea except BT1 strongly inhibited UV-induced 8-OHdG and the order of potency was: BT2 > BT3 > BT4 > BT1. Addition of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an ingredient of green tea extract, to low concentration of green and black tea extracts substantially enhanced the scavenging of H2O2 and quenching of 8-OHdG, suggesting the important role of EGCG in the antioxidant activities of tea extracts. The potent scavenging of oxygen species and blocking of UV-induced oxidative DNA damage may, at least in part, explain the mechanism(s) by which green/black teas inhibit photocarcinogenesis.     

Dietary Restriction at Old Age Lowers Mitochondrial Oxygen Radical Production and Leak at Complex I and Oxidative DNA Damage in Rat Brain

Previous studies in mammalian models indicate that the rate of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species ROS production and the ensuing modification of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) link oxidative stress to aging rate. However, there is scarce information concerning this in relation to caloric restriction (CR) in the brain, an organ of maximum relevance for ageing. Furthermore, it has never been studied if CR started late in life can improve those oxidative stress-related parameters. In this investigation, rats were subjected during 1 year to 40% CR starting at 24 months of age. This protocol of CR significantly decreased the rate of mitochondrial H₂O₂ production (by 24%) and oxidative damage to mtDNA (by 23%) in the brain below the level of both old and young ad libitum-fed animals. In agreement with the progressive character of aging, the rate of H₂O₂ production of brain mitochondria stayed constant with age. Oxidative damage to nuclear DNA increased with age and this increase was fully reversed by CR to the level of the young controls. The decrease in ROS production induced by CR was localized at Complex I and occurred without changes in oxygen consumption. Instead, the efficiency of brain mitochondria to avoid electron leak to oxygen at Complex I was increased by CR. The mechanism involved in that increase in efficiency was related to the degree of electronic reduction of the Complex I generator. The results agree with the idea that CR decreases aging rate in part by lowering the rate of free radical generation of mitochondria in the brain.     

血红素对人脐静脉内皮细胞氧化应激损伤的保护作用

采用过氧化氢作用于人脐静脉内皮细胞 ,成功地制作了氧化应激损伤的细胞模型 ,将培养的细胞分为 3组 :正常对照组 ,损伤组 (给予过氧化氢 )和血红素组 (同损伤组的制备 ,预先加入血红素 ) .观察各组细胞在光、电镜下形态学和蛋白质电泳的改变 ,用MTT法检测了各组细胞的生长状态 .结果表明 :在血红素组 ,细胞生长状态、MTT水平和蛋白质电泳结果与损伤组相比有明显好转且差异显著 ,证明血红素对人脐静脉内皮细胞氧化应激损伤有明显的保护作用 .     

Protective Effect of Cannabidiol on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Oxidative Damage in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs)

Natural antioxidants play an important role in promoting good health because of their prevention for oxidative damage. The work aimed to explore the antioxidant mechanism and activity of cannabidiol (CBD) at the cellular level. The human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) with oxidative damage was employed as the model to study the protective capability of CBD. The results showed that CBD pre-treatment before the cells were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) resulted in an obvious increase of cell viability (about 100 %) and antioxidant related enzymes activity, and a decline of malondialdehyde (MDA) level. Besides, CBD could alleviate the increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) content, the contraction of nucleus, and condensation of chromatin. The changes showed a dose-dependent effect. Additionally, the free radicals scavenging capacity of CBD was comparable to that of typical natural antioxidant, anthocyanidins. In summary, CBD could be employed as a potent antioxidant source for avoiding the oxidative damage. These results could provide the foundation for the development of CBD antioxidant products.     

Catalases CAT1 and CAT3 Are not Key Enzymes in Alleviating Gamma Irradiation-Induced DNA Damage,H2O2 Accumulation,or Lipid Peroxidation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Gamma irradiation increased catalase activities at 0.1 kGy and decreased them at 10 kGy in Arabidopsis wild type and catalase-deficient mutants, cat3-1 and cat1 cat3. Irradiation induced DNA damage, H₂O₂ accumulation, and lipid peroxidation in both mutants as well as the wild type. Thus catalases might not be key enzymes protecting gamma irradiation-induced damage.     

CUX2 Protein Functions as an Accessory Factor in the Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage

CUX1 and CUX2 proteins are characterized by the presence of three highly similar regions called Cut repeats 1, 2, and 3. Although CUX1 is ubiquitously expressed, CUX2 plays an important role in the specification of neuronal cells and continues to be expressed in postmitotic neurons. Cut repeats from the CUX1 protein were recently shown to stimulate 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (OGG1), an enzyme that removes oxidized purines from DNA and introduces a single strand break through its apurinic/apyrimidinic lyase activity to initiate base excision repair. Here, we investigated whether CUX2 plays a similar role in the repair of oxidative DNA damage. Cux2 knockdown in embryonic cortical neurons increased levels of oxidative DNA damage. In vitro, Cut repeats from CUX2 increased the binding of OGG1 to 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine-containing DNA and stimulated both the glycosylase and apurinic/apyrimidinic lyase activities of OGG1. Genetic inactivation in mouse embryo fibroblasts or CUX2 knockdown in HCC38 cells delayed DNA repair and increased DNA damage. Conversely, ectopic expression of Cut repeats from CUX2 accelerated DNA repair and reduced levels of oxidative DNA damage. These results demonstrate that CUX2 functions as an accessory factor that stimulates the repair of oxidative DNA damage. Neurons produce a high level of reactive oxygen species because of their dependence on aerobic oxidation of glucose as their source of energy. Our results suggest that the persistent expression of CUX2 in postmitotic neurons contributes to the maintenance of genome integrity through its stimulation of oxidative DNA damage repair.     

Mapping oxidative DNA damage at nucleotide level

DNA damage induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is considered an important intermediate in the pathogenesis of human conditions such as cancer and aging. By developing an oxidative-induced DNA damage mapping version of the Ligation-mediated polymerase chain reaction (LMPCR) technique, we investigated the in vivo and in vitro frequencies of DNA base modifications caused by ROS in the human p53 and PGK1 gene. Intact human male fibroblasts were exposed to 50 mM H₂O₂, or purified genomic DNA was treated with 5 mM H₂O₂, 100 μM Ascorbate, and 50 μM, 100 μM, or 100 μM of Cu(II), Fe(III), or Cr(VI) respectively. The damage pattern generated in vivo was nearly identical to the in vitro Cu(II) or Fe(III) damage patterns; damage was non-random with guanine bases heavily damaged. Cr(VI) generated an in vitro damage pattern similar to the other metal ions, although several unique thymine positions were damaged. Also, extra nuclear sites are a major contributor of metal ions (or metal-like ligands). These data show that the local probability of H₂O₂-mediated DNA damage is determined by the primary DNA sequence, with chromatin structure having a limited effect. The data suggest a model in which DNA-metal ion binding domains can accommodate different metalions. LMPCR's unique aspect is a blunt-end ligation of an asymmetric double-stranded linker, permitting exponential PCR amplification. An important factor limiting the sensitivity of LMPCR is the representation of target gene DNA relative to non-targeted genes; therefore, we recently developed a method to eliminate excess non-targeted genomic DNA. Restriction enzyme-digested genomic DNA is size fractionated by Continuous Elution Electrophoresis (CEE), capturing the target sequence of interest. The amount of target DNA in the starting material for LMPCR is enriched, resulting in a stronger amplification signal. CEE provided a 24-fold increase in the signal strength attributable to strand breaks plus modified bases created by ROS in the human p53 and PGK1 genes, detected by LMPCR. We are currently taking advantage of the enhanced sensitivity of target gene-enriched LMPCR to map DNA damage induced in human breast epithelial cells exposed to non-cytotoxic concentrations of H₂O₂.     

Tests of the Single-hit DNA Damage Model

The algebra of target theory for damage by radiation was laid out by Atwood and Norman in 1949. Their equations provide a widely embraced framework for distinguishing single-hit and multi-hit mechanisms of damage. The present work asks whether in vitro damage to DNA duplexes by different agents affects amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a single-hit manner. Real-time monitoring of fluorescent PCR product (qPCR) was used to measure the fraction of DNA (S) surviving doses (D) of three damaging agents: γ irradiation, DNase I, and UV radiation. The log fraction surviving was compared to the best-fit straight line predicted for a random single-hit model (lnS = kD). Human DNA targets for analysis were segments of multiple (nested) DNA lengths from the nuclear and the mitochondrial genomes within 10% of 150, 250, 350, 450, 650, 1000 and 2000 bases. For γ irradiation, the results were consistent with a single-hit model for all segment sizes. In the case of DNase I, the shortest segment (150 bp), for both genomic and mitochondrial DNA, experienced more damage at low concentrations of DNase than the random single-hit model predicted. Conversely, in the case of UV, all segments of the nuclear target gene were less damaged at low doses and more damaged at high doses than predicted by the one hit model. These deviations from the predictions of a random single-hit model were interpreted as evidence for concerted activity in the case of DNase and of a multi-hit, sequence-dependent mechanism in the case of UV, perhaps due to the accumulation of lesions that slowed but did not entirely block Taq polymerase elongation.     

A型核纤层蛋白在氧化应激和DNA损伤反应中的作用

核纤层蛋白是一种存在于真核细胞核膜下的中间丝纤维蛋白,是细胞核中重要的骨架蛋白,对维持细胞核的结构和功能具有重要作用。其基因突变会引起一系列的遗传性疾病,称为核纤层蛋白病。这些疾病在细胞水平表现出氧化应激和DNA损伤的特征,提示核纤层蛋白在氧化应激和DNA损伤反应中具有重要作用。本文主要就A型核纤层蛋白在氧化应激、DNA损伤反应中的作用机制进行综述。     

Peroxide-triggered erythrocytes haemolysis as a model for the study of oxidative damage in marine fishes

The haemolysis of sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax red blood cells (RBC) was initiated by tert -butyl-hydroperoxide (t-BHP). The onset of the haemolytic process was accelerated by increasing t-BHP concentration. This process was preceded by a drop in the RBC glutathione content followed by the production of lipid peroxidation products. Also t-BHP induced DNA fragmentation in RBC nuclei as measured by COMET assay. The addition of the antioxidant Trolox C® dose-dependently delayed the onset of both lipid peroxidation and haemolysis, and protected GSH stores against t-BHP-induced depletion. DNA fragmentation was also pre-vented by Trolox C®. These results indicate that t-BHP induces haemolysis in sea bass RBC through the induction of oxidative stress. Such a simple model could prove useful for both fundamental and applied studies on marine fish antioxidant mechanisms.     

Ferritin enhances production of DNA strand breaks by 6-hydroxydopamine,ascorbic acid and H2O2 in CCC PM2 bacteriophage DNA

Damage of CCC PM2 DNA by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and ascorbic acid (AA), compounds that are both able to release iron from ferritin, was significantly enhanced in the presence of ferritin. H₂O₂, a product of 6-OHDA autoxidation, did not induce DNA strand breaks in the absence of ferritin and only to a minor extent in the presence of ferritin. DNA damage by 6-OHDA and AA could be reduced by the hydroxyl radical scavenger mannitol, the iron chelator desferrioxamine, and, partly, by a combination of superoxide dismutase and catalase. These inhibitory effects were clearly less pronounced in the presence of ferritin. Ferritin obviously played an important role as a source of iron in the pro-oxidative processes of 6-OHDA and AA. These features might be of importance in cancer therapy since many tumor cells contain elevated ferritin levels.     

维生素C·Cu·菲咯啉系统对DNA的定位损伤

维生素Ｃ·Ｃｕ·菲咯啉系统对ＤＮＡ的定位损伤柯德森,王爱国,罗广华（中国科学院华南植物研究所,广州５１０６５０）关键词活性氧;ＤＮＡ;定位损伤活性氧对ＤＮＡ的损伤已经被很多工作所证实”””,这种伤害是由０Ｂ”直接作用于ＤＮＡ所引起的”’“。但是ＯＨ’...     

Catalase inhibition by nitric oxide potentiates hydrogen peroxide to trigger catastrophic chromosome fragmentation in Escherichia coli

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂, HP) is a universal toxin that organisms deploy to kill competing or invading cells. Bactericidal action of H₂O₂ presents several questions. First, the lethal H₂O₂ concentrations in bacterial cultures are 1000x higher than, for example, those calculated for the phagosome. Second, H₂O₂-alone kills bacteria in cultures either by mode-one, via iron-mediated chromosomal damage, or by mode-two, via unknown targets, but the killing mode in phagosomes is unclear. Third, phagosomal H₂O₂ toxicity is enhanced by production of nitric oxide (NO), but in vitro studies disagree: some show NO synergy with H₂O₂ antimicrobial action, others instead report alleviation. To investigate this “NO paradox,” we treated Escherichia coli with various concentrations of H₂O₂-alone or H₂O₂+NO, measuring survival and chromosome stability. We found that all NO concentrations make sublethal H₂O₂ treatments highly lethal, via triggering catastrophic chromosome fragmentation (mode-one killing). Yet, NO-alone is not lethal, potentiating H₂O₂ toxicity by blocking H₂O₂ scavenging in cultures. Catalases represent obvious targets of NO inhibition, and catalase-deficient mutants are indeed killed equally by H₂O₂-alone or H₂O₂+NO treatments, also showing similar levels of chromosome fragmentation. Interestingly, iron chelation blocks chromosome fragmentation in catalase-deficient mutants without blocking H₂O₂-alone lethality, indicating mode-two killing. In fact, mode-two killing of WT cells by much higher H₂O₂ concentrations is transiently alleviated by NO, reproducing the “NO paradox.” We conclude that NO potentiates H₂O₂ toxicity by promoting mode-one killing (via catastrophic chromosome fragmentation) by otherwise static low H₂O₂ concentrations, while transiently suppressing mode-two killing by immediately lethal high H₂O₂ concentrations.     

线粒体呼吸功能与精子活力、核DNA损伤的相关性分析

为探讨线粒体呼吸功能与精子活力、核DNA损伤程度之间的相关性,按WHO标准收集34例不同活力的精液标本,采用蔗糖差速离心法或密度梯度离心法提取精子线粒体,通过铂氧电极-溶氧仪测定线粒体呼吸耗氧率并计算状态III呼吸、状态IV呼吸、呼吸控制率（RCR）、磷氧比（P／0）及氧化磷酸化效率（0PR）;应用精子染色质扩散（sperm chromatin dispersion,SCD）实验检测精子DNA损伤情况。结果表明：不同活力精子线粒体状态Ⅲ呼吸耗氧量之间具有显著差异俨〈0．01）;弱精子症组RcR和OPR与正常对照组比较,分别降低了17．03％（P〈0．05）和40．74％（P〈0。01）;精子DNA损伤程度与精子活力、状态III呼吸及OPR均呈极显著负相关（r值分别是-0．812、-0．788和-0．696）。以上结果提示：精子线粒体呼吸耗氧和氧化磷酸化功能与精子活力之间存在着密切的联系;精子DNA（包括mtDNA）损伤可能影响精子的正常功能。     

DNA损伤监测及修复相关酶与细胞衰老

衰老是细胞的重要生命现象之一,衰老假说之一认为细胞中残留DNA损伤的积累可加速细胞的衰老.因此,细胞内DNA损伤监测及修复系统的正常运行与细胞衰老调控密切相关,DNA损伤监测及修复相关酶如PARP、DNA-PK、ATM、p53等在细胞衰老中的调控作用日益受到广泛关注.研究这些蛋白质分子间的相互作用及其在细胞衰老过程中的调控功能,有利于揭示DNA损伤应激、损伤修复调控与细胞衰老之间的内在联系,为抗衰老研究及从衰老角度治疗肿瘤提供新的思路.     

Sirtuins家族在DNA损伤修复中的作用

Sirtuins家族蛋白是一类依赖NAD的去乙酰化酶,属于第Ш类去乙酰化酶(HDACs),哺乳动物Sirtuins家族成员共有7个(SIRT1-7),其主要具有去乙酰化酶的活性,可以使多种蛋白发生去乙酰化,进而参与DNA的损伤修复、基因的转录调控、细胞凋亡、代谢及衰老等诸多生物进程。本文主要对Sirtuins家族在DNA损伤修复中的作用及其相关机制进行阐述。     

邻啡罗啉-Cu对DNA的损伤及其化学核酸酶活性

邻啡罗啉-Cu是一种具有核酸酶活性的配合物,可产生多种形式的DNA损伤,包括碱基修饰、异常碱基位点、链断裂及交联等.近年来,邻啡罗啉-Cu因其切割核酸的性质及作为一种可产生活性氧的模型,引起了学者们浓厚的兴趣,在自由基生物学与医学及核酸化学领域受到广泛的关注.     

Free Radical-Induced Tandem Base Damage in DNA Oligomers

A new tandem base lesion has been identified in two DNA oligomers, namely d(GpT) and d(CpGpTpA), exposed to X-irradiation in deoxygenated aqueous solution. In this lesion the C6 carbon atom of thymine is hydroxylated and a covalent link is formed between the C5 carbon atom of thymine and the C8 carbon atom of the adjacent guanine base. In addition, further evidence in the form of mass spectrometric data is presented confirming the structures of previously reported tandem base lesions that are produced by ionizing radiation in the presence of oxygen. New data is presented on the prevalence of a previously reported tandem base lesion in which the methyl carbon atom of thymine is covalently linked to the C8 carbon atom of the adjacent guanine base. The free radical-initiated processes by which tandem base damages are generated are discussed. To date four different radiation-induced tandem base lesion have been identified. The evidence suggests that tandem base damage is a significant component of free radical-induced DNA damage.