脂联素在高糖孵育血管内皮细胞中的表达调节

目的:探讨脂联素(APN)在高糖孵育血管内皮细胞中的表达调节及意义.方法:用不同浓度葡萄糖(5.5、11、22及33mM)孵育人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs),2天后收集细胞和上清液.用实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法检测细胞中APN、肿瘤坏死因子α(TNFα)和过氧化物酶体增生物激活受体γ(PPARγ)的mRNA表达,用ELISA方法检测细胞上清液中APN和TNFα分泌情况.结果:随培养液中葡萄糖浓度的升高,HUVECs中APN的mRNA表达及上清中APN蛋白含量降低(p<0.05),TNFα的mRNA表达及上清中TNFα蛋白含量增加(p<0.05),HUVECs中PPARγ的mRNA表达降低(p<0.05),且组间比较差异均有统计学意义(p<0.05).结论:高糖诱导血管内皮细胞保护性细胞因子APN表达分泌下降,可能是高糖诱导的血管内皮细胞功能损害的重要机制之一.     

Estrogen Modulates Neural Control of Muscle Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase

Abstract: Exogenously administered estrogens can enhance the rate of increase of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in rat extensor digitorum longus muscles following denervation. In this communication, we report that the effect of denervation on glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity is modified by variations in endogenous estradiol during the estrous cycle.     

The Role of TLR2 and 4-Mediated Inflammatory Pathways in Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose

Postprandial hyperglycemia induces inflammation and endothelial dysfunction resulting in vascular complications in patients with diabetes. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are central to the regulation of inflammatory responses through activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-ĸB). This study examined the role of TLR2 and 4 in regulating inflammation and endothelial dysfunction when exposed to fluctuating glucose concentrations. HMEC-1 cells (a human microvascular endothelial cell line) were exposed to control (5 mM), 30 mM (high), fluctuating (5/30 mM) and 11.2 mM glucose (approximate glycaemic criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus) for 72 h. Cells were assessed for TLR2, 4, high mobility group box -1 (HMGB1), NF-ĸB, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), interleukin-8 (IL-8), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Fluctuating glucose concentrations maximally upregulated TLR4 but not TLR2 expression with increased NF-ĸB activation, IL-8 and ICAM-1 expression. HMGB1 was increased in the supernatants of cells exposed to 30 mM and 11.2 mM glucose compared to control. The addition of recombinant HMGB1 induced NF-ĸB activation and synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which were prevented by TLR2 or 4 signalling inhibition. An additive effect when both TLR2 and 4 signalling pathways were inhibited was observed. However, only inhibition of TLR4 signalling suppressed the synthesis of MCP-1, IL-8 and ICAM-1. In vivo, streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice exhibited an increase in glomerular ICAM-1 which was not evident in TLR2^-/- or TLR4^-/- diabetic mice. Collectively, our results suggest that targeting the signalling pathway of TLR2 and 4 may be of therapeutic benefit in attenuating vascular inflammation in diabetic microangiopathy.     

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and NADPH Redox Regulates Cardiac Myocyte L-Type Calcium Channel Activity and Myocardial Contractile Function

We recently demonstrated that a 17-ketosteroid, epiandrosterone, attenuates L-type Ca²⁺ currents (I_Ca-L) in cardiac myocytes and inhibits myocardial contractility. Because 17-ketosteroids are known to inhibit glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the rate-limiting enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway, and to reduce intracellular NADPH levels, we hypothesized that inhibition of G6PD could be a novel signaling mechanism which inhibit I_Ca-L and, therefore, cardiac contractile function. We tested this idea by examining myocardial function in isolated hearts and Ca²⁺ channel activity in isolated cardiac myocytes. Myocardial function was tested in Langendorff perfused hearts and I_Ca-L were recorded in the whole-cell patch configuration by applying double pulses from a holding potential of −80 mV and then normalized to the peak amplitudes of control currents. 6-Aminonicotinamide, a competitive inhibitor of G6PD, increased pCO₂ and decreased pH. Additionally, 6-aminonicotinamide inhibited G6PD activity, reduced NADPH levels, attenuated peak I_Ca-L amplitudes, and decreased left ventricular developed pressure and ±dp/dt. Finally, dialyzing NADPH into cells from the patch pipette solution attenuated the suppression of I_Ca-L by 6-aminonicotinamide. Likewise, in G6PD-deficient mice, G6PD insufficiency in the heart decreased GSH-to-GSSG ratio, superoxide, cholesterol and acetyl CoA. In these mice, M-mode echocardiographic findings showed increased diastolic volume and end-diastolic diameter without changes in the fraction shortening. Taken together, these findings suggest that inhibiting G6PD activity and reducing NADPH levels alters metabolism and leads to inhibition of L-type Ca²⁺ channel activity. Notably, this pathway may be involved in modulating myocardial contractility under physiological and pathophysiological conditions during which the pentose phosphate pathway-derived NADPH redox is modulated (e.g., ischemia-reperfusion and heart failure).     

植物6-磷酸山梨醇脱氢酶

6-磷酸山梨醇脱氢酶是植物合成山梨醇的关键酶.文章从酶学特性、山梨醇转化、碳水化合物代谢等方面对6-磷酸山梨醇脱氢酶的研究进展以及此酶的某些应用研究情况作介绍.     

Genetic Mapping of Loci for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, Gluconate-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, and Gluconate-6-Phosphate Dehydrase in Escherichia coli

The loci on the Escherichia coli genome of mutations affecting the constitutive enzymes glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (zwf) and gluconate-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (gnd), and the inducible enzyme gluconate-6-phosphate dehydrase (edd), were determined by conjugation and transduction experiments, chiefly by three-factor crosses. They are in the same region of the chromosome, and their order is gnd-his-(edd, zwf)-aroD; gnd and his are cotransduceable, as are zwf and edd. The position of gnd in Salmonella typhimurium was shown to be similar to that in E. coli.     

Identification of Tumor Endothelial Cells with High Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity and a Highly Angiogenic Phenotype

Tumor blood vessels play an important role in tumor progression and metastasis. It has been reported that tumor endothelial cells (TECs) exhibit highly angiogenic phenotypes compared with those of normal endothelial cells (NECs). TECs show higher proliferative and migratory abilities than those NECs, together with upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2). Furthermore, compared with NECs, stem cell markers such as Sca-1, CD90, and multidrug resistance 1 are upregulated in TECs, suggesting that stem-like cells exist in tumor blood vessels. In this study, to reveal the biological role of stem-like TECs, we analyzed expression of the stem cell marker aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) in TECs and characterized ALDH^high TECs. TECs and NECs were isolated from melanoma-xenografted nude mice and normal dermis, respectively. ALDH mRNA expression and activity were higher in TECs than those in NECs. Next, ALDH^high/low TECs were isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting to compare their characteristics. Compared with ALDH^low TECs, ALDH^high TECs formed more tubes on Matrigel-coated plates and sustained the tubular networks longer. Furthermore, VEGFR2 expression was higher in ALDH^high TECs than that in ALDH^low TECs. In addition, ALDH was expressed in the tumor blood vessels of in vivo mouse models of melanoma and oral carcinoma, but not in normal blood vessels. These findings indicate that ALDH^high TECs exhibit an angiogenic phenotype. Stem-like TECs may have an essential role in tumor angiogenesis.     

葡萄糖和胰岛素对血管内皮细胞中microRNA-21的表达影响

目的:研究miRNA-21和程序性细胞死亡因子4(PDCD4)在不同浓度葡萄糖或胰岛素培养血管内皮细胞中的表达情况,探讨miRNA-21对内皮细胞凋亡功能的影响。方法:用不同浓度D-葡萄糖(5.5、11、22及33mM)和胰岛素(0、1、10、50、100及1000nM)分别干预人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs),2天后收集细胞用实时荧光定量RT-PCR方法检测细胞中miRNA-21及PDCD4的mRNA表达情况,用蛋白印迹方法检测PDCD4在细胞中的表达变化。结果:与5.5mM葡萄糖对照组相比,高葡萄糖浓度组(11、22及33mM)中HUVECs的miRNA-21随着葡萄糖浓度的增加表达明显降低(p<0.01);PDCD4的蛋白表达增加(p<0.05),但PDCD4的mRNA表达无差异(p>0.05)。与0nM胰岛素组相比,10、50、100、1000nM胰岛素组细胞中miRNA-21表达下降(p<0.05),PDCD4的蛋白表达增加(p<0.01),1000nM组miRNA-21表达降低程度和PDCD4的蛋白表达增加程度最为明显(p<0.05),但不同浓度胰岛素对PDCD4的mRNA表达无差异(p>0.05...     

Stress-Induced GSK3 Regulates the Redox Stress Response by Phosphorylating Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis

Diverse stresses such as high salt conditions cause an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS), necessitating a redox stress response. However, little is known about the signaling pathways that regulate the antioxidant system to counteract oxidative stress. Here, we show that a Glycogen Synthase Kinase3 from Arabidopsis thaliana (ASKα) regulates stress tolerance by activating Glc-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), which is essential for maintaining the cellular redox balance. Loss of stress-activated ASKα leads to reduced G6PD activity, elevated levels of ROS, and enhanced sensitivity to salt stress. Conversely, plants overexpressing ASKα have increased G6PD activity and low levels of ROS in response to stress and are more tolerant to salt stress. ASKα stimulates the activity of a specific cytosolic G6PD isoform by phosphorylating the evolutionarily conserved Thr-467, which is implicated in cosubstrate binding. Our results reveal a novel mechanism of G6PD adaptive regulation that is critical for the cellular stress response.     

Neural Regulation of Muscle Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase: Effect of Batrachotoxin and Tetrodotoxin

Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity in the rat skeletal muscle is regulated by putative axonally derived neurotrophic factors. This was accomplished by comparing the effects of nerve section and subperineural injection of batrachotoxin (BTX) or tetrodotoxin (TTX) on G6PD in rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle. BTX, an agent known to block nerve impulse conduction and axonal transport, increased G6PD activity to 155% and 163% of control by days 2 and 4 after injection. Denervation of the EDL muscle by section of the peroneal nerve 10–20 mm from its entrance to the muscle caused G6PD activity to increase to 170% of control by day 1 and to 200% and 180% of control by days 2 and 4, respectively. The increase in enzyme activity after denervation and after subperineural injection of BTX was due in part to muscle inactivity resulting from blockade of nerve impulses. This conclusion is based upon the observation that subperineural injection of TTX at an identical site in the peroneal nerve caused a small but significant (30%) increase in G6PD activity after 4 days. Choline acetyltransferase (CAT) activity was assessed as a measure of the efficacy of blockade of slow axonal transport. Decreases in CAT activity following denervation or injection of BTX or TTX were parallel to increases in G6PD activity observed under these conditions. These results argue for a role of axonal transport in neural regulation of muscle G6PD, with a small contribution by neuromuscular activity.     

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Nigerian Children

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common human enzymopathy and in Sub-Saharan Africa, is a significant cause of infection- and drug-induced hemolysis and neonatal jaundice. Our goals were to determine the prevalence of G6PD deficiency among Nigerian children of different ethnic backgrounds and to identify predictors of G6PD deficiency by analyzing vital signs and hematocrit and by asking screening questions about symptoms of hemolysis. We studied 1,122 children (561 males and 561 females) aged 1 month to 15 years. The mean age was 7.4±3.2 years. Children of Yoruba ethnicity made up the largest group (77.5%) followed by those Igbo descent (10.6%) and those of Igede (10.2%) and Tiv (1.8%) ethnicity. G6PD status was determined using the fluorescent spot method. We found that the overall prevalence of G6PD deficiency was 15.3% (24.1% in males, 6.6% in females). Yoruba children had a higher prevalence (16.9%) than Igede (10.5%), Igbo (10.1%) and Tiv (5.0%) children. The odds of G6PD deficiency were 0.38 times as high in Igbo children compared to Yoruba children (p = 0.0500). The odds for Igede and Tiv children were not significantly different from Yoruba children (p = 0.7528 and 0.9789 respectively). Mean oxygen saturation, heart rate and hematocrit were not significantly different in G6PD deficient and G6PD sufficient children. The odds of being G6PD deficient were 2.1 times higher in children with scleral icterus than those without (p = 0.0351). In conclusion, we determined the prevalence of G6PD deficiency in Nigerian sub-populations. The odds of G6PD deficiency were decreased in Igbo children compared to Yoruba children. There was no association between vital parameters or hematocrit and G6PD deficiency. We found that a history of scleral icterus may increase the odds of G6PD deficiency, but we did not exclude other common causes of icterus such as sickle cell disease or malarial infection.     

Decrease of Glucose 6-Phosphate and 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase Activities in the Xylem of Populus gelrica on Budding

The activities of glucose 6-phosphate and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenases, transketolase, phosphoglucose isomerase, and fructose 6-phosphate kinase were studied in extracts of wintering poplar (Populus gelrica) xylem. The xylem of wintering poplar showed high levels of transketolase, glucose 6-phosphate, and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenases. On recommencement of growth, the two dehydrogenase activities decreased. The three remaining enzymes appeared to be unchanged. In spring and early summer, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase of the xylem was extremely low. On the other hand, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, which also became lower during the metabolic shift from winter to spring, was readily detected, and was several times higher than glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase throughout the year. The low dehydrogenase activities lasted into late October and then appeared to resume their original activity. A shift of metabolism at the beginning of growth was also observed by measuring the amount of sugar phosphates, soluble amino acids and amides, and proteins in the xylem. In contrast to the decrease of the two dehydrogenases and soluble proteins at the time of budding, incorporation of lysine-U-¹⁴C into the xylem protein ramained constant. A method to transfuse radioactive compounds into a section of stem was described.     

Changing Activity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Pea Chloroplasts during Photosynthetic Induction

Light inactivation of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase is rapid and occurs before photosynthetic O₂ evolution is measureable in intact chloroplasts. Likewise, dark activation is rapid. The major light induced change in the kinetic parameters of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase is in maximal velocity.     

Increased Cerebral Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Alzheimer''s Disease May Reflect Oxidative Stress

The activities of the hexose monophosphate pathway enzymes glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were measured at autopsy in control and Alzheimer's disease brains. Enzyme activities did not vary between different areas of brain and were unaltered by age. In Alzheimer's disease, the activities of both enzymes were increased, the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity being almost double the activity of normal controls. We propose that this increased enzyme activity is a response to elevated brain peroxide metabolism.     

Dosage Compensation in DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER Triploids. II. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity

The level of activity of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase was determinel in flies having seven different chromosomic constitutions. All those having an integral number of chromosomes [XAA, XXAA, XAAA, XXAAA, and XXXAAA (X=X chromosome, A=set of autosomes)] were found to have similar units of enzyme activity/mg live weight, while diploid females with a duplication and triploid females with a deficiency showed dosage effect. The amount of enzyme activity per cell, on the other hand, is also independent of the number of X's present but appears roughly proportional to the number of sets of autosomes.—It is proposed that dosage-compensated sex-linked genes are controlled by a positively acting regulatory factor(s) of autosomal origin. With this hypothesis it is possible to explain dosage compensation as a consequence of general regulatory mechanisms without invoking a special device which applies only to the X chromosomes.     

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity and Glutathione Stability in Fetal and Adult Bovine Erythrocytes

Previously, we found a substantially higher glucoses-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity and a slightly higher 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) activity in bovine fetal erythrocytes than in bovine adult erythrocytes (Steensgaard 1968). Now, we have investigated whether these differences in dehydrogenase activities were followed by characteristic differences in glutathione (GSH) stability and glutathione concentration. The results are shown in Table 1, which also gives the results of the same investigations on normal and G6PD deficient human erythrocytes.