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Ritabrata Dutta Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Christos Kotsalos Alexandre Rousseau Daniel Ribeiro de Sousa Jean-Marc Desmet Alain Van Meerhaeghe Antonietta Mira Bastien Chopard 《PLoS computational biology》2022,18(3)
Cardio/cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) have become one of the major health issue in our societies. But recent studies show that the present pathology tests to detect CVD are ineffectual as they do not consider different stages of platelet activation or the molecular dynamics involved in platelet interactions and are incapable to consider inter-individual variability. Here we propose a stochastic platelet deposition model and an inferential scheme to estimate the biologically meaningful model parameters using approximate Bayesian computation with a summary statistic that maximally discriminates between different types of patients. Inferred parameters from data collected on healthy volunteers and different patient types help us to identify specific biological parameters and hence biological reasoning behind the dysfunction for each type of patients. This work opens up an unprecedented opportunity of personalized pathology test for CVD detection and medical treatment. 相似文献
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Monika Soudi Martina Paumann-Page Cedric Delporte Katharina F. Pirker Marzia Bellei Eva Edenhofer Gerhard Stadlmayr Gianantonio Battistuzzi Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Paul G. Furtmüller Pierre Van Antwerpen Christian Obinger 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2015,290(17):10876-10890
Human peroxidasin 1 (hsPxd01) is a multidomain heme peroxidase that uses bromide as a cofactor for the formation of sulfilimine cross-links. The latter confers critical structural reinforcement to collagen IV scaffolds. Here, hsPxd01 and various truncated variants lacking nonenzymatic domains were recombinantly expressed in HEK cell lines. The N-glycosylation site occupancy and disulfide pattern, the oligomeric structure, and unfolding pathway are reported. The homotrimeric iron protein contains a covalently bound ferric high spin heme per subunit with a standard reduction potential of the Fe(III)/Fe(II) couple of −233 ± 5 mV at pH 7.0. Despite sequence homology at the active site and biophysical properties similar to human peroxidases, the catalytic efficiency of bromide oxidation (kcat/KMapp) of full-length hsPxd01 is rather low but increased upon truncation. This is discussed with respect to its structure and proposed biosynthetic function in collagen IV cross-linking. 相似文献
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Nathalie Compté Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Michel Vanhaeverbeek Sandra De Breucker Joel Tassignon Anne Trelcat Thierry Pepersack Stanislas Goriely 《PloS one》2013,8(6)
Aging is associated with progressive alterations of immune functions, leading to higher susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections and reduced vaccine responses. Data concerning cytokine production in response to Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands are highly variable in old people, reflecting the heterogeneity of the geriatric population. The aim of our study was to define the relative contribution of age and clinical status on TLR-induced interleukin (IL)-12p70 and IL-23 production as these cytokines play an important role in the protection against intracellular and extracellular pathogens, respectively. For this purpose, we recruited 100 subjects (aged 23–96 years) in the general population or hospitalized for chronic diseases. We collected information on clinical status (medical history, ongoing comorbidities, treatments and geriatric scales), biological parameters (biochemical and hematological tests, telomere length determination, cytomegalovirus serology). Whole blood samples were stimulated with a combination of TLR4 and TLR7/8 ligands. We performed univariate and stepwise backward multivariate analyses regression to define which set of clinical variables could be predictive for IL-12p70 and IL-23 production in these conditions. Our results indicated that age was not correlated with TLR-mediated IL-12p70 and IL-23 production. In contrast, poor nutritional status and frailty in subjects >75 years were associated with decreased IL-12p70 and IL-23 production. By intracytoplasmic staining, we confirmed that production of IL-12/23p40 by conventional dendritic cells (DCs) upon TLR ligation was decreased in frail patients. However, proportion of DCs and monocytes subsets, phenotypic maturation and proximal signaling events were found to be comparable in frail and healthy old subjects. These results suggest the importance of age-associated clinical parameters and not age by itself in the alteration of innate immune responses in old individuals and emphasis the importance of innate immune responses in the susceptibility of frail geriatric patients to infections. 相似文献
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Moguilevsky N Zouaoui Boudjeltia K Babar S Delrée P Legssyer I Carpentier Y Vanhaeverbeek M Ducobu J 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2004,323(4):1223-1228
Oxidized-LDL are involved in atherosclerosis pathogenesis, while the production of anti-ox-LDL monoclonal antibodies is critical for the development of diagnostic tools. This work reports the production of four monoclonal antibodies raised against human LDL, oxidized at different levels by the myeloperoxidase system. Characterization of these monoclonal antibodies showed that they do not cross-react with neither native LDL, VLDL nor hydrogen peroxide or Cu(2+)-oxidized LDL. Three of these antibodies recognize an epitope restricted to the protein moiety of mildly oxidized LDL, whereas the fourth antibody was partly dependent on the lipid presence of strongly oxidized LDL. All the antibodies were shown to react with human atherosclerotic lesions. 相似文献
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Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Ilham Legssyer Pierre Van Antwerpen Roger Lema Kisoka Sajida Babar Nicole Moguilevsky Paul Delree Jean Ducobu Claude Remacle Michel Vanhaeverbeek Dany Brohee 《Biochimie et biologie cellulaire》2006,84(5):805-812
The oxidation theory proposes that LDL oxidation is an early event in atherosclerosis and that oxidized LDL contributes to atherogenesis in triggering inflammation. In contrast to the copper-modified LDL, there are few studies using myeloperoxidase-modified LDL (Mox-LDL) as an inflammation inducer. Our aim is to test whether Mox-LDL could constitute a specific inducer of the inflammatory response. Albumin, which is the most abundant protein in plasma and which is present to an identical concentration of LDL in the intima, was used for comparison. The secretion of IL-8 by endothelial cells (Ea.hy926) and TNF-alpha by monocytes (THP-1) was measured in the cell medium after exposure of these cells to native LDL, native albumin, Mox-LDL, or Mox-albumin. We observed that Mox-LDL induced a 1.5- and 2-fold increase (ANOVA; P < 0.001) in IL-8 production at 100 microg/mL and 200 microg/mL, respectively. The incubation of THP-1 cells with Mox-LDL (100 microg/mL) increased the production of TNF-alpha 2-fold over the control. Native LDL, albumin, and Mox-albumin showed no effect in either cellular types. The myeloperoxidase-modified LDL increase in cytokine release by endothelial and monocyte cells and by firing both local and systemic inflammation could induce atherogenesis and its development. 相似文献
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Margaux Colin Lola Dechêne Justine Ceusters Ariane Niesten Catherine Demazy Laurence Lagneaux Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Thierry Franck Pierre Van Antwerpen Patricia Renard Véronique Mathieu Didier Serteyn 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2021,25(10):4877-4881
Mesenchymal stem cells are increasingly studied for their use as drug-carrier in addition to their intrinsic potential for regenerative medicine. They could be used to transport molecules with a poor bioavailability such as curcumin in order to improve their clinical usage. This natural polyphenol, well-known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has a poor solubility that limits its clinical potential. For this purpose, the use of NDS27, a curcumin salt complexed with hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPβCD), displaying an increased solubility in aqueous solution, is preferred. This study aims to evaluate the uptake of NDS27 into skeletal muscle-derived mesenchymal stem cells (mdMSCs) and the effects of such uptake onto their mesenchymal properties. It appeared that the uptake of NDS27 into mdMSCs is concentration-dependent and not time-dependent. The use of a concentration of 7 µmol/L which does not affect the viability and proliferation also allows preservation of their adhesion, invasion and T cell immunomodulatory abilities. 相似文献
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Kamil J. Chodzyński Stephanie Conotte Luc Vanhamme Pierre Van Antwerpen Myriam Kerkhofs J. L. Legros Michel Vanhaeverbeek Alain Van Meerhaeghe Gregory Coussement Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Alexandre Legrand 《PloS one》2013,8(4)
Intermittent hypoxia (hypoxia-reoxygenation) is often associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We describe a new device which can be used to submit cohorts of mice to controlled and standardised hypoxia-normoxia cycles at an individual level. Mice were placed in individual compartments to which similar gas flow parameters were provided using an open loop strategy. Evaluations made using computational fluid dynamics were confirmed by studying changes in haemoglobin oxygen saturation in vivo. We also modified the parameters of the system and demonstrated its ability to generate different severities of cyclic hypoxemia very precisely, even with very high frequency cycles of hypoxia-reoxygenation. The importance of the parameters on reoxygenation was shown. This device will allow investigators to assess the effects of hypoxia–reoxygenation on different pathological conditions, such as obstructive sleep apnoea or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 相似文献
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Boudjeltia KZ Faraut B Esposito MJ Stenuit P Dyzma M Antwerpen PV Brohée D Vanhamme L Moguilevsky N Vanhaeverbeek M Kerkhofs M 《PloS one》2011,6(11):e28230
Objectives
Many studies have evaluated the ways in which sleep disturbances may influence inflammation and the possible links of this effect to cardiovascular risk. Our objective was to investigate the effects of chronic sleep restriction and recovery on several blood cardiovascular biomarkers.Methods and Results
Nine healthy male non-smokers, aged 22–29 years, were admitted to the Sleep Laboratory for 11 days and nights under continuous electroencephalogram polysomnography. The study consisted of three baseline nights of 8 hours sleep (from 11 pm to 7 am), five sleep-restricted nights, during which sleep was allowed only between 1 am and 6 am, and three recovery nights of 8 hours sleep (11 pm to 7 am). Myeloperoxidase-modified low-density lipoprotein levels increased during the sleep-restricted period indicating an oxidative stress. A significant increase in the quantity of slow-wave sleep was measured during the first recovery night. After this first recovery night, insulin-like growth factor-1 levels increased and myeloperoxidase concentration peaked.Conclusions
We observed for the first time that sleep restriction and the recovery process are associated with differential changes in blood biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. 相似文献9.
Delporte C Van Antwerpen P Zouaoui Boudjeltia K Noyon C Abts F Métral F Vanhamme L Reyé F Rousseau A Vanhaeverbeek M Ducobu J Nève J 《Analytical biochemistry》2011,(1):129-138
Proteomic applications have been increasingly used to study posttranslational modifications of proteins (PTMs). For the purpose of identifying and localizing specific but unknown PTMs on huge proteins, improving their sequence coverage is fundamental. Using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS), peptide mapping of the native apolipoprotein-B-100 was performed to further document the effects of oxidation. Apolipoprotein-B-100 is the main protein of low-density lipoprotein particles and its oxidation could play a role in atherogenesis. Because it is one of the largest human proteins, the sequence recovery rate of apolipoprotein-B-100 only reached 1% when conventional analysis parameters were used. The different steps of the peptide mapping process—from protein treatment to data analysis—were therefore reappraised and optimized. These optimizations allowed a protein sequence recovery rate of 79%, a rate which has never been achieved previously for such a large human protein. The key points for improving peptide mapping were optimization of the data analysis software; peptide separation by LC; sample preparation; and MS acquisition. The new protocol has allowed us to increase by a factor of 4 the detection of modified peptides in apolipoprotein-B-100. This approach could easily be transferred to any study of PTMs using LC–MS/MS. 相似文献
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Nathalie Compté Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia Michel Vanhaeverbeek Sandra De Breucker Thierry Pepersack Joel Tassignon Anne Trelcat Stanislas Goriely 《PloS one》2013,8(11)