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LeDay AM Awe SO Kulkarni K Harris LC Opere C Dash A Ohia SE 《Neurochemical research》2004,29(4):811-818
In the present study, we investigated the effect of naturally occurring and synthetic peroxides on K+-depolarization-evoked release of [3H]D-aspartate from bovine isolated retinae. Furthermore, effect of peroxides on endogenous glutamate concentrations were measured by HPLC in bovine neural retinae and vitreous humor of eyes treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) ex vivo. Both naturally occurring H2O2 (1-100 microM) and synthetic (cumene hydroperoxide, cuOOH; 1-100 microM) peroxides caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of K+-evoked [3H]D-aspartate release without affecting basal tritium efflux. The antioxidant, trolox (2 mM) prevented the inhibition of evoked [3H]D-aspartate overflow elicited by both H2O2 (30 microM) and cuOOH (10 microM). Inhibition of catalase by 3-amino-triazole (3- AT 100 mM) enhanced an inhibitory effect of a low concentration of H2O2 (1 microM) but antagonized the effect of H2O2 (30 microM) on K+-induced [3H]D-aspartate release. In ex vivo experiments, exogenously applied H2O2 (1-100 microM) also caused a concentration-related decrease in glutamate levels in the bovine retina. We conclude that peroxides can inhibit K+-evoked release of [3H]D-aspartate and also decrease endogenous glutamate concentrations in the bovine retina. 相似文献
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Zeng H Zhao D Yang S Datta K Mukhopadhyay D 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2003,278(23):20738-20745
Vascular permeability factor/vascular endothelial growth factor (VPF/VEGF) functions by activating two receptor-tyrosine kinases, Flt-1 (VEGF receptor (VEGFR)-1) and KDR (VEGFR-2), both of which are selectively expressed on primary vascular endothelium. KDR is responsible for VPF/VEGF-stimulated endothelial cell proliferation and migration, whereas Flt-1 down-modulates KDR-mediated endothelial cell proliferation. Our most recent works show that pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins and Gbetagamma subunits are required for Flt-1-mediated down-regulation of human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proliferation and that Gq/11 proteins are required for KDR-mediated RhoA activation and HUVEC migration. In this study, we demonstrate that Gq/11 proteins are also required for VPF/VEGF-stimulated HUVEC proliferation. Our results further indicate that Gq/11 proteins specifically mediate KDR signaling such as intracellular Ca2+ mobilization rather than Flt-1-induced CDC42 activation and that a Gq/11 antisense oligonucleotide completely inhibits MAPK phosphorylation induced by KDR but has no effect on Flt-1-induced MAPK activation. More importantly, we demonstrate that Gq/11 proteins interact with KDR in vivo, and the interaction of Gq/11 proteins with KDR does not require KDR tyrosine phosphorylation. Surprisingly, the Gq/11 antisense oligonucleotide completely inhibits VPF/VEGF-stimulated KDR phosphorylation. Expression of a constitutively active mutant of G11 but not Gq can cause phosphorylation of KDR and MAPK. In addition, a Gbetagamma minigene, hbetaARK1(495), inhibits VPF/VEGF-stimulated HUVEC proliferation, MAPK phosphorylation, and intracellular Ca2+ mobilization but has no effect on KDR phosphorylation. Taken together, this study demonstrates that Gq/11 proteins mediate KDR tyrosine phosphorylation and KDR-mediated HUVEC proliferation through interaction with KDR. 相似文献
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Sheryl?Oliveira?Fernandes K.?P.?Krishnan V.?D.?Khedekar P.?A.?Loka BharathiEmail author 《Biometals》2005,18(5):483-492
The abundance and activity of culturable manganese-oxidizing bacteria were assessed from near-bottom water samples of the
tectonically active Carlsberg Ridge. Retrievable counts as colony forming units (CFU) on dilute nutrient agar medium (dilNA
= 2 gm l−1 nutrient broth+2% agar) and on dilNA supplemented with 1, 2 and 3 mM MnCl2·4H2O were in the order of 106 CFU l−1. Retrievability of heterotrophs ranged from non-detectable levels (ND) to 2.82 × 106 CFU l−1. The retrievable counts on Mn amended dilNA ranged from ND to 3.21× 106, 1.47 × 106 and 1.45 × 106 CFU l−1 on 1, 2 and 3 mM, respectively. About 87% of the Mn tolerant isolates (n = 39) showed taxonomic affinities to Pseudomonas I and II sp. Two representative strains CR35 and CR48 (CR–Carlsberg Ridge) isolated on manganese-supplemented media were
tested for their ability to tolerate a range of Mn amendments from 1 nM to 100 mM in terms of growth and respiration. CR35
represents 66% of the total CFU (3.04 × 106 CFU l−1), while CR48 represented only 6% of the total CFU (1.05 × 106 CFU l−1). The colonies of these two isolates were dark brown in color suggesting precipitation of Mn as oxide. Tests for the effect
on growth and respiration were conducted in media simulating heterotrophic (amended with 0.01% glucose) and lithotrophic (unamended)
conditions. Maximum stimulation in growth and respiration of CR35 occurred at 100 μM Mn both in unamended and amended media. At levels of Mn greater than 100 μM the counts decreased steadily. Total respiring cells of CR48 were stimulated to a maximum at 1 μM Mn in unamended medium and 1 nM in amended medium. Total cells counts for the same decreased beyond 100 μM Mn in unamended and 1 nM in amended medium. The isolates were tested for their ability to oxidize Mn ammendments from 1 μM to 10 mM Mn. At the end of a 76-day incubation period, there was evidence of manganese oxide precipitation at high Mn concentrations
(≥1 mM) as a dark brown coloration on the sides of culture tubes. Highest Mn oxidation rates were observed at 10 mM Mn(II)
concentration with CR35 oxidizing 27 and 25 μM Mn day−1 in unamended and amended condition, respectively. CR48 oxidized Mn at the rate of 26 μM Mn day−1 in unamended medium and 35 μM Mn day−1 in amended medium. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations of both isolates revealed free-living cells in clustered
matrices ≈2 μm diameter. Energy dispersive spectrum of the cell matrix of CR35 cultured in 1 mM Mn detected 30% Mn, while
the cell aggregates of CR48 harbored 7–10% Mn. The relatively high specific activity of these mixotrophic bacteria under relatively
oligotrophic conditions suggests that they may be responsible for scavenging dissolved Mn from the Carlsberg Ridge waters
and could potentially participate in oxidation. 相似文献
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Neid M Datta K Stephan S Khanna I Pal S Shaw L White M Mukhopadhyay D 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2004,279(6):3941-3948
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Catherine A. Opere Emmanuel M. Monjok Kaustubh H. Kulkarni Ya Fatou Njie Sunny E. Ohia 《Neurochemical research》2009,34(11):1962-1968
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), can produce pharmacological effects on neural and non-neural tissues from several mammalian species. The present study
investigates the pharmacological action of H2S, (using sodium hydrosulfide, NaHS, and/or sodium sulfide, Na2S as donors) on amino acid neurotransmission (using [3H] d-aspartate as a marker for glutamate) from isolated, superfused bovine and porcine retinae. Isolated neural retinae were incubated
in Krebs solution containing [3H] d-aspartate at 37°C. Release of [3H] d-aspartate was elicited by high potassium (K+ 50 mM) pulse. Both NaHS and Na2S donors caused an inhibition of K+-evoked [3H] d-aspartate release from isolated bovine retinae without affecting basal [3H] d-aspartate efflux yielding IC50 values of 0.006 and 6 μm, respectively. Furthermore, NaHS inhibited depolarization-evoked release of [3H] d-aspartate from isolated porcine retinae with an IC50 value of 8 μM. The inhibitory action of NaHS on [3H] d-aspartate release from porcine retinae was blocked by propargyglycine, a selective inhibitor of cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE).
Our results indicate that H2S donors can inhibit amino acid neurotransmission from both isolated bovine and porcine retinae, an effect that is dependent,
at least in part, on intramural biosynthesis of H2S. 相似文献
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Antony R Sujith PP Fernandes SO Verma P Khedekar VD Bharathi PA 《Current microbiology》2011,62(3):840-849
Co immobilization by two manganese oxidizing isolates from Carlsberg Ridge waters (CR35 and CR48) was compared with that of Mn at same molar concentrations. At a lower concentration of 10 μM, CR35 and CR48 immobilized 22 and 23 fM Co cell(-1) respectively, which was 1.4 to 2 times higher than that of Mn oxidation, while at 10 mM the immobilization was 15-69 times lower than that of Mn. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray analyses of intact bacterial cells grown in 1 mM Co revealed Co peaks showing extracellular binding of the metal. However, it was evident from transmission electron microscope analyses that most of the sequestered Co was bound intracellularly along the cell membrane in both the isolates. Change in morphology was one of the strategies bacteria adopted to counter metal stress. The cells grew larger and thus maintained a lower than normal surface area-volume ratio on exposure to Co to reduce the number of binding sites. An unbalanced growth with increasing Co additions was observed in the isolates. Cells attained a length of 10-18 μm at 10 mM Co which was 11-15 times the original cell length. Extensive cell rupture indicated that Co was harmful at this concentration. It is apparent that biological and optimal requirement of Mn is more than Co. Thus, these differences in the immobilization of the two metals could be driven by the differences in the requirement, cell physiology and the affinities of the isolates for the concentrations of the metals tested. 相似文献
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Kaustubh S. Gadave Santanu Panda Surender Singh Shalini Kalra Dhruba Malakar Ashok K. Mohanty Jai K. Kaushik 《PloS one》2014,9(1)