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In vivo effects of lipopolysaccharide and TLR4 on platelet production and activity: implications for thrombotic risk. 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Muthuvel Jayachandran Gregory J Brunn Krzysztof Karnicki Randall S Miller Whyte G Owen Virginia M Miller 《Journal of applied physiology》2007,102(1):429-433
Gram-negative bacteria release LPS, which activates Toll-like-receptor-4 (TLR4) in the host, initiating an inflammatory response to infection. Infection increases risk for thrombosis. Platelets contribute to defense from infection and to thrombosis. Experiments were designed to determine whether LPS, through TLR4 signaling, affects platelet phenotype. Platelet responses in wild-type (WT) mice and mice that lack the TLR4 gene (dTLR4) were compared following a single nonlethal injection of LPS (0.2 mg/kg iv). Compared with WT mice, mice without TLR4 had fewer circulating platelets with lower RNA content and were less responsive to thrombin-activated expression of P-selectin but were equally sensitive to aggregation or ATP secretion. One week following the LPS injection, the time it takes for the circulating platelet pool to turnover, the number of circulating platelets, thrombin-induced expression of P-selectin, and collagen-activated aggregation were increased comparably in both groups of mice. Therefore, the change of the platelet pool to an activated phenotype 1 wk after a single exposure to LPS appears to arise from a process that is independent of TLR4. The persistence of the effect 1 wk after the injection suggests that the changes reflect an action of LPS on megakaryocytes and their platelet progeny rather than on circulating platelets, which would have been cleared. 相似文献
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Jayachandran M Litwiller RD Owen WG Heit JA Behrenbeck T Mulvagh SL Araoz PA Budoff MJ Harman SM Miller VM 《American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology》2008,295(3):H931-H938
While the risk for symptomatic atherosclerotic disease increases after menopause, currently recognized risk factors do not identify ongoing disease processes in low-risk women. This study tested the hypothesis that circulating cell-derived microparticles may reflect disease processes in women defined as low risk by the Framingham risk score. The concentration and phenotype of circulating microparticles were evaluated in a cross-sectional study of apparently healthy menopausal women, screened for enrollment into the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study. Microparticles were evaluated by flow cytometry, and coronary artery calcification (CAC) was scored using 64-slice computed tomography scanners. The procoagulant activity of isolated microparticles was determined with a sensitive fluorescent thrombin generation assay. Chronological age, body mass index, serum lipids, systolic blood pressure (Framingham risk score < 10%, range 1-3%), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein did not differ significantly among women with low (0 < 35; range, 0.3-32 Agatston units) or high (>50; range, 93-315 Agatston units) CAC compared with women without calcification. The total concentration and percentage of microparticles derived from platelets and endothelial cells were greatest in women with high CAC scores. The thrombin-generating capacity of the isolated microparticles correlated with phosphatidylserine expression, which also was greatest in women with high CAC scores. The percentages of microparticles expressing granulocyte and monocyte markers were not significantly different among groups. Therefore, the characterization of platelet and endothelial microparticles may identify early menopausal women with premature CAC who would not otherwise be identified by the usual risk factor analysis. 相似文献
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Muthuvel Jayachandran Hiroya Okano Ritu Chatrath Whyte G Owen Joseph P McConnell Virginia M Miller 《Journal of applied physiology》2004,97(4):1445-1452
Cardiovascular disease may begin early in adolescence. Platelets release factors contributing to vascular disease. Experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that hormonal transitions associated with sexual maturity differentially affect platelet aggregation and secretion in males and females. Platelets were collected from juvenile (2-3 mo) and sexually mature (adult; 5-6 mo) male and female pigs (n=8/group). Maturation was evidenced by increased weight of reproductive tissue and changes in circulating levels of gonadal hormones. Aggregation to ADP (10 microM) and collagen (6 microg/ml) and ATP secretion to 50 nM thrombin were determined by turbidimetric analysis and bioluminescence, respectively. Total platelet counts, platelet turnover, and mean platelet volume did not change with maturity. Platelet aggregation and ATP secretion decreased in females but increased in males with maturity, whereas total ATP content remained unchanged in platelets from females but increased in platelets from males. Platelet fibrinogen receptor, P-selectin expression, and receptors for sex steroids did not change with sexual maturation. Plasma C-reactive protein and brain-type natriuretic peptide also did not change. Results indicate that changes in platelet aggregation and secretion change with sexual maturity differently in females and males. These observations provide evidence on which clinical studies could be designed to examine platelet characteristics in human children and young adults. 相似文献
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Jayachandran M Owen WG Miller VM 《American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology》2003,284(5):H1679-H1685
Differences in the aggregation and release of growth factors including matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) after loss of ovarian hormones could contribute to an exaggerated response to injury in arteries of ovariectomized animals. Therefore, experiments were designed to compare aggregation, dense granular ATP release, expression of MMPs (MMP-2, MMP-9, and MMP-14) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP-1 and TIMP-2) in circulating platelets from sexually mature (7 mo old) gonadally intact and ovariectomized (4 wk) female pigs. Numbers of circulating platelets did not change after ovariectomy, but the percentage of reticulated platelets increased significantly. Platelet aggregation and dense granular ATP secretion also increased significantly with ovariectomy. In platelet lysates, active MMP-2 increased, whereas MMP-14 significantly decreased, after ovariectomy; the expression of TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and P-selectin did not change. These results suggest that platelet turnover, aggregation, and ATP secretion increase with ovariectomy. Also, ovarian hormones selectively regulate the expression and activity of MMPs in porcine platelets. Increased platelet aggregation and activity of MMP-2 would alter platelet-platelet and platelet-vessel wall interactions, contributing to an exaggerated response to injury with loss of ovarian hormones. 相似文献
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Arindam Atanu Das Om Prakash Sharma Muthuvel Suresh Kumar Ramadas Krishna Premendu P.Mathur 《基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报(英文版)》2013,11(4):241-246
Protein–peptide interactions, where one partner is a globular protein (domain) and the other is a flexible linear peptide, are key components of cellular processes predominantly in signaling and regulatory networks, hence are prime targets for drug design. To derive the details of the protein–peptide interaction mechanism is often a cumbersome task, though it can be made easier with the availability of specific databases and tools. The Peptide Binding Protein Database (PepBind) is a curated and searchable repository of the structures, sequences and experimental observations of 3100 protein–peptide complexes. The web interface contains a computational tool, protein inter-chain interaction (PICI), for computing several types of weak or strong interactions at the protein–peptide interaction interface and visualizing the identified interactions between residues in Jmol viewer. This initial database release focuses on providing protein–peptide interface information along with structure and sequence information for protein–peptide complexes deposited in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Structures in PepBind are classified based on their cellular activity. More than 40% of the structures in the database are found to be involved in different regulatory pathways and nearly 20% in the immune system. These data indicate the importance of protein–peptide complexes in the regulation of cellular processes. PepBind is freely accessible at http://pepbind.bicpu.edu.in/. 相似文献
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Revathi Masilamani Om Prakash Sharma Suresh Kumar Muthuvel Sakthivel Natarajan 《Bioinformation》2013,9(19):958-962
A new glucanolytic bacterial strain, SU40 was isolated, and identified as Bacillus subtilis on the basis of 16S rRNA sequence
homology and phylogenetic tree analysis. The gene encoding β-1,3-1,4-glucanase was delineated, cloned into pET 28a+ vector and
heterologously overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The purified recombinant enzyme was about 24 kDa. The enzyme
exhibited maximum activity (36.84 U/ml) at 60°C, pH 8.0 and maintained 54% activity at 80°C after incubation for 60 min. The
enzyme showed activity against β-glucan, lichenan, and xylan. Amino acid sequence shared a conserved motif EIDIEF. The
predicted three-dimensional homology model of the enzyme showed the presence of catalytic residues Glu105, Glu109 and
Asp107, single disulphide bridge between Cys32 and Cys61 and three calcium binding site residues Pro9, Gly45 and Asp207.
Presence of calcium ion improves the thermal stability of SU40 β-1,3-1,4-glucanase. Molecular dynamics simulation studies
revealed that the absence of calcium ion fluctuate the active site residues which are responsible for thermostability. The high
catalytic activity and its stability to temperature, pH and metal ions indicated that the enzyme β-1,3-1,4-glucanase by B. subtilis
SU40 is a good candidate for biotechnological applications. 相似文献