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Angiogenesis and myogenesis as two facets of inflammatory post-ischemic tissue regeneration
Authors:Scholz  Dimitri  Thomas  Sylvia  Sass  Sigrun  Podzuweit  Thomas
Institution:(1) Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig S.K. Majumdar Marg, Delhi, 110 054, India;(2) Department of Zoology, C.C.S. University, Meerut, India
Abstract:Recently Hippophae rhamnoides has been reported to render chromatin compaction and significantly inhibit radiation induced DNA strand breaks. To investigate the mechanism of action of RH-3, a preparation of Hippophae rhamnoides, in this connection, present study was undertaken. Chromatin compaction induced by RH-3 (100 mgrg/ml or more) was maximum at alkaline pH but was completely negated by acidic pH (< 6) or presence of free radical scavengers like glycerol, DMSO etc. In a concentration dependent manner, RH-3 inhibited the intercalation of ethidium ions from Et Br into calf thymus DNA and also increased the precipitation of DNA-protein cross-links (DPC) in thymocytes. Chromatin compaction caused by RH-3 treatment did not permit the separation of proteins from DNA even after treatment with 2 M NaCl solution. SDS-PAGE profiles also revealed that RH-3 in a dose dependent manner compacted the chromatin organization, induced DPC and inhibited the extraction of both histone and non-histone matrix proteins from chromatin maximally at 80 mgrg/ml. More than 80 mgrg/ml of RH-3, though extracted low molecular weight histones but did not separate non-histone proteins. The RH-3 mediated DPCs were resistant even to 1% SDS, 4 M NaCl and 3.8 M hydroxyl amine hydrochloride but were prone to both urea (8 M) and guanidine hydrochloride (6 M) indicating covalent bonding between DNA and proteins (serine/threonine). RH-3 in a concentration dependent manner induced superoxide anions and the phenomenon was dependent upon nature of medium, presence of metal ions and pH. RH-3 at concentrations up to 100 mgrg/ml in presence of 50 mgrM copper sulfate inflicted significant damage to extraneously added 2-deoxyribose molecules and maximum TBARS were formed at a concentration of 100 mgrg/ml. Higher concentrations of RH-3 more than 100 mgrg/ml quenched free radicals and inhibited 2-deoxyribose degradation. RH-3 also induced strand breaks in plasmid DNA at concentrations lower than 100 mgrg/ml but completely inhibited at concentrations higher than 250 mgrg/ml, indicating bimodal function. Strand breaks induced by lower concentrations of RH-3 (up to 100 mgrg/ml) were inhibited by antioxidants like GSH, DFR etc. RH-3, in a concentration dependent mode also inhibited the relaxation of supercoiled plasmid DNA (PBR322) by topoisomerase I.Present study indicated that RH-3 caused compaction of reversible (< 100 mgrg/ml) and irreversible (> 100 mgrg/ml) nature which was related to the magnitude of DNA-protein cross-links formed. Maintenance of chromatin organization, induction of hypoxia, hydrogen atom donation, free radical scavenging and blocking of cell cycle at G2-M phase by interfering with topoisomerase I activity seem to contribute towards the radioprotective efficacy of RH-3.
Keywords:DPC  free radicals  Hippophae rhamnoides  radioprotection  hypoxia
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