scholarly journals Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Liver Injury Through Parenchymal Nuclear Factor-κB Inactivation in Prolonged Ischemia/Reperfusion

2009 ◽  
Vol 174 (5) ◽  
pp. 1776-1785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Llacuna ◽  
Montserrat Marí ◽  
Josep M. Lluis ◽  
Carmen García-Ruiz ◽  
José C. Fernández-Checa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Nuclear Factor Κb ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Oxygen Species

scholarly journals TRPM2 Non-Selective Cation Channels in Liver Injury Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1243
Author(s):  
Eunus S. Ali ◽  
Grigori Y. Rychkov ◽  
Greg J. Barritt
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Cell Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Trpm2 Channels

TRPM2 channels admit Ca2+ and Na+ across the plasma membrane and release Ca2+ and Zn2+ from lysosomes. Channel activation is initiated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to a subsequent increase in ADP-ribose and the binding of ADP-ribose to an allosteric site in the cytosolic NUDT9 homology domain. In many animal cell types, Ca2+ entry via TRPM2 channels mediates ROS-initiated cell injury and death. The aim of this review is to summarise the current knowledge of the roles of TRPM2 and Ca2+ in the initiation and progression of chronic liver diseases and acute liver injury. Studies to date provide evidence that TRPM2-mediated Ca2+ entry contributes to drug-induced liver toxicity, ischemia–reperfusion injury, and the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to cirrhosis, fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Of particular current interest are the steps involved in the activation of TRPM2 in hepatocytes following an increase in ROS, the downstream pathways activated by the resultant increase in intracellular Ca2+, and the chronology of these events. An apparent contradiction exists between these roles of TRPM2 and the role identified for ROS-activated TRPM2 in heart muscle and in some other cell types in promoting Ca2+-activated mitochondrial ATP synthesis and cell survival. Inhibition of TRPM2 by curcumin and other “natural” compounds offers an attractive strategy for inhibiting ROS-induced liver cell injury. In conclusion, while it has been established that ROS-initiated activation of TRPM2 contributes to both acute and chronic liver injury, considerable further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms involved, and the conditions under which pharmacological inhibition of TRPM2 can be an effective clinical strategy to reduce ROS-initiated liver injury.

Sulfur dioxide-induced exacerbation of airway inflammation via reactive oxygen species production and the toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-κB pathway in asthmatic mice

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 564-572
Author(s):  
Lingxiu Zhang ◽  
Huilan Yi ◽  
Nan Sang
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Airway Inflammation ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Nuclear Factor Κb ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Toll Like Receptor 4 ◽  
Asthmatic Airway

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a common air pollutant that can exacerbate asthmatic airway inflammation. The mechanisms underlying these effects are not yet fully understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of SO2 exposure (10 mg/m3) on asthmatic airway inflammation in ovalbumin-induced asthmatic mice. Our results showed that SO2 exposure alone induced slight airway injury, decreased superoxide dismutase activity, and increased nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) expression in the lungs of mice. Moreover, SO2 exposure in asthmatic mice induced marked pathological damage, significantly increased the counts of inflammatory cells (e.g., macrophages, lymphocytes, and eosinophils) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and significantly enhanced malondialdehyde and glutathione levels in the lungs. Moreover, the expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), NF-κB, pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-6), and type II T-helper cell (Th2) cytokines was found to be elevated in the mice exposed to SO2 and ovalbumin compared to those exposed to ovalbumin alone. These results suggest that SO2 amplifies Th2-mediated inflammatory responses, which involve reactive oxygen species and TLR4/NF-κB pathway activation; these can further enhance Th2 cytokine expression and eosinophilic inflammation. Thus, our findings provide important evidence to understand a potential mechanism through which SO2 may exacerbate airway asthmatic inflammation.

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