Curcumin,an active ingredient of dietary spice used in curry,has been shown to exhibit anti-oxidant,anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties.Using EB directed differentiation protocol of H-9 human em-bryoni...Curcumin,an active ingredient of dietary spice used in curry,has been shown to exhibit anti-oxidant,anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties.Using EB directed differentiation protocol of H-9 human em-bryonic stem(ES)cells;we evaluated the effect of cur-cumin(0-20μmol/L)in enhancing such differentiation.Our results using real time PCR,western blotting and immunostaining demonstrated that curcumin signifi-cantly increased the gene expression and protein levels of cardiac specific transcription factor NKx2.5,cardiac troponin I,myosin heavy chain,and endothelial nitric oxide synthase during ES cell differentiation.Further-more,an NO donor enhanced the curcumin-mediated induction of NKx2.5 and other cardiac specific proteins.Incubation of cells with curcumin led to a dose depend-ent increase in intracellular nitrite to the same extent as giving an authentic NO donor.Functional assay for second messenger(s)cyclic AMP(cAMP)and cyclic GMP(cGMP)revealed that continuous presence of cur-cumin in differentiated cells induced a decrease in the baseline levels of cAMP but it significantly elevated baseline contents of cGMP.Curcumin addition to a cell free assay significantly suppressed cAMP and cGMP degradation in the extracts while long term treatment of intact cells with curcumin increased the rates of cAMP and cGMP degradation suggesting that this might be due to direct suppression of some cyclic nucleo-tide-degrading enzyme(phosphodiesterase)by curcu-min.These studies demonstrate that polyphenol curcu-min may be involved in differentiation of ES cells partly due to manipulation of nitric oxide signaling.展开更多
Nitric oxide(NO)/cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate(cGMP) signaling has been shown to act as a mediator involved in pain transmission and processing. In this review, we summarize and discuss the mechanisms of the ...Nitric oxide(NO)/cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate(cGMP) signaling has been shown to act as a mediator involved in pain transmission and processing. In this review, we summarize and discuss the mechanisms of the NO/cGMP signaling pathway involved in chronic pain, including neuropathic pain, bone cancer pain, inflammatory pain, and morphine tolerance. The main process in the NO/cGMP signaling pathway in cells involves NO activating soluble guanylate cyclase, which leads to subsequent production of cGMP. cGMP then activates cGMP-dependent protein kinase(PKG), resulting in the activation of multiple targets such as the opening of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. The activation of NO/cGMP signaling in the spinal cord evidently induces upregulation of downstream molecules, as well as reactive astrogliosis and microglial polarization which participate in the process of chronic pain. In dorsal root ganglion neurons, natriuretic peptide binds to particulate guanylyl cyclase, generating and further activating the cGMP/PKG pathway, and it also contributes to the development of chronic pain. Upregulation of multiple receptors is involved in activation of the NO/cGMP signaling pathway in various pain models. Notably the NO/cGMP signaling pathway induces expression of downstream effectors, exerting both algesic and analgesic effects in neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain. These findings suggest that activation of NO/cGMP signaling plays a constituent role in the development of chronic pain, and this signaling pathway with dual effects is an interesting and promising target for chronic pain therapy.展开更多
目的:观察MK801对豚鼠近视的调节,探讨其在近视发病机制中的作用。方法:3周龄三色豚鼠分为6组:A组(正常空白对照组)、B组(右眼遮盖3周组)、C组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔生理盐水注射组)、D组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射1 ng MK801组)、E组(...目的:观察MK801对豚鼠近视的调节,探讨其在近视发病机制中的作用。方法:3周龄三色豚鼠分为6组:A组(正常空白对照组)、B组(右眼遮盖3周组)、C组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔生理盐水注射组)、D组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射1 ng MK801组)、E组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射10 ng MK801组)、F组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射100 ng MK801组)。实验前及实验3周时对各组进行视网膜检影和A超测眼轴,原位杂交法检测神经细胞性一氧化氮合酶(ncNOS)的表达,放射免疫法检测cGMP的含量,将D,E,F组的屈光度、眼轴、ncNOS及cGMP含量与MK801药物浓度进行直线相关分析。结果:玻璃体腔药物注射C,D,E,F组遮盖眼随注射浓度的升高近视屈光度数下降,眼轴延长减慢,ncNOS及cGMP含量下调,与MK801注射浓度行相关分析呈直线相关,屈光度与注射浓度呈正相关(r=0.702,P<0.05),眼轴长度、ncNOS表达、cGMP表达与其呈负相关(r=-0.736,-0.637,-0.725,P<0.05)。结论:近视豚鼠MK801玻璃体腔注射能通过下调NO-cGMP表达减缓近视的进展,呈剂量依赖性。展开更多
基金supported in part by grants from NIH grant(No.RO1GM0776695)the Welch Foundation and the University of Texas.
文摘Curcumin,an active ingredient of dietary spice used in curry,has been shown to exhibit anti-oxidant,anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties.Using EB directed differentiation protocol of H-9 human em-bryonic stem(ES)cells;we evaluated the effect of cur-cumin(0-20μmol/L)in enhancing such differentiation.Our results using real time PCR,western blotting and immunostaining demonstrated that curcumin signifi-cantly increased the gene expression and protein levels of cardiac specific transcription factor NKx2.5,cardiac troponin I,myosin heavy chain,and endothelial nitric oxide synthase during ES cell differentiation.Further-more,an NO donor enhanced the curcumin-mediated induction of NKx2.5 and other cardiac specific proteins.Incubation of cells with curcumin led to a dose depend-ent increase in intracellular nitrite to the same extent as giving an authentic NO donor.Functional assay for second messenger(s)cyclic AMP(cAMP)and cyclic GMP(cGMP)revealed that continuous presence of cur-cumin in differentiated cells induced a decrease in the baseline levels of cAMP but it significantly elevated baseline contents of cGMP.Curcumin addition to a cell free assay significantly suppressed cAMP and cGMP degradation in the extracts while long term treatment of intact cells with curcumin increased the rates of cAMP and cGMP degradation suggesting that this might be due to direct suppression of some cyclic nucleo-tide-degrading enzyme(phosphodiesterase)by curcu-min.These studies demonstrate that polyphenol curcu-min may be involved in differentiation of ES cells partly due to manipulation of nitric oxide signaling.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos. 82071556 (to WM), 81873793 (to WM), 82001198 (to YQZ), 82101310 (to DQL)the National Key Research and Development Program of China,No. 2020YFC2005300 (to WM)。
文摘Nitric oxide(NO)/cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate(cGMP) signaling has been shown to act as a mediator involved in pain transmission and processing. In this review, we summarize and discuss the mechanisms of the NO/cGMP signaling pathway involved in chronic pain, including neuropathic pain, bone cancer pain, inflammatory pain, and morphine tolerance. The main process in the NO/cGMP signaling pathway in cells involves NO activating soluble guanylate cyclase, which leads to subsequent production of cGMP. cGMP then activates cGMP-dependent protein kinase(PKG), resulting in the activation of multiple targets such as the opening of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. The activation of NO/cGMP signaling in the spinal cord evidently induces upregulation of downstream molecules, as well as reactive astrogliosis and microglial polarization which participate in the process of chronic pain. In dorsal root ganglion neurons, natriuretic peptide binds to particulate guanylyl cyclase, generating and further activating the cGMP/PKG pathway, and it also contributes to the development of chronic pain. Upregulation of multiple receptors is involved in activation of the NO/cGMP signaling pathway in various pain models. Notably the NO/cGMP signaling pathway induces expression of downstream effectors, exerting both algesic and analgesic effects in neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain. These findings suggest that activation of NO/cGMP signaling plays a constituent role in the development of chronic pain, and this signaling pathway with dual effects is an interesting and promising target for chronic pain therapy.
文摘目的:观察MK801对豚鼠近视的调节,探讨其在近视发病机制中的作用。方法:3周龄三色豚鼠分为6组:A组(正常空白对照组)、B组(右眼遮盖3周组)、C组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔生理盐水注射组)、D组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射1 ng MK801组)、E组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射10 ng MK801组)、F组(右眼遮盖3周+玻璃体腔注射100 ng MK801组)。实验前及实验3周时对各组进行视网膜检影和A超测眼轴,原位杂交法检测神经细胞性一氧化氮合酶(ncNOS)的表达,放射免疫法检测cGMP的含量,将D,E,F组的屈光度、眼轴、ncNOS及cGMP含量与MK801药物浓度进行直线相关分析。结果:玻璃体腔药物注射C,D,E,F组遮盖眼随注射浓度的升高近视屈光度数下降,眼轴延长减慢,ncNOS及cGMP含量下调,与MK801注射浓度行相关分析呈直线相关,屈光度与注射浓度呈正相关(r=0.702,P<0.05),眼轴长度、ncNOS表达、cGMP表达与其呈负相关(r=-0.736,-0.637,-0.725,P<0.05)。结论:近视豚鼠MK801玻璃体腔注射能通过下调NO-cGMP表达减缓近视的进展,呈剂量依赖性。
