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Stefano Tasselli - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017Co-Authors: Stefano Tasselli, Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Elena Fabbri, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Abstract Environmental stress conditions are ultimately related to the induction of oxidative stress in organisms, as a consequence of an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This could be exploited to study sub-lethal effects induced by the environment in the organisms. In the present work, we evaluate the possibility to use the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a bioindicator, to assess the environmental quality in the Lagoon of Venice. Three colony batches were immersed, for 22 days, at two sites (1 and 2) with different grades of hydrodynamics and anthropogenic impact and physico-chemical features of seawater; a control batch was kept in a large tank with continuous seawater flow at the Marine Station of the Department of Biology, University of Padova, in Chioggia (site 3). Seawater at site 2 had higher pH and temperature than site 1. Colonies were then retrieved, their mRNA was extracted and the level of transcription of genes involved in oxidative stress response (Glutathione Synthase, γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase, modulatory subunit, two isoforms of Glutathione peroxidases and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) was evaluated. In colonies from sites 1 and 2, most genes showed significantly increased transcriptional levels with respect to control values. Spectrophotometric analyses of colony homogenates revealed that the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was higher in colonies from site 2 as compared to site 1, allowing us to speculate that colonies in site 2 were under higher stress level than those in site 1. Overall, we can conclude that B. schlosseri seems a good indicator of the ecological status of the Lagoon environment, within a range of pH and temperature in which colonies are used to live.
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expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017Co-Authors: Stefano Tasselli, Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Elena Fabbri, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Abstract Environmental stress conditions are ultimately related to the induction of oxidative stress in organisms, as a consequence of an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This could be exploited to study sub-lethal effects induced by the environment in the organisms. In the present work, we evaluate the possibility to use the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a bioindicator, to assess the environmental quality in the Lagoon of Venice. Three colony batches were immersed, for 22 days, at two sites (1 and 2) with different grades of hydrodynamics and anthropogenic impact and physico-chemical features of seawater; a control batch was kept in a large tank with continuous seawater flow at the Marine Station of the Department of Biology, University of Padova, in Chioggia (site 3). Seawater at site 2 had higher pH and temperature than site 1. Colonies were then retrieved, their mRNA was extracted and the level of transcription of genes involved in oxidative stress response (Glutathione Synthase, γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase, modulatory subunit, two isoforms of Glutathione peroxidases and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) was evaluated. In colonies from sites 1 and 2, most genes showed significantly increased transcriptional levels with respect to control values. Spectrophotometric analyses of colony homogenates revealed that the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was higher in colonies from site 2 as compared to site 1, allowing us to speculate that colonies in site 2 were under higher stress level than those in site 1. Overall, we can conclude that B. schlosseri seems a good indicator of the ecological status of the Lagoon environment, within a range of pH and temperature in which colonies are used to live.
Loriano Ballarin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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protection from oxidative stress in immunocytes of the colonial ascidian botryllus schlosseri transcript characterization and expression studies
The Biological Bulletin, 2017Co-Authors: Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Botryllus schlosseri is a cosmopolitan colonial ascidian that undergoes cyclical generation changes, or take-overs, during which adult zooids are resorbed and replaced by their buds. At take-over, adult tissues undergo diffuse apoptosis and effete cells are massively ingested by circulating phagocytes, with a consequent increase in oxygen consumption and in production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The latter are responsible for the death of phagocytes involved in the clearance of apoptotic cells and corpses by phagocytosis-induced apoptosis. However, the majority of phagocytes and hemocytes do not die, even if they experience oxidative stress. This fact suggests the presence of detoxification mechanisms assuring their protection. To test this assumption, we searched for transcripts of genes involved in detoxification in the transcriptome of B. schlosseri. We identified and characterized transcripts for Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD), γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase modulatory subunit (GCLM), Glutathione Synthase (GS), and two Glutathione peroxidases (i.e., GPx3 and GPx5), all involved in protection from ROS. We also carried out a phylogenetic analysis of the putative amino acid sequences, confirming their similarity to their vertebrate counterparts, and studied the location of their mRNAs by in situ hybridization on hemocyte monolayers. We also analyzed gene transcription during the colonial blastogenetic cycle, which is the interval of time between one take-over and the next, by qRT-PCR. In addition, we investigated the effects of cadmium (Cd), an inducer of oxidative stress, on gene transcription. Our results indicated that i) antioxidant gene expression is modulated in the course of the blastogenetic cycle and upon exposure to Cd, and ii) hemocytes synthesize both enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants, in line with the idea that they represent a major detoxification system for ascidians.
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expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017Co-Authors: Stefano Tasselli, Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Elena Fabbri, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Abstract Environmental stress conditions are ultimately related to the induction of oxidative stress in organisms, as a consequence of an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This could be exploited to study sub-lethal effects induced by the environment in the organisms. In the present work, we evaluate the possibility to use the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a bioindicator, to assess the environmental quality in the Lagoon of Venice. Three colony batches were immersed, for 22 days, at two sites (1 and 2) with different grades of hydrodynamics and anthropogenic impact and physico-chemical features of seawater; a control batch was kept in a large tank with continuous seawater flow at the Marine Station of the Department of Biology, University of Padova, in Chioggia (site 3). Seawater at site 2 had higher pH and temperature than site 1. Colonies were then retrieved, their mRNA was extracted and the level of transcription of genes involved in oxidative stress response (Glutathione Synthase, γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase, modulatory subunit, two isoforms of Glutathione peroxidases and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) was evaluated. In colonies from sites 1 and 2, most genes showed significantly increased transcriptional levels with respect to control values. Spectrophotometric analyses of colony homogenates revealed that the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was higher in colonies from site 2 as compared to site 1, allowing us to speculate that colonies in site 2 were under higher stress level than those in site 1. Overall, we can conclude that B. schlosseri seems a good indicator of the ecological status of the Lagoon environment, within a range of pH and temperature in which colonies are used to live.
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expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017Co-Authors: Stefano Tasselli, Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Elena Fabbri, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Abstract Environmental stress conditions are ultimately related to the induction of oxidative stress in organisms, as a consequence of an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This could be exploited to study sub-lethal effects induced by the environment in the organisms. In the present work, we evaluate the possibility to use the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a bioindicator, to assess the environmental quality in the Lagoon of Venice. Three colony batches were immersed, for 22 days, at two sites (1 and 2) with different grades of hydrodynamics and anthropogenic impact and physico-chemical features of seawater; a control batch was kept in a large tank with continuous seawater flow at the Marine Station of the Department of Biology, University of Padova, in Chioggia (site 3). Seawater at site 2 had higher pH and temperature than site 1. Colonies were then retrieved, their mRNA was extracted and the level of transcription of genes involved in oxidative stress response (Glutathione Synthase, γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase, modulatory subunit, two isoforms of Glutathione peroxidases and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) was evaluated. In colonies from sites 1 and 2, most genes showed significantly increased transcriptional levels with respect to control values. Spectrophotometric analyses of colony homogenates revealed that the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was higher in colonies from site 2 as compared to site 1, allowing us to speculate that colonies in site 2 were under higher stress level than those in site 1. Overall, we can conclude that B. schlosseri seems a good indicator of the ecological status of the Lagoon environment, within a range of pH and temperature in which colonies are used to live.
Nick V. Grishin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase: a link between protein kinase and Glutathione Synthase folds.
Journal of molecular biology, 1999Co-Authors: Nick V. GrishinAbstract:Abstract Comparisons of serine/threonine protein kinase (PK) and type IIβ phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase (PIPK) structures with each other and also with other proteins reveal structural and functional similarity between the two kinases and proteins of the Glutathione Synthase fold (ATP-grasp). This suggests that these enzymes are evolutionarily related. The structure of PIPK, which clearly resembles both PK and ATP-grasp, provides a link between the two proteins and establishes that the C-terminal domains of PK, PIPK and ATP-grasp share the same fold. The functional implications of the proposed homology are discussed.
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phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase a link between protein kinase and Glutathione Synthase folds
Journal of Molecular Biology, 1999Co-Authors: Nick V. GrishinAbstract:Comparisons of serine/threonine protein kinase (PK) and type IIbeta phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase (PIPK) structures with each other and also with other proteins reveal structural and functional similarity between the two kinases and proteins of the Glutathione Synthase fold (ATP-grasp). This suggests that these enzymes are evolutionarily related. The structure of PIPK, which clearly resembles both PK and ATP-grasp, provides a link between the two proteins and establishes that the C-terminal domains of PK, PIPK and ATP-grasp share the same fold. The functional implications of the proposed homology are discussed.
Thomas B. Shea - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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n acteyl cysteine alleviates oxidative damage to central nervous system of apoe deficient mice following folate and vitamin e deficiency
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2005Co-Authors: Flaubert Tchantchou, Daniela Ortiz, Eugene Rogers, Michael C Graves, Thomas B. SheaAbstract:Oxidative stress is an early neurodegenerative insult in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Antioxidant mechanisms, including elements of the Glutathione (GSH) pathway, undergo at least a transient compensatory increase that is apparently insufficient due to continued oxidative damage during disease progression. Mice deficient in apolipoprotein E, which provide a model for some aspects of AD, undergo increased oxidative damage to brain tissue and cognitive decline when maintained on a folate-free diet, despite a compensatory increase in Glutathione Synthase transcription and activity as well as increased levels of GSH. Dietary supplementation with N-acetyl cysteine (1 g/kg diet), a cell-permeant antioxidant and GSH precursor, alleviated oxidative damage and cognitive decline, and restored Glutathione Synthase and GSH levels in ApoE-deficient mice deprived of folate to those of normal mice maintained in the presence of folate. These data support the administration of antioxidant precursors to buffer oxidative damage in neurodegenerative disorders.
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Increased transcription and activity of Glutathione Synthase in response to deficiencies in folate, vitamin E, and apolipoprotein E.
Journal of neuroscience research, 2004Co-Authors: Flaubert Tchantchou, Michael V. Graves, David Ashline, Amy Morin, Aurea F. Pimenta, Daniela Ortiz, Eugene Rogers, Thomas B. SheaAbstract:Oxidative stress is a major contributing factor in neurodegeneration and can arise from dietary, environmental, and genetic sources. Here we examine the separate and combined impact of deprivation of folate and vitamin E, coupled with dietary iron as a prooxidant, on normal mice and transgenic mice lacking apolipoprotein E (ApoE–/– mice). Both mouse strains exhibited increased levels of Glutathione when deprived of folate and vitamin E, but a substantial further increase was observed in ApoE–/– mice. To determine the mechanism(s) underlying this increase, we quantified transcription and activity of Glutathione Synthase (GS). Both normal and ApoE–/– mice demonstrated increased GS activity when deprived of folate and vitamin E. However, transcription was increased only in ApoE–/– mice deprived of folate and vitamin E. These findings demonstrate that deficiency in one gene can result in compensatory up-regulation in a second relevant gene and, furthermore, indicate that compensation for oxidative stress can occur in brain tissue at epigenetic and genetic levels depending on the nature and/or extent of oxidative stress. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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increased transcription and activity of Glutathione Synthase in response to deficiencies in folate vitamin e and apolipoprotein e
Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2004Co-Authors: Flaubert Tchantchou, Michael V. Graves, David Ashline, Amy Morin, Aurea F. Pimenta, Daniela Ortiz, Eugene Rogers, Thomas B. SheaAbstract:Oxidative stress is a major contributing factor in neurodegeneration and can arise from dietary, environmental, and genetic sources. Here we examine the separate and combined impact of deprivation of folate and vitamin E, coupled with dietary iron as a prooxidant, on normal mice and transgenic mice lacking apolipoprotein E (ApoE-/- mice). Both mouse strains exhibited increased levels of Glutathione when deprived of folate and vitamin E, but a substantial further increase was observed in ApoE-/- mice. To determine the mechanism(s) underlying this increase, we quantified transcription and activity of Glutathione Synthase (GS). Both normal and ApoE-/- mice demonstrated increased GS activity when deprived of folate and vitamin E. However, transcription was increased only in ApoE-/- mice deprived of folate and vitamin E. These findings demonstrate that deficiency in one gene can result in compensatory up-regulation in a second relevant gene and, furthermore, indicate that compensation for oxidative stress can occur in brain tissue at epigenetic and genetic levels depending on the nature and/or extent of oxidative stress.
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Dietary supplementation with apple juice concentrate alleviates the compensatory increase in Glutathione Synthase transcription and activity that accompanies dietary- and genetically-induced oxidative stress
The journal of nutrition health & aging, 2004Co-Authors: Flaubert Tchantchou, Michael V. Graves, Daniela Ortiz, Eugene Rogers, Thomas B. SheaAbstract:Increased oxidative stress, which can arise from dietary, environmental and/or genetic sources, contributes to the decline in cognitive performance during normal aging and in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. Supplementation with fruits and vegetables that are high in antioxidant potential can compensate for dietary and/or genetic deficiencies that promote increased oxidative stress. We have recently demonstrated that apple juice concentrate (AJC) prevents the increase in oxidative damage to brain tissue and decline in cognitive performance observed when transgenic mice lacking apolipoprotein E (ApoE-/-) are maintained on a vitamin-deficient diet and challenged with excess iron (included in the diet as a pro-oxidant). However, the mechanism by which AJC provided neuroprotection was not conclusively determined. Herein, we demonstrate that supplementation with AJC also prevents the compensatory increases in Glutathione Synthase transcription and activity that otherwise accompany maintenance of ApoE-/- mice on this vitamin-free diet in the presence of iron. Inclusion of the equivalent composition and concentration of sugars of AJC did not prevent these increases. These findings provide further evidence that the antioxidant potential of AJC can compensate for dietary and genetic deficiencies that otherwise promote neurodegeneration.
Nicola Franchi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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protection from oxidative stress in immunocytes of the colonial ascidian botryllus schlosseri transcript characterization and expression studies
The Biological Bulletin, 2017Co-Authors: Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Botryllus schlosseri is a cosmopolitan colonial ascidian that undergoes cyclical generation changes, or take-overs, during which adult zooids are resorbed and replaced by their buds. At take-over, adult tissues undergo diffuse apoptosis and effete cells are massively ingested by circulating phagocytes, with a consequent increase in oxygen consumption and in production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The latter are responsible for the death of phagocytes involved in the clearance of apoptotic cells and corpses by phagocytosis-induced apoptosis. However, the majority of phagocytes and hemocytes do not die, even if they experience oxidative stress. This fact suggests the presence of detoxification mechanisms assuring their protection. To test this assumption, we searched for transcripts of genes involved in detoxification in the transcriptome of B. schlosseri. We identified and characterized transcripts for Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD), γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase modulatory subunit (GCLM), Glutathione Synthase (GS), and two Glutathione peroxidases (i.e., GPx3 and GPx5), all involved in protection from ROS. We also carried out a phylogenetic analysis of the putative amino acid sequences, confirming their similarity to their vertebrate counterparts, and studied the location of their mRNAs by in situ hybridization on hemocyte monolayers. We also analyzed gene transcription during the colonial blastogenetic cycle, which is the interval of time between one take-over and the next, by qRT-PCR. In addition, we investigated the effects of cadmium (Cd), an inducer of oxidative stress, on gene transcription. Our results indicated that i) antioxidant gene expression is modulated in the course of the blastogenetic cycle and upon exposure to Cd, and ii) hemocytes synthesize both enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants, in line with the idea that they represent a major detoxification system for ascidians.
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expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017Co-Authors: Stefano Tasselli, Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Elena Fabbri, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Abstract Environmental stress conditions are ultimately related to the induction of oxidative stress in organisms, as a consequence of an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This could be exploited to study sub-lethal effects induced by the environment in the organisms. In the present work, we evaluate the possibility to use the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a bioindicator, to assess the environmental quality in the Lagoon of Venice. Three colony batches were immersed, for 22 days, at two sites (1 and 2) with different grades of hydrodynamics and anthropogenic impact and physico-chemical features of seawater; a control batch was kept in a large tank with continuous seawater flow at the Marine Station of the Department of Biology, University of Padova, in Chioggia (site 3). Seawater at site 2 had higher pH and temperature than site 1. Colonies were then retrieved, their mRNA was extracted and the level of transcription of genes involved in oxidative stress response (Glutathione Synthase, γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase, modulatory subunit, two isoforms of Glutathione peroxidases and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) was evaluated. In colonies from sites 1 and 2, most genes showed significantly increased transcriptional levels with respect to control values. Spectrophotometric analyses of colony homogenates revealed that the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was higher in colonies from site 2 as compared to site 1, allowing us to speculate that colonies in site 2 were under higher stress level than those in site 1. Overall, we can conclude that B. schlosseri seems a good indicator of the ecological status of the Lagoon environment, within a range of pH and temperature in which colonies are used to live.
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expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2017Co-Authors: Stefano Tasselli, Francesca Ballin, Nicola Franchi, Elena Fabbri, Loriano BallarinAbstract:Abstract Environmental stress conditions are ultimately related to the induction of oxidative stress in organisms, as a consequence of an increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This could be exploited to study sub-lethal effects induced by the environment in the organisms. In the present work, we evaluate the possibility to use the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a bioindicator, to assess the environmental quality in the Lagoon of Venice. Three colony batches were immersed, for 22 days, at two sites (1 and 2) with different grades of hydrodynamics and anthropogenic impact and physico-chemical features of seawater; a control batch was kept in a large tank with continuous seawater flow at the Marine Station of the Department of Biology, University of Padova, in Chioggia (site 3). Seawater at site 2 had higher pH and temperature than site 1. Colonies were then retrieved, their mRNA was extracted and the level of transcription of genes involved in oxidative stress response (Glutathione Synthase, γ-glutamyl-cysteine ligase, modulatory subunit, two isoforms of Glutathione peroxidases and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase) was evaluated. In colonies from sites 1 and 2, most genes showed significantly increased transcriptional levels with respect to control values. Spectrophotometric analyses of colony homogenates revealed that the enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase was higher in colonies from site 2 as compared to site 1, allowing us to speculate that colonies in site 2 were under higher stress level than those in site 1. Overall, we can conclude that B. schlosseri seems a good indicator of the ecological status of the Lagoon environment, within a range of pH and temperature in which colonies are used to live.