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BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is characterized by the loss of muscle mass and strength (muscle atrophy) because of aging or chronic diseases, such as chronic liver disease (CLD). Different mechanisms are involved in skeletal muscle atrophy, including decreased muscle fibre diameter and myosin heavy chain levels and increased ubiquitin-proteasome pathway activity, oxidative stress and myonuclear apoptosis. We recently found that all these mechanisms, except myonuclear apoptosis, which was not evaluated in the previous study, were involved in muscle atrophy associated with hepatotoxin 5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC)-induced CLD. OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we evaluated the involvement of myonuclear apoptosis in CLD-associated sarcopenia and the effect of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) treatment on muscle strength and apoptosis, using a DDC-supplemented diet-fed mouse model. METHODS: Four-month-old male C57BL6 mice were fed with a standard or DDCsupplemented diet for six weeks in the absence or presence of NAC treatment. RESULTS: Our results showed that NAC attenuated the decrease in muscle fibre diameter and muscle strength associated with CLD-induced muscle wasting in gastrocnemius (GA) muscle of DDC-supplemented diet-fed mice. In addition, in GA muscle of the mice fed with DDC-supplemented diet-induced CLD showed increased myonuclear apoptosis compared with the GA muscle of the control diet-fed mice, as evidenced by increased apoptotic nuclei number, caspase-8 and caspase-9 expression, enzymatic activity of caspase-3 and BAX/BCL-2 ratio. NAC treatment inhibited all the mechanisms associated with myonuclear apoptosis in the GA muscle. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first study which reports the redox regulation of muscle strength and myonuclear apoptosis in CLD-induced sarcopenia.
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Acetilcisteína/farmacologia , Doença Hepática Terminal/tratamento farmacológico , Atrofia Muscular/tratamento farmacológico , Sarcopenia/tratamento farmacológico , Envelhecimento/efeitos dos fármacos , Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Envelhecimento/patologia , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Doença Hepática Terminal/induzido quimicamente , Doença Hepática Terminal/complicações , Doença Hepática Terminal/patologia , Humanos , Camundongos , Fibras Musculares Esqueléticas/efeitos dos fármacos , Fibras Musculares Esqueléticas/patologia , Atrofia Muscular/etiologia , Atrofia Muscular/metabolismo , Atrofia Muscular/patologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Piridinas/toxicidade , Sarcopenia/etiologia , Sarcopenia/metabolismo , Sarcopenia/patologiaRESUMO
Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and strength produced by aging or secondary to chronic diseases such as chronic liver disease (CLD). Although not all types of sarcopenia involve the same features, the most common are decreased fiber diameter and myosin heavy chain (MHC) levels, increased activity of ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we aim to characterize the development of sarcopenia secondary to CLD induced by the hepatotoxin 5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC). For this purpose, four-months-old male C57BL6 mice were fed with normal diet or DDC supplemented diet for 6 weeks. Functional tests to evaluate muscle strength, mobility, and motor skills were performed in alive mice. The muscle strength in isolated gastrocnemius was also assayed via electrophysiological measurements. Morphometric measures of fibers' diameter, total and ubiquitinated protein levels of myosin heavy chain (MHC), E3 ubiquitin ligases, ROS, and oxidation-dependent modified proteins in gastrocnemius tissue were also determined. Our results demonstrated that mice fed the DDC diet developed muscle wasting as evidenced by a loss of muscle mass and decreased muscle strength. The muscles of mice fed with DDC diet have a decreased diameter of fibers and MHC levels, also as increased MuRF-1 and atrogin-1 protein levels, ROS levels, and oxidation-modified protein levels. Additionally, control and DDC mice have the same food and water intake as well as mobility. Our results demonstrate mice with CLD develop sarcopenia involving decreased levels of myofibrillar proteins, increased UPS, and oxidative stress, but not for impaired caloric intake or immobility.
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Hepatopatias/complicações , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma/metabolismo , Sarcopenia/metabolismo , Ubiquitinação , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Dicarbetoxi-Di-Hidrocolidina/toxicidade , Hepatopatias/etiologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteínas Musculares/metabolismo , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina/metabolismo , Proteínas Ligases SKP Culina F-Box/metabolismo , Sarcopenia/etiologia , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismoRESUMO
Drug induced liver injury is a common cause of acute liver failure (ALF). While most of these cases are due to dose dependent hepatotoxicity with acetaminophen, idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is responsible for about 15% cases of ALF. Antibiotics are the most common cause of idiosyncratic DILI as well as DILI induced ALF. Etodolac is a selective cycloxygenase- 2 (COX -2) inhibitor non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory in musculoskeletal diseases. Severe liver impairment is extremely rare. Till date, only 3 cases of ALF related to etodolac have been reported in the literature. Here we report two cases with a unique presentation of ALF occurring due to DILI caused by etodolac, as diagnosed by Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM).
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Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/etiologia , Inibidores de Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/efeitos adversos , Etodolac/efeitos adversos , Falência Hepática Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/diagnóstico , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/terapia , Progressão da Doença , Evolução Fatal , Feminino , Encefalopatia Hepática/induzido quimicamente , Humanos , Falência Hepática Aguda/diagnóstico , Falência Hepática Aguda/terapia , Testes de Função Hepática , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Urban and industrial discharges, intense agricultural exploitation and fisheries have been causing the eutrophication in both drinking and recreational waters. A frequent consequence of eutrophication in waters is the massive development of cyanobacteria. The occurrence of these blooms induces a severe problem, as Microcystis aeruginosa, the most widespread distributed cyanobacteria, can produce microcystins (MC). Toxic effects of MC have been described in liver, lungs, stomach, and intestine. Deaths in wildlife, livestock and human beings were also associated with MC exposition. MC exposition can occurs directly by ingestion, inhalation, contact, intravenous inoculation of contaminated water (hemodialysis) or indirectly, by the consumption of animals, as fish and mollusks, the majors ingestors of cyanobacteria and its toxins. The most toxic MC, an also the most common is microcystin-LR (MC-LR), that has the liver as the main target organ. Microcystin is taken up specifically into the liver by bile acid transporters and, after entering the cytoplasm, inhibit protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, which leads to the increase in protein phosphorylation. This effect has two main consequences: the destruction of cytoskeleton directly causing cytotoxic effects, and deregulation of cell division, leading to tumor-promoting activity. Acute exposition to MC induces severe intrahepatic hemorrha
Efluentes industriais e urbanos e a intensa exploração agrícola e de pescado têm levado à eutrofização de muitos mananciais de água, destinados ao consumo e às atividades recreacionais. A eutrofização das águas, freqüentemente, tem como conseqüência o desenvolvimento expressivo de cianobactérias. Estas florações induzem a sérios problemas, visto que a ocorrência de Microcystis aeruginosa, uma das cianobactérias mais difundidas, pode produzir microcistinas (MCs). O efeito citotóxico da MC tem sido descrito no fígado, pulmões, estômago e intestino. Mortes de seres humanos, de animais silvestres e domésticos têm sido associadas à exposição a MC. Esta pode ocorrer diretamente por ingestão, inalação, contato, inoculação intravenosa (hemodiálise) ou indiretamente, pelo consumo de animais, dentre os quais os peixes e moluscos, que podem ingerir as cianobactérias e suas toxinas. A mais tóxica e também mais comum das MCs é a microcistina-LR (MC-LR), cujo órgão alvo é o fígado. A MC chega ao fígado especificamente por transporte dos ácidos biliares e, uma vez no citoplasma, inibe as proteínas fosfatases 1 e 2A, induzindo ao aumento da fosforilação protéica. Esta reação tem duas conseqüências: destruição do citoesqueleto, causando efeitos citotóxicos e descontrole da divisão celular, levando à promoção tumoral. A exposição aguda à MC induz severa hemorragia intra-hepática, necrose e apopt
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Urban and industrial discharges, intense agricultural exploitation and fisheries have been causing the eutrophication in both drinking and recreational waters. A frequent consequence of eutrophication in waters is the massive development of cyanobacteria. The occurrence of these blooms induces a severe problem, as Microcystis aeruginosa, the most widespread distributed cyanobacteria, can produce microcystins (MC). Toxic effects of MC have been described in liver, lungs, stomach, and intestine. Deaths in wildlife, livestock and human beings were also associated with MC exposition. MC exposition can occurs directly by ingestion, inhalation, contact, intravenous inoculation of contaminated water (hemodialysis) or indirectly, by the consumption of animals, as fish and mollusks, the majors ingestors of cyanobacteria and its toxins. The most toxic MC, an also the most common is microcystin-LR (MC-LR), that has the liver as the main target organ. Microcystin is taken up specifically into the liver by bile acid transporters and, after entering the cytoplasm, inhibit protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, which leads to the increase in protein phosphorylation. This effect has two main consequences: the destruction of cytoskeleton directly causing cytotoxic effects, and deregulation of cell division, leading to tumor-promoting activity. Acute exposition to MC induces severe intrahepatic hemorrha
Efluentes industriais e urbanos e a intensa exploração agrícola e de pescado têm levado à eutrofização de muitos mananciais de água, destinados ao consumo e às atividades recreacionais. A eutrofização das águas, freqüentemente, tem como conseqüência o desenvolvimento expressivo de cianobactérias. Estas florações induzem a sérios problemas, visto que a ocorrência de Microcystis aeruginosa, uma das cianobactérias mais difundidas, pode produzir microcistinas (MCs). O efeito citotóxico da MC tem sido descrito no fígado, pulmões, estômago e intestino. Mortes de seres humanos, de animais silvestres e domésticos têm sido associadas à exposição a MC. Esta pode ocorrer diretamente por ingestão, inalação, contato, inoculação intravenosa (hemodiálise) ou indiretamente, pelo consumo de animais, dentre os quais os peixes e moluscos, que podem ingerir as cianobactérias e suas toxinas. A mais tóxica e também mais comum das MCs é a microcistina-LR (MC-LR), cujo órgão alvo é o fígado. A MC chega ao fígado especificamente por transporte dos ácidos biliares e, uma vez no citoplasma, inibe as proteínas fosfatases 1 e 2A, induzindo ao aumento da fosforilação protéica. Esta reação tem duas conseqüências: destruição do citoesqueleto, causando efeitos citotóxicos e descontrole da divisão celular, levando à promoção tumoral. A exposição aguda à MC induz severa hemorragia intra-hepática, necrose e apopt
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Urban and industrial discharges, intense agricultural exploitation and fisheries have been causing the eutrophication in both drinking and recreational waters. A frequent consequence of eutrophication in waters is the massive development of cyanobacteria. The occurrence of these blooms induces a severe problem, as Microcystis aeruginosa, the most widespread distributed cyanobacteria, can produce microcystins (MC). Toxic effects of MC have been described in liver, lungs, stomach, and intestine. Deaths in wildlife, livestock and human beings were also associated with MC exposition. MC exposition can occurs directly by ingestion, inhalation, contact, intravenous inoculation of contaminated water (hemodialysis) or indirectly, by the consumption of animals, as fish and mollusks, the majors ingestors of cyanobacteria and its toxins. The most toxic MC, an also the most common is microcystin-LR (MC-LR), that has the liver as the main target organ. Microcystin is taken up specifically into the liver by bile acid transporters and, after entering the cytoplasm, inhibit protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, which leads to the increase in protein phosphorylation. This effect has two main consequences: the destruction of cytoskeleton directly causing cytotoxic effects, and deregulation of cell division, leading to tumor-promoting activity. Acute exposition to MC induces severe intrahepatic hemorrha
Efluentes industriais e urbanos e a intensa exploração agrÃcola e de pescado têm levado à eutrofização de muitos mananciais de água, destinados ao consumo e à s atividades recreacionais. A eutrofização das águas, freqûentemente, tem como conseqûência o desenvolvimento expressivo de cianobactérias. Estas florações induzem a sérios problemas, visto que a ocorrência de Microcystis aeruginosa, uma das cianobactérias mais difundidas, pode produzir microcistinas (MCs). O efeito citotóxico da MC tem sido descrito no fÃgado, pulmões, estômago e intestino. Mortes de seres humanos, de animais silvestres e domésticos têm sido associadas à exposição a MC. Esta pode ocorrer diretamente por ingestão, inalação, contato, inoculação intravenosa (hemodiálise) ou indiretamente, pelo consumo de animais, dentre os quais os peixes e moluscos, que podem ingerir as cianobactérias e suas toxinas. A mais tóxica e também mais comum das MCs é a microcistina-LR (MC-LR), cujo órgão alvo é o fÃgado. A MC chega ao fÃgado especificamente por transporte dos ácidos biliares e, uma vez no citoplasma, inibe as proteÃnas fosfatases 1 e 2A, induzindo ao aumento da fosforilação protéica. Esta reação tem duas conseqûências: destruição do citoesqueleto, causando efeitos citotóxicos e descontrole da divisão celular, levando à promoção tumoral. A exposição agu