Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700131
A. E. Khairullin, M. A. Mukhamedyarov, R. D. Mukhamedzyanov, N. M. Kashtanova, E. N. Zhivotova, G. G. Suchkova, A. R. Shaikhutdinova, A. A. Eremeev, S. N. Grishin
This study aimed to investigate myoneural transmission in the presence of capsaicin, which acts as an integrator of pain stimuli and causes heat sensation. The effects of purines that participate in synaptic transmission, such as ATP and adenosine, in the presence of capsaicin were explored. When the neuromuscular preparation of frog was perfused with solution containing capsaicin, the inhibitory effects of both purines were significantly reduced. A reduction of the depressant effects of adenosine is associated with the inhibition of A1 signaling, since the A2A receptor agonist CGS21680 showed a pronounced potentiating effect in the presence of capsaicin, which was almost completely hidden in the control. Our findings suggest that the known neuroprotective effect of capsaicin is primarily due to elimination of inhibition by endogenous purines of the induced quantum output of the neurotransmitter.
辣椒素是痛觉刺激的整合剂,会引起热感,本研究旨在研究辣椒素存在时的肌神经传导。研究还探讨了参与突触传递的嘌呤(如 ATP 和腺苷)在辣椒素作用下的影响。当用含有辣椒素的溶液灌注蛙的神经肌肉制剂时,这两种嘌呤的抑制作用明显减弱。腺苷抑制作用的降低与 A1 信号的抑制有关,因为 A2A 受体激动剂 CGS21680 在辣椒素存在的情况下显示出明显的增效作用,而对照组几乎完全没有这种作用。我们的研究结果表明,已知的辣椒素神经保护作用主要是由于消除了内源性嘌呤对神经递质诱导量子输出的抑制。
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700040
A. V. Kuznetsov, L. E. Kartashov
The study of potential-dependent calcium channels sheds light on the formation of systems responsible for the coupling of sensors and actuators in a living cell. Based on data on the potential-sensitive calcium channel TCav3 (2063 amino acid residues) from Trichoplax adhaerens cells, homologues of 2090 amino acid residues in the scaffold of Trichoplax sp. H2 and an incomplete polypeptide with a length of 1510 amino acid residues in the scaffold of Trichoplax adhaerens are identified. The latter hypothetical protein is annotated as a Cav3 channel. An EEDD selective filter is found for all three proteins and the core structure of the calcium channel consisting of 24 transmembrane α-helices is reconstructed. Nevertheless, the studied proteins differ in cytoplasmic domains, which indicates a different specialization of Cav3 channels when conducting a signal into the cell. For example, part of the AID motif (alpha-interacting domain) and the adjacent potential sensor from the annotated channel have homology in 25 species of bony fish, and the corresponding region from other channels in 41 species of bony fish and in 4 species of snakes. Significantly, a highly conserved IIS1-S2 loop with the IEHHNQP sequence is found below the AID motif of bony fish, as in trichoplax; while a homologous IEHHEQP sequence is found in snakes, characterized by a negative glutamic acid residue, which is also present in the corresponding rat and human proteins. Based on the analysis of primary transcripts and mature polypeptides, a modular mechanism for the evolution of Cav3 channels is proposed by inserting and combining protein domains performing various regulatory functions.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s000635092470009x
R. R. Krestinin, Y. L. Baburina, I. V. Odinokova, L. D. Sotnikova, O. V. Krestinina
Mitochondria are involved in diseases of various etiologies. The use of drugs aimed at improving the functional state of mitochondria may be a promising therapeutic approach to diseases of various etiologies. Astaxanthin is a keto-carotenoid (xanthophyll) of predominantly marine origin. It has both lipophilic and hydrophilic properties and can penetrate through the cell membrane, localizing in the mitochondria and preventing mitochondrial dysfunction. In this paper, the effect of astaxanthin on the functional state of rat brain mitochondria, changes in mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in isoproterenol-induced damage is studied. Under the action of astaxanthin, mitochondria are more resistant to the Ca2+-induced opening of a nonspecific pore and the activity of complexes I, IV, and V of the respiratory chain increases. Moreover, astaxanthin alters the level of markers of mitochondrial fission and fusion, as well as mitophagy in isoproterenol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, which probably leads to an increase in the number of functional mitochondria of the rat brain and improved their condition. Astaxanthin can be considered as a mitochondria-directed agent in the therapy for pathological conditions associated with oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction caused by heart failure. As a dietary supplement, astaxanthin has the potential for the antioxidant protection of cells in cardiovascular diseases.
线粒体与各种病因引起的疾病有关。使用旨在改善线粒体功能状态的药物可能是治疗各种病因性疾病的一种很有前景的方法。虾青素是一种主要来源于海洋的酮类类胡萝卜素(黄绿素)。它具有亲脂性和亲水性,可穿透细胞膜,定位于线粒体,防止线粒体功能障碍。本文研究了虾青素对大鼠脑线粒体功能状态、线粒体动力学变化以及异丙肾上腺素诱导损伤中线粒体吞噬的影响。在虾青素的作用下,线粒体对 Ca2+ 诱导的非特异性孔开放的抵抗力增强,呼吸链复合物 I、IV 和 V 的活性增加。此外,虾青素还能改变异丙肾上腺素诱导的线粒体功能障碍中线粒体分裂和融合以及有丝分裂的标志物水平,这可能会导致大鼠大脑中功能线粒体数量的增加,并改善其状况。虾青素可被视为线粒体导向剂,用于治疗氧化损伤和心力衰竭引起的线粒体功能障碍相关病症。作为一种膳食补充剂,虾青素具有抗氧化保护心血管疾病细胞的潜力。
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700076
T. A. Rozhmina, A. A. Kanapin, M. P. Bankin, M. G. Samsonova
A bulk segregant analysis (BSA) was used to analyze the F2 population from crossing two flax varieties that differ in fusarium wilt resistance genes. The causative agent of this disease, the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini is one of the main pathogens of flax, causing huge economic damage to its global production. Sequencing of DNA pools of highly resistant and sensitive to fusarium wilt F2 plants and their subsequent analysis identified two regions on chromosomes 9 and 13 that caused resistance to fusarium wilt. Candidate genes for subsequent analysis are selected by functional gene annotation and analysis of gene expression of QTL regions in the transcriptomic data obtained as a result of the infection of the fusarium-resistant Atalante variety. As a result of combining the two approaches, three genes are identified in each of the QTL regions, which, according to the published data, are involved in the plant’s response to infection and are differentially expressed in the transcriptome experiment.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s000635092470012x
O. V. Grishin, V. G. Grishin
It has been shown in a number of our studies that low-frequency (LF) oscillations in the functional parameters of the oxygen transport system are stable and synchronized with each other. The literature presents a large number of examples of LF oscillations of various functional indicators that are directly or indirectly related to energy metabolism. In parallel, for more than 40 years, artificially induced attenuated and constant spontaneous oscillations in the energization levels of mitochondria in the same LF range have been studied. The aim of this review is to consider a possible relationship between oscillations in the functional parameters of the oxygen transport system and the functional parameters of mitochondria in the very-low-frequency (VLF) range common to them (0.003–0.03 Hz). We believe that a common source for all these oscillations is the periodic dynamics of “energization” in mitochondria united in mitochondrial networks. The process of generating these oscillations proceeds in two phases. In the first phase, the inflow of Ca2+ into the mitochondria exceeds the outflow and enhances the activity of oxidative phosphorylation. In the second phase, the outflow of Ca2+ from the mitochondria prevails over the inflow and is accompanied by the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation. The oscillations are of a constant spontaneous nature and are based on autocatalytic regulation based on the feedback principle. The inertia of the full cycle processes (first and second phases) lasting 1–3 min may be due to the capacity of the mitochondrial phosphate buffer. The mitochondrial networks of excitable tissues can be the structural basis for synchronizing oscillations at the tissue level. Synchronization at the body level between mitochondrial oscillations and oscillations in indicators related to energy metabolism can be carried out through a system of tunneling nanotubes.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700167
A. A. Lipengolts, V. A. Skribitsky, Yu. A. Finogenova, A. T. Shulyak, M. A. Abakumov, A. Yu. Bykov, E. Yu. Grigorieva, A. V. Smirnova, K. E. Shpakova, K. Yu. Zhizhin
Abstract
Hafnium is a promising element as contrast agent for diagnostic and therapeutic radiology. Currently there are no suitable hafnium drugs with renal excretion which can be used in radiology. In this work two new hafnium complexes with nitrilotriacetic acid (Hf-NTA) and 1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid (Hf-CDTA) were synthesized and studied for acute toxicity and biodistribution. Inorganic chemistry methods were used for Hf-NTA and Hf-CDTA synthesis. Acute toxicity was studied in female mice C57Bl/6. Median lethal dose (LD50) of Hf-CDTA was assessed as 408 ± 64 mg Hf/kg and of Hf-NTA less than 120 mg Hf/kg. Biodistribution and contrast properties studies of Hf-CDTA were performed in vivo using micro-CT in mice with transplanted subcutaneous mammary adenocarcinoma Ca755. CT imaging of mice intravenously injected with Hf-CDTA confirmed its renal excretion and contrast capability. CT imaging of tumor region with single intratumoral administration of Hf-CDTA showed promising hafnium concentration and retention in tumor for use in contrast-enhanced radiotherapy. Hf-CDTA showed acceptable toxicity and biodistribution in mice with subcutaneous tumors for biomedical application in radiology and radiotherapy. For diagnostic clinical application, the Hf-CDTA formulation must be improved to increase water solubility and decrease toxicity. Hf-NTA appeared to be unacceptably toxic for radiological application.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700192
A. G. Zverev, Yu. N. Tokarev
Based on a dynamic parameter of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow, an original formula for estimating the pathology of the spinal motion segments of the spine is given. The graphs that clearly demonstrate a change in pathology depending on the depth of traumatization are given. The data obtained will be useful to specialists in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, who are currently describing the pathology itself in a simplified way.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700179
O. M. Rozanova, E. N. Smirnova, T. A. Belyakova, N. S. Strelnikova, A. V. Smirnov
The patterns of tumor induction and growth in mice under single irradiation ex vivo and in vivo of ascitic Ehrlich carcinoma (EAC) cells with a proton beam at doses of 30, 60, and 80 Gy are studied. It is shown that the frequency of tumor induction after the proton irradiation of EAC cells at a dose of 30 Gy under ex vivo irradiation was lower than after in vivo irradiation, and at doses of 60 Gy and 80 Gy, the number of tumors was the same. The temporal patterns of tumor occurrence in the ex vivo irradiation of EAC cells differed significantly from those after in vivo irradiation of the tumor: the time period during which the appearance of new tumors was recorded in the ex vivo groups was the same for all the studied doses, while when tumors were irradiated in vivo, this interval depended on the dose. The rate of tumor growth after the ex vivo and in vivo irradiation of cells does not depend on the dose, irradiation conditions, or time of their occurrence, but is significantly lower than in the control nonirradiated groups. The results obtained are of interest for understanding the mechanisms of potentially lethal damage to tumor cells, the role of the tumor microenvironment in inducing relapses, and ways to overcome them using the potential of proton therapy, as well as for developing biomedical models to find optimal targets for hadron cancer therapy.
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Pub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/s0006350924700052
N. A. Akhmedov, L. N. Agaeva, R. M. Abbasli, L. I. Ismailova
A theoretical conformational analysis was performed to study the conformational possibilities for the casoxin C molecule (Tyr1–Ile2–Pro3–Ile4–Gln5–Tyr6–Val7–Leu8–Ser9–Arg10–OH). The potential function of the system was chosen as a sum of non-valence, electrostatic, and torsion interactions, and the energy of hydrogen bonds. The low-energy conformations of the casoxin C molecule were found, the values of dihedral angles of the main and side chains of the amino acid residues that make up the molecule were determined, and the energy of intra- and interresidual interactions was estimated. It has been shown that the spatial structure of the casoxin C molecule is represented by conformations of eight shapes of the peptide backbone. The results obtained can be used to elucidate the structural and structural-functional organization of casoxin molecules.
为了研究 casoxin C 分子(Tyr1-Ile2-Pro3-Ile4-Gln5-Tyr6-Val7-Leu8-Ser9-Arg10-OH)的构象可能性,我们进行了理论构象分析。系统的势函数被选为非价、静电和扭转相互作用以及氢键能量的总和。找到了 Casoxin C 分子的低能构象,确定了组成分子的氨基酸残基主链和侧链的二面角值,并估算了残基内和残基间相互作用的能量。结果表明,卡索辛 C 分子的空间结构由肽骨架的八种构象表示。所获得的结果可用于阐明 casoxin 分子的结构和结构功能组织。
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Pub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1134/s0006350923060192
L. Yu. Ustynyuk, V. A. Medvedeva, S. O. Liubimovskii, E. K. Ruuge, A. N. Tikhonov
Abstract
It has been shown using experimental (electron paramagnetic resonance) and quantum chemical (density functional theory) research methods that the previously observed changes in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of the semiquinone Tiron radical in seawater are due to its interaction with Mg2+ ions. The formation of a complex between Mg2+ and the Tiron radical is due to the electrostatic attraction of ions carrying large charges of the opposite sign (+2 and –3), on the one hand, and the ability of Mg2+ ions to bind effectively to bidentate oxygen-containing ligands, on the other hand. The formation of tight contact ion pairs leads to a redistribution of the electron and spin density in the Tiron radical, which can be judged by the observed changes in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of this radical.
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