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ArticleJournal of pineal research2017

Melatonin ameliorates hypoglycemic stress-induced brain endothelial tight junction injury by inhibiting protein nitration of TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator.

Cheng-Kun Wang, Muhammad Masood Ahmed, Quan Jiang, Nan-Nan Lu, Chao Tan, Yin-Ping Gao, Qaisar Mahmood, Dan-Yang Chen, Kohji Fukunaga, Mei Li and 5 more

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Article in Journal of pineal research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Cheng-Kun WangInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Muhammad Masood AhmedInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Quan JiangInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Nan-Nan LuInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Chao TanInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yin-Ping GaoInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Qaisar MahmoodInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Dan-Yang ChenInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Kohji FukunagaDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Mei LiDepartment of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Soochow University School of Pharmaceutical Science, Suzhou, China.
Zhong ChenInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Christopher S WilcoxHypertension, Kidney, and Vascular Research Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Ying-Mei LuSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, China.
Zheng-Hong QinDepartment of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Soochow University School of Pharmaceutical Science, Suzhou, China.
Feng HanInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7800-9852
Zhejiang University · CNSoochow University · CNGeorgetown University · USTohoku University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe hypoglycemia has a detrimental impact on the cerebrovasculature, but the molecular events that lead to the disruption of the integrity of the tight junctions remain unclear. Here, we report that the microvessel integrity was dramatically compromised (59.41% of wild-type mice) in TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) transgenic mice stressed by hypoglycemia. Melatonin, a potent antioxidant, protects against hypoglycemic stress-induced brain endothelial tight junction injury in the dosage of 400 nmol/L in vitro. FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) imaging data of endothelial cells stressed by low glucose revealed that TIGAR couples with calmodulin to promote TIGAR tyrosine nitration. A tyrosine 92 mutation interferes with the TIGAR-dependent NADPH generation (55.60% decreased) and abolishes its protective effect on tight junctions in human brain microvascular endothelial cells. We further demonstrate that the low-glucose-induced disruption of occludin and Caludin5 as well as activation of autophagy was abrogated by melatonin-mediated blockade of nitrosative stress in vitro. Collectively, we provide information on the detailed molecular mechanisms for the protective actions of melatonin on brain endothelial tight junctions and suggest that this indole has translational potential for severe hypoglycemia-induced neurovascular damage.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBlood-Brain BarrierCell LineEndothelial CellsHumansHypoglycemiaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMelatoninMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesProteinsAntioxidantsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMelatoninPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesProteinsTIGAR protein, humanTIGAR protein, mouseautophagyhypoglycemic stressmelatoninneurovasculartight junctionsTP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator

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PMID28776759
PMCPMC5656838
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