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  1. Article ; Online: Common Genetic Variants in the Bile Acid Synthesis Enzyme CYP7A1 Are Associated With Severe Primary Bile Acid Diarrhea.

    Balesaria, Sara / Pattni, Sanjeev S / Johnston, Ian M / Nolan, Jonathan D / Appleby, Richard N / Walters, Julian R F

    Gastroenterology

    2022  Volume 163, Issue 2, Page(s) 517–519.e2

    MeSH term(s) Bile Acids and Salts ; Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/metabolism ; Diarrhea/genetics ; Humans ; Lipogenesis
    Chemical Substances Bile Acids and Salts ; CYP7A1 protein, human (EC 1.14.14.23) ; Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase (EC 1.14.14.23)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80112-4
    ISSN 1528-0012 ; 0016-5085
    ISSN (online) 1528-0012
    ISSN 0016-5085
    DOI 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.05.005
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  2. Article ; Online: Phytoestrogens modulate hepcidin expression by Nrf2: Implications for dietary control of iron absorption.

    Bayele, Henry K / Balesaria, Sara / Srai, Surjit K S

    Free radical biology & medicine

    2015  Volume 89, Page(s) 1192–1202

    Abstract: Hepcidin is a liver-derived antimicrobial peptide that regulates iron absorption and is also an integral part of the acute phase response. In a previous report, we found evidence that this peptide could also be induced by toxic heavy metals and ... ...

    Abstract Hepcidin is a liver-derived antimicrobial peptide that regulates iron absorption and is also an integral part of the acute phase response. In a previous report, we found evidence that this peptide could also be induced by toxic heavy metals and xenobiotics, thus broadening its teleological role as a defensin. However it remained unclear how its sensing of disparate biotic and abiotic stressors might be integrated at the transcriptional level. We hypothesized that its function in cytoprotection may be regulated by NFE2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), the master transcriptional controller of cellular stress defenses. In this report, we show that hepcidin regulation is inextricably linked to the acute stress response through Nrf2 signaling. Nrf2 regulates hepcidin expression from a prototypical antioxidant response element in its promoter, and by synergizing with other basic leucine-zipper transcription factors. We also show that polyphenolic small molecules or phytoestrogens commonly found in fruits and vegetables including the red wine constituent resveratrol can induce hepcidin expression in vitro and post-prandially, with concomitant reductions in circulating iron levels and transferrin saturation by one such polyphenol quercetin. Furthermore, these molecules derepress hepcidin promoter activity when its transcription by Nrf2 is repressed by Keap1. Taken together, the data show that hepcidin is a prototypical antioxidant response or cytoprotective gene within the Nrf2 transcriptional circuitry. The ability of phytoestrogens to modulate hepcidin expression in vivo suggests a novel mechanism by which diet may impact iron homeostasis.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antioxidant Response Elements/genetics ; Blotting, Western ; Chromatin Immunoprecipitation ; Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay ; Flow Cytometry ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Hepcidins/genetics ; Hepcidins/metabolism ; Humans ; Iron/metabolism ; Male ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism ; Phytoestrogens/pharmacology ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Tumor Cells, Cultured
    Chemical Substances HAMP protein, human ; Hepcidins ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ; NFE2L2 protein, human ; Phytoestrogens ; RNA, Messenger ; Iron (E1UOL152H7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-11-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 807032-5
    ISSN 1873-4596 ; 0891-5849
    ISSN (online) 1873-4596
    ISSN 0891-5849
    DOI 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.11.001
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  3. Article ; Online: Quercetin inhibits intestinal non-haem iron absorption by regulating iron metabolism genes in the tissues.

    Lesjak, Marija / Balesaria, Sara / Skinner, Vernon / Debnam, Edward S / Srai, Surjit Kaila S

    European journal of nutrition

    2018  Volume 58, Issue 2, Page(s) 743–753

    Abstract: Purpose: There is general agreement that some dietary polyphenols block non-haem iron uptake, but the mechanisms by which they achieve this action are poorly understood. Since the polyphenol quercetin is ingested daily in significant amounts, we have ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: There is general agreement that some dietary polyphenols block non-haem iron uptake, but the mechanisms by which they achieve this action are poorly understood. Since the polyphenol quercetin is ingested daily in significant amounts, we have investigated the effect of quercetin on duodenal non-haem iron absorption in vivo, as well as its effect on factors known to be involved in systemic iron metabolism.
    Methods: Rats were subject to gastric gavage and systemic quercetin administration. Treatments were followed with uptake studies using radiolabeled iron, serum iron and transferrin saturation measurements, LC-MS/MS analysis of quercetin metabolites in serum, determination of tissue non-haem iron content and analysis of gene expression of iron-related proteins.
    Results: Both oral and intraperitoneal (IP) quercetin caused serum and tissue iron depletion by two means, first by increasing mucosal iron uptake and inhibiting iron efflux from duodenal mucosa, and second by decreasing levels of duodenal DMT1, Dcytb and FPN. Additionally, IP quercetin induced highly significant increased liver expression of hepcidin, a hormone known to inhibit intestinal iron uptake.
    Conclusions: Oral quercetin significantly inhibited iron absorption, while IP quercetin significantly affected iron-related genes. These results could lead to development of new effective ways of preventing and treating iron deficiency anaemia, the most widespread nutritional disorder in the world.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antioxidants/pharmacology ; Duodenum/drug effects ; Duodenum/metabolism ; Gene Expression/drug effects ; Intestinal Absorption/drug effects ; Intestinal Mucosa/drug effects ; Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism ; Iron/metabolism ; Male ; Models, Animal ; Quercetin/pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley
    Chemical Substances Antioxidants ; Quercetin (9IKM0I5T1E) ; Iron (E1UOL152H7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-28
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1466536-0
    ISSN 1436-6215 ; 1436-6207
    ISSN (online) 1436-6215
    ISSN 1436-6207
    DOI 10.1007/s00394-018-1680-7
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  4. Article: Quercetin inhibits intestinal non-haem iron absorption by regulating iron metabolism genes in the tissues

    Lesjak, Marija / Balesaria, Sara / Skinner, Vernon / Debnam, Edward S / Srai, Surjit Kaila S

    European journal of nutrition. 2019 Mar., v. 58, no. 2

    2019  

    Abstract: PURPOSE: There is general agreement that some dietary polyphenols block non-haem iron uptake, but the mechanisms by which they achieve this action are poorly understood. Since the polyphenol quercetin is ingested daily in significant amounts, we have ... ...

    Abstract PURPOSE: There is general agreement that some dietary polyphenols block non-haem iron uptake, but the mechanisms by which they achieve this action are poorly understood. Since the polyphenol quercetin is ingested daily in significant amounts, we have investigated the effect of quercetin on duodenal non-haem iron absorption in vivo, as well as its effect on factors known to be involved in systemic iron metabolism. METHODS: Rats were subject to gastric gavage and systemic quercetin administration. Treatments were followed with uptake studies using radiolabeled iron, serum iron and transferrin saturation measurements, LC-MS/MS analysis of quercetin metabolites in serum, determination of tissue non-haem iron content and analysis of gene expression of iron-related proteins. RESULTS: Both oral and intraperitoneal (IP) quercetin caused serum and tissue iron depletion by two means, first by increasing mucosal iron uptake and inhibiting iron efflux from duodenal mucosa, and second by decreasing levels of duodenal DMT1, Dcytb and FPN. Additionally, IP quercetin induced highly significant increased liver expression of hepcidin, a hormone known to inhibit intestinal iron uptake. CONCLUSIONS: Oral quercetin significantly inhibited iron absorption, while IP quercetin significantly affected iron-related genes. These results could lead to development of new effective ways of preventing and treating iron deficiency anaemia, the most widespread nutritional disorder in the world.
    Keywords blood serum ; genes ; hepcidin ; intestines ; iron ; iron absorption ; iron deficiency anemia ; liquid chromatography ; liver ; metabolites ; mucosa ; nutrient deficiencies ; polyphenols ; quercetin ; radiolabeling ; rats ; tandem mass spectrometry ; transferrin
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-03
    Size p. 743-753.
    Publishing place Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1466536-0
    ISSN 1436-6215 ; 1436-6207
    ISSN (online) 1436-6215
    ISSN 1436-6207
    DOI 10.1007/s00394-018-1680-7
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  5. Article ; Online: Identification, cloning and characterization of a plasma membrane zinc efflux transporter, TrZnT-1, from fugu pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes).

    Balesaria, Sara / Hogstrand, Christer

    The Biochemical journal

    2006  Volume 394, Issue Pt 2, Page(s) 485–493

    Abstract: An orthologue of the mammalian ZnT-1 (zinc transporter-1) gene was cloned from the intestine of the torafugu pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes), demonstrating that this gene predates the evolution of land-living vertebrates. TrZnT-1 (T. rubripes ZnT-1) ... ...

    Abstract An orthologue of the mammalian ZnT-1 (zinc transporter-1) gene was cloned from the intestine of the torafugu pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes), demonstrating that this gene predates the evolution of land-living vertebrates. TrZnT-1 (T. rubripes ZnT-1) shares overall topology with other members of the ZnT-1 family of zinc transporters, with six TMs (transmembrane domains) including a large histidine-rich intracellular loop between TM IV and V and intracellular C- and N-termini. Expression of TrZnT-1 in a metallothionein acquiescent cell line suggested that this protein reduces intracellular Zn2+ levels. Manipulation of the transporting media showed that several externally applied hydrominerals had no effect on TrZnT-1 activity. However, addition of N-ethylmaleimide increased TrZnT-1-mediated transport, possibly by increasing intracellular free Zn2+ levels by Zn2+ release from carrier proteins. Generation of a specific antibody and subsequent immunocytochemistry on fixed cells overexpressing TrZnT-1 indicated that the protein is localized to the plasma membrane in these cells. The genomic organization of TrZnT-1 is the same as that in mammals with two exons. The upstream regulatory region of the TrZnT-1 gene contains several putative cis-acting elements, including metal-response elements and an Sp1 site. Analysis of the DNA contigs surrounding the TrZnT-1 gene reveal limited synteny between corresponding regions in the rat, mouse and human; however, this was very low, with only two syntenic genes, ZnT-1 and NEK2 (never in mitosis gene A-related kinase).
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Carrier Proteins/chemistry ; Carrier Proteins/genetics ; Carrier Proteins/metabolism ; Cell Line ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA, Complementary ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Sequence Alignment ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Takifugu/genetics
    Chemical Substances Carrier Proteins ; DNA, Complementary ; zinc-binding protein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2006-03-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2969-5
    ISSN 1470-8728 ; 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021
    ISSN (online) 1470-8728
    ISSN 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021
    DOI 10.1042/BJ20050627
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  6. Article ; Online: Human duodenum responses to vitamin D metabolites of TRPV6 and other genes involved in calcium absorption.

    Balesaria, Sara / Sangha, Sonia / Walters, Julian R F

    American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology

    2009  Volume 297, Issue 6, Page(s) G1193–7

    Abstract: Calcium absorption by the intestine is necessary for bone mineralization. Much has been learned about this process and the role of vitamin D metabolites in gene transcription from animal studies, but the molecular mechanisms in humans are less well ... ...

    Abstract Calcium absorption by the intestine is necessary for bone mineralization. Much has been learned about this process and the role of vitamin D metabolites in gene transcription from animal studies, but the molecular mechanisms in humans are less well understood. We have used samples of normal human duodenal mucosa, obtained at endoscopy, to investigate the effects of the vitamin D metabolites, 1alpha-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD), on transcripts on genes involved in calcium absorption and vitamin D metabolism. TRPV6 transcripts were significantly higher after incubation for 6 h with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) (10(-9) mol/l) than after control incubations (median difference 3.1-fold, P < 0.001). Unexpectedly, TRPV6 expression was also higher (2.4-fold, P < 0.02) after incubation with 25OHD (10(-7) mol/l). Transcripts for the calcium-ATPase, PMCA1, were significantly higher with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3); CYP24 transcripts were reliably detected after incubation with either metabolite, but calbindin-D9k transcripts were unaffected. The response of TRPV6 to 25OHD and the expression of transcripts for CYP27B1, the 25OHD-1alpha-hydroxylase, were significantly correlated (r = 0.82, P < 0.02). Basal duodenal expression of TRPV6 and CYP27B1 were significantly associated (r = 0.72, P < 0.001) in a separate previously reported series of subjects. Multiple regression analysis of the associations with basal duodenal TRPV6 expression identified CYP27B1 expression and serum 1,25(OH)(2)D as major factors. Expression of the CYP27B1 protein was demonstrated immunohistochemically in duodenal mucosa. This study has shown that human duodenal TRPV6, PMCA1, and CYP24 transcripts respond rapidly to 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and provides evidence suggesting that local duodenal production of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) by 25OHD-1alpha-hydroxylase may have a role in human calcium absorption.
    MeSH term(s) 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase/genetics ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Calcifediol/metabolism ; Calcitriol/metabolism ; Calcium/metabolism ; Calcium Channels/genetics ; Duodenoscopy ; Duodenum/enzymology ; Duodenum/metabolism ; Humans ; Intestinal Absorption/genetics ; Intestinal Mucosa/enzymology ; Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Organ Culture Techniques ; Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Steroid Hydroxylases/genetics ; TRPV Cation Channels/genetics ; Up-Regulation ; Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances ATP2B1 protein, human ; Calcium Channels ; RNA, Messenger ; TRPV Cation Channels ; TRPV6 protein, human ; Steroid Hydroxylases (EC 1.14.-) ; Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase (EC 1.14.15.16) ; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase (EC 1.14.15.18) ; Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases (EC 3.6.3.8) ; Calcitriol (FXC9231JVH) ; Calcifediol (P6YZ13C99Q) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-09-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 603840-2
    ISSN 1522-1547 ; 0193-1857
    ISSN (online) 1522-1547
    ISSN 0193-1857
    DOI 10.1152/ajpgi.00237.2009
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  7. Article ; Online: Quercetin inhibits intestinal iron absorption and ferroportin transporter expression in vivo and in vitro.

    Lesjak, Marija / Hoque, Rukshana / Balesaria, Sara / Skinner, Vernon / Debnam, Edward S / Srai, Surjit K S / Sharp, Paul A

    PloS one

    2014  Volume 9, Issue 7, Page(s) e102900

    Abstract: Balancing systemic iron levels within narrow limits is critical for maintaining human health. There are no known pathways to eliminate excess iron from the body and therefore iron homeostasis is maintained by modifying dietary absorption so that it ... ...

    Abstract Balancing systemic iron levels within narrow limits is critical for maintaining human health. There are no known pathways to eliminate excess iron from the body and therefore iron homeostasis is maintained by modifying dietary absorption so that it matches daily obligatory losses. Several dietary factors can modify iron absorption. Polyphenols are plentiful in human diet and many compounds, including quercetin--the most abundant dietary polyphenol--are potent iron chelators. The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and longer-term effects of quercetin on intestinal iron metabolism. Acute exposure of rat duodenal mucosa to quercetin increased apical iron uptake but decreased subsequent basolateral iron efflux into the circulation. Quercetin binds iron between its 3-hydroxyl and 4-carbonyl groups and methylation of the 3-hydroxyl group negated both the increase in apical uptake and the inhibition of basolateral iron release, suggesting that the acute effects of quercetin on iron transport were due to iron chelation. In longer-term studies, rats were administered quercetin by a single gavage and iron transporter expression measured 18 h later. Duodenal FPN expression was decreased in quercetin-treated rats. This effect was recapitulated in Caco-2 cells exposed to quercetin for 18 h. Reporter assays in Caco-2 cells indicated that repression of FPN by quercetin was not a transcriptional event but might be mediated by miRNA interaction with the FPN 3'UTR. Our study highlights a novel mechanism for the regulation of iron bioavailability by dietary polyphenols. Potentially, diets rich in polyphenols might be beneficial for patients groups at risk of iron loading by limiting the rate of intestinal iron absorption.
    MeSH term(s) 3' Untranslated Regions ; Animals ; Caco-2 Cells ; Cation Transport Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors ; Cation Transport Proteins/genetics ; Cation Transport Proteins/metabolism ; Duodenum/drug effects ; Duodenum/metabolism ; Gene Expression/drug effects ; Homeostasis/physiology ; Humans ; Intestinal Absorption/drug effects ; Intestinal Absorption/physiology ; Intestinal Mucosa/drug effects ; Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism ; Ion Transport/drug effects ; Iron Chelating Agents/pharmacology ; Iron, Dietary/metabolism ; Male ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; MicroRNAs/metabolism ; Quercetin/pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley
    Chemical Substances 3' Untranslated Regions ; Cation Transport Proteins ; Iron Chelating Agents ; Iron, Dietary ; MicroRNAs ; metal transporting protein 1 ; Quercetin (9IKM0I5T1E)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-07-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0102900
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  8. Article ; Online: Divalent metal-dependent regulation of hepcidin expression by MTF-1.

    Balesaria, Sara / Ramesh, Bala / McArdle, Harry / Bayele, Henry K / Srai, Surjit K S

    FEBS letters

    2009  Volume 584, Issue 4, Page(s) 719–725

    Abstract: Hepcidin is a small acute phase peptide that regulates iron absorption. It is induced by inflammation and infection, but is repressed by anaemia and hypoxia. Here we further reveal that hepcidin transcription also involves interactions between functional ...

    Abstract Hepcidin is a small acute phase peptide that regulates iron absorption. It is induced by inflammation and infection, but is repressed by anaemia and hypoxia. Here we further reveal that hepcidin transcription also involves interactions between functional metal response elements (MREs) in its promoter, and the MRE-binding transcription factor-1. Analysis of hepcidin mRNA and protein levels in hepatoma cells suggests that its expression may be regulated by divalent metal ions, with zinc inducing maximal effects on hepcidin levels. These data suggest that this peptide may be a pleiotropic sensor of divalent metals, some of which are xenobiotic environmental toxins.
    MeSH term(s) Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/genetics ; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/metabolism ; Binding Sites/genetics ; Blotting, Western ; Cations, Divalent/pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Hepcidins ; Humans ; Luciferases/genetics ; Luciferases/metabolism ; Metals/pharmacology ; Mutation ; Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics ; Protein Binding ; Response Elements/genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Transcription, Genetic/drug effects ; Transfection ; Zinc/pharmacology ; Transcription Factor MTF-1
    Chemical Substances Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides ; Cations, Divalent ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; HAMP protein, human ; Hepcidins ; Metals ; Transcription Factors ; Luciferases (EC 1.13.12.-) ; Zinc (J41CSQ7QDS)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-12-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 212746-5
    ISSN 1873-3468 ; 0014-5793
    ISSN (online) 1873-3468
    ISSN 0014-5793
    DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.12.023
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  9. Article: Application of genomics and proteomics for study of the integrated response to zinc exposure in a non-model fish species, the rainbow trout.

    Hogstrand, Christer / Balesaria, Sara / Glover, Chris N

    Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology

    2002  Volume 133, Issue 4, Page(s) 523–535

    Abstract: The advent of DNA array technology and proteomics has revolutionised biology by allowing global analysis of cellular events. So far, the benefits from these new techniques have primarily been realised for well-characterised species. These organisms are ... ...

    Abstract The advent of DNA array technology and proteomics has revolutionised biology by allowing global analysis of cellular events. So far, the benefits from these new techniques have primarily been realised for well-characterised species. These organisms are rarely the most relevant for environmental biology and ecotoxicology. Thus, there is a need to explore new ways to exploit transcriptomics and proteomics for non-model species. In the present study, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were exposed to a sublethal concentration of waterborne zinc for up to 6 days. The response in gill tissue was investigated by differential screening of a heterologous cDNA array and by protein profiling using Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionisation (SELDI). The cDNA array, which was a high-density spotted library of cDNA from Fugu rubripes gill, revealed differentially expressed genes related to energy production, protein synthesis, paracellular integrity, and inflammatory response. SELDI analysis yielded seven proteins that were consistently present only in zinc-exposed gills, and four proteins unique to gills from control fish. A further 11 proteins were differentially regulated. Identification of these proteins by bioinformatics proved difficult in spite of detailed information on molecular mass, charge and zinc-binding affinity. It is concluded that these approaches are viable to non-model species although both have clear limitations.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Biomarkers/analysis ; Environmental Exposure ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Genomics ; Gills/drug effects ; Mass Spectrometry/instrumentation ; Mass Spectrometry/methods ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Oncorhynchus mykiss/genetics ; Oncorhynchus mykiss/metabolism ; Protein Array Analysis ; Proteomics ; Zinc/toxicity
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers ; Zinc (J41CSQ7QDS)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2002-11-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 121247-3
    ISSN 1879-1107 ; 1096-4959 ; 0305-0491
    ISSN (online) 1879-1107
    ISSN 1096-4959 ; 0305-0491
    DOI 10.1016/s1096-4959(02)00125-2
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  10. Article ; Online: Quercetin inhibits intestinal iron absorption and ferroportin transporter expression in vivo and in vitro.

    Marija Lesjak / Rukshana Hoque / Sara Balesaria / Vernon Skinner / Edward S Debnam / Surjit K S Srai / Paul A Sharp

    PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 7, p e

    2014  Volume 102900

    Abstract: Balancing systemic iron levels within narrow limits is critical for maintaining human health. There are no known pathways to eliminate excess iron from the body and therefore iron homeostasis is maintained by modifying dietary absorption so that it ... ...

    Abstract Balancing systemic iron levels within narrow limits is critical for maintaining human health. There are no known pathways to eliminate excess iron from the body and therefore iron homeostasis is maintained by modifying dietary absorption so that it matches daily obligatory losses. Several dietary factors can modify iron absorption. Polyphenols are plentiful in human diet and many compounds, including quercetin--the most abundant dietary polyphenol--are potent iron chelators. The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and longer-term effects of quercetin on intestinal iron metabolism. Acute exposure of rat duodenal mucosa to quercetin increased apical iron uptake but decreased subsequent basolateral iron efflux into the circulation. Quercetin binds iron between its 3-hydroxyl and 4-carbonyl groups and methylation of the 3-hydroxyl group negated both the increase in apical uptake and the inhibition of basolateral iron release, suggesting that the acute effects of quercetin on iron transport were due to iron chelation. In longer-term studies, rats were administered quercetin by a single gavage and iron transporter expression measured 18 h later. Duodenal FPN expression was decreased in quercetin-treated rats. This effect was recapitulated in Caco-2 cells exposed to quercetin for 18 h. Reporter assays in Caco-2 cells indicated that repression of FPN by quercetin was not a transcriptional event but might be mediated by miRNA interaction with the FPN 3'UTR. Our study highlights a novel mechanism for the regulation of iron bioavailability by dietary polyphenols. Potentially, diets rich in polyphenols might be beneficial for patients groups at risk of iron loading by limiting the rate of intestinal iron absorption.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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