Background Circulating proteins may serve as biomarkers for the early diagnosis and treatment of shock. We have recently demonstrated that treatment with suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, significantly improves survival in a rodent model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced septic shock. Preliminary proteomic data showed that LPS-induced shock altered a number of proteins in circulation, including histone H3 (H3) and citrullinated histone H3 (Cit H3). The present study was designed to confirm these findings and to test whether the pro-survival phenotype could be detected by an early alteration in serum biomarkers. Methods Three experiments were performed. Exp 1: Western blotting was performed on serum samples from male C57B1/6J mice (n=9, 3/group) that belonged to following groups (a) LPS (20 mg/kg)-induced septic shock, (b) suberoylanilide hydroxanic acid (SAHA)-treated septic shock, and (c) sham (no LPS, no SAHA). Exp II: HL-60 granulocytes were cultured and treated with LPS (100 ng/ml) in the absence or presence of SAHA (10 μM). Sham (no LPS, no SAHA) granulocytes served as the control. The medium and cells were harvested at 3 h, and proteins were measured with Western blots. Exp III: LPS large dose (LD, 35 mg/kg) or small dose (SD, 10 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally into the C57B1/6J mice (n=10/group). Blood was collected at 3 h, and serum proteins were determined by Western blots or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). All of the Western blots were performed with antibodies against H3, Cit H3, and acetylated H3 (Ac H3). ELISA was performed with antibody against tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α). Survival rates were recorded over 7 days. Results In Experiment I, intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of LPS (20 mg/kg) significantly increased serum levels of H3, which was prevented by SAHA treatment. In Experiment II, LPS (100 ng/ml) induced expression and secretion of Cit H3 and H3 proteins in neutrophilic HL-60 cells, which was decreased by SAHA treatment. In Experiment III, administration of LPS (LD) caused a rise in serum H3 and Cit H3 but not Ac H3 at 3 h, and all of these animals died within 23 h (100% mortality). Decreasing the dose of LPS (SD) significantly reduced the mortality rate (10% mortality) as well as the circulating levels of Cit H3 (non detectable) and H3. An increase in serum TNF-α was found in both LPS (LD) and (SD) groups, but in a non dose-dependent fashion. Conclusions Our results reveal for the first time that Cit H3 is released into circulation during the early stages of LPS-induced shock. Moreover, serum levels of Cit H3 are significantly associated with severity of LPS-induced shock. Therefore, Cit H3 could serve as a potential protein biomarker for early diagnosis of septic shock, and for predicting its lethality.
Common beans contain non-digestible fermentable components (SCFA precursors) and phenolic compounds (phenolic acids, flavonoids and anthocyanins) with demonstrated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. The objective of the present study was to assess the in vivo effect of cooked whole-bean flours, with differing phenolic compound levels and profiles, in a mouse model of acute colitis. C57BL/6 mice were fed a 20 % navy bean or black bean flour-containing diet or an isoenergetic basal diet (BD) for 2 weeks before the induction of experimental colitis via 7 d dextran sodium sulphate (DSS, 2 % (w/v) in the drinking-water) exposure. Compared with the BD, both bean diets increased caecal SCFA and faecal phenolic compound concentrations (P,0·05), which coincided with both beneficial and adverse effects on colonic and systemic inflammation. On the one hand, bean diets reduced mRNA expression of colonic inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-9, IFN-g and IL-17A) and increased anti-inflammatory IL-10 (P,0·05), while systemically reduced circulating cytokines (IL-1b, TNFa, IFNg, and IL-17A, P, 0·05) and DSS-induced oxidative stress. On the other hand, bean diets enhanced DSS-induced colonic damage as indicated by an increased histological injury score and apoptosis (cleaved caspase-3 and FasL mRNA expression) (P,0·05). In conclusion, bean-containing diets exerted both beneficial and adverse effects during experimental colitis by reducing inflammatory biomarkers both locally and systemically while aggravating colonic mucosal damage. Further research is required to understand the mechanisms through which beans exert their effects on colonic inflammation and the impact on colitis severity in human subjects.
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