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Pharmacological stimulation of NQO1 decreases NADPH levels and ameliorates acute pancreatitis in mice

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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-1252-z

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  1. National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF] - Korean government [MISP] [2011-0030130]

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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulates the activation of inflammatory cascades and tissue damage in acute pancreatitis. NADPH oxidase (NOX) is upregulated in pancreatitis and is one of the major enzymes involved in ROS production using NADPH as a general rate-limiting substrate. Dunnione, a well-known substrate of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), reduces the ratio of cellular NADPH/NADP(+) through the enzymatic action of NQO1. This study assessed whether a reduction in cellular NADPH/NADP(+) ratio can be used to regulate caerulein-induced pancreatic damage associated with NOX-induced ROS production in animal models. Dunnione treatment significantly reduced the cellular NADPH/NADP(+) ratio and NOX activity through the enzymatic action of NQO1 in the pancreas of the caerulein-injection group. Similar to these results, total ROS production and expressions of mRNA and protein for NOX subunits Nox1, p27(phox), p47(phox), and p67(phox) also decreased in the dunnione-treated group. In addition, caerulein-induced pancreatic inflammation and acinar cell injury were significantly reduced by dunnione treatment. This study is the first to demonstrate that modulation of the cellular NADPH:NADP(+) ratio by enzymatic action of NQO1 protects acute pancreatitis through the regulation of NOX activity. Furthermore, these results suggest that modulation of the NADPH:NADP(+) ratio in cells by NQO1 may be a novel therapeutic strategy for acute pancreatitis.

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