Estébanez Brisamar, Rodriguez Alexandra L, Visavadiya Nishant P, Whitehurst Michael, Cuevas María J, González-Gallego Javier, Huang Chun-Jung
Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, 24007 León, Spain.
Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Jan 27;9(2):110. doi: 10.3390/antiox9020110.
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species-mediated cellular aging has been linked to diseases such as atherothrombosis and cancer. Although pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is associated with aging-related diseases via TLR4-dependent anti-inflammatory effects, its relationship with oxidative stress in aging remains to be elucidated. Exercise is proposed as the key intervention for health maintenance in the elderly. This study aimed to examine the association of PTX3 levels with changes in oxidative stress in both plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), following aerobic training in elderly adults. Nine trained and five controls participated in an eight-week aerobic training protocol. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot analyses were used to determine PTX3, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and levels of oxidative stress biomarkers [3-nitrotyrosine (3NT), 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), reduced glutathione (GSH), protein carbonyl (PC), reactive oxygen/ nitrogen species (ROS/RNS), trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC)] in plasma and/or PBMCs. Results showed a down-regulation of PTX3 expression in PBMCs following aerobic training, along with decreased PTX3/TLR4 ratios. Oxidative stress responses in PBMCs remained unchanged with the exercise protocol. Comparable levels of plasma PTX3 and oxidative stress biomarkers were observed in trained vs. control groups. No correlation was found between PTX3 and any oxidative stress biomarkers following training. These findings demonstrated the down-regulation of PTX3 and PTX3/TLR4 ratio, irrespective of oxidative stress response, in elderly adults following eight weeks of aerobic training.
活性氧和氮物种介导的细胞衰老与动脉粥样硬化血栓形成和癌症等疾病有关。尽管五聚体3(PTX3)通过Toll样受体4(TLR4)依赖性抗炎作用与衰老相关疾病有关,但其与衰老过程中氧化应激的关系仍有待阐明。运动被认为是老年人维持健康的关键干预措施。本研究旨在探讨老年成年人进行有氧训练后,血浆和外周血单核细胞(PBMCs)中PTX3水平与氧化应激变化之间的关联。九名训练组和五名对照组参与者参加了为期八周的有氧训练方案。采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)和蛋白质印迹分析来测定血浆和/或PBMCs中PTX3、Toll样受体4(TLR4)以及氧化应激生物标志物[3-硝基酪氨酸(3NT)、4-羟基壬烯醛(4-HNE)、还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、蛋白质羰基(PC)、活性氧/氮物种(ROS/RNS)、Trolox等效抗氧化能力(TEAC)]的水平。结果显示,有氧训练后PBMCs中PTX3表达下调,同时PTX3/TLR4比值降低。PBMCs中的氧化应激反应在运动方案后保持不变。训练组与对照组血浆PTX3和氧化应激生物标志物水平相当。训练后未发现PTX3与任何氧化应激生物标志物之间存在相关性。这些发现表明,在老年成年人进行八周有氧训练后,无论氧化应激反应如何,PTX3和PTX3/TLR4比值均下调。