Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification

Folic acid (FA) can be protected the neural tube defects (NTDs) causing nitric oxide (NO) induction, but the alleviation mechanism of the detailed FA function against NO has not yet been clarified. This study focused on elucidation of the interaction of FA and NO. FA suppressed nitrite accumulation...

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Main Authors: Junsei Taira, Takayuki Ogi
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
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description Folic acid (FA) can be protected the neural tube defects (NTDs) causing nitric oxide (NO) induction, but the alleviation mechanism of the detailed FA function against NO has not yet been clarified. This study focused on elucidation of the interaction of FA and NO. FA suppressed nitrite accumulation as the NO indicator in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, then the expression of the <i>i</i>NOS gene due to the LPS treatment was not inhibited by FA, suggesting that FA can modulate against NO or nitrogen radicals. NOR3 (4-ethyl-2-hydroxyamino-5-nitro-3-hexenamide) as the NO donor was used for evaluation of the NO scavenging activity of FA. FA suppressed the nitrite accumulation in a dose-dependent manner. To confirm the reaction product of FA and NO (FA-NO), liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS) was used to measure a similar system containing NOR3 and FA, and then detected the mass numbers of the FA-NO as <i>m/z</i> 470.9 (M + H)<sup>+</sup> and <i>m/z</i> 469.1 (M − H)<sup>−</sup>. In addition, the adducts of the FA-NO derived from <sup>14</sup>NO and <sup>15</sup>NO gave individual mass numbers of the isotopic ratio of nitrogen for the following products: FA-<sup>14</sup>NO, <i>m/z</i> 471.14 (M + H)<sup>+</sup>; <i>m/z</i> 469.17 (M − H)<sup>−</sup> and FA-<sup>15</sup>NO, <i>m/z</i> 472.16 (M + H)<sup>+</sup>; <i>m/z</i> 470.12 (M − H)<sup>–</sup>. To clarify the detailed NO scavenging action of FA, an electron spin resonance (ESR) study for radical detecting of the system containing carboxy-PTIO (2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide) as an NO detection reagent in the presence of NOR3 and FA was performed. The carboxy-PTI (2-carboxyphenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl) radical produced from the reaction with NO reduced in the presence of FA showing that FA can directly scavenge NO. These results indicated that NO scavenging activity of FA reduced the accumulation of nitrite in the LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. The NO modulation due to FA would be responsible for the alleviation from the failure in neural tube formation causing a high level of NO production.
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spelling doaj.art-ed67c3f875fb409498d46973d7868e6b2023-11-19T23:42:41ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212020-05-019539310.3390/antiox9050393Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid FortificationJunsei Taira0Takayuki Ogi1Department Bioresources Engendering, Okinawa College, National Institute of Technology, 905 Henoko, Nago, Okinawa 905-2192, JapanOkinawa Industrial Technology Center, 12-2 Suzaki, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2234, JapanFolic acid (FA) can be protected the neural tube defects (NTDs) causing nitric oxide (NO) induction, but the alleviation mechanism of the detailed FA function against NO has not yet been clarified. This study focused on elucidation of the interaction of FA and NO. FA suppressed nitrite accumulation as the NO indicator in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, then the expression of the <i>i</i>NOS gene due to the LPS treatment was not inhibited by FA, suggesting that FA can modulate against NO or nitrogen radicals. NOR3 (4-ethyl-2-hydroxyamino-5-nitro-3-hexenamide) as the NO donor was used for evaluation of the NO scavenging activity of FA. FA suppressed the nitrite accumulation in a dose-dependent manner. To confirm the reaction product of FA and NO (FA-NO), liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS) was used to measure a similar system containing NOR3 and FA, and then detected the mass numbers of the FA-NO as <i>m/z</i> 470.9 (M + H)<sup>+</sup> and <i>m/z</i> 469.1 (M − H)<sup>−</sup>. In addition, the adducts of the FA-NO derived from <sup>14</sup>NO and <sup>15</sup>NO gave individual mass numbers of the isotopic ratio of nitrogen for the following products: FA-<sup>14</sup>NO, <i>m/z</i> 471.14 (M + H)<sup>+</sup>; <i>m/z</i> 469.17 (M − H)<sup>−</sup> and FA-<sup>15</sup>NO, <i>m/z</i> 472.16 (M + H)<sup>+</sup>; <i>m/z</i> 470.12 (M − H)<sup>–</sup>. To clarify the detailed NO scavenging action of FA, an electron spin resonance (ESR) study for radical detecting of the system containing carboxy-PTIO (2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide) as an NO detection reagent in the presence of NOR3 and FA was performed. The carboxy-PTI (2-carboxyphenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl) radical produced from the reaction with NO reduced in the presence of FA showing that FA can directly scavenge NO. These results indicated that NO scavenging activity of FA reduced the accumulation of nitrite in the LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. The NO modulation due to FA would be responsible for the alleviation from the failure in neural tube formation causing a high level of NO production.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/5/393folic acidnitric oxideneural tube defectsRAW264.7 cellsNOR3ESR
spellingShingle Junsei Taira
Takayuki Ogi
Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification
Antioxidants
folic acid
nitric oxide
neural tube defects
RAW264.7 cells
NOR3
ESR
title Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification
title_full Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification
title_fullStr Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification
title_full_unstemmed Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification
title_short Nitric Oxide Modulation by Folic Acid Fortification
title_sort nitric oxide modulation by folic acid fortification
topic folic acid
nitric oxide
neural tube defects
RAW264.7 cells
NOR3
ESR
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/5/393
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