Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","321"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Radiation and Environmental Biophysics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","338"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","52"],["dc.contributor.author","Rave-Fraenk, Margret"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Christiansen, Hans"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Sultan, Sadaf"],["dc.contributor.author","Amanzada, Ahmad"],["dc.contributor.author","Blaschke, Martina"],["dc.contributor.author","Cameron, Silke"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Shakil"],["dc.contributor.author","Hess, Clemens Friedrich"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Moriconi, Federico"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:22:03Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:22:03Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","The liver is considered a radiosensitive organ. However, in rats, high single-dose irradiation (HDI) showed only mild effects. Consequences of fractionated irradiation (FI) in such an animal model have not been studied so far. Rats were exposed to selective liver FI (total dose 60 Gy, 2 Gy/day) or HDI (25 Gy) and were killed three months after the end of irradiation. To study acute effects, HDI-treated rats were additionally killed at several time points between 1 and 48 h. Three months after irradiation, no differences between FI and HDI treatment were found for macroscopically detectable small \"scars\" on the liver surface and for an increased number of neutrophil granulocytes distributed in the portal fields and through the liver parenchyma. As well, no changes in HE-stained tissues or clear signs of fibrosis were found around the portal vessels. Differences were seen for the number of bile ducts being increased in FI- but not in HDI-treated livers. Serum levels indicative of liver damage were determined for alkaline phosphatase (AP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma GT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). A significant increase of AP was detected only after FI while HDI led to the significant increases of AST and LDH serum levels. By performing RT-PCR, we detected up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases, MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14, and of their inhibitors, TIMP-1, TIMP-2 and TIMP-3, shortly after HDI, but not at 3 month after FI or HDI. Overall, we saw punctual differences after FI and HDI, and a diffuse formation of small scars at the liver surface. Lack of \"provisional clot\"-formation and absence of recruitment of mononuclear phagocytes could be one explanation for scar formation as incomplete repair response to irradiation."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s00411-013-0468-7"],["dc.identifier.isi","000322033000004"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23595725"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/29250"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Springer"],["dc.relation.issn","0301-634X"],["dc.title","Rat model of fractionated (2 Gy/day) 60 Gy irradiation of the liver: long-term effects"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","337"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Shock"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","345"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","41"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Shakil"],["dc.contributor.author","Sultan, Sadaf"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Ghayyor"],["dc.contributor.author","Alwahsh, Salamah Mohammad"],["dc.contributor.author","Cameron, Silke"],["dc.contributor.author","Moriconi, Federico"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:41:37Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:41:37Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Decreased serum and increased hepatic iron uptake is the hallmark of acute-phase (AP) response. Iron uptake is controlled by iron transport proteins such as transferrin receptors (TfRs) and lipocalin 2 (LCN-2). The current study aimed to understand the regulation of iron uptake in primary culture hepatocytes in the presence/absence of AP mediators. Rat hepatocytes were stimulated with different concentrations of iron alone (0.01, 0.1, 0.5 mM) and AP cytokines (interleukin 6 [IL-6], IL-1, tumor necrosis factor ) in the presence/absence of iron (FeCl3: 0.1 mM). Hepatocytes were harvested at different time points (0, 6, 12, 24 h). Total mRNA and proteins were extracted for reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot. A significant iron uptake was detected with 0.1 mM iron administration with a maximum (133.37 +/- 4.82 mu g/g of protein) at 24 h compared with control and other iron concentrations. This uptake was further enhanced in the presence of AP cytokines with a maximum iron uptake (481 +/- 25.81 mu g/g of protein) after concomitant administration of IL-6 + iron to cultured hepatocytes. Concomitantly, gene expression of LCN-2 and ferritin subunits (light- and heavy-chain ferritin subunits) was upregulated by iron or/and AP cytokines with a maximum at 24 h both at mRNA and protein levels. In contrast, a decreased TfR1 level was detected by IL-6 and iron alone, whereas combination of iron and AP cytokines (mainly IL-6) abrogated the downregulation of TfR1. An increase in LCN-2 release into the supernatant of cultured hepatocytes was observed after addition of iron/AP cytokines into the medium. This increase in secretion was further enhanced by combination of IL-6 + iron. In conclusion, iron uptake is tightly controlled by already present iron concentration in the culture. This uptake can be further enhanced by AP cytokines, mainly by IL-6."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1097/SHK.0000000000000107"],["dc.identifier.isi","000335648600011"],["dc.identifier.pmid","24365882"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/33775"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Lippincott Williams & Wilkins"],["dc.relation.issn","1540-0514"],["dc.relation.issn","1073-2322"],["dc.title","REGULATION OF IRON UPTAKE IN PRIMARY CULTURE RAT HEPATOCYTES: THE ROLE OF ACUTE-PHASE CYTOKINES"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","842"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Laboratory Investigation"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","856"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","92"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Sheikh, Nadeem"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Shakil"],["dc.contributor.author","Khan, Sajjad"],["dc.contributor.author","Blaschke, Martina"],["dc.contributor.author","Schultze, Frank"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:09:49Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:09:49Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","Liver is the central organ of iron metabolism. During acute-phase-response (APR), serum iron concentration rapidly decreases. The current study aimed to compare expression and localization of iron transport protein ferroportin-1 (Fpn-1) and of other iron import proteins after experimental tissue damage induced by injecting turpentine oil in the hind limbs of rats and mice. Serum and spleen iron concentration decreased with an increase in total liver, cytoplasmic and nuclear iron concentration. In liver, mRNA amount of Fpn-1, Fpn-1a, Fpn-1b, HFE, hemojuvelin (HJV) and hephaestin (heph) genes showed a rapid decrease. Hepcidin, divalent metal transporter-1 (DMT-1), transferrin (Tf) and Tf-receptor-1 (TfR1), TfR-2 (TfR2) gene expression was increased. Western blot analysis of liver tissue lysate confirmed the changes observed at mRNA level. In spleen, a rapid decrease in gene expression of Fpn-1, Fpn-1a, Fpn-1b, DMT-1, Tf, TfR1 and TfR2, and an increase in hepcidin was observed. Immunohistochemistry of DMT-1 and TfR2 were mainly detected in the nucleus of rat liver and spleen, whereas TfR1 was clearly localized in the plasma membrane. Fpn-1 was mostly found in the nuclei of liver cells, whereas in spleen, the protein was mainly detected in the cell membrane. Western blot analysis of liver fractions confirmed immunohistochemical results. In livers of wild-type mice, gene expression of Fpn-1, Fpn-1a and Fpn-1b was downregulated, whereas hepcidin gene expression was increased. In contrast, these changes were less pronounced in IL-6ko-mice. Cytokine (IL-6, IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha) treatment of rat hepatocytes showed a downregulation of Fpn-1, Fpn-1a and Fpn-1b, and upregulation of hepcidin gene expression. Moreover, western blot analysis of cell lysate of IL-6-treated hepatocytes detected, as expected, an increase of alpha 2-macroglobulin (positive acute-phase protein), whereas albumin (negative acute-phase protein) and Fpn-1 were downregulated. Our results demonstrate that liver behaves as a 'sponge' for iron under acute-phase conditions, and Fpn-1 behaves as a negative acute-phase protein in rat hepatocytes mainly, but not exclusively, because of the effect of IL-6. These changes could explain iron retention in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus of hepatocytes during APR. Laboratory Investigation (2012) 92, 842-856; doi:10.1038/labinvest.2012.52; published online 2 April 2012"],["dc.description.sponsorship","Deutsche Krebshilfe [108774]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/labinvest.2012.52"],["dc.identifier.isi","000304730600004"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22469696"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/26353"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Nature Publishing Group"],["dc.relation.issn","0023-6837"],["dc.title","Ferroportin-1 is a 'nuclear'-negative acute-phase protein in rat liver: a comparison with other iron-transport proteins"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","125671"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","BioMed Research International"],["dc.contributor.author","Abbasi, Muddasir Hassan"],["dc.contributor.author","Fatima, Sana"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.contributor.author","Sheikh, Nadeem"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:29:39Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:29:39Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","To gain insight into the hepatohistological alterations in noninjured rat liver, Nerium oleander (N.O.) leaves extract was injected intramuscularly to induce an acute phase reaction (APR). Histopathological changes were studied after 3, 12, and 24 h time course of sterile muscle abscess. Tissue integrity and any infiltration of inflammatory cells in the liver were investigated by Hematoxylin and Eosin and ED1 peroxidase stainings. The administration of N.O. leaves extract (10 mL/kg) in H & E stained sections showed a general vacuolization of cytoplasm resulting loss of polarity with prominent nucleoli after 3 h of induction. At 12 h, eccentric nuclei were also observed in the sections. Marked infiltration of leucocytes with predominate macrophages was also found after 24 h as seen by ED1 positive staining. In the present study, a possible relationship between serum hepcidin and total iron level was also investigated in vivo. An early increase of hepcidin and total iron level (3h) with a maximum at 12h (P < 0.01; P < 0.001) was observed. These changes indicate that sterile muscle abscess may induce APR resulting in hepatic damage which is evident with the recruitment of inflammatory cells into the organ."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1155/2013/125671"],["dc.identifier.isi","000324179500001"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/31095"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Hindawi Publishing Corporation"],["dc.relation.issn","2314-6133"],["dc.title","Effect of Nerium oleander (NO) Leaves Extract on Serum hepcidin, Total Iron, and Infiltration of ED1 Positive Cells in Albino Rat"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","520"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Shock"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","526"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","39"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Moriconi, Federico"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Shakil"],["dc.contributor.author","Amanzada, Ahmad"],["dc.contributor.author","Khan, Sajjad"],["dc.contributor.author","Mihm, Sabine"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Guiliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:24:22Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:24:22Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Ferritin L (FTL) and ferritin H (FTH) subunits are responsible for intracellular iron storage. Serum ferritin levels are not only dependant on body iron stores. Aims of the present study are to demonstrate nature, source, and major regulatory mediators of serum ferritin in an animal model of acute-phase (AP) response. Animals (rats, wild-type [WT] mice, and interleukin [IL]-6ko mice) were injected with turpentine oil (TO) intra-muscularity to induce a sterile abscess and sacrificed at different time points afterward. Rat hepatocytes were isolated for cell culture and, after reaching confluence, stimulated with major AP cytokines to induce AP conditions. We found a significantly increased expression of both ferritin subunits in liver at mRNA and protein levels during AP response. In the serum of both control and TO-injected rats, only FTL was detectable by Western blotting, whereas no increase in serum FTL was measured by Western blot or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. An increase in protein expression of FTL and FTH was observed in lysates of rat hepatocytes after treatment with IL-6, IL-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha; however, only FTL was increasingly released into supernatant. In both TO-injected rats and WT mice, a dramatic increase in serum IL-6 levels was observed, along with an increased amount of hepatic ferritin subunits. However, an increase of hepatic FTL but not of FTH protein expression was observed in IL-6ko mice after TO injection. Our data demonstrate that FTL is the only rat serum ferritin whose release into circulation from the hepatocytes is increased by the effect of AP cytokines (e. g., IL-6). In contrast, FTH expression is intracellular in both under physiological and AP conditions."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Deutsche Krebshilfe [108774]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1097/SHK.0b013e31829266b9"],["dc.identifier.isi","000319200700009"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23524846"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/29807"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Lippincott Williams & Wilkins"],["dc.relation.issn","1073-2322"],["dc.title","FERRITIN L IS THE SOLE SERUM FERRITIN CONSTITUENT AND A POSITIVE HEPATIC ACUTE-PHASE PROTEIN"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","622"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","629"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Ahmad, Shakil"],["dc.contributor.author","Moriconi, Federico"],["dc.contributor.author","Naz, Naila"],["dc.contributor.author","Sultan, Sadaf"],["dc.contributor.author","Sheikh, Nadeem"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramadori, Giuliano"],["dc.contributor.author","Malik, Ihtzaz Ahmed"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:30:00Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:30:00Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Ferritin L (FTL) and Ferritin H (FTH) subunits are responsible for intercellular iron storage. We previously reported increasing amounts of liver cytoplasmic and nuclear iron content during acute phase response (APR). Aim of the present study is to demonstrate intracellular localization of ferritin subunits in liver compared with extra hepatic organs of rat under physiological and acute phase conditions. Rats were administered turpentine-oil (TO) intramuscularly to induce a sterile abscess (acute-phase-model) and sacrificed at different time points. Immunohistochemistry was performed utilizing horse-reddish-peroxidise conjugated secondary antibody on 4 mu m thick section. Liver cytoplasmic and nuclear protein were used for Western blot analysis. By means of immunohistology, FTL was detected in cytoplasm while a strong nuclear positivity for FTH was evident in the liver. Similarly, in heart, spleen and brain FTL was detected mainly in the cytoplasm while FTH demonstrated intense nuclear and a weak cytoplasmic expression. Western blot analysis of cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions from liver, heart, spleen and brain further confirmed mainly cytoplasmic expression of FTL in contrast to the nuclear and cytoplasmic expression of FTH. The data presented demonstrate the differential localization of FTL and FTH within hepatic and extra hepatic organs being FTL predominantly in the cytoplasm while FTH predominantly in nucleus."],["dc.identifier.isi","000318571700007"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23573308"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/31195"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","E-century Publishing Corp"],["dc.relation.issn","1936-2625"],["dc.title","Ferritin L and ferritin H are differentially located within hepatic and extra hepatic organs under physiological and acute phase conditions"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]