Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
Despite many studies, our understanding of silica precipitation from natural waters remains limited, in particular for geothermal waters. Here we present a detailed study on the kinetics of silica polymerization as a function of fluid temperature and pH using high-temperature (250-260 °C) seawater-derived geothermal fluids as those discharged from the Bouillante geothermal site.We monitored the on-site decrease in monomeric silica concentration(initial SiO2 concentration of about 600 mg/l)with time using the molybdenum blue spectrophotometric method on samples of separated water collected from the high-pressure separator at 167 °C and cooled to 25, 50, 75, and 90 °C and for pH values ranging from 5 to 8. During all these experiments, only silica polymerization was observed, with the formation of colloidal particles in suspension in the solutions. No scaling of amorphous silica was formed. The collected data were after modeled in order to determine the useful kinetic parameters for predicting and preventing amorphous silica precipitation in the production wells during fluid exploitation in the specific context of Bouillante. Results under the investigated experimental conditions show that the kinetics of silica precipitation is affected more strongly by pH than by temperature change. The reaction in the acidic Bouillante solution begins with a transition period that significantly decreases the kinetics of silica polymerization. Modeling the experimental data indicates that the silica polymerization up to the state of equilibrium is characterized by a 2nd-order kinetic law relative to dissolved silica; this could indicate that the polymerization is controlled mainly by the formation of dimers. However, the first hour of the experiments is better characterized by a 4th-order kinetic law, suggesting more complex polymerization reactions in the initial stage with the formation of nanocolloidal particles containing 3 to 4 monomers. In both cases, the corresponding kinetics rate constant k is linearly dependent on pH for pH between 5 and 7. The activation energy Ea for the overall reaction, calculated using the Arrhenius equation under the considered pH and temperature conditions, ranges between 41±9.8 and 54±9.6 kJ/mol. To complete this work, the colloid particles formed at the end of the kinetics experiments were extracted and analyzed by SEM and TEM microscopy, X-ray Diffraction and the BET method. Results show that the size of the colloids increase and their specific surface decrease with increasing pH and are thus dependent on pH. Globally, our work provides a reliable database for understanding silica polymerization kinetics in natural geothermal brines or geologic waters characterized by a near neutral pH and moderate dissolved silica concentrations.
ISSN: 0009-2541

hal-01403092
https://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01403092
DOI : 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.08.031

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : International audience
Abstract View references (38)This work presents a facile, scalable method for the fabrication of graphene oxide-iron oxide (GO-Fe3O4) nanocomposites produced by co-precipitation of iron ions onto the GO surfaces in basic aqueous media. FTIR and XRD characterisation suggests that Fe3O4 was chemically anchored to the GO sheets, possibly via the carboxyl and hydroxyl groups. Small GO loadings of 0.5 and 1 wt% were not sufficient to alter the Fe3O4 structures. However, increasing the GO loading to 5 and 10 wt% resulted in significant loss in pore volume, thus suggesting the lamellar GO sheets decorated with Fe3O4 were assembling into GO-Fe3O4 nanocomposite stacks. It was found that the GO-Fe3O4 nanocomposites had an enhanced catalytic activity in the heterogeneous Fenton-like oxidation of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) compared to pure GO flat sheets and Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Interestingly, the GO-Fe3O4 nanocomposite with 5 wt% loading ratio exhibited the best catalytic activity with 76% degradation of AO7 dye observed within 90 min of reaction. This was attributed to the synergistic effect of GO by enriching the adsorbed AO7 molecules onto the nanocomposite to be further oxidised in the vicinities of active sites. This finding suggests the promising employment of GO-Fe3O4 nanocomposites in removing organic dyes from polluted water by heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction. © 2014 by American Scientific Publishers.
SCIENCE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS

hal-01683207
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-01683207
DOI : 10.1166/sam.2014.1812

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley-Blackwell
Résumé : International audience
Virus detection has often been difficult due to a low concentration in water. In this study, we developed a new procedure based on concentration of virus particles on an innovative support: poly-L-lysine dendrigrafts (DGL), coupled with directed nucleic acid extraction and real-time PCR quantification. Methods and Results: This method was evaluated using the bacteriophage MS2 as a model virus. This virus exhibited the size and structural properties of human pathogenic enteric viruses and has often been used to assess new supports of concentration. Moreover, this bacteriophage is also a faecal contamination indicator. In this study, many water filtration conditions were tested (volume of water, concentration, etc.), and more than 80% of bacteriophage were recovered after filtration on polymer, in most conditions. We demonstrated that the method was linear (slope = 0 99 0 04 and Y intercept when x = 0 02 0 28), valid (as manipulators, tested concentrations, volumes of sample and batch of polymer did not have any influence on concentration) and sensitive (allowing to concentrate up to 16 600-fold 1 l of sample and to detect and quantify down to 750 GC l 1 and 7500 GC l 1, respectively). Conclusions: To conclude, this support exhibits high interest to retain viruses and to allow to detect low concentration of virus in water. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study gives valuable advance in the methods of concentration and diagnosis of virus in water.
Journal of Applied Microbiology

hal-00932328
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00932328
DOI : 10.1111/jam.12209

Résumé : En raison de la nature symbiotique des micro-organismes endophytes, cette étude visait à étudier l'activité antibactérienne, antifongique et cytotoxique chez les métabolites secondaires des extraits endophytes foliaires de plantes de l'Amazonie brésilienne et du Cerrado. Dans ce travail de thèse 147 micro-organismes cultivables ont été isolés (130 champignons, 3 bactéries e 14 champignons non-identifiés ou inconnus) à partir de 28 plantes (4 espèces collectées au Brésil et 24 en Guyane Française). Tous les micro-organismes furent identifiés par analyse moléculaire des régions spécifiques de l'ADNr en utilisant des techniques de séquençage génomique. Des champignons endophytes de l’ordre des Xylariales furent ceux de plus importante fréquence d’isolation dans cette étude, représentés par 25 isolats. Des extraits bruts à l’AcOEt furent produits à partir de cultures de chaque micro-organisme isolé. Une proportion relative signifiante (23,1%) des extraits démontra une activité sur Candida albicans ATCC 10213, pendant que 4% furent actifs sur Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213. Le potentiel cytotoxique des extraits fut évalué pour des lignées cellulaires humaines KB (carcinome cervical utérin), MDA-MB-435 (mélanome), et MRC-5 (fibroblastes de poumon normal), résultant en proportion signifiante avec activité d’inhibition de la prolifération cellulaire (24,4%, 23,1% e 16,3%, respectivement).Dix-huit métabolites secondaires furent isolés et identifiés à partir du fractionnement des extraits bruts de huit endophytes. Dix-sept de ces substances furent déjà décrites précédemment dans la littérature: l’acide piliformique (24) et la griséofulvine (25) isolés à partir de Xylaria cubensis SNB-GCI02; La phomopirone (26), la pyrenocine (27), l’alterpérilenol (28) et la novae-zelandine (29), isolés de Lewia infectoria SNB-GTC2402; 5-métilmelleina (31) et la dihidrosporothrioride (32) isolées à partir de Xylaria sp. SNB-GTC2501; La mycoleptodiscine (34) et la mycoleptodiscine B (35) isolées à partir de Mycoleptodiscus sp. SNB-GTC2304; le mycoepoxidiène (36) et la altiloxina A (37) isolés à partir de Diaporthe pseudomangiferae SNB-GSS10; L’acremonisol (40), le semicochliodinol (41) et le cochliodinol (42) isolés à partir de Chaetomium globosum SNB-GTC2114; la colletofragarone A2 (43) isolée à partir de Colletotrichum sp. SNB-GTC0201; la flavoglaucine (44) isolée à partir de Eurotium rubrum BBS01. Parmi ces substances, la flavoglaucine (44) isolée à partir de E. rubrum BBS01 démontra une activité comparable au contrôle fluconazol en C. albicans (CIM de 4 µg.mL-1). La substance (44) présenta IC50 >10 µM sur cellules normales MRC-5, ce qui en fait un candidat pour des études ultérieures. Dans ce travail, fut identifié pour la première fois l’activité de la colletofragarone A2 (43) isolée à partir de Colletotrichum sp. SNB-GTC0201. La substance inédite nommée pyrrocidine C (30) fut isolée à partir de L. infectoria SNB-GTC2402 et identifiée par des analyses spectroscopiques (Casella et al., 2013). La pyrrocidine C (30) fut active en S. aureus ATCC 10213 (CIM de 2 µg.mL-1) et ne fut pas considérées cytotoxique pour les cellules normales MRC-5 (IC50 >10 µM), démontrant une sélectivité dans l’action antimicrobienne. Ces résultats démontrent la grande diversité des endophytes fongiques chez les plantes de l'Amazonie brésilienne et du Cerrado et la grande chimiodiversité associée aux métabolites secondaires de ces micro-organismes. Des champignons endophytes tropicaux, comme ceux présentés dans cette étude, peuvent apparaître comme une nouvelle source de substances antimicrobiennes et cytotoxiques.
Because of the symbiotic nature of endophytes, this survey aims to investigate the probality of discovering antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities in secondary metabolites of leaf endophytes isolated from plants of Amazon and Cerrado biomes. In this study, 147 cultivable microorganisms were isolated (130 fungi, 3 bacteria and 14 unidentified or unknown microbes) from 28 plant species (4 species collected in Brazil and 24 in French Guyana). All endophytes were identified by molecular analyses of specific rDNA regions, with genomic sequencing techniques. Fungal endophytes belonging to Xylariales order were the most frequently isolated in this study, represented by 25 isolates. Crude AcOEt extracts were produced from cultures of each isolated endophyte. A significant relative proportion (23,1%) of extracts showed activity in Candida albicans ATCC 10213, while 4% were active in Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213. The cytotoxic potencial of the extracts was evaluated for human cell lines KB (uterin cervical carcinome), MDA-MB-435 (melanoma) and MRC-5 (normal lung fibroblasts), and a significant proportion of them showed cellular proliferation inhibition (24,4%, 23,1% e 16,3%, respectively).Eighteen secondary metabolites were isolated by the fractionation of eight endophytic extracts. Seventeen of these substances had already been previously described in the literature: piliformic acid (24) and griseofulvin (25) isolated from Xylaria cubensis SNB-GCI02; phomopiron A (26), pyrenocin A (27), alterperilenol (28) and novae-zelandin A (29) isolated from Lewia infectoria SNB-GTC2402; 5-metilmellein (31) and dihidrosporothriorid (32) isolated from Xylaria sp. SNB-GTC2501; mycoleptodiscin A (34) and mycoleptodiscin B (35) isolated from Mycoleptodiscus sp. SNB-GTC2304; mycoepoxidien (36) and altiloxin A (37) isolated from Diaporthe pseudomangiferae SNB-GSS10; acremonisol A (40), semicochliodinol A (41) and cochliodinol (42) isolated from Chaetomium globosum SNB-GTC2114; colletofragaron A2 (43) isolated from Colletotrichum sp. SNB-GTC0201; flavoglaucin (44) isolated from Eurotium rubrum BBS01. Among these substances, flavoglaucin (44), isolated from E. rubrum BBS01, showed comparable antifungal activity with the positive control fluconazol in C. albicans (MIC of 4 µg.mL-1). Flavoglaucin (44) also showed IC50 >10 µM in normal MRC-5 cells, becoming a good candidate for further studies. In this work, the cytotoxic activity of colletofragaron A2 (43), isolated from Colletotrichum sp. SNB-GTC0201 was described for the first time. The unpublished substance named pyrrocidin C (30) isolated from L. infectoria SNB-GTC2402 was identified by spectroscopic analyses (Casella et al., 2013). The pyrrocidin C (30) was active in S. aureus ATCC 10213 (MIC of 2 µg.mL-1), and was not considered cytotoxic for normal MRC-5 cells (IC50 >10 µM), showing selectivity in antimicrobial activity. These results demonstrate the great endophytic fungal diversity in plants of Amazon and Cerrado biomes, along with the chemodiversity associated to the secondary metabolites of these endophytes. Tropical fungal endophytes, like those seen in this work, may emerge as a new source of antimicrobial and cytotoxic substances.
Devido à natureza simbiótica dos micro-organismos endofíticos, este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a atividade antibacteriana, antifúngica e citotóxica em metabólitos secundários de extratos de fungos endofíticos foliares de plantas do bioma Amazônia e Cerrado. Neste trabalho de tese foram isolados 147 micro-organismos cultiváveis (130 fungos, 3 bactérias e 14 fungos não-identificados ou desconhecidos) a partir de 28 plantas (4 espécies coletadas no Brasil e 24 na Guiana Francesa). Todos os micro-organismos foram identificados por análise molecular de regiões específicas de DNAr, com uso de técnicas de sequenciamento genômico. Fungos endofíticos da ordem Xylariales foram os de maior frequência de isolamento neste estudo, representados por 25 isolados. Extratos brutos em AcOEt foram produzidos a partir de culturas de cada micro-organismo isolado. Uma proporção relativa significante (23,1%) dos extratos demonstrou atividade em Candida albicans ATCC 10213, enquanto 4% foram ativos em Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213. O potencial citotóxico dos extratos foi avaliado para as linhagens celulares humanas KB (carcinoma cervical uterino), MDA-MB-435 (melanoma), e MRC-5 (fibroblastos de pulmão normal), resultando em proporção significante com atividade de inibição da proliferação celular (24,4%, 23,1% e 16,3%, respectivamente). Dezoito metabólitos secundários foram isolados a partir do fracionamento de oito extratos brutos endofíticos. Dezessete destas substâncias já tinham sido descritas anteriormente na literatura: ácido pilifórmico (24) e griseofulvina (25) isoladas de Xylaria cubensis SNB-GCI02; phomopirona A (26), pyrenocina A (27), alterperilenol (28) e novae-zelandina A (29) isoladas de Lewia infectoria SNB-GTC2402; 5-metilmelleina (31) e Dihidrosporothriolida (32) isoladas de Xylaria sp. SNB-GTC2501; mycoleptodiscina A (34) e mycoleptodiscina B (35) isoladas de Mycoleptodiscus sp. SNB-GTC2304; mycoepoxidieno (36) e altiloxina A (37) isoladas de Diaporthe pseudomangiferae SNB-GSS10; acremonisol A (40), semicochliodinol A (41) e cochliodinol (42) isoladas de Chaetomium globosum SNB-GTC2114; colletofragarona A2 (43) isolada de Colletotrichum sp. SNB-GTC0201; flavoglaucina (44) isolada de Eurotium rubrum BBS01. Dentre estas substâncias, a flavoglaucina (44) isolada de E. rubrum BBS01, demonstrou atividade comparável ao controle fluconazol em C. albicans (CIM de 4 µg.mL-1). Esta substância (44) apresentou IC50 >10 µM em células normais MRC-5, tornando-se candidata para estudos posteriores. Neste trabalho foi identificado pela primeira vez a atividade citotóxica da colletofragarona A2 (43), isolada de Colletotrichum sp. SNB-GTC0201. A substância inédita nomeada pyrrocidina C (30) foi isolada a partir de L. infectoria SNB-GTC2402 e identificada através de análises espectroscópicas (Casella et al., 2013). A pyrrocidina C (30) foi ativa em S. aureus ATCC 10213 (CIM de 2 µg.mL-1), e não foi considerada citotóxica para as células normais MRC-5 (IC50 >10 µM), demonstrando seletividade na ação antimicrobiana. Estes resultados demonstram a grande diversidade fúngica endofítica em plantas do bioma Amazônia e Cerrado, e a quimiodiversidade associada aos metabólitos secundários destes micro-organismos. Fungos endofíticos tropicais, como os vistos neste trabalho, podem emergir como uma nova fonte de substâncias antimicrobianas e citotóxicas.

http://www.theses.fr/2014AGUY0836/document

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : International audience
The development of diabetic vascular complications is initiated, at least in part, by mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in endothelial cells. Hyperglycemia induces superoxide production in the mitochondria and initiates changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential that leads to mitochondrial dysfunction. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) supplementation has been shown to reduce the mitochondrial oxidant production and shows efficacy against diabetic vascular damage in vivo. However, the half-life of H2S is very short and it is not specific for the mitochondria. We have therefore evaluated two novel mitochondria-targeted anethole dithiolethione and hydroxythiobenzamide H2S donors (AP39 and AP123 respectively) at preventing hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress and metabolic changes in microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Hyperglycemia (HG) induced significant increase in the activity of the citric acid cycle and led to elevated mitochondrial membrane potential. Mitochondrial oxidant production was increased and the mitochondrial electron transport decreased in hyperglycemic cells. AP39 and AP123 (30–300 nM) decreased HG-induced hyperpolarisation of the mitochondrial membrane and inhibited the mitochondrial oxidant production. Both H2S donors (30–300 nM) increased the electron transport at respiratory complex III and improved the cellular metabolism. Targeting H2S to mitochondria retained the cytoprotective effect of H2S against glucose-induced damage in endothelial cells suggesting that the molecular target of H2S action is within the mitochondria. Mitochondrial targeting of H2S also induced >1000-fold increase in the potency of H2S against hyperglycemia-induced injury. The high potency and long-lasting effect elicited by these H2S donors strongly suggests that these compounds could be useful against diabetic vascular complications. © 2016
Pharmacological Research

hal-01373947
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01373947
DOI : 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.08.019
PUBMED : 27565382

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Vsevolod Gurevich
Résumé : International audience
Chemotherapy is frequently used to treat primary or metastatic cancers, but intrinsic or acquired drug resistance limits its efficiency. Sphingolipids are important regulators of various cellular processes including proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, angiogenesis, stress, and inflammatory responses which are linked to various aspects of cancer, like tumor growth, neoangiogenesis, and response to chemotherapy. Ceramide, the central molecule of sphingolipid metabolism, generally mediates antiproliferative and proapoptotic functions, whereas sphingosine-1-phosphate and other derivatives have opposing effects. Among the variety of enzymes that control ceramide generation, acid or neutral sphingomyelinases and ceramide synthases are important targets to allow killing of cancer cells by chemotherapeutic drugs. On the contrary, glucosylceramide synthase, ceramidase, and sphingosine kinase are other targets driving cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy. This chapter focuses on ceramide-based mechanisms leading to cancer therapy sensitization or resistance which could have some impacts on the development of novel cancer therapeutic strategies.
Handb Exp Pharmacol

inserm-00871347
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-00871347
PUBMED : 23563652
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-7091-1511-4_4

Résumé : Dans les régions tropicales. Il existe une multitude de systèmes alternatifs avec une grande diversité de pratiques. Ces systèmes sont souvent basés sur une utilisation optimale des ressources animales et végétales locales présentes sur l'exploitation. L'objectif de ce travail est de mieux connaître certaines de ces ressources tropicales disponibles et pouvant potentiellement être intéressantes à utiliser en alimentation porcine dans le cadre de ces systèmes alternatifs de type polyculture - élevage. Les résultats montrent que la capacité d'Ingestion des feuilles de manioc et de patate douce est la même quel que soit la forme de présentation (feuilles fraîches ou en farine). La capacité d'ingestion des feuilles de madère est plus élevée lorsqu'elles sont distribuées en farine (95 vs.40SgIj), inversement, les feuilles fraîches d'érythrine sont mieux ingérées (246 vs. 488 g/j). Les résultats sur la valeur nutritionnelle des feuillages tropicaux montrent qu'ils ont une faible densité énergétique comprise entre 6.5 et 8.2 MJ/kg de MS. La détermination du profil en acides aminés des feuilles montrent que les acides aminés des feuilles de madère et de patate douce sont plus digestibles que ceux des feuilles d'érythrine et de manioc.Au final les teneurs en lysine digestible sont de 5,3 g/kg MS pour la patate et 6,3 g/kg MS pour le madère. En conclusion, l'ingestion, ainsi que la teneur énergétique et protéique des feuilles d'une feuille à l'autre varie en fonction de sa teneur en fibres mais également en fonction de leur concentration en tanins. En pratique, les feuilles de patate douce et de madère sont les plus intéressantes pour la réalisation de ration.
In the troples, there are a multitude of alternative systems with wide variety of practices. These systems are often based on an optimal use of local plantand animal on the farm. The objective of this work is to better understand some of these tropical resources avaibable and can potentially be interesting to use in pig feed in the context of these mixed farming system.The results show that the feed intake capacity of cassava and sweet potato leaves is the same whatever the processing form (fresh leaves or meal).The intake capacity of cocoyam leaves18 higher when distributed Into meal (95 vs.408g1d). In opposite the Erythrina fresh leaves are best Ingested (246 va, 488 g 1dl. Results on the nutrltlonal value of tropical foliage show they have low energy density between 6.5 and 8.2 MJ1kg DM. The determlnation of amino acid profile show that the amina acids of cocoyam and sweet potato leaves are more dlgestible than the erythrina and cassava leaves. Ultlmately digestible lysine contents were 5.3 g/kg DM for potato and 6.3 g / kg DM for the cocoyam. ln conclusion, ingestion, and energy and protein content of leaves from one sheet to another depends on its fiber content but aIso according to their tannin. In practice,the leaves of sweet potato and cocoyam are the most Interesting for the realization of diet

http://www.theses.fr/2011AGUY0398/document

Éditeur(s) : Amer Soc Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inc
Résumé : Scleractinian corals are the most basal eumetazoan taxon and provide the biological and physical framework for coral reefs, which are among the most diverse of all ecosystems. Over the past three decades and coincident with climate change, these phototrophic symbiotic organisms have been subject to increasingly frequent and severe diseases, which are now geographically widespread and a major threat to these ecosystems. Although coral immunity has been the subject of increasing study, the available information remains fragmentary, especially with respect to coral antimicrobial responses. In this study, we characterized damicornin from Pocillopora damicornis, the first scleractinian antimicrobial peptide (AMP) to be reported. We found that its precursor has a segmented organization comprising a signal peptide, an acidic proregion, and the C-terminal AMP. The 40-residue AMP is cationic, C-terminally amidated, and characterized by the presence of six cysteine molecules joined by three intramolecular disulfide bridges. Its cysteine array is common to another AMP and toxins from cnidarians; this suggests a common ancestor, as has been proposed for AMPs and toxins from arthropods. Damicornin was active in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria and the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. Damicornin expression was studied using a combination of immunohistochemistry, reverse phase HPLC, and quantitative RT-PCR. Our data show that damicornin is constitutively transcribed in ectodermal granular cells, where it is stored, and further released in response to nonpathogenic immune challenge. Damicornin gene expression was repressed by the coral pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus. This is the first evidence of AMP gene repression in a host-Vibrio interaction.
Journal Of Biological Chemistry (0021-9258) (Amer Soc Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inc), 2011-06 , Vol. 286 , N. 25 , P. 22688-22698

Droits : 2011 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00039/14996/12433.pdf
DOI:10.1074/jbc.M110.216358
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00039/14996/

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé : International audience
During the development of the Variscan orogeny, large amounts of granitic melt were produced, giving rise to the intrusion of granitoids at different structural levels. Despite numerous studies, ages available from previous work on the Cevennes granites remain largely imprecise. In order to better constrain the age and emplacement mode of these granites, we have combined U-Pb dating on monazites and zircons and Ar-40/Ar-39 dating on biotites with petrological observations, major element chemical analysis and SEM zircon imaging on five samples from the Aigoual-St Guiral-Liron and Mont Lozere granitic massifs. The results revealed that granitic intrusions and cooling in Southern Cevennes occurred in a short time span at similar to 306 Ma after the main episode of regional metamorphism. Petrological and chemical data suggest that they result from a mixing between mantle-derived basic magmas (lamprophyres) and lower crust acid magmas. At a regional scale the production of these melts occurred at the end of crustal thickening induced by nappe stacking, at the same time as the late anatectic events recorded further north in the Velay dome and the granulite facies metamorphism recorded in metasedimentary granulite enclaves brought up by Tertiary volcanoes of the Velay area (Bournac).
ISSN: 1437-3254

hal-00412183
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00412183
DOI : 10.1007/s00531-007-0187-x

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem. Recently, the human liver bile acid transporter Na+/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) has been identified as an HBV specific receptor. NTCP expression is known to be strongly regulated by IL-6. This study was aimed at characterizing the effect of IL-6 on HBV entry. HBV entry was inhibited by up to 90% when cells were pretreated with IL-6 as shown by a strong inhibition of long term HBsAg secretion. This effect was confirmed by showing a severe reduction of intracellular HBV cccDNA. In parallel, we observed a 98% decrease in NTCP mRNA steady state level and an 80% reduction in NTCP-mediated taurocholate uptake. IL-6-mediated inhibition of NTCP-mediated taurocholate uptake and viral entry exhibited similar dose-dependence and kinetics while restoration of NTCP expression suppressed the inhibitory effect of IL-6. NTCP-mediated HBV entry is therefore markedly inhibited by IL-6.
ISSN: 0042-6822

hal-01134184
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01134184
DOI : 10.1016/j.virol.2015.02.026
PUBMED : 25765005

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
Sphingolipids, in particular ceramide, have been described as important components of cellular signalling pathways. Ceramide can be produced via multiple mechanisms including through the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin by acid and neutral sphingomyelinase or by a de novo synthesis pathway. Recent studies have identified sphingomyelinases and ceramide synthases as important targets for γ-irradiation and chemotherapeutic drugs. Likewise, common cancer treatment modalities, such as γ-irradiation and many chemotherapeutic agents, induce cell death via the generation of ceramide. This suggests that the manipulation of ceramide production and metabolism could offer promising a means for the enhancement of anti-tumor therapies. The focus of this mini-review will be to discuss contemporary evidence suggesting that ceramide forming pathways and ceramide itself are important targets for the treatment of tumors and the development of novel tumor treatment strategies.
ISSN: 0304-3835

hal-00682458
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00682458
DOI : 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.07.010
PUBMED : 21862212

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Résumé : International audience
Background: We used evolutionary analysis of alkaline phosphatase (tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase, TNSALP) to predict missense mutations leading to hypophosphatasia. Results: We found 469 sensitive positions and validated 99% of the 204 known mutations. Conclusion: It is a more powerful method than in silico models to validate missense mutations in TNSALP. Significance: Such an approach should be widely used to support genetic diagnostics. ALPL encodes the tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP), which removes phosphate groups from various substrates. Its function is essential for bone and tooth mineralization. In humans, ALPL mutations lead to hypophosphatasia, a genetic disorder characterized by defective bone and/or tooth mineralization. To date, 275 ALPL mutations have been reported to cause hypophosphatasia, of which 204 were simple missense mutations. Molecular evolutionary analysis has proved to be an efficient method to highlight residues important for the protein function and to predict or validate sensitive positions for genetic disease. Here we analyzed 58 mammalian TNSALP to identify amino acids unchanged, or only substituted by residues sharing similar properties, through 220 millions years of mammalian evolution. We found 469 sensitive positions of the 524 residues of human TNSALP, which indicates a highly constrained protein. Any substitution occurring at one of these positions is predicted to lead to hypophosphatasia. We tested the 204 missense mutations resulting in hypophosphatasia against our predictive chart, and validated 99% of them. Most sensitive positions were located in functionally important regions of TNSALP (active site, homodimeric interface, crown domain, calcium site, ...). However, some important positions are located in regions, the structure and/or biological function of which are still unknown. Our chart of sensitive positions in human TNSALP (i) enables to validate or invalidate at low cost any ALPL mutation, which would be suspected to be responsible for hypophosphatasia, by contrast with time consuming and expensive functional tests, and (ii) displays higher predictive power than in silico models of prediction.
ISSN: 0021-9258

hal-01545479
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01545479
DOI : 10.1074/jbc.M114.576843

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Oxford University Press (OUP)
Résumé : International audience
Deciphering the evolutionary processes driving nucleotide variation in multiallelic genes is limited by the number of genetic systems in which such genes occur. The complementary sex determiner (csd) gene in the honey bee Apis mellifera is an informative example for studying allelic diversity and the underlying evolutionary forces in a well-described model of balancing selection. Acting as the primary signal of sex determination, diploid individuals heterozygous for csd develop into females, whereas csd homozygotes are diploid males that have zero fitness. Examining 77 of the functional heterozygous csd allele pairs, we established a combinatorical criteria that provide insights into the minimum number of amino acid differences among those pairs. Given a data set of 244 csd sequences, we show that the total number of csd alleles found in A. mellifera ranges from 53 (locally) to 87 (worldwide), which is much higher than was previously reported (20). Using a coupon-collector model, we extrapolate the presence of in total 116-145 csd alleles worldwide. The hypervariable region (HVR) is of particular importance in determining csd allele specificity, and we provide for this region evidence of high evolutionary rate for length differences exceeding those of microsatellites. The proportion of amino acids driven by positive selection and the rate of nonsynonymous substitutions in the HVR-flanking regions reach values close to 1 but differ with respect to the HVR length. Using a model of csd coalescence, we identified the high originating rate of csd specificities as a major evolutionary force, leading to an origin of a novel csd allele every 400,000 years. The csd polymorphism frequencies in natural populations indicate an excess of new mutations, whereas signs of ancestral transspecies polymorphism can still be detected. This study provides a comprehensive view of the enormous diversity and the evolutionary forces shaping a multiallelic gene.
ISSN: 0737-4038

hal-01544758
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01544758
DOI : 10.1093/molbev/mst207

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Public Library of Science
Résumé : International audience
BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess, for the first time, the nature of the indoor air contamination of hospitals. METHODS AND FINDINGS: More than 40 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including aliphatic, aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons, aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, ethers and terpenes were measured in a teaching hospital in France, from sampling in six sampling sites--reception hall, patient room, nursing care, post-anesthesia care unit, parasitology-mycology laboratory and flexible endoscope disinfection unit--in the morning and in the afternoon, during three consecutive days. Our results showed that the main compounds found in indoor air were alcohols (arithmetic means ± SD: 928±958 µg/m³ and 47.9±52.2 µg/m³ for ethanol and isopropanol, respectively), ethers (75.6±157 µg/m³ for ether) and ketones (22.6±20.6 µg/m³ for acetone). Concentrations levels of aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons, ketones, aldehydes and limonene were widely variable between sampling sites, due to building age and type of products used according to health activities conducted in each site. A high temporal variability was observed in concentrations of alcohols, probably due to the intensive use of alcohol-based hand rubs in all sites. Qualitative analysis of air samples led to the identification of other compounds, including siloxanes (hexamethyldisiloxane, octamethyltrisiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane), anesthetic gases (sevoflurane, desflurane), aliphatic hydrocarbons (butane), esters (ethylacetate), terpenes (camphor, α-bisabolol), aldehydes (benzaldehyde) and organic acids (benzoic acid) depending on sites. CONCLUSION: For all compounds, concentrations measured were lower than concentrations known to be harmful in humans. However, results showed that indoor air of sampling locations contains a complex mixture of VOCs. Further multicenter studies are required to compare these results. A full understanding of the exposure of healthcare workers and patients to complex mixtures of chemical compounds can then be related to potential health outcomes.
ISSN: 1932-6203

hal-00874694
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00874694
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00874694/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00874694/file/VOC_Contamination-accepted.pdf
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0055535

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Endocrine Society
Résumé : International audience
Sertoli cells (SCs), the only somatic cells within seminiferous tubules, associate intimately with developing germ cells. They not only provide physical and nutritional support but also secrete factors essential to the complex developmental processes of germ cell proliferation and differentiation. The SC transcriptome must therefore adapt rapidly during the different stages of spermatogenesis. We report comprehensive genome-wide expression profiles of pure populations of SCs isolated at 5 distinct stages of the first wave of mouse spermatogenesis, using RNA sequencing technology. We were able to reconstruct about 13 901 high-confidence, nonredundant coding and noncoding transcripts, characterized by complex alternative splicing patterns with more than 45% comprising novel isoforms of known genes. Interestingly, roughly one-fifth (2939) of these genes exhibited a dynamic expression profile reflecting the evolving role of SCs during the progression of spermatogenesis, with stage-specific expression of genes involved in biological processes such as cell cycle regulation, metabolism and energy production, retinoic acid synthesis, and blood-testis barrier biogenesis. Finally, regulatory network analysis identified the transcription factors endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 (EPAS1/Hif2α), aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT/Hif1β), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) as potential master regulators driving the SC transcriptional program. Our results highlight the plastic transcriptional landscape of SCs during the progression of spermatogenesis and provide valuable resources to better understand SC function and spermatogenesis and its related disorders, such as male infertility.
ISSN: 0888-8809

hal-01146846
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01146846
DOI : 10.1210/me.2014-1356
PUBMED : 25710594

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Verlag
Résumé : International audience
The implication of oxidative stress as primary mechanism inducing doxorubicin (DOX) cardiotoxicity is still questionable as many in vitro studies implied supra-clinical drug doses or unreliable methodologies for reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection. The aim of this study was to clarify whether oxidative stress is involved in compliance with the conditions of clinical use of DOX, and using reliable tools for ROS detection. We examined the cytotoxic mechanisms of 2 μM DOX 1 day after the beginning of the treatment in differentiated H9c2 rat embryonic cardiac cells. Cells were exposed for 2 or 24 h with DOX to mimic a single chronic dosage or to favor accumulation, respectively. We found that apoptosis was prevalent in cells exposed for a short period with DOX: cells showed typical hallmarks as loss of anchorage ability, mitochondrial hyperpolarization followed by the collapse of mitochondrial activity, and nuclear condensation. Increasing the exposure period favored a shift to necrosis as the cells preferentially exhibited early DNA impairment and nuclear swelling. In either case, measuring the fluorescence lifetime of 1-pyrenebutyric acid or the intensities of dihydroethidium or amplex red showed a consistent pattern in ROS production which was a slight increased level far from representative of an oxidative stress. Moreover, pre-treatment with dexrazoxane provided a cytoprotective effect although it failed to detoxify ROS. Our data support that oxidative stress is unlikely to be the primary mechanism of DOX cardiac toxicity in vitro.
ISSN: 0300-8177

hal-01285736
https://hal-univ-perp.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01285736
DOI : 10.1007/s11010-016-2653-x

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD BioMed Central
Résumé : International audience
BACKGROUND: The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has gradually emerged as a regulator of inflammation in the lung and other tissues. AhR may interact with the p65-subunit of the nuclear factor (NF)-κB transcription factors, but reported outcomes of AhR/NF-κB-interactions are conflicting. Some studies suggest that AhR possess pro-inflammatory activities while others suggest that AhR may be anti-inflammatory. The present study explored the impact of AhR and its binding partner AhR nuclear translocator (Arnt) on p65-activation and two differentially regulated chemokines, CXCL8 (IL-8) and CCL5 (RANTES), in human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B). RESULTS: Cells were exposed to CXCL8- and CCL5-inducing chemicals, 1-nitropyrene (1-NP) and 1-aminopyrene (1-AP) respectively, or the synthetic double-stranded RNA analogue, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly I:C) which induced both chemokines. Only CXCL8, and not CCL5, appeared to be p65-dependent. Yet, constitutively active unligated AhR suppressed both CXCL8 and CCL5, as shown by siRNA knock-down and the AhR antagonist α-naphthoflavone. Moreover, AhR suppressed activation of p65 by TNF-α and Poly I:C as assessed by luciferase-assay and p65-phosphorylation at serine 536, without affecting basal p65-activity. In contrast, Arnt suppressed only CXCL8, but did not prevent the p65-activation directly. However, Arnt suppressed expression of the NF-κB-subunit RelB which is under transcriptional regulation by p65. Furthermore, AhR-ligands alone at high concentrations induced a moderate CXCL8-response, without affecting CCL5, but suppressed both CXCL8 and CCL5-responses by Poly I:C. CONCLUSION: AhR and Arnt may differentially and independently regulate chemokine-responses induced by both inhaled pollutants and pulmonary infections. Constitutively active, unligated AhR suppressed the activation of p65, while Arnt may possibly interfere with the action of activated p65. Moreover, ligand-activated AhR suppressed CXCL8 and CCL5 responses by other agents, but AhR ligands alone induced CXCL8 responses when given at sufficiently high concentrations, thus underscoring the duality of AhR in regulation of inflammation. We propose that AhR-signaling may be a weak activator of p65-signaling that suppresses p65-activity induced by strong activators of NF-κB, but that its anti-inflammatory properties also are due to interference with additional pathways.
ISSN: 1478-811X

inserm-01085082
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-01085082
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-01085082/document
http://www.hal.inserm.fr/inserm-01085082/file/s12964-014-0048-8.pdf
PUBMED : 25201625

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : International audience
Many different proteins self-aggregate into insoluble fibrils growing apically by reversible addition of elementary building blocks. But beyond this common principle, the modalities of fibril formation are very disparate, with various intermediate forms which can be reshuffled by minor modifications of physico-chemical conditions or amino-acid sequences. To bypass this complexity, the multifaceted phenomenon of fibril formation is reduced here to its most elementary principles defined for a linear prototype of fibril. Selected generic features, including nucleation, elongation, and conformational recruitment, are modeled using minimalist hypotheses and tools, by separating equilibrium from kinetic aspects and in vitro from in vivo conditions. These reductionist approaches allow to bring out known and new rudiments, including the kinetic and equilibrium effects of nucleation, the dual influence of elongation on nucleation, the kinetic limitations on nucleation and fibril numbers, and the accumulation of complexes in vivo by rescue from degradation. Overlooked aspects of these processes are also pointed: the exponential distribution of fibril lengths can be recovered using various models because it is attributable to randomness only. It is also suggested that the same term "critical concentration" is used for different things, involved in either nucleation or elongation
Journal of Chemical Physics

hal-01263103
https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01263103
DOI : 10.1063/1.4940149
PUBMED : 26801045

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Taylor & Francis
Résumé : International audience
This paper presents the effects of chemical and thermal treatments on the strength of vegetable fibers that were being considered as reinforcements in cementitious matrix composites for affordable housing. These include vegetable fibers extracted from banana trunks and sugar cane residues. The results suggested that pyrolysis increased the fiber strength, at least by a factor three. Acid attack generally degraded the strengths, while alkali attack had only a limited effect. Pyrolyzed banana leaves, coconut coir, and coconut sheaths fibers were also tested. The implications of the results were discussed for the development of strong cementitious matrix composites.
ISSN: 1042-6914

hal-00809827
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-00809827
DOI : 10.1080/10426910601063386

Éditeur(s) : Wiley-blackwell
Résumé : Aims Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are industrially valuable molecules with numerous useful properties. This study describes the techniques used for the identification of a novel Vibrio bacterium and preliminary characterization of its EPS. Methods and Results Bioprospection in marine intertidal areas of New Caledonia followed by screening for EPS producing brought to selection of the isolate NC470. Phylogenetic analysis (biochemical tests, gene sequencing and DNADNA relatedness) permitted to identify NC470 as a new member of the Vibrio genus. The EPS was produced in batch fermentation, purified using the ultrafiltration process and analysed by colorimetry, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and HPLC-size exclusion chromatography. This EPS exhibits a high N-acetyl-hexosamines and uronic acid content with a low amount of neutral sugar. The molecular mass was 672x103Da. These data are relevant for possible technological exploitation. Conclusions We propose the name Vibrio neocaledonicus sp. nov for this isolate NC470, producing an EPS with an unusual sugar composition. Comparison with other known polymers permitted to select applications for this polymer. Significance and Impact of the Study This study contributes to evaluate the marine biodiversity of New Caledonia. It also highlights the biotechnological potential of New Caledonia marine bacteria.
Journal Of Applied Microbiology (1364-5072) (Wiley-blackwell), 2013-06 , Vol. 114 , N. 6 , P. 1702-1712

Droits : 2013 The Society for Applied Microbiology
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25501/24036.pdf
DOI:10.1111/jam.12184
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25501/