Awards & achievements
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Jul 2007Award: New Investigator Award in Alzheimer’s Disease, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation/ American Foundation for Aging Research
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Oct 1991Award: Fellowship from the French Department of Research and Technologies.
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Languagesenglish, french
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Scientific MembershipsNew-York Academy of Sciences
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Journal RefereesAmerican journal of hypertension, Biochemical pharmacology, Brain, British Journal of Pharmacology, Circulation, Chemical Research in Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Experimental biology and medicine, Journal of Free Radicals in Biology & Medicine, European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical science monitor: international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, The Open Neuroscience Journal
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Answer added in LC-MS/MS8 Can metabolomics (LC-MS/MS) distinguish whether amino acids were from metabolites or proteins that are not extracted?By Woody Lin · Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryOlivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt UniversityMa Stander said it right. If your proteases are inhibited, the amino acids can not come from proteins. However, do not assume that your extraction pro... [more]Ma Stander said it right. If your proteases are inhibited, the amino acids can not come from proteins. However, do not assume that your extraction protocol will denature all proteins if you have not boiled your samples or added protease inhibitors. We typically use a cocktail of inhibitors to inhibit all types of proteases: aprotinin, pepstatin, chymostatin, EDTA, PMSF, antipain and leupaptin.Following
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Answer added in Oxidative Stress Biomarkers11 Is there interference between haemoglobin and oxidative stress measurements (total antioxidant capacity/oxidative damage such as lipid peroxidation)?By Antoine Stier · French National Centre for Scientific ResearchOlivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt Universityas a general rule if you release hemoglobin or any other hemoprotein from their natural cellular environment, you increase the risk of artifactually g... [more]as a general rule if you release hemoglobin or any other hemoprotein from their natural cellular environment, you increase the risk of artifactually generating oxidation products by allowing them to redox cycle. This is especially true if you are measuring lipid per oxidation. I would make sure to add either an inhibitor of redox cycling(a very good one is paracetamol) and /or antioxidants (we typically use butylhydroxytoluene and triphenylphosphine in our lab). Another good additive if it does not interfere with your assay is to add EDTA to chelate any free iron that could be released by Hb denaturation.Following
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Answer added in Oxidative Stress33 How does Oxidative Stress (OS) correlate across various assays?By Dov Lichtenberg · Tel Aviv UniversityOlivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt UniversityYou need to clarify what "oxidative stress" you mean to measure. Oxidative stress is used to describe many conditions and/or mechanisms that, although... [more]You need to clarify what "oxidative stress" you mean to measure. Oxidative stress is used to describe many conditions and/or mechanisms that, although all related, result from different processes. Thus, measuring super oxide is not the same as measuring lipid per oxidation or hydrogen peroxide. The levels of these three markers of oxidative stress would rarely correlate as they represent different cellular pathways or different parts of a same pathway.Following
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Answer added in Flow Cytometry6 What is a normal value for annexin V measurement by flow cytometry in human platelets activated by convulsion?By Olivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt UniversityOlivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt UniversityI am using labelled annexin V to detect PS exposure.I am using labelled annexin V to detect PS exposure.Following
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Answer added in Flow Cytometry6 What is a normal value for annexin V measurement by flow cytometry in human platelets activated by convulsion?By Olivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt UniversityOlivier Boutaud · Vanderbilt UniversityThanks a lot for your answer. I will try ionomycin as a positive control. The baseline value for annexin V in our experiment is around 1% so I think t... [more]Thanks a lot for your answer. I will try ionomycin as a positive control. The baseline value for annexin V in our experiment is around 1% so I think the platelets are in good shape.Following
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Article: Protein kinase C regulation of 12-lipoxygenase-mediated human platelet activation.
Jennifer Yeung, Patrick L Apopa, Joanne Vesci, Victor Kenyon, Ganesha Rai, Ajit Jadhav, Anton Simeonov, Theodore R Holman, David J Maloney, Olivier Boutaud, Michael Holinstat[show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Platelet activation is important in the regulation of hemostasis and thrombosis. Uncontrolled activation of platelets may lead to arterial thrombosis, which is a major cause of myocardial infarction and stroke. After activation, metabolism of arachidonic acid (AA) by 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) may play a significant role in regulating the degree and stability of platelet activation because inhibition of 12-LOX significantly attenuates platelet aggregation in response to various agonists. Protein kinase C (PKC) activation is also known to be an important regulator of platelet activity. Using a newly developed selective inhibitor for 12-LOX and a pan-PKC inhibitor, we investigated the role of PKC in 12-LOX-mediated regulation of agonist signaling in the platelet. To determine the role of PKC within the 12-LOX pathway, a number of biochemical endpoints were measured, including platelet aggregation, calcium mobilization, and integrin activation. Inhibition of 12-LOX or PKC resulted in inhibition of dense granule secretion and attenuation of both aggregation and αIIbβ(3) activation. However, activation of PKC downstream of 12-LOX inhibition rescued agonist-induced aggregation and integrin activation. Furthermore, inhibition of 12-LOX had no effect on PKC-mediated aggregation, indicating that 12-LOX is upstream of PKC. These studies support an essential role for PKC downstream of 12-LOX activation in human platelets and suggest 12-LOX as a possible target for antiplatelet therapy.Molecular pharmacology 12/2011; 81(3):420-30. · 4.53 Impact Factor -
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Article: On-tissue chemical derivatization of 3-methoxysalicylamine for MALDI-imaging mass spectrometry.
Almary Chacon, Irene Zagol-Ikapitte, Venkataraman Amarnath, Michelle L Reyzer, John A Oates, Richard M Caprioli, Olivier Boutaud[show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: MALDI-imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) has been shown to be a powerful tool to study drug distributions in organ tissue as well as whole animal bodies. Nevertheless, not all drugs are amenable to MALDI while others may be limited by poor sensitivity poor sensitivity. The use of chemical derivatization to improve detection of small molecules by mass spectrometry techniques is well documented. To our knowledge, however, this approach has not been applied to direct tissue analysis of small organic molecules. In this manuscript, we demonstrate the use of on-tissue chemical derivatization of a small organic molecule, 3-methoxysalicylamine (3-MoSA) a scavenger of γ-ketoaldehydes. Derivatization of 3-MoSA with 1,1'-thiocarbonyldiimidazole (TCDI) results in an oxothiazolidine derivative which is detected with much greater sensitivity by MALDI than 3-MoSA itself. TCDI treatment of tissue from mice dosed with 3-MoSA allowed images to be obtained showing its spatial distribution as well as its pharmacokinetic profile in different organs. These images correlated well with results obtained from HPLC-MS/MS analyses of the same tissues. These results provide proof-of-concept that on-tissue chemical derivatization can be used to improve detection of a small organic molecule by MALDI-IMS.Biological Mass Spectrometry 08/2011; 46(8):840-6. · 3.41 Impact Factor -
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Article: Determination of 3-methoxysalicylamine levels in mouse plasma and tissue by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: application to in vivo pharmacokinetics studies.
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ABSTRACT: We report the development of a sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric assay to quantitate 3-methoxysalicylamine (3-MoSA) in biological samples. Derivatization with 1,1'-thiocarbonyldiimidazole followed by C(18) reverse-phase chromatography allowed the detection of both analyte and internal standard (hexylsalicylamine) using electrospray ionization and selected reaction monitoring (SRM) in positive ion mode. We monitored the transitions from m/z 196.7 to 65.1 and from m/z 250.1 to 77.1 for 3-MoSA and HxSA, respectively. The method is validated with respect to linearity (r(2)=0.995), precision (<17% RSD), recovery (100% for 3-MoSA and HxSA), and stability (77% after storage up to 7 month at -80°C). The LOD and LOQ were 16.12 and 48.87 μg/l, respectively and the LLOQ of 1 pg/ml. In addition, we used this assay to analyze the pharmacokinetics of 3-MoSA in mouse plasma and tissues following both intraperitoneal and oral administration, providing new information regarding the distribution of this compound in vivo.Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences 05/2011; 879(15-16):1098-104. · 2.78 Impact Factor -
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Article: Protease-activated receptor signaling in platelets activates cytosolic phospholipase A2α differently for cyclooxygenase-1 and 12-lipoxygenase catalysis.
Michael Holinstat, Olivier Boutaud, Patrick L Apopa, Joanne Vesci, Manju Bala, John A Oates, Heidi E Hamm[show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)) and 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) by platelets is activation of cytosolic phospholipase A(2α) (cPLA(2α)), which releases arachidonic acid, which is the substrate for cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and 12-lipoxygenase. We evaluated signaling via the human platelet thrombin receptors, protease-activated receptor (PAR) 1 and PAR4, to the activation of cPLA(2α), which provides a substrate for the biosynthesis of TxA(2) and 12-HETE. Stimulating washed human platelets resulted in delayed biosynthesis of 12-HETE, which continues after maximal formation of TxA(2) is completed, suggesting that 12-HETE is not formed by the same pool of arachidonic acid that provides a substrate to COX-1. PAR1-induced formation of TxA(2) was inhibited by the phosphatidylinositol kinase inhibitor LY294002, whereas this inhibitor did not block 12-HETE biosynthesis. Both 1-butanol and propranolol also blocked TxA(2) biosynthesis but did not inhibit 12-HETE formation. The concerted evidence indicates that the platelet thrombin receptors signal activation of cPLA(2α) coupled to COX-1 by a pathway different from that signaling activation of the cPLA(2α) coupled to 12-lipoxygenase.Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 02/2011; 31(2):435-42. · 6.37 Impact Factor -
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Article: Functional characterization of mutations in inherited human cPLA₂ deficiency.
Kathleen A Reed, Dawn E Tucker, Ahmed Aloulou, David Adler, Farideh Ghomashchi, Michael H Gelb, Christina C Leslie, John A Oates, Olivier Boutaud[show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)α) catalyzes the first step in the arachidonic acid cascade leading to the synthesis of important lipid mediators, the prostaglandins and leukotrienes. We previously described a patient deficient in cPLA(2)α activity, which was associated with mutations in both alleles encoding the enzyme. In this paper, we describe the biochemical characterization of each of these mutations. Using saturating concentrations of calcium, we showed that the R485H mutant was nearly devoid of any catalytic activity, that the S111P mutation did not affect the enzyme activity, and that the known K651R polymorphism was associated with activity slightly higher than that of the wild type. Using MDCK cells, we showed that translocation to the Golgi in response to serum activation was impaired for the S111P mutant but not for the other mutants. Using immortalized mouse lung fibroblasts lacking endogenous cPLA(2)α activity, we showed that both mutations S111P and R485H/K651R caused a profound defect in the enzyme catalytic activity in response to cell stimulation with serum. Taken together, our results show that the S111P mutation hampers calcium binding and membrane translocation without affecting the catalytic activity, and that the mutation R485H does not affect membrane translocation but blocks catalytic activity that leads to inactivation of the enzyme. Interestingly, our results show that the common K651R polymorphism confers slightly higher activity to the enzyme, suggesting a role of this residue in favoring a catalytically active conformation of cPLA(2)α. Our results define how the mutations negatively influence cPLA(2)α function and explain the inability of the proband to release arachidonic acid for eicosanoid production.Biochemistry 02/2011; 50(10):1731-8. · 3.42 Impact Factor