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张 小, 吴 泽, 蓝 惠, 陈 姗, 吴 杰, 朱 玲, 肖 扬. [Deferoxamine promotes recovery of bone marrow hematopoietic function in mice exposed to a sublethal dose of X-ray irradiation]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:1577-1584. [PMID: 37814872 PMCID: PMC10563109 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.09.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of deferoxamine (DFO) on bone marrow hematopoietic function in C57 mice exposed to a sublethal dose of X-ray irradiation. METHODS C57 mice exposed to a sublethal dose (5.4 Gy, 1.0 Gy/min) of total body X-ray irradiation (TBI) were treated with subcutaneous injection of 100 mg/kg DFO, with normal saline as the control, on a daily basis for 10 and 20 consecutive days. Body weight changes of the mice were monitored every 3 days. Five mice were selected from each group at 10 and 20 days for examination of blood cell counts, bone marrow nucleated cell counts, percentage of bone marrow CD34+ cells, bone marrow pathology, and expressions of cleaved PARP-1, cleaved caspase-3, VEGF, GPX4, and SLC7A11 in the nucleated cells. RESULTS The body weight of the mice decreased significantly on day 3 in TBI and DFO groups (P<0.05), and to the lowest on day 6 in TBI group (P<0.01). Blood cell counts and bone marrow nucleated cell counts of the mice were significantly decreased at 10 and 20 days following TBI (P<0.01). On day 10 following TBI, the mice showed significantly decreased nucleated cells and the presence of adipocytes in the bone marrow, where increased expressions of cleaved PARP-1 and cleaved caspase-3 and lowered expressions of GPX4 and SLC7A11 were detected in the nucleated cells (P<0.05). In the mice exposed to TBI, treatment with DFO significantly increased CD34+ cell percentage (P<0.001), decreased the expressions of cleaved PARP-1 and cleaved caspase-3, and increased the expressions of GPX4, SLC7A11 and VEGF in the bone marrow nucleated cells (P<0.05). DFO treatment significantly increased blood cell counts and bone marrow nucleated cells in mice at 20 days following TBI (P<0.05). CONCLUSION DFO improves bone marrow hematopoiesis in mice with sublethal-dose TBI by inhibiting apoptosis and ferroptosis of bone marrow nucleated cells and promoting VEGF expression and CD34+ cell proliferation.
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- 小敏 张
- 广州中医药大学金沙洲医院,血液科,广东 广州 510168Department of Hematology, Jinshazhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510168, China
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- 南方医科大学中医药学院,广东 广州 510515College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 南方医科大学中医药学院,广东 广州 510515College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 南方医科大学中医药学院,广东 广州 510515College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- 南方医科大学中医药学院,广东 广州 510515College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- 南方医科大学中西医结合医院血液科,广东 广州 510000Department of Hematology, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- 南方医科大学中医药学院,广东 广州 510515College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- 南方医科大学中西医结合医院血液科,广东 广州 510000Department of Hematology, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- 广州中医药大学金沙洲医院,血液科,广东 广州 510168Department of Hematology, Jinshazhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510168, China
- 深圳市前海蛇口自贸区医院血液科,广东 深圳 518067Department of Hematology, Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Pilot Free Trade Zone Hospital, Shenzhen 518067, China
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张 宁, 邱 奇, 陈 永, 孙 正, 卢 国, 王 磊, 康 品, 王 洪. [Quercetin improves pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats by regulating the HMGB1/RAGE/NF-κB pathway]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:1606-1612. [PMID: 37814876 PMCID: PMC10563098 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.09.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism through which quercetin improves pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS Rat models of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension were established by exposure to hypoxia for 8-10 h each day (6 days a week for 4 weeks), and before each hypoxic exposure, the rats were given intragastric administration of 100 mg/kg quercetin or saline. After the treatments, the right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and pulmonary artery systolic pressure of the rats were recorded. The right ventricular hypertrophy index (RVHI) was measured to evaluate right ventricular hypertrophy. HE staining was used to observe the remodeling of the pulmonary arterioles. The right cardiac function of the rats was evaluated by ultrasound. The protein levels of HMGB1, RAGE, NF-κB, Bax, Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3 in the lung tissue of the rats were detected using Western blotting. RESULTS Compared with the rats maintained in normoxia, the rats with chronic hypoxic exposure showed significantly increased RVHI and RVSP (P<0.01), which were obviously lowered by quercetin treatment (P<0.01). HE staining showed significant pulmonary artery wall thickening with reduced lumen diameter in hypoxia group, and quercetin treatment effectively improved pulmonary vascular remodeling. Ultrasound examination revealed a significantly increased RVFW and a lowered PAT/PET ratio in hypoxia group (P<0.01), and such changes were ameliorated by quercetin treatment (P<0.01). Chronic hypoxia significantly increased the protein expressions of HMGB1 (P<0.01), RAGE, NF-κB and Bcl-2 (P<0.01) and lowered the protein expressions of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 (P<0.01); Quercetin treatment obviously lowered the protein expressions of HMGB1, NF-κB (P<0.05), RAGE (P<0.01) and (P<0.05) and increased the expressions of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 in the rat models (P<0.01). CONCLUSION Quercetin improves pulmonary hypertension in rats possibly by promoting apoptosis through the HMGB1/RAGE/NF-κB pathway.
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- 宁宁 张
- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
- 蚌埠医学院心脑血管病研究中心, 生理学教研室, 安徽 蚌埠 233000Research Center for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Teaching and Research Section of Physiology, Benbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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- 蚌埠医学院第一附属医院心血管内科, 安徽 蚌埠 233000The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China
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Duan Y, Yao RQ, Zheng LY, Dong N, Wu Y, Yao YM, Dai XG. [Influence of family with sequence similarity 134, member B-mediated reticulophagy on lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis of mouse dendritic cells]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Yu Chuang Mian Xiu Fu Za Zhi 2023; 39:857-866. [PMID: 37805802 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230227-00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the influence of family with sequence similarity 134, member B (FAM134B)-mediated reticulophagy on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apoptosis of mouse dendritic cells (DCs), so as to provide a basis for improving the immune suppression of sepsis caused by wound infection and other factors. Methods: The experimental research methods were used. The DC line DC2.4 of the 3rd to 10th passage in the logarithmic growth stage was collected for experiments. DCs were divided into LPS stimulation 0 h (no stimulation) group, LPS stimulation 6 h group, LPS stimulation 12 h group, LPS stimulation 24 h group, and LPS stimulation 72 h group, which were cultured with 1 μg/mL LPS (the same concentration below) for the corresponding time. The protein expressions of FAM134B, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B (LC3B), and transporter protein SEC61B were determined by Western blotting, and the ratio of LC3B-Ⅱ/LC3B-Ⅰ was calculated (n=3). DCs were divided into phosphate buffer solution (PBS) group and LPS group for corresponding treatment. After 24 hours of culture, the expression of FAM134B and its co-localization with lysosomal probes and LC3B were detected using immunofluorescence method, while the number of autolysosomes in cells were observed through transmission electron microscope. DCs were divided into the FAM134B-knockdown group that were transfected with lentivirus containing small interfering RNA (siRNA) sequence of FAM134B gene and the empty vector group with empty lentivirus transfected. At post transfection hour 72, the fluorescence expression of cells was observed under the inverted fluorescence phase contrast microscope, meanwhile, the normally cultured DCs were set as blank control group, and the same observation was performed at the corresponding time point. DCs were divided into PBS alone group and LPS alone group, DCs successfully transfected with lentivirus containing siRNA sequence of FAM134B gene were divided into FAM134B-knockdown+PBS group and FAM134B-knockdown+LPS group, and DCs successfully transfected with empty lentivirus were divided into empty vector+PBS group and empty vector+LPS group. These cells were stimulated correspondingly and cultured for 24 hours. The protein expression of FAM134B was detected using Western blotting (n=3); the apoptotic rate of cells was determined by flow cytometry (n=3); the situation of apoptosis was observed by Hoechst staining, and the apoptotic rate was calculated (n=5); the protein expressions of cleaved cysteine aspartic acid specific protease-3 (caspase-3), B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), and Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) were detected using Western blotting, and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 was calculated (n=5). Data were statistically analyzed with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), least significant difference test, and ANOVA for factorial design. Results: Compared with those in LPS stimulation 0 h group, the protein expressions of FAM134B of cells in LPS stimulation 12 h group and LPS stimulation 24 h group were significantly increased (P<0.05), the protein expressions of SEC61B of cells in LPS stimulation 6 h group, LPS stimulation 12 h group, LPS stimulation 24 h group, and LPS stimulation 72 h group were significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the ratios of LC3B-Ⅱ/LC3B-Ⅰ of cells in LPS stimulation 24 h group and LPS stimulation 72 h group were obviously increased (P<0.05). As the most significant changes of three proteins were seen in the cells of LPS stimulation 24 h group, 24 h was used as the duration of subsequent LPS stimulation. After 24 hours of culture, the expression of FAM134B and its co-localization with LC3B and lysosomal probes in the cells of LPS group were all significantly enhanced, with a significant increase in the number of autolysosomes in comparison with those in PBS group. Both the empty vector group and the FAM134B-knockdown group showed high intensity fluorescence in the cells at post transfection hour 72, but the blank control group showed no fluorescence in the cells at the corresponding time point. After 24 hours of culture, the protein expression of FAM134B of cells in FAM134B-knockdown+PBS group was significantly lower than the expressions in PBS alone group and empty vector+PBS group (with P values all <0.05), the protein expression of FAM134B of cells in FAM134B-knockdown+LPS group was significantly lower than the expressions in LPS alone group and empty vector+LPS group (with P values all <0.05), the protein expression of FAM134B of cells in LPS alone group was significantly higher than that in PBS alone group (P<0.05), while the protein expression of FAM134B of cells in empty vector+LPS group was significantly higher than that in empty vector+PBS group (P<0.05). After 24 hours of culture, flow cytometry assay revealed that the apoptotic rate of cells in PBS alone group, LPS alone group, empty vector+PBS group, empty vector+LPS group, FAM134B-knockdown+PBS group, and FAM134B-knockdown+LPS group were (13.3±0.8)%, (32.6±4.3)%, (17.0±1.5)%, (51.7±3.3)%, (52.4±3.1)%, and (62.3±2.6)%, respectively. After 24 hours of culture, compared with those in LPS alone group and empty vector+LPS group, the protein expression of cleaved caspase-3, the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2, and the apoptotic rates of cells detected by flow cytometry and Hoechst staining were significantly increased in FAM134B-knockdown+LPS group (P<0.05); compared with those in the corresponding PBS treatment group, namely, PBS alone group, empty vector+PBS group, and FAM134B-knockdown+PBS group, the protein expression of cleaved caspase-3, the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2, and the apoptotic rates of cells detected by flow cytometry and Hoechst staining were significantly increased in LPS alone group, empty vector+LPS group, and FAM134B-knockdown+LPS group (P<0.05). Conclusions: The activation of reticulophagy mediated by FAM134B in mouse DCs is enhanced and peaked in 24 hours under LPS stimulation, and the activated reticulophagy has a significant inhibitory effect on cell apoptosis.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Chenzhou Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou), Chenzhou 423000, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Chenzhou Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou), Chenzhou 423000, China
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Ahmed HY, Gazzar EME, Safwat N, Badawy MMM. Dual anticancer activity of Aspergillus nidulans pigment and Ionizing γ-Radiation on human larynx carcinoma cell line. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:327. [PMID: 37723554 PMCID: PMC10506217 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04162-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fungi are a readily available source of naturally generated colored compounds. These compounds might be used as radiosensitizers for treating cancer cells. METHODS Aspergillus nidulans was examined for its color-producing ability in Potato dextrose agar (PDA) broth medium. The pigment was characterized by Ultraviolet (UV) spectrophotometer and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). Pigment extracts from A. nidulans were studied for their cytotoxic effects on the growth of human larynx carcinoma cell line (HEp-2) with or without exposure to γ-radiation at three different doses (5, 10, and 15 Gy). A. nidulans pigment cytotoxic activity was tested against normal Vero cells. Cell apoptosis was studied using flow cytometry. Gene expression of P53, Caspase 3 and Bcl-2 were quantified. RESULTS Ultraviolet spectrum and GC/MS revealed the ability of Aspergillus nidulans to produce Rhodopin pigment. HEp-2 cells treated with A. nidulans pigment only give IC50 about 208 µg/ml. In contrast, when treated with the pigment +10 Gy γ-radiation, it give about 115 µg/ml. However, for normal cells, lower cytotoxic activity was detected. Treatment with pigment (208 g/mL) caused about 50% ± 1.0 total apoptosis level and gene expression of P53: 2.3 fold and Caspase 3: 1.84 fold in respect to untreated HEp-2), while Bcl-2 was decreased (Bcl-2: 0.63 fold in respect to untreated HEp-2). Furthermore, treated with pigment (115 µg/mL) + 10Gy caused about 47.41% ± 1.7 total apoptosis level and P53: 2.53 fold and Caspase 3: 2.0 fold in respect to untreated HEp-2, while Bcl-2 was downregulated (Bcl-2: 0.61 fold in respect to untreated HEp-2). CONCLUSION This study concluded that the anti-cancer activity of Aspergillus nidulans pigment was enhanced by ionizing radiation at 10 Gy, as well as its low cytotoxic activity against normal Vero cells.
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- Hanaa Y. Ahmed
- The Regional Center for Mycology and Biotechnology (RCMB), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Health Radiation Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- The Regional Center for Mycology and Biotechnology (RCMB), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Health Radiation Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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Zhao Z, Yang Q, Zhou T, Liu C, Sun M, Cui X, Zhang X. Anticancer potential of Bacillus coagulans MZY531 on mouse H22 hepatocellular carcinoma cells via anti-proliferation and apoptosis induction. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:318. [PMID: 37705007 PMCID: PMC10498517 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04120-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Bacillus coagulans have recently revealed its anticancer effects, but few investigations are available on their effects on liver cancer proliferation, and the precise mechanism to mark its impact on apoptosis-related signaling pathways has yet to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-proliferative effect of B. coagulans MZY531 and apoptosis induction in the mouse H22 hepatocellular carcinoma cell line. The anti-proliferative activity of B. coagulans MZY531 was evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, and cell apoptosis was revealed with Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TDT)-mediated dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) staining and flow cytometric analysis. The expressions of apoptosis-related protein were determined by western blot analysis. The CCK-8 assay revealed that B. coagulans MZY531 inhibited the H22 cells proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. TUNEL staining revealed an increased apoptosis rate in H22 cells following intervention with B. coagulans MZY531. Furthermore, flow cytometric analysis showed that B. coagulans MZY531 treatment (MOI = 50 and 100) significantly alleviated the H22 cells apoptosis compared with the control group. Western blot analysis found B. coagulans MZY531 significantly decreased level of phospho-PI3K (p-PI3K), phospho-AKT (p-AKT), and phospho-mTOR (p-mTOR) compared with the control group. Furthermore, H22 cells treatment with B. coagulans MZY531 enhanced the expression of caspase-3 and Bax and jeopardized the expression of Bcl-2. Taken together, apoptosis induction and cell proliferation inhibition via PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Bax/Bcl-2/Caspase-3 pathway are promising evidence to support B. coagulans MZY531 as a potential therapeutic agent for cancer.
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- Zhongwei Zhao
- Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin Province, P.R. China
- College of Special Education, Changchun University, Changchun, 130022, P.R. China
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- College of Special Education, Changchun University, Changchun, 130022, P.R. China
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- Innovation Practice Center, The Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130000, P.R. China
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- College of Special Education, Changchun University, Changchun, 130022, P.R. China
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- Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin Province, P.R. China
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- Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin Province, P.R. China
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- Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin Province, P.R. China.
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Luan C, Lu Z, Chen J, Chen M, Zhao R, Li X. Thalidomide Alleviates Apoptosis, Oxidative Damage and Inflammation Induced by Pemphigus Vulgaris IgG in HaCat Cells and Neonatal Mice Through MyD88. Drug Des Devel Ther 2023; 17:2821-2839. [PMID: 37719363 PMCID: PMC10504907 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s407242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Purpose Thalidomide (Tha) can be used as a selective treatment for mild pemphigus vulgaris (PV). However, the specific mechanism of action remains unclear. Patients and Methods PV IgG extracted from patients' serum was cocultured with HaCaT cells to construct a PV cell model, and different concentrations of Tha were used to screen the drug effect. The expression level of MYD88 was assessed in skin lesions of PV patients. Intracellular Ca2+ concentration, reactive oxygen species level, DSG3, PG, MYD88, apoptosis-related proteins (Caspase-3, Bcl-2, and Bax), NF-κB pathway-related proteins (IκBα, p-IκBα, p50, and p65), NLRP3, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8 levels were measured. PV IgG was subcutaneously injected into C57BL/6 neonatal mice to construct the animal model. Immunofluorescence was used to detect IgG deposition in the mouse epidermis, whereas immunohistochemistry and TUNEL methods were used to detect the expression of MYD88 and NLRP3 as well as cell apoptosis level in the mouse epidermis. Results Tha reversed the decrease in Dsg3 and PG caused by PV IgG. The expression of MyD88 increased in the patients' skin, PV cell model, and PV mouse model. The increase in MyD88 expression level in PV cell models and PV newborn mouse models was inhibited by Tha. Overexpression of MyD88 induced a decrease in the expression levels of Dsg3 and PG in Hacat cells. Overexpression of MyD88 inhibited Tha effects on Dsg3 and PG expressions and blocked Tha effects on Ca2+, apoptosis, Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 expressions, oxidative damage, and inflammatory response in HaCat cells. Tha alleviated acantholysis induced by PV IgG in model mice. Conclusion Through MYD88, Tha attenuated apoptosis of HaCat cells, modulated NF-κB to hamper the oxidative damage and inflammatory response in the PV cell models, and alleviated acantholysis, IgG deposition, and epidermal cell apoptosis induced by PV IgG in model mice.
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Southwest United Graduate School, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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Mohd Jaafar F, Belhouchet M, Monsion B, Bell-Sakyi L, Mertens PPC, Attoui H. Orbivirus NS4 Proteins Play Multiple Roles to Dampen Cellular Responses. Viruses 2023; 15:1908. [PMID: 37766314 PMCID: PMC10535134 DOI: 10.3390/v15091908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Non-structural protein 4 (NS4) of insect-borne and tick-borne orbiviruses is encoded by genome segment 9, from a secondary open reading frame. Though a protein dispensable for bluetongue virus (BTV) replication, it has been shown to counter the interferon response in cells infected with BTV or African horse sickness virus. We further explored the functional role(s) of NS4 proteins of BTV and the tick-borne Great Island virus (GIV). We show that NS4 of BTV or GIV helps an E3L deletion mutant of vaccinia virus to replicate efficiently in interferon-treated cells, further confirming the role of NS4 as an interferon antagonist. Our results indicate that ectopically expressed NS4 of BTV localised with caspase 3 within the nucleus and was found in a protein complex with active caspase 3 in a pull-down assay. Previous studies have shown that pro-apoptotic caspases (including caspase 3) suppress type I interferon response by cleaving mediators involved in interferon signalling. Our data suggest that orbivirus NS4 plays a role in modulating the apoptotic process and/or regulating the interferon response in mammalian cells, thus acting as a virulence factor in pathogenesis.
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- Fauziah Mohd Jaafar
- UMR1161 VIROLOGIE, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, ANSES, Université Paris-Est, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France;
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- Division of Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK;
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- UMR1161 VIROLOGIE, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, ANSES, Université Paris-Est, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France;
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK;
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- One Virology, The Wolfson Centre for Global Virus Research, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK;
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- UMR1161 VIROLOGIE, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, ANSES, Université Paris-Est, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France;
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Wang F, Song S, Guo B, Li Y, Wang H, Fu S, Wang L, Zhe X, Li H, Li D, Shao R, Pan Z. Increased TCP11 gene expression can inhibit the proliferation, migration and promote apoptosis of cervical cancer cells. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:853. [PMID: 37697257 PMCID: PMC10496356 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11129-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is a common gynecological malignancy. Gene microarray found that TCP11 gene was highly expressed in cervical cancer. However, the effect of TCP11 gene on the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of cervical cancer cells and its underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. METHODS GEPIA database, tissue microarray, western blot and qRT-PCR were used to analyze the expression of TCP11 gene in cervical cancer tissues and cells and its relationship with patients' survival rate. The cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry, and the expressions of cell cycle and apoptosis related molecules and EMT-related molecules were detected by Western blot and qRT-PCR. RESULTS The results showed that TCP11 gene was highly expressed in cervical cancer tissues and cells compared with normal cervical tissues and cells, and its expression was positively correlated with patients' survival rate. The results of proliferation and migration assays showed that TCP11 overexpression inhibited the proliferation and migration of HeLa and SiHa cells. The results showed that TCP11 overexpression blocked the cell cycle of HeLa and SiHa cells, decreased the expression of CDK1 and Cyclin B1, and increased the apoptosis and the expression of caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-3 and cleaved-PARP. TCP11 overexpression increased the protein and mRNA expression of EMT-related molecules ZO-1 and E-cadherin. Conversely, TCP11 knockdown promoted the proliferation of HeLa and SiHa cells and the migration of HeLa cells. CONCLUSIONS TCP11 overexpression significantly inhibited the occurrence and development of cervical cancer cells, it may be a potentially beneficial biomarker for cervical cancer.
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- Fang Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
- Translational Medicine Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 101149, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China
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- Centre for Bioinnovation, School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, 4556, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease and Education Ministry Key Laboratory, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832002, China.
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Ye F, Zhang W, Fan C, Dong J, Peng M, Deng W, Zhang H, Yang L. Antileukemic effect of venetoclax and hypomethylating agents via caspase-3/GSDME-mediated pyroptosis. J Transl Med 2023; 21:606. [PMID: 37679782 PMCID: PMC10486003 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04481-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The identifying of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) as a therapeutic target has led to a paradigm shift in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment. Pyroptosis is a novel antitumor therapeutic mechanism due to its cytotoxic and immunogenic effects. The combination of venetoclax and hypomethylating agents (HMAs) has been shown to lead to durable responses and significantly improve prognosis in patients with AML. However, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying this combinatorial activity is evolving. METHODS We investigated whether the Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax induces AML cell pyroptosis and identified pyroptosis effector proteins. Via using western blotting, immunoprecipitation, RNA interference, CCK8 assays, and LDH assays, we explored the mechanism underlying the pyroptotic effect. The relationship between the expression of the pyroptosis effector protein GSDME and AML prognosis was investigated. The effect of GSDME demethylation combined with venetoclax treatment on pyroptosis was investigated and confirmed in mouse models and clinical samples. RESULTS Venetoclax induces pyroptosis that is mediated by caspase-3-dependent GSDME cleavage. Mechanistically, venetoclax upregulates caspase-3 and GSDME cleavage by activating the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. GSDME is downregulated in AML by promoter methylation, and low GSDME expression is significantly associated with poor prognosis, based on public databases and patient sample analysis. In vivo and in vitro experiments showed that GSDME overexpression or HMAs-mediated restoration of GSDME expression significantly increased venetoclax-induced pyroptosis in AML. CONCLUSION GSDME-mediated pyroptosis may be a novel aspect of the antileukemic effect of Bcl-2 inhibitors. This finding offers new insights into potential biomarkers and therapeutic strategies, identifying an important mechanism explaining the clinical activity of venetoclax and HMAs in AML.
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- Fanghua Ye
- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People's Republic of China.
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Jiang H, Zhou R, An L, Guo J, Hou X, Tang J, Wang F, Du Q. Exploring the role and mechanism of Astragalus membranaceus and radix paeoniae rubra in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis through network pharmacology and experimental validation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10110. [PMID: 37666859 PMCID: PMC10477296 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36944-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrotic disease with an unclear etiology and no effective treatment. This study aims to elucidate the pathogenic mechanism networks involving multiple targets and pathways in IPF. Extracts and metabolites of Astragalus membranaceus (AM) and Radix paeoniae rubra (RPR), two well-known traditional Chinese medicines, have demonstrated therapeutic effects on IPF. However, the underlying mechanisms of AM and RPR remain unclear. Utilizing network pharmacology analysis, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with IPF were obtained from the GEO database. Targets of AM and RPR were identified using the TCM Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform and SwissTargetPrediction. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was subsequently constructed and analyzed using the STRING database and Cytoscape software. Gene ontology enrichment analysis and kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes analysis were conducted using Metascape. Additionally, a component-target-pathway network and a Sankey diagram were employed to identify the main active components, and molecular docking was performed between these components and proteins encoded by key targets. Finally, in vivo studies were conducted based on network pharmacology. A total of 117 common targets between DEGs of IPF and drug targets were identified and included in the PPI network, in which AKT1, MAPK3, HSP90AA1, VEGFA, CASP3, JUN, HIF1A, CCND1, PTGS2, and MDM2 were predicted as key targets. These 117 targets were enriched in the PI3K-AKT pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway, apoptosis, and microRNAs in cancer. Astragaloside III, (R)-Isomucronulatol, Astragaloside I, Paeoniflorin, and β-sitosterol were selected as the main active components. Docking scores ranged from - 4.7 to - 10.7 kcal/mol, indicating a strong binding affinity between the main active compounds and key targets. In vivo studies have indeed shown that AM and RPR can alleviate the pathological lung fibrotic damage caused by bleomycin treatment. The treatment with AM and RPR resulted in a reduction of mRNA levels for key targets AKT1, HSP90AA1, CASP3, MAPK3, and VEGFA. Additionally, the protein expression levels of AKT1, HSP90AA1, and VEGFA were also reduced. These results support the therapeutic potential of AM and RPR in ameliorating pulmonary fibrosis and provide insight into the molecular mechanisms involved in their therapeutic effects.
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- Huanyu Jiang
- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan, China.
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El-Atawy MA, Alsubaie MS, Alazmi ML, Hamed EA, Hanna DH, Ahmed HA, Omar AZ. Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity of New N,N'-Diarylthiourea Derivative against Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:6420. [PMID: 37687250 PMCID: PMC10490226 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The goal of the current study was to prepare two new homologous series of N,N'-diarylurea and N,N'-diarylthiourea derivatives to investigate the therapeutic effects of these derivatives on the methodologies of inhibition directed on human MCF-7 cancer cells. The molecular structures of the prepared derivatives were successfully revealed through elemental analyses, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. The cytotoxic results showed that Diarylthiourea (compound 4) was the most effective in suppressing MCF-7 cell growth when compared to all other prepared derivatives, with the most effective IC50 value (338.33 ± 1.52 µM) after an incubation period of 24 h and no cytotoxic effects on normal human lung cells (wi38 cells). Using the annexin V/PI and comet tests, respectively, treated MCF-7 cells with this IC50 value of the Diarylthiourea 4 compound displayed a considerable increase in early and late apoptotic cells, as well as an intense comet nucleus in comparison to control cells. An arrest of the cell cycle in the S phase was observed via flow cytometry in MCF-7 cells treated with the Diarylthiourea 4 compound, suggesting the onset of apoptosis. Additionally, ELISA research showed that caspase-3 was upregulated in MCF-7 cells treated with compound 4 compared to control cells, suggesting that DNA damage induced by compound 4 may initiate an intrinsic apoptotic pathway and activate caspase-3. These results contributed to recognizing that the successfully prepared Diarylthiourea 4 compound inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7 cancer cells by arresting the S cell cycle and caspase-3 activation via an intrinsic apoptotic route. These results, however, need to be verified through in vivo studies utilizing an animal model.
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- Mohamed A. El-Atawy
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426 Ibrahemia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.A.E.-A.); (A.Z.O.)
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu 46423, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426 Ibrahemia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.A.E.-A.); (A.Z.O.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426 Ibrahemia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.A.E.-A.); (A.Z.O.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426 Ibrahemia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.A.E.-A.); (A.Z.O.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt;
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426 Ibrahemia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt; (M.A.E.-A.); (A.Z.O.)
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El Gazzar WB, Sliem RE, Bayoumi H, Nasr HE, Shabanah M, Elalfy A, Radwaan SE, Gebba MA, Mansour HM, Badr AM, Amer MF, Ashour SS, Morsi H, Aboelkomsan ESAF, Baioumy B, Sayed AEDH, Farag AA. Melatonin Alleviates Intestinal Barrier Damaging Effects Induced by Polyethylene Microplastics in Albino Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13619. [PMID: 37686424 PMCID: PMC10488227 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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There have been concerns about the potential health risks posed by microplastics (MP). The detection of MP in a variety of food products revealed that humans are ingesting MP. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of data about their impacts, as well as their uptake, on intestinal barrier integrity. This study examined the toxic effects of oral administration of two doses of polyethylene microplastics (PE-MP) (3.75 or 15 mg/kg/day for 5 weeks; mean particle size: 4.0-6.0 µm) on the intestinal barrier integrity in rats. Moreover, the effect of melatonin treatment with MP exposure was also assessed. The PE-MP particle uptake, histopathological changes, Alcian blue staining, Muc2 mRNA, proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and TNF-α), and cleaved caspase-3, as well as tight junction proteins (claudin-1, myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK), occludin, and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1)) were assessed. Oral administration of PE-MP resulted in apparent jejunal histopathological alterations; significantly decreased mucin secretion, occludin, ZO-1, and claudin-1 expression; and significantly upregulated MLCK mRNA, IL-1β concentration, and cleaved caspase-3 expression. Melatonin reversed these altered parameters and improved the PE-MP-induced histopathological and ultrastructure changes. This study highlighted the PE-MP's toxic effect on intestinal barrier integrity and revealed the protective effect of melatonin.
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- Walaa Bayoumie El Gazzar
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133, Jordan
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt;
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; (R.E.S.); (S.E.R.)
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; (H.B.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt;
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35511, Egypt;
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; (H.B.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; (R.E.S.); (S.E.R.)
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; (M.A.G.)
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Merit University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th of October City 12573, Egypt;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt; (A.M.B.); (M.F.A.); (S.S.A.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt; (A.M.B.); (M.F.A.); (S.S.A.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt; (A.M.B.); (M.F.A.); (S.S.A.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt; (A.M.B.); (M.F.A.); (S.S.A.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; (M.A.G.)
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt;
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da Silva CMB, Cano FEM, Gaitskell-Phillips G, Vega FJP. Multiparametric Flow Cytometry for Determination of Viability, Caspase 3 and 7 Activity, and Lipid Peroxidation Adduct (4-Hydroxynonenal) in Equine Spermatozoa. Curr Protoc 2023; 3:e885. [PMID: 37672491 DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Flow cytometry is a powerful tool for the analysis of cell samples formed of multipopulations, such as spermatozoa. In recent years, multiparametric cytometers have evolved, allowing the study of different cellular characteristics, such as protein expression, DNA analysis, or mitochondrial activity. Whether using traditional fluorescent dyes or fluorophore-conjugated antibodies, each cell or cellular component is individually stained, the sample is analyzed at high velocities, and then is displayed and interpreted in a dot-plot. We hereby describe the procedure to perform a multiparametric flow cytometry analysis in equine spermatozoa using three sources of excitation and polychromatic flow cytometry for the detection of 4HNE, a lipid peroxidation adduct (by anti-4HNE antibody), apoptotic markers (by caspases 3 and 7 activity), and live/dead spermatozoa (by ethidium-homodimer) excluding the debris with Hoechst 33342 staining and gating. This multiparametric analysis allows the simultaneous detection of different spermatic parameters, providing useful information for the characterization of a seminal sample and fertility estimation. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol: Determination of viability, caspase 3 and 7 activity, and 4-hydroxynonenal in equine spermatozoa by flow cytometry.
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- Carolina Maria Balão da Silva
- Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Agrarian School of Elvas, Elvas, Portugal
- VALORIZA, Research Centre for Endogenous Resources Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Laboratory of Equine Reproduction and Equine Spermatology, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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Yang CH, Chang YC, Hsu CC, Lin CH, Chen IJ, Wu YT, Lan YY. Fucoidan Enhances Cisplatin-induced Effects on SCC-25 Human Oral Cancer Cells by Inhibiting the PI3K/AKT Pathway. Anticancer Res 2023; 43:4015-4022. [PMID: 37648299 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.16589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Cisplatin is a drug for treating oral cancer. However, several previous studies indicate that oral cancer cells can develop resistance to cisplatin, which may result in a poor prognosis for patients with oral cancer. Fucoidan, a natural health product extracted from brown seaweed, has anticancer abilities against various types of cancer cell. This study evaluated whether fucoidan can enhance the sensitivity of oral cancer cells to cisplatin and explored the underlying mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS SCC-25 cells were used in the present study and treated with 0.3125 mg/ml fucoidan, 12.5 μg/ml cisplatin, or 0.3125 mg/ml fucoidan plus 12.5 μg/ml cisplatin for 48 h, 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, enzyme-linked immunosorbent, and immunoblotting assays were performed to evaluate cell survival, cytokeratin-18 fragment release, and expression of markers of apoptosis and autophagy, respectively. RESULTS Cotreatment with fucoidan enhanced cisplatin-induced reduction of SCC-25 cell survival compared to cisplatin alone. In addition, cotreatment also increased the expression of apoptosis markers, including activated caspase-8, activated caspase-9, activated caspase-3, and cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), but did not increase the expression of the two autophagy markers studied, beclin and autophagy-related 12-autophagy-related 5 conjugate. Fucoidan significantly inhibited cisplatin-induced AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 activation, which promoted PARP cleavage, caspase-3 activation, and cytokeratin-18 fragment expression in SCC-25 cells. CONCLUSION Fucoidan promoted cisplatin-induced effects by inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate 3 kinase/AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 activation induced by cisplatin. The results of this study may provide a basis for the possible application of the combination of fucoidan and cisplatin in the clinical treatment of oral cancer in the future to improve the prognosis of patients with oral cancer.
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- Ching-Huey Yang
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pingtung Veterans General Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Department of Pharmacy and Master Program, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Pathology, Golden Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.;
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Ajibare AJ, Akintoye OO, Famurewa AC, Folawiyo MA, Bamisi OD, Asuku AO, Oyegbola OE, Akintayo CO, Olofinbiyi BA, Omotuyi OI. Synergistic Action of Virgin Coconut Oil and Clomiphene in Reversing Endocrine Dysregulation in Letrozole-Model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Rats: Role of Nrf2/HMOX-1 Pathway. J Med Food 2023; 26:683-691. [PMID: 38084993 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2023.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women's reproductive age. Currently, the pathophysiology of PCOS is unclear, and the limited treatment options are unsatisfactory. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is functional food oil associated with pharmacological effects in reproductive disorders. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether VCO could enhance clomiphene (CLO) therapy against PCOS in female rats. Rats were randomly divided: (1) Control, (2) PCOS model, (3) PCOS + CLO, (4) PCOS + VCO, and (5) PCOS + CLO + VCO. The PCOS was induced via daily letrozole (1 mg/kg, orally) administration for 21 days. After the PCOS induction, CLO, VCO, and CLO + VCO were administered from days 22 to 36. Serum levels of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin were estimated. Polymerase chain reaction gene expression for nuclear factor-erythroid-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GSR), LH receptor (LHr), androgen receptor (AR), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and caspase-3 were analyzed. The letrozole-induced PCOS caused considerable increases in GnRH, LH, prolactin, estrogen, and testosterone, whereas FSH decreased significantly compared to the control. The gene expression of Nrf2, HO-1, CAT, and GSR were markedly diminished, while IL-1β, TNF-α, caspase-3, AR, and LHr prominently increased compared to control. Interestingly, the CLO and VCO separately exerted anti-inflammatory and endocrine balance effects. However, VCO-enhanced CLO effect in LH, prolactin and testosterone, Nrf2, HO-1, CAT, GSR, and AR. VCO may synergize with CLO to depress hyperandrogenism and oxidative inflammation in PCOS.
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- Ayodeji J Ajibare
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo-State, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ekiti-State, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka State, India
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ekiti-State, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Bioresources Development Centre, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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Li M, Tang J, Lin C, Shen A, Ma X, Wu J, Gao X, Wang P. A Smart Responsive Fluorescence-MR Nanoprobe for Monitoring Tumor Response to Immunotherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2023; 12:e2300602. [PMID: 37184883 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Accurately evaluating tumor responses to immunotherapy is clinically relevant. However, non-invasive, real-time visualization techniques to evaluate tumor immunotherapy are still lacking. Herein, a smart responsive fluorescence-MR dual-modal nanoprobe, QM(GP)-MZF(CP), is reported that can be targeted for cleavage by the cytotoxic T cell activation marker granzyme B and the apoptosis-related marker cysteine-aspartic acid-specific protease 3 (Caspase-3). The probe uses quinoline-malononitrile (QM), an aggregation-induced emission luminogen, and Mn-Zn ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (MZF-MNPs), a T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) contrast agent, as imaging molecules that are linked with the substrate peptides specific to granzyme B and Caspase-3. Therefore, both granzyme B and Caspase-3 can target and cleave the substrate peptides in QM(GP)-MZF(CP). Via aggregation-induced fluorescence imaging of QM and the aggregation-induced T2WI-enhanced imaging effect of MZF-MNPs, the status of T cells after tumor immunotherapy and the subsequent triggering of tumor cell apoptosis can be determined to identify tumor responsiveness to immunotherapy and thereby evaluate the effectiveness of this therapy in the early stages of treatment.
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- Minghua Li
- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, P. R. China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Institute for biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Luodian Hospital, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 201908, P. R. China
- Department of Radiology, Baoshan District, Luodian Hospital, Shanghai, 201908, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, P. R. China
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Wang Q, Zhang Z, Gao X. Effects of ophthalmic surface anesthetic alcaine on the proliferation and apoptosis of human corneal endothelial cells through HIF-1α regulation. Cell Tissue Bank 2023; 24:561-570. [PMID: 36572744 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-022-10057-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The corneal endothelium is a monolayer, which mediates solute and water flux across the posterior corneal surface. Alcaine's main component proparacaine is paramount in human corneal endothelium (HCE) cell regulation. This study explored the mechanism of alcaine in regulating HCE cells. HCE cell morphology under gradient concentrations was observed by an optical microscope. Cell proliferation and viability were detected by MTT assay to determine the half inhibitory concentration (IC 50). Cell apoptosis rate, HIF-1α mRNA expression, and HIF-1α, p/t-JNK and Caspase-3 protein levels were detected by flow cytometry, RT-qPCR, and Western blot. After treatment with alcaine at 0.625-5 g/L concentration range for 24 h, HCE cells showed cytoplasmic vacuolation, cell shrinkage, separation from culture matrix, and eventual death. Alcaine treated-HCE cell proliferation was decreased in a dose-dependent manner. The IC 50 of alcaine was 1.26 g/L. After alcaine treatment, HCE cell apoptosis rate was promoted and HIF-1α levels in HCE cells were stimulated. Knockdown of HIF-1α partially annulled the effects of alcaine on inhibiting HCE cell proliferation and facilitating apoptosis. Alcaine might activate the JNK/caspase-3 pathway by increasing HIF-1α. The inhibition of the JNK/caspase-3 pathway partially abrogated the effects of alcaine on inhibiting HCE cell proliferation and promoting apoptosis. Alcaine might affect HCE cell proliferation and apoptosis by upregulating HIF-1α and activating the JNK/caspase-3 pathway.
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- Quan Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, No. 4 Gansu Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300022, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, No. 4 Gansu Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300022, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, No. 4 Gansu Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300022, China.
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Baghel K, Niranjan MK, Srivastava R. Withania somnifera inhibits photorefractoriness which triggers neuronal apoptosis in both pre-optic and paraventricular hypothalamic area of Coturnix coturnix japonica: involvement of oxidative stress induced p53 dependent Caspase-3 mediated low immunoreactivity of estrogen receptor alpha. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2023; 22:2205-2218. [PMID: 37266906 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-023-00442-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Light has a very important function in the regulation of the normal physiology including the neuroendocrine system, biological rhythms, cognitive behavior, etc. The variation in photoperiod acts as a stressor due to imbalance in endogenous hormones. Estrogen and its receptors ER alpha and beta play a vital role in the control of stress response in birds. The study investigates the estrogenic effects of a well-known medicinal plant Withania somnifera (WS), mediated by estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) in the hypothalamic pre-optic area (POA) and paraventricular nuclei (PVN). Further the study elucidates its anti-oxidants and anti-apoptotic activities in the brain of Japanese quail. To validate this hypothesis, mature male quails were exposed to long day length for 3 months and then transferred to intermediate day length to become photorefractory (PR) while controls were still continued under long daylength. Supplementation of WS root extract in PR quail increases plasma estrogen and lowers corticosterone. Further, in PR quail the variation in light downregulates immunoreactivity of ERα, oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities i.e. superoxide dismutase and catalase in the brain. Neuronal apoptosis was observed in the POA and PVN of PR quail as indicated by the abundant expression of Caspase-3 and p53 which reduces after the administration of WS root extract. The neuronal population also found to decrease in PR although it increased in WS administered quails. Further, the study concluded that change in photoperiod from 3 months exposure of 16L: 8D to 13.5L: 10.5D directly activates neuronal apoptosis via expression of Caspase3 and p53 expression in the brain and increases neuronal and gonadal oxidative stress while WS root extract reverses them via enhanced estrogen and its receptor ERα expression in the hypothalamic pre-optic and PVN area of Japanese quail.
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- Kalpana Baghel
- Avian Reproductive and Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, MP, 470003, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, UP, 211002, India.
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Gu C, Su J, Wang J, Xie Q, Wu J, Xiao J, Liu W. Fusion protein and hemagglutinin of canine distemper virus co-induce apoptosis in canine mammary tumor cells. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:9903-9918. [PMID: 37249647 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04878-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been shown to have oncolytic activity against primary canine tumors. Previous studies from this laboratory had confirmed that CDV induces apoptosis in canine mammary tumor (CMT) cells, although the molecular mechanism remains unknown. METHODS The CDV N, P, M, F, H, L, C, and V genes were identified in CDV-L and cloned separately. Mutants with deletions in the 5' region (pCMV-F L△60, pCMV-FL△107, and pCMV-FL△114) or with site-directed mutagenesis in the 3' region (pCMV-FLA602-610) of the F gene were generated. Late-stage apoptotic cells were detected by Hoechst 33342. Early-stage apoptotic cells were detected by AnnexinV-FITC/PI. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to detect the mRNA levels of target genes of apoptotic and NF-κB pathway. Western blot analysis was performed to detect the expression or phosphorylation levels of target proteins of apoptotic or NF-κB pathway. Immunofluorescence assay was performed to detect the nuclear translocation of p65 protein. Recombinant viruses (rCDV-FL△60 and rCDV-FLA602-610) were rescued by a BHK-T7-based system. 5-week-old female BALB/c nude mice were used to detect the oncolytic activity of recombinant viruses. RESULTS In this study, it was first confirmed that none of the structural or non-structural proteins of CDV-L, a vaccine strain, was individually able to induce apoptosis in canine mammary tubular adenocarcinoma cells (CIPp) or intraductal papillary carcinoma cells (CMT-7364). However, when CIPp or CMT-7364 cells were co-transfected with glycoprotein fusion (F) and hemagglutinin (H) proteins of CDV-L, nuclear fragmentation was observed and a high proportion of early apoptotic cells were detected, as well as cleaved caspase-3, caspase-8 and poly (ATP ribose) polymerase (PARP). Cleaved caspase-3 and PARP were down-regulated by apoptosis broad-spectrum inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK and caspase-8 pathway inhibitor Z-IETD-FMK, confirming that the F and H proteins coinduced apoptosis in CMT cells via the caspase-8 and caspase-3 pathways. F and H proteins co-induced phosphorylation of p65 and IκBα and nuclear translocation of p65, confirming activation of the NF-κB pathway, inhibition of which down-regulated cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP. Recombinant F protein with enhanced fusion activity and H protein co-induced more cleaved caspase-3 and PARP than parental F protein, while the corresponding recombinant virus exhibited the same properties both in CIPp cells and in a subcutaneous xenograft mouse model. CONCLUSIONS F and H proteins of CDV-L co-induce apoptosis in CMT cells, while the NF-κB pathway and fusion activity of F protein paly essential roles in the process.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Eight Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing, China.
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Robinson T, Escara-Wilke J, Dai J, Zimmermann J, Keller ET. A CXCR4 inhibitor (balixafortide) enhances docetaxel-mediated antitumor activity in a murine model of prostate cancer bone metastasis. Prostate 2023; 83:1247-1254. [PMID: 37244751 PMCID: PMC10576997 DOI: 10.1002/pros.24584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prostate cancer (PCa) bone metastases have been shown to be more resistant to docetaxel than soft tissue metastases. The proinflammatory chemokine receptor CXCR4 has been shown to confer resistance to docetaxel (DOC) in PCa cells. Balixafortide (BLX) is a protein epitope mimetic inhibitor of CXCR4. Accordingly, we hypothesized that BLX would enhance DOC-mediated antitumor activity in PCa bone metastases. METHODS PC-3 luciferase-labeled cells were injected into the tibia of mice to model bone metastases. Four treatment groups were created: vehicle, DOC (5 mg/kg), BLX (20 mg/kg), and combo (receiving both DOC and BLX). Mice were injected twice daily subcutaneously with either vehicle or BLX starting on Day 1 and weekly intraperitoneally with DOC starting on Day 1. Tumor burden was measured weekly via bioluminescent imaging. At end of study (29 days), radiographs were taken of the tibiae and blood was collected. Serum levels of TRAcP, IL-2, and IFNγ levels were measured using ELISA. Harvested tibiae were decalcified and stained for Ki67, cleaved caspase-3, and CD34 positive cells or microvessels were quantified. RESULTS Tumor burden was lower in the combo group compared to the DOC alone group. Treatment with the combination had no impact on the number of mice with osteolytic lesions, however the area of osteolytic lesions was lower in the combo group compared to the vehicle and BLX groups, but not the DOC group. Serum TRAcP levels were lower in the combo compared to vehicle group, but not the other groups. No significant difference in Ki67 staining was found among the groups; whereas, cleaved caspase-3 staining was lowest in the Combo group and highest in the BLX group. The DOC and combo groups had more CD34+ microvessels than the control and BLX groups. There was no difference between the treatment groups for IL-2, but the combo group had increased levels of IFNγ compared to the DOC group. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that a combination of BAL and DOC has greater antitumor activity in a model of PCa bone metastases than either drug alone. These data support further evaluation of this combination in metastatic PCa.
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- Tyler Robinson
- Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Single Cell Spatial Analysis Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Xu J, Wang Y, Zuo Y, Lv S, Li D. Repeated neonatal Needle-pricking stimulation alter neurodevelopment in adolescent rats. Brain Dev 2023; 45:413-421. [PMID: 37121792 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2023.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the repeated pain stimulation in neonatal rats affects their cognitive and memory abilities during puberty, and the proliferation expression of hippocampal neurons. METHODS Postnatal 1 day (P1) SD rats were randomly divided into two groups, and the skin of the needle group was pricked for seven days consecutively while the skin of the control group was stroked for the same period of time. The rats in both groups were weighed every week, and the Morris water maze experiment was performed from P44 to P49 to test the cognitive and memory abilities of the rats. On P50, the hippocampal tissue was extracted for observation of pathological features and the expressions of Ki-67 and caspase 3 were determined. RESULTS With the increase of the days, the body weight of the rats in the needle group increased slightly slower than that of the control group. The escape latency of the needle group was significantly higher than that of the control group in the water maze test at P45 and P48, and the number of times the rats crossing the platform in the needle group was lower than that of the control group. The HE staining of the hippocampal tissue showed that the cells in the needle group were disorganized, with irregular morphology. Under the electron microscope, the structure of neuron cells and organelles is changed in the hippocampal CA1 region of rats. It showed a decrease in the Ki-67 expression and an increase in caspase 3 in the needle group. CONCLUSION Repeated experience of needle-pricking stimulation in neonatal rats can cause cognitive impairment and memory loss in puberty, disrupt hippocampal organization, and diminish neuronal proliferation.
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- Department of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China; Department of Neonatology, Dalian Women and Children's Medical Group, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
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Bhosale PG, Kennedy RA, Watt FM. Caspase activation in tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes is associated with lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Pathol 2023; 261:43-54. [PMID: 37443405 PMCID: PMC10772935 DOI: 10.1002/path.6145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are genetically heterogeneous and exhibit diverse stromal and immune microenvironments. Acquired resistance to standard chemo-, radio-, and targeted therapies remains a major hurdle in planning effective treatment modalities for OSCC patients. Since Caspase 8 (CASP8) is frequently mutated in OSCCs, we were interested to explore a potential interaction between tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and CASP8 activation using high-content image analysis of human tumour (n = 32) sections. Despite the lymphocyte-rich tumour microenvironment, we observed lower activation of CASP8 (0-10% of tumour area) and its downstream effector CASP3 (0-6%) in tumours than in normal oral epithelium. Conversely, we found apoptosis was high for all the lymphocyte subtypes examined (38-52% of lymphocytes within tumour islands). Tumours with higher Fas ligand (FasL) expression had a significantly higher proportion of cleaved CASP3/8 positive cytotoxic T cells within the tumour islands (p = 0.05), and this was associated with the presence of lymph node metastatic disease [odds ratio: 1.046, 95% confidence interval (1.002-1.091), p = 0.039]. Our finding of extensive activation of the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis in TILs, together with evidence of higher FasL in CASP8 mutated tumours, may be useful in predicting the course of disease in individual patients. © 2023 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Priyanka G Bhosale
- Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative MedicineKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative MedicineKing's College LondonLondonUK
- Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial SciencesKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative MedicineKing's College LondonLondonUK
- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelbergGermany
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Ayazoglu Demir E, Mentese A, Kucuk H, Turkmen Alemdar N, Demir S. The therapeutic effect of silibinin against 5-fluorouracil-induced ovarian toxicity in rats. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023; 37:e23408. [PMID: 37335224 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a fluoropyrimidine group antineoplastic drug with antimetabolite properties and ovotoxicity is one of the most important side effects. Silibinin (SLB) is a natural compound that is used worldwide and stands out with its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of SLB in 5-FU-induced ovototoxicity using biochemical and histological analysis. This study was carried out in five main groups containing six rats in each group: control, SLB (5 mg/kg), 5-FU (100 mg/kg), 5-FU + SLB (2.5 mg/kg), and 5-FU + SLB (5 mg/kg). The levels of ovarian malondialdehyde (MDA), total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and caspase-3 were determined using spectrophotometric methods. Hematoxylin and eosin staining method was employed for histopathological examination. MDA, TOS, 8-OHdG, TNF-α, MPO, and caspase-3 levels in 5-FU group were significantly increased compared with the control group, while the levels of TAS, SOD, and CAT were decreased (p < 0.05). SLB treatments statistically significantly restored this damage in a dose-dependent manner (p < 0.05). Although vascular congestion, edema, hemorrhage, follicular degeneration, and leukocyte infiltration were significantly higher in the 5-FU group compared with the control group, SLB treatments also statistically significantly restored these damages (p < 0.05). In conclusion, SLB has a therapeutic effect on the ovarian damage induced by 5-FU via decreasing the levels of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. It may be helpful to consider the usefulness of SLB as an adjuvant therapy to counteract the side effects of chemotherapy.
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- Elif Ayazoglu Demir
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technologies, Macka Vocational School, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkiye
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkiye
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- Department of Pathology, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Trabzon, Turkiye
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkiye
- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkiye
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkiye
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Kundakci YE, Bilir A, Atay E, Vurmaz A, Firat F, Arikan ES. Protective Effects of Different Doses of Ginsenoside-Rb1 Experimental Cataract Model That in Chick Embryos. Curr Eye Res 2023; 48:817-825. [PMID: 37260421 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2023.2221415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE There has been increased interest in phytochemical antioxidants to prevent protein damage and aggregate formation in cataract treatment. In this study, the protective effect of different doses of Rb1 (GRb1), one of the ginsenosides of Panax Ginseng, in the experimental cataract model formed in chick embryos was investigated. METHODS Five different experimental groups were formed with 100 SPF fertilized eggs: Control (0.9% NaCl to physiological saline), hydrocortisone hemisuccinate sodium (HC), low dose (HC + L-GRb1 (1 mg/kg)), medium dose (HC+). M-GRb1 (2.5 mg/kg)), and high dose (HC + H-GRb1 (5 mg/kg)). All solutions were given to air sack at 15 days of incubation. On the 17th day, the bulbous oculi of the chick embryos were dissected. Cataract formations of the lenses, glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant (TAS), total oxidant (TOS) levels, Caspase-3 H-score, and TUNEL index were determined. In addition, crystalline alpha A (CRYAA) gene expression was evaluated. RESULTS Cataracts were observed in the control, HC, HC + L-GRb1, HC + M-GRb1, and HC + H-GRb1 groups with a frequency of 0%, 100%, 75%, 56.25%, and 100%, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between the control and HC groups in terms of TAS, TOS, MDA, GSH, Caspase-3 H-score, and TUNEL index (p < .05). When the therapeutic effect of the GRb1 groups was evaluated, the HC group showed significant differences with the HC + L-GRb1 and HC + M-GRb1 groups in almost all parameters (p < .05), while there was no statistical difference with the HC + H-GRb1 group (p > .05). In addition, gene expression levels differed between the groups, although not statistically significant (p > .05). CONCLUSION 1 mg/kg and 2.5 mg/kg GRb1 applications show therapeutic properties on the HC-induced cataract model. This effect is more pronounced at 2.5 mg/kg.
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- Yunus Emre Kundakci
- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medicine Faculty, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Kang XF, Lu XL, Bi CF, Hu XD, Li Y, Li JK, Yang LS, Liu J, Ma L, Zhang JF. Xuebijing injection protects sepsis induced myocardial injury by mediating TLR4/NF-κB/IKKα and JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathways. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:8501-8517. [PMID: 37650558 PMCID: PMC10496990 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Compelling evidence has demonstrated that Xuebijing (XBJ) exerted protective effects against SIMI. The aims of this study were to investigate whether TLR4/IKKα-mediated NF-κB and JAK2/STAT3 pathways were involved in XBJ's cardio-protection during sepsis and the mechanisms. METHODS In this study, rats were randomly assigned to three groups: Sham group; CLP group; XBJ group. Rats were treated with XBJ or sanitary saline after CLP. Echocardiography, myocardial enzymes and HE were used to detect cardiac function. IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in serum were measured using ELISA kits. Cardiomyocyte apoptosis were tested by TUNEL staining. The protein levels of Bax, Bcl-2, Bcl-xl, Cleaved-Caspase 3, Cleaved-Caspase 9, Cleaved-PARP, TLR4, p-NF-κB, p-IKKα, p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 in the myocardium were assayed by western blotting. And finally, immunofluorescence was used to assess the level of p-JAK2 and p-STAT3 in heart tissue. RESULTS The results of echocardiography, myocardial enzyme and HE test showed that XBJ could significantly improve SIMI. The IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in the serum were markedly lower in the XBJ group than in the CLP group (p<0.05). TUNEL staining's results showed that XBJ ameliorated CLP-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Meanwhile, XBJ downregulated the protein levels of Bax, Cleaved-Caspase 3, Cleaved-Caspase 9, Cleaved-PARP, TLR4, p-NF-κB, p-IKKα, p-JAK2 and p-STAT3, as well as upregulated the protein levels of Bcl-2, Bcl-xl (p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS In here, we observed that XBJ's cardioprotective advantages may be attributable to its ability to suppress inflammation and apoptosis via inhibiting the TLR4/ IKKα-mediated NF-κB and JAK2/STAT3 pathways during sepsis.
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- Xiang-Fei Kang
- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Laboratory Animal Centre, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Medical Experimental Center, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Emergency Medical, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750000, Ningxia, China
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Meng F, Zhou Y, Wagner A, Bülow JM, Köhler K, Neunaber C, Bundkirchen K, Relja B. Impact of age on liver damage, inflammation, and molecular signaling pathways in response to femoral fracture and hemorrhage. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1239145. [PMID: 37691959 PMCID: PMC10484338 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1239145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Background Trauma causes disability and mortality globally, leading to fractures and hemorrhagic shock. This can trigger an irregular inflammatory response that damages remote organs, including liver. Aging increases the susceptibility to dysregulated immune responses following trauma, raising the risk of organ damage, infections, and higher morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. This study investigates how aging affects liver inflammation and damage post-trauma. Methods 24 male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into four groups. Twelve young (17-26 weeks) and 12 aged (64-72 weeks) mice were included. Mice further underwent either hemorrhagic shock (trauma/hemorrhage, TH), and femoral fracture (osteotomy) with external fixation (Fx) (THFx, n=6) or sham procedures (n=6). After 24 hours, mice were sacrificed. Liver injury and apoptosis were evaluated using hematoxylin-eosin staining and activated caspase-3 immunostaining. CXCL1 and infiltrating polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) in the liver were assessed by immunostaining, and concentrations of CXCL1, TNF, IL-1β, and IL-10 in the liver tissue were determined by ELISA. Gene expression of Tnf, Cxcl1, Il-1β, and Cxcl2 in the liver tissue was determined by qRT-PCR. Finally, western blot was used to determine protein expression levels of IκBα, Akt, and their phosphorylated forms. Results THFx caused liver damage and increased presence of active caspase-3-positive cells compared to the corresponding sham group. THFx aged group had more severe liver injury than the young group. CXCL1 and PMNL levels were significantly higher in both aged groups, and THFx caused a greater increase in CXCL and PMNL levels in aged compared to the young group. Pro-inflammatory TNF and IL-1β levels were elevated in aged groups, further intensified by THFx. Anti-inflammatory IL-10 levels were lower in aged groups. Tnf and Cxcl1 gene expression was enhanced in the aged sham group. Phosphorylation ratio of IκBα was significantly increased in the aged sham group versus young sham group. THFx-induced IκBα phosphorylation in the young group was significantly reduced in the aged THFx group. Akt phosphorylation was significantly reduced in the THFx aged group compared to the THFx young group. Conclusion The findings indicate that aging may lead to increased vulnerability to liver injury and inflammation following trauma due to dysregulated immune responses.
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- Fanshuai Meng
- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Translational and Experimental Trauma Research, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Translational and Experimental Trauma Research, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Translational and Experimental Trauma Research, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Translational and Experimental Trauma Research, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Translational and Experimental Trauma Research, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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Wang C, Zhang R, Chen X, Yuan M, Wu J, Sun Q, Miao C, Jing Y. The potential effect and mechanism of Saikosaponin A against gastric cancer. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:295. [PMID: 37608281 PMCID: PMC10463516 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04108-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Saikosaponin A (SSA) shows a series of pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research or sufficient evidence regarding the efficacy of SSA in treating gastric cancer (GC), and the specific mechanisms by which it inhibits GC growth and progression are still not fully understood. METHODS MTT and clonogenic assays were employed to detect the effect of SSA on the proliferation of GC cells. Bioinformatics predicted the SSA targets in the treatment of GC. The core genes and the underlying mechanism of SSA in anti-GC were obtained by analyzing the intersecting targets; molecular docking and Western blot were used to check the reliability of core genes. Flow cytometry was used to analyze apoptosis and cell cycle in GC cells treated with varying concentrations of SSA. Western blot was employed to detect the expression levels of related proteins. RESULTS SSA significantly blocked GC cells in the S phase of the cell cycle and induced apoptosis to suppress the proliferation of GC cells. Network pharmacology revealed that the underlying mechanisms through which SSA acts against GC involve the modulation of several signaling pathways, including the PI3K-Akt, MAPK, RAS, and T-cell signaling pathways. Molecular docking showed pivotal target genes with a high affinity to SSA, including STAT3, MYC, TNF, STAT5B, Caspase-3 and SRC. Furthermore, western blot results revealed that SSA significantly increased the protein levels of Bax and Cleaved Caspase-3, whereas decreased the expression levels of p-JAK, p-STAT3, MYC, Bcl-2, p-PI3K, p-AKT and p-mTOR, confirming that the reliability of hub targets and SSA could promote GC cell apoptosis by suppressing PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that SSA has the ability to trigger apoptosis in GC cells by blocking the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. These findings highlight the potential of SSA as a promising natural therapeutic agent for the treatment of GC.
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- Chao Wang
- China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dongtai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dongtai, 224299, Jiangsu, China.
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- China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
- Department of Endocrinology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
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郭 晓, 陈 丽, 吕 芹, 杜 瑞, 罗 琴, 张 阳, 卞 华, 韩 立. [ Guizhi Fuling Capsule inhibits migration and induces apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cells by regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2023; 43:1315-1321. [PMID: 37712267 PMCID: PMC10505568 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2023.08.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the inhibitory effect of Guizhi Fuling Capsule (GFC) on migration of human ovarian cancer cells and explore the possible mechanism. METHODS Sixty Wistar rats were randomized into 4 groups for daily gavage of saline or 4, 8, or 16 g/kg GFC suspension for 5 days to prepare blank and low-, medium- and high-dose GFC-medicated sera. Cisplatinresistant ovarian cancer SKOV3/DDP cells were treated with these sera with nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitor SN50 as the positive control, and the changes in migration ability and apoptosis of the cells were examined using scratch assay and flow cytometry, respectively; the changes in the mRNA and protein expressions of CDH1, CDH2, caspase 3 and NF- κB were detected using RT-qPCR and Western blotting. ATAC-seq was used to analyze the changes in expressions of CDH1, CDH2, caspase 3 and NF-κB genes in the open chromatin. RESULTS Treatment with GFC-medicated sera dose-dependently inhibited the migration (P < 0.05), increased apoptosis (P < 0.01), inhibited CDH2 and NF-κB mRNA expression (P < 0.05), and enhanced caspase 3 and CDH1 mRNA expressions (P < 0.01) in SKOV3/DDP cells. The effects of high-dose GFC-medicated serum were comparable to those of SN50 (P>0.05), but its effect for enhancing DH1 protein expression was weaker than that of SN50 (P < 0.01). GFC-medicated sera significantly lowered the expressions of NF-κB and CDH2 and increased CDH1 expression in the open chromatin without obviously affecting caspase 3 expression. CONCLUSION GFC- medicated sera inhibits the migration ability of SKOV3/DDP cells possibly by promoting cell apoptosis and caspase 3 and CDH1 expressions, inhibiting CDH2 and NF-κB expressions, and regulating the expressions of NF-κB, CDH2 and CDH1 in the open chromatin.
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- 晓娟 郭
- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
- 南阳理工学院河南省张仲景方药与免疫调节重点实验室,河南 南阳 473004Henan Key Laboratory of ZHANG Zhongjing Formulae and Herbs for Immunoregulation,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳医学高等专科学校中医系,河南 南阳 473061Department of Chinese Medicine, Nanyang Medical College, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
- 南阳理工学院河南省张仲景方药与免疫调节重点实验室,河南 南阳 473004Henan Key Laboratory of ZHANG Zhongjing Formulae and Herbs for Immunoregulation,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
- 南阳理工学院河南省张仲景方药与免疫调节重点实验室,河南 南阳 473004Henan Key Laboratory of ZHANG Zhongjing Formulae and Herbs for Immunoregulation,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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- 南阳理工学院张仲景国医学院,河南 南阳 473061Zhang Zhongjing School of Chinese Medicine,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
- 南阳理工学院河南省张仲景方药与免疫调节重点实验室,河南 南阳 473004Henan Key Laboratory of ZHANG Zhongjing Formulae and Herbs for Immunoregulation,Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473061, China
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Liao Z, Lei Y, Peng L, Fu X, Wang W, Yang D. Network pharmacology prediction and experimental verification of Rhubarb-Peach Kernel promoting apoptosis in endometriosis. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:291. [PMID: 37598188 PMCID: PMC10439631 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04084-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND "Rhubarb-Peach Kernel" herb pair (RP) one of the most frequently used drug pairs, has been used in traditional medicine in China to treat inflammation and diseases associated with pain. Although it is widely used clinically and has a remarkable curative effect, the mechanism of RP treatment for endometriosis (EMs) remains unclear due to its complicated components. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-endometriosis effect of RP, with emphasis on apoptosis via network pharmacology prediction, molecular docking and experimental verification. METHODS The related ingredients and targets of RP in treating EMs were screened out using Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP), Tool for Molecular mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine (BATMAN-TCM), and GeneCards database. The data of the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was obtained by the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interaction Gene/Proteins (STRING) Database. The Metascape database was adopt for Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. After that, the molecular docking of the main active ingredients and apoptosis targets was performed. Finally, the pro-apoptotic effect of RP was verified in hEM15a cells. RESULTS A total of 32 RP compounds were collected. Forty-two matching targets were picked out as the correlative targets of RP in treating EMs. Among these, 18 hub targets including P53, CASP3 were recognized by the PPI network. KEGG enrichment analysis discovered that the regulation of apoptosis was one of the potential mechanisms of RP against EMs. Anthraquinone compounds, flavonoids, and triterpenes in RP were identified as crucial active ingredients, involved in the pro-apoptotic effect, which were confirmed subsequently by molecular docking. Additionally, it was verified that RP treatment promoted apoptosis and inhibited the proliferation of EMs cells (assessed by MTT and Flow cytometry). Moreover, the induction of apoptosis in treated EMs cells may be due to the regulation of apoptosis-related protein expression, including P53, BAX, and CASP3. CONCLUSIONS The results of our study demonstrated that RP may exert its therapeutic effects on EMs through the potential mechanism of promoting apoptosis. Anthraquinones, flavonoids and triterpenoids are the possible pro-apoptotic components in RP.
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- Third-Grade Pharmacological Laboratory On Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- Third-Grade Pharmacological Laboratory On Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- The First College of Clinical Medicine Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, China.
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- Third-Grade Pharmacological Laboratory On Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Three Gorges University & Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yichang, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Three Gorges University & Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yichang, China
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Joha Z, Öztürk A, Yulak F, Karataş Ö, Ataseven H. Mechanism of anticancer effect of gambogic acid on gastric signet ring cell carcinoma. Med Oncol 2023; 40:269. [PMID: 37587317 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-023-02149-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Gambogic acid has demonstrated inhibitory effects on the growth of various cancer cell types, such as breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and osteosarcoma. This study aims to investigate the antiproliferative activity of Gambogic acid on SNU-16 cells derived from gastric signet ring cell carcinoma and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. The cytotoxic effect of gambogic acid was evaluated in SNU-16 cells by treating them with different concentrations of the compound, and the XTT cell viability assay was employed to assess cell viability. ELISA was used to measure bax, BCL-2, caspase 3, PARP, and 8-oxo-dG levels. Additionally, immunofluorescence staining was applied to assess 8-oxo-dG and LC3β levels in SNU-16 cells. It was observed that gambogic acid exerted a dose-dependent and statistically significant antiproliferative effect on SNU-16 cells. The IC50 value of gambogic acid in SNU-16 cells was found to be 655.1 nM for 24 h. Subsequent investigations conducted using the IC50 dose revealed a significant upregulation of apoptotic proteins including cleaved caspase 3, Bax, and cleaved PARP (p < 0.001), along with a downregulation of BCL-2 (p < 0.001), an anti-apoptotic protein. Moreover, the administration of this drug led to an upregulation of 8-oxo-dG (p < 0.001), a widely acknowledged biomarker indicating oxidative damage in DNA, as well as an increase in LC3β levels (p < 0.05), a marker associated with autophagy. The antiproliferative effect of gambogic acid against gastric signet ring cell carcinoma is attributed to its ability to induce apoptosis and autophagy. This discovery highlights the promising potential of gambogic acid as a treatment option for gastric signet ring cell carcinoma.
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- Ziad Joha
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
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- Departments of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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- Departments of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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Othman EM, Habib HA, Zahran ME, Amin A, Heeba GH. Mechanistic Protective Effect of Cilostazol in Cisplatin-Induced Testicular Damage via Regulation of Oxidative Stress and TNF-α/NF-κB/Caspase-3 Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12651. [PMID: 37628836 PMCID: PMC10454637 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Despite being a potent anticancer drug, cisplatin has limited applicability due to its adverse effects, such as testicular damage. Consequently, reducing its toxicity becomes necessary. In this study, a selective phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor, cilostazol, which is used to treat intermittent claudication, was examined for its ability to abrogate cisplatin-induced testicular toxicity. Its ameliorative effect was compared to that of two phosphodiesterase inhibitors, tadalafil and pentoxifylline. The study also focused on the possible mechanisms involved in the proposed protective effect. Cisplatin-treated rats showed a significant decrease in sperm number and motility, serum testosterone, and testicular glutathione levels, as well as a significant elevation in malondialdehyde, total nitrite levels, and the protein expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, nuclear factor-kappa β, and caspase-3. These outcomes were confirmed by marked testicular architecture deterioration. Contrary to this, cilostazol, in a dose-dependent manner, showed potential protection against testicular toxicity, reversed the disrupted testicular function, and improved histological alterations through rebalancing of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. In addition, cilostazol exerted a more pronounced protective effect in comparison to tadalafil and pentoxifylline. In conclusion, cilostazol ameliorates cisplatin-induced testicular impairment through alteration of oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptotic pathways, offering a promising treatment for cisplatin-induced testicular damage.
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- Eman M. Othman
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt;
- Department of Bioinformatics, Biocenter, University of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt;
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- Biology Department, College of Science, UAE University, Al-Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt;
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Huang W, Huang X, Yang L, Han W, Zhu Z, Wang Y, Chen R. Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Analysis Exploring the Mechanism of Tripterygium wilfordii in the Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59:1448. [PMID: 37629739 PMCID: PMC10456824 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59081448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is an infrequent autoimmune disease of the oral mucosa, which affects up to 2% of the world population. An investigation of Tripterygium wilfordii's mechanism of action for treating OLP was conducted, and a theoretical basis was provided for improving current treatment regimens. Materials and Methods: We used a network pharmacological approach to gain insight into the molecular mechanism of Tripterygium wilfordii in the treatment of OLP. Then, potential protein targets between Tripterygium wilfordii and OLP were analyzed through a drug-target network. This was followed by KEGG enrichment analysis and Gene Ontology (GO) classification. Finally, for molecular docking, AutoDock Vina was used. Results: A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed by analyzing the common targets of a total of 51 wilfordii-OLP interactions from different databases. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses showed that the treatment of OLP with Tripterygium wilfordii mainly involves lipopolysaccharide response, bacterial molecular response, positive regulation of cytokine production, and leukocyte proliferation, and the signaling pathways mainly include the AGE-RAGE, NF-κB, Toll-like receptor, IL-17, HIF-1, and TNF signaling pathways. The molecular docking results showed that β-sitosterol, kaempferol, hederagenin, and triptolide have a higher affinity for AKT1, TNF, CASP3, and PTGS2, respectively. Based on the CytoNCA analysis of common targets, 19 key targets, including AKT1, TNF, VEGFA, STAT3, CXCL8, PTGS2, TP53, and CASP3, and their connections were identified. Conclusions: Preliminarily, this study reveals that Tripterygium wilfordii interferes with OLP by interacting with multiple targets through multiple accesses, as validated by molecular docking.
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- College & Hospital of Stomatology, Key Lab. of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China; (W.H.); (X.H.); (L.Y.); (W.H.); (Z.Z.)
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- College & Hospital of Stomatology, Key Lab. of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province, Anhui Medical University, No. 81, Meishan Road, Shushan District, Hefei 230032, China; (W.H.); (X.H.); (L.Y.); (W.H.); (Z.Z.)
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Bardak H, Uğuz AC, Bardak Y, Rocha-Pimienta J, Delgado-Adámez J, Espino J. Selenium Protects ARPE-19 and ACBRI 181 Cells against High Glucose-Induced Oxidative Stress. Molecules 2023; 28:5961. [PMID: 37630213 PMCID: PMC10459791 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28165961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), can cause severe visual loss. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays a crucial role in retinal physiology but is vulnerable to oxidative damage. We investigated the protective effects of selenium (Se) on retinal pigment epithelium (ARPE-19) and primary human retinal microvascular endothelial (ACBRI 181) cells against high glucose (HG)-induced oxidative stress and apoptotic cascade. To achieve this objective, we utilized varying concentrations of D-glucose (ranging from 5 to 80 mM) to induce the HG model. HG-induced oxidative stress in ARPE-19 and ACBRI 181 cells and the apoptotic cascade were evaluated by determining Ca2+ overload, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, caspase-3/-9 activation, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation (LP), glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and apoptosis levels. A cell viability assay utilizing MTT was conducted to ascertain the optimal concentration of Se to be employed. The quantification of MTT, ROS, VEGF levels, and caspase-3 and -9 activation was accomplished using a plate reader. To quantitatively assess LP and GSH levels, GSH-Px activities were utilized by spectrophotometer and apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, and the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores were evaluated by spectrofluorometer. Our investigation revealed a significant augmentation in oxidative stress induced by HG, leading to cellular damage through modulation of mitochondrial membrane potential, ROS levels, and intracellular Ca2+ release. Incubation with Se resulted in a notable reduction in ROS production induced by HG, as well as a reduction in apoptosis and the activation of caspase-3 and -9. Additionally, Se incubation led to decreased levels of VEGF and LP while concurrently increasing levels of GSH and GSH-Px. The findings from this study strongly suggest that Se exerts a protective effect on ARPE-19 and ACBRI 181 cells against HG-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis. This protective mechanism is partially mediated through the intracellular Ca2+ signaling pathway.
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- Handan Bardak
- Department of Ophthalmology, Asya Hospital, 34100 Istanbul, Turkey;
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, 70100 Karaman, Turkey
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- Technological Agri-Food Institute (CICYTEX-INTAEX), Junta of Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; (J.R.-P.); (J.D.-A.)
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- Technological Agri-Food Institute (CICYTEX-INTAEX), Junta of Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; (J.R.-P.); (J.D.-A.)
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas, s/n, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
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Staskiewicz A, Wong E, Tucker M, Farhin R, Park J, Saade R, Alkhazali T, Dang T, Wang X. Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects of Pinostilbene and Bortezomib Combination Treatment on Human Multiple Myeloma Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12590. [PMID: 37628771 PMCID: PMC10454535 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow characterized by bone lesions, hypercalcemia, anemia, and renal failure. Bortezomib (BTZ), a common treatment for MM, is a proteasome inhibitor that induces apoptosis in MM cells. However, high doses of BTZ can be very toxic, signifying a need for a synergistic drug combination to improve treatment efficacy. Resveratrol (RES), a phenolic compound found in grapes, has been shown to inhibit MM cell growth. We sought to identify a synergistic combination of BTZ with a RES derivative and analyze the effects on reducing viability and inducing apoptosis in human MM cells. BTZ as well as RES and its derivatives pinostilbene (PIN) and piceatannol (PIC) decreased MM cell viability in a dose- and time-dependent manner and increased expression of cleaved proapoptotic proteins poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and caspase-3 in a dose-dependent manner. The combination of 5 nM BTZ and 5 μM PIN was identified to have synergistic cytotoxic effects in MM RPMI 8226 cells. MM RPMI 8226 cells treated with this combination for 24 h showed increased cleaved PARP1 and caspase-3 expression and higher percentages of apoptotic cells versus cells treated with the individual compounds alone. The treatment also showed increased apoptosis induction in MM RPMI 8226 cells co-cultured with human bone marrow stromal HS-5 cells in a Transwell model used to mimic the bone marrow microenvironment. Expression of oxidative stress defense proteins (catalase, thioredoxin, and superoxide dismutase) in RPMI 8226 cells were reduced after 24 h treatment, and cytotoxic effects of the treatment were ameliorated by antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC), suggesting the treatment impacts antioxidant levels in RPMI 8226 cells. Our results suggest that this combination of BTZ and PIN decreases MM cell viability synergistically by inducing apoptosis and oxidative stress in MM cells.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine–Georgia Campus, Suwanee, GA 30024, USA; (A.S.)
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Ma C, Wang Y, Chen W, Hou T, Zhang H, Zhang H, Yao X, Xia C. Caspase-1 Regulates the Apoptosis and Pyroptosis Induced by Phthalocyanine Zinc-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy in Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:5934. [PMID: 37630186 PMCID: PMC10458486 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28165934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an innovative and perspective antineoplastic therapy. Tetra-α-(4-carboxyphenoxy) phthalocyanine zinc (TαPcZn)-mediated PDT (TαPcZn-PDT) has shown antitumor activity in some tumor cells, but the manner in which caspase-1 is involved in the regulation of apoptosis and pyroptosis in the TαPcZn-PDT-treated breast cancer MCF-7 cells is unclear. Therefore, effects of TαPcZn-PDT on cytotoxicity, cell viability, apoptosis, pyroptosis, cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), caspase-1, caspase-3, and nuclear transcription factor-κB (NFκB) in MCF-7 cells was firstly examined in the present study. The findings demonstrated that TαPcZn-PDT resulted in the increase in cytotoxicity and the percentage of apoptotic and pyroptotic cells, the reduction in cell viability and ΔΨm, the production of ROS and the activation of caspase-1, caspase-3 and NFκB in MCF-7 cells. Furthermore, the results also revealed that siRNA-targeting caspase-1 (siRNA-caspase-1) attenuated the effect of TαPcZn-PDT on apoptosis, pyroptosis and the activation of caspase-1, caspase-3 and NFκB in MCF-7 cells. Taken together, we conclude that caspase-1 regulates the apoptosis and pyroptosis induced by TαPcZn-PDT in MCF-7 cells.
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- Chunjie Ma
- Pharmacy Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China; (C.M.); (T.H.); (H.Z.); (H.Z.); (X.Y.)
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- Basic Medicine Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China;
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161000, China;
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- Pharmacy Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China; (C.M.); (T.H.); (H.Z.); (H.Z.); (X.Y.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China; (C.M.); (T.H.); (H.Z.); (H.Z.); (X.Y.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China; (C.M.); (T.H.); (H.Z.); (H.Z.); (X.Y.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China; (C.M.); (T.H.); (H.Z.); (H.Z.); (X.Y.)
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- Pharmacy Department, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China; (C.M.); (T.H.); (H.Z.); (H.Z.); (X.Y.)
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Ermiş IS, Deveci E, Aşır F. Effects of Quince Gel and Hesperidin Mixture on Experimental Endometriosis. Molecules 2023; 28:5945. [PMID: 37630196 PMCID: PMC10458919 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28165945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Endometriosis (EM) is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. This study aimed to examine the effects of quince gel and hesperidin treatment on uterine tissue in an experimental endometriosis model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-two rats were categorized into four groups as sham, EM, EM+quince gel (QG), and EM+QG+Hesperidin (HES). The endometriosis (EM) model was induced with surgical intervention. Estradiol benzoate (EB) was used to induce endometrial hyperplasia. In the EM group, EB was given to rats for 7 days. The EM+QG group received 2 cc QG for 21 days. HES treatment was given for 21 days after EM induction. At the end of the experiment, blood was taken from the animals and the serum total antioxidant status (TAS) and total oxidant status (TOS) values were studied. Uterine tissues were dissected and processed for histological paraffin embedding. Tissues were fixed in 4% glutaraldehyde solution and processed for ultrastructural analysis. RESULTS After EM, QG and HES treatment significantly increased the TAS and decreased the TOS value. EM caused epithelial and glandular degeneration, thinning of the basal membranes, and vascular dilatation with increased fibrosis and edema. QG+HES restored the pathology and showed protective effects in uterine tissues. Caspase-3 expression was increased in the epithelium, glands, and muscle layers of the EM group. In EM+QG+HES, hesperidin protected cell survival and decreased Caspase-3 expression in uterine tissues. TNF-α expression was intense in inflammatory cells and the muscle layer in the EM group. HES reduced inflammation by decreasing the TNF-α expression. MAPK expression was increased after EM induction in epithelial, glandular, and inflammatory cells in the EM group. After HES treatment, MAPK expression was mainly negative in cells of uterine tissue in the EM+QG+HES group. Ultrastructurally, in the EM group, organelles were disrupted and dilated and degenerated after EM induction. QG and HES treatment improved cellular organelles. CONCLUSION Local vaginal applications can be an alternative treatment method in the endometriosis model via QG+HES treatment promoting cell proliferation and angiogenesis and preventing cell death.
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- Işılay Sezen Ermiş
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Harran University, Şanlıurfa 63050, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey; (E.D.); (F.A.)
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey; (E.D.); (F.A.)
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Alharbi MA, Graves DT. FOXO 1 deletion in chondrocytes rescues diabetes-impaired fracture healing by restoring angiogenesis and reducing apoptosis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1136117. [PMID: 37576976 PMCID: PMC10421747 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1136117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Introduction Diabetes mellitus is associated with higher risks of long bone and jaw fractures. It is also associated with a higher incidence of delayed union or non-union. Our previous investigations concluded that a dominant mechanism was the premature loss of cartilage during endochondral bone formation associated with increased osteoclastic activities. We tested the hypothesis that FOXO1 plays a key role in diabetes-impaired angiogenesis and chondrocyte apoptosis. Methods Closed fractures of the femur were induced in mice with lineage-specific FOXO1 deletion in chondrocytes. The control group consisted of mice with the FOXO1 gene present. Mice in the diabetic group were rendered diabetic by multiple streptozotocin injections, while mice in the normoglycemic group received vehicle. Specimens were collected 16 days post fracture. The samples were fixed, decalcified, and embedded in paraffin blocks for immunostaining utilizing anti cleaved caspase-3 or CD31 specific antibodies compared with matched control IgG antibody, and apoptosis by the TUNEL assay. Additionally, ATDC5 chondrocytes were examined in vitro by RT-PCR, luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. Results Diabetic mice had ~ 50% fewer blood vessels compared to normoglycemic mice FOXO1 deletion in diabetic mice partially rescued the low number of blood vessels (p < 0.05). Additionally, diabetes increased caspase-3 positive and apoptotic chondrocytes by 50%. FOXO1 deletion in diabetic animals blocked the increase in both to levels comparable to normoglycemic animals (p < 0.05). High glucose (HG) and high advanced glycation end products (AGE) levels stimulated FOXO1 association with the caspase-3 promoter in vitro, and overexpression of FOXO1 increased caspase-3 promoter activity in luciferase reporter assays. Furthermore, we review previous mechanistic studies demonstrating that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibition reverses impaired angiogenesis and reverses high levels of chondrocyte apoptosis that occur in fracture healing. Discussion New results presented here, in combination with recent studies, provide a comprehensive overview of how diabetes, through high glucose levels, AGEs, and increased inflammation, impair the healing process by interfering with angiogenesis and stimulating chondrocyte apoptosis. FOXO1 in diabetic fractures plays a negative role by reducing new blood vessel formation and increasing chondrocyte cell death which is distinct from its role in normal fracture healing.
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- Mohammed A. Alharbi
- Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Yang W, Xia F, Mei F, Shi S, Robichaux WG, Lin W, Zhang W, Liu H, Cheng X. Upregulation of Epac1 Promotes Pericyte Loss by Inducing Mitochondrial Fission, Reactive Oxygen Species Production, and Apoptosis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2023; 64:34. [PMID: 37651112 PMCID: PMC10476449 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.64.11.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Purpose The pathogenic mechanisms behind the development of ischemic retinopathy are complex and poorly understood. This study investigates the involvement of exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac)1 signaling in pericyte injury during ischemic retinopathy, including diabetic retinopathy, a disease that threatens vision. Methods Mouse models of retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and type 1 diabetes induced by streptozotocin were used to investigate the pathogenesis of these diseases. The roles of Epac1 signaling in the pathogenesis of ischemic retinopathy were determined by an Epac1 knockout mouse model. The cellular and molecular mechanisms of Epac1-mediated pericyte dysfunction in response to high glucose were investigated by specific modulation of Epac1 activity in primary human retinal pericytes using Epac1-specific RNA interference and a pharmacological inhibitor. Results Ischemic injury or diabetes-induced retinal capillary degeneration were associated with an increased expression of Epac1 in the mouse retinal vasculature, including both endothelial cells and pericytes. Genetic deletion of Epac1 protected ischemic injury-induced pericyte loss and capillary degeneration in the mouse retina. Furthermore, high glucose-induced Epac1 expression in retinal pericytes was accompanied by increased Drp1 phosphorylation, mitochondrial fission, reactive oxygen species production, and caspase 3 activation. Inhibition of Epac1 via RNA interference or pharmacological approaches blocked high glucose-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and caspase 3 activation. Conclusions Our study reveals an important role of Epac1 signaling in mitochondrial dynamics, reactive oxygen species production, and apoptosis in retinal pericytes and identifies Epac1 as a therapeutic target for treating ischemic retinopathy.
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- Wenli Yang
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Therapeutics Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Therapeutics Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Therapeutics Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Therapeutics Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Therapeutics Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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Wang JJ, Zhao CP, Wang SG. [Effect of LINC00174 on the Malignant Proliferation of Multiple Myeloma Cells and Its Related Mechanism]. Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 31:1085-1092. [PMID: 37551481 DOI: 10.19746/j.cnki.issn.1009-2137.2023.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the biological function of LINC00174 in multiple myeloma (MM). METHODS Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expressions of LINC00174 and miR-150 in peripheral blood of MM patients and MM cell lines. EdU staining and flow cytometry were used to detect the effects of LINC00174 and miR-150 on the proliferation and apoptosis of MM cells. Western blot was used to detect the expressions of proliferation marker nuclear-related antigen Ki67, apoptosis-related protein cleaved caspase-3 and transcription factor forkhead box protein P1 (FOXP1). Bioinformatics and dual-luciferase reporter assay were used to verify the targeting relationship between LINC00174 and miR-150 and the targeting relationship between miR-150 and FOXP1. RESULTS The level of LINC00174 was significantly increased in peripheral blood of MM patients and MM cell lines (P <0.05). Compared with NC-siRNA group, the expression of LINC00174 was significantly reduced in LINC00174-siRNA group, the proliferation of U266 cells was reduced, the apoptosis rate was significantly increased, the level of Ki67 protein was reduced, and the level of cleaved caspase-3 protein was increased (all P <0.05). LINC00174 targeted regulation of the expression of miR-150. Compared with LINC00174-siRNA+NC inhibitor group, the expression of miR-150 in U266 cells in LINC00174-siRNA+miR-150 inhibitor group was significantly reduced, the cell proliferation was enhanced, the apoptosis rate was reduced, the level of Ki67 protein was increased, and the level of cleaved caspase-3 was decreased (all P <0.05). FOXP1 is the target gene of miR-150. Compared with NC mimic group, the expression of FOXP1 protein in miR-150 mimic group was significantly reduced, the cell proliferation was reduced, the apoptosis rate was significantly increased, Ki67 protein level was decreased, and the level of cleaved caspase-3 was increased. Compared with miR-150 mimic + vector group, the expression of FOXP1 protein in miR-150 mimic + pcDNA-FOXP1 group was significantly increased, the cell proliferation was enhanced, the apoptosis rate was reduced, the level of Ki67 protein was increased, and the level of cleaved caspase-3 was decreased (all P <0.05). CONCLUSION LINC00174 promotes the proliferation of MM cells and inhibits cell apoptosis by regulating the miR-150/ FOXP1 axis.
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- Jing-Jing Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Zhengzhou University of Industry Technology, Zhengzhou 451100, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Zhengzhou University of Industry Technology, Zhengzhou 451100, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Zhengzhou University of Industry Technology, Zhengzhou 451100, Henan Province, China.E-mail:
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Zhan MW, Wang L, Zhan XX, Liu PF, Lou Q, Lai YQ, Yu Y, Shang XJ. [Exploring the mechanism of levocarnitine in the treatment of epididymitis based on network pharmacology and molecular docking technology]. Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 2023; 29:698-704. [PMID: 38619515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the potential mechanism of action of levocarnitine in the treatment of epididymitis based on network pharmacology and experimental research. METHODS The target proteins related to epididymitis and levocarnitine were retrieved through multiple databases, and the common targets were obtained using Venny software. The protein-protein interactions were obtained using the STRING database. Cytoscape software was used for visualization, and key targets were selected after topological analysis. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis was performed using the DAVID database. Molecular docking was performed using Autodock Vina. RESULTS A total of 130 drug targets and 2 151 disease targets were obtained, with 47 common targets. Protein-protein interaction network analysis identified core targets of levocarnitine in the treatment of epididymitis, including AKT1, HSP90AA1, ALB, CASP3, GSK3B, and GSR. KEGG pathway analysis suggested that metabolic pathways, lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis, cancer pathways, fluid shear stress and atherosclerosis, measles, chemical carcinogens-reactive oxygen species, purine metabolism, PI3K-Akt, and other signaling pathways may be associated with the mechanism of levocarnitine in the treatment of epididymitis. CONCLUSION This study revealed through network pharmacology that levocarnitine may act on multiple signaling pathways by targeting AKT1, HSP90AA1, ALB, CASP3, GSK3B, GSR, etc., thereby potentially exerting therapeutic effects on epididymitis.
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- Ming-Wei Zhan
- Department of Urology, Jinling Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University School of Medicine/General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The People's Hospital of Xi'an (Fourth Hospital of Xi'an), Xi'an, Shanxi 710004, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinling Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University School of Medicine/General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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- Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou 550001, China
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- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine , The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100 China
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- Department of Urology, Jinling Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University School of Medicine/General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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Xie Y, Su XR, Zhou T, Liang YY, Wu YQ, Wan Y, Lu TL, Zhao XL, Li ZY. [Mechanism of Qilongtian Capsules in treatment of acute lung injury based on network pharmacology prediction and experimental validation]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2023; 48:4187-4200. [PMID: 37802787 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230510.703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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This study aimed to explore the mechanism of Qilongtian Capsules in treating acute lung injury(ALI) based on network pharmacology prediction and in vitro experimental validation. Firstly, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS was used to analyze the main chemical components of Qilongtian Capsules, and related databases were used to obtain its action targets and ALI disease targets. STRING database was used to build a protein-protein interaction(PPI) network. Metascape database was used to conduct enrichment analysis of Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG). AutoDock software was used to perform molecular docking verification on the main active components and key targets. Then, the RAW264.7 cells were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide(LPS) for in vitro experiments. Cell viability was measured by MTT and ROS level was measured by DCFH-DA. NO content was measured by Griess assay, and IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR. The predicted targets were preliminarily verified by investigating the effect of Qilongtian Capsules on downstream cytokines. Eighty-four compounds were identified by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS. Through database retrieval, 44 active components with 589 target genes were screened out. There were 560 ALI disease targets, and 65 intersection targets. PPI network topology analysis revealed 10 core targets related to ALI, including STAT3, JUN, VEGFA, CASP3, and MMP9. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that Qilongtian Capsules mainly exerted an anti-ALI effect by regulating cancer pathway, AGE-RAGE, MAPK, and JAK-STAT signaling pathways. The results of molecular docking showed that the main active components in Qilongtian Capsules, including crenulatin, ginsenoside F_1, ginsenoside Rb_1, ginsenoside Rd, ginsenoside Rg_1, ginsenoside Rg_3, notoginsenoside Fe, notoginsenoside G, notoginsenoside R_1, notoginsenoside R_2, and notoginsenoside R_3, had good binding affinities with the corresponding protein targets STAT3, JUN, VEGFA, CASP3, and MMP9. Cellular experiments showed that Qilongtian Capsules at 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 mg·mL~(-1) reduced the release of NO, while Qilongtian Capsules at 0.25 and 0.5 mg·mL~(-1) reduced ROS production, down-regulated mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and inhibited the inflammatory cascade. In summary, Qilongtian Capsules may exert therapeutic effects on ALI through multiple components and targets.
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- Ying Xie
- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210046, China
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- Kunming Municipal Hospital of Chinese Medicine Kunming 650051,China
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Wu X, Zhang X, Sun L, Lu X, Shen C. Icariin prevents depression-like behaviors in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced rats through Bax/cytoplasm C/caspase-3 axis to alleviate neuronal apoptosis. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2023; 69:196-204. [PMID: 37715385 DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2023.69.7.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects approximately 16% of the global population. Our previous study has demonstrated that icariin (ICA) exhibits anti-depressant activity by increasing the expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in a rat model of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). In this study, we investigated whether and how ICA can prevent CUMS-induced depression-like behaviors in rats by modulating hippocampus neuronal apoptosis. Forty male rats were randomly divided into control, CUMS, CUMS-fluoxetine (Flx) (10 mg/kg), and CUMS-ICA (20 mg/kg) groups. Behavior tests including sucrose preference test (SPT), open field test (OFT), elevated plus-maze (EPM), and forced swimming tests (FST) were performed. The Nissl staining and TUNNEL assay were used to determine neuronal apoptosis. Subsequently, expression of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), Bcl-2, cytochrome C, caspase-3 and Bax in the hippocampus was tested by western blot. Our results show that a chronic administration of ICA (20 mg/kg) can prevent CUMS-induced depressant-like behaviors in male model rats. Additionally, ICA significantly inhibited mitochondrial translocation of GR, reduced mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) to suppress the release of cytochrome C, and then inhibit the activation of caspase-3. In conclusion, our research provides new evidence to understand the anti-depressant activity of ICA, which relates to its inhibition of neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampus through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
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- Xiao Wu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China.
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- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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Liu S, Zhang L, Liu Y, Wang L, Quan C. [The role of PERK-eIF2α-ATF4-CHOP pathway in the apoptosis of TM4 cells induced by bisphenol A]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 2023; 52:591-597. [PMID: 37679073 DOI: 10.19813/j.cnki.weishengyanjiu.2023.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of bisphenol A(BPA) on the proliferation and apoptosis of mouse testicular sertoli cells(TM4 cells) and the role of PERK-eIF2α-ATF4-CHOP pathway. METHODS TM4 cells were treated with different concentrations of BPA(0, 25, 50, 100 μmol/L) and 100 μmol/L BPA combined with protein kinase R-like ER kinase(PERK) inhibitor GSK2656157 for 24 h, and the apoptosis of TM4 cells was observed by TUNEL staining. The expression levels of Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved Caspase-3, GRP78 and PERK-eIF2α-ATF4-CHOP pathway-related proteins were detected by Western blot. RESULTS The apoptosis rate of TM4 cells in 25, 50 and 100 μmol/L BPA exposed groups was increased to 3.31%±0.34%, 7.51%±1.10% and 14.58%±0.91%, respectively, which was significantly higher than that in control group(0.73%±0.03%, P<0.05). Compared with the control group(1.00), cleaved Caspase-3 protein expression of TM4 cells in the 25, 50 and 100 μmol/L BPA exposed groups increased to 1.49±0.11, 1.59±0.12, 2.42±0.24, respectively; the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 increased to 2.06±0.19, 3.94±0.034, 6.14±0.71, respectively; the protein expression of GRP78 increased to 1.29±0.06, 1.39±0.06, 1.92±0.17, respectively; the expression of p-PERK protein was increased to 1.64±0.03, 2.52±0.09, 2.80±0.11, respectively; the expression of p-eIF2α protein was increased to 1.79±0.05, 2.48±0.10, 4.77±0.32, respectively; ATF4 protein expression was increased to 2.51±0.03, 3.24±0.14 and 7.45±0.51, respectively; CHOP protein expression was increased to 1.44±0.01, 3.20±0.11 and 3.80±0.11, respectively, and all the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). Compared to 100 μmol/L BPA group, the expression level of p-PERK, p-eIF2α, ATF4, CHOP, cleaved Caspase-3 protein and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 in 100 μmol/L BPA+10 μmol/L GSK2656157 group were decreased to 2.17±0.11, 1.81±0.13, 1.71±0.23, 2.18±0.22, 1.43±0.03, 2.22±0.13, respectively; the apoptosis rate of TM4 cells was also decreased to 7.28%±0.47%, all the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). CONCLUSION BPA can induce apoptosis of TM4 cells by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress and regulating PERK-eIF2α-ATF4-CHOP pathway.
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- Shuxia Liu
- School of Public Health, Medical College, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Public Health, Medical College, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China Central Laboratory, Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, Wuhan 430030, China
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Poorghobadi S, Baesi K, Gharibzadeh S, Shirzad R, Khosravy MS, Fazeli M, Sheikholeslami F. Autophagy and unfolded protein response induction: a crosstalk between street rabies virus and the host. Cell Stress Chaperones 2023; 28:423-428. [PMID: 37133695 PMCID: PMC10352205 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-023-01335-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) response mechanism to cellular stress is mediated by the unfolded protein response/ER-associated degradation (UPR/ERAD) pathway. A viral infection can trigger ER stress and engage some transcription factors, depending on the host cell and virus type, activating or inhibiting autophagy. The relationship between ER response and autophagy in rabies has not been investigated yet. In the present study, the mouse brain was infected with street rabies virus (SRABV). Total RNA was extracted from the brains of animals, and cDNA was synthesized. Next, real-time PCR assay was performed using specific primers. The expression of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (Hprt), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP), apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), and caspase 3 (CASP3) genes was also investigated. Based on the results, SRABV caused significant changes in the mRNA expression of ATF6, CHOP, and ASK1 genes in the brains of infected mice in the control group (group V). Treatment of infected cells with the pIRES-EGFP-Beclin-1 vector and rapamycin caused changes in nearly most of the parameters. However, alterations in CASP3 gene expression were only observed when the vector and the virus were simultaneously injected into the cells. Overall, protection and autophagy against cell death induced by SRABV infection can be achieved by activating the ER stress pathway, followed by a marked increase in the expression of ATF6, CHOP, ASK1, and CASP3 genes.
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- Shima Poorghobadi
- Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research On Rabies, Department of Rabies, Pasteur Institute of Iran, No.75, 12 Farvardin Street, Tehran, Iran
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research On Rabies, Department of Rabies, Pasteur Institute of Iran, No.75, 12 Farvardin Street, Tehran, Iran
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research On Rabies, Department of Rabies, Pasteur Institute of Iran, No.75, 12 Farvardin Street, Tehran, Iran
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research On Rabies, Department of Rabies, Pasteur Institute of Iran, No.75, 12 Farvardin Street, Tehran, Iran
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Abdelnour SA, Hassan MAE, Shehabeldin AM, Omar MEA, Khalil WA, Aman RM. Effects of propolis-loaded nanoliposomes fortification in extender on buffalo semen cryopreservation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10621. [PMID: 37391447 PMCID: PMC10313678 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37424-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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Buffalo sperm is sensitive to cryoinjuries, thus improving sperm cryoresistance is a critical approach for wide spreading the assisted reproductive technologies in buffalo. The intention of this work was to assess the effect of propolis-loaded in nanoliposomes (PRNL) supplementation of semen extender on semen quality, antioxidant status and some apoptotic genes of cryopreserved buffalo semen. PRNL were prepared using cholesterol (Chol) as well as soybean lecithin and their physicochemical properties were characterized. Egyptian buffalo bulls (4-6 years) were involved, and the semen samples were collected using the artificial vagina method. Buffalo semen was pooled (n = 25 ejaculates) and cryopreserved in tris extender containing PRNL at 0 (PRNL0), 2 (PRNL2), 4 (PRNL4) and 6 µg/mL (PRNL6), respectively. The PRNL had a size of 113.13 nm and a negative zeta potential (- 56.83 mV). Sperm progressive motility, viability, membrane integrity, abnormalities, chromatin damage, redox status, apoptosis status, and apoptotic genes were investigated after post-thawed buffalo semen. Using 2 or 4 µg/mL PRNL significantly increased sperm progressive motility, viability, and membrane integrity, while sperm abnormalities and the percentage of chromatin damages were the lowest in PRNL2 group. Moreover, the PRNL2 group exhibited the best results for all antioxidative activities (TAC, SOD, GPx and CAT) with significantly higher levels than the other groups (P < 0.05). The levels of ROS and MDA were significantly lower in the PRLN2 compared with other groups. The sperm caspase 3 enzyme activities showed the lowest values in PRNL2 groups followed by PRNL4 and PRNL6 groups with significant differences compared with the control. Adding 2 µg/mL PRNL to freezing media significantly reduced apoptotic genes such as Bax and Caspase 3 in sperm, while significantly increase in Bcl2 expression compared with the control (P < 0.001). The expression of Bcl2, Caspase 3 and Bax genes in sperm were not affected by the 6 µg/mL PRNL addition (P > 0.05). The electron micrography descriptions exemplified that the fortification of 2 or 4 µg/mL PRNL maintained the acrosomal and plasma membrane integrities as well as sustained the ultrastructure integrity of the cryopreserved buffalo spermatozoa when compared with control group, whereas the 6 µg/mL of PRNL demonstrated highest injury to the acrosome and plasma membranes. Results show supplementation of the buffalo freezing extender with 2 or 4 µg/mL of PRNL enhanced post-thawed sperm quality via boosting the antioxidant indices, diminishing the oxidative stress and apoptosis as well as maintained the ultrastructure integrity of frozen-thawed buffalo sperm.
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- Sameh A Abdelnour
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.
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- Agriculture Research Centre, Animal Production Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Giza, 12619, Egypt
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- Agriculture Research Centre, Animal Production Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Giza, 12619, Egypt
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- Agriculture Research Centre, Animal Production Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Giza, 12619, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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Li A, Cao W. Downregulation of SODD mediates carnosol-induced reduction in cell proliferation in esophageal adenocarcinoma cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10580. [PMID: 37386230 PMCID: PMC10310760 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37796-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma carries a poor prognosis associated with a 5-year survival rate of 12.5-20%. Therefore, a new therapeutic modality is needed for this lethal tumor. Carnosol is a phenolic diterpene purified from the herbs such as rosemary and Mountain desert sage and has been shown to have anticancer activities in multiple cancers. In this study we examined the effect of carnosol on cell proliferation in esophageal adenocarcinoma cells. We found that carnosol dose-dependently decreased cell proliferation in FLO-1 esophageal adenocarcinoma cells and significantly increased caspase-3 protein, indicating that carnosol decreases cell proliferation and increases cell apoptosis in FLO-1 cells. Carnosol significantly increased H2O2 production and N-acetyl cysteine, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger, significantly inhibited carnosol-induced decrease in cell proliferation, indicating that ROS may mediate carnosol-induced decrease in cell proliferation. Carnosol-induced decrease in cell proliferation was partially reversed by NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin, suggesting that NADPH oxidases may be partially involved in carnosol's effect. In addition, carnosol significantly downregulated SODD protein and mRNA expression and knockdown of SODD significantly inhibited the carnosol-induced reduction in cell proliferation, suggesting that downregulation of SODD may contribute to carnosol-induced reduction in cell proliferation. We conclude that carnosol dose-dependently decreased cell proliferation and significantly increased caspase-3 protein. Carnosol's effect may be through the overproduction of ROS and the downregulation of SODD. Carnosol might be useful for the treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
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- Aihua Li
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy St, APC12, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
- Department of Gastroenterology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy St, APC12, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
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Yilmaz U, Tanbek K, Gul S, Gul M, Koc A, Sandal S. Melatonin Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury through Inducing Autophagy. Neuroendocrinology 2023; 113:1035-1050. [PMID: 37321200 DOI: 10.1159/000531567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate how melatonin administration for 3 days or 7 days following cerebral ischemia (CI) injury would affect autophagy and, therefore, survival in neurons of the penumbra region. Moreover, it was also aimed at determining how this melatonin treatment would affect the neurological deficit score and rotarod and adhesive removal test durations. METHODS Focal CI (90 min) was achieved in a total of 105 rats utilizing a middle cerebral artery occlusion model. After the start of reperfusion, the groups were treated with melatonin (10 mg/kg/day) for 3 days or 7 days. In all groups, neurological deficit scoring, rotarod, and adhesive removal tests were executed during reperfusion. Infarct areas were determined by TTC (2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride) staining at the end of the 3rd and 7th days of reperfusion. Beclin-1, LC3, p62, and caspase-3 protein levels were assessed using Western blot and immunofluorescence methods in the brain tissues. Moreover, penumbra areas were evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). RESULTS Following CI, it was observed that melatonin treatment improved the rotarod and adhesive removal test durations from day 5 and reduced the infarct area after CI. It also induced autophagic proteins Beclin-1, LC3, and p62 and suppressed the apoptotic protein cleaved caspase-3. According to TEM findings, melatonin treatment partially reduced the damage in neurons after CI. CONCLUSION Melatonin treatment following CI reduced the infarct area and induced the autophagic proteins Beclin-1, LC3, and p62 by inhibiting the apoptotic caspase-3 protein. The functional reflection of melatonin treatment on neurological test scores was became significant from the 5th day onward.
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- Umit Yilmaz
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Magalhães HIR, Machado FA, Souza RF, Caetano MAF, Figliuolo VR, Coutinho-Silva R, Castelucci P. Study of the roles of caspase-3 and nuclear factor kappa B in myenteric neurons in a P2X7 receptor knockout mouse model of ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:3440-3468. [PMID: 37389242 PMCID: PMC10303518 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i22.3440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The literature indicates that the enteric nervous system is affected in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and that the P2X7 receptor triggers neuronal death. However, the mechanism by which enteric neurons are lost in IBDs is unknown.
AIM To study the role of the caspase-3 and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathways in myenteric neurons in a P2X7 receptor knockout (KO) mouse model of IBDs.
METHODS Forty male wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 and P2X7 receptor KO mice were euthanized 24 h or 4 d after colitis induction by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (colitis group). Mice in the sham groups were injected with vehicle. The mice were divided into eight groups (n = 5): The WT sham 24 h and 4 d groups, the WT colitis 24 h and 4 d groups, the KO sham 24 h and 4 d groups, and the KO colitis 24 h and 4 d groups. The disease activity index (DAI) was analyzed, the distal colon was collected for immunohistochemistry analyses, and immunofluorescence was performed to identify neurons immunoreactive (ir) for calretinin, P2X7 receptor, cleaved caspase-3, total caspase-3, phospho-NF-κB, and total NF-κB. We analyzed the number of calretinin-ir and P2X7 receptor-ir neurons per ganglion, the neuronal profile area (µm²), and corrected total cell fluorescence (CTCF).
RESULTS Cells double labeled for calretinin and P2X7 receptor, cleaved caspase-3, total caspase-3, phospho-NF-κB, or total NF-κB were observed in the WT colitis 24 h and 4 d groups. The number of calretinin-ir neurons per ganglion was decreased in the WT colitis 24 h and 4 d groups compared to the WT sham 24 h and 4 d groups, respectively (2.10 ± 0.13 vs 3.33 ± 0.17, P < 0.001; 2.92 ± 0.12 vs 3.70 ± 0.11, P < 0.05), but was not significantly different between the KO groups. The calretinin-ir neuronal profile area was increased in the WT colitis 24 h group compared to the WT sham 24 h group (312.60 ± 7.85 vs 278.41 ± 6.65, P < 0.05), and the nuclear profile area was decreased in the WT colitis 4 d group compared to the WT sham 4 d group (104.63 ± 2.49 vs 117.41 ± 1.14, P < 0.01). The number of P2X7 receptor-ir neurons per ganglion was decreased in the WT colitis 24 h and 4 d groups compared to the WT sham 24 h and 4 d groups, respectively (19.49 ± 0.35 vs 22.21 ± 0.18, P < 0.001; 20.35 ± 0.14 vs 22.75 ± 0.51, P < 0.001), and no P2X7 receptor-ir neurons were observed in the KO groups. Myenteric neurons showed ultrastructural changes in the WT colitis 24 h and 4 d groups and in the KO colitis 24 h group. The cleaved caspase-3 CTCF was increased in the WT colitis 24 h and 4 d groups compared to the WT sham 24 h and 4 d groups, respectively (485949 ± 14140 vs 371371 ± 16426, P < 0.001; 480381 ± 11336 vs 378365 ± 4053, P < 0.001), but was not significantly different between the KO groups. The total caspase-3 CTCF, phospho-NF-κB CTCF, and total NF-κB CTCF were not significantly different among the groups. The DAI was recovered in the KO groups. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the absence of the P2X7 receptor attenuated inflammatory infiltration, tissue damage, collagen deposition, and the decrease in the number of goblet cells in the distal colon.
CONCLUSION Ulcerative colitis affects myenteric neurons in WT mice but has a weaker effect in P2X7 receptor KO mice, and neuronal death may be associated with P2X7 receptor-mediated caspase-3 activation. The P2X7 receptor can be a therapeutic target for IBDs.
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- Biophysics Institute Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
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- Biophysics Institute Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
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El-Baz MAH, Amin AF, Mohany KM. Exposure to pesticide components causes recurrent pregnancy loss by increasing placental oxidative stress and apoptosis: a case-control study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9147. [PMID: 37277462 PMCID: PMC10241831 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36363-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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We investigated the plasma levels of pesticides components namely polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dieldrin, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), ethion, malathion, and chlorpyrifos in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) cases, and tested their associations with placental oxidative stress (OS) biomarkers [nitric oxide (NO.), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), reduced glutathione (GSH), and superoxide dismutase (SOD)] and with placental apoptotic/antiapoptotic indices (Bcl-2 and caspase-3), and evaluated their possible cut-off points to distinguish RPL cases. The study recruited 101 pregnant women divided into; G1 [n = 49, control, normal 1st-trimester pregnancy, normal obstetric history with at least one previous normal live birth], G2 [n = 26, cases with missed abortion (< 3 abortions) before 24 weeks of gestation], and G3 [n = 26, cases with missed abortion (≥ 3 abortions) before 24 weeks of gestation]. The plasma pesticide levels were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Plasma human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG), placental OS, Bcl-2, and caspase-3, were analyzed by their corresponding methods and kits. Plasma PCBs, DDE, dieldrin, and ethion levels were significantly higher in RPL cases than in normal pregnancies (p ≤ 0.001). These levels correlated positively with placental OS and apoptosis and negatively with plasma HCG levels. Also, these levels were reliable markers of risk to RPL. Malathion and chlorpyrifos were not detected in any of the study's participants. Pesticides may be risk factors in cases of spontaneous RPL cases. They are associated with an increasing placental OS and placental apoptosis. Specific measures should be taken to decrease maternal exposure to these pollutants' sources, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries.
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- Mona A H El-Baz
- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, EL Gammaa Street, Assiut City, 71515, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Women Health Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut City, 71515, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, EL Gammaa Street, Assiut City, 71515, Egypt.
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Avci O, Taskiran AS, Gundogdu O. Dexmedetomidine, an α 2 agonist, increases the morphine analgesic effect and decreases morphine tolerance development by suppressing oxidative stress and TNF/IL-1 signalling pathway in rats. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2023; 70:327-340. [PMID: 37286034 DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the present study is to examine the possible effect de dexmedetomidine on the development of morphine tolerance in rats including nociception, morphine analgesia, apoptosis, oxidative stress, and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)/ interleukin-1 (IL-1) pathways. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 36 Wistar Albino (225-245 g) rats were used. Animals were divided into 6 groups: saline (S), 20 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine (D), 5 mg/kg morphine (M), M + D, morphine tolerance (MT), and MT + D. The analgesic effect was measured with hot plate and tail-flick analgesia tests. After the analgesia tests, the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) tissues were excised. Oxidative stress parameters [total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS)], TNF, IL-1 and apoptosis enzymes (Caspase-3, Caspase-9), were measured in DRG tissues. RESULTS Dexmedetomidine showed an antinociceptive effect when given alone (p < 0.05 to p < 0.001). In addition, dexmedetomidine increased the analgesic effect of morphine (p < 0.001), and also decreased the tolerance to morphine at a significant level (p < 0.01 to p < 0.001). Moreover, it decreased oxidative stress (p < 0.001) and TNF/IL-1 levels when given as an additional drug of single-dose morphine and morphine tolerance group (p < 0.001). Furthermore, dexmedetomidine decreased Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 levels after tolerance development (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Dexmedetomidine has antinociceptive properties, and it increases the analgesic effect of morphine and also prevents tolerance development. These effects probably occur by the modulation of oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis.
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- O Avci
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Sivas Cumhuriyet, Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Sivas, Turkey
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Sivas Cumhuriyet, Departamento de Fisiología, Sivas, Turkey
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Sivas Cumhuriyet, Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Sivas, Turkey.
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