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Fonteles CSR, Finnell RH, George TM, Harshbarger RJ. Craniosynostosis: current conceptions and misconceptions. AIMS GENETICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3934/genet.2016.1.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AbstractCranial bones articulate in areas called sutures that must remain patent until skull growth is complete. Craniosynostosis is the condition that results from premature closure of one or more of the cranial vault sutures, generating facial deformities and more importantly, skull growth restrictions with the ability to severely affect brain growth. Typically, craniosynostosis can be expressed as an isolated event, or as part of syndromic phenotypes. Multiple signaling mechanisms interact during developmental stages to ensure proper and timely suture fusion. Clinical outcome is often a product of craniosynostosis subtypes, number of affected sutures and timing of premature suture fusion. The present work aimed to review the different aspects involved in the establishment of craniosynostosis, providing a close view of the cellular, molecular and genetic background of these malformations.
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- Cristiane Sá Roriz Fonteles
- Finnell Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
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- Finnell Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dell Children's Medical Center, Professor, Department of Surgery, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA
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- Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial Team at the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, USA
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Das S, Munshi A. Research advances in Apert syndrome. J Oral Biol Craniofac Res 2017; 8:194-199. [PMID: 30191107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Apert syndrome is one of the several genetic syndromes associated with craniosynostosis, a condition that includes premature fusion of one or multiple cranial sutures. There has been significant clinical variation among different sutural synostoses and also within particular suture synostosis. Enormous progress has been made in identifying various mutations associated with Apert Syndrome. Although a causal gene has been defined, the precise role of this mutation in producing craniofacial dysmorphology and other related abnormalities is in the process of discovery. Most of the understanding regarding this rare disorder has been possible due to mouse models that have helped in deciphering the elements of this rare human disease. Thus, molecular and cellular understanding of the disease has taken a leap and further with the advent of technology definitive diagnosis of the syndrome is no more of an issue. In this review, we have discussed and consolidated the possible molecular studies that have contributed in understanding of this rare syndrome. This article may help clinicians and researchers to inform about the latest progress in Apert syndrome.
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- Satrupa Das
- Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India.,Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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Lee KM, Santos-Ruiz L, Ferretti P. A single-point mutation in FGFR2 affects cell cycle and Tgfβ signalling in osteoblasts. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2010; 1802:347-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2009.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2009] [Revised: 11/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Britto JA. Advances in the molecular pathogenesis of craniofacial conditions. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2007; 16:567-86. [PMID: 18088755 DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2004.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The impact that the understanding of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) biology and its relevance to the pathogenesis of the craniosynostoses has made cannot be underestimated. As the genetic and molecular pathology of other conditions become increasingly understood, there is much hope that robust and relevant animal models of these conditions may be generated. From these models-and in conjunction with laboratory studies in vitro-comes a real hope of improved therapeutic strategies. The future lies in increased cooperation between clinicians working in high-volume centers and basic scientists. This article decribes the results of a decade of research in which the molecular pathology of the craniosynostoses was unravelled. The understanding of the importance of FGFR mutations to the genetic etiology of craniosynostosis opened up novel studies in developmental biology in various tissues. Such studies describe the functional effects of FGFR mutations. Investigations of FGFR expression in human craniofacial development have related functional molecular studies to human craniosynostosis syndromes, which provides a link between the gene mutation and the affected child.
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- Jonathan A Britto
- Craniofacial Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N3JH, UK
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Stabellini G, Balducci C, Lilli C, Marinucci L, Becchetti E, Carinci F, Calastrini C, Dolci C, Lumare E, Locci P. Toremifene decreases type I, type II and increases type III receptors in desmoid and fibroma and inhibits TGFbeta1 binding in desmoid fibroblasts. Biomed Pharmacother 2007; 62:436-42. [PMID: 18155395 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2007] [Revised: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Tissue infiltration is different in desmoid and fibroma tumours. Both produce high levels of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1), which is related to extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation which in turn regulates cell function and cell migration. Interactions between collagen, proteoglycans and cell surface fibronectin are involved in the assembly and functions of the ECM. As toremifene inhibits collagen and TGFbeta1 synthesis, we tested it in normal, desmoid and fibroma fibroblasts. We will report the changes in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) and collagen synthesis, TGFbeta1 activity, fibronectin mRNA expression and TGFbeta1 receptors after toremifene treatment in normal, fibroma and desmoid fibroblasts. We evaluated GAG and collagen synthesis with 3H-glucosamine and 3H-proline incorporation, TGFbeta1 activity with the ELISA method, TGFbeta1 receptor affinity with 125I-TGFbeta1 binding and total RNA with Northern blot analysis. GAG and collagen synthesis, TGFbeta1 activity and fibronectin levels were higher in fibroma and desmoid than normal fibroblasts. The increase was greater in desmoid than fibroma tumour cells. Toremifene treatment reduced GAG and collagen synthesis, TGFbeta1 activity and fibronectin levels in all cell cultures. The percentage reduction in GAG was similar in all cultures; the reduction in collagen synthesis and TGFbeta1 activity was the highest in desmoid fibroblasts. TGFbeta1 receptors were higher in fibroma and desmoid cells than controls. Toremifene reduced TGFbeta1 receptors only in desmoid fibroblasts, with no effect on the changes in type I, II, and III receptors. Our data show that toremifene modifies the ECM components that regulate cytokine activity and cell migration. The reduction in receptor number only in desmoid cells suggests that toremifene may reduce TGFbeta1's affinity for its receptors. Synthesis of a substance regulating protein kinase activity, which is directly involved in the link between TGFbeta1 and its receptors, cannot be excluded.
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- Giordano Stabellini
- Department of Human Morphology, State University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Cabiling DS, Kim E, Yan D, Jacob S, Nah HD, Kirschner RE. Differential effects of TGF-beta isoforms on murine fetal dural cells and calvarial osteoblasts. Plast Reconstr Surg 2007; 120:614-624. [PMID: 17700112 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000270292.89388.a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Proteins within the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta family play a central role in both normal and pathologic calvarial morphogenesis. Previous work has suggested differential functions of the TGF-beta isoforms in these processes. Little is known, however, about effects of TGF-betas on the underlying dura. Furthermore, studies on the effects of TGF-beta isoforms on osteoblasts have been conflicting. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of TGF-beta isoforms, specifically TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta3, on fetal calvarial osteoblast and dural cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. METHODS Primary cultures of fetal calvarial osteoblasts and dural cells were established from embryonic day-18 CD-1 mice. Cells were treated for 48 hours with TGF-beta1 or TGF-beta3. Northern blot analysis, cell counts, and apoptosis assays were performed. RESULTS In dural cells, TGF-beta1 stimulated the expression of early osteodifferentiation genes and resulted in a slight decrease in cell number and no effect on apoptosis. Similar results were observed in osteoblasts. TGF-beta3 had little or no effect on the genes studied in both cell types but resulted in increased apoptosis and concomitant decreases in cell number in both cell types. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that dural cells respond to TGF-beta and that this response is isoform-specific. TGF-beta1 stimulates osteodifferentiation of previously uncommitted cells in the dura. It also stimulates early events in bone matrix deposition and has little effect on late markers of bone differentiation in osteoblasts and dural cells. Both isoforms result in decreases in cell number. TGF-beta3 results in greater decreases in cell number and isoform-specific stimulation of apoptosis in both dural cells and calvarial osteoblasts.
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- David S Cabiling
- Philadelphia, Pa. From the Department of Surgery and Division of Plastic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Lilli C, Bellucci C, Baroni T, Aisa C, Carinci P, Scapoli L, Carinci F, Pezzetti F, Lumare E, Stabellini G, Bodo M. FGF2 effects in periosteal fibroblasts bearing the FGFR2 receptor Pro253 Arg mutation. Cytokine 2007; 38:22-31. [PMID: 17537644 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2006] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIM A growing number of mutations mapped in the receptor gene for fibroblast growth factor have been implicated in several cranial development disorders including the Apert and Crouzon syndromes. The present paper investigated cellular mechanisms underlying Apert phenotype, by analyzing the effects of FGF2 in primary cultures of Apert periosteal fibroblasts carrying the FGFR2 Pro253Arg mutation. RESULTS FGF2 administration significantly decreased extracellular matrix production in mutant cells by stimulating degradative enzymatic activities. Gene expression analysis revealed that decorin and biglycan, two proteoglycans involved in collagen fibrillogenesis, were more expressed in mutant cells and down-regulated by FGF2. FGF2 receptor binding showed little differences in high affinity receptor counts between mutant and wild-type cells, while we showed for the first time that low affinity receptors are significantly fewer in mutant cells. Differences were found in Crouzon syndrome, where both high and low affinity receptor counts were up-regulated. CONCLUSIONS The different mutation and low affinity receptor regulation in mutant receptors support the hypothesis that the impact on the activity of the ligand-receptor complex could allow distinct modes of FGF2 activation in Apert and Crouzon syndromes, which interfere with the FGFR2 signalling cascade.
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- Cinzia Lilli
- Department of Exp. Med. and Bioch. Sciences, University of Perugia, via del Giochetto, 06100 Perugia, Italy
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Locci P, Balducci C, Lilli C, Marinucci L, Becchetti E, Dolci C, Calastrini C, Lumare E, Stabellini G. Desmoid and fibroma tumors differently respond to TGFβ1 stimulus and ECM macromolecule accumulation. Biomed Pharmacother 2007; 61:131-6. [PMID: 17145161 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2006] [Accepted: 09/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Desmoid and fibroma tumours are characterized by cell proliferation, glycosaminoglycan and collagen fibre accumulation, high levels of transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGFbeta(1)) and different patterns of tissue infiltration. TGFbeta(1) is related to extracellular matrix (ECM) composition which, in turn, regulates cell functions and cell migration. In this study we report changes in cell proliferation, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) and collagen synthesis, TGFbeta(1) mRNA expression and fibronectin levels in normal, desmoid and fibroma fibroblast cultures before and after TGFbeta(1) stimulation. Our data showed cell proliferation, GAG and collagen synthesis, transforming growth factor beta(1) mRNA expression and fibronectin levels were significantly higher in desmoid than in fibroma cultures. TGFbeta(1) treatment had no effect on cell proliferation, but increased TGFbeta(1) mRNA expression, GAG, fibronectin and collagen synthesis in desmoid and fibroma fibroblasts. Its effects were more marked in desmoid cells. Fibronectin favours cell migration, while changes in GAG composition alter cell behaviour and ECM organization. In conclusion our data suggest that the different patterns of infiltration in desmoid and fibroma tumours are due to changes in ECM components and cell-ECM interactions which can be ascribed to altered TGFbeta(1) mRNA expression and TGFbeta(1) activity.
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- Paola Locci
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science, University of Perugia, Italy
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Carinci F, Pezzetti F, Locci P, Becchetti E, Carls F, Avantaggiato A, Becchetti A, Carinci P, Baroni T, Bodo M. Apert and Crouzon syndromes: clinical findings, genes and extracellular matrix. J Craniofac Surg 2005; 16:361-8. [PMID: 15915098 DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000157078.53871.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Apert and Crouzon syndromes are well known craniostenosis. In the last 10 years several studies were performed to provide a better understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of these diseases. Both have an autosomal dominant mode of transmission, and a mutation in the gene encoding for the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) is the cause in most patients. However, the fact that the same mutation can produce a wide range of phenotypic expression makes the mechanism of anomalous development more complex. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is composed of proteins, glycosaminoglycans, and cytokines that are secreted in an autocrine and paracrine manner and are able to modify the ECM. Fibroblast growth factors are complexed with heparan sulfate, a component of the ECM, before binding the FGFR2. Data exist about different expressions of cytokines and ECM macromolecule in craniostenosis-derived fibroblasts and osteoblasts. Changes in ECM composition could explain the altered osteogenic process and account for pathologic variations in cranial development in addition to the FGFR2 mutations.
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- Francesco Carinci
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. crc@.unife.it
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Wilkie AOM. Bad bones, absent smell, selfish testes: The pleiotropic consequences of human FGF receptor mutations. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2005; 16:187-203. [PMID: 15863034 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2005.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The discovery in 1994 that highly specific mutations of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor 3 caused the most common form of human short-limbed dwarfism, achondroplasia, heralded a new era in FGF receptor (FGFR) biology. A decade later, the purpose of this review is to survey how the study of humans with FGFR mutations continues to provide insights into FGFR function in health and disease, and the clinical applications of these findings. Amongst the most interesting recent discoveries have been the description of novel phenotypes associated with FGFR1 and FGFR3 mutations; identification of fundamental differences in the cellular mechanisms of mutant FGFR2 and FGFR3 action; and the direct identification of FGFR2 and FGFR3 mutations in sperm. These clinical observations illustrate the pleiotropism of FGFR action and fuel ongoing efforts to understand the rich biology and pathophysiology of the FGF signalling system.
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- Andrew O M Wilkie
- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, NDCLS, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
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Baroni T, Carinci P, Lilli C, Bellucci C, Aisa MC, Scapoli L, Volinia S, Carinci F, Pezzetti F, Calvitti M, Farina A, Conte C, Bodo M. P253R fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 mutation induces RUNX2 transcript variants and calvarial osteoblast differentiation. J Cell Physiol 2005; 202:524-35. [PMID: 15389579 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Unregulated fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) signaling caused by mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR2) leads to human craniosynostosis such as the Apert syndrome. In an in vitro control model of calvarial osteoblasts from Apert patients carrying the FGFR2 P253R mutation, we studied the changes in cellular phenotype and evaluated the effects of FGF2. Compared with wild-type controls, osteocalcin mRNA was down-regulated in Apert osteoblasts, Runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2) mRNA was differentially spliced, and FGF2 secretion was greater. Total protein synthesis, fibronectin and type I collagen secretion were up-regulated, while protease and glycosidase activities and matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) transcription were decreased, suggesting an altered ECM turnover. Adding FGF2 increased protease and glycosidase activities and down-regulated fibronectin and type I collagen secretion in Apert osteoblasts. High affinity FGF2 receptors were up-regulated in Apert osteoblasts and analysis of signal transduction showed elevated levels of Grb2 tyrosine phosphorylation and the Grb2-p85 beta association, which FGF2 stimulation strongly reduced. All together these findings suggest increased constitutive receptor activity in Apert mutant osteoblasts and an autocrine loop involving the FGF2 pathway in modulation of Apert osteoblast behavior.
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- Tiziano Baroni
- Institute of Histology and General Embryology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Lilli C, Marinucci L, Stabellini G, Belcastro S, Becchetti E, Balducci C, Staffolani N, Locci P. Biomembranes enriched with TGFbeta1 favor bone matrix protein expression by human osteoblasts in vitro. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2003; 63:577-82. [PMID: 12209903 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The use of growth factors in oral tissue regeneration is currently under investigation. When growth factors are combined with commercial materials, the in vitro mechanisms of action still remain unclear. The present study first evaluated the capacity of barrier membranes, used in oral surgery, to sequester TGFbeta(1). Resorbable HYAFF, paroguide, poly DL-lactide and nonresorbable PTFE membranes were immersed in MEM containing 0.2 ng (125)I-TGFbeta(1) for different periods of time. It was found that HYAFF membrane and paroguide sequestered the most TGFbeta(1), which was then released in its active form (as shown by the CCL64 cell line bioassay). Untreated membranes and membranes enriched with TGFbeta(1) were then used as substrate for human bone cells to evaluate the synthesis of the osteoblast phenotype, as indicated by specific parameters. Results showed that membranes enriched with TGFbeta(1) increased alkaline phosphatase activity, collagen, and osteocalcin production more than untreated membranes. HYAFF and paroguide membranes, which sequestered the most of TGFbeta(1), were the most suitable for stimulating bone matrix proteins.
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- C Lilli
- Institute of Clinical Odontoiatrics, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Perugia, Italy
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Carinci F, Bodo M, Tosi L, Francioso F, Evangelisti R, Pezzetti F, Scapoli L, Martinelli M, Baroni T, Stabellini G, Carinci P, Bellucci C, Lilli C, Volinia S. Expression Profiles of Craniosynostosis-Derived Fibroblasts. Mol Med 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03402174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Baroni T, Lilli C, Marinucci L, Bellocchio S, Pezzetti F, Carinci F, Stabellini G, Balducci C, Locci P. Crouzon's syndrome: differential in vitro secretion of bFGF, TGFbeta I isoforms and extracellular matrix macromolecules in patients with FGFR2 gene mutation. Cytokine 2002; 19:94-101. [PMID: 12182844 DOI: 10.1006/cyto.2002.0877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the Crouzon's syndrome the cranial morphogenic processes are altered due to the early fusion of cranial sutures. We analysed the phenotype of cultured fibroblasts from normal subjects and from Crouzon patients with a specific fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 mutation resulting in a Cys 342 Tyr substitution within the third immunoglobulin domain. Crouzon fibroblasts differed from normal fibroblasts in their extracellular matrix macromolecule accumulation. In Crouzon fibroblasts glycosaminoglycans and fibronectin were decreased and type I collagen increased. As transforming growth factors beta (TGF beta) and basic fibroblasts growth factor (bFGF) together regulate extracellular matrix deposition, we evaluated TGF beta(1), TGF beta(3) and bFGF production by Crouzon and normal fibroblasts. TGF beta(1), TGFb(3) and bFGF levels were lower while TGF beta(1) mRNA transcripts were higher in Crouzon cells. As the increased TGF beta(1) gene expression did not translate into a parallel increase of secreted TGF beta(1), control of TGF beta(1) secretion may be mainly post-transcriptional. Furthermore, adding bFGF increased TGF beta(1) and TGF beta(3) secretion, suggesting the drop may be due to the altered signal transduction of bFGF. These innovative data suggest the in vitro differences between normal and Crouzon fibroblasts may be due to an imbalance in TGF beta and bFGF levels which alters the microenvironment where morphogenesis takes place.
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- Tiziano Baroni
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Scienze Biochimiche, Università di Perugia, Italy
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Lilli C, Marinucci L, Bellocchio S, Ribatti D, Balducci C, Baroni T, Cagini L, Giustozzi G, Locci P. Effects of transforming growth factor-beta1 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha on cultured fibroblasts from skin fibroma as modulated by toremifene. Int J Cancer 2002; 98:824-32. [PMID: 11948458 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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To determine how toremifene, an anti-oestrogen triphenylethylene derivate, reduces tumour mass, we investigated its modulation of TGF-beta1 and TNF-alpha in fibroma fibroblasts. Normal and fibroma fibroblasts, isolated from patients affected by Gardner's syndrome without or with fibroma manifestation, were cultured in vitro. Secretion of GAG, collagen and TGF-beta1 was increased in fibroma fibroblasts compared to healthy cells. The increase in TGF-beta1 secretion into the medium was associated with a parallel increase in TGF-beta1 gene expression and receptor number. Receptor cross-linking studies using radiolabelled TGF-beta1 revealed more receptors, particularly types I and II, in fibroma fibroblasts than in normal cells. Normal and fibroma fibroblasts did not synthesise TNF-alpha, but they had TNF-alpha membrane receptors, as shown by TNF-alpha assay. TNF-alpha secreted by human monocytes, which may be present in the peritumoral area, increased cell proliferation and GAG accumulation and was, in turn, enhanced by TGF-beta1 treatment. Both growth factors increased angiogenesis, as shown by the CAM assay. Toremifene reduced TGF-beta1 secretion by fibroma fibroblasts and TNF-alpha secretion by monocytes, thus downregulating cell proliferation, ECM macromolecule accumulation and angiogenic progression. We hypothesise that increased TGF-beta1 gene expression and TGF-beta1 secretion in fibroma fibroblasts as well as the subsequent rise in TNF-alpha production by monocytes may facilitate fibroma growth and that toremifene inhibits autocrine and paracrine growth factor production.
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- Cinzia Lilli
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Britto JA, Evans RD, Hayward RD, Jones BM. From genotype to phenotype: the differential expression of FGF, FGFR, and TGFbeta genes characterizes human cranioskeletal development and reflects clinical presentation in FGFR syndromes. Plast Reconstr Surg 2001; 108:2026-39; discussion 2040-6. [PMID: 11743396 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200112000-00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) genes 1, 2, and 3 are causal in a number of craniofacial dysostosis syndromes featuring craniosynostosis with basicranial and midfacial deformity. Great clinical variability is displayed in the pathologic phenotypes encountered. To investigate the influence of developmental genetics on clinical diversity in these syndromes, the expression of several genes implicated in their pathology was studied at sequential stages of normal human embryo-fetal cranial base and facial ossification (n = 6). At 8 weeks of gestation, FGFR1, FGFR2, and FGFR3 are equally expressed throughout the predifferentiated mesenchyme of the cranium, the endochondral skull base, and midfacial mesenchyme. Both clinically significant isoforms of FGFR2, IgIIIa/c and IgIIIa/b, are coexpressed in maxillary and basicranial ossification. By 10 to 13 weeks, FGFR1 and FGFR2 are broadly expressed in epithelia, osteogenic, and chondrogenic cell lineages. FGFR3, however, is maximally expressed in dental epithelia and proliferating chondrocytes of the skull base, but poorly expressed in the osteogenic tissues of the midface. FGF2 and FGF4, but not FGF7, and TGFbeta1 and TGFbeta3 are expressed throughout both osteogenic and chondrogenic tissues in early human craniofacial skeletogenesis. Maximal FGFR expression in the skull base proposes a pivotal role for syndromic growth dysplasia at this site. Paucity of FGFR3 expression in human midfacial development correlates with the relatively benign human mutant FGFR3 midfacial phenotypes. The regulation of FGFR expression in human craniofacial skeletogenesis against background excess ligand and selected cofactors may therefore play a profound role in the pathologic craniofacial development of children bearing FGFR mutations.
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- J A Britto
- Craniofacial Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, the Developmental Biology Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, England.
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Locci P, Bellocchio S, Lilli C, Marinucci L, Cagini L, Baroni T, Giustozzi G, Balducci C, Becchetti E. Synthesis and secretion of transforming growth factor-beta1 by human desmoid fibroblast cell line and its modulation by toremifene. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2001; 21:961-70. [PMID: 11747628 DOI: 10.1089/107999001753289578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The present study provides evidence that the in vitro cultured fibroblast cell line from desmoid tumors differs from normal fibrobasts in its extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecule composition and is modulated by treatment with toremifene, an antiestrogen that reduces tumor mass by an unknown mechanism. The results showed increased transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) production, TGF-beta1 mRNA expression, and TGF-beta1 receptor number in desmoid fibroblasts compared with normal cells. As desmoid fibroblasts did not produce tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) but were sensitive to it, which enhanced glycosaminoglycans (GAG) accumulation, we assessed the TGF-beta1 effects on TNF-alpha production by human monocytes. Our results showed TGF-beta1 significantly increased TNF-alpha secretion by monocytes. Toremifene mediated its effects in desmoid fibroblasts via an estrogen receptor-independent pathway. It inhibited GAG accumulation and the secretion of both latent and active forms of TGF-beta1 and had an inhibitory effect on TNF-alpha production by monocytes. Our results suggest that in reducing TGF-beta1 production by desmoid fibroblasts and TNF-alpha production by monocytes, toremifene may restore the balance between the two growth factors.
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- P Locci
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Perugia, Italy.
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Marinucci L, Lilli C, Baroni T, Becchetti E, Belcastro S, Balducci C, Locci P. In vitro comparison of bioabsorbable and non-resorbable membranes in bone regeneration. J Periodontol 2001; 72:753-9. [PMID: 11453237 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2001.72.6.753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Barrier membranes are used to prevent down-growth of the oral mucosa along the root surface and to allow alveolar bone regeneration in guided tissue regeneration. Several studies have demonstrated bone regenerates in the presence of bioabsorbable and non-resorbable membranes, but no studies have compared multiple bioabsorbable barriers to one another and to non-resorbable barriers. This study evaluated the in vitro influence of bioabsorbable and non-resorbable membranes on specific parameters of human osteoblast activity. METHODS Human osteoblasts were cultured on bioabsorbable membranes made of collagen, hyaluronic acid, and poly DL-lactide, and the most common non-resorbable membrane which is made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). The osteoblasts were cultured in vitro for 24 hours on barrier membranes in the presence of 3H-thymidine and 3H-proline to study cell proliferation and collagen synthesis. Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) secretion was evaluated in conditioned media using an ELISA kit. RESULTS The results showed that collagen and poly DL-lactide stimulated DNA synthesis more than ePTFE and hyaluronic acid. All bioabsorbable membranes significantly increased collagen synthesis and alkaline phosphatase activity. Collagen and hyaluronic acid increased secretion of TGF-beta1, a growth factor involved in bone remodeling. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest bioabsorbable membranes, particularly collagen and hyaluronic acid, may promote bone regeneration through their activity on osteoblasts.
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- L Marinucci
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Perugia, Italy
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