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Albertini RA, Nicolas JC, Actis Dato V, Ferrer DG, Tinti ME, Capra RH, Chiabrando GA. Decreased low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 expression in pro-inflammatory monocytes is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:949778. [PMID: 35958411 PMCID: PMC9360420 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.949778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Subclinical atherosclerosis (SCA) occurs in asymptomatic individuals. Blood peripheral monocytes are involved in the development of atherosclerosis. Circulating monocytes acquire pro-inflammatory profiles, and they are involved in the early stages of atherosclerosis development. Low-density lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein 1 (LRP1) is expressed in monocytes, mainly in classical and intermediate subsets. Although LRP1 is highly expressed in macrophages and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in atherosclerotic plaque formation, its expression in circulating monocytes has not been studied in SCA. The aim of this study was to characterize the LRP1 expression level in circulating monocytes of individuals with SCA and compared with individuals with low (LR) and intermediate (IR) risk of cardiovascular diseases, both without evidence of atherosclerotic lesions in carotid and coronary arteries. LRP1 and additional markers (CD11b, CD11c, and CD36) at cell surface of monocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry assays, whereas LRP1 and pro-inflammatory factors gene expressions were measured in isolated monocytes by quantitative RT-PCRs. Both LRP1 protein and LRP1 mRNA were significantly reduced in monocytes in SCA and IR respect to LR. Conversely, CD36, CD11b, and CD11c monocytic markers showed no significant changes between the different study groups. Finally, increased gene expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β were detected in monocytes of SCA, which were associated with decreased LRP1 expression at the cell surface in total monocytes. In summary, we propose that the decreased LRP1 expression at cell surface in total monocytes with pro-inflammatory profile is associated with the development of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals.
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- Ricardo A. Albertini
- Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Servicio de Laboratorios, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Servicio de Laboratorios, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Centro de Investigación en Medicina Traslacional Severo Amuchástegui (CIMETSA), Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- *Correspondence: Gustavo A. Chiabrando,
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Lin Y, Li J, Wu D, Wang F, Fang Z, Shen G. Identification of Hub Genes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Bioinformatics Analysis. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2020; 13:1793-1801. [PMID: 32547141 PMCID: PMC7250707 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s245165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world with complicated pathogenesis. This study aimed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and molecular pathways in T2DM using bioinformatics analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS To explore potential therapeutic targets for T2DM, we analyzed three microarray datasets (GSE50397, GSE38642, and GSE44035) acquired from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. DEGs between T2DM islet and normal islet were picked out by the GEO2R tool and Venn diagram software. Gene Ontology (GO) function and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis were performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) to identify the pathways and functional annotation of DEGs. Then, protein-protein interaction (PPI) of these DEGs was visualized by Cytoscape with Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING). RESULTS In total, we identified 36 DEGs in the three datasets, including 32 up-regulated genes and four down-regulated genes. The improved functions and pathways of the DEGs enriched in cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, pathways in cancer, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, and Rheumatoid arthritis. Among them, ten hub genes with a high degree of connectivity were selected. Furthermore, via the re-analysis of DAVID, four genes (IL6, MMP3, MMP1, and IL11) were significantly enriched in the Rheumatoid arthritis pathway. CONCLUSION Our study, based on the GEO database, identified four significant up-regulated DEGs and provided novel targets for diagnosis and treatment of T2DM.
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- YiXuan Lin
- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
- Anhui Academic of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diabetes Research Institute, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: ZhaoHui Fang; GuoMing Shen Tel +86-13085513100 Email ;
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- Graduate School of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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Rabelo MDS, El-Awady A, Moura Foz A, Hisse Gomes G, Rajendran M, Meghil MM, Lowry S, Romito GA, Cutler CW, Susin C. Influence of T2DM and prediabetes on blood DC subsets and function in subjects with periodontitis. Oral Dis 2019; 25:2020-2029. [PMID: 31541516 DOI: 10.1111/odi.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the myeloid and plasmacytoid DC counts and maturation status among subjects with/without generalized periodontitis (GP) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS The frequency and maturation status of myeloid and plasmacytoid blood DCs were analyzed by flow cytometry in four groups of 15 subjects: healthy controls, T2DM with generalized CP (T2DM + GP), prediabetes with GP (PD + GP), and normoglycemics with GP (NG + GP). RT-PCR was used to determine levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis in the oral biofilms and within panDCs. The role of exogenous glucose effects on differentiation and apoptosis of healthy human MoDCs was explored in vitro. RESULTS Relative to controls and to NG + GP, T2DM + GP showed significantly lower CD1c + and CD303 + DC counts, while CD141 + DCs were lower in T2DM + GP relative to controls. Blood DC maturation required for mobilization and immune responsiveness was not observed. A statistically significant trend was observed for P. gingivalis levels in the biofilms of groups as follows: controls <NG+GP < PD+GP < T2DM+GP. Moreover, significantly higher P. gingivalis levels were observed in blood DCs of NG + GP than controls, whereas no differences were observed between controls and PD + GP/T2DM + GP. In vitro differentiation of MoDCs was significantly decreased, and apoptosis was increased by physiologically relevant glucose levels. CONCLUSION Type 2 diabetes mellitus appears to inhibit important DC immune homeostatic functions, including expansion and bacterial scavenging, which might be mediated by hyperglycemia.
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- Mariana de Sousa Rabelo
- Division of Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Periodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Periodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Periodontics, The Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Periodontology, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Hashizaki T, Nishimura Y, Teramura K, Umemoto Y, Shibasaki M, Leicht CA, Kouda K, Tajima F. Differences in serum IL-6 response after 1 °C rise in core body temperature in individuals with spinal cord injury and cervical spinal cord injury during local heat stress. Int J Hyperthermia 2018; 35:541-547. [PMID: 30303416 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2018.1511838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Passive rise in core body temperature achieved by head-out hot water immersion (HHWI) results in acute increases in serum interleukin (IL)-6 but no change in plasma adrenaline in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). The purpose of the present study was to determine the mechanism of heat stress-induced increase in serum IL-6. SETTING A cross-sectional study. METHODS The study subjects were nine with CSCI, ten with thoracic and lumbar spinal cord injury (TLSCI) and eight able-bodied (AB) subjects. Time since injury was 16.1 ± 3.4 years in TLSCI and 16.4 ± 4.1 years in CSCI. Subjects were subjected to lower-body heat stress (LBH) by wearing a hot water-perfused suit until 1 °C increase in core temperature. The levels of serum IL-6, plasma adrenaline, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, C-reactive protein (CRP), and counts of blood cells were measured at normothermia and after LBH. RESULTS Serum IL-6 concentrations increased significantly immediately after LBH in all the three groups. ΔIL-6% was lower in CSCI subjects compared with AB subjects. Plasma adrenaline concentrations significantly increased after LBH in AB and TLSCI subjects, but did not change throughout the study in CSCI subjects. Cardiac output and heart rate increased at the end of LBH in all three groups. CONCLUSIONS Under a similar increase in core temperature, ΔIL-6% was lower in the CSCI group compared with the AB group. These findings suggest that the observed rise in IL-6 during hyperthermia is mediated, at least in part, by plasma adrenaline.
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- Takamasa Hashizaki
- a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Wakayama Medical University , Wakayama , Japan
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- b Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Iwate Medical University , Iwate , Japan
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- a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Wakayama Medical University , Wakayama , Japan
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- a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Wakayama Medical University , Wakayama , Japan
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- c Department of Health Sciences , Nara Women's University , Nara , Japan
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- d The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences , Loughborough University , Loughborough , UK
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- a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Wakayama Medical University , Wakayama , Japan
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- a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Wakayama Medical University , Wakayama , Japan
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Concurrent Aerobic and Resistance Training Has Anti-Inflammatory Effects and Increases Both Plasma and Leukocyte Levels of IGF-1 in Late Middle-Aged Type 2 Diabetic Patients. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2017; 2017:3937842. [PMID: 28713486 PMCID: PMC5497609 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3937842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an age-related chronic disease associated with metabolic dysregulation, chronic inflammation, and activation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a concurrent exercise training program on inflammatory status and metabolic parameters of T2D patients. Sixteen male patients (age range 55–70) were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 8), which underwent a concurrent aerobic and resistance training program (3 times a week; 16 weeks), or to a control group, which followed physicians' usual diabetes care advices. Training intervention significantly improved patients' body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and overall fitness level. After training, plasma levels of adipokines leptin (−33.9%) and RBP4 (−21.3%), and proinflammatory markers IL-6 (−25.3%), TNF-α (−19.8%) and MCP-1 (−15.3%) decreased, whereas anabolic hormone IGF-1 level increased (+16.4%). All improvements were significantly greater than those of control patients. Plasma proteomic profile of exercised patients showed a reduction of immunoglobulin K light chain and fibrinogen as well. Training also induced a modulation of IL-6, IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 mRNAs in the PBMCs. These findings confirm that concurrent aerobic and resistance training improves T2D-related metabolic abnormalities and has the potential to reduce the deleterious health effects of diabetes-related inflammation.
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Obi S, Nakajima T, Hasegawa T, Kikuchi H, Oguri G, Takahashi M, Nakamura F, Yamasoba T, Sakuma M, Toyoda S, Tei C, Inoue T. Heat induces interleukin-6 in skeletal muscle cells via TRPV1/PKC/CREB pathways. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 122:683-694. [PMID: 27979980 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00139.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is released from skeletal muscle cells and induced by exercise, heat, catecholamine, glucose, lipopolysaccharide, reactive oxygen species, and inflammation. However, the mechanism that induces release of IL-6 from skeletal muscle cells remains unknown. Thermosensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins such as TRPV1-4 play vital roles in cellular functions. In this study we hypothesized that TRPV1 senses heat, transmits a signal into the nucleus, and produces IL-6. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the underlying mechanisms whereby skeletal muscle cells sense and respond to heat. When mouse myoblast cells were exposed to 37-42°C for 2 h, mRNA expression of IL-6 increased in a temperature-dependent manner. Heat also increased IL-6 secretion in myoblast cells. A fura 2 fluorescence dual-wavelength excitation method showed that heat increased intracellular calcium flux in a temperature-dependent manner. Intracellular calcium flux and IL-6 mRNA expression were increased by the TRPV1 agonists capsaicin and N-arachidonoyldopamine and decreased by the TRPV1 antagonists AMG9810 and SB366791 and siRNA-mediated knockdown of TRPV1. TRPV2, 3, and 4 agonists did not change intracellular calcium flux. Western blotting with inhibitors demonstrated that heat increased phosphorylation levels of TRPV1, followed by PKC and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). PKC inhibitors, Gö6983 and staurosporine, CREB inhibitors, curcumin and naphthol AS-E, and knockdown of CREB suppressed the heat-induced increases in IL-6. These results indicate that heat increases IL-6 in skeletal muscle cells through the TRPV1, PKC, and CREB signal transduction pathway.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Heat increases the release of interleukin-6 (IL-6) from skeletal muscle cells. IL-6 has been shown to serve immune responses and metabolic functions in muscle. It can be anti-inflammatory as well as proinflammatory. However, the mechanism that induces release of IL-6 from skeletal muscle cells remains unknown. Here we show that heat increases IL-6 in skeletal muscle cells through the transient receptor potential vannilloid 1, PKC, and cAMP response element-binding protein signal transduction pathway.
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- Syotaro Obi
- Research Support Center, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan; .,Heart Center, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.,Waon Therapy Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Support Center, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Sepehri Z, Kiani Z, Nasiri AA, Kohan F. Toll-like receptor 2 and type 2 diabetes. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2016; 21:2. [PMID: 28536605 PMCID: PMC5415836 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-016-0002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Innate immunity plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and related complications. Since the toll-like receptors (TLRs) are central to innate immunity, it appears that they are important participants in the development and pathogenesis of the disease. Previous investigations demonstrated that TLR2 homodimers and TLR2 heterodimers with TLR1 or TLR6 activate innate immunity upon recognition of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Several DAMPs are released during type 2 diabetes, so it may be hypothesized that TLR2 is significantly involved in its progression. Here, we review recent data on the important roles and status of TLR2 in type 2 diabetes and related complications.
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- Zahra Sepehri
- Department of Internal Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Zabol Medicinal Plant Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
- Department of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Internal Anesthesiology, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- General Physician, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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Bejar MT, Ferrer-Lorente R, Peña E, Badimon L. Inhibition of Notch rescues the angiogenic potential impaired by cardiovascular risk factors in epicardial adipose stem cells. FASEB J 2016; 30:2849-59. [PMID: 27150622 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600204r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a reservoir of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), with as yet unknown effects on myocardial and coronary arteries homeostasis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the angiogenic function of epicardial ASCs and their regulation by the common cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) affecting heart disease. Epicardial fat was obtained from a rodent model with clustering of CVRFs [Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF)-Lepr(fa)] rats and from their lean control (ZDF-Crl) littermates without CVRFs, ASCs were isolated, and their function was assessed by proliferation and differentiation assays, flow cytometry, gene expression, and in vivo Matrigel angiogenesis analysis. Epicardial ASCs from both groups showed adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation capacity; however, epicardial ASCs from CVRF animals had a lesser ability to form tubular structures in vitro after endothelial differentiation, as well as a reduced angiogenic potential in vivo compared to control animals. Epicardial ASCs from CVRF rats showed up-regulation of the downstream Notch signaling genes Hes7, Hey1, and Heyl compared with control animals. The inhibition of Notch signaling by conditioning epicardial ASCs from CVRF animals with a γ-secretase inhibitor induced a reduction in Hes/Hey gene expression and rescued their angiogenic function in vivo We report for the first time the impact of CVRF burden on the ASCs of EAT and that the defective function is in part caused by increased Notch signaling. Conditioning ASCs by blocking Notch signaling rescues their angiogenic potential.-Bejar, M. T., Ferrer-Lorente, R., Peña, E., Badimon, L. Inhibition of Notch rescues the angiogenic potential impaired by cardiovascular risk factors in epicardial adipose stem cells.
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- Maria Teresa Bejar
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Institut Català de Ciències Cardiovasculars, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Horvath P, Oliver SR, Ganesan G, Zaldivar FP, Radom-Aizik S, Galassetti PR. Fasting glucose level modulates cell surface expression of CD11b and CD66b in granulocytes and monocytes of patients with type 2 diabetes. J Investig Med 2014; 61:972-7. [PMID: 23686079 DOI: 10.2310/jim.0b013e3182961517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of mortality in type 2 diabetes (T2DM), in which onset and progression of atherosclerosis is linked to chronic inflammation. Activation status of innate immune cells (granulocytes [Gc], monocytes [Mc]), as reflected by increased CD11b, CD66b, and other surface markers, increases their endothelial and cytokines/chemokines release. Whereas this inflammatory activation seems inversely related to poor glycemic control, the effect of acute spontaneous hyperglycemia on innate immune cell activation remains unclear. METHODS Expression of key markers (CD11b, CD14, CD16, CD62L, and CD66b) was therefore determined by flow cytometry on whole blood of healthy subjects and patients with T2DM with spontaneous fasting euglycemia or hyperglycemia both at baseline and after 30, 90, and 240 minutes of incubation at room temperature. RESULTS Hyperglycemic patients with T2DM had significantly higher Gc and Mc CD11b and Gc CD66b surface mean fluorescence intensity compared with the euglycemic patients with T2DM whose values were similar to those of the healthy controls. CD16 expression in CD14+CD16+ Mc was elevated in all patients with T2DM, regardless of glycemic levels. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that whereas the presence of diabetes per se may have a proinflammatory effect, hyperglycemia seems to further acutely exacerbate innate cell inflammatory status and their consequent endothelial adhesion and vascular damage potential.
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- Peter Horvath
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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Llorente-Cortés V, de Gonzalo-Calvo D, Orbe J, Páramo JA, Badimon L. Signature of subclinical femoral artery atherosclerosis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Eur J Clin Invest 2014; 44:539-48. [PMID: 24716741 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral arterial disease is a relevant public health problem associated with increased risk of morbimortality. Most of the patients with this condition are asymptomatic. Therefore, the development of accessible biochemical markers seems to be necessary to anticipate diagnosis. Our hypothesis is that asymptomatic subjects with objectively confirmed femoral artery atherosclerosis could be distinguished from control subjects by gene expression analysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 37 asymptomatic males over 50 years old were recruited at the University Clinic of Navarra (Spain). Nineteen participants were free from atherosclerotic vascular disease and 18 participants presented subclinical femoral artery atherosclerosis defined by means of Doppler ultrasound. PBMC were isolated from blood and the RNA extracted. A panel of atherosclerotic-related genes were evaluated by Taqman low-density array. RESULTS In univariate logistic regression models, we found a direct relationship between IL4, ITGAM and TLR2 expression levels in PBMC and femoral atherosclerosis, even when the models were adjusted for age and hypertension prevalence. Multivariate logistic regression models showed that elevated IL4 expression levels were intimately associated with subclinical femoral atherosclerosis after adjusting for the same potential confounders. CONCLUSIONS Current data suggest that gene expression in PBMC, in particular IL4 expression, could be a useful tool in the diagnosis of femoral artery atherosclerosis in asymptomatic patients. Furthermore, in patients with no differences in cardiovascular risk factors except for hypertension, the results point to the immune and inflammatory deregulation as a feature of subclinical peripheral atherosclerosis.
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Bernal-Lopez MR, Garrido-Sanchez L, Gomez-Carrillo V, Gallego-Perales JL, Llorente-Cortes V, Calleja F, Gomez-Huelgas R, Badimon L, Tinahones FJ. Antioxidized LDL antibodies are associated with different metabolic pathways in patients with atherosclerotic plaque and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2013; 36. [PMID: 23193212 PMCID: PMC3609493 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Oxidized lipoproteins and antioxidized LDL antibodies (antioxLDL abs) have been detected in human plasma and atherosclerotic lesions. The principle aim of this study was to analyze the possible relationship between IgG and IgM antioxLDL abs and factors involved in different metabolic pathways (inflammation, lipid metabolism, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest profile) in the occluded popliteal artery (OPA) compared with the femoral vein (FV). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Fifteen patients with advanced atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes undergoing lower limb amputation participated in this study. Each patient had OPA and FV biopsy specimens and peripheral arterial occlusive disease. By real-time PCR, gene expression was analyzed from the OPA and FV specimens, and antioxLDL ab levels were measured by specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The OPA and FV showed a positive correlation between only IgM antioxLDL ab levels and the expression of genes involved in different metabolic pathways, including inflammation (TFPI), apoptosis (BAX, caspase 3, AKT1), plaque disruption (MMP2 and MMP10), lipid metabolism (SCARB1, PPARg), and cell turnover (CDKN1A), and genes for transcription and growth factors (NFkB and VEGFA, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The results show that gene expression in the metabolic pathways (apoptosis, lipid metabolism, and inflammation) in the OPA and FV are directly related to the levels of IgM antioxLDL abs.
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- M Rosa Bernal-Lopez
- Biomedical Research Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clinico Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
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