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Zhuang X, Xu P, Ou Y, Shao X, Li Y, Ma Y, Qin S, Hua F, Zhan Y, Ji L, Qiao T, Chen H, Cheng Y. Decreased cyclooxygenase-2 associated with impaired megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis in primary immune thrombocytopenia. J Transl Med 2023; 21:540. [PMID: 37573325 PMCID: PMC10423426 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04389-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of prostanoids, which is mostly inducible by inflammatory cytokines. The participation of COX-2 in the maturation of megakaryocytes has been reported but barely studied in primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). METHODS The expressions of COX-2 and Caspase-1, Caspase-3 and Caspase-3 p17 subunit in platelets from ITP patients and healthy controls (HC), and the expressions of COX-2 and CD41 in bone marrow (BM) of ITP patients were measured and analyzed for correlations. The effects of COX-2 inhibitor on megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis were assessed by in vitro culture of Meg01 cells and murine BM-derived megakaryocytes and in vivo experiments of passive ITP mice. RESULTS The expression of COX-2 was decreased and Caspase-1 and Caspase-3 p17 were increased in platelets from ITP patients compared to HC. In platelets from ITP patients, the COX-2 expression was positively correlated with platelet count and negatively correlated to the expression of Caspase-1. In ITP patients BM, the expression of CD41 was positively correlated with the expression of COX-2. COX-2 inhibitor inhibited the count of megakaryocytes and impaired the maturation and platelet production in Meg01 cells and bone marrow-derived megakaryocytes. COX-2 inhibitor aggravated thrombocytopenia and damaged megakaryopoiesis in ITP murine model. CONCLUSION COX-2 plays a vital role in the physiologic and pathologic conditions of ITP by intervening the survival of platelets and impairing the megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis of megakaryocytes.
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- Xibing Zhuang
- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201700, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Xuhui Branch, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Hematology, Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China.
- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201700, China.
- Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Ivaneev AI, Ermolin MS, Fedotov PS, Faucher S, Lespes G. Sedimentation Field-flow Fractionation in Thin Channels and Rotating Coiled Columns: From Analytical to Preparative Scale Separations. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2020.1784940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Alexandr I. Ivaneev
- National University of Science and Technology ‘MISIS’, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (2ES/UPPA), Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR UPPA/CNRS, Hélioparc, 2, Avenue Angot, 64000 Pau, France
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- National University of Science and Technology ‘MISIS’, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- National University of Science and Technology ‘MISIS’, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (2ES/UPPA), Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR UPPA/CNRS, Hélioparc, 2, Avenue Angot, 64000 Pau, France
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (2ES/UPPA), Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l’Environnement et les Matériaux (IPREM), UMR UPPA/CNRS, Hélioparc, 2, Avenue Angot, 64000 Pau, France
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Zhang X, Wang X, Khurm M, Zhan G, Zhang H, Ito Y, Guo Z. Alterations of Brain Quantitative Proteomics Profiling Revealed the Molecular Mechanisms of Diosgenin against Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion Effects. J Proteome Res 2020; 19:1154-1168. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Xinxin Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, Qinghai, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Laboratory of Bio-separation Technologies, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20814, Maryland, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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Barbieri SS, Petrucci G, Tarantino E, Amadio P, Rocca B, Pesce M, Machlus KR, Ranelletti FO, Gianellini S, Weksler B, Italiano JE, Tremoli E. Abnormal megakaryopoiesis and platelet function in cyclooxygenase-2-deficient mice. Thromb Haemost 2015; 114:1218-29. [PMID: 26272103 DOI: 10.1160/th14-10-0872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Previous studies suggest that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) might influence megakaryocyte (MK) maturation and platelet production in vitro. Using a gene deletion model, we analysed the effect of COX-2 deficiency on megakaryopoiesis and platelet function. COX-2-/- mice (10-12 weeks old) have hyper-responsive platelets as suggested by their enhanced aggregation, TXA2 biosynthesis, CD62P and CD41/CD61 expression, platelet-fibrinogen binding, and increased thromboembolic death after collagen/epinephrine injection compared to wild-type (WT). Moreover, increased platelet COX-1 expression and reticulated platelet fraction were observed in COX-2-/- mice while platelet count was similar to WT. MKs were significantly reduced in COX-2-/- bone marrows (BMs), with high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratios, low ploidy and poor expression of lineage markers of maturation (CD42d, CD49b). However, MKs were significantly increased in COX-2-/- spleens, with features of MK maturation markers which were not observed in MKs of WT spleens. Interestingly, the expression of COX-1, prostacyclin and PGE2 synthases and prostanoid pattern were modified in BMs and spleens of COX-2-/- mice. Moreover, COX-2 ablation reduced the percentage of CD49b+ cells, the platelet formation and the haematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow and increased their accumulation in the spleen. Splenectomy decreased peripheral platelet number, reverted their hyper-responsive phenotype and protected COX-2-/- mice from thromboembolism. Interestingly, fibrosis was observed in spleens of old COX-2-/- mice (28 weeks old). In conclusion, COX-2 deletion delays BM megakaryopoiesis promoting a compensatory splenic MK hyperplasia, with a release of hyper-responsive platelets and increased thrombogenicity in vivo. COX-2 seems to contribute to physiological MK maturation and pro-platelet formation.
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- Silvia S Barbieri
- Silvia S. Barbieri, PhD, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy, Tel.: +39 02 50318357, Fax: +39 02 50318250, E-mail:
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CHEN Y, TANG YM, YU SL, HAN YW, KOU JP, LIU BL, YU BY. Advances in the pharmacological activities and mechanisms of diosgenin. Chin J Nat Med 2015; 13:578-87. [DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(15)30053-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bertrand J, Liagre B, Ghezali L, Beneytout JL, Leger DY. Cyclooxygenase-2 positively regulates Akt signalling and enhances survival of erythroleukemia cells exposed to anticancer agents. Apoptosis 2013; 18:836-50. [PMID: 23435965 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-013-0825-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) has been found to be highly expressed in many types of cancers and to contribute to tumorigenesis via the inhibition of apoptosis, increased angiogenesis and invasiveness. In hematological malignancies, COX-2 expression was found to correlate with poor patient prognosis. However, the exact role of COX-2 expression in these malignancies, and particularly in erythroleukemias, remains unclear. The aim of this work was to describe and understand the relationships between COX-2 expression and apoptosis rate in erythroleukemia cells after apoptosis induction by several anticancer agents. We used three different erythroleukemia cell lines in which COX-2 expression was modulated by transfection with either COX-2 siRNA or COX-2 cDNA. These cellular models were then treated with apoptosis inducers and apoptosis onset and intensity was followed. Cell signalling was evaluated in unstimulated transfected cells or after apoptosis induction. We found that COX-2 inhibition rendered erythroleukemia cells more sensitive to apoptosis induction and that in cells overexpressing COX-2 apoptosis induction was reduced. We demonstrated that COX-2 inhibition decreased the pro-survival Akt signalling and activated the negative regulator of Akt signalling, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN). Conversely, in COX-2 overexpressing cells, Akt signalling was activated and PTEN was inhibited. In these last cells, inhibition of casein kinase 2 or Akt signalling restored sensitivity to apoptotic agents. Our findings highlighted that COX-2 can positively regulate Akt signalling mostly through PTEN inhibition, partly via casein kinase 2 activation, and enhances survival of erythroleukemia cells exposed to anticancer agents.
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MESH Headings
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Arsenic Trioxide
- Arsenicals/pharmacology
- Casein Kinase II/genetics
- Casein Kinase II/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics
- Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism
- Etoposide/pharmacology
- Fluorouracil/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/pathology
- Oxides/pharmacology
- PTEN Phosphohydrolase/genetics
- PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Staurosporine/pharmacology
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- Julian Bertrand
- FR 3503 GEIST, EA 1069 Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, GDR CNRS 3049, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Limoges, 2 rue du Docteur Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
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Huang B, Du D, Zhang R, Wu X, Xing Z, He Y, Huang W. Synthesis, characterization and biological studies of diosgenyl analogues. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:7330-4. [PMID: 23153797 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A series of optical amino acid diosgenyl esters and diosgenyl salicylate conjugates were designed and synthesized to develop new anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents. The analogue 9c that contains an 6-aminohexanoic acid residue at C-3 of diosgenin exhibits higher potency against all three tumor cell lines with IC(50) values ranging from 4.7 μM in C26 cells to 14.6 μM in Hep G2 cells. In addition, seven of newly synthesized compounds significantly inhibit xylene-induced ear edema and exhibit comparable or better anti-inflammatory activities than those of diosgenin and aspirin. Furthermore, preliminary structure-activity relationship studies demonstrate that diosgenyl salicylate conjugates have stronger anti-inflammatory activities than amino acid diosgenyl esters.
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- Baozhan Huang
- Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, and Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital/West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Naves T, Battu S, Jauberteau MO, Cardot PJ, Ratinaud MH, Verdier M. Autophagic Subpopulation Sorting by Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation. Anal Chem 2012; 84:8748-55. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302032v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Thomas Naves
- Université de Limoges, Institut 145 GEIST, EA 3842 “Homéostasie
cellulaire et pathologies”, Faculté de Médecine,
2 rue du Dr Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Université de Limoges, Institut 145 GEIST, EA 3842 “Homéostasie
cellulaire et pathologies”, Faculté de Médecine,
2 rue du Dr Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
- Faculté de Pharmacie, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Bromatologie, 87025
Limoges Cedex, France
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- Université de Limoges, Institut 145 GEIST, EA 3842 “Homéostasie
cellulaire et pathologies”, Faculté de Médecine,
2 rue du Dr Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Université de Limoges, Institut 145 GEIST, EA 3842 “Homéostasie
cellulaire et pathologies”, Faculté de Médecine,
2 rue du Dr Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
- Faculté de Pharmacie, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Bromatologie, 87025
Limoges Cedex, France
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- Université de Limoges, Institut 145 GEIST, EA 3842 “Homéostasie
cellulaire et pathologies”, Faculté de Médecine,
2 rue du Dr Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Université de Limoges, Institut 145 GEIST, EA 3842 “Homéostasie
cellulaire et pathologies”, Faculté de Médecine,
2 rue du Dr Marcland, 87025 Limoges Cedex, France
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Patel K, Gadewar M, Tahilyani V, Patel DK. A review on pharmacological and analytical aspects of diosgenin: a concise report. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2012; 2. [PMCID: PMC4131590 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-012-0014-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Diosgenin is a steroidal sapogenin found in plants such as Dioscorea nipponoca, Solanum incanum, Solanum xanthocarpum and Trigonella foenum graecum. Diosgenin, biologically active phytochemicals have been used for the treatment of various types of disorder such as leukemia, inflammation, hypercholesterolemia and cancer. It is also able to prevent bone loss to the same extent as that of oestrogen. It is a typical initial intermediate for synthesis of steroidal compounds, oral contraceptives and sex hormones. Dioscorea, Costus and Trigonella are mainly used for the production of diosgenin. On the basis of literature survey it divulges that diosgenin has very impressive pharmacological profile and could be used as a medicine for the treatment of different types of disorders in the future. Thus, the present work aims to provide collective information in concern with its pharmacological activity and phytoanalytical techniques. This review will be beneficial to researches for the development of an alternative method for the treatment of innumerable diseases from diosgenin. ![]()
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- Kanika Patel
- />G.L.A Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Mathura, India
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- />Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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Lau AHY, Lai HKH, Yeung BHS, Leung SL, Tsang SY, Wong YH, Wise H. Prostacyclin receptor-dependent inhibition of human erythroleukemia cell differentiation is STAT3-dependent. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2012; 86:119-26. [PMID: 22336225 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Revised: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that activation of prostacyclin (IP) receptors in human erythroleukemia (HEL) cells phosphorylates the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) via Gα(s) and Gα(16) hybrid signalling. This current study was designed to determine if functional responses to cicaprost in HEL cells were dependent on STAT3 phosphorylation. Cicaprost significantly enhanced the rapid change in HEL cell morphology induced by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), and this effect was inhibited by the IP receptor antagonist RO1138452 and a STAT3 inhibitory peptide. Other indicators of PMA-induced HEL cell differentiation, such as increased expression of CD41/CD61 and an increase in cell complexity/granularity, were inhibited by cicaprost in an IP receptor-dependent and STAT3-dependent manner. Although thrombopoietic cytokines promote megakaryocytic differentiation and platelet production via activation of STAT3, the predominant STAT3-dependent effects of cicaprost in HEL cells were inhibitory towards the process of PMA-induced megakaryocytopoeisis.
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- Alaster H Y Lau
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Diosgenin stimulates osteogenic activity by increasing bone matrix protein synthesis and bone-specific transcription factor Runx2 in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. J Nutr Biochem 2011; 22:1055-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Huang RY, Chen GG. Cigarette smoking, cyclooxygenase-2 pathway and cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2010; 1815:158-69. [PMID: 21147199 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2010.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cigarette smoking is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Cyclooxygenase (COX) and its derived prostanoids, mainly including prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), thromboxane A2 (TxA2) and prostacyclin (PGI2), have well-known roles in cardiovascular disease and cancer, both of which are associated with cigarette smoking. This article is focused on the role of COX-2 pathway in smoke-related pathologies and cancer. Cigarette smoke exposure can induce COX-2 expression and activity, increase PGE2 and TxA2 release, and lead to an imbalance in PGI2 and TxA2 production in favor of the latter. It exerts pro-inflammatory effects in a PGE2-dependent manner, which contributes to carcinogenesis and tumor progression. TxA2 mediates other diverse biologic effects of cigarette smoking, such as platelet activation, cell contraction and angiogenesis, which may facilitate tumor growth and metastasis in smokers. Among cigarette smoke components, nicotine and its derived nitrosamines 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) are the most potent carcinogens. COX-2 and PGE2 have been shown to play a pivotal role in many cancers associated with cigarette smoking, including cancers of lung, gastric and bladder, while the information for the role of TxA2 and PGI2 in smoke-associated cancers is limited. Recent findings from our group have revealed how NNK influences the TxA2 to promote the tumor growth. Better understanding in the above areas may help to generate new therapeutic protocols or to optimize the existing treatment strategy.
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- Run-Yue Huang
- Department of Surgery, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Huang RY, Li MY, Hsin MKY, Underwood MJ, Ma LT, Mok TSK, Warner TD, Chen GG. 4-Methylnitrosamino-1-3-pyridyl-1-butanone (NNK) promotes lung cancer cell survival by stimulating thromboxane A2 and its receptor. Oncogene 2010; 30:106-16. [PMID: 20818420 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The role of thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)) in smoking-associated lung cancer is poorly understood. This study was conducted to study the role of TxA(2) in smoking carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)-promoted cell survival and growth in human lung cancer cells. We found that NNK increased TxA(2) synthase (TxAS) expression and thromboxane B(2) (TxB(2)) generation in cultured lung cancer cells, the result of which was supported by the increased level of TxAS in lung cancer tissues of smokers. Both TxAS-specific inhibitor furegrelate and TxA(2) receptor antagonist SQ29548 completely blocked NNK-mediated cell survival and growth via inducting apoptosis. TxA(2) receptor agonist U46619 reconstituted a near-full survival and growth response to NNK when TxAS was inhibited, affirming the role of TxA(2) receptor in NNK-mediated cell survival and growth. Suppression of cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein (CREB) activity by its small interference RNA blocked the effect of NNK. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) also had a positive role. Altogether, our results have revealed that NNK stimulates TxA(2) synthesis and activates its receptor in lung cancer cells. The increased TxA(2) may then activate CREB through PI3K/Akt and extracellular ERK pathways, thereby contributing to the NNK-promoted survival and growth of lung cancer cells.
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- R-Y Huang
- Department of Surgery, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Investigating the relationship between cell cycle stage and diosgenin-induced megakaryocytic differentiation of HEL cells using sedimentation field-flow fractionation. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:1273-83. [PMID: 20714892 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4062-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Revised: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Differentiation therapy could be one strategy for stopping cancer cell proliferation. A plant steroid, diosgenin, is known to induce megakaryocytic differentiation in human erythroleukemia (HEL) cells. In recent studies, the use of sedimentation field-flow fractionation (SdFFF) allowed the preparation of subpopulations that may differ in regard to sensitivity to differentiation induction. The specific goal of this study was to determine the relationship between cell cycle stage and sensitivity to megakaryocytic differentiation induction of HEL cells. After first confirming the capacity of diosgenin to specifically select targets, hyperlayer SdFFF cell sorting was used to prepare fractions according to cell cycle position from crude HEL cells. The sensitivities of these fractions to diosgenin-induced differentiation were then tested. The coupling of SdFFF cell separation to imaging flow cytometry showed that G1-phase cells were more sensitive to differentiation induction than S/G2M-phase cells, confirming the relationship between cell status at the start of induction, the extent of the biological event, and the potential of SdFFF in cancer research.
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Sedimentation field-flow fractionation separation of proliferative and differentiated subpopulations during Ca2+-induced differentiation in HaCaT cells. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2010; 878:1051-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Revised: 03/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhao Y, Sun LM, Wang XN, Shen T, Ji M, Lou HX. Hydroxylation of Diosgenin by Absidia coerulea. Nat Prod Commun 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000500306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Microbial transformation of diosgenin (1) using Absidia coerulea yielded five new polar metabolites, which were identified as (25 R)-spirost-5-en-3β,7β,12β,25α-tetrol (2), (25 S)-spirost-5-en-3β,7α,12β,25β-tetrol (3), (25 S)-spirost-5-en-3β,7β,12β,25β-tetrol (4), (25 R)-spirost-5-en-3β,7α,12β,25α-tetrol (5), and (25 R)-spirost-5-en-3β,7β,12β,24β-tetrol (6). Their structures were established on the basis of mass spectrometry and multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The characteristic transformations observed were C-7α, C-7β, C-12β, C-24β, C-25α, and C-25β hydroxylation. The cytotoxicity of compounds 1–6 was evaluated against the human myelogenous leukemia K562 cell line and squamous cell carcinoma KB parental cell lines. Compounds 2–6 exhibited weak cytotoxicity against K562 and KB cells and were less potent than the parent compound 1.
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- Ying Zhao
- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China
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The contribution of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 to persistent thromboxane biosynthesis in aspirin-treated essential thrombocythemia: implications for antiplatelet therapy. Blood 2010; 115:1054-61. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-08-236679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We tested whether cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) expression and unacetylated COX-1 in newly formed platelets might contribute to persistent thromboxane (TX) biosynthesis in aspirin-treated essential thrombocythemia (ET). Forty-one patients on chronic aspirin (100 mg/day) and 24 healthy subjects were studied. Platelet COX-2 expression was significantly increased in patients and correlated with thiazole orange–positive platelets (r = 0.71, P < .001). The rate of TXA2 biosynthesis in vivo, as reflected by urinary 11-dehydro-TXB2 (TXM) excretion, and the maximal biosynthetic capacity of platelets, as reflected by serum TXB2, were higher in patients compared with aspirin-treated healthy volunteers. Serum TXB2 was significantly reduced by the selective COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 added in vitro. Patients were randomized to adding the selective COX-2 inhibitor, etoricoxib, or continuing aspirin for 7 days. Etoricoxib significantly reduced by approximately 25% TXM excretion and serum TXB2. Fourteen of the 41 patients were studied again 21 (± 7) months after the first visit. Serum TXB2 was consistently reduced by approximately 30% by adding NS398 in vitro, while it was completely suppressed with 50μM aspirin. Accelerated platelet regeneration in most aspirin-treated ET patients may explain aspirin-persistent TXA2 biosynthesis through enhanced COX-2 activity and faster renewal of unacetylated COX-1. These findings may help in reassessing the optimal antiplatelet strategy in ET.
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Bégaud-Grimaud G, Battu S, Liagre B, Beneytout J, Jauberteau M, Cardot P. Development of a downscale sedimentation field flow fractionation device for biological event monitoring. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:9125-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2009] [Revised: 07/18/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zuo G, Guan T, Chen D, Li C, Jiang R, Luo C, Hu X, Wang Y, Wang J. Total saponins of Panax ginseng induces K562 cell differentiation by promoting internalization of the erythropoietin receptor. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2009; 37:747-57. [PMID: 19655412 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x09007211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ginseng is a commonly used herbal medicine with a wide range of therapeutic benefits. Total saponins of Panax ginseng (TSPG) is one of the main effective components of ginseng. Our previous studies have shown that TSPG could promote the production of normal blood cells and inhibition of the leukemia cell proliferation. However, whether ginseng can induce the differentiation of leukemia cells is still unclear. This study was to examine the effect of TSPG or the combination of erythropoietin (EPO) and TSPG on the erythroid differentiation of K562 cells, and their corresponding mechanisms regarding erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) expression. Under light and electron microscopes, the TSPG- or TSPG + EPO-treated K562 cells showed a tendency to undergo erythroid differentiation; early and intermediate erythroblast-like cells were observed. Hemoglobin and HIR2 expressions were significantly increased. As determined by Western blotting analysis, the EPOR protein level in the K562 cytoplasmic membrane was significantly decreased after TSPG treatment, while its cytoplasm level increased in a dose-dependent manner. However, the total cellular EPOR level was unchanged. These results indicate that TSPG-induced erythroid differentiation of K562 cells may be accompanied by the internalization of EPOR. Thus, our study suggests that treatment with a combination of TSPG and EPO may induce erythroid differentiation of K562 cells at least in part through induction of EPOR internalization.
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- Guowei Zuo
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Cailleteau C, Liagre B, Beneytout JL. A proteomic approach to the identification of molecular targets in subsequent apoptosis of HEL cells after diosgenin-induced megakaryocytic differentiation. J Cell Biochem 2009; 107:785-96. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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