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Alarcón-Sánchez BR, Idelfonso-García OG, Guerrero-Escalera D, Piña-Vázquez C, de Anda-Jáuregui G, Pérez-Hernández JL, de la Garza M, García-Sierra F, Sánchez-Pérez Y, Baltiérrez-Hoyos R, Vásquez-Garzón VR, Muriel P, Pérez-Carreón JI, Villa-Treviño S, Arellanes-Robledo J. A model of alcoholic liver disease based on different hepatotoxics leading to liver cancer. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 228:116209. [PMID: 38621424 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
The worst-case scenario related to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) arises after a long period of exposure to the harmful effect of alcohol consumption along with other hepatotoxics. ALD encompasses a broad spectrum of liver-associated disorders, such as steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Based on the chronic administration of different hepatotoxics, including ethanol, sucrose, lipopolysaccharide, and low doses of diethylnitrosamine over a short period, here we aimed to develop a multiple hepatotoxic (MHT)-ALD model in the mouse that recapitulates the human ALD-associated disorders. We demonstrated that the MHT-ALD model induces ADH1A and NXN, an ethanol metabolizer and a redox-sensor enzyme, respectively; promotes steatosis associated with the induction of the lipid droplet forming FSP27, inflammation identified by the infiltration of hepatic neutrophils-positive to LY-6G marker, and the increase of MYD88 level, a protein involved in inflammatory response; and stimulates the early appearance of cellular senescence identified by the senescence markers SA-β-gal activity and p-H2A.XSer139. It also induces fibrosis associated with increased desmin, a marker of hepatic stellate cells whose activation leads to the deposition of collagen fibers, accompanied by cell death and compensatory proliferation revealed by increased CASP3-mediated apoptosis, and KI67- and PCNA-proliferation markers, respectively. It also induces histopathological traits of malignancy and the level of the HCC marker, GSTP1. In conclusion, we provide a useful model for exploring the chronological ALD-associated alterations and stages, and addressing therapeutic approaches.
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- Brisa Rodope Alarcón-Sánchez
- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico; Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Computational Genomics Division, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, Mexico City, Mexico; Deputy Directorate of Humanistic and Scientific Research, National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies - CONAHCYT, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital of Mexico "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Subdirección de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología - INCan, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Deputy Directorate of Humanistic and Scientific Research, National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies - CONAHCYT, Mexico City, Mexico; Laboratory of Fibrosis and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, 'Benito Juárez' Autonomous University of Oaxaca - UABJO, Oaxaca, Mexico
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- Deputy Directorate of Humanistic and Scientific Research, National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies - CONAHCYT, Mexico City, Mexico; Laboratory of Fibrosis and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, 'Benito Juárez' Autonomous University of Oaxaca - UABJO, Oaxaca, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, Department of Pharmacology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, Mexico City, Mexico; Deputy Directorate of Humanistic and Scientific Research, National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies - CONAHCYT, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Zhang Y, Zuo D, Qiu J, Li K, Niu Y, Yuan Y, Qiu Y, Qiao L, He W, Wang C, Yuan Y, Li B. NXN suppresses metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting degradation of Snail through binding to DUB3. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:676. [PMID: 35927236 PMCID: PMC9352874 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05135-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
The poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) could be attributed to its high metastasis rate. Here, we report the role of nucleoredoxin (NXN), a multifunctional redox-active protein, in HCC metastasis. The expression of NXN in HCC tissues was measured by immunohistochemistry. The role of NXN on HCC proliferation was determined by CCK-8, EdU and colony formation assays in vitro and subcutaneous tumor formation model in vivo. Transwell and wound healing assays and tail vein injection model were performed to assess the function of NXN on HCC metastasis. Co-immunoprecipitation assay was performed to examine the interaction among NXN, Snail and DUB3. Our results showed that NXN was downregulated in HCC tissues compared to adjacent liver tissues. Patients with low NXN expression had shorter overall survival (OS) time (P < 0.001) than those with high NXN expression. Biologically, ectopic expression of NXN significantly inhibited the proliferation and metastasis of HCC cells both in vitro and in vivo by suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Mechanistically, NXN promoted the ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated degradation of Snail through interaction with DUB3. Further, depletion of Snail abolished NXN-inhibited cell proliferation and metastasis. In summary, NXN suppressed the proliferation and metastasis of HCC by inhibiting DUB3-mediated deubiquitylation of Snail protein. Our study demonstrates that NXN, DUB3 and Snail complex functioned as an important regulatory mechanism of HCC progression and indicates a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of HCC metastasis.
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- Yuanping Zhang
- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China ,grid.488530.20000 0004 1803 6191Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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Idelfonso-García OG, Alarcón-Sánchez BR, Vásquez-Garzón VR, Baltiérrez-Hoyos R, Villa-Treviño S, Muriel P, Serrano H, Pérez-Carreón JI, Arellanes-Robledo J. Is Nucleoredoxin a Master Regulator of Cellular Redox Homeostasis? Its Implication in Different Pathologies. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11040670. [PMID: 35453355 PMCID: PMC9030443 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Nucleoredoxin (NXN), an oxidoreductase enzyme, contributes to cellular redox homeostasis by regulating different signaling pathways in a redox-dependent manner. By interacting with seven proteins so far, namely disheveled (DVL), protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK1), translocation protein SEC63 homolog (SEC63), myeloid differentiation primary response gene-88 (MYD88), flightless-I (FLII), and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II type alpha (CAMK2A), NXN is involved in the regulation of several key cellular processes, including proliferation, organogenesis, cell cycle progression, glycolysis, innate immunity and inflammation, motility, contraction, protein transport into the endoplasmic reticulum, neuronal plasticity, among others; as a result, NXN has been implicated in different pathologies, such as cancer, alcoholic and polycystic liver disease, liver fibrogenesis, obesity, Robinow syndrome, diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease, and retinitis pigmentosa. Together, this evidence places NXN as a strong candidate to be a master redox regulator of cell physiology and as the hub of different redox-sensitive signaling pathways and associated pathologies. This review summarizes and discusses the current insights on NXN-dependent redox regulation and its implication in different pathologies.
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- Osiris Germán Idelfonso-García
- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine–INMEGEN, Mexico City 14610, Mexico; (O.G.I.-G.); (B.R.A.-S.); (J.I.P.-C.)
- Department of Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, Mexico City 09340, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine–INMEGEN, Mexico City 14610, Mexico; (O.G.I.-G.); (B.R.A.-S.); (J.I.P.-C.)
- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute–CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Fibrosis and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, ‘Benito Juárez’ Autonomous University of Oaxaca–UABJO, Oaxaca 68020, Mexico; (V.R.V.-G.); (R.B.-H.)
- Directorate of Cátedras, National Council of Science and Technology–CONACYT, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Fibrosis and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, ‘Benito Juárez’ Autonomous University of Oaxaca–UABJO, Oaxaca 68020, Mexico; (V.R.V.-G.); (R.B.-H.)
- Directorate of Cátedras, National Council of Science and Technology–CONACYT, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute–CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, Department of Pharmacology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute–CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico;
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- Department of Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, Mexico City 09340, Mexico;
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine–INMEGEN, Mexico City 14610, Mexico; (O.G.I.-G.); (B.R.A.-S.); (J.I.P.-C.)
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine–INMEGEN, Mexico City 14610, Mexico; (O.G.I.-G.); (B.R.A.-S.); (J.I.P.-C.)
- Directorate of Cátedras, National Council of Science and Technology–CONACYT, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-55-5350-1900 (ext. 1218)
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Mao J, Zhan H, Meng F, Wang G, Huang D, Liao Z, Chen M. Costunolide protects against alcohol-induced liver injury by regulating gut microbiota, oxidative stress and attenuating inflammation in vivo and in vitro. Phytother Res 2022; 36:1268-1283. [PMID: 35084790 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Costunolide (cos) derived from the roots of Dolomiaea souliei (Franch.), which belongs to the Dolomiaea genus in the family Compositae, exert the anti-inebriation effect mainly by inhibiting the absorption of alcohol in the gastrointestinal tract. However, the protective effect of cos against alcohol-induced liver injury (ALI) remains obscure. The present study was aimed to evaluate the hepatoprotective effects of cos (silymarin was used as positive control) against ALI and its potential mechanisms. MTT was used to examine the effect of cos on the cell viability of L-02 cells. Plasma was separated from blood that used to test the levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-12, and LPS while serum separated from blood which used to detect the level of ALT and AST. Liver tissues were obtained for histopathological examination and western blot analysis. Fresh mice feces samples were collected for the detection of bacterial composition. Cos exhibited protective effect against alcoholic-induced liver injury by regulating gut microbiota capacities (higher relative abundance of Firmicutes and Actinobacteria while lower in Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria), adjusting oxidative stress (reduced the activities of MDA and ROS while promoted SOD, GSH and GSH-PX in L-02 cells) and attenuating inflammation (decreased the levels of ALT, AST, LPS, IL-6, IL-12 and TNF-α) via LPS-TLR4-NF-κB p65 signaling pathway, which might be an active therapeutic agent for treatment of ALI.
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- Jingxin Mao
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Arellanes-Robledo J, Ibrahim J, Reyes-Gordillo K, Shah R, Leckey L, Lakshman MR. Flightless-I is a potential biomarker for the early detection of alcoholic liver disease. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 183:114323. [PMID: 33166508 PMCID: PMC8614159 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is closely linked to oxidative stress induction. Antioxidant enzymes balance oxidative stress and function as intermediary signaling regulators. Nucleoredoxin (NXN), an antioxidant enzyme, regulates physiological processes through redox-sensitive interactions. NXN interacts with myeloid differentiation primary response gene-88 (MYD88) and flightless-I (FLII) to regulate toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/MYD88 pathway activation, but FLII also regulates key cell processes and is secreted into the bloodstream. However, the effects of chronic ethanol consumption recapitulated by either ethanol alone or in combination with lipopolysaccharides (LPS), as a two-hit ALD model, on FLII/NXN/MYD88 complex and FLII secretion have not been explored yet. In this study, we have demonstrated that ethanol feeding increased FLII protein levels, its nuclear translocation and plasma secretion, and modified its tissue distribution both in vivo and in vitro ALD models. Ethanol increased MYD88/FLII interaction ratio, and decreased NXN/MYD88 interaction ratio but this was partially reverted by two-hit model. While ethanol and two-hit model increased MYD88/TLR4 interaction ratio, two-hit model significantly decreased FLII nuclear translocation and its plasma secretion. Ethanol and LPS provoked similar effects in vitro; however, NXN overexpression partially reverted these alterations, and ethanol alone increased FLII secretion into culture medium. In summary, by analyzing the response of FLII/NXN/MYD88 complex during ALD early progression both in vivo and in vitro, we have discovered that the effects of chronic ethanol consumption disrupt this complex and identified FLII as a candidate non-invasive plasma biomarker for the early detection of ALD.
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- Jaime Arellanes-Robledo
- Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Laboratory of Hepatic Diseases, National Institute of Genomic Medicine - INMEGEN, CDMX, Mexico; Directorate of Cátedras, National Council of Science and Technology - CONACYT, CDMX, Mexico.
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- Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA
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Alarcón‐Sánchez BR, Guerrero‐Escalera D, Rosas‐Madrigal S, Ivette Aparicio‐Bautista D, Reyes‐Gordillo K, Lakshman MR, Ortiz‐Fernández A, Quezada H, Medina‐Contreras Ó, Villa‐Treviño S, Isael Pérez‐Carreón J, Arellanes‐Robledo J. Nucleoredoxin interaction with flightless‐I/actin complex is differentially altered in alcoholic liver disease. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 127:389-404. [DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Brisa Rodope Alarcón‐Sánchez
- Laboratory of Liver Diseases National Institute of Genomic Medicine CDMX Mexico
- Departament of Cell Biology Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute CDMX Mexico
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases National Institute of Genomic Medicine CDMX Mexico
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- Lipid Research Laboratory VA Medical Center Washington DC USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine The George Washington University Medical Center Washington DC USA
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- Lipid Research Laboratory VA Medical Center Washington DC USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine The George Washington University Medical Center Washington DC USA
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- Departament of Cell Biology Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute CDMX Mexico
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- Research Laboratory in Immunology and Proteomics Children's Hospital of Mexico "Federico Gómez” CDMX Mexico
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- Research Department in Community Health Children's Hospital of Mexico "Federico Gómez" CDMX Mexico
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- Departament of Cell Biology Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute CDMX Mexico
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases National Institute of Genomic Medicine CDMX Mexico
- Directorate of Cátedras National Council of Science and Technology CDMX Mexico
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Song J, Zhao W, Lu C, Shao X. Spliced X-box binding protein 1 induces liver cancer cell death via activating the Mst1-JNK-mROS signalling pathway. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:9378-9387. [PMID: 32335916 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Previous studies have found that the primary pathogenesis of liver cancer progression is linked to excessive cancer cell proliferation and rapid metastasis. Although therapeutic advances have been made for the treatment of liver cancer, the mechanism underlying the liver cancer progression has not been fully addressed. In the present study, we explored the role of spliced X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) in regulating the viability and death of liver cancer cells in vitro. Our study demonstrated that XBP1 was upregulated in liver cancer cells when compared to the primary hepatocytes. Interestingly, the deletion of XBP1 could reduce the viability of liver cancer cells in vitro via inducing apoptotic response. Further, we found that XBP1 downregulation was also linked to proliferation arrest and migration inhibition. At the molecular levels, XBP1 inhibition is followed by activation of the Mst1 pathway which promoted the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Then, the active Mst1-JNK pathway mediated mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) overproduction and then excessive ROS induced cancer cell death. Therefore, our study demonstrated a novel role played by XBP1 in modulating the viability of liver cancer cells via the Mst1-JNK-mROS pathways.
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- Jie Song
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Fuentes-Hernández S, Alarcón-Sánchez BR, Guerrero-Escalera D, Montes-Aparicio AV, Castro-Gil MP, Idelfonso-García OG, Rosas-Madrigal S, Aparicio-Bautista DI, Pérez-Hernández JL, Reyes-Gordillo K, Lakshman MR, Vásquez-Garzón VR, Baltiérrez-Hoyos R, López-González MDL, Sierra-Santoyo A, Villa-Treviño S, Pérez-Carreón JI, Arellanes-Robledo J. Chronic administration of diethylnitrosamine to induce hepatocarcinogenesis and to evaluate its synergistic effect with other hepatotoxins in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 378:114611. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Meng X, Gu Z, Xie X, Su Y, Zhang X, Ma H, Guo Y, Liu X, Cheng Y, Chang Y, Bao J. Acid sphingomyelinase mediates the noise-induced liver disorder in mice. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2019; 46:556-566. [PMID: 30854677 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Noise-induced structural and functional disorder of the liver has been realized, but the underlying mechanism remains to be characterized, which has limited the introduction of precautious measures. Over-activation of acid sphingomyelinase (ASM)/ceramide (Cer) pathway takes centre stage in hepatocyte injury entailed by various stimulus. We aimed to investigate whether it mediated the noise elicited liver disorder on infrastructure, lipid metabolism, apoptosis, and oxidative stress. Mice were exposed to broad band noise (20-20k Hz, 90-110 dB) for 1, 3, 5 or 7 days by 3 hr/d. Doxepin hydrochloride (DOX), an ASM inhibitor was given by 5 mg/kg/d gavage. We showed that 5 or 7 days intense, broad band noise exposure caused significant infrastructure derangement and lipid droplets storage in hepatocytes. The content of cholesterol, free fatty acids or triglyceride was increased significantly in liver tissue upon noise stimulation. Moreover, the noise promoted apoptosis and superoxide generation in hepatocytes significantly, enhancing activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine amino transferase (ALT) in serum. Acid sphingomyelinase activity and Cer generation in liver tissue were elevated by noise exposure, which was normalized with DOX administrated. Accordingly, DOX alleviated steatosis, apoptosis, oxidative stress and enzymatic change in hepatocytes or serum of noise exposed mice substantially. In summary, our results suggest the ASM/Cer pathway contributes to the broad band noise elicited liver damage in mice.
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- Xingxing Meng
- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Aerospace Hygiene, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Casas-Grajales S, Ramos-Tovar E, Chávez-Estrada E, Alvarez-Suarez D, Hernández-Aquino E, Reyes-Gordillo K, Cerda-García-Rojas CM, Camacho J, Tsutsumi V, Lakshman MR, Muriel P. Antioxidant and immunomodulatory activity induced by stevioside in liver damage: In vivo, in vitro and in silico assays. Life Sci 2019; 224:187-196. [PMID: 30890404 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
AIMS Stevioside is a diterpenoid obtained from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) that exhibits antioxidant, antifibrotic, antiglycemic and anticancer properties. Therefore, we aimed to study whether stevioside has beneficial effects in liver injury induced by long-term thioacetamide (TAA) administration and investigated the possible underlying molecular mechanism using in vivo, in vitro and in silico approaches. MAIN METHODS Liver injury was induced in male Wistar rats by TAA administration (200 mg/kg), intraperitoneally, three times per week. Rats received saline or stevioside (20 mg/kg) twice daily intraperitoneally. In addition, cocultures were incubated with either lipopolysaccharide or ethanol. Liver injury, antioxidant and immunological responses were evaluated. KEY FINDINGS Chronic TAA administration induced significant liver damage. In addition, TAA upregulated the protein expression of nuclear factor (NF)-κB, thus increasing the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and decreasing the antioxidant capacity of the liver through downregulation of nuclear erythroid factor 2 (Nrf2). Notably, stevioside administration prevented all of these changes. In vitro, stevioside prevented the upregulation of several genes implicated in liver inflammation when cocultured cells were incubated with lipopolysaccharide or ethanol. In silico assays using tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-1 and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4-MD2 demonstrated that stevioside docks with TNFR1 and TLR4-MD2, thus promoting an antagonistic action against this proinflammatory mediator. SIGNIFICANCE Collectively, these data suggest that stevioside prevented liver damage through antioxidant activity by upregulating Nrf2 and immunomodulatory activity by blocking NF-κB signaling.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sael Casas-Grajales
- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine and Health Science, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052, United States of America; Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, 50 Irving St, Washington, DC 20422, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine and Health Science, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052, United States of America; Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, 50 Irving St, Washington, DC 20422, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360, Apartado Postal 14-740, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Casas-Grajales S, Alvarez-Suarez D, Ramos-Tovar E, Dayana Buendía-Montaño L, Reyes-Gordillo K, Camacho J, Tsutsumi V, Lakshman MR, Muriel P. Stevioside inhibits experimental fibrosis by down-regulating profibrotic Smad pathways and blocking hepatic stellate cell activation. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2019; 124:670-680. [PMID: 30561898 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis is associated with increased morbidity and mortality with important health and social consequences; however, an effective treatment has not been found yet. Previous reports have shown some beneficial effects of stevioside (SVT) in different diseases, but the ability of SVT to inhibit liver cirrhosis has not been reported. Therefore, we studied the potential of this diterpenoid to inhibit liver cirrhosis induced by thioacetamide, a model that shares many similarities with the human disease, and investigated the possible underlying molecular mechanism using in vivo and in vitro approaches. Cirrhosis was induced in male Wistar rats by chronic thioacetamide administration (200 mg/kg) intraperitoneally three times per week. Rats received saline or SVT (20 mg/kg) two times daily intraperitoneally. In addition, co-cultures were incubated with either lipopolysaccharide or ethanol. Liver fibrosis, hepatic stellate cells activation, metalloproteinases activity, canonical and non-canonical Smads pathway and expression of several profibrogenic genes were evaluated. Thioacetamide activated hepatic stellate cells and distorted the liver parenchyma with the presence of abundant thick bands of collagen. In addition, thioacetamide up-regulated the protein expression of α-smooth muscle actin, transforming growth factor-β1, metalloproteinases-9,-2 and -13 and overstimulate the canonical and non-canonical Smad pathways. SVT administration inhibited all of these changes. In vitro, SVT inhibited the up-regulation of several genes implicated in cirrhosis when cells were exposed to lipopolysaccharides or ethanol. We conclude that SVT inhibited liver damage by blocking hepatic stellate cells activation, down-regulating canonical and non-canonical profibrotic Smad pathways.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine and Health Science, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.,Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine and Health Science, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.,Lipid Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
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