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Alfardan AS, Nadeem A, Ahmad SF, Al-Harbi NO, Alqinyah M, Attia SM, Sarawi W, Alanazi AZ, Alhazzani K, Ibrahim KE. Worsening of imiquimod-induced psoriasiform inflammation in mice by environmental pollutant, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate through dysregulation in IL-17A and Nrf2/iNOS signaling in peripheral myeloid and CD4 + T cells. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 126:111293. [PMID: 38056199 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.111293] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
Abstract
Psoriasis is a devastating autoimmune illness resulting from excessive keratinocyte growth and leukocyte infiltration into the dermis/epidermis. In the pathogenesis of psoriasis, different immune cells such as myeloid cells and CD4 + T cells play a key role. Th17/Th1 immune responses and oxidant-antioxidant responses are critical in regulation of psoriatic inflammation. Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is one of the well-known plasticizers and has widespread use worldwide. DEHP exposure through ingestion may produce harmful effects on the skin through systemic inflammation and oxidative stress, which may modify psoriatic inflammation. However, the effect of oral DEHP exposure on inflammatory cytokines and Nrf2/iNOS signaling in myeloid cells and CD4 + T cells in the context of psoriatic inflammation has not been investigated earlier. Therefore, this study explored the effect of DEHP on systemic inflammation in myeloid cells (IL-6, IL-17A, IL-23), Th17 (p-STAT3, IL-17A, IL-23R, TNF-α), Th1 (IFN-γ), Treg (Foxp3, IL-10), and Nrf2/iNOS signaling in imiquimod (IMQ)-induced mouse model of psoriasis-like inflammation. Our study showed increased Th17 signaling in imiquimod model which was further aggravated by DEHP exposure. Further, Nrf2 and iNOS signaling were also elevated in IMQ model where DEHP exposure further increased iNOS expression but did not modify the Nrf2 expression. Most importantly, IL-17A levels were also elevated in myeloid cells along with IL-6 which were further elevated by DEHP exposure. Overall, this study shows that IL-17A signaling is upregulated, whereas there is deficiency of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling by DEHP exposure in mice with psoriasiform inflammation. These observations suggest that DEHP aggravates IL-17A-mediated signaling both in CD4 + T cells as well as myeloid cells which is linked to exacerbation of IMQ-induced psoriatic inflammation in mice. Strategies that counteract the effect of DEHP exposure in the context of psoriatic inflammation through downregulation of IL-17A may be fruitful.
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- Ali S Alfardan
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Al-Kharashi LA, Alqarni SA, Ahmad SF, Al-Harbi NO, Alsanea S, Ibrahim KE, Algahtani MM, Alhazzani K, Shazly GA, Al-Harbi MM, Nadeem A. BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice differ in oxidant and antioxidant responses in innate and adaptive immune cells in an asthma model induced by cockroach allergens. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 124:110892. [PMID: 37717317 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Asthma is a complex and heterogenous disease affected by a multitude of factors. Several phenotypes of asthma exist which are influenced by various molecular mechanisms that include presence of antioxidant and oxidant enzymes in different immune cells such as dendritic cells (DCs), alveolar macrophages (AMs), neutrophils, and T cells. Close interaction between epithelial cells and dendritic cells initiates complex pathogenesis of asthma followed by involvement of other innate and adaptive immune cells. In chronic phase of the disease, these immune cells support each other in amplification of airway inflammation where oxidant-antioxidant balance is known to be an important contributing factor. Genetic variability in antioxidant response may influence the development of airway inflammation, however it has not been studied in mice yet. The two most studied mice strains, i.e. BALB/c and C57BL/6 are reported to have dissimilar airway responses to the same allergens due to their genetic makeup. In this investigation, we explored whether these strains had any differences in pulmonary oxidant-antioxidant system (Nrf2, SOD2, iNOS, HO-1, nitrotyrosine) in different immune cells (DCs, AMs, neutrophils, T cells), airway inflammation (presence of eosinophils and/or neutrophils) and mucus production in response to repeated cockroach allergen extract (CE) mouse model of asthma. Our data show that C57BL/6 mice had better induction of antioxidant system than BALB/c mice. Consequently, iNOS/nitrotyrosine levels were much exaggerated in BALB/c than C57BL/6 mice. As a result, BALB/c mice developed mixed granulocytic airway inflammation, whereas C57BL/6 developed mostly eosinophilic airway inflammation. Our data suggest that an exaggerated oxidant generation along with a weak antioxidant induction in response to a natural allergen on a susceptible genetic background may determine development of severe asthma phenotype such as mixed granulocyte inflammation.
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- Layla A Al-Kharashi
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Hseu JH, Chan CI, Vadivalagan C, Chen SJ, Yen HR, Hseu YC, Yang HL, Wu PY. Tranexamic acid improves psoriasis-like skin inflammation: Evidence from in vivo and in vitro studies. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 166:115307. [PMID: 37573659 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115307] [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: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The chronic disease psoriasis is associated with severe inflammation and abnormal keratinocyte propagation in the skin. Tranexamic acid (TXA), a plasmin inhibitor, is used to cure serious bleeding. We investigated whether TXA ointment mitigated Imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis-like inflammation. Furthermore, this study investigated the effect of noncytotoxic concentrations of TXA on IL-17-induced human keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells to determine the status of proliferative psoriatic keratinocytes. We found that TXA reduced IMQ-induced psoriasis-like erythema, thickness, scaling, and cumulative scores (erythema plus thickness plus scaling) on the back skin of BALB/c mice. Additionally, TXA decreased ear thickness and suppressed hyperkeratosis, hyperplasia, and inflammation of the ear epidermis in IMQ-induced BALB/c mice. Furthermore, TXA inhibited IMQ-induced splenomegaly in BALB/c mouse models. In IL-17-induced HaCaT cells, TXA inhibited ROS production and IL-8 secretion. Interestingly, TXA suppressed the IL-17-induced NFκB signaling pathway via IKK-mediated IκB degradation. TXA inhibited IL-17-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome through caspase-1 and IL1β expression. TXA inhibited IL-17-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation by enhancing autophagy, as indicated by LC3-II accumulation, p62/SQSTM1 expression, ATG4B inhibition, and Beclin-1/Bcl-2 dysregulation. Notably, TXA suppressed IL-17-induced Nrf2-mediated keratin 17 expression. N-acetylcysteine pretreatment reversed the effects of TXA on NFκB, NLRP3 inflammasomes, and the Nrf2-mediated keratin 17 pathway in IL-17-induced HaCaT cells. Results further confirmed that in the ear skin of IMQ-induced mice, psoriasis biomarkers such as NLRP3, IL1β, Nrf2, and keratin 17 expression were downregulated by TXA treatment. TXA improves IMQ-induced psoriasis-like inflammation in vivo and psoriatic keratinocytes in vitro. Tranexamic acid is a promising future treatment for psoriasis.
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- Jhih-Hsuan Hseu
- Department of Dermatology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404327, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nutrition, College of health Care, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Institute of Nutrition, College of health Care, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan; Research Center of Chinese Herbal Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404333, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan
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- Department of Cosmeceutics, College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan; Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan; Research Center of Chinese Herbal Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan; Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung 413305, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Nutrition, College of health Care, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan.
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- Department of Dermatology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404327, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404333, Taiwan.
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Alqarni SA, Ahmad SF, Alqahtani F, Al-Harbi NO, Alshehri S, Ibrahim KE, Alfardan AS, Attia SM, Nadeem A. Inhibition of non-receptor tyrosine kinase LCK partially mitigates mixed granulocytic airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 119:110225. [PMID: 37119678 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
Abstract
Asthma affects millions of people worldwide and is one of the most common inflammatory airway diseases. Asthma phenotypes are quite complex and categorized as eosinophilic, mixed granulocytic (presence of both eosinophils and neutrophils in the airways) and neutrophilic. Mixed granulocytic asthma requires large doses of inhaled corticosteroids, which are often insufficient in controlling airway inflammation. Therefore, there is a medical need to test newer therapies to control granulocytic inflammation. Lymphocyte specific protein tyrosine kinase (LCK) signaling has gained momentum in recent years as a molecular target in inflammatory diseases such as asthma. LCK is expressed in lymphocytes and is required for inflammatory intracellular signaling in response to antigenic stimulation. Therefore, efficacy of LCK inhibitor, A770041 was tested in cockroach (CE)-induced corticosteroid insensitive murine model of asthma. The effect of LCK inhibitor was investigated on granulocytic airway inflammation, mucus production, p-LCK and downstream signaling molecules such as p-PLCγ, GATA3, p-STAT3 in CD4+ T cells. Moreover, its effects were also studied on Th2/Th17 related cytokines and oxidative stress parameters (iNOS/nitrotyrosine) in neutrophils/macrophages. Our study shows that CE-induced p-LCK levels are concomitant with increased neutrophilic/eosinophilic inflammation and mucus hypersecretion which are significantly mitigated by A770041 treatment. A770041 also caused marked attenuation of CE-induced pulmonary levels of IL-17A levels but not completely. However, A770041 in combination with dexamethasone caused complete downregulation of mixed granulocytic airway inflammation as well as Th2/Th17 related immune responses. These results suggest that combination of LCK inhibition along with corticosteroids may be pursued as an alternative strategy to completely treat mixed granulocytic asthma.
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- Saleh A Alqarni
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Zhou F, Yao H, Ma Z, Hu X. Investigating small molecule compounds targeting psoriasis based on cMAP database and molecular dynamics simulation. Skin Res Technol 2023; 29:e13301. [PMID: 37113091 PMCID: PMC10234157 DOI: 10.1111/srt.13301] [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: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Psoriasis (PSO) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that severely affects the physical and mental health of patients. Drug resistance has been developed upon current drug treatments, and there is no specific therapy. The aim of this study was to screen promising novel drug candidates for PSO using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. METHODS The data of PSO were downloaded from gene expression omnibus (GEO) database and subjected to variance analysis. Target proteins and small molecule compounds targeting PSO were predicted in the connective map (cMAP) database. Molecular docking, MD simulation, and trajectory analysis were conducted to predict the binding of target proteins to compounds. RESULTS 1999 differentially expressed genes in PSO were obtained by differential analysis. Through cMAP database prediction, a low Score value of -45.69 for lymphocyte cell-specific protein-tyrosine kinase (LCK) was revealed, and aminogenistein was identified as the compound targeting LCK, and LCK was notably highly expressed in the PSO samples. The drugScore of the binding pocket P_0 was 0.814656, which was docked with aminogenistein. The results showed that there were more than one binding site between LCK and aminogenistein with binding energy less than -7.0 kJ/mol, and the docking was relatively stable. The results of root-mean-square deviation (RMSD), root-mean-square fluctuation (RMSF), Gyrate, number of hydrogen bonds and total free binding energy in MD simulations showed that the binding of aminogenistein to LCK was relatively solid. CONCLUSION Aminogenistein has good protein-ligand interaction and stability with LCK, a target of PSO, and is a novel drug candidate for PSO.
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- Fang Zhou
- Department of DermatologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical CollegeXi'anChina
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- Department of DermatologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical CollegeXi'anChina
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- Department of DermatologyHuanglong County People's HospitalYan'anChina
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- Department of DermatologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Ait Force Military Medical UniversityXi'anChina
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Deng Y, Zhang Y, Cai T, Wang Q, Zhang W, Chen Z, Luo X, Su G, Yang P. Transcriptomic profiling of iris tissue highlights LCK signaling and T cell-mediated immunity in Behcet's uveitis. J Autoimmun 2022; 133:102920. [PMID: 36191467 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2022.102920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Uveitis is the most common form of ocular lesions in Behcet's disease, severely affecting visual function. Molecular pathological changes of ocular lesions in patients with Behcet's uveitis (BU) are largely unknown. In this study, we performed the first comprehensive transcriptomic profiling of iris specimens from BU patients and healthy donors to provide an insight into intraocular immunopathogenesis. The mRNA sequencing identified 1633 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the BU group and healthy controls. GO functional enrichment analysis on DEGs showed that T cell activation was the most significantly enriched biological process. KEGG analysis of DEGs also revealed several prominently enriched T cell-related pathways, including the T cell receptor signaling pathway, Th17 cell differentiation, and Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation. The lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (LCK) was identified as the key hub gene in the protein interaction network of DEGs. Western blot analysis further showed increased expression of active LCK in the BU group, suggesting activation of LCK signaling. Using publicly accessible single-cell RNA-sequencing data of the healthy iris, LCK was found to be expressed in clusters of activated T cells but not in other iris cell clusters, suggesting an overt association between LCK upregulation and T cell-mediated immune dysregulation. Additionally, 16 drugs were predicted to be potential inhibitors of LCK. Overall, these findings not only highlighted the central role of T cell-mediated immunity and previously unreported LCK signaling in intraocular immunopathogenesis but also revealed the potential value of LCK as a new therapeutic target for BU patients.
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- Yang Deng
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province Eye Hospital, Henan International Joint Research Laboratory for Ocular Immunology and Retinal Injury Repair, Zhengzhou, PR China; The Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, PR China.
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Yu C, Zhang F, Ding Y, Li Y, Zhao Y, Gu J, Guo S, Pan W, Jin H, Sun Q, Kang X, Yang Q, Jiang X, Song Z, Lu Q, Pang X, Kuang Y, Deng D, Li Y, Zhang C, Tao J, Xie L, Wang Y, Wang J, Wang G. A randomized, double-blind phase III study to demonstrate the clinical similarity of biosimilar SCT630 to reference adalimumab in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 112:109248. [PMID: 36126411 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This phase III study aimed to compare the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of SCT630 with the reference adalimumab. METHODS A total of 367 Chinese patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis were randomly assigned to receive 80 mg of SCT630 or adalimumab subcutaneously at week 1, 40 mg at week 2, then 40 mg biweekly. At week 16, those with 50 % or more improvement in psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) were eligible to enter an extension period up to week 52. Patients on SCT630 continued the same treatment, whereas patients receiving adalimumab were re-randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to adalimumab or SCT630 group. The primary endpoint was percentage improvement in PASI at week 16. Other endpoints included PASI 50/75/90/100, Physician's Global Assessment, Dermatology Life Quality Index, safety, and immunogenicity. RESULTS PASI improvement at week 16 was 85.07 % for SCT630 and 84.82 % for adalimumab. The mean difference (3.10 %, 95 % CI: -1.875 %, 8.066 %) was within the equivalence interval. Other efficacy endpoints, safety and immunogenicity profiles were similar across the two groups. There were no safety or immunogenicity difference between switched/continued groups. CONCLUSION This phase III study demonstrated the equivalences in efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of SCT630 to adalimumab in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.
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- Chen Yu
- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases & Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Zhejiang provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic Diseases, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Dermatology Research, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Air Force Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein and Antibody, Sinocelltech Ltd., No.31 Kechuang 7th Street, BDA, Beijing, China; Beijing Protein and Antibody R&D Engineering Center, Sinocelltech Ltd., No.31 Kechuang 7th Street, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Protein and Antibody R&D Engineering Center, Sinocelltech Ltd., No.31 Kechuang 7th Street, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Protein and Antibody R&D Engineering Center, Sinocelltech Ltd., No.31 Kechuang 7th Street, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Comprehensive analysis of microbiome, metabolome and transcriptome revealed the mechanisms of Moringa oleifera polysaccharide on preventing ulcerative colitis. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 222:573-586. [PMID: 36115453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of Moringa oleifera polysaccharide (MOP) on ulcerative colitis (UC) and explore its mechanism through the combined analysis of microbiome, metabolome and transcriptome. A UC model in mice was established using dextran sulphate sodium. After a 21-day experiment, results showed that MOP could inhibit the weight loss and disease activity index in UC mice. The intervention of MOP decreased the expression of inflammatory cytokines and promoted the secretion of tight junctions. MOP could promote the growth of probiotics such as Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136, Intestinimonas and Bifidobacterium in UC mice. The results of metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis indicated that MOP could regulated the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acid and PPAR, TLR and TNF signalling pathways might play important roles in the process. Altogether, MOP could be used as a functional food to prevent UC.
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Blockade of Tyrosine Kinase, LCK Leads to Reduction in Airway Inflammation through Regulation of Pulmonary Th2/Treg Balance and Oxidative Stress in Cockroach Extract-Induced Mouse Model of Allergic Asthma. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12090793. [PMID: 36144198 PMCID: PMC9506330 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12090793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Asthma is one of the most common inflammatory diseases affecting the airways. Approximately 300 million individuals suffer from asthma around the world. Allergic immune responses in the asthmatic airways are predominantly driven by Th2 cells and eosinophils. Lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (LCK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase which regulates several key intracellular events through phosphorylation of its substrates. Some of the intracellular signaling pathways activated by LCK phosphorylation help in differentiation of Th2 cells which secrete allergic cytokines that amplify airway inflammation. Therefore, this investigative study was designed to determine the role of LCK in a cockroach extract (CE)-induced airway inflammation murine model of allergic asthma. Further, the effect of a pharmacological LCK inhibitor, A-770041, on allergic airway inflammation and key intracellular pathways in CD4+ T cells was assessed. Our data exhibit that there is an activation of LCK during allergic airway inflammation as depicted by increased p-LCK levels in CD4+ T cells. Activated LCK is involved in the activation of ITK, PLC-γ, GATA3, NFkB, and NFATc1. Activated LCK is also involved in the upregulation of Th2 related cytokines, such as IL-4/IL-5/IL-13 and oxidative stress, and the downregulation of Treg cells. Furthermore, utilization of LCK inhibitor causes the reduction in p-LCK, PLC-γ, GATA3, and NFATc1 as well as Th2 cytokines and oxidative stress. LCK inhibitor causes upregulation of Treg cells in allergic mice. LCK inhibitor also caused a reduction in CE-induced airway inflammation and mucus secretion. Therefore, the inhibition of LCK signaling could be a fruitful approach to adjust allergic airway inflammation through the attuning of Th2/Treg immune responses. This study could lead to the design of newer treatment options for better management of allergic inflammation in asthma.
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Ahmad SF, Nadeem A, Ansari MA, Bakheet SA, Shahid M, Al-Mazroua HA, As Sobeai HM, Alasmari AF, Alanazi MM, Alhamed AS, Aldossari AA, Attia SM. CC chemokine receptor 5 antagonist alleviates inflammation by regulating IFN-γ/IL-10 and STAT4/Smad3 signaling in a mouse model of autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Cell Immunol 2022; 379:104580. [PMID: 35872534 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2022.104580] [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: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immunopathological disease that causes demyelination and recurrent episodes of T cell-mediated immune attack in the central nervous system. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a well-established mouse model of MS. The roles of T cells in MS/EAE have been well investigated, but little is known about the role of CCR5+ cells. In the present study, we investigated whether treatment with DAPTA, a selective CCR5 antagonist, could modulate the progression of EAE in the SJL/J mice. EAE mice were treated with DAPTA (0.01 mg/kg) intraperitoneally daily from day 14 to day 42, and the clinical scores were evaluated. We further investigated the effects of DAPTA on IFN-γ-, TGF-β-, IL-10-, IL-17A-, IL-22-, T-bet, STAT4-, RORγT-, AhR-, Smad3-, and Foxp3-expressing CCR5+ spleen cells using flow cytometry analysis. We further explored the effects of DAPTA on mRNA/protein expression of IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-17A, IL-22, TGF-β, T-bet, STAT4, RORγT, AhR, Foxp3, and NF-H in the brain tissue. The severity of clinical scores decreased in DAPTA-treated EAE mice as compared to that in the EAE control mice. Moreover, the percentage of CCR5+IFN-γ+, CCR5+T-bet+, CCR5+STAT4+, CCR5+IL-17A+, CCR5+RORγt+, CCR5+IL-22+, and CCR5+AhR+ cells decreased while CCR5+TGF-β+, CCR5+IL-10+, CCR5+Smad3+, and CCR5+Foxp3+ increased in DAPTA-treated EAE mice. Furthermore, DAPTA treatment significantly mitigated the EAE-induced expression of T-bet, STAT4, IL-17A, RORγT, IL-22, and AhR but upregulated Foxp3, IL-10, and NF-H expression in the brain tissue. Taken together, our data demonstrated that DAPTA could ameliorate EAE progression through the downregulation of the inflammation-related cytokines and transcription factors signaling, which may be useful for the clinical therapy of MS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sheikh F Ahmad
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Saleh A Bakheet
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Mudassar Shahid
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Haneen A Al-Mazroua
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Homood M As Sobeai
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Abdullah F Alasmari
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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