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Du M, Liu Y, Cao J, Li X, Wang N, He Q, Zhang L, Zhao B, Dugarjaviin M. Food from Equids-Commercial Fermented Mare's Milk (Koumiss) Products: Protective Effects against Alcohol Intoxication. Foods 2024; 13:2344. [PMID: 39123538 PMCID: PMC11312395 DOI: 10.3390/foods13152344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Fermented mare's milk (koumiss), a traditional Central Asian dairy product derived from fermented mare's milk, is renowned for its unique sour taste and texture. It has long been consumed by nomadic tribes for its nutritional and medicinal benefits. This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the protective effects of koumiss against alcohol-induced harm across behavioral, hematological, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and reproductive dimensions using a mouse model. Optimal intoxicating doses of alcohol and koumiss doses were determined, and their effects were explored through sleep tests and blood indicator measurements. Pretreatment with koumiss delayed inebriation, accelerated sobering, and reduced mortality in mice, mitigating alcohol's impact on blood ethanol levels and various physiological parameters. Histopathological and molecular analyses further confirmed koumiss's protective role against alcohol-induced damage in the liver, stomach, small intestine, and reproductive system. Transcriptomic studies on reproductive damage indicated that koumiss exerts its benefits by influencing mitochondrial and ribosomal functions and also shows promise in mitigating alcohol's effects on the reproductive system. In summary, koumiss emerges as a potential natural agent for protection against alcohol-induced harm, opening avenues for future research in this field.
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- Ming Du
- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Equus Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot 010018, China; (M.D.); (Y.L.); (J.C.); (X.L.); (N.W.); (Q.H.); (L.Z.); (B.Z.)
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Equine Science Research and Technology Innovation, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
- Equus Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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Samantsidis GR, Kwon H, Wendland M, Fonder C, Smith RC. TNF signaling mediates cellular immune function and promotes malaria parasite killing in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.02.592209. [PMID: 38746363 PMCID: PMC11092648 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.02.592209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory cytokine and a master regulator of immune cell function in vertebrates. While previous studies have implicated TNF signaling in invertebrate immunity, the roles of TNF in mosquito innate immunity and vector competence have yet to be explored. Herein, we confirm the identification of a conserved TNF-α pathway in Anopheles gambiae consisting of the TNF-α ligand, Eiger, and its cognate receptors Wengen and Grindelwald. Through gene expression analysis, RNAi, and in vivo injection of recombinant TNF-α, we provide direct evidence for the requirement of TNF signaling in regulating mosquito immune cell function by promoting granulocyte midgut attachment, increased granulocyte abundance, and oenocytoid rupture. Moreover, our data demonstrate that TNF signaling is an integral component of anti-Plasmodium immunity that limits malaria parasite survival. Together, our data support the existence of a highly conserved TNF signaling pathway in mosquitoes that mediates cellular immunity and influences Plasmodium infection outcomes, offering potential new approaches to interfere with malaria transmission by targeting the mosquito host.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Interdepartmental Graduate Program, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Zapata AG. The fish spleen. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 144:109280. [PMID: 38086514 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/31/2023]
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In the present study, we review the structure and function of fish spleen with special emphasis on its condition in Elasmobranchs, Teleosts and Lungfish. Apart from the amount of splenic lymphoid tissue, the histological organization of the organ ensures the existence of areas involved in antigen trapping, the ellipsoids, and exhibit numerous melano-macrophages which appear isolated or forming the so-called melano-macrophage centres. An extensive discussion on the functional significance of these centres conclude that they are mere accumulations of macrophages consequence of tissue homeostasis rather than primitive germinal centres, as proposed by some authors.
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- Agustín G Zapata
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Liang Y, Zhu KC, You YZ, Guo HY, Chen HD, Liu BS, Zhang N, Dai YB, Zeng FR, Lin HY, Zhang DC. Molecular characterization of TNF-β and IFN-γ in yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus, Hottuyn, 1782) and their immune responses to density stress during transport. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 147:104747. [PMID: 37276930 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The inflammatory cytokines TNF-β and IFN-γ are important mediators of the vertebrate inflammatory response and coordinators of the immune system in regard to NF-κB signalling pathways. In this study, the TNF-β and IFN-γ genes of yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus latus were identified, and the multiple sequence alignments, evolutionary relationships and gene expressions of the two genes were also determined. AlTNF-β contained a 762 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 253 amino acids, while AlIFN-γ contained a 582 bp ORF encoding 193 amino acids. An amino-acid sequence alignment analysis showed that these proteins have highly conserved transmembrane structural domains among teleosts. Moreover, AlTNF-β has a close affinity with TNF-β of yellowfin seabream while AlIFN-γ has a high evolutionary correlation with A. regius and Sparus aurata. In addition, the mRNAs of AlTNF-β and AlIFN-γ are widely expressed in various tissues. AlTNF-β is highly expressed in gill and intestinal tissues, and the mRNA levels of AlIFN-γ are higher in spleen, skin, and gill tissues than in other tissues. Under transportation density stress, the mRNA level of AlTNF-β was significantly elevated in the intestine of the high-density group, while AlTNF-β transcription in the gills did not vary significantly among the density groups. Furthermore, AlIFN-γ expression was increased in liver, intestinal, and gill tissues under high transportation density. The results of this study show that TNF-β and IFN-γ expression in yellowfin seabream is greatly affected by density stress. The density of 125 per bag for 4-5 cm fry or 1200 per bag for 1-2 cm fry is most suitable for the transportation of live fish. These results might provide a reference for further studies on the immunomodulatory response process and auxiliary function of immune stress of TNF and IFN genes in fish under density stress.
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- Yu Liang
- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya, 572018, China
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- Zhangzhou Aquatic Technology Promotion Station, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya, 572018, China
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- Zhangzhou Aquatic Technology Promotion Station, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya, 572018, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya, 572018, China
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- Zhangzhou Aquatic Technology Promotion Station, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
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- Zhangzhou Aquatic Technology Promotion Station, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
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- Zhangzhou Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Engineer Technology Research Center of Marine Biological Seed Industry, 510300, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China; Sanya Tropical Fisheries Research Institute, Sanya, 572018, China.
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Chen K, Xiu Q, Min Q, Cheng X, Xiao H, Jia Z, Feng J, Shi Y, Zhuo Q, Wang J, Zou J. TL1A induces apoptosis via DR3 in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). FISH AND SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY REPORTS 2023; 4:100090. [PMID: 36970231 PMCID: PMC10033717 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor like ligand 1A (TL1A), a member of TNF superfamily, regulates inflammatory response and immune defense. TL1A homologues have recently been discovered in fish, but their functions have not been studied. In this study, a TL1A homologue was identified in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and its bioactivities were investigated. The grass carp tl1a (Citl1a) gene was constitutively expressed in tissues, with the highest expression detected in the liver. It was upregulated in response to infection with Aeromonas hydrophila. The recombinant CiTL1A was produced in bacteria and was shown to stimulate the expression of il1β, tnfα, caspase 8 and ifnγ in the primary head kidney leucocytes. In addition, co-immunoprecipitation assay revealed that CiTL1A interacted with DR3 and induced apoptosis via activation of DR3. The results demonstrate that TL1A regulates inflammation and apoptosis and is involved in the immune defense against bacterial infection in fish.
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Hue I, Capilla E, Rosell-Moll E, Balbuena-Pecino S, Goffette V, Gabillard JC, Navarro I. Recent advances in the crosstalk between adipose, muscle and bone tissues in fish. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1155202. [PMID: 36998471 PMCID: PMC10043431 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1155202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Control of tissue metabolism and growth involves interactions between organs, tissues, and cell types, mediated by cytokines or direct communication through cellular exchanges. Indeed, over the past decades, many peptides produced by adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and bone named adipokines, myokines and osteokines respectively, have been identified in mammals playing key roles in organ/tissue development and function. Some of them are released into the circulation acting as classical hormones, but they can also act locally showing autocrine/paracrine effects. In recent years, some of these cytokines have been identified in fish models of biomedical or agronomic interest. In this review, we will present their state of the art focusing on local actions and inter-tissue effects. Adipokines reported in fish adipocytes include adiponectin and leptin among others. We will focus on their structure characteristics, gene expression, receptors, and effects, in the adipose tissue itself, mainly regulating cell differentiation and metabolism, but in muscle and bone as target tissues too. Moreover, lipid metabolites, named lipokines, can also act as signaling molecules regulating metabolic homeostasis. Regarding myokines, the best documented in fish are myostatin and the insulin-like growth factors. This review summarizes their characteristics at a molecular level, and describes both, autocrine effects and interactions with adipose tissue and bone. Nonetheless, our understanding of the functions and mechanisms of action of many of these cytokines is still largely incomplete in fish, especially concerning osteokines (i.e., osteocalcin), whose potential cross talking roles remain to be elucidated. Furthermore, by using selective breeding or genetic tools, the formation of a specific tissue can be altered, highlighting the consequences on other tissues, and allowing the identification of communication signals. The specific effects of identified cytokines validated through in vitro models or in vivo trials will be described. Moreover, future scientific fronts (i.e., exosomes) and tools (i.e., co-cultures, organoids) for a better understanding of inter-organ crosstalk in fish will also be presented. As a final consideration, further identification of molecules involved in inter-tissue communication will open new avenues of knowledge in the control of fish homeostasis, as well as possible strategies to be applied in aquaculture or biomedicine.
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- Isabelle Hue
- Laboratory of Fish Physiology and Genomics, UR1037, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), Rennes, France
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Fish Physiology and Genomics, UR1037, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), Rennes, France
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- Laboratory of Fish Physiology and Genomics, UR1037, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), Rennes, France
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Liu C, Wang L, Chen X, Liu Z, Shen Y, Wu Y, Zhou Y, Li J, Cao Z, Sun Y. TroTNFSF6, a tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member, promotes antibacterial immune response of golden pompano, Trachinotus ovatus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 132:108484. [PMID: 36516955 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.108484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 6 (TNFSF6), also known as FasL/CD95L, is essential for maintaining the body's immune homeostasis. However, the current reports on TNFSF6 in fish are relatively scarce. In the present study, we conducted functional analyses of a TNFSF6 (TroTNFSF6) from the teleost fish golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus). TroTNFSF6 is composed of 228 amino acids and has a low similarity with other species (9.65%-58.79%). TroTNFSF6 was expressed in the 11 tissues tested and was significantly up-regulated after Edwardsiella tarda infection. In vivo, overexpression of TroTNFSF6 effectively stimulated the AKP and ACP activities, and reduced bacterial infection in fish tissues. Correspondingly, knockdown of TroTNFSF6 expression resulted in increasing bacterial dissemination and colonization in fish tissues. In vitro, recombinant TroTNFSF6 protein promoted the proliferation of T. ovatus head kidney lymphocytes (HKLs), and promoted the apoptosis of murine liver cancer cells (Hepa1-6). The results indicated that TroTNFSF6 plays an important role in the T. ovatus antibacterial immunity. These observations will facilitate the future in-depth study of teleost TNFSF6.
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- Chunsheng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Freshwater Fishery Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 210017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, 570228, China.
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Liu J, Liu Y, Liu Y, Guo X, Lü Z, Zhou X, Liu H, Chi C. Molecular cloning, expression analysis and immune-related functional identification of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in Sepiella japonica under bacteria stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 132:108509. [PMID: 36581254 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.108509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), a cytokine mainly secreted by active macrophages and monocytes, causes hemorrhagic necrosis of tumor tissues, kills tumor cells, regulates inflammatory responses, and plays a crucial role in innate immunity. In this study, TNFα of Sepiella japonica (named as SjTNFα) was acquired, whose full-length cDNA was 1206 bp (GenBank accession no. ON357428), containing a 5' UTR of 185 bp, a 3' UTR of 137 bp and an open reading frame (ORF) of 1002bp to encode a putative peptide of 333 amino acids for constructing the transmembrane domain and the cytoplasmic TNF domain. Its predicted pI was 8.69 and the theoretical molecular weight was 44.72 KDa. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis showed that SjTNFα had the highest homology to Octopus sinensis, they fell into a unified branch and further clustered with other animals. Real-time PCR indicated that SjTNFα was widely expressed in all subject tissues, including spleen, pancreas, gill, heart, brain, optic lobe, liver and intestine, and exhibited the highest in the liver and the lowest in the brain. The relative expression of SjTNFα varied at the developmental period of juvenile stage, pre-spawning and oviposition in the squid, with the highest in the liver at the juvenile stage and oviposition, and in the optic lobe of pre-spawning. After being infected with Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas hydrophila, the expression of SjTNFα in liver and gill were both upregulated with time, and the highest expression appeared at 24 h and 8 h in liver for different infection, and at 4 h in gill consistently. Cell localization showed that SjTNFα distributed on membrane of HEK293 cells because it was a type II soluble transmembrane protein. When HEK293 cells were stimulated with LPS of different concentrations, the NF-κB pathway was activated in the nucleus and the corresponding mRNA was transferred through the intracellular signal transduction pathway, resulting in the synthesis and release of TNFα, which made the expression of SjTNFα was up-regulated obviously. These findings showed that SjTNFα might play an essential role in the defense of S. japonica against bacteria challenge, which contributed to the understanding of the intrinsic immune signaling pathway of Cephalopoda and the further study of host-pathogen interactions.
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- Jiaxin Liu
- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China.
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- National and Provincial Joint Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Marine Aquatic Genetic Resources, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Facilities Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China.
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Li X, Liu Y, Chen Y, Song X, Chen X, Zhang N, Li H, Guo Y, Wang Z, Dong Z. Long-term exposure to bisphenol A and its analogues alters the behavior of marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) and causes hepatic injury. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 841:156590. [PMID: 35690219 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bisphenols (BPA, BPF, and BPAF) are widely present in the aquatic environment and have various adverse effects on aquatic organisms. However, their hepatic toxicity in marine fish is not fully understood. Hence, we examined the growth parameters, histological features, antioxidant defense mechanisms, and gene expression profiles in the livers of marine medaka after exposure to single and combined bisphenols for 70 days. The final body weight and final body length of males exposed to BPAF were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the survival rate was significantly lower. Bisphenol exposure led to vacuolization and local lesions in the liver, especially in the BPAF group, and altered antioxidant enzyme activity in the liver, leading to oxidative stress. In addition, after bisphenol exposure, marine medaka showed anxiolytic effects and a significant reduction in swimming distance compared with that in the control group. As determined by RNA-seq, bisphenol exposure altered multiple biological pathways in the liver, such as fatty acid biosynthesis, fatty acid metabolism, and ribosome biogenesis pathways, with significant changes in gene expression levels. In particular, chgs and vtgs were significantly up-regulated after BPAF exposure, suggesting an estrogenic effect. Overall, bisphenols can adversely affect the growth and metabolism of marine medaka. BPF and BPAF may not be ideal substitutes for BPA.
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- Xueyou Li
- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Center for Industrial Analysis and Testing, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; State Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University School, Changsha 41000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquaculture in South China Sea for Aquatic Economic Animal of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy culture, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
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Huang Y, Si Q, Du S, Du J, Ren Q. Molecular identification and functional analysis of a tumor necrosis factor superfamily gene from Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 134:104456. [PMID: 35636588 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is one of the most important cytokines involved in various biological processes in vertebrates and invertebrates. In the present study, a new member of the TNF superfamily (named EsTNFSF) was identified from the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). The full-length cDNA of EsTNFSF is 2462 bp and encodes a polypeptide with 499 amino acids. The deduced EsTNFSF protein contained a transmembrane region and a conserved extracellular C-terminal TNF domain. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that EsTNFSF was closely related to other TNFSFs from crustaceans. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that EsTNFSF was expressed in all the tissues examined, and the highest expression was found in the hepatopancreas. The mRNA levels of EsTNFSF in hemocytes underwent a time-dependent and variable degree of enhancement after stimulation with lipopolysaccharide, peptidoglycan, Staphylococcus aureus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Functionally, EsTNFSF knockdown by siRNA suppressed the transcriptional levels of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and two antimicrobial peptides, anti-lipopolysaccharide factor and crustin. Furthermore, purified recombinant EsTNFSF protein accelerated the bacterial clearance in vivo and inhibited the growth of V. parahaemolyticus and S. aureus in vitro. The results revealed that EsTNFSF, as an inducible immune response gene, plays a crucial role in the antibacterial immune defense of E. sinensis.
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- Ying Huang
- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, China.
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- Biodiversity and Biosafety Research Center, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, 8 Jiangwangmiao Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210042, China
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- Department of Marine Biology, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary College, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Jurong, Jiangsu, 212400, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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Liu L, Wu Y, Ye K, Cai M, Zhuang G, Wang J. Antibody-Targeted TNFRSF Activation for Cancer Immunotherapy: The Role of FcγRIIB Cross-Linking. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:924197. [PMID: 35865955 PMCID: PMC9295861 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.924197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Co-stimulation signaling in various types of immune cells modulates immune responses in physiology and disease. Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF) members such as CD40, OX40 and CD137/4-1BB are expressed on myeloid cells and/or lymphocytes, and they regulate antigen presentation and adaptive immune activities. TNFRSF agonistic antibodies have been evaluated extensively in preclinical models, and the robust antitumor immune responses and efficacy have encouraged continued clinical investigations for the last two decades. However, balancing the toxicities and efficacy of TNFRSF agonistic antibodies remains a major challenge in the clinical development. Insights into the co-stimulation signaling biology, antibody structural roles and their functionality in immuno-oncology are guiding new advancement of this field. Leveraging the interactions between antibodies and the inhibitory Fc receptor FcγRIIB to optimize co-stimulation agonistic activities dependent on FcγRIIB cross-linking selectively in tumor microenvironment represents the current frontier, which also includes cross-linking through tumor antigen binding with bispecific antibodies. In this review, we will summarize the immunological roles of TNFRSF members and current clinical studies of TNFRSF agonistic antibodies. We will also cover the contribution of different IgG structure domains to these agonistic activities, with a focus on the role of FcγRIIB in TNFRSF cross-linking and clustering bridged by agonistic antibodies. We will review and discuss several Fc-engineering approaches to optimize Fc binding ability to FcγRIIB in the context of proper Fab and the epitope, including a cross-linking antibody (xLinkAb) model and its application in developing TNFRSF agonistic antibodies with improved efficacy and safety for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Lyvgen Biopharma, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Cao M, Wang N, Yan X, Yang N, Fu Q, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Li C. Structures, evolutionary relationships and expression profiles of the tumour necrosis factor superfamily and their receptors in black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 132:104405. [PMID: 35364135 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Members of tumour necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF) and TNF receptor superfamily (TNFRSF) have crucial roles in many important biological processes such as cell proliferation, cell death, development, survival, immunity, and various diseases. The human TNFSF consists of 19 ligands and 29 receptors. Compared with those in human, fish have most of the TNFSF and receptors that have been found in mammals, while some of the homologues are specific or lost in fish. Especially, no systematic report on the identification of TNFSF ligands and their receptors in S. schlegelii. Therefore, to investigate the characterization and molecular evolution of TNFSF and TNFRSF genes in Sebastes schlegelii, we performed a genome-wide survey and identified 14 TNFSFs and 24 TNFRSFs from S. schlegelii. In S. schlegelii, we found duplication events occurred in TNFSF2, TNFSF6, TNFSF10, TNFSF13, TNFSF14, TNFRSF5, TNFRSF6, TNFRSF6B, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF16, and TNFRSF19 genes. Among which, the tandem duplications events occurred in TNFSF13 and TNFRSF6, and the whole genome duplications events occurred in the remaining TNFSF and TNFRSF genes. Based on the molecular phylogenetic analysis, 14 TNFSFs were divided into three different clusters and 24 TNFRSFs were classed as three distinct subgroups, respectively. Meanwhile, protein domains and motifs analysis revealed that TNFSF contain homology domain (THD), and TNFRSF have typical cysteine-rich domains (CRDs). Synteny results indicates that the TNFSFs and TNFRSFs neighborhood genes have taken place great changes compared to those in human, fugu and zebrafish. Meanwhile, qRT-PCR results demonstrated that most TNFSFs and TNFSRSFs were significantly differentially expressed in gill, skin and intestine after E. tarda infection with time-dependent manners. In addition, protein-protein interaction network (PPI) analysis indicated that the most related genes connecting to TNFSF and TNFRSFs were TNFSF ligands and receptors. In summary, this study provided a new understanding for characterization and evolution of the TNFSF genes and their receptors in S. schlegelii.
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- Min Cao
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266011, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Adinew GM, Messeha SS, Taka E, Badisa RB, Antonie LM, Soliman KFA. Thymoquinone Alterations of the Apoptotic Gene Expressions and Cell Cycle Arrest in Genetically Distinct Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Nutrients 2022; 14:2120. [PMID: 35631261 PMCID: PMC9144154 DOI: 10.3390/nu14102120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and it is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women. triple-negative breast Cancer (TNBC), a subtype of BC, is typically associated with the highest pathogenic grade and incidence in premenopausal and young African American (AA) women. Chemotherapy, the most common treatment for TNBC today, can lead to acquired resistance and ineffective treatment. Therefore, novel therapeutic approaches are needed to combat medication resistance and ineffectiveness in TNBC patients. Thymoquinone (TQ) is shown to have a cytotoxic effect on human cancer cells in vitro. However, TQ's mode of action and precise mechanism in TNBC disease in vitro have not been adequately investigated. Therefore, TQ's effects on the genetically different MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines were assessed. The data obtained show that TQ displayed cytotoxic effects on MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner after 24 h, with IC50 values of 25.37 µM and 27.39 µM, respectively. Moreover, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells in a scratched wound-healing assay displayed poor wound closure, inhibiting invasion and migration via cell cycle blocking after 24 h. TQ arrested the cell cycle phase in MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells. The three cell cycle stages in MDA-MB-468 cells were significantly affected at 15 and 20 µM for G0/G1 and S phases, as well as all TQ concentrations for G2/M phases. In MDA-MB-468 cells, there was a significant decrease in G0/G1 phases with a substantial increase in the S phase and G2/M phases. In contrast, MDA-MB-231 showed a significant effect only during the two cell cycle stages (S and G2/M), at concentrations of 15 and 20 µM for S phases and all TQ values for G2/M phases. The TQ effect on the apoptotic gene profiles indicated that TQ upregulated 15 apoptotic genes in MDA-MB-231 TNBC cells, including caspases, GADD45A, TP53, DFFA, DIABLO, BNIP3, TRAF2/3, and TNFRSF10A. In MDA-MB-468 cells, 16 apoptotic genes were upregulated, including TNFRSF10A, TNF, TNFRSF11B, FADD TNFRSF10B, CASP2, and TRAF2, all of which are important for the apoptotic pathway andsuppress the expression of one anti-apoptotic gene, BIRC5, in MDA-MB-231 cells. Compared to MDA-MB-231 cells, elevated levels of TNF and their receptor proteins may contribute to their increased sensitivity to TQ-induced apoptosis. It was concluded from this study that TQ targets the MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells differently. Additionally, due to the aggressive nature of TNBC and the lack of specific therapies in chemoresistant TNBC, our findings related to the identified apoptotic gene profile may point to TQ as a potential agent for TNBC therapy.
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA; (G.M.A.); (S.S.M.); (E.T.); (R.B.B.); (L.M.A.)
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Zapata AG. Lympho-Hematopoietic Microenvironments and Fish Immune System. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:747. [PMID: 35625475 PMCID: PMC9138301 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the last 50 years information on the fish immune system has increased importantly, particularly that on species of marked commercial interest (i.e., salmonids, cods, catfish, sea breams), that occupy a key position in the vertebrate phylogenetical tree (i.e., Agnatha, Chondrichtyes, lungfish) or represent consolidated experimental models, such as zebrafish or medaka. However, most obtained information was based on genetic sequence analysis with little or no information on the cellular basis of the immune responses. Although jawed fish contain a thymus and lympho-hematopoietic organs equivalents to mammalian bone marrow, few studies have accounted for the presumptive relationships between the organization of these cell microenvironments and the known immune capabilities of the fish immune system. In the current review, we analyze this topic providing information on: (1) The origins of T and B lymphopoiesis in Agnatha and jawed fish; (2) the remarkable organization of the thymus of teleost fish; (3) the occurrence of numerous, apparently unrelated organs housing lympho-hematopoietic progenitors and, presumably, B lymphopoiesis; (4) the existence of fish immunological memory in the absence of germinal centers.
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- Agustín G. Zapata
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain; ; Tel.: +34-913-944-979
- Health Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), 28041 Madrid, Spain
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Bowen L, Waters S, Stott JL, Duncan A, Meyerson R, Woodhouse S. Baseline Gene Expression Levels in Falkland-Malvinas Island Penguins: Towards a New Monitoring Paradigm. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12020258. [PMID: 35207543 PMCID: PMC8880734 DOI: 10.3390/life12020258] [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: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Health diagnostics of wildlife have historically relied on the evaluation of select serum biomarkers and the identification of a contaminant or pathogen burden within specific tissues as an indicator of a level of insult. However, these approaches fail to measure the physiological reaction of the individual to stressors, thus limiting the scope of interpretation. Gene-based health diagnostics provide an opportunity for an alternate, whole-system, or holistic assessment of health, not only in individuals or populations but potentially in ecosystems. Seabirds are among the most threatened marine taxonomic groups in the world, with ~25% of this species currently listed as threatened or considered of special concern; among seabirds, the penguins (Family Spheniscidae) are the most threatened seabird Family. We used gene expression to develop baseline physiological indices for wild penguins in the Falkland-Malvinas Islands, and captive zoo penguins. We identified the almost complete statistical separation of penguin groups (gentoo Detroit Zoo, gentoo Falkland-Malvinas Islands, rockhopper Detroit Zoo, and rockhopper Falkland-Malvinas Islands) based on gene expression profiles. Implementation of long-term longitudinal studies would allow for the assessment of temporal increases or decreases of select transcripts and would facilitate interpretation of the drivers of change.
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- Lizabeth Bowen
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-530-574-4353
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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- Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067, USA;
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- Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 3701 S 10th St, Omaha, NE 68107, USA;
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Ko S, Lim J, Hong S. Functional characterization of a novel tumor necrosis factor gene (TNF-New) in rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 127:104269. [PMID: 34600021 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The novel tumor necrosis factor (TNF-New or TNFN) gene has been identified only in teleost such as zebrafish, medaka (Oryzias latipes), fugu (Takifugu rubripes), and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In this study, a putative TNFN gene in rock bream (named RB-TNFN) was cloned and its functional expression in the immune system was analyzed. Although it was previously reported to share a high degree of homology with mammalian lymphotoxin (LT)-β, in silico analysis revealed that RB-TNFN differed slightly from mammalian LT-β in its genomic structure, phylogenetic relationship, and predicted protein tertiary structure, whereas the genomic location of TNFN (immediately behind TNF-α) was the same as that of LT-β. In healthy rock bream, RB-TNFN gene expression was the highest in the liver and the lowest in the head kidney. In vitro, it was significantly upregulated in head kidney cells following polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, concanavalin A, phytohemagglutinin, or calcium ionophore (CI) stimulation and in spleen cells by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), CI, and rock bream iridovirus (RBIV). In vivo, it was upregulated in the spleen, liver, and gut on day 1 and in the blood on day 3 following LPS injection, and in the blood, head kidney, and liver following RBIV vaccination. Post-RBIV infection, the vaccinated group showed a significantly higher TNFN gene expression in the head kidney and blood than the unvaccinated group. Treatment with recombinant TNFN protein (RB-rTNFN) resulted in significantly upregulated interleukin-1β expression in the head kidney, spleen, blood, liver, and peritoneal cells. It also enhanced IL-8 gene expression in the head kidney, blood, and peritoneal cells, and interferon γ gene expression in the gut and gills on day 1. TNFN and cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene expression was upregulated in peritoneal cells on day 3. Flow cytometry analysis revealed a significant increase in the peritoneal lymphocyte population after the intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of RB-rTNFN. These results suggest that RB-TNFN mediated innate and adaptive immunity in rock bream.
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- Sungjae Ko
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
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- East Coast Research institute of Life Science, Gangneung-Wonju National University, South Korea.
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Abós B, Pérez-Fernández E, Morel E, Perdiguero P, Tafalla C. Pro-Inflammatory and B Cell Regulating Capacities of TWEAK in Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss). Front Immunol 2021; 12:748836. [PMID: 34659247 PMCID: PMC8517431 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.748836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like weak inducer of apoptosis or TWEAK is a member of the TNF superfamily involved in the regulation of many biological processes. In mammals, TWEAK has been shown to play a role in some autoimmune or inflammatory conditions, but its immune role is not yet clearly defined. In teleost fish, although a few studies have identified homologues to mammalian TWEAK, their biological effects have never been investigated. In the current study, we have studied the transcriptional regulation of two TWEAK homologues (TWEAK 1 and 2) identified in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) throughout different tissues, in response to parasitic or viral infections, or in head kidney (HK) leukocytes stimulated with different stimuli. Although the transcription of both homologues was modulated when HK leukocytes were exposed to several immune stimuli, only TWEAK 1 was significantly modulated upon pathogenic exposure. Thus, we performed a characterization of the functions exerted by this cytokine in HK leukocytes. Recombinant TWEAK 1 strongly up-regulated the transcription of pro-inflammatory genes and antimicrobial peptides in HK leukocytes, with differential transcriptional effects in IgM+ B cells, IgM- lymphocytes and myeloid cells. TWEAK 1 also increased the survival and promoted the differentiation of B cells in HK leukocyte cultures. Our results demonstrate that in teleost fish, TWEAK 1 is involved in the response to different types of pathogens, through the modulation of antimicrobial and pro-inflammatory genes in different leukocytes subsets. Furthermore, a role for TWEAK as a B cell differentiation factor has also been established in rainbow trout.
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- Beatriz Abós
- Animal Health Research Center (CISA), Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Animal Health Research Center (CISA), Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Animal Health Research Center (CISA), Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Animal Health Research Center (CISA), Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Animal Health Research Center (CISA), Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Duan Y, Wang Y, Li Z, Ma L, Wei X, Yang J, Xiao R, Xia C. The unique structure of the zebrafish TNF-α homotrimer. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 122:104129. [PMID: 33989682 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the current study, zebrafish TNF-α1 (zTNF-α1) was crystallized, and the structure was analyzed. The zTNF-α1 trimer is composed of three monomers whose height and width are 50 Å and 60 Å, respectively. Compared with human TNF-α, zTNF-α1 shows only ~30% amino acid identity, the EF loop of each monomer lacks three amino acids, the CD loop is increased by four amino acids, and the AA'' loop is increased by one amino acid. In addition, an A″-β-chain is added to the zTNF-α1 monomer, forming two β-sheet layers with 6:5 β-chains. The top of the trimer is missing three amino acids and the inner coil because the EF loop seals the central hole at the top, forming a unique structure. In conclusion, the results elucidated the structure of the zTNF-α1 trimer, providing immunological knowledge for studying TNF-α function in the zebrafish animal model and structural information for exploring TNF-α family evolution.
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- Yulu Duan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Kong L, Qian K, Wu S, Li B, Guo Z, Yin X, Huang Y, Ye J, Tu X, Fu S. Functional characterization of TNF-α in pufferfish (Takifugu obscurus) in immune response and apoptosis against Aeromonas hydrophila. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2021; 44:1343-1353. [PMID: 33956340 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a multifunctional cytokine involved in immune system homeostasis, antimicrobial defence, regulation of apoptosis, cell proliferation and differentiation. Although the pro-inflammatory property of TNF-α has been made new progress, detailed research on host defence against bacterial infection and inducing apoptosis remains to be revealed in early vertebrates. Here, we reported the TNF-α homologue (ToTNF-α) from pufferfish (Takifugu obscurus). The open reading frame (ORF) of ToTNF-α was 753 bp, encoding a protein of 250 aa contained the TNF family signature and conserved cysteine residues. The mRNA expression of ToTNF-α had a wide range of tested tissues, with the highest expression in the skin. After Aeromonas hydrophila infection, the mRNA expression of ToTNF-α was significantly up-regulated both in vivo and in vitro experiments. After stimulation by recombinant protein of ToTNF-α ((r)ToTNF-α), the relative expressions of endogenous TNF-α, caspase 8, caspase 3, p53, and Bax inhibitor-1 in head kidney leucocytes were all notably up-regulated. These results showed that ToTNF-α might induce apoptosis depend on pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins at mRNA level. Moreover, flow cytometry analysis indicated that the (r)ToTNF-α can induce apoptosis of head kidney leucocytes. Taken together, these characteristics suggest that ToTNF-α can participate in immune response against A. hydrophila and induce apoptosis at mRNA and cellular level, which will help to understand the mechanism of apoptosis and immune response in teleost fish.
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- Linghe Kong
- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong South China Sea Key Laboratory of Aquaculture for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong South China Sea Key Laboratory of Aquaculture for Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Dadgostar E, Tajiknia V, Shamsaki N, Naderi-Taheri M, Aschner M, Mirzaei H, Tamtaji OR. Aquaporin 4 and brain-related disorders: Insights into its apoptosis roles. EXCLI JOURNAL 2021; 20:983-994. [PMID: 34267610 PMCID: PMC8278210 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-3735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Brain-related disorders are leading global health problems. Various internal and external factors are involved in the progression of brain-related disorders. Inflammatory pathways, oxidative stresses, apoptosis, and deregulations of various channels are critical players in brain-related disorder pathogenesis. Among these players, aquaporins (AQP) have critical roles in various physiological and pathological conditions. AQPs are water channel molecules that permit water to cross the hydrophobic lipid bilayers of cellular membranes. AQP4 is one of the important members of AQP family. AQPs are involved in controlling apoptosis pathways in brain-related disorders. In this regard, several reports have evaluated the pathological effects of AQP4 by targeting the apoptosis-related processes in brain-related disorders. Here, for the first time, we highlight the impact of AQP4 on apoptosis-related processes in brain-related disorders.
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- Ehsan Dadgostar
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Zhang J, Li Y, Wu X, Zhong R, Wei J, Wang Z, Zhang X. Molecular structure, expression, and function analysis of BAFF gene in Chinese sucker, Myxocyprinus asiaticus. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2021; 47:225-238. [PMID: 33405065 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-020-00906-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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B cell activating factor (BAFF), belonging to the tumor necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF), is a critical cytokine for B cell survival and immunoglobulin secretion. Here, the BAFF gene of Chinese sucker (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) (MaBAFF) was cloned using RT-PCR and RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA end) techniques. The open reading frame (ORF) of MaBAFF encodes a 272-amino acid protein containing a transmembrane domain, a TNF family signature, and a putative furin protease cleavage site as seen in BAFFs from other species. Tissue expression profiles of MaBAFF determined by absolute and relative quantification of real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) showed that MaBAFF is widely distributed in various tissues, with the highest expression in spleen. MaBAFF can be detected during fertilized egg period by RT-PCR. Upon induction by A. hydrophila, the expression of MaBAFF was up-regulated in spleen from 48 to 72 h, and the expression of BAFF and IgM all reached a peak at 48 h in head kidney. The soluble BAFF gene (MasBAFF) had been cloned into pET30a. SDS-PAGE and Western blotting analysis confirmed that the His-MasBAFF was efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli Rosset (DE3). CCK-8 assay indicated that the MasBAFF recombinant protein (200 ng/ml) could prolong the survival of peripheral blood leukocytes. Based on ELISA screening and Western blotting, monoclonal antibody 1-F2A3 against recombinant MasBAFF was selected and used for immunohistochemistry, which showed that BAFF-positive cells were detected in spleen and head kidney. Our results raise the possibility that MaBAFF may be useful to enhance immune efficacy in Chinese sucker disease defense.
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- Jiaojiao Zhang
- Key laboratory of Eco-environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 1 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key laboratory of Eco-environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 1 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key laboratory of Eco-environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 1 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key laboratory of Eco-environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 1 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key laboratory of Eco-environment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, No. 1 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Delgado-Coello B. Liver regeneration observed across the different classes of vertebrates from an evolutionary perspective. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06449. [PMID: 33748499 PMCID: PMC7970152 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The liver is a key organ that performs diverse functions such as metabolic processing of nutrients or disposal of dangerous substances (xenobiotics). Accordingly, it seems to be protected by several mechanisms throughout the life of organisms, one of which is compensatory hyperplasia, also known as liver regeneration. This review is a recapitulation of the scientific reports describing the different ways in which the various classes of vertebrates deal with liver injuries, where since mammals have an improved molecular toolkit, exhibit optimized regeneration of the liver compared to lower vertebrates. The main molecules involved in the compensatory process, such as proinflammatory and inhibitory cytokines, are analyzed across vertebrates with an evolutionary perspective. In addition, the possible significance of this mechanism is discussed in the context of the long life span of vertebrates, especially in the case of mammals.
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- Blanca Delgado-Coello
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 70-243, C.P. 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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Adane G, Lemma M, Geremew D, Sisay T, Tessema MK, Damtie D, Ayelign B. Genetic Polymorphism of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, Interferon-Gamma and Interleukin-10 and Association With Risk of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection. J Evid Based Integr Med 2021; 26:2515690X211006344. [PMID: 33904770 PMCID: PMC8082989 DOI: 10.1177/2515690x211006344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis has become the leading cause of morbidity and death in humans worldwide. Thus, genetic variability of the host plays a major role in human susceptibility to the pathogen, among others. Therefore, the objective of this finding was to assess the association of genetic polymorphisms of cytokines with tuberculosis infection. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and May 2018. Five ml of whole blood was collected and extracted the genomic DNA through simple salting out method. The patterns of genetic polymorphism were determined by amplification refractory method PCR using specific primers. Finally, the PCR run on electrophoresis of agarose gel and the band was visualized under UV light. A logistical regression model has been adapted to assess the association of genetic polymorphisms with tubercular infection. In order to determine the association between the explanatory and outcome variable, the odds ratio with 95% CI was calculated. P < 0.05 is a statistically significant value. RESULT In present study, the frequency of TNF-α -308 G allele and GG genotype OR (95% CI)= 0.20 (0.11-0.37), and OR (95% CI)= 0.29 (0.18-0.46)), respectively) and IFN-γ +874 A allele and AA genotype OR (95% CI)= 3.80 (2.11-6.86) and (OR (95% CI)= 1.61(1.13-2.28), respectively) were significantly associated with tuberculosis incidence. In contrast, there is no significant correlation between IL-10 -1082 A and AA of allele and genotype, respectively in tuberculosis patients (p > 0.05) was evident. CONCLUSION From our finding, the genetic variability of TNF-α -308 A and IFN-γ +874 alleles are the potent host genetic risk factors associated with tuberculosis infection.
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- Gashaw Adane
- University of Gondar Comprehensive Specializes Hospital, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Leishimaniasis Research and Treatment Centre, University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Marín I. Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily: Ancestral Functions and Remodeling in Early Vertebrate Evolution. Genome Biol Evol 2020; 12:2074-2092. [PMID: 33210144 PMCID: PMC7674686 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The evolution of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF) in early vertebrates is inferred by comparing the TNFSF genes found in humans and nine fishes: three agnathans, two chondrichthyans, three actinopterygians, and the sarcopterygian Latimeria chalumnae. By combining phylogenetic and synteny analyses, the TNFSF sequences detected are classified into five clusters of genes and 24 orthology groups. A model for their evolution since the origin of vertebrates is proposed. Fifteen TNFSF genes emerged from just three progenitors due to the whole-genome duplications (WGDs) that occurred before the agnathan/gnathostome split. Later, gnathostomes not only kept most of the genes emerged in the WGDs but soon added several tandem duplicates. More recently, complex, lineage-specific patterns of duplications and losses occurred in different gnathostome lineages. In agnathan species only seven to eight TNFSF genes are detected, because this lineage soon lost six of the genes emerged in the ancestral WGDs and additional losses in both hagfishes and lampreys later occurred. The orthologs of many of these lost genes are, in mammals, ligands of death-domain-containing TNFSF receptors, indicating that the extrinsic apoptotic pathway became simplified in the agnathan lineage. From the patterns of emergence of these genes, it is deduced that both the regulation of apoptosis and the control of the NF-κB pathway that depends in modern mammals on TNFSF members emerged before the ancestral vertebrate WGDs.
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- Ignacio Marín
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IBV-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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Fish TNF and TNF receptors. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2020; 64:196-220. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1712-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Heimroth RD, Casadei E, Salinas I. Molecular Drivers of Lymphocyte Organization in Vertebrate Mucosal Surfaces: Revisiting the TNF Superfamily Hypothesis. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2020; 204:2697-2711. [PMID: 32238457 PMCID: PMC7872792 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The adaptive immune system of all jawed vertebrates relies on the presence of B and T cell lymphocytes that aggregate in specific body sites to form primary and secondary lymphoid structures. Secondary lymphoid organs include organized MALT (O-MALT) such as the tonsils and Peyer patches. O-MALT became progressively organized during vertebrate evolution, and the TNF superfamily of genes has been identified as essential for the formation and maintenance of O-MALT and other secondary and tertiary lymphoid structures in mammals. Yet, the molecular drivers of O-MALT structures found in ectotherms and birds remain essentially unknown. In this study, we provide evidence that TNFSFs, such as lymphotoxins, are likely not a universal mechanism to maintain O-MALT structures in adulthood of teleost fish, sarcopterygian fish, or birds. Although a role for TNFSF2 (TNF-α) cannot be ruled out, transcriptomics suggest that maintenance of O-MALT in nonmammalian vertebrates relies on expression of diverse genes with shared biological functions in neuronal signaling. Importantly, we identify that expression of many genes with olfactory function is a unique feature of mammalian Peyer patches but not the O-MALT of birds or ectotherms. These results provide a new view of O-MALT evolution in vertebrates and indicate that different genes with shared biological functions may have driven the formation of these lymphoid structures by a process of convergent evolution.
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- Ryan D Heimroth
- Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131; and
- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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- Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131; and
- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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- Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131; and
- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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Zheng Y, Liu Z, Wang L, Li M, Zhang Y, Zong Y, Li Y, Song L. A novel tumor necrosis factor in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas mediates the antibacterial response by triggering the synthesis of lysozyme and nitric oxide. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 98:334-341. [PMID: 31881330 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.12.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factors (TNFs) are a group of multifunctional inflammatory cytokines involved in various pathological and immune processes. Recently, a few primitive TNFs have been characterized from molluscs, which play important roles in modulating cell apoptosis, phagocytosis and production of immune-related enzymes. In the present study, a novel TNF (named as CgTNF-2) with the activity to mediate antibacterial response was identified from the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. The open reading frame of CgTNF-2 was of 783 bp encoding a putative polypeptide of 261 amino acids with a typical TNF domain. The deduced amino acid sequence of CgTNF-2 shared high identity with that of TNFs previously identified from other molluscs, such as 96.1% identity with that in oyster C. hongkongensis, 33.7% identity with that in scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis and 33.0% identity with CgTNF-1 in oyster C. gigas. There were two distinct TNF branches of vertebrate and invertebrate in the phylogenetic tree, and CgTNF-2 was firstly clustered with TNF-14 from C. hongkongensis, and then clustered with other molluscan TNFs. The mRNA transcripts of CgTNF-2 were widely expressed in various oyster tissues, with the highest expression level in hemocytes. The expression level of CgTNF-2 increased significantly at 6 h (2.45-fold and 6.20-fold, respectively, p < 0.05) after peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharides treatments, and peaked at 12 h (31.86-fold and 7.90-fold, respectively, p < 0.05). The recombinant protein of CgTNF-2 (rCgTNF-2) inhibited the growth of human alveolar basal epithelial (A549) cells at a concentration of 800 ng/mL. After the oysters received an injection of rCgTNF-2, the serum from those oysters exhibited significantly higher antibacterial activity compared to that from control group, evidenced by inhibiting the growth of Vibrio splendidus. Moreover, the lysozyme activity as well as the contents of nitric oxide in the oyster serum also increased significantly. The above results collectively suggested that CgTNF-2 was a novel member of bivalve TNF-α family, which could prompt the antibacterial activity by inducing the lysozyme activity and the production of nitric oxide in the innate immune response of oyster.
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- Yan Zheng
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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Cheng X, Jiang X, Song Y, Gao J, Xue Y, Hassan Z, Gao Q, Zou J. Identification and modulation of expression of a TNF receptor superfamily member 25 homologue in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2019.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhu Y, Pang Y, Li Q. Molecular evolution of the tnfr gene family and expression profiles in response to pathogens in lamprey(Lethenteron reissneri). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 96:336-349. [PMID: 31759079 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamilies (TNFRSF) are one of essential cytokines and can trigger inflammation, apoptosis, participating lymphocyte homeostasis and tissue development in vertebrates. To gain insights into the evolution and characterization of tnfr genes in lamprey, a jawless vertebrate, we performed a genome-wide and transcriptome survey and identified 7 tnfr genes in the lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri) database. Based on the molecular phylogenetic analysis, 7 L-tnfr genes are divided into three different clusters, and multiple members of tnfr genes family have appeared in lamprey. Meanwhile, protein domains and motifs analysis reveals that TNFRSF are conserved and have typical cysteine-rich domains (CRDs). Synteny results indicates that the L-tnfr neighborhood genes have taken place great changes compared to jawed vertebrates. Real-time quantitative results demonstrate that tnfr gene family plays an important role in the immune defense. This study has a new understanding for origin and evolution of the tnfr gene family in different vertebrates.
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- Yigao Zhu
- College of Life Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China; Lamprey Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China; Lamprey Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China; Lamprey Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116081, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Seafood Deep Processing, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116081, China
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Li H, Chen T, Sun H, Wu X, Jiang X, Ren C. The first cloned echinoderm tumor necrosis factor receptor from Holothuria leucospilota: Molecular characterization and functional analysis. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 93:542-550. [PMID: 31394160 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, an echinoderm tumor necrosis factor receptor named HLTNFR-16 was first cloned from the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota. The full-length cDNA of HLTNFR-16 is 3675 bp in size, containing a 415 bp 5'-untranslated region (UTR), a 2024 bp 3'-UTR and a 1236 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a protein of 411 amino acids with a deduced molecular weight of 45.63 kDa. The HLTNFR-16 protein contains a signal peptide, four TNFR domains (the last three were identified as extracellular cysteine-rich domains), a transmembrane region and a death domain. Phylogenetic analysis showed that HLTNFR-16 was clustered into a clade with TNFR-16s in other species, indicating that this echinoderm TNFR may be a new member of the TNFR-16 subfamily. The results of TUNEL assay showed that the over expression of HLTNFR-16 could induce apoptosis in HEK293T cells. When HLTNFR-16 was silenced by siRNA, the apoptosis of sea cucumber coelomocytes induced by inactivated Vibrio harveyi was suppressed significantly, indicating that HLTNFR-16 is important for apoptosis induction. Additionally, luciferase reporter assay exhibited that the over-expressed HLTNFR-16 in HEK293T cells could activate the transcription factors nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1). Moreover, the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and IL-18 in HEK293T cells was increased by the over-expression of HLTNFR-16. This study provides evidences for the potential roles of sea cucumber TNFR in the innate immunity.
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- Haipeng Li
- Guangzhou University, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB); Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, PR China; Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ISEE, CAS, PR China.
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB); Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, PR China; Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ISEE, CAS, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB); Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, PR China; Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ISEE, CAS, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB); Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, PR China; Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ISEE, CAS, PR China.
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Hong S, Wang TY, Secombes CJ, Wang T. Different origins of paralogues of salmonid TNR1 and TNFR2: Characterisation and expression analysis of four TNF receptor genes in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 99:103403. [PMID: 31150658 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mammalian TNFR1 and TNFR2 bind TNFα and TNFβ, and provide key communication signals to a variety of cell types during development and immune responses that are crucial for cell survival, proliferation and apoptosis. In teleost fish TNFβ is absent but TNFα has been expanded by the third whole genome duplication (3R WGD) and again by a 4R WGD in some lineages, leading to the four TNFα paralogues known in salmonids. Two paralogues for each of TNFR1 and TNFR2 have been cloned in rainbow trout in this study and are present in other salmonid genomes. Whilst the TNFR2 paralogues were generated via the 4R salmonid WGD, the TNFR1 paralogues arose from a local en bloc duplication. Functional diversification of TNFR paralogues was evidenced by differential gene expression and modulation, upstream ATGs affecting translation, ATTTA motifs in the 3'-UTR regulating mRNA stability, and post-translational modification by N-glycosylation. Trout TNFR are highly expressed in immune tissues/organs, and other tissues, in a gene- and tissue-specific manner. Furthermore, their expression is differentially modulated by PAMPs and cytokines in a cell type- and stimulant-specific manner. Such findings suggest an important role of the TNF/TNFR axis in the immune response and other physiological processes in fish.
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- Suhee Hong
- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK; Department of Marine Biotechnology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK.
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Bertinelli M, Paesen GC, Grimes JM, Renner M. High-resolution crystal structure of arthropod Eiger TNF suggests a mode of receptor engagement and altered surface charge within endosomes. Commun Biol 2019; 2:293. [PMID: 31396573 PMCID: PMC6684607 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0541-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) superfamily of proteins are critical in numerous biological processes, such as in development and immunity. Eiger is the sole TNFα member described in arthropods such as in the important model organism Drosophila. To date there are no structural data on any Eiger protein. Here we present the structure of the TNF domain of Eiger from the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (SfEiger) to 1.7 Å from a serendipitously obtained crystal without prior knowledge of the protein sequence. Our structure confirms that canonical trimerization is conserved from ancestral TNFs and points towards a mode of receptor engagement. Furthermore, we observe numerous surface histidines on SfEiger, potentially acting as pH switches following internalization into endosomes. Our data contributes to the genome annotation of S. frugiperda, a voracious agricultural pest, and can serve as a basis for future structure-function investigations of the TNF system in related arthropods such as Drosophila.
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- Mattia Bertinelli
- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, 10 Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, 10 Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, 10 Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
- Diamond Light Source Ltd., Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, 10 Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
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Involvement of a TNF homologue in balancing the host immune system of Macrobrachium nipponense. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 134:73-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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RNA-seq analysis of the salivary glands and midgut of the Argasid tick Ornithodoros rostratus. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6764. [PMID: 31043627 PMCID: PMC6494864 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42899-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Ornithodoros rostratus is a South American argasid tick which importance relies on its itchy bite and potential as disease vector. They feed on a wide variety of hosts and secrete different molecules in their saliva and intestinal content that counteract host defences and help to accommodate and metabolize the relatively large quantity of blood upon feeding. The present work describes the transcriptome profile of salivary gland (SG) and midgut (MG) of O. rostratus using Illumina sequencing. A total of 8,031 contigs were assembled and assigned to different functional classes. Secreted proteins were the most abundant in the SG and accounted for ~67% of all expressed transcripts with contigs with identity to lipocalins and acid tail proteins being the most representative. On the other hand, immunity genes were upregulated in MG with a predominance of defensins and lysozymes. Only 10 transcripts in SG and 8 in MG represented ~30% of all RNA expressed in each tissue and one single contig (the acid tail protein ORN-9707) represented ~7% of all expressed contigs in SG. Results highlight the functional difference of each organ and identified the most expressed classes and contigs of O. rostratus SG and MG.
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Galasso C, D'Aniello S, Sansone C, Ianora A, Romano G. Identification of Cell Death Genes in Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus and Their Expression Patterns during Embryonic Development. Genome Biol Evol 2019; 11:586-596. [PMID: 30698765 PMCID: PMC6394757 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Apoptosis and autophagy are fundamental mechanisms of programed cell death activated during protostome and deuterostome embryonic development, contributing to the creation and remodeling of different anatomical structures. Programed cell death has been investigated at morphological and biochemical levels, but there is a lack of information concerning gene expression of death factors during deuterostome embryonic development. In this study, we analyze the expression patterns of 13 genes involved in autophagy, extrinsic and intrinsic apoptosis during blastula, gastrula, and pluteus stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus embryonic development. Results suggested the occurrence of all death mechanisms investigated, highlighting the simultaneous involvement of apoptosis and autophagy during embryonic development. In particular, gastrula was the developmental stage where the majority of death genes were highly expressed. During gastrulation apoptotic processes are fundamental for tissue remodeling, such as cavity formation and removal of inner ectodermal cells. This is the first report that identifies a panel of cell death genes in the P. lividus genome and analyzes their expression variations during ontogenesis.
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- Christian Galasso
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Napoli, Naples, Italy
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Dostert C, Grusdat M, Letellier E, Brenner D. The TNF Family of Ligands and Receptors: Communication Modules in the Immune System and Beyond. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:115-160. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00045.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and TNF receptor (TNFR) superfamilies (TNFSF/TNFRSF) include 19 ligands and 29 receptors that play important roles in the modulation of cellular functions. The communication pathways mediated by TNFSF/TNFRSF are essential for numerous developmental, homeostatic, and stimulus-responsive processes in vivo. TNFSF/TNFRSF members regulate cellular differentiation, survival, and programmed death, but their most critical functions pertain to the immune system. Both innate and adaptive immune cells are controlled by TNFSF/TNFRSF members in a manner that is crucial for the coordination of various mechanisms driving either co-stimulation or co-inhibition of the immune response. Dysregulation of these same signaling pathways has been implicated in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, highlighting the importance of their tight regulation. Investigation of the control of TNFSF/TNFRSF activities has led to the development of therapeutics with the potential to reduce chronic inflammation or promote anti-tumor immunity. The study of TNFSF/TNFRSF proteins has exploded over the last 30 yr, but there remains a need to better understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying the molecular pathways they mediate to design more effective anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer therapies.
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- Catherine Dostert
- Department of Infection and Immunity, Experimental and Molecular Immunology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, Department of Dermatology and Allergy Center, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; and Life Sciences Research Unit, Molecular Disease Mechanisms Group, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Experimental and Molecular Immunology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, Department of Dermatology and Allergy Center, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; and Life Sciences Research Unit, Molecular Disease Mechanisms Group, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Experimental and Molecular Immunology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, Department of Dermatology and Allergy Center, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; and Life Sciences Research Unit, Molecular Disease Mechanisms Group, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Experimental and Molecular Immunology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, Department of Dermatology and Allergy Center, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; and Life Sciences Research Unit, Molecular Disease Mechanisms Group, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg
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Fusco A, Savio V, De Filippis A, Tufano A, Donnarumma G. Induction of Different Apoptosis Pathways by Two Proteus mirabilis Clinical Isolates Strains in Prostatic Epithelial Cells. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1855. [PMID: 30618851 PMCID: PMC6306403 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bacterial prostatitis is believed to be the leading cause of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in men under 50 years of age and occurs both as an acute febrile disease responsive to antibiotics and as a chronic infection that is often unresponsive to antibiotic treatment. Proteusmirabilis is more commonly associated with UTIs in these abnormalities, especially in patients undergoing catheterisation. This pathogen is able to colonise the host’s tissues and to cause disease thanks to the production of many virulence factors such as fimbriae, flagella, immune avoidance, host-damaging factors, and the ability to form crystalline biofilms. In addition, Proteus lipid A may exhibit apoptotic activity and induce desquamation of epithelial cells. The aim of this work was to evaluate the ability of two clinically isolated strains of P. mirabilis that are phenotypically different, named PM1 of PM2, respectively, to induce apoptosis in human prostatic adenocarcinoma PC-3. Our results demonstrate that PM1 and PM2 are able to activate two different apoptotic pathways, and this different behaviour is confirmed by the expression level of the ZapA gene, molecular fingerprinting and different spectrum of antibiotic resistance. The identification and knowledge of relations between the microorganism and host may provide the basis for new solutions to clinical problems with regard to diagnosis and therapy.
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- Alessandra Fusco
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Urology School, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Biological impacts of organophosphates chlorpyrifos and diazinon on development, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and locomotor activity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Neurotoxicol Teratol 2018; 70:18-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zhao Z, Zhang H, Wang M, Zhang C, Kuang P, Zhou Z, Zhang G, Wang Z, Zhang B, Shi X. The ethanol extract of honeysuckle stem modulates the innate immunity of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis against Aeromonas hydrophila. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 82:304-311. [PMID: 30125699 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Honeysuckle stem had been used as feed additives to modulate immunity in breeding industry, which was limited in the aquaculture field. In this study, the immunomodulation of honeysuckle stem ethanol extract (designed as HSE) on Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis was detected. The crabs fed with HSE diets for 30 days had higher level of the total haemocyte count (HTC), lysozyme activity and PO activity (P < 0.05), and had no obvious affect on the phagocytic activity, NO and TNF-α level. When challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila (1.0 × 107 colony-forming units), HSE exhibited weak antibacterial activity against A. hydrophila and increased survival rate of crabs. The decreasing of THC and the increasing of TNF-α concentration, EsCaspase and EsLITAF mRNA expression level were all inhibited significantly by HSE treatment (P < 0.05), when the crabs were challenged by A. hydrophila. Moreover, the following immune parameters of crabs were enhanced by HSE treatment after A. hydrophila infection, including the rising of phagocytosis index and phagocytic rate of haemocyte, the rising of lysozyme, PO, NOS activities and nitric oxide concentration (P < 0.05). Therefore, it was concluded that HSE had great potential to develop into feed additive of crabs, which could enhance the innate immunity of Chinese mitten crabs E. sinensis effectively after A. hydrophila infection.
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- Zhilong Zhao
- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, Shandong, China.
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Aleksandrov VG, Tumanova TS, Aleksandrova NP. Diclofenac Eliminates Respiratory Effects of the Tumor Necrosis Factor in Rats. J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022093018040117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yan Q, Chen X, Gong H, Qiu P, Xiao X, Dang S, Hong A, Ma Y. Delivery of a TNF-α-derived peptide by nanoparticles enhances its antitumor activity by inducing cell-cycle arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis. FASEB J 2018; 32:fj201800377R. [PMID: 30161002 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800377r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prostate cancer is the second-most common malignancy of the male genitourinary system. TNF-α has attracted intense attention as a potential therapeutic agent against various cancers. However, its therapeutic application is restricted by short half life and severe toxic side-effects. In this study, we constructed a stable nanodrug, called TNF-α-derived polypeptide (P16)-conjugated, chitosan (CTS)-modified selenium nanoparticle (SC; SCP), which is composed of SC as a slow-release carrier conjugated to P16. SCP had significant inhibitory effects on multiple types of tumor cells, especially DU145 prostate cancer cells, but not on RWPE-1 normal human prostate epithelial cells. SCP could induce G0/G1 cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in DU145 cells more effectively than could P16 and TNF-α. In DU145 xenograft tumor models, SCP exerted much stronger antitumor effects than P16 or estramustine (the clinical drug for prostate cancer) but caused fewer toxic side-effects. In addition, SCP significantly inhibited proliferation and accelerated apoptosis in DU145 xenograft tumors. Further mechanistic studies revealed that SCP exerted antitumor effects via activation of the p38 MAPK/JNK pathway, thus inducing G0/G1 cell-cycle arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis. These findings suggest that SCP may represent a potential long-lasting therapeutic agent for human prostate cancer with fewer side effects.-Yan, Q., Chen, X., Gong, H., Qiu, P., Xiao, X., Dang, S., Hong, A., Ma, Y. Delivery of a TNF-α-derived peptide by nanoparticles enhances its antitumor activity by inducing cell-cycle arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis.
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- Qiuxia Yan
- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Qingyuan, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular Biology, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine of Guangdong Province, Institute of Biomedicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Tafalla C, Granja AG. Novel Insights on the Regulation of B Cell Functionality by Members of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily in Jawed Fish. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1285. [PMID: 29930556 PMCID: PMC6001812 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Most ligands and receptors from the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily play very important roles in the immune system. In particular, many of these molecules are essential in the regulation of B cell biology and B cell-mediated immune responses. Hence, in mammals, it is known that many TNF family members play a key role on B cell development, maturation, homeostasis, activation, and differentiation, also influencing the ability of B cells to present antigens or act as regulators of immune responses. Evolutionarily, jawed fish (including cartilaginous and bony fish) constitute the first animal group in which an adaptive immune response based on B cells and immunoglobulins is present. However, until recently, not much was known about the expression of TNF ligands and receptors in these species. The sequences of many members of the TNF superfamily have been recently identified in different species of jawed fish, thus allowing posterior analysis on the role that these ligands and receptors have on B cell functionality. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the impact that the TNF family members have in different aspects of B cell functionality in fish, also providing an in depth comparison with functional aspects of TNF members in mammals, that will permit a further understanding of how B cell functionality is regulated in these distant animal groups.
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- Animal Health Research Center (CISA-INIA), Madrid, Spain
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Maeda T, Suetake H, Odaka T, Miyadai T. Original Ligand for LTβR Is LIGHT: Insight into Evolution of the LT/LTβR System. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 201:202-214. [PMID: 29769272 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The lymphotoxin (LT)/LTβ receptor (LTβR) axis is crucial for the regulation of immune responses and development of lymphoid tissues in mammals. Despite the importance of this pathway, the existence and function of LT and LTβR remain obscure for nonmammalian species. In this study, we report a nonmammalian LTβR and its ligand. We demonstrate that TNF-New (TNFN), which has been considered orthologous to mammalian LT, was expressed on the cell surface as a homomer in vitro. This different protein structure indicates that TNFN is not orthologous to mammalian LTα and LTβ. Additionally, we found that LTβR was conserved in teleosts, but the soluble form of recombinant fugu LTβR did not bind to membrane TNFN under the circumstance tested. Conversely, the LTβR recombinant bound to another ligand, LIGHT, similar to that of mammals. These findings indicate that teleost LTβR is originally a LIGHT receptor. In the cytoplasmic region of fugu LTβR, recombinant fugu LTβR bound to the adaptor protein TNFR-associated factor (TRAF) 2, but little to TRAF3. This difference suggests that teleost LTβR could potentially activate the classical NF-κB pathway with a novel binding domain, but would have little ability to activate an alternative one. Collectively, our results suggested that LIGHT was the original ligand for LTβR, and that the teleost immune system lacked the LT/LTβR pathway. Acquisition of the LT ligand and TRAF binding domain after lobe-finned fish may have facilitated the sophistication of the immune system and lymphoid tissues.
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- Tomoki Maeda
- Graduate School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui 917-0003, Japan.,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; and
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- Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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Lim H, Lee SH, Lee HT, Lee JU, Son JY, Shin W, Heo YS. Structural Biology of the TNFα Antagonists Used in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2018. [PMID: 29518978 PMCID: PMC5877629 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The binding of the tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) to its cognate receptor initiates many immune and inflammatory processes. The drugs, etanercept (Enbrel®), infliximab (Remicade®), adalimumab (Humira®), certolizumab-pegol (Cimzia®), and golimumab (Simponi®), are anti-TNFα agents. These drugs block TNFα from interacting with its receptors and have enabled the development of breakthrough therapies for the treatment of several autoimmune inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriatic arthritis. In this review, we describe the latest works on the structural characterization of TNFα-TNFα antagonist interactions related to their therapeutic efficacy at the atomic level. A comprehensive comparison of the interactions of the TNFα blockers would provide a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which they neutralize TNFα. In addition, an enhanced understanding of the higher order complex structures and quinary structures of the TNFα antagonists can support the development of better biologics with the improved pharmacokinetic properties. Accumulation of these structural studies can provide a basis for the improvement of therapeutic agents against TNFα for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune inflammatory diseases in which TNFα plays an important role in pathogenesis.
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- Heejin Lim
- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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Marra F, Svegliati-Baroni G. Lipotoxicity and the gut-liver axis in NASH pathogenesis. J Hepatol 2018; 68:280-295. [PMID: 29154964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 528] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, particularly the mechanisms whereby a minority of patients develop a more severe phenotype characterised by hepatocellular damage, inflammation, and fibrosis is still incompletely understood. Herein, we discuss two pivotal aspects of the pathogenesis of NASH. We first analyse the initial mechanisms responsible for hepatocellular damage and inflammation, which derive from the toxic effects of excess lipids. Accumulating data indicate that the total amount of triglycerides stored in hepatocytes is not the major determinant of lipotoxicity, and that specific lipid classes act as damaging agents on liver cells. In particular, the role of free fatty acids such as palmitic acid, cholesterol, lysophosphatidylcholine and ceramides has recently emerged. These lipotoxic agents affect the cell behaviour via multiple mechanisms, including activation of signalling cascades and death receptors, endoplasmic reticulum stress, modification of mitochondrial function, and oxidative stress. In the second part of this review, the cellular and molecular players involved in the cross-talk between the gut and the liver are considered. These include modifications to the microbiota, which provide signals through the intestine and bacterial products, as well as hormones produced in the bowel that affect metabolism at different levels including the liver. Finally, the activation of nuclear receptors by bile acids is analysed.
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- Fabio Marra
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica and Centro di Ricerca Denothe, Università di Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale Obesità, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Uversky VN, El-Baky NA, El-Fakharany EM, Sabry A, Mattar EH, Uversky AV, Redwan EM. Functionality of intrinsic disorder in tumor necrosis factor-α and its receptors. FEBS J 2017; 284:3589-3618. [PMID: 28746777 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Vladimir N. Uversky
- Department of Biological Sciences; Faculty of Sciences; King Abdulaziz University; Jeddah Saudi Arabia
- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute; Morsani College of Medicine; University of South Florida; Tampa FL USA
- Institute for Biological Instrumentation; Russian Academy of Sciences; Pushchino, Moscow Region Russia
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- Protective Proteins Laboratory; Protein Research Department; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute; City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications; New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria Egypt
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- Protective Proteins Laboratory; Protein Research Department; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute; City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications; New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria Egypt
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- Protective Proteins Laboratory; Protein Research Department; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute; City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications; New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Faculty of Sciences; King Abdulaziz University; Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics; Department of Computer and Information Sciences; College of Science and Technology; Temple University; Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Faculty of Sciences; King Abdulaziz University; Jeddah Saudi Arabia
- Protective Proteins Laboratory; Protein Research Department; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute; City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications; New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria Egypt
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Dynamic changes in serum cytokine levels and their clinical significance in predicting acute GVHD. Oncotarget 2017; 8:53691-53700. [PMID: 28881843 PMCID: PMC5581142 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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To explore the clinical significance of cytokines and biochemical tests in acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), we detected the concentrations of 8 cytokines and 19 conventional biochemical markers in the sera of aGVHD and non-GVHD patients throughout the process of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the onset of aGVHD. Predictive models were then established using the 27 indices, and models were verified by a prospective trial. The 27 indices showed significant differences between aGVHD patients and non-GVHD control subjects (two-tailed p<0.05) prior to transplantation and before the onset of aGVHD. Our models, established by binary logistic regression on days +7 and +14, showed a significant absolute capacity of predicting grade 2∼4 aGVHD with positive and negative predictive values of at least 70%. Our data showed that the progression of aGVHD could induce dynamic changes in the levels of serum cytokines and biochemical markers. Because most of these tests were less specific for aGVHD, these changes were easily neglected in clinical work. However, by combining cytokine and biochemical tests, the established prediction model can greatly improve the ability of these biomarkers to predict the development of aGVHD one or two weeks earlier.
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Ye MH, Bao H, Meng Y, Guan LL, Stothard P, Plastow G. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of porcine peripheral blood reveals differentially expressed genes from the cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway related to health status. Genome 2017; 60:1021-1028. [PMID: 28763624 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2017-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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While some research has looked into the host genetic response in pigs challenged with specific viruses or bacteria, few studies have explored the expression changes of transcripts in the peripheral blood of sick pigs that may be infected with multiple pathogens on farms. In this study, the architecture of the peripheral blood transcriptome of 64 Duroc sired commercial pigs, including 18 healthy animals at entry to a growing facility (set as a control) and 23 pairs of samples from healthy and sick pen mates, was generated using RNA-Seq technology. In total, 246 differentially expressed genes were identified to be specific to the sick animals. Functional enrichment analysis for those genes revealed that the over-represented gene ontology terms for the biological processes category were exclusively immune activity related. The cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathway was significantly enriched. Nine functional genes from this pathway encoding members (as well as their receptors) of the interleukins, chemokines, tumor necrosis factors, colony stimulating factors, activins, and interferons exhibited significant transcriptional alteration in sick animals. Our results suggest a subset of novel marker genes that may be useful candidate genes in the evaluation and prediction of health status in pigs under commercial production conditions.
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- M H Ye
- a Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 1400 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8, Canada.,b College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- a Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 1400 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8, Canada
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- a Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 1400 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8, Canada
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- a Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 1400 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8, Canada
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- a Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 1400 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8, Canada
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- a Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 1400 College Plaza, 8215 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8, Canada
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Li X, Jia Z, Wang W, Wang L, Liu Z, Yang B, Jia Y, Song X, Yi Q, Qiu L, Song L. Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) regulates TNF production and haemocyte phagocytosis in the immune response of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 73:144-155. [PMID: 28363635 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) is a serine/threonine protein kinase firstly identified as a regulator of glycogen synthesis. Recently, it has been proved to be a key regulator of the immune reaction. In the present study, a GSK3 homolog gene (designated as EsGSK3) was cloned from Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis. The open reading frame (ORF) was 1824 bp, which encoded a predicted polypeptide of 607 amino acids. There was a conserved Serine/Threonine Kinase domain and a DNA binding domain found in EsGSK3. Phylogenetic analysis showed that EsGSK3 was firstly clustered with GSK3-β from oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense in the invertebrate branch, while GSK3s from vertebrates formed the other distinct branch. EsGSK3 mRNA transcripts could be detected in all tested tissues of the crab including haepatopancreas, eyestalk, muscle, gonad, haemocytes and haematopoietic tissue with the highest expression level in haepatopancreas. And EsGSK3 protein was mostly detected in the cytoplasm of haemocyte by immunofluorescence analysis. The expression levels of EsGSK3 mRNA increased significantly at 6 h after Aeromonas hydrophila challenge (p < 0.05) in comparison with control group, and then gradually decreased to the initial level at 48 h (p > 0.05). The mRNA expression of lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α factor (EsLITAF) was also induced by A. hydrophila challenge. However, the mRNA expression of EsLITAF and TNF-α production was significantly suppressed after EsGSK3 was blocked in vivo with specific inhibitor lithium, while the phagocytosis of crab haemocytes was significantly promoted. These results collectively demonstrated that EsGSK3 could regulate the innate immune responses of E. sinensis by promoting TNF-α production and inhibiting haemocyte phagocytosis.
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- Xiaowei Li
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266200, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Functional Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266200, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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Molecular identification and functional characterization of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene in Crassostrea hongkongensis. Immunobiology 2017; 222:751-758. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2017.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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