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Hernandez Torres LD, Rezende F, Peschke E, Will O, Hövener JB, Spiecker F, Özorhan Ü, Lampe J, Stölting I, Aherrahrou Z, Künne C, Kusche-Vihrog K, Matschl U, Hille S, Brandes RP, Schwaninger M, Müller OJ, Raasch W. Incidence of microvascular dysfunction is increased in hyperlipidemic mice, reducing cerebral blood flow and impairing remote memory. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1338458. [PMID: 38469142 PMCID: PMC10925718 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1338458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Introduction The development of cognitive dysfunction is not necessarily associated with diet-induced obesity. We hypothesized that cognitive dysfunction might require additional vascular damage, for example, in atherosclerotic mice. Methods We induced atherosclerosis in male C57BL/6N mice by injecting AAV-PCSK9DY (2x1011 VG) and feeding them a cholesterol-rich Western diet. After 3 months, mice were examined for cognition using Barnes maze procedure and for cerebral blood flow. Cerebral vascular morphology was examined by immunehistology. Results In AAV-PCSK9DY-treated mice, plaque burden, plasma cholesterol, and triglycerides are elevated. RNAseq analyses followed by KEGG annotation show increased expression of genes linked to inflammatory processes in the aortas of these mice. In AAV-PCSK9DY-treated mice learning was delayed and long-term memory impaired. Blood flow was reduced in the cingulate cortex (-17%), caudate putamen (-15%), and hippocampus (-10%). Immunohistological studies also show an increased incidence of string vessels and pericytes (CD31/Col IV staining) in the hippocampus accompanied by patchy blood-brain barrier leaks (IgG staining) and increased macrophage infiltrations (CD68 staining). Discussion We conclude that the hyperlipidemic PCSK9DY mouse model can serve as an appropriate approach to induce microvascular dysfunction that leads to reduced blood flow in the hippocampus, which could explain the cognitive dysfunction in these mice.
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) Partner Site Rhine-Main, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiogenetics, University Lübeck; University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
- Institute for Physiology, University Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) Partner Site Rhine-Main, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
- CBBM (Centre for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany
- CBBM (Centre for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Kistenev YV, Borisov AV, Zasedatel VS, Spirina LV. Diabetes noninvasive diagnostics and monitoring through volatile biomarkers analysis in the exhaled breath using optical absorption spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2023; 16:e202300198. [PMID: 37643222 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202300198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The review is aimed on the analysis the abilities of noninvasive diagnostics and monitoring of diabetes mellitus (DM) and DM-associated complications through volatile molecular biomarkers detection in the exhaled breath. The specific biochemical reactions in the body of DM patients and their associations with volatile molecular biomarkers in the breath are considered. The applications of optical spectroscopy methods, including UV, IR, and terahertz spectroscopy for DM-associated volatile molecular biomarkers measurements, are described. The applications of similar technique combined with machine learning methods in DM diagnostics using the profile of DM-associated volatile molecular biomarkers in exhaled air or "pattern-recognition" approach are discussed.
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- Yury V Kistenev
- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
- Laboratory for Remote Sensing of the Environment, V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia
- Laboratory of Tumor Biochemistry, Cancer Research Institute, National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia
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Nieman DC, Sakaguchi CA, Pelleigrini M, Thompson MJ, Sumner S, Zhang Q. Healthy lifestyle linked to innate immunity and lipoprotein metabolism: a cross-sectional comparison using untargeted proteomics. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16728. [PMID: 37794065 PMCID: PMC10550951 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44068-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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This study used untargeted proteomics to compare blood proteomic profiles in two groups of adults that differed widely in lifestyle habits. A total of 52 subjects in the lifestyle group (LIFE) (28 males, 24 females) and 52 in the control group (CON) (27 males, 25 females) participated in this cross-sectional study. Age, education level, marital status, and height did not differ significantly between LIFE and CON groups. The LIFE and CON groups differed markedly in body composition, physical activity patterns, dietary intake patterns, disease risk factor prevalence, blood measures of inflammation, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, glucose, and insulin, weight-adjusted leg/back and handgrip strength, and mood states. The proteomics analysis showed strong group differences for 39 of 725 proteins identified in dried blood spot samples. Of these, 18 were downregulated in the LIFE group and collectively indicated a lower innate immune activation signature. A total of 21 proteins were upregulated in the LIFE group and supported greater lipoprotein metabolism and HDL remodeling. Lifestyle-related habits and biomarkers were probed and the variance (> 50%) in proteomic profiles was best explained by group contrasts in indicators of adiposity. This cross-sectional study established that a relatively small number of proteins are associated with good lifestyle habits.
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- David C Nieman
- Human Performance Laboratory, Biology Department, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Biology Department, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC, 28081, USA
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- UNCG Center for Translational Biomedical Research, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, USA
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Molecular Characterization of Plasma HDL, LDL, and VLDL Lipids Cargos from Atherosclerotic Patients with Advanced Carotid Lesions: A Preliminary Report. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012449. [PMID: 36293312 PMCID: PMC9604033 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Carotid atherosclerosis represents a relevant healthcare problem, since unstable plaques are responsible for approximately 15% of neurologic events, namely transient ischemic attack and stroke. Although statins treatment has proven effective in reducing LDL-cholesterol and the onset of acute clinical events, a residual risk may persist suggesting the need for the detection of reliable molecular markers useful for the identification of patients at higher risk regardless of optimal medical therapy. In this regard, several lines of evidence show a relationship among specific biologically active plasma lipids, atherosclerosis, and acute clinical events. We performed a Selected Reaction Monitoring-based High Performance Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry (SRM-based HPLC-MS/MS) analysis on plasma HDL, LDL, and VLDL fractions purified, by isopycnic salt gradient ultracentrifugation, from twenty-eight patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, having either a “hard” or a “soft” plaque, with the aim of characterizing the specific lipidomic patterns associated with features of carotid plaque instability. One hundred and thirty lipid species encompassing different lipid (sub)classes were monitored. Supervised multivariate analysis showed that lipids belonging to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), sphingomyelin (SM), and diacylglycerol (DG) classes mostly contribute to discrimination within each lipoprotein fraction according to the plaque typology. Differential analysis evidenced a significant dysregulation of LDL PE (38:6), SM (32:1), and SM (32:2) between the two groups of patients (adj. p-value threshold = 0.05 and log2FC ≥ |0.58|). Using this approach, some LDL-associated markers of plaque vulnerability have been identified, in line with the current knowledge of the key roles of these phospholipids in lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease. This proof-of-concept study reports promising results, showing that lipoprotein lipidomics may present a valuable approach for identifying new biomarkers of potential clinical relevance.
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Proteomic Studies of Blood and Vascular Wall in Atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413267. [PMID: 34948066 PMCID: PMC8707794 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The review is devoted to the analysis of literature data related to the role of proteomic studies in the study of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Diagnosis of patients with atherosclerotic plaques before clinical manifestations is an arduous task. The review presents the results of research on the new proteomic potential biomarkers of coronary heart disease, coronary atherosclerosis, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, carotid artery atherosclerosis. Also, the analysis of literature data on proteomic studies of the vascular wall was carried out. To assess the involvement of proteins in the pathological process of atherosclerosis, it is important to investigate the specific relationships between proteins in the arteries, expression and concentration of proteins. The development of proteomic technologies has made it possible to analyse the number of proteins associated with the development of the disease. Analysis of the proteomic profile of the vascular wall in atherosclerosis can help to detect possible diagnostically significant protein structures or potential biomarkers of the disease and develop novel approaches to the diagnosis of atherosclerosis and its complications.
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Finamore F, Nieddu G, Rocchiccioli S, Spirito R, Guarino A, Formato M, Lepedda AJ. Apolipoprotein Signature of HDL and LDL from Atherosclerotic Patients in Relation with Carotid Plaque Typology: A Preliminary Report. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9091156. [PMID: 34572342 PMCID: PMC8465382 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In the past years, it has become increasingly clear that the protein cargo of the different lipoprotein classes is largely responsible for carrying out their various functions, also in relation to pathological conditions, including atherosclerosis. Accordingly, detailed information about their apolipoprotein composition and structure may contribute to the revelation of their role in atherogenesis and the understanding of the mechanisms that lead to atherosclerotic degeneration and toward vulnerable plaque formation. With this aim, shotgun proteomics was applied to identify the apolipoprotein signatures of both high-density and low-density lipoproteins (HDL and LDL) plasma fractions purified from healthy volunteers and atherosclerotic patients with different plaque typologies who underwent carotid endarterectomy. By this approach, two proteins with potential implications in inflammatory, immune, and hemostatic pathways, namely, integrin beta-2 (P05107) and secretoglobin family 3A member 2 (Q96PL1), have been confirmed to belong to the HDL proteome. Similarly, the list of LDL-associated proteins has been enriched with 21 proteins involved in complement and coagulation cascades and the acute-phase response, which potentially double the protein species of LDL cargo. Moreover, differential expression analysis has shown protein signatures specific for patients with “hard” or “soft” plaques.
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- Francesco Finamore
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.F.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.N.); (M.F.)
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.F.); (S.R.)
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, via Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.)
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, via Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy; (R.S.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.N.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (G.N.); (M.F.)
- Correspondence:
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Carruthers NJ, Strieder-Barboza C, Caruso JA, Flesher CG, Baker NA, Kerk SA, Ky A, Ehlers AP, Varban OA, Lyssiotis CA, Lumeng CN, Stemmer PM, O'Rourke RW. The human type 2 diabetes-specific visceral adipose tissue proteome and transcriptome in obesity. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17394. [PMID: 34462518 PMCID: PMC8405693 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96995-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Dysfunctional visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes (DM) but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Our objective in this discovery analysis was to identify genes and proteins regulated by DM to elucidate aberrant cellular metabolic and signaling mediators. We performed label-free proteomics and RNA-sequencing analysis of VAT from female bariatric surgery subjects with DM and without DM (NDM). We quantified 1965 protein groups, 23 proteins, and 372 genes that were differently abundant in DM vs. NDM VAT. Proteins downregulated in DM were related to fatty acid synthesis and mitochondrial function (fatty acid synthase, FASN; dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase, mitochondrial, E3 component, DLD; succinate dehydrogenase-α, SDHA) while proteins upregulated in DM were associated with innate immunity and transcriptional regulation (vitronectin, VTN; endothelial protein C receptor, EPCR; signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B, STAT5B). Transcriptome indicated defects in innate inflammation, lipid metabolism, and extracellular matrix (ECM) function, and components of complement classical and alternative cascades. The VAT proteome and transcriptome shared 13 biological processes impacted by DM, related to complement activation, cell proliferation and migration, ECM organization, lipid metabolism, and gluconeogenesis. Our data revealed a marked effect of DM in downregulating FASN. We also demonstrate enrichment of complement factor B (CFB), coagulation factor XIII A chain (F13A1), thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), and integrins at mRNA and protein levels, albeit with lower q-values and lack of Western blot or PCR confirmation. Our findings suggest putative mechanisms of VAT dysfunction in DM.
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- Nicholas J Carruthers
- Proteomics Core Facility, Wayne State University, 42 W. Warren Ave, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Wayne State University, 42 W. Warren Ave, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. .,Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA. .,Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2210 Taubman Center-5343, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5343, USA.
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Soerensen M, Debrabant B, Halekoh U, Møller JE, Hassager C, Frydland M, Hjelmborg J, Beck HC, Rasmussen LM. Does diabetes modify the effect of heparin on plasma proteins? - A proteomic search for plasma protein biomarkers for diabetes-related endothelial dysfunction. J Diabetes Complications 2021; 35:107906. [PMID: 33785251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2021.107906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIM Heparin administration affects the concentrations of many plasma proteins through their displacement from the endothelial glycocalyx. A differentiated protein response in diabetes will therefore, at least partly, reflect glycocalyx changes. This study aims at identifying biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes by statistical exploration of plasma proteome data for interactions between diabetes status and heparin treatment. METHODS Diabetes-by-heparin interactions in relation to protein levels were inspected by regression modelling in plasma proteome data from 497 patients admitted for acute angiography. Analyses were conducted separately for all 273 proteins and as set-based analyses of 44 heparin-relevant proteins identified by gene ontology analysis and 42 heparin-influenced proteins previously reported. RESULTS Seventy-five patients had diabetes and 361 received heparin before hospitalization. The proteome-wide analysis displayed no proteins with diabetes-heparin interaction to pass correction for multiple testing. The overall set-based analyses revealed significant association for both protein sets (p-values<2*10-4), while constraining on opposite directions of effect in diabetics and none-diabetics was insignificant (p-values = 0.11 and 0.17). CONCLUSIONS Our plasma proteome-wide interaction approach supports that diabetes influences heparin effects on protein levels, however the direction of effects and individual proteins could not be definitively pinpointed, likely reflecting a complex protein-basis for glycocalyx dysfunction in diabetes.
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- Mette Soerensen
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9B, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Center for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9B, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9B, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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- Department of Clinical Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Biodemography, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9B, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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- Center for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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- Center for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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A Comparative Study on Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Sorghum in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced RAW 264.7 Macrophages. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9121297. [PMID: 33353009 PMCID: PMC7767246 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sorghum is an important cereal with diverse phenolic compounds that have potential health promoting benefits. The current study comparatively characterized the phenolic contents of two novel black-seeded sorghum lines (SC84 and PI570481) using different extraction systems (water, ethanol and their acidified counterparts) and evaluated their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Phenolic compositions were determined by spectrophotometric assays and HPLC analysis. Antioxidant activities were assessed by radical scavenging effects on nitric oxide (NO) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radicals, and the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Anti-inflammatory capacity was estimated by measuring levels of pro-inflammatory markers produced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages. Results showed that effects of solvent types and HCl on extraction efficiency differed among phenolic compounds and sorghum samples. Tannins were the most dominant polyphenols in the studied extracts (11.11-136.11 mg epicatechin equivalent/g sorghum). Sorghum extracts exerted more potent scavenging activity on DPPH than NO radicals. In LPS-activated RAW264.7 cells, sorghum extracts dose-dependently inhibited the production of NO, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), with ethanolic extracts showing greater anti-inflammatory activity. Positive correlations were noted between tannin content and DPPH radical scavenging activity, and anti-inflammatory capacity. These results suggest the potential role of tannin-rich sorghum extracts against inflammation and associated diseases.
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Wang J, Huang R, Tian S, Lin H, Guo D, An K, Wang S. Elevated Plasma Level of D-dimer Predicts the High Risk of Early Cognitive Impairment in Type 2 Diabetic Patients as Carotid Artery Plaques become Vulnerable or Get Aggravated. Curr Alzheimer Res 2020; 16:396-404. [PMID: 30919777 DOI: 10.2174/1567205016666190321164741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE D-dimer prompts fibrinolysis system, which is involved in Alzheimer's disease and the complications of type 2 diabetic patients, especially among those with carotid artery plaques. Hence, this study aims to investigate the role of D-dimer in early cognitive impairment among type 2 diabetic patients with carotid artery plaques. METHODS A total of 175 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited and divided into two groups according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment score. Demographic data were collected, plasma D-dimer was tested through VIDAS D-dimer New, neuropsychological tests were examined, and carotid artery plaques were detected by ultrasound and further stratified by vulnerability and level. RESULTS A total of 67 types 2 diabetic patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) displayed significantly increased plasma D-dimer levels compared with their health-cognition controls (p = 0.011). Plasma D-dimer concentration was negatively related with Digit Span Test scores in diabetic patients with vulnerable plaques (r=-0.471, p=0.023) and Stroop Color Word Test C (number) in diabetic patients with stable plaques (r=-0.482, p<0.001). Multivariable regression analysis further showed that D-dimer concentration was an independent factor of diabetic MCI with carotid artery plaque (p=0.005), and D-dimer concentration especially contributed to the high risk of MCI with vulnerable plaques (p=0.028) or high levels of carotid plaque (p=0.023). CONCLUSION Elevated D-dimer level predicts the high risk of early cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetic patients with carotid artery plaques, especially vulnerable plaques or high levels of carotid plaques.
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- Jiaqi Wang
- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.,Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.,Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.,Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.,Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.,Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.,Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, No.87 DingJiaQiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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Sanna S, Esposito S, Masala A, Sini P, Nieddu G, Galioto M, Fais M, Iaccarino C, Cestra G, Crosio C. HDAC1 inhibition ameliorates TDP-43-induced cell death in vitro and in vivo. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:369. [PMID: 32409664 PMCID: PMC7224392 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2580-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
TDP-43 pathology is a disease hallmark that characterizes both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD-TDP). TDP-43 undergoes several posttranslational modifications that can change its biological activities and its aggregative propensity, which is a common hallmark of different neurodegenerative conditions. New evidence is provided by the current study pointing at TDP-43 acetylation in ALS cellular models. Using both in vitro and in vivo approaches, we demonstrate that TDP-43 interacts with histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) via RRM1 and RRM2 domains, that are known to contain the two major TDP-43 acetylation sites, K142 and K192. Moreover, we show that TDP-43 is a direct transcriptional activator of CHOP promoter and this activity is regulated by acetylation. Finally and most importantly, we observe both in cell culture and in Drosophila that a HDCA1 reduced level (genomic inactivation or siRNA) or treatment with pan-HDAC inhibitors exert a protective role against WT or pathological mutant TDP-43 toxicity, suggesting TDP-43 acetylation as a new potential therapeutic target. HDAC inhibition efficacy in neurodegeneration has long been debated, but future investigations are warranted in this area. Selection of more specific HDAC inhibitors is still a promising option for neuronal protection especially as HDAC1 appears as a downstream target of both TDP- 43 and FUS, another ALS-related gene.
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- Simona Sanna
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Istitute of Molecular Biology and Pathology-National Research Council at Department of Biology and Biotechnology-Charles Darwin, Sapienza University of Rome, P.Le A.Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Via Muroni 25, I-07100, Sassari, Italy.
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Lepedda AJ, Deiana GA, Lobina O, Nieddu G, Baldinu P, De Muro P, Andreetta F, Sechi E, Arru G, Corda DG, Sechi GP, Formato M. Plasma vitronectin is reduced in patients with myasthenia gravis: Diagnostic and pathophysiological potential. J Circ Biomark 2019; 8:1849454419875912. [PMID: 31588250 PMCID: PMC6740073 DOI: 10.1177/1849454419875912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease leading to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. It is caused by specific antibodies directed against definite components in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), such as the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and the muscle-specific kinase (MUSK) receptor. In clinical practice, MG patients may be classified into three main subgroups based on the occurrence of serum autoantibodies directed against AChR or MUSK receptor or antibody-negative. As the MG subgroups differ in terms of clinical characteristics, disease pathogenesis, prognosis, and response to therapies, they could benefit from targeted treatment as well as the detection of other possible disease biomarkers. We performed proteomics on plasma fractions enriched in low-abundance proteins to identify potential biomarkers according to different autoimmune responses. By this approach, we evidenced a significant reduction of vitronectin in MG patients compared to healthy controls, irrespective of the autoantibodies NMJ target. The obtained results were validated by mono- and two-dimensional Western blotting analysis. Vitronectin is a multifunctional glycoprotein involved in the regulation of several pathophysiological processes, including complement-dependent immune response, coagulation, fibrinolysis, pericellular proteolysis, cell attachment, and spreading. The pathophysiological significance of the reduction of plasma vitronectin in MG patients has yet to be fully elucidated. It could be related either to a possible deposition of vitronectin at NMJ to counteract the complement-mediated muscle damage at this level or to a parallel variation of this glycoprotein in the muscle extracellular matrix with secondary induced alteration in clustering of AChRs at NMJ, as it occurs with variation in concentrations of agrin, another extracellular matrix component. The clinical value of measuring plasma vitronectin has yet to be defined. According to present findings, significantly lower plasma values of this glycoprotein might be indicative of an impaired complement-dependent immune response.
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- Antonio Junior Lepedda
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Diagnostic Laboratory of Neuroimmunolgy, U.O. Neurologia IV, I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta", Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, Italy
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Abdulwahab RA, Alaiya A, Shinwari Z, Allaith AAA, Giha HA. LC‑MS/MS proteomic analysis revealed novel associations of 37 proteins with T2DM and notable upregulation of immunoglobulins. Int J Mol Med 2019; 43:2118-2132. [PMID: 30864687 PMCID: PMC6443330 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a disease associated with a number of metabolic disturbances, including protein metabolism. In the present study, blood samples were obtained from Bahraini subjects, including 6 patients with T2DM and 6 age‑ and sex‑matched, non‑diabetic, healthy controls. Depleted and non‑depleted sera were prepared from the collected blood, and the global protein expression changes were evaluated by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Only significantly and markedly differentially‑expressed proteins (P<0.05, analysis of variance; maximum fold change ≥1.5) were considered as candidate proteins for informatics analysis. Accordingly, a total of 62 proteins were identified to be differentially expressed in T2DM, compared with control subjects, and they were grouped functionally into 16 classes of proteins. The largest class was that of the immune‑associated proteins. Additionally, ~25 of these proteins (40%) had previously been associated with DM; however, the association of the other 37 proteins with T2DM was a novel observation. The majority of the identified proteins were upregulated in T2DM. The identified proteins could be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease or serve as disease biomarkers. Further validation of the identified proteins in a large study cohort is required, in order to fully access their potential clinical usefulness.
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- Rabab Asghar Abdulwahab
- Integrated Science Division, College of Health Sciences, University of Bahrain, Manama 32038, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Proteomics Unit, Stem Cell and Tissue Re‑Engineering Program, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Proteomics Unit, Stem Cell and Tissue Re‑Engineering Program, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology College of Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq 32038, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Chutipongtanate S, Chatchen S, Svasti J. Plasma prefractionation methods for proteomic analysis and perspectives in clinical applications. Proteomics Clin Appl 2017; 11. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.201600135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Somchai Chutipongtanate
- Pediatric Translational Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital; Mahidol University; Salaya Thailand
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- Department of Tropical Pediatrics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine; Mahidol University; Salaya Thailand
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Chulabhorn Research Institute, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon; Thailand
- Applied Biological Sciences Program; Chulabhorn Graduate Institute; Thailand
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