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Stojnev S, Conic I, Ristic Petrovic A, Petkovic I, Radic M, Krstic M, Jankovic Velickovic L. The Association of Death Receptors and TGF-β1 Expression in Urothelial Bladder Cancer and Their Prognostic Significance. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1123. [PMID: 38791085 PMCID: PMC11117556 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12051123] [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: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Death receptor signalization that triggers the extrinsic apoptotic pathway and TGF-β1 have important roles in urothelial carcinogenesis, with a complex interplay between them. The aim of this research was to assess the association of death receptors DR4, DR5, and FAS as well as TGF-β1 immunohistochemical expression with the clinicopathological characteristics of urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) and to evaluate their prognostic significance. The decrease or loss of death receptors' expression was significantly associated with muscle-invasive tumors, while non-invasive UBC often retains the expression of death receptors, which are mutually strongly linked. High DR4 expression is a marker of low-grade tumors and UBC associated with exposition to known carcinogens. Conversely, TGF-β1 was significantly associated with high tumor grade and advanced stage. High expression of DR4 and FAS indicates longer overall survival. High TGF-β1 signifies an inferior outcome and is an independent predictor of adverse prognosis in UBC patients. This study reveals the expression profile of death receptors in UBC and their possible interconnection with TGF-β1 and indicates independent prognostic significance of high FAS and TGF-β1 expression in UBC, which may contribute to deciphering the enigma of UBC heterogeneity in light of the rapid development of novel and effective therapeutic approaches, including targeting of the TRAIL-induced apoptotic pathway.
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- Slavica Stojnev
- Center for Pathology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Clinic of Oncology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia; (I.C.)
- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Center for Pathology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Clinic of Oncology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia; (I.C.)
- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Clinic of Oncology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia; (I.C.)
- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Center for Pathology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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- Center for Pathology, University Clinical Center Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, 18000 Nis, Serbia
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Schmid A, Bello C, Becker CFW. Synthesis of N-Glycosylated Soluble Fas Ligand. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400120. [PMID: 38363216 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Controlled cell death is essential for the regulation of the immune system and plays a role in pathogen defense. It is often altered in pathogenic conditions such as cancer, viral infections and autoimmune diseases. The Fas receptor and its corresponding membrane-bound ligand (FasL) are part of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway activated in these cases. A soluble form of FasL (sFasL), produced by ectodomain shedding, displays a diverse but still elusive set of non-apoptotic functions and sometimes even serves as a pro-survival factor. To gather more knowledge about the characteristics of this protein and the impact N-glycosylations may have, access to homogeneous posttranslationally modified variants of sFasL is needed. Therefore, we developed a flexible strategy to obtain such homogeneously N-glycosylated variants of sFasL by applying chemical protein synthesis. This strategy can be flexibly combined with enzymatic methods to introduce more complex, site selective glycosylations.
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- Alanca Schmid
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Interdepartmental Research Unit of Peptide and Protein Chemistry and Biology, Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italy
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Huang E, Wang X, Chen L. Regulated Cell Death in Endometriosis. Biomolecules 2024; 14:142. [PMID: 38397379 PMCID: PMC10886833 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020142] [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: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Regulated cell death (RCD) represents a distinct mode of cell demise, differing from accidental cell death (ACD), characterized by specific signaling cascades orchestrated by diverse biomolecules. The regular process of cell death plays a crucial role in upholding internal homeostasis, acting as a safeguard against biological or chemical damage. Nonetheless, specific programmed cell deaths have the potential to activate an immune-inflammatory response, potentially contributing to diseases by enlisting immune cells and releasing pro-inflammatory factors. Endometriosis, a prevalent gynecological ailment, remains incompletely understood despite substantial progress in unraveling associated signaling pathways. Its complexity is intricately tied to the dysregulation of inflammatory immune responses, with various RCD processes such as apoptosis, autophagic cell death, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis implicated in its development. Notably, limited research explores the association between endometriosis and specific RCD pathways like pyroptosis and cuproptosis. The exploration of regulated cell death in the context of endometriosis holds tremendous potential for further advancements. This article thoroughly reviews the molecular mechanisms governed by regulated cell death and their implications for endometriosis. A comprehensive understanding of the regulated cell death mechanism in endometriosis has the potential to catalyze the development of promising therapeutic strategies and chart the course for future research directions in the field.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (E.H.)
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Li S, Xu B, Luo Y, Luo J, Huang S, Guo X. Autophagy and Apoptosis in Rabies Virus Replication. Cells 2024; 13:183. [PMID: 38247875 PMCID: PMC10814280 DOI: 10.3390/cells13020183] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Rabies virus (RABV) is a single-stranded negative-sense RNA virus belonging to the Rhabdoviridae family and Lyssavirus genus, which is highly neurotropic and can infect almost all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Autophagy and apoptosis are two evolutionarily conserved and genetically regulated processes that maintain cellular and organismal homeostasis, respectively. Autophagy recycles unnecessary or dysfunctional intracellular organelles and molecules in a cell, whereas apoptosis eliminates damaged or unwanted cells in an organism. Studies have shown that RABV can induce both autophagy and apoptosis in target cells. To advance our understanding of pathogenesis of rabies, this paper reviews the molecular mechanisms of autophagy and apoptosis induced by RABV and the effects of the two cellular events on RABV replication.
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- Saisai Li
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA;
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
- Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (S.L.); (Y.L.)
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Davidovich P, Higgins CA, Najda Z, Longley DB, Martin SJ. cFLIP L acts as a suppressor of TRAIL- and Fas-initiated inflammation by inhibiting assembly of caspase-8/FADD/RIPK1 NF-κB-activating complexes. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113476. [PMID: 37988267 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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TRAIL and FasL are potent inducers of apoptosis but can also promote inflammation through assembly of cytoplasmic caspase-8/FADD/RIPK1 (FADDosome) complexes, wherein caspase-8 acts as a scaffold to drive FADD/RIPK1-mediated nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation. cFLIP is also recruited to FADDosomes and restricts caspase-8 activity and apoptosis, but whether cFLIP also regulates death receptor-initiated inflammation is unclear. Here, we show that silencing or deletion of cFLIP leads to robustly enhanced Fas-, TRAIL-, or TLR3-induced inflammatory cytokine production, which can be uncoupled from the effects of cFLIP on caspase-8 activation and apoptosis. Mechanistically, cFLIPL suppresses Fas- or TRAIL-initiated NF-κB activation through inhibiting the assembly of caspase-8/FADD/RIPK1 FADDosome complexes, due to the low affinity of cFLIPL for FADD. Consequently, increased cFLIPL occupancy of FADDosomes diminishes recruitment of FADD/RIPK1 to caspase-8, thereby suppressing NF-κB activation and inflammatory cytokine production downstream. Thus, cFLIP acts as a dual suppressor of apoptosis and inflammation via distinct modes of action.
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- Pavel Davidovich
- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Genetics, The Smurfit Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Genetics, The Smurfit Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Genetics, The Smurfit Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Mondal SK, Haas D, Han J, Whiteside TL. Small EV in plasma of triple negative breast cancer patients induce intrinsic apoptosis in activated T cells. Commun Biol 2023; 6:815. [PMID: 37542121 PMCID: PMC10403597 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05169-3] [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: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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Small extracellular vesicles (sEV) in TNBC patients' plasma promote T cell dysfunction and tumor progression. Here we show that tumor cell-derived exosomes (TEX) carrying surface PDL-1, PD-1, Fas, FasL, TRAIL, CTLA-4 and TGF-β1 induce apoptosis of CD8+T and CD4+T cells but spare B and NK cells. Inhibitors blocking TEX-induce receptor/ligand signals and TEX pretreatments with proteinase K or heat fail to prevent T cell apoptosis. Cytochalasin D, Dynosore or Pit Stop 2, partly inhibit TEX uptake but do not prevent T cell apoptosis. TEX entry into T cells induces cytochrome C and Smac release from mitochondria and caspase-3 and PARP cleavage in the cytosol. Expression of survival proteins is reduced in T cells undergoing apoptosis. Independently of external death receptor signaling, TEX entry into T cells induces mitochondrial stress, initiating relentless intrinsic apoptosis, which is responsible for death of activated T cells in the tumor-bearing hosts. The abundance of TEX in cancer plasma represents a danger for adoptively transferred T cells, limiting their therapeutic potential.
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- Sujan Kumar Mondal
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
- Departments of Immunology and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
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Kalkavan H, Rühl S, Shaw JJP, Green DR. Non-lethal outcomes of engaging regulated cell death pathways in cancer. NATURE CANCER 2023; 4:795-806. [PMID: 37277528 PMCID: PMC10416134 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-023-00571-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Regulated cell death (RCD) is essential for successful systemic cancer therapy. Yet, the engagement of RCD pathways does not inevitably result in cell death. Instead, RCD pathways can take part in diverse biological processes if the cells survive. Consequently, these surviving cells, for which we propose the term 'flatliners', harbor important functions. These evolutionarily conserved responses can be exploited by cancer cells to promote their own survival and growth, with challenges and opportunities for cancer therapy.
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- Halime Kalkavan
- Department of Immunology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- West German Cancer Center, Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
- T3 Pharmaceuticals AG, Allschwil, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Immunology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
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Riera-Domingo C, Leite-Gomes E, Charatsidou I, Zhao P, Carrá G, Cappellesso F, Mourao L, De Schepper M, Liu D, Serneels J, Alameh MG, Shuvaev VV, Geukens T, Isnaldi E, Prenen H, Weissman D, Muzykantov VR, Soenen S, Desmedt C, Scheele CL, Sablina A, Di Matteo M, Martín-Pérez R, Mazzone M. Breast tumors interfere with endothelial TRAIL at the premetastatic niche to promote cancer cell seeding. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadd5028. [PMID: 36947620 PMCID: PMC10032608 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add5028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Endothelial cells (ECs) grant access of disseminated cancer cells to distant organs. However, the molecular players regulating the activation of quiescent ECs at the premetastatic niche (PMN) remain elusive. Here, we find that ECs at the PMN coexpress tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and its cognate death receptor 5 (DR5). Unexpectedly, endothelial TRAIL interacts intracellularly with DR5 to prevent its signaling and preserve a quiescent vascular phenotype. In absence of endothelial TRAIL, DR5 activation induces EC death and nuclear factor κB/p38-dependent EC stickiness, compromising vascular integrity and promoting myeloid cell infiltration, breast cancer cell adhesion, and metastasis. Consistently, both down-regulation of endothelial TRAIL at the PMN by proangiogenic tumor-secreted factors and the presence of the endogenous TRAIL inhibitors decoy receptor 1 (DcR1) and DcR2 favor metastasis. This study discloses an intracrine mechanism whereby TRAIL blocks DR5 signaling in quiescent endothelia, acting as gatekeeper of the vascular barrier that is corrupted by the tumor during cancer cell dissemination.
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- Carla Riera-Domingo
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Mechanisms of Cell Transformation, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Mechanisms of Cell Transformation, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Orbassano, Italy
- Molecular Biotechnology Center, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Intravital Imaging and Dynamics of Tumor Progression, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Intravital Imaging and Dynamics of Tumor Progression, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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- Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium
- NanoHealth and Optical Imaging Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Intravital Imaging and Dynamics of Tumor Progression, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Intravital Imaging and Dynamics of Tumor Progression, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Mechanisms of Cell Transformation, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Mechanisms of Cell Transformation, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Immune Phenotypic Characterization of a TRAIL-Knockout Mouse. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15051475. [PMID: 36900266 PMCID: PMC10000729 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15051475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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The TNF-superfamily member TRAIL is known to mediate selective apoptosis in tumor cells suggesting this protein as a potential antitumor drug target. However, initial successful pr-clinical results could not be translated into the clinic. Reasons for the ineffectiveness of TRAIL-targeting in tumor therapies could include acquired TRAIL resistance. A tumor cell acquires TRAIL resistance, for example, by upregulation of antiapoptotic proteins. In addition, TRAIL can also influence the immune system and thus, tumor growth. We were able to show in our previous work that TRAIL-/- mice show improved survival in a mouse model of pancreatic carcinoma. Therefore, in this study we aimed to immunologically characterize the TRAIL-/- mice. We observed no significant differences in the distribution of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ T-cells, Tregs, and central memory CD4+ and CD8+ cells. However, we provide evidence for relevant differences in the distribution of effector memory T-cells and CD8+CD122+ cells but also in dendritic cells. Our findings suggest that T-lymphocytes of TRAIL-/- mice proliferate at a lower rate, and that the administration of recombinant TRAIL significantly increases their proliferation, while regulatory T-cells (Tregs) from TRAIL-/- mice are less suppressive. Regarding the dendritic cells, we found more type-2 conventional dendritic cells (DC2s) in the TRAIL-/- mice. For the first time (to the best of our knowledge), we provide a comprehensive characterization of the immunological landscape of TRAIL-deficient mice. This will establish an experimental basis for future investigations of TRAIL-mediated immunology.
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Chan AML, Cheah JM, Lokanathan Y, Ng MH, Law JX. Natural Killer Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Promising Immunotherapeutic Strategy for Cancer: A Systematic Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044026. [PMID: 36835438 PMCID: PMC9964266 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Cancer is the second leading contributor to global deaths caused by non-communicable diseases. The cancer cells are known to interact with the surrounding non-cancerous cells, including the immune cells and stromal cells, within the tumor microenvironment (TME) to modulate the tumor progression, metastasis and resistance. Currently, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the standard treatments for cancers. However, these treatments cause a significant number of side effects, as they damage both the cancer cells and the actively dividing normal cells indiscriminately. Hence, a new generation of immunotherapy using natural killer (NK) cells, cytotoxic CD8+ T-lymphocytes or macrophages was developed to achieve tumor-specific targeting and circumvent the adverse effects. However, the progression of cell-based immunotherapy is hindered by the combined action of TME and TD-EVs, which render the cancer cells less immunogenic. Recently, there has been an increase in interest in using immune cell derivatives to treat cancers. One of the highly potential immune cell derivatives is the NK cell-derived EVs (NK-EVs). As an acellular product, NK-EVs are resistant to the influence of TME and TD-EVs, and can be designed for "off-the-shelf" use. In this systematic review, we examine the safety and efficacy of NK-EVs to treat various cancers in vitro and in vivo.
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- Alvin Man Lung Chan
- Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
- Ming Medical Sdn Bhd, D3-3 (2nd Floor), Block D3 Dana 1 Commercial Centre, Jalan PJU 1a/22, Petaling Jaya 47101, Malaysia
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- Ming Medical Sdn Bhd, D3-3 (2nd Floor), Block D3 Dana 1 Commercial Centre, Jalan PJU 1a/22, Petaling Jaya 47101, Malaysia
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- Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +60-391-457677
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Favaro F, Luciano-Mateo F, Moreno-Caceres J, Hernández-Madrigal M, Both D, Montironi C, Püschel F, Nadal E, Eldering E, Muñoz-Pinedo C. TRAIL receptors promote constitutive and inducible IL-8 secretion in non-small cell lung carcinoma. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:1046. [PMID: 36522309 PMCID: PMC9755151 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05495-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Interleukin-8 (IL-8/CXCL8) is a pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory chemokine that plays a role in cancer development. Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) produces high amounts of IL-8, which is associated with poor prognosis and resistance to chemo-radio and immunotherapy. However, the signaling pathways that lead to IL-8 production in NSCLC are unresolved. Here, we show that expression and release of IL-8 are regulated autonomously by TRAIL death receptors in several squamous and adenocarcinoma NSCLC cell lines. NSCLC constitutively secrete IL-8, which could be further enhanced by glucose withdrawal or by treatment with TRAIL or TNFα. In A549 cells, constitutive and inducible IL-8 production was dependent on NF-κB and MEK/ERK MAP Kinases. DR4 and DR5, known regulators of these signaling pathways, participated in constitutive and glucose deprivation-induced IL-8 secretion. These receptors were mainly located intracellularly. While DR4 signaled through the NF-κB pathway, DR4 and DR5 both regulated the ERK-MAPK and Akt pathways. FADD, caspase-8, RIPK1, and TRADD also regulated IL-8. Analysis of mRNA expression data from patients indicated that IL-8 transcripts correlated with TRAIL, DR4, and DR5 expression levels. Furthermore, TRAIL receptor expression levels also correlated with markers of angiogenesis and neutrophil infiltration in lung squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Collectively, these data suggest that TRAIL receptor signaling contributes to a pro-tumorigenic inflammatory signature associated with NSCLC.
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- Francesca Favaro
- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain ,grid.509540.d0000 0004 6880 3010Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Experimental Immunology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain ,grid.509540.d0000 0004 6880 3010Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Experimental Immunology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.509540.d0000 0004 6880 3010Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Experimental Immunology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain ,grid.418701.b0000 0001 2097 8389Thoracic Oncology Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.509540.d0000 0004 6880 3010Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Experimental Immunology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.16872.3a0000 0004 0435 165XCancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.418284.30000 0004 0427 2257Preclinical and Experimental Research in Thoracic Tumors (PReTT), Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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Holmgren C, Sunström Thörnberg E, Granqvist V, Larsson C. Induction of Breast Cancer Cell Apoptosis by TRAIL and Smac Mimetics: Involvement of RIP1 and cFLIP. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2022; 44:4803-4821. [PMID: 36286042 PMCID: PMC9600666 DOI: 10.3390/cimb44100327] [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: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Smac mimetics are a group of compounds able to facilitate cell death in cancer cells. TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a death receptor ligand currently explored in combination with Smac mimetics. The molecular mechanisms determining if the combination treatment results in apoptosis are however not fully understood. In this study, we aimed to shed light on these mechanisms in breast cancer cells. Three breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-468, CAMA-1 and MCF-7, were used to evaluate the effects of Smac mimetic LCL-161 and TRAIL using cell death assays and Western blot. The combination treatment induces apoptosis and caspase-8 cleavage in MDA-MB-468 and CAMA-1 but not in MCF-7 cells and downregulation of caspase-8 blocked apoptosis. Downregulation, but not kinase inhibition, of receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1) suppressed apoptosis in CAMA-1. Apoptosis is preceded by association of RIP1 with caspase-8. Downregulating cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (c-FLIP) resulted in increased caspase cleavage and some induction of apoptosis by TRAIL and LCL-161 in MCF-7. In CAMA-1, c-FLIP depletion potentiated TRAIL-induced caspase cleavage and LCL-161 did not increase it further. Our results lend further support to a model where LCL-161 enables the formation of a complex including RIP1 and caspase-8 and circumvents c-FLIP-mediated inhibition of caspase activation.
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Lopatina T, Sarcinella A, Brizzi MF. Tumour Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Challenging Target to Blunt Tumour Immune Evasion. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14164020. [PMID: 36011012 PMCID: PMC9406972 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14164020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Tumour onset and development occur because of specific immune support. The immune system, which is originally able to perceive and eliminate incipient cancer cells, becomes suppressed and hijacked by cancer. For these purposes, tumour cells use extracellular vesicles (TEVs). Specific molecular composition allows TEVs to reprogram immune cells towards tumour tolerance. Circulating TEVs move from their site of origin to other organs, preparing “a fertile soil” for metastasis formation. This implies that TEV molecular content can provide a valuable tool for cancer biomarker discovery and potential targets to reshape the immune system into tumour recognition and eradication. Abstract Control of the immune response is crucial for tumour onset and progression. Tumour cells handle the immune reaction by means of secreted factors and extracellular vesicles (EV). Tumour-derived extracellular vesicles (TEV) play key roles in immune reprogramming by delivering their cargo to different immune cells. Tumour-surrounding tissues also contribute to tumour immune editing and evasion, tumour progression, and drug resistance via locally released TEV. Moreover, the increase in circulating TEV has suggested their underpinning role in tumour dissemination. This review brings together data referring to TEV-driven immune regulation and antitumour immune suppression. Attention was also dedicated to TEV-mediated drug resistance.
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Increased stability of the TM helix oligomer abrogates the apoptotic activity of the human Fas receptor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:183807. [PMID: 34662567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Human death receptors control apoptotic events during cell differentiation, cell homeostasis and the elimination of damaged or infected cells. Receptor activation involves ligand-induced structural reorganizations of preformed receptor trimers. Here we show that the death receptor transmembrane domains only have a weak intrinsic tendency to homo-oligomerize within a membrane, and thus these domains potentially do not significantly contribute to receptor trimerization. However, mutation of Pro183 in the human CD95/Fas receptor transmembrane helix results in a dramatically increased interaction propensity, as shown by genetic assays. The increased interaction of the transmembrane domain is coupled with a decreased ligand-sensitivity of cells expressing the Fas receptor, and thus in a decreased number of apoptotic events. Mutation of Pro183 likely results in a substantial rearrangement of the self-associated Fas receptor transmembrane trimer, which likely abolishes further signaling of the apoptotic signal but may activate other signaling pathways. Our study shows that formation of a stable Fas receptor transmembrane helix oligomer does not per se result in receptor activation.
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Guo HM, Zhao ZF, Che YQ, Fan JH. Induction of Apoptosis in the Human HepG2 Hepatoma Cell Line Through the Extrinsic Pathway by Delphinium Alkaloid A. INT J PHARMACOL 2021. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2021.562.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wu J, Zhou T, Wang Y, Jiang Y, Wang Y. Mechanisms and Advances in Anti-Ovarian Cancer with Natural Plants Component. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195949. [PMID: 34641493 PMCID: PMC8512305 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer ranks seventh in the most common malignant tumors among female disease, which seriously threatens female reproductive health. It is characterized by hidden pathogenesis, missed diagnosis, high reoccurrence rate, and poor prognosis. In clinic, the first-line treatment prioritized debulking surgery with paclitaxel-based chemotherapy. The harsh truth is that female patients are prone to relapse due to the dissemination of tumor cells and drug resistance. In these circumstances, the development of new therapy strategies combined with traditional approaches is conductive to improving the quality of treatment. Among numerous drug resources, botanical compounds have unique advantages due to their potentials in multitarget functions, long application history, and wide availability. Previous studies have revealed the therapeutic effects of bioactive plant components in ovarian cancer. These natural ingredients act as part of the initial treatment or an auxiliary option for maintenance therapy, further reducing the tumor and metastatic burden. In this review, we summarized the functions and mechanisms of natural botanical components applied in human ovarian cancer. We focused on the molecular mechanisms of cell apoptosis, autophagy, RNA and DNA lesion, ROS damage, and the multiple-drug resistance. We aim to provide a theoretical reference for in-depth drug research so as to manage ovarian cancer better in clinic.
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- Jingyuan Wu
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; (J.W.); (Y.J.)
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China;
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- The Reproductive Medicine Special Hospital of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China;
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; (J.W.); (Y.J.)
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; (J.W.); (Y.J.)
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Correspondence:
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Loss of GATA4 C-Terminus by p.S335X Mutation Modulates Coronary Artery Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype. Mediators Inflamm 2021; 2021:3698386. [PMID: 34545275 PMCID: PMC8449727 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3698386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its pathogenesis is closely related with the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC). We previously reported a truncated GATA4 protein lacking C-terminus induced by p.S335X mutation in cardiomyocyte from ventricular septal defect (VSD) patients. However, it is still unclear whether GATA4 p.S335X mutation could influence the development of CAD. GATA4 wild-type (WT) and p.S335X mutant (MU) overexpression plasmids were constructed and transfected transiently into rat coronary artery smooth muscle cell (RCSMC) to observe the proliferative and migratory abilities by MTS and wound healing assay, respectively. PCR array was used to preliminarily detect the expression of phenotypic modulation-related genes, and QRT-PCR was then carried out to verify the screened differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The results showed that, when stimulated by fetal bovine serum (10%) for 24 h or tumor necrosis factor-α (10 or 30 ng/ml) for 10 or 24 h, deletion of GATA4 C-terminus by p.S335X mutation in GATA4 enhanced the proliferation of RCSMC, without alteration of the migration capability. Twelve DEGs, including Fas, Hbegf, Itga5, Aimp1, Cxcl1, Il15, Il2rg, Il7, Tnfsf10, Il1r1, Irak1, and Tlr3, were screened and identified as phenotypic modulation-related genes. Our data might be beneficial for further exploration regarding the mechanisms of GATA4 p.S335X mutation on the phenotypic modulation of coronary VSMC.
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Jeong D, Kim HS, Kim HY, Kang MJ, Jung H, Oh Y, Kim D, Koh J, Cho SY, Jeon YK, Lee EB, Lee SH, Shin EC, Kim HM, Yi EC, Chung DH. Soluble Fas ligand drives autoantibody-induced arthritis by binding to DR5/TRAIL-R2. eLife 2021; 10:48840. [PMID: 34223817 PMCID: PMC8257255 DOI: 10.7554/elife.48840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To date, no study has demonstrated that soluble Fas ligand (sFasL)-mediated inflammation is regulated via interaction with Fas in vivo. We found that FasL interacts specifically with tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF)10B, also known as death receptor (DR)5. Autoantibody-induced arthritis (AIA) was attenuated in FasL (Faslgld/gld)- and soluble FasL (FaslΔs/Δs)-deficient mice, but not in Fas (Faslpr/lpr and Fas–/–)- or membrane FasL (FaslΔm/Δm)-deficient mice, suggesting sFasL promotes inflammation by binding to a Fas-independent receptor. Affinity purification mass spectrometry analysis using human (h) fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLSCs) identified DR5 as one of several proteins that could be the elusive Fas-independent FasL receptor. Subsequent cellular and biochemical analyses revealed that DR5 interacted specifically with recombinant FasL–Fc protein, although the strength of this interaction was approximately 60-fold lower than the affinity between TRAIL and DR5. A microarray assay using joint tissues from mice with arthritis implied that the chemokine CX3CL1 may play an important downstream role of the interaction. The interaction enhanced Cx3cl1 transcription and increased sCX3CL1 production in FLSCs, possibly in an NF-κB-dependent manner. Moreover, the sFasL–DR5 interaction-mediated CX3CL1–CX3CR1 axis initiated and amplified inflammation by enhancing inflammatory cell influx and aggravating inflammation via secondary chemokine production. Blockade of FasL or CX3CR1 attenuated AIA. Therefore, the sFasL–DR5 interaction promotes inflammation and is a potential therapeutic target.
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- Dongjin Jeong
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Laboratory of Immune Regulation in Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation in Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Convergence Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Technology and College of Medicine or College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Convergence Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Technology and College of Medicine or College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation in Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Convergence Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Technology and College of Medicine or College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Laboratory of Immune Regulation in Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Lv Y, Wang X, Ren Y, Fu X, Li T, Jiang Q. Construction of an immune-related signature with prognostic value for colon cancer. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10812. [PMID: 33996273 PMCID: PMC8106397 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colon cancer is the third most common malignant tumor in the world. Although immunotherapy has been used in cancer treatment, there is still no first-line immunotherapy method for colon cancer. Therefore, it is essential to search for potential immunotherapy targets and molecular biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis. METHODS In this study, we downloaded transcriptome data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and immune-related genes from the ImmPort database. Then we filtered genes with prognostic value and constructed an immune-related signature. Patients were classified into low- and high-risk groups, and we exerted a series of analysis between the signature and clinical phenotypes. Additionally, we used protein-protein interaction networks, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and single-sample gene-set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) to explore the underlying mechanism of this signature. Furthermore, the accuracy of this signature was verified, using two data sets from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). RESULTS We selected 12 immune-related genes to construct the immune-related signature. Low-risk group had a higher level of immunity compared to high-risk group. The expression level of HLA genes and checkpoint-related genes were statistically different in low- and high-risk groups. This signature showed its prognostic value in TCGA cohort and 2 GEO data sets. The signature also had strong correlation with TNM classification, stage, survival state and lymphatic invasion. The mechanism of the signature may be related to several transcription factors and CD8+ T cell in the tumor microenvironment. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this immune-related signature is of great prognosis value for colon cancer and its biofunction might be correlated with HLA genes, checkpoint-related genes and high-infiltrating T cells in tumor tissues.
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- Yunxia Lv
- Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Queen Mary College, Medical Department, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of First Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Queen Mary College, Medical Department, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Deng L, Zhai X, Liang P, Cui H. Overcoming TRAIL Resistance for Glioblastoma Treatment. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11040572. [PMID: 33919846 PMCID: PMC8070820 DOI: 10.3390/biom11040572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) shows a promising therapeutic potential in cancer treatment as it exclusively causes apoptosis in a broad spectrum of cancer cells through triggering the extrinsic apoptosis pathway via binding to cognate death receptors, with negligible toxicity in normal cells. However, most cancers, including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), display TRAIL resistance, hindering its application in clinical practice. Recent studies have unraveled novel mechanisms in regulating TRAIL-induced apoptosis in GBM and sought effective combinatorial modalities to sensitize GBM to TRAIL treatment, establishing pre-clinical foundations and the reasonable expectation that the TRAIL/TRAIL death receptor axis could be harnessed to treat GBM. In this review, we will revisit the status quo of the mechanisms of TRAIL resistance and emerging strategies for sensitizing GBM to TRAIL-induced apoptosis and also discuss opportunities of TRAIL-based combinatorial therapies in future clinical use for GBM treatment.
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- Longfei Deng
- Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China;
- Correspondence: (P.L.); (H.C.)
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- Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China;
- Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Correspondence: (P.L.); (H.C.)
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Muthu M, Chun S, Gopal J, Park GS, Nile A, Shin J, Shin J, Kim TH, Oh JW. The MUDENG Augmentation: A Genesis in Anti-Cancer Therapy? Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5583. [PMID: 32759789 PMCID: PMC7432215 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite multitudes of reports on cancer remedies available, we are far from being able to declare that we have arrived at that defining anti-cancer therapy. In recent decades, researchers have been looking into the possibility of enhancing cell death-related signaling pathways in cancer cells using pro-apoptotic proteins. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and Mu-2/AP1M2 domain containing, death-inducing (MUDENG, MuD) have been established for their ability to bring about cell death specifically in cancer cells. Targeted cell death is a very attractive term when it comes to cancer, since most therapies also affect normal cells. In this direction TRAIL has made noteworthy progress. This review briefly sums up what has been done using TRAIL in cancer therapeutics. The importance of MuD and what has been achieved thus far through MuD and the need to widen and concentrate on applicational aspects of MuD has been highlighted. This has been suggested as the future perspective of MuD towards prospective progress in cancer research.
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- Manikandan Muthu
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (M.M.); (S.C.); (J.G.)
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (M.M.); (S.C.); (J.G.)
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (M.M.); (S.C.); (J.G.)
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- Department of Bioresources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (G.-S.P.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Bioresources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (G.-S.P.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (J.S.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (J.S.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chosun University School of Medicine, 309 Pilmoondaero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea;
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea; (J.S.); (J.S.)
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Gibbens J, Spencer SK, Solis L, Bowles T, Kyle PB, Szczepanski JL, Dumas JP, Robinson R, Wallace K. Fas ligand neutralization attenuates hypertension, endothelin-1, and placental inflammation in an animal model of HELLP syndrome. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 319:R195-R202. [PMID: 32640833 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00272.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Neutralization of FasL is linked to suppression of hypertension, placental inflammation, and endothelin system activation in an animal model of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. During HELLP syndrome the placenta has been reported to serve as the primary source of Fas ligand (FasL), which has an impact on inflammation and hypertension during pregnancy and is dysregulated in women with severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. We hypothesize that neutralization of FasL during pregnancy in an animal model of HELLP syndrome decreases inflammation and placental apoptosis, improves endothelial damage, and improves hypertension. On gestational day (GD) 12, rats were chronically infused with placental antiangiogenic factors sFlt-1 and sEng to induce HELLP syndrome. To neutralize FasL, MFL4 or FasL antibody was infused into a subset of HELLP or normal pregnant rats on GD13. IgG infusion into another group of NP and HELLP rats on GD13 was used as a control for FasL antibody, and all rats were euthanized on GD19 after blood pressure measurement. Plasma and placentas were collected to assess inflammation, apoptosis, and the degree of placental debris activation of endothelial cells. Administration of MFL4 to HELLP rats significantly decreased blood pressure compared with untreated HELLP rats and HELLP rats infused with IgG and improved the biochemistry of HELLP syndrome. Both circulating and placental FasL were significantly attenuated in response to MFL4 infusion, as were levels of placental and circulating TNFα when compared with untreated HELLP rats and HELLP rats infused with IgG. Endothelial cells exposed to placental debris and media from HP + MFL4 rats secreted significantly less endothelin-1 compared with stimulated endothelial cells from HELLP placentas. Neutralization of FasL is associated with decreased MAP and improvement in placental inflammation and endothelial damage in an animal model of HELLP syndrome.
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- Jacob Gibbens
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Chen W, Tang D, Ou M, Dai Y. Mining Prognostic Biomarkers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Immune-Associated Genes. DNA Cell Biol 2020; 39:499-512. [PMID: 32069130 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2019.5099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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This research aims to investigate the immune-associated gene signature from databases to improve the prognostic value in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by multidimensional methods using various bioinformatic methods. Fifty-one immune-associated genes were mined out, which were associated with clinical characters through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses, and 51 immune-associated genes could be well-divided HCC samples into high-risk and low-risk clusters. Next, we performed least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression method to reveal 18 immune-associated genes' signature and calculate risk score of each gene for receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Comparing with low-risk cluster, high-risk cluster had higher risk score with unfavorable prognosis. Then, multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that risk score of 18 immune-associated genes' signature was associated with tumor invasion and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage. ROC analysis indicated combined TNM stage, and risk score performed more sensitive and specific than single TNM stage or risk score in survival prediction. Furthermore, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis found that the pathways enriched in tumorigenesis were related to risk score, and those pathways could separate HCC samples into high and low clusters. In addition, the survival prediction of 18 immune-associated genes' signature was well validated in independent test data set, external data set, and Real-time Quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) experiment. The 18 immune-associated genes' signature was constructed, which could be used in effective prediction of HCC prognosis.
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- Wenbiao Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Clinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Scientific Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Ji YW, Lee JH, Choi EY, Kang HG, Seo KY, Song JS, Kim HC, Lee HK. HIF1α-mediated TRAIL Expression Regulates Lacrimal Gland Inflammation in Dry Eye Disease. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2020; 61:3. [PMID: 31995154 PMCID: PMC7205192 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.1.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of death ligands in the lacrimal glands (LGs), identify upstream factors that regulate their expression, and determine the functional roles of these factors in the pathogenesis of dry eye disease (DED). Methods For DED experiment, ex vivo coculture system with LG and in vivo murine model using a controlled environment chamber were utilized. C57BL/6 mice and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α conditional knockout (CKO) mice were used. Immunohistochemical staining, polymerase chain reaction, and immunoblotting were performed to determine levels of death ligands including tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in DED-induced LGs. Additionally, acinar cell and CD45+ cell apoptosis was determined with neutralizing TRAIL treatment. Results Desiccating stress significantly increased HIF-1α expression in LG-acinar cells. Furthermore, HIF-1α deficiency significantly enhanced the infiltration of CD45+ inflammatory cells in LG and induced LG-acinar cell death. Meanwhile, only TRAIL expression was increased in DED-LG, but abrogated in HIF-1α CKO. Interestingly, the main source of TRAIL was the CD45– LG-acinar cells, but not CD45+ immune cells after DED induction. Using ex vivo coculture system, we confirmed LG-induced apoptosis of immune cells via HIF-1α-mediated TRAIL secretion following DED. Consistent with ex vivo, the insufficiency of HIF-1α and TRAIL enhanced recruitment of inflammatory cells to the LG and subsequently exacerbated ocular surface damage in DED mice. Conclusions Our findings offer novel insight into the regulatory function of acinar cell-derived TRAIL in limiting inflammatory damage and could be implicated in the development of potential therapeutic strategies for DED.
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Ivanisenko NV, Lavrik IN. Mechanisms of Procaspase-8 Activation in the Extrinsic Programmed Cell Death Pathway. Mol Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893319050091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Shin J, Choi JH, Jung S, Jeong S, Oh J, Yoon DY, Rhee MH, Ahn J, Kim SH, Oh JW. MUDENG Expression Profiling in Cohorts and Brain Tumor Biospecimens to Evaluate Its Role in Cancer. Front Genet 2019; 10:884. [PMID: 31616474 PMCID: PMC6763691 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Mu-2-related death-inducing gene (MUDENG, MuD) has been reported to be involved in the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-associated apoptotic pathway of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cells; however, its expression level, interactors, and role in tumors are yet to be discovered. To investigate whether MuD expression correlates with cancer progression, we analyzed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database using UALCAN and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA). Differential expression of MuD was detected in 6 and 10 cancer types, respectively. Validation performed using data from the Gene Expression Omnibus database showed that MuD expression is downregulated in KIRC tumor and correlate with higher chance of survival. Upregulation of MuD expression in GBM tumors was detected through GEPIA and high MuD expression correlated with higher survival in proneural GBM, whereas the opposite was observed in classical GBM subtype. GBM biospecimens analysis shows that MuD protein level was upregulated in three of six specimens, whereas mRNA level remained relatively unaltered. Therefore, MuD may exert differential effects according to subtypes, and/or be subjected to post-translational regulation in GBM. Correlation analysis between GBM cohort database and experiments using GBM cell lines revealed its positive effect on regulation of protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B’Epsilon (PPP2R5E) and son of sevenless homolog 2 (SOS2). STRING database analysis indicated that the components of adaptor protein complexes putatively interacted with MuD but showed no correlation in terms of survival of patients with different GBM subtypes. In summary, we analyzed the expression of MuD in publicly available cancer patient data sets, GBM cell lines, and biospecimens to demonstrate its potential role as a biomarker for cancer prognosis and identified its candidate interacting molecules.
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- Juhyun Shin
- Animal Resources Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Animal Resources Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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Interactions of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) with the Immune System: Implications for Inflammation and Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11081161. [PMID: 31412671 PMCID: PMC6721490 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11081161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF superfamily. TRAIL has historically been distinct from the Fas ligand and TNFα in terms of selective apoptosis induction in tumor cells and has a nearly non-existent systemic toxicity. Consequently, in the search for an ideal drug for tumor therapy, TRAIL rapidly drew interest, promising effective tumor control with minimal side effects. However, euphoria gave way to disillusionment as it turned out that carcinoma cells possess or can acquire resistance to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Additionally, studies on models of inflammation and autoimmunity revealed that TRAIL can influence immune cells in many different ways. While TRAIL was initially found to be an important player in tumor defense by natural killer cells or cytotoxic T cells, additional effects of TRAIL on regulatory T cells and effector T cells, as well as on neutrophilic granulocytes and antigen-presenting cells, became focuses of interest. The tumor-promoting effects of these interactions become particularly important for consideration in cases where tumors are resistant to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Consequently, murine models have shown that TRAIL can impair the tumor microenvironment toward a more immunosuppressive type, thereby promoting tumor growth. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on TRAIL’s interactions with the immune system in the context of cancer.
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Huo J, Yu Q, Zhang Y, Liu K, Hsiao C, Jiang Z, Zhang L. Triptolide‐induced hepatotoxicity via apoptosis and autophagy in zebrafish. J Appl Toxicol 2019; 39:1532-1540. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.3837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Jingting Huo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug ScreeningChina Pharmaceutical University Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug ScreeningChina Pharmaceutical University Nanjing China
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- Biology InstituteQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- Biology InstituteQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- Department of Bioscience TechnologyChung Yuan Christian University Chung‐Li Taiwan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug ScreeningChina Pharmaceutical University Nanjing China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, Ministry of EducationChina Pharmaceutical University Nanjing China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug ScreeningChina Pharmaceutical University Nanjing China
- Center for Drug Research and DevelopmentGuangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou China
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Khan AM, Devarakonda S, Bumma N, Chaudhry M, Benson DM. Potential of NK cells in multiple Myeloma therapy. Expert Rev Hematol 2019; 12:425-435. [PMID: 31070067 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1617128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Introduction: Despite rapid advances in myeloma treatment with the development of new drugs, curative therapies remain elusive. Relapsed/refractory disease related to progressive dysregulation of immune system and acquired genetic abnormalities continues to be a major obstacle in achieving cure. Immune-based therapy harnessing the host defense mechanism of natural killer (NK) cells is a promising avenue in the treatment of myeloma. Areas covered: Here, we discuss the biology and cytotoxic activity of NK cells and the potential role of these innate immune cells in defense against cancer and specifically multiple myeloma. We also discuss the role of NK cells in the anti-myeloma effects of autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation, various novel drugs, and treatment modalities such as chimeric antigen receptor therapy. Immune evasion, either directly or indirectly involving NK cell dysfunction, may be a key and under-recognized mechanism in myeloma progression. We reviewed extensive literature identified using the keywords immunotherapy, natural killer cells, and multiple myeloma. Expert opinion: Novel treatment approaches in myeloma utilizing the immunomodulatory and cytotoxic properties of NK cells to eradicate resistant and quiescent clones could pave the way for potentially curative interventions.
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- Abdullah M Khan
- a Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine , The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine , The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine , The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine , The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine , The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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Ivanisenko NV, Buchbinder JH, Espe J, Richter M, Bollmann M, Hillert LK, Ivanisenko VA, Lavrik IN. Delineating the role of c-FLIP/NEMO interaction in the CD95 network via rational design of molecular probes. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:293. [PMID: 31815628 PMCID: PMC6900753 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5539-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Structural homology modeling supported by bioinformatics analysis plays a key role in uncovering new molecular interactions within gene regulatory networks. Here, we have applied this powerful approach to analyze the molecular interactions orchestrating death receptor signaling networks. In particular, we focused on the molecular mechanisms of CD95-mediated NF-κB activation and the role of c-FLIP/NEMO interaction in the induction of this pathway. RESULTS To this end, we have created the homology model of the c-FLIP/NEMO complex using the reported structure of the v-FLIP/NEMO complex, and rationally designed peptides targeting this complex. The designed peptides were based on the NEMO structure. Strikingly, the experimental in vitro validation demonstrated that the best inhibitory effects on CD95-mediated NF-κB activation are exhibited by the NEMO-derived peptides with the substitution D242Y of NEMO. Furthermore, we have assumed that the c-FLIP/NEMO complex is recruited to the DED filaments formed upon CD95 activation and validated this assumption in silico. Further insight into the function of c-FLIP/NEMO complex was provided by the analysis of evolutionary conservation of interacting regions which demonstrated that this interaction is common in distinct mammalian species. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, using a combination of bioinformatics and experimental approaches we obtained new insights into CD95-mediated NF-κB activation, providing manifold possibilities for targeting the death receptor network.
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- Nikita V Ivanisenko
- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Translational Inflammation research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Translational Inflammation research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Translational Inflammation research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Translational Inflammation research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Translational Inflammation research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia. .,Translational Inflammation research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Savari F, Badavi M, Rezaie A, Gharib-Naseri MK, Mard SA. Evaluation of the therapeutic potential effect of Fas receptor gene knockdown in experimental model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Free Radic Res 2019; 53:486-496. [PMID: 31010354 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2019.1608982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Aim: Stimulation of Fas death receptor is introduced as a major cause of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) progression through suppression of cell viability. Therefore, the blocking of death pathways is hypothesised to be express new approaches to NASH therapy. For this purpose, current experiment applied synthetic small interference RNA (SiRNA) to trigger Fas death receptor and to show its potential therapeutic role in designed NASH model. Methods: Male mice were placed on a western diet (WD) for 8 weeks and exposed to cigarette smoke during the last 4 weeks of feeding to induce NASH model. In the next step, Fas SiRNA was injected to mice aiming to examine specific Fas gene silencing, after 8 weeks. As a control, mice received scrambled SiRNA. Reversible possibility of disease was examined by 3 weeks of recovery. Results: Analysis of data is accompanied with the significant histopathological changes (steatosis, ballooning and inflammation), increased lipid profile and hepatic enzyme activities (AST, ALT, ALP) plus TBARS as well as decreased antioxidants levels in NASH model. Upon Fas-SiRNA injection, almost all measured parameters of NASH such as overexpression of Fas receptor, caspase3, NF-kB genes and marked increase of hepatic TNF-α were significantly restored and were remained nearly unchanged following recovery liking as scrambled groups. Conclusions: The suppression of Fas receptor signalling subsequent RNAi therapy may represent an applicable strategy to decline hepatocyte damages and so NASH progression in mice.
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- Feryal Savari
- a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Ahvaz , Iran
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- a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Ahvaz , Iran
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- b Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine , Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz , Ahvaz , Iran
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- a Physiology Research Center (PRC), Department of Physiology, School of Medicine , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Ahvaz , Iran
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- c Persian Gulf's Physiology Research Center (PRC), Alimentary Tract Research Center, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences , Ahvaz , Iran
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Francipane MG, Bulanin D, Lagasse E. Establishment and Characterization of 5-Fluorouracil-Resistant Human Colorectal Cancer Stem-Like Cells: Tumor Dynamics under Selection Pressure. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20081817. [PMID: 31013771 PMCID: PMC6515384 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) remains the gold standard of first-line treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC). Although it may initially debulk the tumor mass, relapses frequently occur, indicating the existence of cancer cells that are therapy-resistant and are capable of refueling tumor growth. To identify mechanisms of drug resistance, CRC stem-like cells were subjected to long-term 5-FU selection using either intermittent treatment regimen with the IC50 drug dose or continuous treatment regimen with escalating drug doses. Parental cancer cells were cultivated in parallel. Real-time PCR arrays and bioinformatic tools were used to investigate gene expression changes. We found the first method selected for cancer cells with more aggressive features. We therefore transplanted these cancer cells or parental cells in mice, and again, found that not only did the 5-FU-selected cancer cells generate more aggressive tumors with respect to their parental counterpart, but they also showed a different gene expression pattern as compared to what we had observed in vitro, with ID1 the top upregulated gene. We propose ID1 as a stemness marker pervasively expressed in secondary lesions emerging after completion of chemotherapy.
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- Maria Giovanna Francipane
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
- Ri.MED Foundation, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
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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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Quantitative single cell analysis uncovers the life/death decision in CD95 network. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006368. [PMID: 30256782 PMCID: PMC6175528 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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CD95/Fas/APO-1 is a member of the death receptor family that triggers apoptotic and anti-apoptotic responses in particular, NF-κB. These responses are characterized by a strong heterogeneity within a population of cells. To determine how the cell decides between life and death we developed a computational model supported by imaging flow cytometry analysis of CD95 signaling. Here we show that CD95 stimulation leads to the induction of caspase and NF-κB pathways simultaneously in one cell. The related life/death decision strictly depends on cell-to-cell variability in the formation of the death-inducing complex (DISC) on one side (extrinsic noise) vs. stochastic gene expression of the NF-κB pathway on the other side (intrinsic noise). Moreover, our analysis has uncovered that the stochasticity in apoptosis and NF-kB pathways leads not only to survival or death of a cell, but also causes a third type of response to CD95 stimulation that we termed ambivalent response. Cells in the ambivalent state can undergo cell death or survive which was subsequently validated by experiments. Taken together, we have uncovered how these two competing pathways control the fate of a cell, which in turn plays an important role for development of anti-cancer therapies. Activation of death receptor (DR) family has been reported to activate both apoptotic as well as anti-apoptotic responses. Molecular mechanisms underlying the intricate details of this crosstalk have not been established yet. Here we show that these pathways are triggered simultaneously in one cell. Furthermore, using stochastic computational modeling we uncovered how an individual cell undergoes apoptosis, while other cells survive upon the same DR activation conditions. This was only possible by combination of computational modeling supported by experimental validation based on the state of the art single cell analysis. The latter included cutting edge technology of imaging flow cytometry, which combines microscopy and flow cytometry in one measurement circuit enabling quantitative analysis of endogenous cellular protein levels estimated from a large number of cells simultaneously. This allowed to shed the light on the question how a single cell possibly avoids apoptosis, which is a highly actual topic in the field of cancer research and development of efficient anti-cancer therapies.
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Kim DS, Anantharam P, Hoffmann A, Meade ML, Grobe N, Gearhart JM, Whitley EM, Mahama B, Rumbeiha WK. Broad spectrum proteomics analysis of the inferior colliculus following acute hydrogen sulfide exposure. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2018; 355:28-42. [PMID: 29932956 PMCID: PMC6422160 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Acute exposure to high concentrations of H2S causes severe brain injury and long-term neurological disorders, but the mechanisms involved are not known. To better understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in acute H2S-induced neurodegeneration we used a broad-spectrum proteomic analysis approach to identify key molecules and molecular pathways involved in the pathogenesis of acute H2S-induced neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration. Mice were subjected to acute inhalation exposure of up to750 ppm of H2S. H2S induced behavioral deficits and severe lesions including hemorrhage in the inferior colliculus (IC). The IC was microdissected for proteomic analysis. Tandem mass tags (TMT) liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)-based quantitative proteomics was applied for protein identification and quantitation. LC-MS/MS identified 598, 562, and 546 altered proteomic changes at 2 h, and on days 2 and 4 post-H2S exposure, respectively. Of these, 77 proteomic changes were statistically significant at any of the 3 time points. Mass spectrometry data were subjected to Perseus 1.5.5.3 statistical analysis, and gene ontology heat map clustering. Expressions of several key molecules were verified to confirm H2S-dependent proteomics changes. Webgestalt pathway overrepresentation enrichment analysis with Panther engine revealed H2S exposure disrupted several biological processes including metabotropic glutamate receptor group 1 and inflammation mediated by chemokine and cytokine signaling pathways among others. Further analysis showed that energy metabolism, integrity of blood-brain barrier, hypoxic, and oxidative stress signaling pathways were also implicated. Collectively, this broad-spectrum proteomics data has provided important clues to follow up in future studies to further elucidate mechanisms of H2S-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Dong-Suk Kim
- Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Henry M Jackson Foundation on contract 711HPW/USAFSAM/FHOF, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, USA
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- 711HPW/RHDJ, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Henry M Jackson Foundation on contract 711HPW/USAFSAM/FHOF, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
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Fas-L promotes the stem cell potency of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:695. [PMID: 29891848 PMCID: PMC5995957 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0702-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fas-L is a TNF family member known to trigger cell death. It has recently become evident that Fas-L can transduce also non-apoptotic signals. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that are derived from various adult tissues. Although MSCs from different tissues display common properties they also display tissue-specific characteristics. Previous works have demonstrated massive apoptosis following Fas-L treatment of bone marrow-derived MSCs both in vitro and following their administration in vivo. We therefore set to examine Fas-L-induced responses in adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs). Human ASCs were isolated from lipoaspirates and their reactivity to Fas-L treatment was examined. ASCs responded to Fas-L by simultaneous apoptosis and proliferation, which yielded a net doubling of cell quantities and a phenotypic shift, including reduced expression of CD105 and increased expression of CD73, in association with increased bone differentiation potential. Treatment of freshly isolated ASCs led to an increase in large colony forming unit fibroblasts, likely produced by early stem cell progenitor cells. Fas-L-induced apoptosis and proliferation signaling were found to be independent as caspase inhibition attenuated Fas-L-induced apoptosis without impacting proliferation, whereas inhibition of PI3K and MEK, but not of JNK, attenuated Fas-L-dependent proliferation, but not apoptosis. Thus, Fas-L signaling in ASCs leads to their expansion and phenotypic shift toward a more potent stem cell state. We speculate that these reactions ensure the survival of ASC progenitor cells encountering Fas-L-enriched environments during tissue damage and inflammation and may also enhance ASC survival following their administration in vivo.
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Circulating Levels of Inflammatory Proteins and Survival in Patients with Gallbladder Cancer. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5671. [PMID: 29618736 PMCID: PMC5884817 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23848-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Although inflammation is central to gallbladder cancer (GBC) development and proliferation, no study has systematically investigated circulating inflammatory proteins and patient survival. We aimed to examine whether the circulating levels of inflammatory proteins is associated with all-cause mortality among such patients. We recruited 134 patients with newly diagnosed with GBC from 1997 to 2001 in a population-based study in Shanghai and an independent set of 35 patients from 2012 to 2013 in Chile. Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusted for covariates were used to evaluate the hazard ratios (HRs) for death by serum levels of 49 inflammatory proteins (quartiles). Of 49 evaluable proteins, eight were significantly associated with overall survival. Seven were associated with a poorer survival, while the highest levels of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) were associated with an increase in survival (HR = 0.26, 95% CI = 0.14, 0.47). No substantial difference in the magnitude of the association was observed between early- and late-stages of GBC. Of seven proteins, five were validated in the patients from Chile. Reducing inflammation and targeting pathways associated with increased survival might improve GBC outcomes. The potential for using a TRAIL-related anticancer drug for GBC treatment merits further investigation.
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Cao K, Tait SWG. Apoptosis and Cancer: Force Awakens, Phantom Menace, or Both? INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 337:135-152. [PMID: 29551159 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Apoptotic cell death serves as an important tumor suppressor mechanism at multiple steps during cancer progression. Equally, engagement of apoptosis represents a potent therapeutic effector mechanism. Nevertheless, the role of apoptosis in cancer may be more complex than previously thought. Indeed, various studies have found that apoptosis signaling also has oncogenic potential. In this review, we discuss how apoptosis can promote cancer and how these effects might be targeted to optimize apoptosis-inducing anticancer therapy.
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- Kai Cao
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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The human body generates 10-100 billion cells every day, and the same number of cells die to maintain homeostasis in our body. Cells infected by bacteria or viruses also die. The cell death that occurs under physiological conditions mainly proceeds by apoptosis, which is a noninflammatory, or silent, process, while pathogen infection induces necroptosis or pyroptosis, which activates the immune system and causes inflammation. Dead cells generated by apoptosis are quickly engulfed by macrophages for degradation. Caspases are a large family of cysteine proteases that act in cascades. A cascade that leads to caspase 3 activation mediates apoptosis and is responsible for killing cells, recruiting macrophages, and presenting an "eat me" signal(s). When apoptotic cells are not efficiently engulfed by macrophages, they undergo secondary necrosis and release intracellular materials that represent a damage-associated molecular pattern, which may lead to a systemic lupus-like autoimmune disease.
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- Shigekazu Nagata
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, World Premier International Research Center Initiative Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan;
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Liguori M, Buracchi C, Pasqualini F, Bergomas F, Pesce S, Sironi M, Grizzi F, Mantovani A, Belgiovine C, Allavena P. Functional TRAIL receptors in monocytes and tumor-associated macrophages: A possible targeting pathway in the tumor microenvironment. Oncotarget 2018; 7:41662-41676. [PMID: 27191500 PMCID: PMC5173086 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Despite the accepted dogma that TRAIL kills only tumor cells and spares normal ones, we show in this study that mononuclear phagocytes are susceptible to recombinant TRAIL via caspase-dependent apoptosis. Human resting monocytes and in vitro-differentiated macrophages expressed substantial levels of the functional TRAIL receptors (TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2), while neutrophils and lymphocytes mostly expressed the non-signaling decoy receptor (TRAIL-R3). Accordingly, exclusively monocytes and macrophages activated caspase-8 and underwent apoptosis upon recombinant TRAIL treatment. TRAIL-Rs were up-regulated by anti-inflammatory agents (IL-10, glucocorticoids) and by natural compounds (Apigenin, Quercetin, Palmitate) and their treatment resulted in increased TRAIL-induced apoptosis. In mice, the only signaling TRAIL-R (DR5) was preferentially expressed by blood monocytes rather than neutrophils or lymphocytes. In both mice and humans, Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAM) expressed functional TRAIL-R, while resident macrophages in normal tissues did not. As a proof of principle, we treated mice bearing a murine TRAIL-resistant fibrosarcoma with recombinant TRAIL. We observed significant decrease of circulating monocytes and infiltrating TAM, as well as reduced tumor growth and lower metastasis formation. Overall, these findings demonstrate that human and murine monocytes/macrophages are, among leukocytes, uniquely susceptible to TRAIL-mediated killing. This differential susceptibility to TRAIL could be exploited to selectively target macrophages in tumors.
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- Manuela Liguori
- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy.,Humanitas University, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS-Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy.,Humanitas University, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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Mattisson IY, Björkbacka H, Wigren M, Edsfeldt A, Melander O, Fredrikson GN, Bengtsson E, Gonçalves I, Orho-Melander M, Engström G, Almgren P, Nilsson J. Elevated Markers of Death Receptor-Activated Apoptosis are Associated with Increased Risk for Development of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. EBioMedicine 2017; 26:187-197. [PMID: 29208468 PMCID: PMC5836474 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background An increased rate of cell death by apoptosis has been implicated in both diabetes and atherosclerosis. Apoptosis can be induced through activation of the death receptors TNF receptor 1 (TNFR-1), TRAIL receptor 2 (TRAILR-2) and Fas. Soluble forms of these receptors are found in plasma. The objective of this study was to determine if soluble death receptors are markers of receptor-activated apoptosis and predict risk for development of diabetes and cardiovascular events. Methods Fas ligand was used to induce apoptosis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and INS-1 pancreatic β-cells and release of TNFR-1, TRAILR-2 and Fas measured by ELISA. Proximity Extension Assay was used to analyze plasma levels of TNFR-1, TRAILR-2 and Fas in baseline samples of 4742 subjects in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study and related to development of diabetes and cardiovascular events during 19.2 years of follow-up. Results Activation of apoptosis by Fas ligand was associated with release of soluble Fas, TNFR-1 and TRAILR-2 in both cell types. Circulating levels of all three receptors were higher in subjects with diabetes and correlated with markers of impaired glucose metabolism in non-diabetic subjects. Among the latter, those in the highest tertile of soluble Fas, TNFR-1 and TRAILR-2 had increased risk for development of diabetes and cardiovascular events. These associations became weaker when adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors in Cox regression models, but remained significant for TRAILR-2 with incident diabetes, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, and for TNFR-1 with myocardial infarction. Conclusion The present study demonstrates an association between several cardiovascular risk factors and elevated levels of circulating markers of apoptotic cell death. It also shows that subjects with high levels of these biomarkers have increased risk of diabetes and CVD. This implies that soluble death receptors are markers of β-cell and vascular injury and potentially could be used as surrogate markers of therapeutic efficiency in risk factor interventions. •Receptor-activated apoptosis is associated with release of soluble death receptors that act as biomarkers of apoptosis •Several cardiovascular risk factors including markers of impaired glucose metabolism associate with elevated plasma levels of death receptors •Subjects with high plasma levels of death receptors have an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease Atherosclerosis has been proposed to develop in response to chronic arterial injury caused by cardiovascular risk factors. The present study provides clinical evidence for this hypothesis by demonstrating an association between several cardiovascular risk factors and elevated levels of circulating markers of apoptotic cell death and that subjects with high levels of these biomarkers have increased risk of cardiovascular mortality, MI and stroke. These observations point to the possibility that the plasma level of soluble death receptors can be used as surrogate markers of arterial injury and atherosclerotic disease activity in cardiovascular interventions. Finally, our findings imply that soluble death receptors also may serve as biomarkers of the damage caused by metabolic stress to β-cells and risk for development of type 2 diabetes.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Biomarkers/blood
- Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis
- Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology
- Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus/etiology
- Fas Ligand Protein/pharmacology
- Female
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/cytology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Receptors, Death Domain/blood
- Receptors, Death Domain/genetics
- Receptors, Death Domain/metabolism
- Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/blood
- Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/blood
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/genetics
- Risk Factors
- fas Receptor/blood
- fas Receptor/genetics
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Cardiology - Coronary diseases, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Cardiology - Coronary diseases, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Sweden.
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Lai Y, Tao L, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Sun X, Wang Q, Xu C. Cx32 inhibits TNFα-induced extrinsic apoptosis with and without EGFR suppression. Oncol Rep 2017; 38:2885-2892. [PMID: 28901517 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) can trigger the extrinsic apoptosis pathway. Our previous study indicated that connexin32 (Cx32) inhibited streptonigrin-induced intrinsic apoptosis via the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway. However, whether Cx32 can exert effects on the extrinsic apoptosis pathway through EGFR signaling remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of Cx32 in extrinsic apoptosis induced by treatment with TNFα + cycloheximide (CHX) or afatinib in human cervical cancer (CaCx) cells. In stable inducible Cx32-transfected HeLa cells (HeLa-Cx32), Cx32 expression was induced by treatment with doxycycline (Dox). Furthermore, C-33A cells, which natively express high levels of Cx32, were used as a cell model for knockdown of Cx32 with siRNA. To determine the non-junctional function of Cx32 in apoptosis, 18α-glycyrrhetinic acid (18α-GA), a gap junction intracellular communication (GJIC) inhibitor, was used. Our results showed that Cx32 could inhibit apoptosis induced by TNFα + afatinib with or without the GJIC inhibitor. In clinical cervical tissue samples, we found that the expression of survivin was markedly higher in CaCx than in normal cervix tissue, which was in accordance with the expression of Cx32 in our previous study. In HeLa-Cx32 cells, we also found that Cx32 upregulated the expression of Cox-2. In addition, Cx32 upregulated EGFR expression in low-density culture (lacking GJ formation). Cx32 could also promote the expression of EGFR, phospho-STAT3 and phospho-ERK in HeLa-Cx32 cells following TNFα treatment. After knocking down Cx32 in C-33A cells, the expression levels of survivin and TNFα were downregulated. The present study verifies that Cx32 exerts an inhibitory effect on extrinsic apoptosis in CaCx cells, and suggests that Cx32 may regulate the progression and micro-environment of CaCx cells.
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- Yongchang Lai
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guangdong, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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Barbosa IG, Vaz GN, Rocha NP, Machado-Vieira R, Ventura MRD, Huguet RB, Bauer ME, Berk M, Teixeira AL. Plasma Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily Molecules Are Increased in Bipolar Disorder. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2017; 15:269-275. [PMID: 28783937 PMCID: PMC5565083 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2017.15.3.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Objective Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) exhibit peripheral low-grade inflammation. The aim of the current study was to investigate the involvement of hitherto unexplored components of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily in BD. Methods Eighty patients with type I BD and 50 healthy controls matched for age and gender were enrolled in this study. All subjects were assessed with the Mini-Plus to evaluate psychiatric comorbidities; the Young Mania Rating Scale and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale to evaluate manic and depressive symptoms severity, respectively. TNF superfamily molecules (TNF, TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis [TWEAK], TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand [TRAIL], soluble TNF receptor type 1 [sTNFR1], and soluble TNF receptor type 2 [sTNFR2]) levels were measured by ELISA. Results Patients with BD, regardless of mood state, presented increased plasma levels of sTNFR1 and TWEAK in comparison with controls. Conclusion These findings corroborate the view that TNF superfamily may play a role in BD pathophysiology.
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- Izabela G Barbosa
- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia do Envelhecimento, Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Deakin University, IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia.,Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Granulocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Increased in Early Phases of Primary HIV Infection Depending on TRAIL Plasma Level. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017; 74:575-582. [PMID: 28060224 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been demonstrated that myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are expanded in HIV-1-infected individuals and correlated with disease progression. The phase of HIV infection during which MDSC expansion occurs, and the mechanisms that regulate this expansion remain to be established. In this study, we evaluated the frequency of MDSC in patients during primary HIV infection (PHI) and factors involved in MDSC control. METHODS Patients with PHI and chronic HIV infection (CHI) were enrolled. PHI staging was performed according to Fiebig classification, and circulating MDSC frequency and function were evaluated by flow cytometry. Cytokine levels were evaluated by Luminex technology. RESULTS We found that granulocytic MDSC (Gr-MDSC) frequency was higher in patients with PHI compared with healthy donors, but lower than that in patients with CHI. Interestingly, Gr-MDSC expansion was observed in the early phases of HIV infection (Fiebig II/III), but it was not associated with HIV viral load and CD4 T-cell count. Interestingly, in PHI, Gr-MDSC frequency was inversely correlated with plasmatic level of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), although a direct correlation was observed in CHI. Furthermore, lower level of Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) was observed in PHI compared with that in CHI. In vitro experiments demonstrated that, differently from CHI, recombinant TRAIL-induced apoptosis of Gr-MDSC from PHI, an effect that can be abrogated by GM-CSF. CONCLUSION We found that Gr-MDSC are expanded early during PHI and may be regulated by TRAIL and GM-CSF levels. These findings shed light on the fine mechanisms regulating the immune system during HIV infection and open new perspectives for immune-based strategies.
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Shvartsur A, Givechian KB, Garban H, Bonavida B. Overexpression of RKIP and its cross-talk with several regulatory gene products in multiple myeloma. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2017; 36:62. [PMID: 28476134 PMCID: PMC5420138 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-017-0535-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a clonal plasma-cell neoplastic disorder arising from an indolent premalignant disease known as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). MM is a biologically complex heterogeneous disease reflected by its variable clinical responses of patients receiving the same treatment. Therefore, a molecular identification of stage-specific biomarkers will support a more individualized precise diagnostic/prognostic approach, an effective therapeutic regime, and will assist in the identification of novel therapeutic molecular targets. The metastatic suppressor/anti-resistance factor Raf-1 kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) is poorly expressed in the majority of cancers and is often almost absent in metastatic tumors. RKIP inhibits the Raf/MEK/ERK1/2 and the NF-κB pathways. Whereby all tumors examined exhibited low levels of RKIP, in contrast, our recent findings demonstrated that RKIP is overexpressed primarily in its inactive phosphorylated form in MM cell lines and patient-derived tumor tissues. The underlying mechanism of RKIP overexpression in MM, in contrast to other tumors, is not known. We examined transcriptomic datasets on Oncomine platform (Life Technologies) for the co-expression of RKIP and other gene products in both pre-MM and MM. The transcription of several gene products was found to be either commonly overexpressed (i.e., RKIP, Bcl-2, and DR5) or underexpressed (i.e., Bcl-6 and TNFR2) in both pre-MM and MM. Noteworthy, a significant inverse correlation of differentially expressed pro-apoptotic genes was observed in pre-MM: overexpression of Fas and TNF-α and underexpression of YY1 versus expression of anti-apoptotic genes in MM: overexpression of YY1 and underexpression of Fas and TNF-α. Based on the analysis on mRNA levels and reported studies on protein levels of the above various genes, we have constructed various schemes that illustrate the possible cross-talks between RKIP (active/inactive) and the identified gene products that underlie the mechanism of RKIP overexpression in MM. Clearly, such cross-talks would need to be experimentally validated in both MM cell lines and patient-derived tumor tissues. If validated, the differential molecular signatures between pre-MM and MM might lead to a more precise diagnosis/prognosis of the disease and disease stages and will also identify novel molecular therapeutic targets for pre-MM and MM.
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- Anna Shvartsur
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- California NanoSystems Institute (CnSI), University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Guicciardi ME, Krishnan A, Bronk SF, Hirsova P, Griffith TS, Gores GJ. Biliary tract instillation of a SMAC mimetic induces TRAIL-dependent acute sclerosing cholangitis-like injury in mice. Cell Death Dis 2017; 8:e2535. [PMID: 28055006 PMCID: PMC5386369 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a cholestatic liver disease of unknown etiopathogenesis characterized by fibrous cholangiopathy of large and small bile ducts. Systemic administration of a murine TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor agonist induces a sclerosing cholangitis injury in C57BL/6 mice, suggesting endogenous TRAIL may contribute to sclerosing cholangitis syndromes. Cellular inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (cIAP-1 and cIAP-2) are negative regulators of inflammation and TRAIL receptor signaling. We hypothesized that if endogenous TRAIL promotes sclerosing cholangitis, then cIAP depletion should also induce this biliary tract injury. Herein, we show that cIAP protein levels are reduced in the interlobular bile ducts of human PSC livers. Downregulation of cIAPs in normal human cholangiocytes in vitro by use of a SMAC mimetic (SM) induces moderate, ripoptosome-mediated apoptosis and RIP1-independent upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Cytokine and chemokine expression was mediated by the non-canonical activation of NF-κB. To investigate whether downregulation of cIAPs is linked to generation of a PSC-like phenotype, an SM was directly instilled into the mouse biliary tree. Twelve hours after biliary instillation, TUNEL-positive cholangiocytes were identified; 5 days later, PSC-like changes were observed in the SM-treated mice, including a fibrous cholangiopathy of the interlobular bile ducts, portal inflammation, significant elevation of serum markers of cholestasis and cholangiographic evidence of intrahepatic biliary tract injury. In contrast, TRAIL and TRAIL-receptor deficient mice showed no sign of cholangiopathy following SM intrabiliary injection. We conclude that in vivo antagonism of cIAPs in mouse biliary epithelial cells is sufficient to trigger cholangiocytes apoptosis and a proinflammatory response resulting in a fibrous cholangiopathy resembling human sclerosing cholangitis. Therefore, downregulation of cIAPs in PSC cholangiocytes may contribute to the development of the disease. Our results also indicate that inhibition of TRAIL signaling pathways may be beneficial in the treatment of PSC.
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- Maria Eugenia Guicciardi
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Brito AF, Abrantes AM, Tralhão JG, Botelho MF. Targeting Hepatocellular Carcinoma: What did we Discover so Far? Oncol Rev 2016; 10:302. [PMID: 27994769 PMCID: PMC5136756 DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2016.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasingly considered an issue of global importance. Its rates of incidence and mortality have been markedly increasing over the last decades. Among risk factors, some should be highlighted, namely the infections by hepatitis B and C virus, as well as clinical cases of cirrhosis. HCC is characterized as asymptomatic disease in the initial stages which most often leads to a late diagnosis. At molecular and genetic level HCC represents a highly complex tumor entity, including a wide variety of mutations, thus accounting for different mechanisms of resistance towards therapeutic approaches. In particular, mutations of the TP53 gene, as well as a deregulation between the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins of the BCL-2 family are observed. Regarding treatment modalities, surgical procedures offer the best chance of cure, however, due to a late diagnosis, most of concerned patients cannot be subjected to them. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are also ineffective, and currently, the treatment with sorafenib is the most commonly used systemic therapy although it can only increase the patient survival for some months. In this sense, a quick and accurate investigation is of utmost importance in order to develop ways of early diagnosis as well as new therapies for HCC.
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- Ana Filipa Brito
- Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas. 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. +351.239480200 - +351.239480217.
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Voltan R, Secchiero P, Casciano F, Milani D, Zauli G, Tisato V. Redox signaling and oxidative stress: Cross talk with TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand activity. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 81:364-374. [PMID: 27686849 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Redox regulation plays a key role in several physiopathological contexts and free radicals, from nitric oxide and superoxide anion up to other forms of reactive oxygen species (ROS), have been demonstrated to be involved in different biological and regulatory processes. The data reported in the current literature describe a link between ROS, inflammation and programmed cell death that is attracting interest as new pathways to be explored and targeted for therapeutic purposes. In this light, there is also growing attention to the involvement of this link in the activity of the TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL). TRAIL is a member of the TNF ligands super family able to mediate multiple intracellular signals, with the potential to lead to a range of biological effects in different cell types. In particular, the hallmark of TRAIL is the ability to induce selective apoptosis in transformed cells leaving normal cells almost unaffected and this feature has already opened the door to several clinical studies for cancer treatment. Moreover, TRAIL plays a role in several physiological and pathological processes of both innate and adaptive immune systems and of the cardiovascular context, with a strong clinical potential. Nonetheless, several issues still need to be clarified about the signaling mediated by TRAIL to gain deeper insight into its therapeutic potential. In this light, the aim of this review is to summarize the main preclinical evidences about the interplay between TRAIL and redox signaling, with particular emphasis to the implications in vascular physiopathology and cancer.
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- Rebecca Voltan
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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Hou L, Zhang H, Xu P, Zhang L, Zhang X, Sun Y, Huang X, Wu K. Effect of vitamin E succinate on the expression of the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor in gastric cancer cells and CD4(+) T cells. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2016; 11:3119-28. [PMID: 26378383 DOI: 10.1039/c5mb00350d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gastric malignancy, which shows poor prognosis, is one of the most frequent causes of cancer-associated deaths. Vitamin E succinate (VES) inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. We explored the effect of VES on the expression of the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptor in gastric cancer cells and CD4(+) T cells. On one hand, VES dose-dependently regulated the expression of the TRAIL receptor in gastric cancer cells. Moreover, the activation of the TRAIL receptor, death receptor 4 (DR4), and death receptor 5 (DR5) in gastric cancer cells increased for up to 12 h. On the other hand, the expression of TRAIL protein in human CD4(+) T cells was obviously upregulated in the presence of VES. On the basis of these findings, we combined VES and human CD4(+) T cells to induce apoptosis of MKN28 human gastric cancer cells. The results showed that VES induced higher gastric cancer cell apoptosis when combined with human CD4(+) T cells than when applied alone. We conclude that VES can induce the expression of TRAIL receptor in gastric cancer cells, as well as the expression of TRAIL in CD4(+) T cells. Overall, our results provide a theoretical basis for future immunotherapy studies.
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- Liying Hou
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, 150081 Harbin, China.
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Zhu M, Zhang N, He S, Yan R, Zhang J. MicroRNA-106a functions as an oncogene in human gastric cancer and contributes to proliferation and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Clin Exp Metastasis 2016; 33:509-19. [PMID: 27142596 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-016-9795-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mounting evidences has shown that miRNAs are involved in the development and progression of gastric cancer acts as tumor suppressor genes or oncogenes. In our previous studies, we have found that the up-regulation of miR-106a occurs frequently in human gastric cancer tissues compared with that of normal tissues. Here, we investigate the role of the ectopic expressed miR-106a in the progression and metastasis of gastric cancer in vitro and in vivo. FFPE samples have the priority to be included and qRT-PCR was used to detect the miR-106a expression. Human gastric cancer cells and immortalized gastric epithelial cell were selected and the miR-106a mimic and inhibitor were transfected. Cell growth was determined by MTT method. The flow cytometric analysis for cell apoptosis and transwell assays for evaluating the cell migration and invasion were conducted. Luciferase assay and western blot confirmed the direct binding site of miR-106a and its target. BALB/c nude mice were randomly divided to explore the implantation of gastric cancer cells transfected with miR-106a antagomir. Abnormal over-expression of miR-106a significantly promoted gastric cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, inhibited the cell apoptosis. Functional experiment ascertained that miR-106a interacted with FAS and mediated caspase3 pathway. Knockdown of miR-106a leaded to the attenuation of gastric cancer implantation capacity in vivo. Moreover, expression of TIMP2 was inversely associated with miR-106a in nodule tissues. Apoptotic body was also seen under electron microscope accompanied by silencing of miR-106a. Together, this data indicated that miR-106a may act as an oncogene and contribute to gastric cancer development.
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- Meng Zhu
- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, 804 Shengli Street, Yinchuan, 750004, Ningxia, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Eighth Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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