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Delanghe JR, Delrue C, Speeckaert R, Speeckaert MM. Unlocking the link between haptoglobin polymorphism and noninfectious human diseases: insights and implications. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2024; 61:275-297. [PMID: 38013410 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2023.2285929] [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: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Haptoglobin (Hp) is a polymorphic protein that was initially described as a hemoglobin (Hb)-binding protein. The major functions of Hp are to scavenge Hb, prevent iron loss, and prevent heme-based oxidation. Hp regulates angiogenesis, nitric oxide homeostasis, immune responses, and prostaglandin synthesis. Genetic polymorphisms in the Hp gene give rise to different phenotypes, including Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1, and Hp 2-2. Extensive research has been conducted to investigate the association between Hp polymorphisms and several medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, transplantation, and hemoglobinopathies. Generally, the Hp 2-2 phenotype is associated with increased disease risk and poor outcomes. Over the years, the Hp 2 allele has spread under genetic pressures. Individuals with the Hp 2-2 phenotype generally exhibit lower levels of CD163 expression in macrophages. The decreased expression of CD163 may be associated with the poor antioxidant capacity in the serum of subjects carrying the Hp 2-2 phenotype. However, the Hp 1-1 phenotype may confer protection in some cases. The Hp1 allele has strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. It is important to note that the benefits of the Hp1 allele may vary depending on genetic and environmental factors as well as the specific disease or condition under consideration. Therefore, the Hp1 allele may not necessarily confer advantages in all situations, and its effects may be context-dependent. This review highlights the current understanding of the role of Hp polymorphisms in cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, transplantation, hemoglobinopathies, and polyuria.
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- Joris R Delanghe
- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), Brussels, Belgium
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Kulle A, Thanabalasuriar A, Cohen TS, Szydlowska M. Resident macrophages of the lung and liver: The guardians of our tissues. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1029085. [PMID: 36532044 PMCID: PMC9750759 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1029085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Resident macrophages play a unique role in the maintenance of tissue function. As phagocytes, they are an essential first line defenders against pathogens and much of the initial characterization of these cells was focused on their interaction with viral and bacterial pathogens. However, these cells are increasingly recognized as contributing to more than just host defense. Through cytokine production, receptor engagement and gap junction communication resident macrophages tune tissue inflammatory tone, influence adaptive immune cell phenotype and regulate tissue structure and function. This review highlights resident macrophages in the liver and lung as they hold unique roles in the maintenance of the interface between the circulatory system and the external environment. As such, we detail the developmental origin of these cells, their contribution to host defense and the array of tools these cells use to regulate tissue homeostasis.
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- Amelia Kulle
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Late Stage Development, Vaccines and Immune Therapies (V&I), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
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- Bacteriology and Vaccine Discovery, Research and Early Development, Vaccines and Immune Therapies (V&I), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, United States,*Correspondence: Marta Szydlowska,
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Torres A, Vivanco S, Lavín F, Pereda C, Chernobrovkin A, Gleisner A, Alcota M, Larrondo M, López MN, Salazar-Onfray F, Zubarev RA, González FE. Haptoglobin Induces a Specific Proteomic Profile and a Mature-Associated Phenotype on Primary Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23136882. [PMID: 35805888 PMCID: PMC9266681 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) play a critical role in dendritic cells (DCs) ability to trigger a specific and efficient adaptive immune response for different physiological and pathological scenarios. We have previously identified constitutive DAMPs (HMGB1 and Calreticulin) as well as new putative inducible DAMPs such as Haptoglobin (HP), from a therapeutically used heat shock-conditioned melanoma cell lysate (called TRIMEL). Remarkably, HP was shown to be the most abundant protein in the proteomic profile of heat shock-conditioned TRIMEL samples. However, its relative contribution to the observed DCs phenotype has not been fully elucidated. Human DCs were generated from monocytes isolated from PBMC of melanoma patients and healthy donors. DC lineage was induced with rhIL-4 and rhGM-CSF. After additional stimulation with HP, the proteome of these HP-stimulated cells was characterized. In addition, DCs were phenotypically characterized by flow cytometry for canonical maturation markers and cytokine production. Finally, in vitro transmigration capacity was assessed using Transwell plates. Our results showed that the stimulation with HP was associated with the presence of exclusive and higher relative abundance of specific immune-; energy production-; lipid biosynthesis-; and DAMPs-related proteins. Importantly, HP stimulation enhanced the expression of specific DC maturation markers and pro-inflammatory and Th1-associated cytokines, and an in vitro transmigration of primary human DCs. Taken together, these data suggest that HP can be considered as a new inducible DAMP with an important role in in vitro DC activation for cancer immunotherapy.
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- Alfredo Torres
- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology & Cancer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile; (A.T.); (S.V.); (F.L.)
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile;
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology & Cancer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile; (A.T.); (S.V.); (F.L.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology & Cancer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile; (A.T.); (S.V.); (F.L.)
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- Disciplinary Program of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.P.); (A.G.); (M.N.L.); (F.S.-O.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, SE17177 Stockholm, Sweden; (A.C.); (R.A.Z.)
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- Disciplinary Program of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.P.); (A.G.); (M.N.L.); (F.S.-O.)
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile;
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- Blood Bank Service, University of Chile Clinical Hospital, Santiago 8380453, Chile;
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- Disciplinary Program of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.P.); (A.G.); (M.N.L.); (F.S.-O.)
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Disciplinary Program of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.P.); (A.G.); (M.N.L.); (F.S.-O.)
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, SE17177 Stockholm, Sweden; (A.C.); (R.A.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology & Cancer, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile; (A.T.); (S.V.); (F.L.)
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile;
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +56-2-29781714
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Ma H, Liu J, Li Z, Xiong H, Zhang Y, Song Y, Lai J. Expression profile analysis reveals hub genes that are associated with immune system dysregulation in primary myelofibrosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 26:478-490. [PMID: 34238135 DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2021.1945237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTION Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a familiar chronic myeloproliferative disease with an unfavorable prognosis. The effect of infection on the prognosis of patients with PMF is crucial. Immune system dysregulation plays a central role in the pathophysiology of PMF. To date, very little research has been conducted on the molecular mechanism of immune compromise in patients with PMF. METHODS To explore potential candidate genes, microarray datasets GSE61629 and 26049 were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between PMF patients and normal individuals were evaluated, gene function was measured and a series of hub genes were identified. Several significant immune cells were selected via cell type enrichment analysis. The correlation between hub genes and significant immune cells was determined. RESULTS A total of 282 DEGs were found, involving 217 upregulated genes and 65 downregulated genes. Several immune cells were found to be reduced in PMF, such as CD4+ T cells, CD4+ Tems, CD4+ memory T cells. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis of DEGs reflected that most biological processes were associated with immune processes. Six hub genes, namely, HP, MPO, MMP9, EPB42, SLC4A1, and ALAS2, were identified, and correlation analysis revealed that these hub genes have a negative correlation with immune cell abundance. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the gene expression profile of whole blood cells in PMF patients indicated a battery of immune events, and the DEGs and hub genes might contribute to immune system dysregulation.
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- Haotian Ma
- College of Forensic Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forensic Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forensic Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Hematology, Central Hospital of Xi'an, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forensic Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Zou C, Huang C, Yan L, Li X, Xing M, Li B, Gao C, Wang H. Serum N-glycan profiling as a diagnostic biomarker for the identification and assessment of psoriasis. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e23711. [PMID: 33507566 PMCID: PMC8059725 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Glycosylation is an important post‐translational modification of protein. The change in glycosylation is involved in the occurrence and development of various diseases, and this study verified that N‐glycan markers might be a diagnostic marker in psoriasis. Methods A total of 76 psoriasis patients were recruited. We used Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) scores to evaluate the state of psoriasis, 41 of whom were divided into three subgroups: mild, moderate, and severe. At the same time, 76 healthy subjects were enrolled as a control group. We used DNA sequencer–assisted fluorophore‐assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (DSA‐FACE) to analyze serum N‐glycan profiling. Results Compared with the healthy controls, the relative abundance of structures in peaks 5(NA2), 9(NA3Fb), 11(NA4), and 12(NA4Fb) was elevated (p < .05), while that in peaks 3(NG1A2F), 4(NG1A2F), 6(NA2F), and 7(NA2FB) was decreased (p < .05) in the psoriasis group. The abundance of peak 5 (NA2) increased gradually with the aggravation of disease severity though there was no statistically significant, was probably correlated with the disease severity. The best area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of the logistic regression model (PglycoA) to diagnose psoriasis was 0.867, with a sensitivity of 72.37%, a specificity of 85.53%, a positive predictive value(PPV) of 83.33%, a negative predictive value(NPV) of 75.58%, and an accuracy of 78.95%. Conclusions Our study indicated that the N‐glycan–based diagnostic model would be a new, valuable, and noninvasive alternative for diagnosing psoriasis. Furthermore, the characteristic distinctive N‐glycan marker might be correlated with the severity gradation of the psoriasis disease.
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- Chengyun Zou
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Tengvall K, Bergvall K, Olsson M, Ardesjö-Lundgren B, Farias FHG, Kierczak M, Hedhammar Å, Lindblad-Toh K, Andersson G. Transcriptomes from German shepherd dogs reveal differences in immune activity between atopic dermatitis affected and control skin. Immunogenetics 2020; 72:315-323. [PMID: 32556497 PMCID: PMC7320941 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-020-01169-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) is an inflammatory and pruritic allergic skin disease with both genetic and environmental risk factors described. We performed mRNA sequencing of non-lesional axillary skin biopsies from nine German shepherd dogs. Obtained RNA sequences were mapped to the dog genome (CanFam3.1) and a high-quality skin transcriptome was generated with 23,510 expressed gene transcripts. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were defined by comparing three controls to five treated CAD cases. Using a leave-one-out analysis, we identified seven DEGs: five known to encode proteins with functions related to an activated immune system (CD209, CLEC4G, LOC102156842 (lipopolysaccharide-binding protein-like), LOC480601 (regakine-1-like), LOC479668 (haptoglobin-like)), one (OBP) encoding an odorant-binding protein potentially connected to rhinitis, and the last (LOC607095) encoding a novel long non-coding RNA. Furthermore, high mRNA expression of inflammatory genes was found in axillary skin from an untreated mild CAD case compared with healthy skin. In conclusion, we define genes with different expression patterns in CAD case skin helping us understand post-treatment atopic skin. Further studies in larger sample sets are warranted to confirm and to transfer these results into clinical practice.
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- K Tengvall
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Brochez L, Speeckaert R, De Bacquer D, Delanghe J, Hoorens I. Haptoglobin polymorphism and the risk of actinic keratoses and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A case-control study. J Dermatol 2019; 46:274-275. [PMID: 30614562 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lieve Brochez
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Serrano I, Luque A, Aran JM. Exploring the Immunomodulatory Moonlighting Activities of Acute Phase Proteins for Tolerogenic Dendritic Cell Generation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:892. [PMID: 29760704 PMCID: PMC5936965 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The acute phase response is generated by an overwhelming immune-inflammatory process against infection or tissue damage, and represents the initial response of the organism in an attempt to return to homeostasis. It is mediated by acute phase proteins (APPs), an assortment of highly conserved plasma reactants of seemingly different functions that, however, share a common protective role from injury. Recent studies have suggested a crosstalk between several APPs and the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS) in the resolution of inflammation, to restore tissue integrity and function. In fact, monocyte-derived dendritic cells (Mo-DCs), an integral component of the MPS, play a fundamental role both in the regulation of antigen-specific adaptive responses and in the development of immunologic memory and tolerance, particularly in inflammatory settings. Due to their high plasticity, Mo-DCs can be modeled in vitro toward a tolerogenic phenotype for the treatment of aberrant immune-inflammatory conditions such as autoimmune diseases and allotransplantation, with the phenotypic outcome of these cells depending on the immunomodulatory agent employed. Yet, recent immunotherapy trials have emphasized the drawbacks and challenges facing tolerogenic Mo-DC generation for clinical use, such as reduced therapeutic efficacy and limited in vivo stability of the tolerogenic activity. In this review, we will underline the potential relevance and advantages of APPs for tolerogenic DC production with respect to currently employed immunomodulatory/immunosuppressant compounds. A further understanding of the mechanisms of action underlying the moonlighting immunomodulatory activities exhibited by several APPs over DCs could lead to more efficacious, safe, and stable protocols for precision tolerogenic immunotherapy.
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- Inmaculada Serrano
- Immune-Inflammatory Processes and Gene Therapeutics Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immune-Inflammatory Processes and Gene Therapeutics Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immune-Inflammatory Processes and Gene Therapeutics Group, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Filippo PAD, Lannes ST, Meireles MA, Nogueira AF, Ribeiro LM, Graça FA, Glória LS. Acute phase proteins in serum and cerebrospinal fluid in healthy cattle: possible use for assessment of neurological diseases. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-pvb-5093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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ABSTRACT: Use of acute-phase proteins (APPs) for assessment of health and disease in animals has increased greatly within the last decade. The objective was to determine the normal concentration of APPs in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy cattle by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Fifty crossbred animals (350±70kg of BW and 18±1.2 months of age), 25 heifers and 25 steers were used. CSF samples were collected from atlanto-occipital (AO) site and blood samples were obtained from the jugular vein. CSF and serum protein electrophoresis were performed by means of sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Thirty-seven proteins with molecular weights ranging from 7 and 37kDa were identified in CSF of all animals. These eight were nominally identified with immunoglobulin A and G, celuloplasmin, transferrin, albumin, α1-antitripsin, acidic glycoprotein, and haptoglobin. All protein fractions in CSF did not differ between heifers and steers. In sera, 34 proteins with molecular weights between 7 and 244kDa were identified in heifers and steers. Similar proteins were nominally identified in the sera, but only the CSF presented α1-antitripsin. The serum values of acidic glycoprotein and immunoglobulin G were significantly higher in steers compared with heifers. In conclusion, measurement of CSF acute phase protein concentrations can be useful in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of bovine neurological diseases, perhaps even to guide therapeutic procedures. The CSF electrophoretic profile of healthy cattle does not change depending on gender.
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Proteomic Identification of Heat Shock-Induced Danger Signals in a Melanoma Cell Lysate Used in Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapy. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:3982942. [PMID: 29744371 PMCID: PMC5878886 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3982942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Autologous dendritic cells (DCs) loaded with cancer cell-derived lysates have become a promising tool in cancer immunotherapy. During the last decade, we demonstrated that vaccination of advanced melanoma patients with autologous tumor antigen presenting cells (TAPCells) loaded with an allogeneic heat shock- (HS-) conditioned melanoma cell-derived lysate (called TRIMEL) is able to induce an antitumor immune response associated with a prolonged patient survival. TRIMEL provides not only a broad spectrum of potential melanoma-associated antigens but also danger signals that are crucial in the induction of a committed mature DC phenotype. However, potential changes induced by heat conditioning on the proteome of TRIMEL are still unknown. The identification of newly or differentially expressed proteins under defined stress conditions is relevant for understanding the lysate immunogenicity. Here, we characterized the proteomic profile of TRIMEL in response to HS treatment. A quantitative label-free proteome analysis of over 2800 proteins was performed, with 91 proteins that were found to be regulated by HS treatment: 18 proteins were overexpressed and 73 underexpressed. Additionally, 32 proteins were only identified in the HS-treated TRIMEL and 26 in non HS-conditioned samples. One protein from the overexpressed group and two proteins from the HS-exclusive group were previously described as potential damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Some of the HS-induced proteins, such as haptoglobin, could be also considered as DAMPs and candidates for further immunological analysis in the establishment of new putative danger signals with immunostimulatory functions.
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Talungchit S, Buajeeb W, Lerdtripop C, Surarit R, Chairatvit K, Roytrakul S, Kobayashi H, Izumi Y, Khovidhunkit SOP. Putative salivary protein biomarkers for the diagnosis of oral lichen planus: a case-control study. BMC Oral Health 2018. [PMID: 29534707 PMCID: PMC5851270 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-018-0504-8] [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] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Salivary protein biomarkers for screening and diagnosis of oral lichen planus (OLP) are not well-defined. The objective of this study was to identify putative protein biomarkers for OLP using proteomic approaches. METHODS Pooled unstimulated whole saliva was collected from five OLP patients and five healthy control participants. Saliva samples were then subjected to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, followed by mass spectrometry to identify putative protein biomarkers. Subsequently, a subset of these putative biomarkers were validated in 24 OLP patients and 24 age-matched healthy control subjects, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Immunoblotting analyses were then performed in 3 pairs of age- and sex-matched OLP patients and healthy controls to confirm results from the ELISA study. RESULTS Thirty-one protein spots were identified, corresponding to 20 unique proteins. Notably, fibrinogen fragment D and complement component C3c exhibited increased expression in OLP patients, while cystatin SA exhibited decreased expression in OLP patients, compared with healthy control subjects. ELISA analyses indicated increased expression of fibrinogen fragment D and complement component C3c, and decreased expression of cystatin SA, in the saliva of OLP patients. Statistical differences in the expression of salivary complement C3c were observed between OLP patients and healthy control subjects. Immunoblotting analyses confirmed the results of our ELISA study. CONCLUSION Complement C3c, fibrinogen fragment D and cystatin SA may serve as salivary biomarkers for screening and/or diagnosis of OLP.
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- Sineepat Talungchit
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Advanced General Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yodhi St., Rajthewee, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Global Center of Excellence Program for Tooth and Bone Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Bamm VV, Geist AM, Harauz G. Correlation of geographic distributions of haptoglobin alleles with prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) - a narrative literature review. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:19-34. [PMID: 27807673 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-016-9923-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We have proposed that the myelin damage observed in multiple sclerosis (MS) may be partly mediated through the long-term release and degradation of extracellular hemoglobin (Hb) and the products of its oxidative degradation [Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 71, 1789-1798, 2014]. The protein haptoglobin (Hpt) binds extracellular Hb as a first line of defense, and can serve as a vascular antioxidant. Humans have two different Hpt alleles: Hpt1 and Hpt2, giving either homozygous Hpt1-1 or Hpt2-2 phenotypes, or a heterozygous Hpt1-2 phenotype. We questioned whether those geographic regions with higher frequency of the Hpt2 allele (conversely, lower frequency of Hpt1 allele) would correlate with an increased incidence of MS, because different Hpt phenotypes will have variable anti-oxidative potentials in protecting myelin from damage inflicted by extracellular Hb and its degradation products. To test this hypothesis, we undertook a systematic analysis of the literature on reported geographic distributions of Hpt alleles to compare them with data reported in the World Health Organization Atlas of worldwide MS prevalence. We found the frequency of the Hpt1 allele to be low in European and North American countries with a high prevalence of MS, consistent with our hypothesis. However, this correlation was not observed in China and India, countries with the lowest Hpt1 frequencies, yet low reported prevalence of MS. Nevertheless, this work shows the need for continued refinement of geographic patterns of MS prevalence, including data on ethnic or racial origin, and for new clinical studies to probe the observed correlation and evaluate Hpt phenotype as a predictor of disease variability and progression, severity, and/or comorbidity with cardiovascular disorders.
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- Vladimir V Bamm
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Tian FJ, Zhang YY, Liu LQ, Xiong Y, Wang ZS, Wang SZ. Haptoglobin protein and mRNA expression in psoriasis and its clinical significance. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:3735-42. [PMID: 27571879 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to explore the association between haptoglobin protein and mRNA expression and psoriasis. A total of 138 patients with psoriasis that were undergoing therapy at Linyi People's Hospital (Linyi, China) between January 2011 and January 2015 were enrolled in the present study. The mRNA expression levels of haptoglobin were detected by in situ hybridization; immunohistochemistry was used to detect haptoglobin protein expression; and double‑labeling immunofluorescence was used to count Langerhans cells; western blotting was also conducted to determine protein expression. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated to assess the diagnostic value of haptoglobin for psoriasis. Compared with the normal and negative control (NC) groups, the mRNA expression levels of haptoglobin were markedly increased in the experimental group (P<0.05). Haptoglobin protein expression was also markedly increased in the experimental group compared with in the normal and NC groups (P<0.05). Conversely, there was no significant difference in haptoglobin expression between the NC group and the normal group (P>0.05). The critical value of haptoglobin mRNA in the diagnosis of psoriasis was 2.93, and sensitivity and specificity were 91.3 and 73.6%, respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.883 [95% confidence interval (CI)=0.837‑0.929]. The critical value of haptoglobin protein in the diagnosis of psoriasis was 0.995, and sensitivity and specificity were 76.1 and 99.9%, respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.926 (95% CI=0.837‑0.929). The present study demonstrated that the mRNA and protein expression levels of haptoglobin were increased in patients with psoriasis. Haptoglobin mRNA and protein expression were closely associated with the occurrence of psoriasis; therefore, haptoglobin may be considered a promising novel clinical indicator for the diagnosis of psoriasis.
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- Fu-Jun Tian
- Department of Dermatology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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- Department of Burns Surgery, Yishui Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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Influence of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection on level of acute phase proteins in goats. BMC Vet Res 2016; 12:48. [PMID: 26961495 PMCID: PMC4785657 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-016-0675-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Goat caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) is a chronic disease caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. However, there is paucity of data about goat’s acute phase response during the course of CLA. This study was conducted to investigate the response of acute phase proteins, mainly haptoglobin (Hp), serum amyloid A (SAA) and the negative acute phase response, especially albumin after an experimental challenge of C. pseudotuberculosis and phospholipase D (PLD) in Cross bred Boer goats. Results Serum Hp concentration in goats challenged with C. pseudotuberculosis (inoculated with 1x109 cfu subcutaneously) showed a significant increase, 5 fold in males (0.98 ± 0.12 mg/ml) and 3 fold in females (0.66 ± 0.12 mg/ml) compared to the control (0.2 ± 0.02 mg/ml). Challenge with PLD (1 ml/20 kg body weight intravenously) also showed significant increase, 4 fold in males and females (0.89 ± 0.11 mg/ml; 0.82 ± 0.12 mg/ml) respectively compared to the control (0.2 ± 0.02 mg/ml). Albumin concentration showed a significant decrease in both treated groups compared to the control. There were no significant changes in SAA concentration between challenged and control goats. Conclusions There was a significant response by Hp to C. pseudotuberculosis infection and PLD challenge. This was supported by the early acute response in which Hp was detected before CLA lesions were developed. Therefore, it concluded that C. pseudotuberculosis and PLD can influence the level of acute phase proteins in goats.
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Catalytically inactive enzymes (also known as pseudoproteases, protease homologues or paralogues, non-peptidase homologues, non-enzymes and pseudoenzymes) have traditionally been hypothesized to act as regulators of their active homologues. However, those that have been characterized demonstrate that inactive enzymes have an extensive and expanding role in biological processes, including regulation, inhibition and immune modulation. With the emergence of each new genome, more inactive enzymes are being identified, and their abundance and potential as therapeutic targets has been realized. In the light of the growing interest in this emerging field the present review focuses on the classification, structure, function and mechanism of inactive enzymes. Examples of how inactivity is defined, how this is reflected in the structure, functions of inactive enzymes in biological processes and their mode of action are discussed.
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Maresca B, Lembo S, Ayala F, Balato N, Di Caprio R, Mattii M, Raimondo A, Schiattarella M, Abrescia P, Spagnuolo MS, Cigliano L, Balato A. Understanding the role of haptoglobin in psoriasis: effects of ultraviolet B. Clin Exp Dermatol 2015; 41:74-80. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.12667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- B. Maresca
- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Institute of Animal Production Systems in Mediterranean Environments; National Research Council; Naples Italy
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- Department of Biology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Naples Federico II; Naples Italy
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An insight into the changes in human plasma proteome on adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67548. [PMID: 23844025 PMCID: PMC3699623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Adaptation to hypobaric hypoxia is required by animals and human in several physiological and pathological situations. Hypobaric hypoxia is a pathophysiological condition triggering redox status disturbances of cell organization leading, via oxidative stress, to proteins, lipids, and DNA damage. Identifying the molecular variables playing key roles in this process would be of paramount importance to shed light on the mechanisms known to counteract the negative effects of oxygen lack. To obtain a molecular signature, changes in the plasma proteome were studied by using proteomic approach. To enrich the low-abundance proteins in human plasma, two highly abundant proteins, albumin and IgG, were first removed. By comparing the plasma proteins of high altitude natives with those of a normal control group, several proteins with a significant alteration were found. The up-regulated proteins were identified as vitamin D-binding protein, hemopexin, alpha-1-antitrypsin, haptoglobin β-chain, apolipoprotein A1, transthyretin and hemoglobin beta chain. The down-regulated proteins were transferrin, complement C3, serum amyloid, complement component 4A and plasma retinol binding protein. Among these proteins, the alterations of transthyretin and transferrin were further confirmed by ELISA and Western blotting analysis. Since all the up- and down- regulated proteins identified above are well-known inflammation inhibitors and play a positive anti-inflammatory role, these results show that there is some adaptive mechanism that sustains the inflammation balance in high altitude natives exposed to hypobaric hypoxia.
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Huntoon KM, Russell L, Tracy E, Barbour KW, Li Q, Shrikant PA, Berger FG, Garrett-Sinha LA, Baumann H. A unique form of haptoglobin produced by murine hematopoietic cells supports B-cell survival, differentiation and immune response. Mol Immunol 2013; 55:345-54. [PMID: 23548836 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Haptoglobin (Hp), an acute phase reactant and major hemoglobin-binding protein, has a unique role in host immunity. Previously, we demonstrated that Hp-deficient C57BL/6J mice exhibit stunted development of mature T- and B-cells resulting in markedly lower levels of antigen-specific IgG. The current study identified leukocyte-derived pro-Hp as a relevant mediator of an optimal immune response. Reconstitution of Hp-/- mice with Hp+/+ bone marrow restored normal immune response to ovalbumin. Furthermore, transplanting a mixture of bone marrow-derived from B-cell-deficient and Hp-deficient mice into Rag1-/-/Hp+/+ recipients resulted in mice with a defective immune response similar to Hp-/- mice. This suggests that Hp generated by the B-cell compartment, rather than by the liver, is functionally contributing to a normal immune response. Leukocytes isolated from the spleen express Hp and release a non-proteolytically processed pro-Hp that uniquely differed from liver-derived Hp by not binding to hemoglobin. While addition of purified plasma Hp to cultured B-cells did not alter responses, pro-Hp isolated from splenocytes enhanced cellular proliferation and production of IgG. Collectively, the comparison of wild-type and Hp-deficient mice suggests a novel regulatory activity for lymphocyte-derived Hp, including Hp produced by B-cells themselves, that supports in vivo survival and functional differentiation of the B-cells to ensure an optimal immune response.
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- Kristin M Huntoon
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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Maresca B, Cigliano L, Spagnuolo MS, Dal Piaz F, Corsaro MM, Balato N, Nino M, Balato A, Ayala F, Abrescia P. Differences between the glycosylation patterns of haptoglobin isolated from skin scales and plasma of psoriatic patients. PLoS One 2012; 7:e52040. [PMID: 23272204 PMCID: PMC3525549 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Improved diagnosis of psoriasis, by new biomarkers, is required for evaluating the progression rate of the disease and the response to treatment. Haptoglobin (Hpt), a glycoprotein secreted by hepatocytes and other types of cells including keratinocytes, was found with glycan changes in psoriasis and other diseases. We previously reported that Hpt isolated from plasma of psoriatic patients is more fucosylated than Hpt of healthy subjects. The aim of this study was to compare the glycosylation pattern of Hpt isolated from skin scales or plasma of patients with psoriasis with that of Hpt from cornified epidermal layer or plasma of healthy subjects. High performance liquid chromatography analysis of the glycans isolated from the protein backbone revealed that glycan patterns from skin and plasma of patients were similar, and mostly displayed quantitative rather than qualitative differences from normal pattern. Biotin-labeled lectins were used to evaluate quantitative differences in the glycoforms of Hpt from plasma and psoriatic skin scales. Hpt from skin and plasma of patients showed more fucosylated and branched glycans than Hpt from plasma of healthy subjects. Tryptic glycopeptides of Hpt were also analyzed by mass spectrometry, and a decreased amount of sialylated glycan chains was found in glycopeptides of skin Hpt, as compared with Hpt from plasma. High levels of glycans with fucosylated and tetra-antennary chains were detected on the peptide NLFLNHSENATAK from Hpt of psoriatic patients. Our data demonstrate that specific changes in glycan structures of Hpt, such as enhanced glycan branching and fucose content, are associated with psoriasis, and that differences between circulating and skin Hpt do exist. A lower extent of glycan fucosylation and branching was found in Hpt from plasma of patients in disease remission. Altered glycoforms might reflect changes of Hpt function in the skin, and could be used as markers of the disease.
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- Bernardetta Maresca
- Dipartimento delle Scienze Biologiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italia
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Speeckaert R, Colebunders B, Boelaert JR, Brochez L, Van Acker J, Van Wanzeele F, Hemmer R, Speeckaert MM, Verhofstede C, De Buyzere M, Arendt V, Plum J, Delanghe JR. Association of haptoglobin phenotypes with the development of Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV patients. Arch Dermatol Res 2011; 303:763-9. [PMID: 21748360 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-011-1161-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare cutaneous tumor caused by human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) infection that preferentially develops in case of severe immunosuppression, such as in HIV/AIDS disease. Haptoglobin (Hp), a polymorphic multifunctional plasma protein, exerts several immunomodulatory effects and is characterized by a genetic polymorphism leading to three major phenotypes (Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1 and Hp 2-2). This study investigated the influence of Hp genetic polymorphism on the development of KS in HIV-positive patients. 661 HIV patients were enrolled in the study with a median age of 35 years and a median follow-up time of 57 months. Hp phenotyping was performed using hemoglobin-supplemented starch gel electrophoresis. In case of low Hp concentration high pressure gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC) was used. The Hp 1-1 phenotype was associated with a significant higher risk of KS compared to the combined group of Hp 2-1 and Hp 2-2 patients (p < 0.0005) which remained significant after adjustment for possible confounding variables (age, gender and AIDS status) (p < 0.001). In contrast, the Hp 2-1 phenotype carried the lowest risk. These findings point to the involvement of Hp phenotypes in the pathogenesis of KS, which may be due to a difference in skin immunosurveillance between the Hp phenotypes.
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P069. The haptoglobin phenotype influences the risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in kidney transplant patients. Melanoma Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1097/01.cmr.0000399530.62473.6e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Speeckaert R, Brochez L, Lambert J, van Geel N, Speeckaert M, Claeys L, Langlois M, Van Laer C, Peeters P, Delanghe J. The haptoglobin phenotype influences the risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in kidney transplant patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011; 26:566-71. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Delanghe JR, Langlois MR, De Buyzere ML. Haptoglobin polymorphism: a key factor in the proatherogenic role of B cells? Atherosclerosis 2011; 217:80-2. [PMID: 21507405 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Revised: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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B cells play a role in atherosclerosis. B lymphocytes may reduce the progression of vascular disease. Antibody production against modified auto-antigens is an element in the atheroprotective involvement of B lymphocytes. Paradoxical evidence is emerging from animal studies that suggest a proatherogenic B-cell behaviour independently of autoantibody production. One aspect that has received limited consideration is the role of genetic susceptibility modulated by extracellular matrix proteins. Haptoglobin is a polymorphic glycoprotein that binds to CD22 on B lymphocytes. Hp phenotypes show an important molecular heterogeneity. Hp 2-2 has been linked to an increased susceptibility for atherosclerosis. Haptoglobin and its polymorphism play a role in B-cell migration and function. Hp phenotypes may influence B-T cell dialogue and T cell activation. Haptoglobin is involved in the interplay of lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes. Haptoglobin binds to the CD11b/CD18 receptor and to mast cells. HDL particles can become pro-inflammatory through interactions of Hp-Hb complexes with apolipoprotein A1. Haptoglobin is a chemoattractant to pre-B lymphocytes and monocytes. Beyond the conventional view of haptoglobin as a marker of hemolysis, several findings point towards an immunomodulatory effect of haptoglobin in B-cell mediated progression of atherosclerosis. The balance between proatherogenic and protective immunological properties of the different Hp phenotypes determines if lesions progress or regress. Clinical studies indicate a strong association between the Hp 2-2 phenotype and a more frequent onset of diabetic complications and cardiovascular disease. Findings in animal models (where no haptoglobin polymorphism is present) cannot always be extrapolated to humans.
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- Joris R Delanghe
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Maresca B, Cigliano L, Corsaro MM, Pieretti G, Natale M, Bucci EM, Dal Piaz F, Balato N, Nino M, Ayala F, Abrescia P. Quantitative determination of haptoglobin glycoform variants in psoriasis. Biol Chem 2011; 391:1429-39. [PMID: 21087091 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2010.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Haptoglobin is an acute phase glycoprotein, secreted by hepatocytes and other types of cells including keratinocytes. Haptoglobin has been suggested to impair the immune response, inhibit gelatinases in the extracellular matrix and promote angiogenesis, but its role in psoriasis is obscure to date. Changes in haptoglobin glycan structure were observed in several diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate whether haptoglobin displays glycan variations in psoriasis. We found that the pattern of plasma haptoglobin glycoforms, following two-dimensional electrophoresis, exhibited significant quantitative differences in spot intensities between patients and controls. Quantitative and qualitative differences in glycan mass, between patients and controls, were found by mass spectrometry of glycopeptides from tryptic digests of protein isolated from both patients and controls. The number of distinct fucosylated glycoforms of peptides NLFLNHSENATAK and MVSHHNLTTGATLINEQWLLTTAK was higher in patients than in controls, but no fucosylated glycan was detected on peptide VVLHPNYSQ-VDIGLIK in either case. The number of peptides with distinct triantennary and tetraantennary glycans was higher in patients than in controls. Abundance or structure of specific glycans, which are present in haptoglobin from patients and are different or missing in normal haptoglobin, might be associated with disease activity.
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- Bernardetta Maresca
- Dipartimento di Patologia Sistematica - Sezione di Dermatologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy
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Felföldi G, Eleftherianos I, Ffrench-Constant RH, Venekei I. A serine proteinase homologue, SPH-3, plays a central role in insect immunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:4828-34. [PMID: 21398604 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Numerous vertebrate and invertebrate genes encode serine proteinase homologues (SPHs) similar to members of the serine proteinase family, but lacking one or more residues of the catalytic triad. These SPH proteins are thought to play a role in immunity, but their precise functions are poorly understood. In this study, we show that SPH-3 (an insect non-clip domain-containing SPH) is of central importance in the immune response of a model lepidopteran, Manduca sexta. We examine M. sexta infection with a virulent, insect-specific, Gram-negative bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens. RNA interference suppression of bacteria-induced SPH-3 synthesis severely compromises the insect's ability to defend itself against infection by preventing the transcription of multiple antimicrobial effector genes, but, surprisingly, not the transcription of immune recognition genes. Upregulation of the gene encoding prophenoloxidase and the activity of the phenoloxidase enzyme are among the antimicrobial responses that are severely attenuated on SPH-3 knockdown. These findings suggest the existence of two largely independent signaling pathways controlling immune recognition by the fat body, one governing effector gene transcription, and the other regulating genes encoding pattern recognition proteins.
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- Gabriella Felföldi
- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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Galicia G, Maes W, Verbinnen B, Kasran A, Bullens D, Arredouani M, Ceuppens JL. Haptoglobin deficiency facilitates the development of autoimmune inflammation. Eur J Immunol 2010; 39:3404-12. [PMID: 19795414 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Haptoglobin (HP) is an acute phase protein synthesized by liver cells in response to IL-6. HP has been demonstrated to modulate the immune response and to have anti-inflammatory activities. To analyze HP's effect on autoimmune inflammation, we here studied the course of EAE induced by immunization of Hp knockout (Hp(-/-)) and syngeneic WT mice with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide (MOG(35-55)). Hp(-/-)mice suffered from a more severe disease that was associated with increased expression of IL-17A, IL-6, and IFN-gamma mRNA in the CNS and with a denser cellular infiltrate in the spinal cord. During the recovery phase, a significantly higher number of myeloid DC, CD8+ cells, IL-17+ CD4+ and IFN-gamma+ CD4+ cells persisted in the CNS of Hp(-/-) mice. Absence of HP affected the priming and differentiation of T cells after MOG(35-55) immunization, as levels of Th2 cytokines produced in response to MOG stimulation by Hp(-/-) T cells were reduced. These results suggest that HP plays a modulatory and protective role on autoimmune inflammation of the CNS.
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- Georgina Galicia
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Talbot AT, Pottinger TG, Smith TJ, Cairns MT. Acute phase gene expression in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after exposure to a confinement stressor: A comparison of pooled and individual data. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:309-317. [PMID: 19501170 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Revised: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study set out to investigate whether differential expression of genes for acute phase proteins in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) could be induced by confinement stress, a non-invasive method of activating the neuroendocrine stress response. In addition, a second objective was to assess the variation in gene expression between individual fish within the population of stressed fish in an attempt to identify APP genes having uniform and consistent changes in expression during stress. The liver was chosen for this investigation as it is the primary site of acute phase protein synthesis. Relative expression of the eight genes including transferrin, fibrinogen-like protein 2 (flp2), alpha-1-anti-proteinase-like protein (alpha1-antiprot), leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2), pentraxin, serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp), and differentially regulated trout protein 1 (DRTP1) was analysed by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) over 5 experimental time points spanning the course of a week. The results showed that the expression of three genes, SAA, haptoglobin and DRTP1, were most altered as a result of exposure to confinement stress. A correlation was identified between the expression of haptoglobin and DRTP1. Gene expression analyses in individual fish found that the transcript levels of haptoglobin and DRTP1 genes varied much less between individuals than was the case for SAA. The increase of haptoglobin and DRTP1 gene expression and its uniformity in response to stress make these genes potential biomarkers for stress in trout.
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- Anita T Talbot
- Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Huntoon KM, Wang Y, Eppolito CA, Barbour KW, Berger FG, Shrikant PA, Baumann H. The acute phase protein haptoglobin regulates host immunity. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 84:170-81. [PMID: 18436583 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0208100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The contribution of acute phase plasma proteins to host immune responses remains poorly characterized. To better understand the role of the acute phase reactant and major hemoglobin-binding protein haptoglobin (Hp) on the function of immune cells, we generated Hp-deficient C57BL/6J mice. These mice exhibit stunted development of lymphoid organs associated with lower counts of mature T and B cells in the blood and secondary lymphoid compartments. Moreover, these mice show markedly reduced adaptive immune responses as represented by reduced accumulation of IgG antibody after immunization with adjuvant and nominal antigen, abrogation of Th1-dominated delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, loss of mitogenic responses mounted by T cells, and reduced T cell responses conveyed by APCs. Collectively, these defects are in agreement with the observations that Hp-deficient mice are not capable of generating a recall response or deterring a Salmonella infection as well as failing to generate tumor antigen-specific responses. The administration of Hp to lymphocytes in tissue culture partially ameliorates these functional defects, lending further support to our contention that the acute phase response protein Hp has the ability to regulate immune cell responses and host immunity. The phenotype of Hp-deficient mice suggests a major regulatory activity for Hp in supporting proliferation and functional differentiation of B and T cells as part of homeostasis and in response to antigen stimulation.
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- Kristin M Huntoon
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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Regulation of haptoglobin expression in a human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT by inflammatory cytokines and dexamethasone. Chin Med J (Engl) 2008. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200804020-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Carter K, Worwood M. Haptoglobin: a review of the major allele frequencies worldwide and their association with diseases. Int J Lab Hematol 2007; 29:92-110. [PMID: 17474882 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2007.00898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Haptoglobin (Hp) is a plasma alpha(2)-glycoprotein which binds free haemoglobin, thus preventing oxidative damage. The complex is rapidly removed from the circulation by a specific receptor (CD163) found on macrophages. Three major subtypes, Hp1-1, Hp2-1 and Hp2-2 are the product of two closely related genes HP(1) and HP(2). The frequency of the HP(1) and HP(2) genes varies worldwide depending on racial origin: the HP(1)frequency varying from about 0.07 in parts of India to over 0.7 in parts of West Africa and South America. Both HP(1) and HP(2) have been linked to susceptibility to various diseases. Such associations may be explained by functional differences between the subtypes in the binding of Hb and its rate of clearance from the plasma. However, there are also corresponding negative reports for disease associations. The conflicting evidence on disease association and the lack of association between disease and particular populations, despite the wide range of HP(1) and HP(2) gene frequencies across the world, may indicate that any associations are marginal.
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- Kymberley Carter
- Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
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Papp M, Lakatos PL, Palatka K, Foldi I, Udvardy M, Harsfalvi J, Tornai I, Vitalis Z, Dinya T, Kovacs A, Molnar T, Demeter P, Papp J, Lakatos L, Altorjay I. Haptoglobin polymorphisms are associated with Crohn's disease, disease behavior, and extraintestinal manifestations in Hungarian patients. Dig Dis Sci 2007; 52:1279-84. [PMID: 17357835 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9615-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2006] [Accepted: 09/14/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Functional differences and association with inflammatory disorders were found relating to three major haptoglobin (Hp) phenotypes. Our aim was to investigate Hp polymorphisms in Hungarian patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Four hundred sixty-eight CD patients and 384 healthy controls were examined. Hp phenotypes were determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting of the sera. The frequency of the Hp(1) allele was significantly higher in CD (0.395; OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.02-1.52; P=0.03) compared to controls (0.345). In CD, Hp phenotype was associated with disease behavior (OR [Hp(2-1) vs other], 2.06; 95% CI, 1.29-3.28 for inflammatory behavior). Furthermore, an increased frequency of primary sclerosing cholangitis was observed in the Hp 2-2 compared to the Hp 1-1 phenotype (6.5% vs. 0.0%; P=0.039). We conclude that the Hp polymorphism is associated with CD, inflammatory disease behavior, and primary sclerosing cholangitis in Hungarian patients. Further studies are required to evaluate the significance of Hp polymorphisms in other populations from geographically diverse regions.
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- Maria Papp
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4012, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Hsu LW, Goto S, Nakano T, Lai CY, Lin YC, Kao YH, Chen SH, Cheng YF, Jawan B, Chiu KW, Chen CL. Immunosuppressive activity of serum taken from a liver transplant recipient after withdrawal of immunosuppressants. Transpl Immunol 2006; 17:137-46. [PMID: 17306745 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), tolerance is induced in a certain combination of donors and a recipient in rats and, in some clinical cases, rejection has not occurred in OLT patients after weaning off immunosuppression. However, this mechanism has not yet been elucidated. Among our cases of liver transplantation (LTx), one OLT patient (Patient A) has not required immunosuppressive drugs for the last 5 years, following post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD). This patient's serum interleukin-2 levels were undetectable following withdrawal of immunosuppressants. The same serum taken after discontinuing the immunosuppressants inhibited concanavalin A blast cultured cells and up-regulated the IL-4/IFN-gamma gene expression ratio. These results suggested that other proteins were induced following withdrawal of immunosuppressants. Proteomic assay demonstrated 12 differentiated spots exclusive to this patient where immunosuppressants have been discontinued. Haptoglobin, found to have immunosuppressive activity in vitro, may play an important role in the maintenance of drug-free tolerance as a natural immunological suppressor after cessation of immunosuppression. Proteomic analysis will allow us to develop a novel weaning protocol for patients on long-term immunosuppression to avoid major immunosuppressant-related complications.
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- Li-Wen Hsu
- Liver Transplantation Program and Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Wang H, Gao XH, Wang YK, Li P, He CD, Xie Y, Chen HD. Expression of haptoglobin in human keratinocytes and Langerhans cells. Br J Dermatol 2006; 153:894-9. [PMID: 16225597 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs) play an important role in cutaneous immunological reactions. Freshly obtained or intraepidermal LCs are incapable of activating autologous naive T cells. However, when they are cultured for 2-3 days, LCs are able to activate autologous T cells. It has been proposed that haptoglobin (Hp) is the inhibitor that prevents LC functional transformation in the skin. Abundant Hp has been found in the cytoplasm of epidermal LCs. However, the source of Hp in LCs has not been addressed. OBJECTIVES To determine the expression of Hp in epidermal cells, and to provide evidence that there is a functional relationship between LCs and keratinocytes (KCs) through Hp. METHODS Normal human epidermal cells and HaCaT cells were used for detection of Hp mRNA by in situ hybridization and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and Hp protein by immunohistochemical staining, immunofluorescence counterstaining and Western blotting. RESULTS Hp mRNA was expressed in normal human KCs and HaCaT cells, but not in normal human epidermal LCs. Hp protein was detected by immunohistochemical staining and immunofluorescence counterstaining in CD1a+ epidermal dendritic cells (LCs), but not in KCs. Hp protein was weakly expressed by HaCaT cells. CONCLUSIONS Hp mRNA is present in normal human KCs and HaCaT cells, suggesting that they have the potential to synthesize Hp protein. Normal human epidermal LCs are unable to synthesize Hp protein by themselves, although they have abundant Hp protein in their cytoplasm. It is likely that LCs acquire Hp through an exogenous pathway.
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- H Wang
- Department of Dermatology, No. 1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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Li P, Gao XH, Chen HD, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Wang Y, Xie Y. Localization of haptoglobin in normal human skin and some skin diseases. Int J Dermatol 2005; 44:280-4. [PMID: 15811077 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute-phase reactant, known to be produced mainly in the liver. Haptoglobin can also be detected in the cytoplasm of normal epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs), and can prevent their functional maturation. The synthesis of Hp in skin cells has not been well studied. METHODS We examined Hp expression at mRNA and protein levels by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, respectively, in normal human skin and in the skin of patients with psoriasis, lichen planus, erythroderma, seborrheic keratosis, verruca vulgaris, basal cell carcinoma, systemic lupus erythematosus, pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid. RESULTS (1) Haptoglobin mRNA was expressed in the epidermal keratinocytes (KCs), the epithelial cells of hair follicles, sebaceous glands and eccrine glands in normal skin and all dermatoses investigated. (2) Whereas compared with normal skin, the Hp mRNA in KCs of patients with psoriasis, lichen planus, erythroderma, seborrhoea keratosis and verruca vulgaris was significantly intensified, it was weaker in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid. (3) Haptoglobin protein only stained positively in some KCs of patients with psoriasis, lichen planus and erythroderma. (4) Although some but not all epidermal LCs were positively stained with anti-Hp antibody in normal skin and in skin samples from all patients, the ratios of Hp-positive LCs/total LCs were significantly higher in those diseases with intensified Hp mRNA in KCs. CONCLUSIONS Skin is another extrahepatic organ where Hp can be synthesized by KCs. The expression of Hp mRNA in KCs and the Hp protein in both LCs and KCs appears to be correlated with the amount of inflammation, which might indicate that skin itself is involved in down-regulating the local inflammatory reaction by KC-synthesized Hp.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Dermatology, No. 1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Kwak JY, Ma TZ, Yoo MJ, Choi BH, Kim HG, Kim SR, Yim CY, Kwak YG. The comparative analysis of serum proteomes for the discovery of biomarkers for acute myeloid leukemia. Exp Hematol 2004; 32:836-42. [PMID: 15345285 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2004] [Revised: 05/21/2004] [Accepted: 06/16/2004] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) develops as the consequence of a series of genetic changes in a hematopoietic precursor cell. However, the definitive diagnostic protein biomarkers for AML are still unclear. In our study to identify the biomarkers for an initial diagnosis, detection of relapse, and monitoring the minimal residual disease in AML by a less invasive method, serum proteins reflecting alterations in their proteomes were analyzed. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared the two-dimensional electrophoresis patterns of human sera of 12 patients with AML with those of 12 normal subjects. The differentially expressed spots were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight and electrospray ionization quadupole time-of-flight mass spectrometries. RESULTS Eight proteins that expressed differentially in the AML group were found. The expression levels of alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein, complement-associated protein SP-40, 40, RBP4 gene product, lipoprotein C-III, and an unknown protein were downregulated in serum of AML patients, whereas the other three proteins, including immunoglobulin heavy-chain variant, proteosome 26S ATPase subunit 1, and haptoglobin-1 were upregulated. CONCLUSION These results suggest that these proteins can be used as less invasive diagnostic and monitoring biomarkers of AML if further studies are done.
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- Jae-Yong Kwak
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, South Korea
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Murata H, Shimada N, Yoshioka M. Current research on acute phase proteins in veterinary diagnosis: an overview. Vet J 2004; 168:28-40. [PMID: 15158206 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-0233(03)00119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 628] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2003] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The acute phase proteins (APP) are a group of blood proteins that contribute to restoring homeostasis and limiting microbial growth in an antibody-independent manner in animals subjected to infection, inflammation, surgical trauma or stress. In the last two decades, many advances have been made in monitoring APP in both farm and companion animals for clinical and experimental purposes. Also, the mechanism of the APP response is receiving attention in veterinary science in connection with the innate immune systems of animals. This review describes the results of recent research on animal APP, with special reference to their induction and regulatory mechanisms, their biological functions, and their current and future applications to veterinary diagnosis and animal production.
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- H Murata
- Department of Safety Research, National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-5 Kannon-dai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan.
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Li P, Gao XH, Chen HD, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Wang Y, Xie Y. Localization of haptoglobin in normal human skin and some skin diseases. Int J Dermatol 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cigliano L, Spagnuolo MS, Abrescia P. Quantitative variations of the isoforms in haptoglobin 1-2 and 2-2 individual phenotypes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003; 416:227-37. [PMID: 12893301 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(03)00318-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Haptoglobin is a hemoglobin-binding protein presenting in humans three distinct phenotypes (Hpt 1-1, Hpt 1-2, or Hpt 2-2). The Hpt 1-2 and Hpt 2-2 phenotypes are in turn represented by populations of isoforms. The relative amounts of the major isoforms of Hpt 1-2 and Hpt 2-2 were found to differ not only in different individuals, but also in the same individual before and after a physical effort. Exercise-dependent changes in the plasma concentrations of ascorbate, urate, alpha-tocopherol, retinol, and glutathione were also observed, but correlations between such changes and those of the amount for any isoform were not found. Samples of Hpt 1-2 or Hpt 2-2 were challenged with oxidants (H(2)O(2) with ferrous ions, spermine-NO, KO(2), and 3-morpholinosydnonimine), but the isoform levels were not altered. Hpt 2-2 isoforms were present in Hpt 1-2, as minor species. Furthermore, different isoforms exhibited different hemoglobin binding abilities. Thus, these parameters should also be taken into consideration in studies correlating Hpt phenotypes prevalence with pathologies or functional differences.
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- Luisa Cigliano
- Dipartimento di Fisiologia Generale ed Ambientale, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Mezzocannone 8, Naples 80134, Italy
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Arredouani M, Matthijs P, Van Hoeyveld E, Kasran A, Baumann H, Ceuppens JL, Stevens E. Haptoglobin directly affects T cells and suppresses T helper cell type 2 cytokine release. Immunology 2003; 108:144-51. [PMID: 12562322 PMCID: PMC1782886 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2003.01569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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T helper cell type 1 (Th1) and type 2 (Th2) immune responses are characterized by a different pattern of cytokine expression following T-cell activation. Alterations of the ratio of Th1 to Th2 cells are important determinants of susceptibility to viral and parasitic infections, allergies, anti-tumour responses, and autoimmunity. In this work we bring new evidence for an effect of haptoglobin (Hp), a positive acute-phase protein, on T-lymphocyte functions. We show that Hp specifically interacts with both resting and activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. This specific binding results in a strong suppression of induced T-cell proliferation. In addition, Hp exhibits a strong in vitro inhibitory effect on Th2 cytokine release, while the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) is only slightly inhibited at high Hp doses. As a result, the presence of Hp promotes Th1 activation over Th2 activation in vivo as evidenced in Hp-deficient mice. Anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody injection indeed resulted in predominant IL-4 production in Hp-/- mice, in contrast to predominant IFN-gamma production in Hp+/+ mice. We conclude that Hp plays a modulating role on the Th1/Th2 balance by promoting a dominant Th1 cellular response. This points to a role of acute-phase proteins in balancing immune responses.
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- M Arredouani
- Laboratory for Experimental Immunology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
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Haptoglobin gene knockout mice and wild-type controls were infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA or Plasmodium chabaudi. The peak parasitaemia and parasite burden were higher in Hp-/- mice than in Hp+/+ mice. The increase in spleen weight following malaria infection was smaller in Hp-/- mice than in Hp+/+ animals. The occurrence of cerebral malaria in P. berghei ANKA infection was not different in Hp gene knockout mice and their controls.
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- N H Hunt
- Department of Pathology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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In humans the iron status is influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Among them, the genetic polymorphism of the hemoglobin (Hb)-binding plasma protein haptoglobin (Hp) has been shown to affect iron turnover. The best known biological function of Hp is capture of free Hb in plasma to allow hepatic recycling of heme iron and to prevent kidney damage during hemolysis. In healthy males, but not in females, the Hp 2-2 phenotype is associated with higher serum iron, higher transferrin saturation, and higher ferritin than Hp 1-1 and 2-1. Moreover, serum ferritin correlates with monocyte L-ferritin content, which is also highest in Hp 2-2 subjects due to endocytosis of multimeric Hb-Hp 2-2 complexes by the recently identified Hb scavenger receptor CD163 in macrophages. This iron delocalization pathway, occurring selectively in Hp 2-2 subjects, has important biological and clinical consequences. The Hp polymorphism is related to the prevalence and the outcome of various pathological conditions with altered iron metabolism such as hemochromatosis, infections, and atherosclerotic vascular disease.
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- Joris R Delanghe
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
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