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Yu T, Xie M, Luo K, Zhang X, Gao W, Xu Q, Zhang S. Mechanism of Chinese sturgeon IFN-γ inhibition on Mycobacterium marinum (Acipenser sinensis). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 147:109436. [PMID: 38369071 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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IFN-γ plays a crucial role in both innate and adaptive immune responses and is a typical Th1 cytokine that promotes Th1 response and activates macrophages. When macrophages were incubated with IFN-γ, their phagocytosis ratio against Mycobacterium marinum increased significantly, as observed under fluorescence microscopy. The macrophages engulfed a large number of M. marinum. The proliferative ability of macrophages treated with IFN-γ was significantly weaker on the 4th and 7th day after phagocytosis and subsequent re-infection with marine chlamydia (P < 0.001). This suggests that IFN-γ enhances the phagocytosis and killing ability of macrophages against M. marinum. IFN-γ protein also significantly increased the production of reactive oxygen species (H2O2) and nitric oxide (NO) by macrophages. Additionally, the expression levels of toll-like receptor 2 (tlr2) and caspase 8 (casp8) were significantly higher in macrophages after IFN-γ incubation compared to direct infection after 12 h of M. marinum stimulation. Apoptosis was also observed to a higher degree in IFN-γ incubated macrophage. Moreover, mRNA expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules produced by macrophages after IFN-γ incubation was significantly higher than direct infection. This indicates that IFN-γ enhances antigen presentation by upregulating MHC expression. It also upregulates tlr2 and casp8 expression through the TLR2 signaling pathway to induce apoptosis in macrophages. The pro-inflammatory cytokine showed an initial increase followed by a decline, suggesting that IFN-γ enhances the immune response of macrophages against M. marinum infection. On the other hand, the anti-inflammatory cytokine showed a delayed increase, significantly reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The expression of both cytokines balanced each other and together regulated the inflammatory reaction against M. marinum infection.
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- Ting Yu
- Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Disease, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, China
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- Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Disease, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, China
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- Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Disease, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, China
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- Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Disease, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, China
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- Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Disease, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, China; Fisheries College of Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture & Key Laboratory of Control for Disease of Aquatic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Institute of Chinese Sturgeon Disease, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434024, China.
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- Sturgeon Healthy Breeding and Medicinal Value Research Center, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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Chandrabalan S, Dang L, Hansen U, Timmen M, Wehmeyer C, Stange R, Beißbarth T, Binder C, Bleckmann A, Menck K. A novel method to efficiently differentiate human osteoclasts from blood-derived monocytes. Biol Proced Online 2024; 26:7. [PMID: 38504200 PMCID: PMC10949786 DOI: 10.1186/s12575-024-00233-6] [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: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteoclasts are the tissue-specific macrophage population of the bone and unique in their bone-resorbing activity. Hence, they are fundamental for bone physiology in health and disease. However, efficient protocols for the isolation and study of primary human osteoclasts are scarce. In this study, we aimed to establish a protocol, which enables the efficient differentiation of functional human osteoclasts from monocytes. RESULTS Human monocytes were isolated through a double-density gradient from donor blood. Compared to standard differentiation schemes in polystyrene cell culture dishes, the yield of multinuclear osteoclasts was significantly increased upon initial differentiation of monocytes to macrophages in fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) Teflon bags. This initial differentiation phase was then followed by the development of terminal osteoclasts by addition of Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand (RANKL). High concentrations of RANKL and Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) as well as an intermediate cell density further supported efficient cell differentiation. The generated cells were highly positive for CD45, CD14 as well as the osteoclast markers CD51/ITGAV and Cathepsin K/CTSK, thus identifying them as osteoclasts. The bone resorption of the osteoclasts was significantly increased when the cells were differentiated from macrophages derived from Teflon bags compared to macrophages derived from conventional cell culture plates. CONCLUSION Our study has established a novel protocol for the isolation of primary human osteoclasts that improves osteoclastogenesis in comparison to the conventionally used cultivation approach.
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- Suganja Chandrabalan
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medical Bioinformatics, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (IMM), University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (IMM), University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (IMM), University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine (IMM), University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medical Bioinformatics, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
- West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
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Mejia-Garcia A, Fernandez GJ, Echeverri LF, Balcazar N, Acin S. RNA-seq analysis reveals modulation of inflammatory pathways by an enriched-triterpene natural extract in mouse and human macrophage cell lines. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24382. [PMID: 38293365 PMCID: PMC10826738 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24382] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Chronic inflammation is crucial in developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Previous studies have shown that a leaf extract of Eucalyptus tereticornis, with ursolic acid (UA), oleanolic acid (OA), and ursolic acid lactone (UAL) as the main molecules (78 %) mixed with unknown minor metabolites (22 %), provided superior anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic effects than reconstituted triterpenoid mixtures in macrophage cell lines and a pre-diabetic mouse model. Further identification of the molecular mechanisms of action of this mixture of triterpenes is required. This study aims to analyse the RNA expression profiles of mouse and human macrophage cell lines treated with the natural extract and its components. Activated macrophage cell lines were treated with the natural extract, UA, OA, UAL or a triterpene mixture (M1). RNA was extracted and sequenced using the DNBseq platform and the EnrichR software to perform gene enrichment analysis using the Gene Ontology database, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, and Reactome. To conduct clustering analysis, we standardised the normalised counts of each gene and applied k-means clustering. The combination of molecules in the natural extract has an additive or synergic effect that affects the expression of up-regulated genes by macrophage activation. Triterpenes (M1) regulated 76 % of human and 68 % of mouse genes, while uncharacterised minority molecules could regulate 24 % of human and 32 % of mouse genes. The extract inhibited the expression of many cytokines (IL6, IL1, OSM), chemokines (CXCL3), inflammatory mediators (MMP8 and MMP13) and the JAK-STAT signalling pathway in both models. The natural extract has a more powerful immunomodulatory effect than the triterpene mixture, increasing the number of genes regulated in mouse and human models. Our study shows that Eucalyptus tereticornis extract is a promising option for breaking the link between inflammation and insulin resistance.
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- Alejandro Mejia-Garcia
- Grupo Genmol. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Genmol. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
- Grupo Biología y Control de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo QOPN, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Genmol. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
- Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de fisiología y Bioquímica, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Genmol. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
- Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de fisiología y Bioquímica, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Medellín, Colombia
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Kumar L, Arora MK, Marwah S. Biologic Antiresorptive: Denosumab. Indian J Orthop 2023; 57:127-134. [PMID: 38107799 PMCID: PMC10721778 DOI: 10.1007/s43465-023-01064-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Background Osteoporosis is an age-related common bone disorder characterized by low bone mineral density and increased fragility fracture risk. Various Antiresorptive medications are being used to target osteoclast mediated bone resorption to prevent bone loss and reduce fracture risk. About Denosumab Denosumab is a novel biological antiresorptive drug that belongs to the class of monoclonal antibodies. It binds to and inhibits the cytokine receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), which is requisite for osteoclast differentiation, function and survival. Effectiveness Denosumab has been shown to be a potent and effective therapy for osteoporosis, with clinical trial data demonstrating significant improvement in bone mineral density (BMD) and reductions in fracture risk at various skeletal sites for more than 10 years of treatment. Safety Profile Denosumab has a favourable benefit/risk profile, with low rates of complications such as infection, atypical femoral fracture and osteonecrosis of the jawbone. Challenges However, denosumab treatment requires continuous administration, as discontinuation leads to rapid bone mineral loss and increased risk of multiple vertebral fractures due to rebound of bone turnover. Therefore, modification to another anti-osteoporosis drug therapy after denosumab discontinuation is required to maintain bone health. Conclusion Denosumab is a promising biological antiresorptive therapy for osteoporosis that offers high efficacy and safety, but also poses challenges for long-term management.
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- Lalit Kumar
- Marengo Asia Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana India
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- Marengo Asia Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana India
- Gurugram, India
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Minz AP, Das B, Mohapatra D, Suresh V, Mishra S, Senapati S. Gemcitabine induces polarization of mouse peritoneal macrophages towards M1-like and confers antitumor property by inducing ROS production. Clin Exp Metastasis 2022; 39:783-800. [PMID: 35838814 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-022-10178-3] [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: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In patients with pancreatic cancer (PC), the peritoneal cavity is the second-most common site of metastasis after the liver. Peritoneal macrophages (PMs) have been demonstrated to play a significant role in the peritoneal metastases of different cancers. Gemcitabine (GEM) is known to affect PC-associated immune cells, including macrophages. However, its effect on PMs and its possible clinical implication is yet to be investigated. In this study, mouse-derived PMs were treated with GEM ex vivo to analyze the polarization status. Production of GEM-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species was evaluated using DCFH-DA, DAF-FM, and Griess assay. Antitumor effects of PMs on UN-KC-6141and UN-KPC-961 murine PC cells were evaluated in presence and absence of GEM in vitro. Similarly, effect of GEM on human THP-1 macrophage polarization and its tumoricidal effect was studied in vitro. Furthermore, the effect of GEM-treated PMs on peritoneal metastasis of UN-KC-6141 cells was evaluated in a syngeneic mouse model of PC. GEM upregulated M1 phenotype-associated molecular markers (Tnf-α and Inos) in vitro in PMs obtained from naïve mouse. Moreover, IL-4-induced M2-like PMs reverted to M1-like after GEM treatment. Co-culture of UN-KC-6141 and UN-KPC-961 cancer cells with PMs in the presence of GEM increased apoptosis of these cells, whereas cell death was markedly reduced after N-acetyl-L-cysteine treatment. Corroborating these findings co-culture of GEM-treated human THP-1 macrophages also induced cell death in MIAPaCa-2 cancer cells. GEM-treated PMs injected intraperitoneally along with UN-KC-6141 cells into mice extended survival period, but did not stop disease progression and mortality. Together, GEM induced M1-like polarization of PMs from naive and/or M2-polarized PMs in a ROS-dependent manner. GEM-induced M1-like PMs prompted cytotoxicity in PC cells and delayed disease progression in vivo.
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- Aliva Prity Minz
- Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751023, India.,Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751023, India.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751023, India.,School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751023, India.,Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751023, India.,Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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McDonald MM, Kim AS, Mulholland BS, Rauner M. New Insights Into Osteoclast Biology. JBMR Plus 2021; 5:e10539. [PMID: 34532619 PMCID: PMC8441501 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells that are characterized by their unique ability to resorb large quantities of bone. Therefore, they are frequently the target of therapeutic interventions to ameliorate bone loss. In an adult organism, osteoclasts derive from hematopoietic stem cells and differentiate into osteoclasts within a multistep process under the influence of macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (M‐CSF) and receptor activator of NF‐κB ligand (RANKL). Historically, the osteoclast life cycle has been defined as linear, whereby lineage‐committed mononuclear precursors fuse to generate multinucleated highly specialized and localized bone phagocytic cells, which then undergo apoptosis within weeks. Recent advances through lineage tracing, single cell RNA sequencing, parabiosis, and intravital imaging approaches have challenged this dogma, revealing they have greater longevity and the capacity to circulate and undergo cell recycling. Indeed, these new insights highlight that under homeostatic conditions very few incidences of osteoclast apoptosis occur. More importantly, as we revisit the formation and fate of the osteoclast, novel methods to target osteoclast biology in bone pathology and regeneration are emerging. This review briefly summarizes the historical life cycle of osteoclasts and highlights recent discoveries made through advanced methodologies, which have led to a paradigm shift in osteoclast biology. These findings are discussed in light of both existing and emerging bone targeted therapeutics, bone pathologies, and communication between osteoclasts and cells resident in bone or at distant sites. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Michelle Maree McDonald
- Bone Biology Program, Healthy Ageing Theme Garvan Institute of Medical Research Sydney NSW Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School Faculty of Medicine UNSW Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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- Bone Biology Program, Healthy Ageing Theme Garvan Institute of Medical Research Sydney NSW Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School Faculty of Medicine UNSW Sydney Sydney NSW Australia.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology Royal North Shore Hospital St Leonards NSW Australia.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology Westmead Hospital Westmead NSW Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences Griffith University Gold Coast QLD Australia.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Gold Coast QLD Australia
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- Department of Medicine III Medical Faculty of the Technische Universität Dresden Dresden Germany.,Center for Healthy Aging Medical Faculty of the Technische Universität Dresden Dresden Germany
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Montero L, Cervantes-Torres J, Sciutto E, Fragoso G. Helminth-derived peptide GK-1 induces Myd88-dependent pro-inflammatory signaling events in bone marrow-derived antigen-presenting cells. Mol Immunol 2020; 128:22-32. [PMID: 33049560 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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GK-1 is an immunomodulatory, 18-aa-long peptide that has been proved to promote the activation of mouse peritoneal macrophages and LPS-pulsed mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs). This study is aimed to explore the mechanisms underlying the activation of these antigen-presenting cells (APCs) by GK-1. In our study, GK-1 up-regulated in vitro the expression of CD86 and CD40, and it increased the secretion of NO in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). In BM-DCs, GK-1 upregulated the expression of MHC class II and CD86. Additionally, GK-1 was found to be involved in the phosphorylation of MAPK p38, JNK and ERK 1/2 and in Myd88-dependent activation of NF-κB in both antigen-presenting cell types. In vivo, GK-1 increased the secretion of IL-15, CCL2, and IL-6 through a Myd88-dependent mechanism. This study demonstrated that GK-1 promotes the activation and effector activity of APCs through a mechanism dependent on Myd88, probably involving a Toll-like receptor as a target.
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- Laura Montero
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, 04510, Mexico.
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de Paula Silva F, da Costa CMB, Pereira LM, Lessa DFS, Pitol DL, Issa JPM, do Prado Júnior JC, Abrahão AAC. Effects of ghrelin supplementation on the acute phase of Chagas disease in rats. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:532. [PMID: 31706334 PMCID: PMC6842500 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3787-y] [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: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, which is endemic to subtropical and tropical Americas. The disease treatment remains partially ineffective, involving therapies directed to the parasite as well as palliative strategies for the clinical manifestations. Therefore, novel candidates for disease control are necessary. Additionally, strategies based on parasite inhibition via specific targets and application of compounds which improve the immune response against the disease is welcomed. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone pointed as a substance with important cardioprotective, vasodilatory, anti-apoptotic, anti-oxidative and immune modulatory functions. The aims of this study were to evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of ghrelin in male Wistar rats infected with the Y strain of T. cruzi. Methods In order to delineate an immune response against T. cruzi mediated by ghrelin, we evaluated the following parameters: quantification of blood and cardiac parasites; analysis of cell markers (CD3+, CD8+, NK, NKT, CD45RA+, macrophage and RT1B+); nitric oxide (NO) production; lymphoproliferation assays; splenocyte apoptosis; and INF-γ, IL-12 and IL-6 quantification in sera. Results The animals infected with T. cruzi and supplemented with ghrelin demonstrated an upregulated pattern in macrophage and NO production, whereas an anti-inflammatory response was observed in T cells and cytokines. The low response against T. cruzi mediated by T cells probably contributed to a higher colonization of the cardiac tissue, when compared to infected groups. On the other side, the peptide decreased the inflammatory infiltration in cardiac tissue infected with T. cruzi. Conclusions Ghrelin demonstrated a dual function in animals infected with T. cruzi. Further studies, especially related to the decrease of cardiac tissue inflammation, are needed in order to determine the advantages of ghrelin supplementation in Chagas disease, mostly for populations from endemic areas.
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- Ferdinando de Paula Silva
- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto USP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-904, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Physiology and Basic Pathology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto USP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-904, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14040-903, Brazil.
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Guo L, Meng M, Wei Y, Lin F, Jiang Y, Cui X, Wang G, Wang C, Guo X. Protective Effects of Live Combined B. subtilis and E. faecium in Polymicrobial Sepsis Through Modulating Activation and Transformation of Macrophages and Mast Cells. Front Pharmacol 2019; 9:1506. [PMID: 30719003 PMCID: PMC6348999 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aims: Clinical studies showed that the use of probiotics during critical illness reduced nosocomial infection and improved clinical outcome. However, the functional mechanisms of probiotics is remains unclear. Therefore the aim of current study is to explore the protective effects and understand the underlying mechanisms for the beneficial effects of live combined Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecium (LCBE) in cecal ligation puncture (CLP)-induced sepsis. Methods and Results: Seven-week-old C57BL/6J mice were divided into three groups: sham group (6 mice), CLP-control group (20 mice, pretreatment with saline for 7 days before CLP surgery) and CLP-probiotics group (14 mice, pretreatment with LCBE enteric-coated capsules for 7 days before CLP surgery). In survival experiment, mice were monitored for 7 days after CLP. After the procedure, mice were sacrificed, and, serum, and peritoneal lavage fluid were collected and intestinal ileal samples were harvested. Results: Our results showed that the mortality was significantly reduced in mice CLP-probiotics group vs. CLP-control group (P < 0.05). Also, treatment CLP-probiotics group decreased the injury scores CLP-probiotics group when compared to CLP-control group. Additionally, levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α levels in the serum and intestinal ileal tissues of CLP-probiotics group were reduced when compared to CLP-control group (P < 0.05). However, no significant differences in anti-inflammatory levels of IL-10 and TGF-β1 were observed between CLP-control and CLP-probiotic groups. Furthermore, our experiments showed that that probiotic treatment suppressed the macrophage activation and transformation from M-type to M1-type, inhibited the mast cells (MCs) degranulation, and activation of AKT (kinase B) pathway. Conclusion: In conclusion, our data shows that probiotics have a protective role in CLP septic mice through reducing intestinal inflammation, altering macrophage polarization and MCs degranulation, and regulating AKT signaling. Significance and Impact of Study: This study demonstrated the protective effects and mechanisms involved in the protective role of live combined Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecium (LCBE) in CLP-induced septic mice model.
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- Lisha Guo
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Emergency, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Breitenbach M, Rinnerthaler M, Weber M, Breitenbach-Koller H, Karl T, Cullen P, Basu S, Haskova D, Hasek J. The defense and signaling role of NADPH oxidases in eukaryotic cells : Review. Wien Med Wochenschr 2018; 168:286-299. [PMID: 30084091 PMCID: PMC6132560 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-018-0640-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This short review article summarizes what is known clinically and biochemically about the seven human NADPH oxidases. Emphasis is put on the connection between mutations in the catalytic and regulatory subunits of Nox2, the phagocyte defense enzyme, with syndromes like chronic granulomatous disease, as well as a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. These arise paradoxically from a lack of reactive oxygen species production needed as second messengers for immune regulation. Both Nox2 and the six other human NADPH oxidases display signaling functions in addition to the functions of these enzymes in specialized biochemical reactions, for instance, synthesis of the hormone thyroxine. NADPH oxidases are also needed by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells for the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in times of stress or developmental changes, such as pseudohyphae formation. The article shows that in certain cancer cells Nox4 is also involved in the re-structuring of the actin cytoskeleton, which is required for cell mobility and therefore for metastasis.
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- Department of Bioscienes, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Bioscienes, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of AS CR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of AS CR, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
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Sassi A, Mokdad Bzéouich I, Mustapha N, Maatouk M, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Immunomodulatory potential of hesperetin and chrysin through the cellular and humoral response. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 812:91-96. [PMID: 28690190 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Flavonoids are polyphenols frequently consumed in the diet they have been suggested to exert a number of beneficial actions on human health, including anti-inflammatory activity. This study investigated the immunomodulatory effects of two flavonoids, Chrysin and Hesperetin. The effects of flavonoids on B and T cell proliferation were assessed on splenocytes stimulated or not with mitogens. However, their effects on cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and natural killer (NK) activities were assessed in splenocytes co-incubated with target cells. We report for the first time that both tested flavonoids enhance lymphocyte proliferation at 3.12μM. Chrysin significantly inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lectin stimulated splenocyte proliferation. Whereas, hesperetin enhanced LPS and lectin stimulated splenocyte proliferation. In addition, both flavonoids significantly enhance NK cell and CTL activities. Furthermore, our study demonstrated that depending on the concentrations, flavonoid molecules affect macrophage functions by modulating their lysosomal activity and nitric oxide (NO) release, suggesting a potential anti-inflammatory effect. We conclude that flavonoids such as chrysin and hesperetin may be potentially useful for modulating immune cell functions in physiological and pathological conditions and thus a good candidate as food addition component.
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- Aïcha Sassi
- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 », Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 », Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 », Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 », Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 », Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 », Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
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Thrombomodulin regulates monocye differentiation via PKCδ and ERK1/2 pathway in vitro and in atherosclerotic artery. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38421. [PMID: 27910925 PMCID: PMC5133669 DOI: 10.1038/srep38421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Thrombomodulin (TM) modulates the activation of protein C and coagulation. Additionally, TM regulates monocyte migration and inflammation. However, its role on monocyte differentiation is still unknown. We investigated the effects of TM on monocyte differentiation. First, we found that TM was increased when THP-1 cells were treated with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA). Overexpression of TM enhanced the macrophage markers, CD14 and CD68 expression in PMA-induced THP-1. TM siRNA depressed the PMA-induced increase of p21Cip1/WAF1 via ERK1/2-NF-kB p65 signaling. TM regulated cytoskeletal reorganization via its interaction with paxillin, cofilin, LIMK1, and PYK2. In addition, PMA-induced p21Cip1/WAF1 expression, CD14-positive cell labeling intensity and ERK1/2 phosphorylation were markedly inhibited when protein kinase C-δ (PKCδ) was knocked down. We identified that TM directly interacts with PKCδ. PKCδ was highly expressed in human atherosclerotic arteries and colocalized with TM in CD68-positive infiltrated macrophages of plaques, indicating that the coordination between TM and PKCδ in macrophages participated in atherogenesis. TM may act as a scaffold for PKCδ docking, which keeps PKCδ in the region close to the monocyte membrane to promote the activation of ERK1/2. Taken together, our findings suggest that TM-PKCδ interaction may contribute to cardiovascular disorders by affecting monocye differentiation, which may develop future therapeutic applications.
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Han CK, Chiang HC, Lin CY, Tang CH, Lee H, Huang DD, Zeng YR, Chuang TN, Huang YL. Comparison of Immunomodulatory and Anticancer Activities in Different Strains of Tremella fuciformis Berk. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2016; 43:1637-55. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x15500937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tremella fuciformis Berk (TF) is a common edible and medicinal mushroom, and has long been used in food and in Chinese medicine. It possesses anticancer, anti-inflammation, anti-oxidative, and neuroprotective abilities. Since their cultivation is a problem, TFs in Taiwan are primarily imported from China, which has a problem with pesticide residues. Thus, the question of whether the Taiwan cultivated TFs, T1, and T6 showed similar or even better results than TFs from China (CH) was assessed in the present study. The results of the physicochemical tests of these TFs showed that T1 extracted by hot water (T1H) has the highest concentration of polysaccharide; meanwhile, T6 extracted by cold water (T6C) showed the highest amount of protein. Regarding the immune modulatory effects of these TFs, hot water extracts of these TFs augmented significantly the inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS), interleukin (IL)-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-[Formula: see text] mRNA expression than those of cold water extracts. On the other hand, the cold water extracts of TFs, especially of T1C, obviously suppressed cancer cell survival better than those of hot water extracts. Interestingly, we found that hot water extracts of TFs may augment necrotic cell death, whereas, cold water extracts of TFs induce apoptosis. Furthermore, we also showed that these TFs activate caspase-3 cleavage, up regulate the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, and decrease MMP-9 expressions in PC-3 cells. Taken together, our results indicated that T1 and T6 strains of TFs showed the similar immune modulatory and anticancer abilities were better than the CH strain of TFs.
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- Chien-Kuo Han
- Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Marine Leisure and Tourism, Taipei College of Maritime Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Life Science, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Center for Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Angiogenesis Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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NBS1 is required for macrophage homeostasis and functional activity in mice. Blood 2015; 126:2502-10. [PMID: 26324700 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-04-637371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Nijmegen breakage syndrome 1 (NBS1) is a component of the MRE11 complex, which is a sensor of DNA double-strand breaks and plays a crucial role in the DNA damage response. Because activated macrophages produce large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can cause DNA lesions, we examined the role of NBS1 in macrophage functional activity. Proliferative and proinflammatory (interferon gamma [IFN-γ] and lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) stimuli led to increased NBS1 levels in macrophages. In mice expressing a hypomorphic allele of Nbs1, Nbs1(∆B/∆B), macrophage activation-induced ROS caused increased levels of DNA damage that were associated with defects in proliferation, delayed differentiation, and increased senescence. Furthermore, upon stimulation, Nbs1(∆B/∆B) macrophages exhibited increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines. In the in vivo 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene model of inflammation, Nbs1(∆B/∆B) animals showed increased weight and ear thickness. By using the sterile inflammation by zymosan injection, we found that macrophage proliferation was drastically decreased in the peritoneal cavity of Nbs1(∆B/∆B) mice. Our findings show that NBS1 is crucial for macrophage function during normal aging. These results have implications for understanding the immune defects observed in patients with NBS and related disorders.
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Lee YE, Park KS, Park EK, Im SU, Choi YH, Song KB. Polycan suppresses osteoclast differentiation and titanium particle-induced osteolysis in mice. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2015; 104:1170-5. [PMID: 26097144 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Particle-induced osteolysis is a major issue, and it is most likely the result of enhanced osteoclast activation in the pathogenesis of various skeletal diseases. This study investigated whether the inhibitory effect that Polycan has on osteoclast differentiation can be used to treat osteolysis induced by titanium (Ti) particles. To this end, the effects of Polycan were examined in terms of the cytotoxicity, osteoclast differentiation, cytokine expression, and Ti-induced calvarial osteolysis. Polycan had no significant cytotoxic effects on bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) but instead increased BMM proliferation. High levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-12, and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) were expressed in BMM cells in the presence of Polycan, suggesting that Polycan drives the differentiation of BMMs into M1 macrophages. Polycan significantly inhibited osteoclast differentiation induced by M-CSF and the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL). The expression levels of the osteoclast marker genes significantly decreased, and Polycan induced and maintained the expression of IL-12, which suppressed osteoclast differentiation. In contrast, the RANKL signaling pathway was not inhibited by Polycan. An in vivo calvarial osteolysis model revealed that Polycan significantly decreased the osteoclast numbers and suppressed osteolysis. Our results suggest that the natural compound Polycan is a good candidate for therapeutic intervention against enhanced osteoclast differentiation and Ti particle-induced osteolysis. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 104B: 1170-1175, 2016.
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- Young-Eun Lee
- Department of Dental Hygiene, Daegu Health College, 15 Youngsong-Ro, Buk-Gu, 702-722, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 2-188-1 Jung-Gu, Samduk-Dong, 700-412, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 2-188-1 Jung-Gu, Samduk-Dong, 700-412, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 2-188-1 Jung-Gu, Samduk-Dong, 700-412, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 2-188-1 Jung-Gu, Samduk-Dong, 700-412, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 2-188-1 Jung-Gu, Samduk-Dong, 700-412, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Zhang N, Lei J, Lei H, Ruan X, Liu Q, Chen Y, Huang W. MicroRNA-101 overexpression by IL-6 and TNF-α inhibits cholesterol efflux by suppressing ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 expression. Exp Cell Res 2015; 336:33-42. [PMID: 26033364 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs play key roles in regulating cholesterol homeostasis. Here, we investigated the role of microRNA-101 (miR-101) in regulating ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) expression and cholesterol efflux under non-inflammatory and inflammatory conditions in human THP-1-derived macrophages and HepG2 hepatoblastoma cells. METHODS The cell lines were transfected with one of four lentiviral vectors: miR-101, miR-101 control, anti-miR-101, or anti-miR-101 control. A luciferase reporter assay was used to examine miR-101 binding to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of ABCA1. Western blotting was conducted to assess ABCA1 protein expression. Cells were loaded with BODIPY-cholesterol and stained with oil red O to assess cholesterol efflux. RESULTS The luciferase activity assay revealed that wild-type miR-101 binding at site 2 significantly repressed ABCA1 3' UTR activity, suggesting that miR-101 directly targets the ABCA1 mRNA at site 2. In both cell lines, Western blotting revealed that miR-101 expression negatively regulates ABCA1 protein expression and significantly suppresses cholesterol efflux to ApoA1 under both low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and non-LDL conditions, which was confirmed by pronounced lipid inclusions visible by oil red O staining. In HepG2 cells, both IL-6 and TNF-α treatments produced significant miR-101 overexpression; however, in THP-1-derived macrophages, only IL-6 treatment produced significant miR-101 overexpression. Anti-mir-101 transfection under both IL-6 and TNF-α treatment conditions led to ABCA1 upregulation, indicating that miR-101 expression represses ABCA1 expression under inflammatory conditions. CONCLUSIONS miR-101 promotes intracellular cholesterol retention under inflammatory conditions through suppressing ABCA1 expression and suggests that the miR-101-ABCA1 axis may play an intermediary role in the development of NAFLD and vascular atherosclerosis.
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- Nan Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; John Moorhead Research Laboratory, Centre for Nephrology, University College London Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Centre for Lipid Research, Key Laboratory of Metabolism on Lipid and Glucose, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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El-Kassas S, Faraj R, Martin K, Hajishengallis G, Connell TD, Nashar T. Cell clustering and delay/arrest in T-cell division implicate a novel mechanism of immune modulation by E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin B-subunits. Cell Immunol 2015; 295:150-62. [PMID: 25880107 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The B-subunits of heat-labile enterotoxins LT-I (LT-IB) and LT-IIa (LT-IIaB) are strong adjuvants that bind to cell-surface receptors, including gangliosides G(M1) and GD1b, respectively. LT-IIaB also binds TLR-2. We demonstrate for the first time that co-incubation with the B-subunits induces significant clustering of B cells after only 4h, and B and T cells in 24h. Clustering was dependent on intact B-subunits, but not on the TLR-2 binding activity of LT-IIaB, indicating it was ganglioside-mediated. Treatment of B cells with LT-IB, a mixture of LT-IB+LT-IIaB, but not LT-IIaB alone, caused a delay in T cell division following ovalbumin endocytosis. B cell receptor-mediated uptake in presence of each treatment caused an arrest, but with increased production of IL-2. Further, treatments differentially increased the proportion of macrophages expressing MHC class-II. These results highlight the outcomes of interplay between signals involving different receptors and implicate a novel mechanism of adjuvanticity.
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- Seham El-Kassas
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health, Department of Pathobiology, Tuskegee University, 1200 Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA; Kafrelshikh University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health, Department of Pathobiology, Tuskegee University, 1200 Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA; Middle Technical University, Institute of Medical Technology, Department of Community Health, Baghdad, Iraq
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health, Department of Pathobiology, Tuskegee University, 1200 Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
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- Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- The Department of Microbiology & Immunology and The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 138 Farber Hall, 3435 Main St., University at Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health, Department of Pathobiology, Tuskegee University, 1200 Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA.
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Serrat N, Sebastian C, Pereira-Lopes S, Valverde-Estrella L, Lloberas J, Celada A. The Response of Secondary Genes to Lipopolysaccharides in Macrophages Depends on Histone Deacetylase and Phosphorylation of C/EBPβ. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 192:418-26. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Managing inflammation after spinal cord injury through manipulation of macrophage function. Neural Plast 2013; 2013:945034. [PMID: 24288627 PMCID: PMC3833318 DOI: 10.1155/2013/945034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) triggers inflammation with activation of innate immune responses that contribute to secondary injury including oligodendrocyte apoptosis, demyelination, axonal degeneration, and neuronal death. Macrophage activation, accumulation, and persistent inflammation occur in SCI. Macrophages are heterogeneous cells with extensive functional plasticity and have the capacity to switch phenotypes by factors present in the inflammatory microenvironment of the injured spinal cord. This review will discuss the role of different polarized macrophages and the potential effect of macrophage-based therapies for SCI.
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Murthy SRK, Dupart E, Al-Sweel N, Chen A, Cawley NX, Loh YP. Carboxypeptidase E promotes cancer cell survival, but inhibits migration and invasion. Cancer Lett 2013; 341:204-13. [PMID: 23941827 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Carboxypeptidase E (CPE), a prohormone processing enzyme is highly expressed and secreted from (neuro)endocrine tumors and gliomas, and has been implicated in cancer progression by promoting tumor growth. Our study demonstrates that secreted or exogenously applied CPE promotes survival of pheochromocytoma (PC12) and hepatocellular carcinoma (MHCC97H) cells under nutrient starvation and hypoxic conditions, but had no effect on their proliferation. CPE also reduced migration and invasion of fibrosarcoma (HT1080) cells. We show that CPE treatment mediates survival of MHCC97H cells during metabolic stress by up-regulating the expression of anti-apoptotic protein BCL-2, and other pro-survival genes, via activation of the ERK1/2 pathway.
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- Saravana R K Murthy
- Section on Cellular Neurobiology, Program on Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892. USA
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- Section on Cellular Neurobiology, Program on Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892. USA
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- Section on Cellular Neurobiology, Program on Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892. USA
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- Section on Cellular Neurobiology, Program on Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892. USA
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- Section on Cellular Neurobiology, Program on Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892. USA
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- Section on Cellular Neurobiology, Program on Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892. USA
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Feng X, Teitelbaum SL. Osteoclasts: New Insights. Bone Res 2013; 1:11-26. [PMID: 26273491 DOI: 10.4248/br201301003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 323] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Osteoclasts, the bone-resorbing cells, play a pivotal role in skeletal development and adult bone remodeling. They also participate in the pathogenesis of various bone disorders. Osteoclasts differentiate from cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage upon stimulation of two essential factors, the monocyte/macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activation of NF-κB ligand (RANKL). M-CSF binds to its receptor c-Fms to activate distinct signaling pathways to stimulate the proliferation and survival of osteoclast precursors and the mature cell. RANKL, however, is the primary osteoclast differentiation factor, and promotes osteoclast differentiation mainly through controlling gene expression by activating its receptor, RANK. Osteoclast function depends on polarization of the cell, induced by integrin αvβ3, to form the resorptive machinery characterized by the attachment to the bone matrix and the formation of the bone-apposed ruffled border. Recent studies have provided new insights into the mechanism of osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption. In particular, c-Fms and RANK signaling have been shown to regulate bone resorption by cross-talking with those activated by integrin αvβ3. This review discusses new advances in the understanding of the mechanisms of osteoclast differentiation and function.
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Comalada M, Lloberas J, Celada A. MKP-1: A critical phosphatase in the biology of macrophages controlling the switch between proliferation and activation. Eur J Immunol 2012; 42:1938-48. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Mònica Comalada
- Macrophage Biology Group; Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona); Barcelona; Spain
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Lee CT, Zhong L, Mace TA, Repasky EA. Elevation in body temperature to fever range enhances and prolongs subsequent responsiveness of macrophages to endotoxin challenge. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30077. [PMID: 22253887 PMCID: PMC3254634 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Macrophages are often considered the sentries in innate immunity, sounding early immunological alarms, a function which speeds the response to infection. Compared to the large volume of studies on regulation of macrophage function by pathogens or cytokines, relatively little attention has been devoted to the role of physical parameters such as temperature. Given that temperature is elevated during fever, a long-recognized cardinal feature of inflammation, it is possible that macrophage function is responsive to thermal signals. To explore this idea, we used LPS to model an aseptic endotoxin-induced inflammatory response in BALB/c mice and found that raising mouse body temperature by mild external heat treatment significantly enhances subsequent LPS-induced release of TNF-α into the peritoneal fluid. It also reprograms macrophages, resulting in sustained subsequent responsiveness to LPS, i.e., this treatment reduces “endotoxin tolerance” in vitro and in vivo. At the molecular level, elevating body temperature of mice results in a increase in LPS-induced downstream signaling including enhanced phosphorylation of IKK and IκB, NF-κB nuclear translocation and binding to the TNF-α promoter in macrophages upon secondary stimulation. Mild heat treatment also induces expression of HSP70 and use of HSP70 inhibitors (KNK437 or Pifithrin-µ) largely abrogates the ability of the thermal treatment to enhance TNF-α, suggesting that the induction of HSP70 is important for mediation of thermal effects on macrophage function. Collectively, these results support the idea that there has been integration between the evolution of body temperature regulation and macrophage function that could help to explain the known survival benefits of fever in organisms following infection.
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- Chen-Ting Lee
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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Tsai JJ, Liu SH, Yin SC, Yang CN, Hsu HS, Chen WB, Liao EC, Lee WJ, Pan HC, Sheu ML. Mite allergen Der-p2 triggers human B lymphocyte activation and Toll-like receptor-4 induction. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23249. [PMID: 21909400 PMCID: PMC3167811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Allergic disease can be characterized as manifestations of an exaggerated inflammatory response to environmental allergens triggers. Mite allergen Der-p2 is one of the major allergens of the house dust mite, which contributes to TLR4 expression and function in B cells in allergic patients. However, the precise mechanisms of Der-p2 on B cells remain obscure. Methodology/Principal Findings We investigated the effects of Der-p2 on proinflammatory cytokines responses and Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4)-related signaling in human B cells activation. We demonstrated that Der-p2 activates pro-inflammatory cytokines, TLR4 and its co-receptor MD2. ERK inhibitor PD98059 significantly enhanced TLR4/MD2 expression in Der-p2-treated B cells. Der-p2 markedly activated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) and decreased p38 phosphorylation in B cells. MKP-1-siRNA downregulated TLR4/MD2 expression in Der-p2-treated B cells. In addition, Der-p2 significantly up-regulated expression of co-stimulatory molecules and increased B cell proliferation. Neutralizing Der-p2 antibody could effectively abrogate the Der-p2-induced B cell proliferation. Der-p2 could also markedly induce NF-κB activation in B cells, which could be counteracted by dexamethasone. Conclusions/Significance These results strongly suggest that Der-p2 is capable of triggering B cell activation and MKP-1-activated p38/MAPK dephosphorylation-regulated TLR4 induction, which subsequently enhances host immune, defense responses and development of effective allergic disease therapeutics in B cells.
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- Jaw Ji Tsai
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Neuroscience, School of Life Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Global cellular changes induced by Legionella pneumophila infection of bone marrow-derived macrophages. Immunobiology 2011; 216:1274-85. [PMID: 21794945 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (Nod)-like receptor (NLR) family member Naip5 plays an essential role in restricting Legionella pneumophila growth inside primary macrophages. Upon interaction with bacterial flagellin, the intracellular receptor Naip5 forms a multi-protein complex, the inflammasome, which activation has a protective role against infection. The A/J mouse strain carries a Naip5 allele (Naip5(A/J)), which renders its macrophages susceptible to Legionella infection. However, Naip5(A/J) is still competent for inflammasome activation suggesting that an as yet unidentified signaling pathway located downstream of Naip5 and defective in Naip5(A/J) macrophages regulates macrophage defenses against Legionella. Therefore, transcriptional profiling experiments with macrophages from C57BL/6J mice (B6), and from congenic mice (BcA75) carrying the partial loss-of-function A/J-derived allele (Naip5(A/J)) on a B6 background, infected or not with wild-type L. pneumophila or flagellin-deficient mutant were carried out to identify genes regulated by flagellin and by Naip5. Both the Legionella infection per se and the presence of flagellin had very strong effects on transcriptional responses of macrophages, 4h following infection, including modulation of cellular pathways associated with inflammatory response and cell survival. On the other hand, the presence of wild type or partial loss of function allele (Naip5(A/J)) at Naip5 did not cause large effects on transcriptional responses of macrophages to infection. We also examined in L. pneumophila infected macrophages, the effect of Naip5 alleles on expression and phosphorylation of 524 phosphoproteins, kinases and phosphatases involved in cell proliferation, immune response, stress and apoptosis. Naip5 alleles had an effect on the TLR-Il1R signaling pathway, the cell cycle and the caveolin-mediated response to pathogen. The results of transcriptome and proteome analyses were organized into cellular pathways in macrophages that are modulated in response to Legionella infection.
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Lu Y, Stinnette TW, Westrick E, Klein PJ, Gehrke MA, Cross VA, Vlahov IR, Low PS, Leamon CP. Treatment of experimental adjuvant arthritis with a novel folate receptor-targeted folic acid-aminopterin conjugate. Arthritis Res Ther 2011; 13:R56. [PMID: 21463515 PMCID: PMC3132048 DOI: 10.1186/ar3304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Introduction Folate receptor (FR)-expressing macrophages have been shown to accumulate at sites of inflammation, where they promote development of inflammatory symptoms. To target such a macrophage population, we designed and evaluated the biologic activity of EC0746, a novel folic acid conjugate of the highly potent antifolate, aminopterin. Methods Using a FR-positive subclone of murine macrophage-derived RAW264.7 cells and rat thioglycollate-elicited macrophages, we studied the effect of EC0746 on dihydrofolate reductase activity, cell proliferation, and cellular response towards bacterial lipopolysaccharide as well as IFNγ activation. The EC0746 anti-inflammatory activity, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity were also evaluated in normal rats or in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis; that is, a FR-positive macrophage model that closely resembles rheumatoid arthritis in humans. Results EC0746 suppresses the proliferation of RAW264.7 cells and prevents the ability of nonproliferating rat macrophages to respond to inflammatory stimuli. In the macrophage-rich rat arthritis model, brief treatment with subcutaneously administered EC0746 is shown to mediate an FR-specific anti-inflammatory response that is more potent than either orally administered methotrexate or subcutaneously delivered etanercept. More importantly, EC0746 therapy is also shown to be ~40-fold less toxic than unmodified aminopterin, with fewer bone marrow and gastrointestinal problems. Conclusions EC0746 is the first high FR-binding dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor that demonstrates FR-specific anti-inflammatory activities both in vitro and in vivo. Our data reveal that a relatively toxic anti-inflammatory drug, such as aminopterin, can be targeted with folic acid to inflammatory macrophages and thereby relieve inflammatory symptoms with greatly reduced toxicity.
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- Yingjuan Lu
- Endocyte, Inc., 3000 Kent Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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Pascual-García M, Carbó JM, León T, Matalonga J, Out R, Van Berkel T, Sarrias MR, Lozano F, Celada A, Valledor AF. Liver X receptors inhibit macrophage proliferation through downregulation of cyclins D1 and B1 and cyclin-dependent kinases 2 and 4. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:4656-67. [PMID: 21398609 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Macrophages serve essential functions as regulators of immunity and homeostasis, and their proliferation contributes to pathogenesis of certain disorders. In this report, we show that induction of macrophage proliferation by the growth factor M-CSF is negatively modulated by agonists that activate the nuclear receptor liver X receptor (LXR), both in vitro and in vivo. Both isoforms LXR α and β are involved in the antiproliferative actions of LXR ligands in macrophages. In contrast, M-CSF does not exert negative effects on LXR-mediated gene expression. Treatment with LXR agonists results in the accumulation of macrophages in the G(0)/G(1) phase of the cell cycle without affecting ERK-1/2 phosphorylation. The use of small interfering RNA or genetically modified mice revealed that, in contrast to other cellular models, functional expression of either the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27KIP1 or the cholesterol transporters ATP-binding cassette A1 or ATP-binding cassette G1 was not required for the antiproliferative effects of LXR agonists in macrophages. Western blot analysis revealed that protein expression of key molecules that regulate progression through the cell cycle, such as cyclins D1 and B1 and cyclin-dependent kinases 2 and 4, was downregulated upon LXR activation. These observations suggest a role for LXR agonists in limiting macrophage proliferative responses associated to pathogenic disorders.
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- Mónica Pascual-García
- Nuclear Receptor Group, Department of Physiology, School of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Rovina P, Jaritz M, Bornancin F. Transcriptional repression of ceramide kinase in LPS-challenged macrophages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 401:164-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ley S, Weigert A, Brüne B. Neuromediators in inflammation—a macrophage/nerve connection. Immunobiology 2010; 215:674-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2010.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Whittaker S, Marais R, Zhu AX. The role of signaling pathways in the development and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 2010; 29:4989-5005. [PMID: 20639898 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 646] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly prevalent, treatment-resistant malignancy with a multifaceted molecular pathogenesis. Current evidence indicates that during hepatocarcinogenesis, two main pathogenic mechanisms prevail: (1) cirrhosis associated with hepatic regeneration after tissue damage caused by hepatitis infection, toxins (for example, alcohol or aflatoxin) or metabolic influences, and (2) mutations occurring in single or multiple oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Both mechanisms have been linked with alterations in several important cellular signaling pathways. These pathways are of interest from a therapeutic perspective, because targeting them may help to reverse, delay or prevent tumorigenesis. In this review, we explore some of the major pathways implicated in HCC. These include the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, WNT/beta-catenin pathway, insulin-like growth factor pathway, hepatocyte growth factor/c-MET pathway and growth factor-regulated angiogenic signaling. We focus on the role of these pathways in hepatocarcinogenesis, how they are altered, and the consequences of these abnormalities. In addition, we also review the latest preclinical and clinical data on the rationally designed targeted agents that are now being directed against these pathways, with early evidence of success.
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- S Whittaker
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Kim HJ, Zou W, Ito Y, Kim SY, Chappel J, Ross FP, Teitelbaum SL. Src-like adaptor protein regulates osteoclast generation and survival. J Cell Biochem 2010; 110:201-9. [PMID: 20225239 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Src-like adaptor protein (SLAP) is a hematopoietic adaptor containing Src homology (SH)3 and SH2 motifs and a unique carboxy terminus. Unlike c-Src, SLAP lacks a tyrosine kinase domain. We investigated the role of SLAP in osteoclast development and resorptive function. Employing SLAP-deficient mice, we find lack of the adaptor enhances in vitro proliferation of osteoclast precursors in the form of bone marrow macrophages (BMMs), without altering their survival. Furthermore, osteoclastogenic markers appear more rapidly in SLAP-/- BMMs exposed to RANK ligand (RANKL). The accelerated proliferation of M-CSF-treated, SLAP-deficient precursors is associated with enhanced ERK activation. SLAP's role as a mediator of M-CSF signaling, in osteoclastic cells, is buttressed by complexing of the adaptor protein and c-Fms in lipid rafts. Unlike c-Src, SLAP does not impact resorptive function of mature osteoclasts but induces their early apoptosis. Thus, SLAP negatively regulates differentiation of osteoclasts and proliferation of their precursors. Conversely, SLAP decreases osteoclast death by inhibiting activation of caspase 3. These counterbalancing events yield indistinguishable bones of WT and SLAP-/- mice which contain equal numbers of osteoclasts in basal and stimulated conditions.
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- Hyun-Ju Kim
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Nworu CS, Akah PA, Okoye FBC, Proksch P, Esimone CO. The Effects ofPhyllanthus niruriAqueous Extract on the Activation of Murine Lymphocytes and Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages. Immunol Invest 2010; 39:245-67. [DOI: 10.3109/08820131003599585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Villalonga N, David M, Bielanska J, Vicente R, Comes N, Valenzuela C, Felipe A. Immunomodulation of voltage-dependent K+ channels in macrophages: molecular and biophysical consequences. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 135:135-47. [PMID: 20100893 PMCID: PMC2812499 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200910334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Voltage-dependent potassium (Kv) channels play a pivotal role in the modulation of macrophage physiology. Macrophages are professional antigen-presenting cells and produce inflammatory and immunoactive substances that modulate the immune response. Blockage of Kv channels by specific antagonists decreases macrophage cytokine production and inhibits proliferation. Numerous pharmacological agents exert their effects on specific target cells by modifying the activity of their plasma membrane ion channels. Investigation of the mechanisms involved in the regulation of potassium ion conduction is, therefore, essential to the understanding of potassium channel functions in the immune response to infection and inflammation. Here, we demonstrate that the biophysical properties of voltage-dependent K+ currents are modified upon activation or immunosuppression in macrophages. This regulation is in accordance with changes in the molecular characteristics of the heterotetrameric Kv1.3/Kv1.5 channels, which generate the main Kv in macrophages. An increase in K+ current amplitude in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages is characterized by a faster C-type inactivation, a greater percentage of cumulative inactivation, and a more effective margatoxin (MgTx) inhibition than control cells. These biophysical parameters are related to an increase in Kv1.3 subunits in the Kv1.3/Kv1.5 hybrid channel. In contrast, dexamethasone decreased the C-type inactivation, the cumulative inactivation, and the sensitivity to MgTx concomitantly with a decrease in Kv1.3 expression. Neither of these treatments apparently altered the expression of Kv1.5. Our results demonstrate that the immunomodulation of macrophages triggers molecular and biophysical consequences in Kv1.3/Kv1.5 hybrid channels by altering the subunit stoichiometry.
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- Núria Villalonga
- Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Departament de Bioquímica i Biología Molecular, Institut de Biomedicina, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Krifka S, Petzel C, Hiller KA, Frank EM, Bosl C, Spagnuolo G, Reichl FX, Schmalz G, Schweikl H. Resin monomer-induced differential activation of MAP kinases and apoptosis in mouse macrophages and human pulp cells. Biomaterials 2010; 31:2964-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 01/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A synthetic analog of 15-epi-lipoxin A4 inhibits human monocyte apoptosis: Involvement of ERK-2 and PI3-kinase. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2010; 91:10-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2009.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 11/27/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bailón E, Cueto-Sola M, Utrilla P, Rodríguez-Cabezas ME, Garrido-Mesa N, Zarzuelo A, Xaus J, Gálvez J, Comalada M. Butyrate in vitro immune-modulatory effects might be mediated through a proliferation-related induction of apoptosis. Immunobiology 2010; 215:863-73. [PMID: 20149475 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2009] [Revised: 01/02/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Survival and proliferation signals are two processes closely interrelated and finely controlled in most cell types, whose deregulation may lead to carcinogenesis. In the last decade, different studies have suggested that both cellular functions are also intimately associated with other cellular activities such as differentiation and cellular activation, especially in immune cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) butyrate on the proliferation and activation state of different cell types involved in inflammatory bowel disease. We focused on intestinal epithelial cells, macrophages and T-lymphocytes, using both primary non-transformed cultures and established cell lines. The results showed that low concentrations of butyrate inhibited the proliferation of all the immune cell types tested in this work, whereas it only induced apoptosis in activated T-lymphocytes, non-differentiated epithelial cells and macrophage cell lines, but not in differentiated epithelial cells or primary macrophages. Butyrate apoptosis induction was mediated by caspase-3/7 activation. This SCFA was only able to modify cell activation, measured as expression of inflammatory cytokines, in those cell types in which apoptosis was induced. In conclusion, our results suggest a cell type-specificity of the immune-modulatory effects of butyrate based on the proliferation/activation characteristic physiology of these processes in different cells types.
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- Elvira Bailón
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Department of Pharmacology, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Casals-Casas C, Alvarez E, Serra M, de la Torre C, Farrera C, Sánchez-Tilló E, Caelles C, Lloberas J, Celada A. CREB and AP-1 activation regulates MKP-1 induction by LPS or M-CSF and their kinetics correlate with macrophage activation versus proliferation. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:1902-13. [PMID: 19585511 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200839037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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MAPK phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) is a protein phosphatase that plays a crucial role in innate immunity. This phosphatase inactivates ERK1/2, which are involved in two opposite functional activities of the macrophage, namely proliferation and activation. Here we found that although macrophage proliferation and activation induce MKP-1 with different kinetics, gene expression is mediated by the proximal promoter sequences localized between -380 and -180 bp. Mutagenesis experiments of the proximal element determined that CRE/AP-1 is required for LPS- or M-CSF-induced activation of the MKP-1 gene. Moreover, the results from gel shift analysis and chromatin immunoprecipitation indicated that c-Jun and CREB bind to the CRE/AP-1 box. The distinct kinetics shown by M-CSF and LPS correlates with the induction of JNK and c-jun, as well as the requirement for Raf-1. The signal transduction pathways that activate the induction of MKP-1 correlate kinetically with induction by M-CSF and LPS.
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Atypical roles for Campylobacter jejuni amino acid ATP binding cassette transporter components PaqP and PaqQ in bacterial stress tolerance and pathogen-host cell dynamics. Infect Immun 2009; 77:4912-24. [PMID: 19703978 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00571-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is a human pathogen causing severe diarrheal disease; however, our understanding of the survival of C. jejuni during disease and transmission remains limited. Amino acid ATP binding cassette (AA-ABC) transporters in C. jejuni have been proposed as important pathogenesis factors. We have investigated a novel AA-ABC transporter system, encoded by cj0467 to cj0469, by generating targeted deletions of cj0467 (the membrane transport component) and cj0469 (the ATPase component) in C. jejuni 81-176. The analyses described here have led us to designate these genes paqP and paqQ, respectively (pathogenesis-associated glutamine [q] ABC transporter permease [P] and ATPase [Q]). We found that loss of either component resulted in amino acid uptake defects, most notably diminished glutamine uptake. Altered resistance to a series of environmental and in vivo stresses was also observed: both mutants were hyperresistant to aerobic and organic peroxide stress, and while the DeltapaqP mutant was also hyperresistant to heat and osmotic shock, the DeltapaqQ mutant was more susceptible than the wild type to the latter two stresses. The DeltapaqP and DeltapaqQ mutants also displayed a surprising but statistically significant increase in recovery from macrophages and epithelial cells in short-term intracellular survival assays. Annexin V, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), and Western blot analyses revealed that macrophages infected with the DeltapaqP or DeltapaqQ mutant exhibited transient but significant decreases in cell death and extracellular signal-regulated kinase-mitogen-activated protein kinase activation compared to levels in wild-type-infected cells. The DeltapaqP mutant was not defective in either short-term or longer-term mouse colonization, consistent with its increased stress survival and diminished host cell damage phenotypes. Collectively, these results demonstrate a unique correlation of an AA-ABC transporter with bacterial stress tolerances and host cell responses to pathogen infection.
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Bastús NG, Sánchez-Tilló E, Pujals S, Farrera C, López C, Giralt E, Celada A, Lloberas J, Puntes V. Homogeneous conjugation of peptides onto gold nanoparticles enhances macrophage response. ACS NANO 2009; 3:1335-44. [PMID: 19489561 DOI: 10.1021/nn8008273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Murine bone marrow macrophages were able to recognize gold nanoparticle peptide conjugates, while peptides or nanoparticles alone were not recognized. Consequently, in the presence of conjugates, macrophage proliferation was stopped and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6, as well as nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) were induced. Furthermore, macrophage activation by gold nanoparticles conjugated to different peptides appeared to be rather independent of peptide length and polarity, but dependent on peptide pattern at the nanoparticle surface. Correspondingly, the biochemical type of response also depended on the type of conjugated peptide and could be correlated with the degree of ordering in the peptide coating. These findings help to illustrate the basic requirements involved in medical nanoparticle conjugate design to either activate the immune system or hide from it in order to reach their targets before being removed by phagocytes.
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- Neus G Bastús
- Institut Catala de Nanotecnologia, Campus UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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Otero K, Turnbull IR, Poliani PL, Vermi W, Cerutti E, Aoshi T, Tassi I, Takai T, Stanley SL, Miller M, Shaw AS, Colonna M. Macrophage colony-stimulating factor induces the proliferation and survival of macrophages via a pathway involving DAP12 and beta-catenin. Nat Immunol 2009; 10:734-43. [PMID: 19503107 DOI: 10.1038/ni.1744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) influences the proliferation and survival of mononuclear phagocytes through the receptor CSF-1R. The adaptor protein DAP12 is critical for the function of mononuclear phagocytes. DAP12-mutant mice and humans have defects in osteoclasts and microglia, as well as brain and bone abnormalities. Here we show DAP12 deficiency impaired the M-CSF-induced proliferation and survival of macrophages in vitro. DAP12-deficient mice had fewer microglia in defined central nervous system areas, and DAP12-deficient progenitors regenerated myeloid cells inefficiently after bone marrow transplantation. Signaling by M-CSF through CSF-1R induced the stabilization and nuclear translocation of beta-catenin, which activated genes involved in the cell cycle. DAP12 was essential for phosphorylation and nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin. Our results provide a mechanistic explanation for the many defects of DAP12-deficient mononuclear phagocytes.
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- Karel Otero
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Lloberas J, Celada A. p21waf1/CIP1, a CDK inhibitor and a negative feedback system that controls macrophage activation. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:691-4. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Guo H, Ma Y, Zhang B, Sun B, Niu R, Ying G, Zhang N. Pivotal Advance: PKCzeta is required for migration of macrophages. J Leukoc Biol 2009; 85:911-8. [PMID: 19201988 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0708429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The crosstalk, mediated by chemoattractants, between cancer cells and tumor-associated macrophages, plays an important role in tumor invasion and metastasis. Our previous study reported that atypical protein kinase C zeta (PKCzeta) regulates epidermal growth factor-induced chemotaxis of human breast cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the role of PKCzeta in CSF-1-induced chemotaxis of macrophages. Knockdown of PKCzeta by small interference RNA impaired CSF-1-induced chemotaxis of human acute monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1, which was probably a result of a decrease in CSF-1-induced phosphorylation of LIN-11, Is11, and MEC-3 protein domain kinase (LIMK)/cofilin and actin polymerization. Furthermore, silencing PKCzeta expression also impaired migration of mouse peritoneal macrophages. Scratch analysis indicated that PKCzeta was required for macrophage migration. Therefore, PKCzeta is required for CSF-1-induced chemotaxis of macrophages. Blocking activation of PKCzeta will be a novel strategy to inhibit cancer metastasis by blocking migration of cancer cells and macrophages.
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- Hua Guo
- Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences and Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China
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Arpa L, Valledor AF, Lloberas J, Celada A. IL-4 blocks M-CSF-dependent macrophage proliferation by inducing p21Waf1 in a STAT6-dependent way. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:514-26. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yamana J, Santos L, Morand E. Enhanced induction of LPS-induced fibroblast MCP-1 by interferon-gamma: involvement of JNK and MAPK phosphatase-1. Cell Immunol 2008; 255:26-32. [PMID: 18950753 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2008.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2008] [Revised: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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IFN-gamma has significant immunoregulatory activity and plays an important role in both innate and adaptive immunity. Additive effects of IFN-gamma and the Toll-like receptor ligand LPS has been investigated in macrophages, but in fibroblasts is incompletely understood. IFN-gamma and LPS synergistically induced MCP-1 and NO release in primary murine dermal fibroblasts. IFN-gamma enhanced LPS-induced JNK and p38 MAPK phosphorylation but had no effect on NF-kappaB activity. The induction of both MCP-1 and NO was attenuated by inhibition of JNK but not p38 MAPK. Serine 727 STAT1 phosphorylation by IFN-gamma was increased by LPS, and this was also attenuated by inhibition of JNK but not p38 MAPK. IFN-gamma inhibited the basal expression of MAPK phosphatase-1, a negative regulator of MAPK signaling pathway. These results suggest that enhancement of LPS-induced JNK activation by IFN-gamma associated with inhibition of MAPK phosphatase-1 may be one of the mechanisms of additive effects between IFN-gamma and LPS in fibroblasts.
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- Jiro Yamana
- The Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash Medical Centre Clayton, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Locked Bag No. 29, Clayton, Melbourne 3168, Australia.
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Haines-Butterick LA, Salick DA, Pochan DJ, Schneider JP. In vitro assessment of the pro-inflammatory potential of beta-hairpin peptide hydrogels. Biomaterials 2008; 29:4164-9. [PMID: 18687464 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The pro-inflammatory potential of beta-hairpin peptide hydrogels (MAX1 and MAX8) was assessed in vitro by measuring the cellular response of J774 mouse peritoneal macrophages cultured on the hydrogel surfaces. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the level of TNF-alpha, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, secreted by cells cultured on the gel surfaces. Both bulk and thin films of gels did not elicit TNF-alpha secretion from the macrophages. In addition, live/dead assays employing laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and phase-contrast light micrographs show the hydrogel surfaces are non-cytotoxic toward the macrophages and allow the cells to adopt healthy morphologies. When macrophages were activated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a known bacterial pathogen that activates an innate immune response, an increase in the TNF-alpha titers by two orders of magnitude was observed. On LPS induction, macrophages displayed a decrease in cell density, enlarged nuclei, and an increase in cytoplasmic granularity, all characteristics of activated macrophages indicating that the cells are still capable of reacting to insult. The data presented herein indicate that MAX1 and MAX8 gels do not elicit macrophage activation in vitro and suggest that these materials are excellent candidates for in vivo assessment in appropriate animal models.
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- Lisa A Haines-Butterick
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 115 Brown Laboratory, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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IFN-{gamma}-mediated inhibition of MAPK phosphatase expression results in prolonged MAPK activity in response to M-CSF and inhibition of proliferation. Blood 2008; 112:3274-82. [PMID: 18682602 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-11-123604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Macrophages have the capacity to proliferate in response to specific growth factors, such as macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF). In the presence of several cytokines and activating factors, macrophages undergo growth arrest, become activated, and participate in the development of an immune response. We have previously observed that activation of extracellularly regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK-1/2) is required for macrophage proliferation in response to growth factors. A short and early pattern of ERK activity correlated with the proliferative response. In contrast, slightly prolonged patterns of activity of these kinases were induced by signals that lead to macrophage activation and growth arrest. IFN-gamma is the main endogenous Th1-type macrophage activator. Here we report that stimulation with IFN-gamma prolongs the pattern of ERK activity induced by M-CSF in macrophages. These effects correlate with IFN-gamma-mediated inhibition of the expression of several members of the MAPK phosphatase family, namely MKP-1, -2, and -4. Moreover, inhibition of MKP-1 expression using siRNA technology or synthetic inhibitors also led to elongated ERK activity and significant blockage of M-CSF-dependent proliferation. These data suggest that subtle changes in the time course of activity of members of the MAPK family contribute to the antiproliferative effects of IFN-gamma in macrophages.
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Wu H, Wang S, Xue A, Liu Y, Liu Y, Wang H, Chen Q, Guo M, Zhang Z. Overexpression of decorin induces apoptosis and cell growth arrest in cultured rat mesangial cells in vitro. Nephrology (Carlton) 2008; 13:607-15. [PMID: 18518935 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.00961.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Decorin (DCN) is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan that plays an important role in the regulation of intercellular contact, cell migration and proliferation. DCN suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis in various tumour cells. The aim of this study was to investigate whether overexpression of DCN could induce apoptosis and cell growth arrest in mesangial cells (MsCs) in vitro. METHODS PcDNA3.1A-DCN plasmid was transfected into cultured rat MsCs, and positive clones stably expressing DCN (MsC/DCN) were selected. SiRNA was used for blocking DCN expression in MsC/DCN. Apoptosis and cell growth of MsCs were assayed by flow cytometry. Hoechst staining was used for observing apoptotic cells. Expressions of active Caspase-3, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), P21 and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta1) were analyzed using Western blot. RESULTS Overexpression of DCN in MsCs induced apoptosis and arrested cells in the G(0)/G(1) phase. The protein level of active Caspase-3 was significantly elevated in MsC/DCN (P < 0.01). DCN transfection induced downregulation of EGFR and up-expression of P21. In addition, the expression of TGF-beta1 was significantly inhibited. DCN-siRNA transfection remarkably blocked the expression of DCN and reversed the downregulatory effects of DCN on MsC's proliferation. CONCLUSION Overexpression of DCN could inhibit MsCs proliferation by inducing apoptosis and cell growth arrest in vitro and it also downregulates expression of TGF-beta1. These results suggest novel strategies for regulating the proliferation of MsC in glomerular diseases.
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- Huijuan Wu
- Department of Pathology and Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education of China, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Heat stress-induced heat shock protein 70 expression is dependent on ERK activation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) cells. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 150:307-14. [PMID: 18467140 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 03/28/2008] [Accepted: 03/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Heat shock response is a common event that occurs in many species. Despite its evolutionary conservation, comparative studies of heat shock response have been largely unexplored. In mammals, heat shock response decreases with age through unclear mechanisms. Understanding how the age-related decline in heat shock response occurs may provide information to understanding the biology of aging. We have previously shown that heat shock response similarly declines with age in zebrafish. However, signaling pathways that regulate the heat shock response in zebrafish are unknown. In mammals there is evidence that mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) of the ERK family alter Hsp70 transcription, serving as a potential regulator of the heat shock response. We explored if heat stress-induced Hsp70 expression is altered by activation of ERK in the zebrafish Pac2 fibroblast cell line as occurs in mammalian cells. Heat stress induced both Hsp70 mRNA expression and phosphorylation of both ERK1 and ERK2 (ERK1/2) in Pac2 cells. ERK inhibitors PD98059 and U0126 blocked both heat stress-induced and plated-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and also diminished heat-induced Hsp70 expression. Pac2 cell viability was not affected by either the ERK inhibitors or heat stress. These results demonstrate that induction of Hsp70 in response to heat stress is dependent on ERK activation in Pac2 cells. This suggests that the heat shock response in zebrafish utilizes a similar signaling pathway to that of mammals and that zebrafish are a good model for comparative studies of heat shock response.
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Modulation of survival pathways in ovarian carcinoma cell lines resistant to platinum compounds. Mol Cancer Ther 2008; 7:679-87. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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