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Pironti G. State-of-the-art methodologies used in preclinical studies to assess left ventricular diastolic and systolic function in mice, pitfalls and troubleshooting. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1228789. [PMID: 37608817 PMCID: PMC10441126 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1228789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still the leading cause of death worldwide. The improved survival of patients with comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity together with the extension of life expectancy contributes to raise the prevalence of CVD in the increasingly aged society. Therefore, a translational research platform that enables precise evaluation of cardiovascular function in healthy and disease condition and assess the efficacy of novel pharmacological treatments, could implement basic science and contribute to reduce CVD burden. Heart failure is a deadly syndrome characterized by the inability of the heart to meet the oxygen demands of the body (unless there is a compensatory increased of filling pressure) and can manifest either with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The development and progression of HFrEF is mostly attributable to impaired contractile performance (systole), while in HFpEF the main problem resides in decreased ability of left ventricle to relax and allow the blood filling (diastole). Murine preclinical models have been broadly used in research to understand pathophysiologic mechanisms of heart failure and test the efficacy of novel therapies. Several methods have been employed to characterise cardiac systolic and diastolic function including Pressure Volume (PV) loop hemodynamic analysis, echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The choice of one methodology or another depends on many aspects including budget available, skills of the operator and design of the study. The aim of this review is to discuss the importance of several methodologies that are commonly used to characterise the cardiovascular phenotype of preclinical models of heart failure highlighting advantages and limitation of each procedure. Although it requires highly skilled operators for execution, PV loop analysis represents the "gold standard" methodology that enables the assessment of left ventricular performance also independently of vascular loading conditions and heart rate, which conferee a really high physiologic importance to this procedure.
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- Gianluigi Pironti
- Cardiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Møller LLV, Ali MS, Davey J, Raun SH, Andersen NR, Long JZ, Qian H, Jeppesen JF, Henriquez-Olguin C, Frank E, Jensen TE, Højlund K, Wojtaszewski JFP, Nielsen J, Chiu TT, Jedrychowski MP, Gregorevic P, Klip A, Richter EA, Sylow L. The Rho guanine dissociation inhibitor α inhibits skeletal muscle Rac1 activity and insulin action. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2211041120. [PMID: 37364105 PMCID: PMC10318982 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211041120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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The molecular events governing skeletal muscle glucose uptake have pharmacological potential for managing insulin resistance in conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer. With no current pharmacological treatments to target skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, there is an unmet need to identify the molecular mechanisms that control insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. Here, the Rho guanine dissociation inhibitor α (RhoGDIα) is identified as a point of control in the regulation of insulin sensitivity. In skeletal muscle cells, RhoGDIα interacted with, and thereby inhibited, the Rho GTPase Rac1. In response to insulin, RhoGDIα was phosphorylated at S101 and Rac1 dissociated from RhoGDIα to facilitate skeletal muscle GLUT4 translocation. Accordingly, siRNA-mediated RhoGDIα depletion increased Rac1 activity and elevated GLUT4 translocation. Consistent with RhoGDIα's inhibitory effect, rAAV-mediated RhoGDIα overexpression in mouse muscle decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and was detrimental to whole-body glucose tolerance. Aligning with RhoGDIα's negative role in insulin sensitivity, RhoGDIα protein content was elevated in skeletal muscle from insulin-resistant patients with type 2 diabetes. These data identify RhoGDIα as a clinically relevant controller of skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity and whole-body glucose homeostasis, mechanistically by modulating Rac1 activity.
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- Lisbeth L. V. Møller
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- The Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC3010, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, CA94305
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- The Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC3010, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
- Exercise Science Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, 7501015Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, 5000Odense C, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000Odense C, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230Odense M, Denmark
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- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ONM5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM5S 1A1, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM5S 1A1, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA02115
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA02215
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- The Centre for Muscle Research, Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC3010, Australia
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- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ONM5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM5S 1A1, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM5S 1A1, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONM5S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Chronic Training Induces Metabolic and Proteomic Response in Male and Female Basketball Players: Salivary Modifications during In-Season Training Programs. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11020241. [PMID: 36673609 PMCID: PMC9858989 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11020241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize the salivary proteome and metabolome of highly trained female and male young basketball players, highlighting common and different traits. A total of 20 male and female basketball players (10 female and 10 male) and 20 sedentary control subjects (10 female and 10 male) were included in the study. The athletes exercised at least five times per week for 2 h per day. Saliva samples were collected mid-season, between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. and away from sport competition. The proteome and metabolome were analyzed by using 2DE and GC-MS techniques, respectively. A computerized 2DE gel image analysis revealed 43 spots that varied in intensity among groups. Between these spots, 10 (23.2%) were differentially expressed among male athletes and controls, 22 (51.2%) between female basketball players and controls, 11 spots (25.6%) between male and female athletes, and 13 spots (30.2%) between male and female controls. Among the proteins identified were Immunoglobulin, Alpha-Amylase, and Dermcidin, which are inflammation-related proteins. In addition, several amino acids, such as glutamic acid, lysine, ornithine, glycine, tyrosine, threonine, and valine, were increased in trained athletes. In this study, we highlight that saliva is a useful biofluid to assess athlete performance and confirm that the adaptation of men and women to exercise has some common features, but also some different sex-specific behaviors, including differential amino acid utilization and expression of inflammation-related proteins, which need to be further investigated. Moreover, in the future, it will be interesting to examine the influence of sport-type on these differences.
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Militello R, Pinto G, Illiano A, Luti S, Magherini F, Amoresano A, Modesti PA, Modesti A. Modulation of Plasma Proteomic Profile by Regular Training in Male and Female Basketball Players: A Preliminary Study. Front Physiol 2022; 13:813447. [PMID: 35360242 PMCID: PMC8964093 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.813447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Monitoring fatigue and recovery during training periods contributes to identifying the best training methods to achieve sports performance. To date, little is known about sex-related differences in sports adaptations. The aim of the present study is to identify sex-related sports adaptation proteins in female basketball players and male basketball players using proteomics approach on plasma samples withdrawn from athletes during in-season training period but far from a competition. A cohort of 20 professional basketball players, 10 female (BF) and 10 male (BM), and 20 sedentary male (10 CM) and female (10 CF) as control, of comparable age and BMI, were involved in this study. Protein profiles of plasma samples obtained from BM, BF, CM, and CF were analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE). Differentially expressed proteins were identified by mass spectrometry. The computational 2-DE gel image analysis pointed out 33 differentially expressed protein spots (ANOVA p-value < 0.05) and differences between male and female basketball players are more evident among the players than controls. The expression profile of 54.5% of the total proteins is affected by sports activity. Furthermore, 14 proteins are differentially expressed in basket female players in comparison with their relative controls while seven are differentially expressed in basket male players in comparison with their controls. In conclusion, we identify in female athletes a reduction in proteins related to transcription regulation, most of these modulate chronic inflammation confirming the anti-inflammatory effect of regular training in female muscle metabolism. In male and female athletes, we found a decrease in Transthyretin involved in muscle homeostasis and regeneration and Dermcidin a stress-induced myokine linked to inflammatory and it will be interesting to fully understand the role of its different isoforms in male and female skeletal muscle contraction.
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- Rosamaria Militello
- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio," University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Rome, Italy.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Polytechnic and Basic Sciences School, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Rome, Italy.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Polytechnic and Basic Sciences School, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio," University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio," University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio," University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Khaligh A, Fazeli MS, Mahmoodzadeh H, Mehrtash A, Kompanian S, Zeinali S, Teimoori-Toolabi L. Improved microsatellite instability detection in colorectal cancer patients by a combination of fourteen markers especially DNMT3a, DCD, and MT1X. Cancer Biomark 2021; 31:385-397. [PMID: 34024817 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-203226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Microsatellite instability (MSI) results from genetic and epigenetic changes. Studying Microsatellite instability can help in treatment and categorization of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate whether 14 genomic markers consisting of BAT-62, BAT-60, BAT-59a, BAT-56a, BAT-56b, DCD, RIOX, RNF, FOXP, ACVR, CASP2, HSP110, MT1X, and DNMT3a can increase the detection rate of MSI in CRC. METHODS Samples were stratified by pentaplex panel (Promega) and 14 markers using multiplex PCR and fragment analysis. In MSI+ samples, to identify the pattern of BRAF V600E mutation and MLH1 promoter methylation, ARMS-scorpion, and Methylation-Specific High-Resolution Melting Curve analysis, were applied respectively. RESULTS Totally, 35 MSI+ cases identified by 14 marker panel. Only 18 cases of them were detected by both panels which are pentaplex and 14 marker. On the other hand, 17 new MSI+ cases just were identified by 14 markers panel. The highest diagnostic value among 14 markers is related to three makers, namely DCD, MT1X, and DNMT3a. In MSI+ cases, the rate of MLH1 promoter methylation was insignificant, (P value = 0.3979) while the rate of observed BRAFV600E mutation was significantly higher (P value = 0.0002). CONCLUSION Fourteen marker panel showed higher sensitivity in comparison with the pentaplex panel increasing the detection rate of MSI+ cases up to 1.94 fold. Three markers namely DNMT3a, DCD, and MT1X of 14 marker panel were the best among them showing excellent diagnostic value. A combination of these markers showed 100% sensitivity and specificity in the studied group. In contrary to the markers in the pentaplex panel, these markers had the ability to detect MSI without any bias for the clinicopathological features. These markers will help to identify more end-stage MSI+ tumors which are located distal colon.
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- Ali Khaligh
- Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Imam Khomeini Medical Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Institute of Iran, Imam Khomeini Medical Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Transverse aortic constriction induces gut barrier alterations, microbiota remodeling and systemic inflammation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7404. [PMID: 33795775 PMCID: PMC8016915 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86651-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Accumulating evidence suggests that modifications of gut function and microbiota composition might play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of several cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure (HF). In this study we systematically analysed gut microbiota composition, intestinal barrier integrity, intestinal and serum cytokines and serum endotoxin levels in C57BL/6 mice undergoing pressure overload by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) for 1 and 4 weeks. Compared to sham-operated animals, TAC induced prompt and strong weakening of intestinal barrier integrity, long-lasting decrease of colon anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, significant increases of serum levels of bacterial lipopolysaccharide and proinflammatory cytokines. TAC also exerted effects on microbiota composition, inducing significant differences in bacterial genera inside Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and TM7 phyla as shown by 16S rDNA sequencing of fecal samples from TAC or sham mice. These results suggest that gut modifications represent an important element to be considered in the development and progression of cardiac dysfunction in response to TAC and support this animal model as a valuable tool to establish the role and mechanisms of gut-heart crosstalk in HF. Evidence arising in this field might identify new treatment options targeting gut integrity and microbiota components to face adverse cardiac events.
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Regulation of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress by Formyl Peptide Receptors in Cardiovascular Disease Progression. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11030243. [PMID: 33804219 PMCID: PMC7998928 DOI: 10.3390/life11030243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most important regulators of cardiac function and are commonly targeted for medical therapeutics. Formyl-Peptide Receptors (FPRs) are members of the GPCR superfamily and play an emerging role in cardiovascular pathologies. FPRs can modulate oxidative stress through nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production whose dysregulation has been observed in different cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, many studies are focused on identifying molecular mechanisms of the regulation of ROS production. FPR1, FPR2 and FPR3 belong to the FPRs family and their stimulation triggers phosphorylation of intracellular signaling molecules and nonsignaling proteins that are required for NADPH oxidase activation. Some FPR agonists trigger inflammatory processes, while other ligands activate proresolving or anti-inflammatory pathways, depending on the nature of the ligands. In general, bacterial and mitochondrial formylated peptides activate a proinflammatory cell response through FPR1, while Annexin A1 and Lipoxin A4 are anti-inflammatory FPR2 ligands. FPR2 can also trigger a proinflammatory pathway and the switch between FPR2-mediated pro- and anti-inflammatory cell responses depends on conformational changes of the receptor upon ligand binding. Here we describe the detrimental or beneficial effects of the main FPR agonists and their potential role as new therapeutic and diagnostic targets in the progression of cardiovascular diseases.
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Proteomics of Muscle Microdialysates Identifies Potential Circulating Biomarkers in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010290. [PMID: 33396627 PMCID: PMC7795508 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is caused by a complex epigenetic mechanism finally leading to the misexpression of DUX4 in skeletal muscle. Detecting DUX4 and quantifying disease progression in FSHD is extremely challenging, thus increasing the need for surrogate biomarkers. We applied a shotgun proteomic approach with two different setups to analyze the protein repertoire of interstitial fluids obtained from 20 muscles in different disease stages classified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and serum samples from 10 FSHD patients. A total of 1156 proteins were identified in the microdialysates by data independent acquisition, 130 of which only found in muscles in active disease stage. Proteomic profiles were able to distinguish FSHD patients from controls. Two innate immunity mediators (S100-A8 and A9) and Dermcidin were upregulated in muscles with active disease and selectively present in the sera of FSHD patients. Structural muscle and plasminogen pathway proteins were downregulated. Together with the upstream inhibition of myogenic factors, this suggests defective muscle regeneration and increased fibrosis in early/active FSHD. Our MRI targeted exploratory approach confirmed that inflammatory response has a prominent role, together with impaired muscle regeneration, before clear muscle wasting occurs. We also identified three proteins as tissue and possibly circulating biomarkers in FSHD.
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Chen W, Wang L, You W, Shan T. Myokines mediate the cross talk between skeletal muscle and other organs. J Cell Physiol 2020; 236:2393-2412. [PMID: 32885426 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Myokines are muscle-derived cytokines and chemokines that act extensively on organs and exert beneficial metabolic functions in the whole-body through specific signal networks. Myokines as mediators provide the conceptual basis for a whole new paradigm useful for understanding how skeletal muscle communicates with other organs. In this review, we summarize and discuss classes of myokines and their physiological functions in mediating the regulatory roles of skeletal muscle on other organs and the regulation of the whole-body energy metabolism. We review the mechanisms involved in the interaction between skeletal muscle and nonmuscle organs through myokines. Moreover, we clarify the connection between exercise, myokines and disease development, which may contribute to the understanding of a potential mechanism by which physical inactivity affects the process of metabolic diseases via myokines. Based on the current findings, myokines are important factors that mediate the effect of skeletal muscle on other organ functions and whole-body metabolism.
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- Wentao Chen
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, China
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Girolami F, Badino P, Spalenza V, Manzini L, Renzone G, Salzano AM, Dal Piaz F, Scaloni A, Rychen G, Nebbia C. Identification of candidate biomarkers of the exposure to PCBs in contaminated cattle: A gene expression- and proteomic-based approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 640-641:22-30. [PMID: 29852444 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widespread and persistent contaminants. Through a combined gene expression/proteomic-based approach, candidate biomarkers of the exposure to such environmental pollutants in cattle subjected to a real eco-contamination event were identified. Animals were removed from the polluted area and fed a standard ration for 6 months. The decontamination was monitored by evaluating dioxin and PCB levels in pericaudal fat two weeks after the removal from the contaminated area (day 0) and then bimonthly for six months (days 59, 125 and 188). Gene expression measurements demonstrated that CYP1B1 expression was significantly higher in blood lymphocytes collected in contaminated animals (day 0), and decreased over time during decontamination. mRNA levels of interleukin 2 showed an opposite quantitative trend. MALDI-TOF-MS polypeptide profiling of serum samples ascertained a progressive decrease (from day 0 to 188) of serum levels of fibrinogen β-chain and serpin A3-7-like fragments, apolipoprotein (APO) C-II and serum amyloid A-4 protein, along with an augmented representation of transthyretin isoforms, as well as APOC-III and APOA-II proteins during decontamination. When differentially represented species were combined with serum antioxidant, acute phase and proinflammatory protein levels already ascertained in the same animals (Cigliano et al., 2016), bioinformatics unveiled an interaction network linking together almost all components. This suggests the occurrence of a complex PCB-responsive mechanism associated with animal contamination/decontamination, including a cohort of protein/polypeptide species involved in blood redox homeostasis, inflammation and lipid transport. All together, these results suggest the use in combination of such biomarkers for identifying PCB-contaminated animals, and for monitoring the restoring of their healthy condition following a decontamination process.
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- F Girolami
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Via Argine 1085, Napoli, Italy
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- Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Via Argine 1085, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, Italy
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- Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, Via Argine 1085, Napoli, Italy
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- Unité de Recherches Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, INRA-Université de Lorraine, 2 av de la forêt de Haye, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, Grugliasco, Italy.
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Russo R, Cattaneo F, Lippiello P, Cristiano C, Zurlo F, Castaldo M, Irace C, Borsello T, Santamaria R, Ammendola R, Calignano A, Miniaci MC. Motor coordination and synaptic plasticity deficits are associated with increased cerebellar activity of NADPH oxidase, CAMKII, and PKC at preplaque stage in the TgCRND8 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2018; 68:123-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Exon Skipping Therapy Using Phosphorodiamidate Morpholino Oligomers in the mdx52 Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1687:123-141. [PMID: 29067660 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7374-3_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Exon skipping therapy using synthetic DNA-like molecules called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) is a promising therapeutic candidate for overcoming the dystrophin mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This treatment involves splicing out the frame-disrupting segment of the dystrophin mRNA, which restores the reading frame and produces a truncated yet functional dystrophin protein. Phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) is the safest ASO for patients among ASOs and has recently been approved under the accelerated approval pathway by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first drug for DMD. Here, we describe the methodology and protocol of PMO transfection and evaluation of the exon skipping efficacy in the mdx52 mouse, an exon 52 deletion model of DMD produced by gene targeting. The mdx52 mouse model offers advantages over the mdx mouse, a spontaneous DMD model with a nonsense mutation in exon 23, in terms of the deletion in a hotspot of deletion mutations in DMD patients, the analysis of caveolae and also Dp140 and Dp260, shorter dystrophin isoforms.
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Schiattarella GG, Boccella N, Paolillo R, Cattaneo F, Trimarco V, Franzone A, D’Apice S, Giugliano G, Rinaldi L, Borzacchiello D, Gentile A, Lombardi A, Feliciello A, Esposito G, Perrino C. Loss of Akap1 Exacerbates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure. Front Physiol 2018; 9:558. [PMID: 29892230 PMCID: PMC5985454 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a major contributor to the development of heart failure (HF). Alterations in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent signaling pathways participate in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and mitochondrial dysfunction occurring in LVH and HF. cAMP signals are received and integrated by a family of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) anchor proteins (AKAPs), tethering PKA to discrete cellular locations. AKAPs encoded by the Akap1 gene (mitoAKAPs) promote PKA mitochondrial targeting, regulating mitochondrial structure and function, reactive oxygen species production, and cell survival. To determine the role of mitoAKAPs in LVH development, in the present investigation, mice with global genetic deletion of Akap1 (Akap1-/-), Akap1 heterozygous (Akap1+/-), and their wild-type (wt) littermates underwent transverse aortic constriction (TAC) or SHAM procedure for 1 week. In wt mice, pressure overload induced the downregulation of AKAP121, the major cardiac mitoAKAP. Compared to wt, Akap1-/- mice did not display basal alterations in cardiac structure or function and cardiomyocyte size or fibrosis. However, loss of Akap1 exacerbated LVH and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by pressure overload and accelerated the progression toward HF in TAC mice, and these changes were not observed upon prevention of AKAP121 degradation in seven in absentia homolog 2 (Siah2) knockout mice (Siah2-/-). Loss of Akap1 was also associated to a significant increase in cardiac apoptosis as well as lack of activation of Akt signaling after pressure overload. Taken together, these results demonstrate that in vivo genetic deletion of Akap1 enhances LVH development and accelerates pressure overload-induced cardiac dysfunction, pointing at Akap1 as a novel repressor of pathological LVH. These results confirm and extend the important role of mitoAKAPs in cardiac response to stress.
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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D’Ambrosio C, Sarubbi F, Scaloni A, Rossetti C, Grazioli G, Auriemma G, Perucatti A, Spagnuolo MS. Effect of short-term water restriction on oxidative and inflammatory status of sheep ( Ovis aries ) reared in Southern Italy. Small Rumin Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Schiattarella GG, Cattaneo F, Carrizzo A, Paolillo R, Boccella N, Ambrosio M, Damato A, Pironti G, Franzone A, Russo G, Magliulo F, Pirozzi M, Storto M, Madonna M, Gargiulo G, Trimarco V, Rinaldi L, De Lucia M, Garbi C, Feliciello A, Esposito G, Vecchione C, Perrino C. Akap1
Regulates Vascular Function and Endothelial Cells Behavior. Hypertension 2018; 71:507-517. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella
- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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- From the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (G.G.S., F.C., R.P., N.B., A.F., F.M., G.G., G.E., C.P.), Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies (G.R., L.R., C.G., A.F.), and Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology (V.T.), University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy; IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy (A.C., M.A., A.D., M.S., M.M., M.D.L., C.V.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (G.P.); Department
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Sorrentino S, Iaconetti C, De Rosa S, Polimeni A, Sabatino J, Gareri C, Passafaro F, Mancuso T, Tammè L, Mignogna C, Camastra C, Esposito G, Curcio A, Torella D, Indolfi C. Hindlimb Ischemia Impairs Endothelial Recovery and Increases Neointimal Proliferation in the Carotid Artery. Sci Rep 2018; 8:761. [PMID: 29335599 PMCID: PMC5768880 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-19136-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Peripheral ischemia is associated with higher degree of endothelial dysfunction and a worse prognosis after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). However, the role of peripheral ischemia on vascular remodeling in remote districts remains poorly understood. Here we show that the presence of hindlimb ischemia significantly enhances neointima formation and impairs endothelial recovery in balloon-injured carotid arteries. Endothelial-derived microRNAs are involved in the modulation of these processes. Indeed, endothelial miR-16 is remarkably upregulated after vascular injury in the presences of hindlimb ischemia and exerts a negative effect on endothelial repair through the inhibition of RhoGDIα and nitric oxide (NO) production. We showed that the repression of RhoGDIα by means of miR-16 induces RhoA, with consequent reduction of NO bioavailability. Thus, hindlimb ischemia affects negative carotid remodeling increasing neointima formation after injury, while systemic antagonizzation of miR-16 is able to prevent these negative effects.
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- Sabato Sorrentino
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, 27710, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy. .,URT-CNR of IFC, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to summarize and discuss safety and effectiveness of the long-term use of ticagrelor in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). RECENT FINDINGS Ticagrelor is an orally administered, direct, and reversible inhibitor of the P2Y12-platelet receptor. Long-term use of ticagrelor in patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI) has been investigated in the PEGASUS-TIMI-54 trial. Overall, 21,162 patients with a spontaneous MI 1 to 3 years before randomization were randomly assigned to ticagrelor 90 mg bid, ticagrelor 60 mg bid, or placebo. Compared with placebo, both doses of ticagrelor showed that they were capable of significantly reducing the primary efficacy endpoint, although with a significant increase in TIMI major bleeding. Intracranial hemorrhage or fatal bleeding did not differ across groups. These findings establish clear benefit of DAPT extension with ticagrelor beyond 1 year of treatment, which comes with a tradeoff of clinically meaningful bleeding. Altogether, current evidence suggests that the duration of DAPT remains a patient-by-patient decision based on thrombotic and bleeding risk profiles.
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- Sara Ariotti
- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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miR-128 Is Implicated in Stress Responses by Targeting MAFG in Skeletal Muscle Cells. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2017; 2017:9308310. [PMID: 29138682 PMCID: PMC5613631 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9308310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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MAFG (v-Maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog G) is a bZIP-type transcriptional regulator that belongs to the small MAF (sMAFs) protein family. By interacting with other bZIP transcription factors, sMAFs can form homo- and heterodimers governing either repressive or activating transcriptional functions. As heterodimeric partner of Nrf2, MAFG positively influences the ARE-dependent antioxidant/xenobiotic pathways, at least in condition of a correct MAFG:Nrf2 balance. MicroRNAs (miRs) participate to different regulatory networks being involved as fine-tuning regulators of gene expression. However, the connections between cellular surveillance to stresses mediated by MAFG:Nrf2 and miR regulations are not well understood. Here, we explored the impact of miR-128 in expression of genes related to stress response. Bioinformatic predictions coupled with functional analysis revealed the presence of miR-128 binding site in the 3′UTR of MAFG. Ectopic miR-128 expression correlated with reduced expression of endogenous MAFG-dependent genes and negatively affected ARE-mediated molecular phenotype based on Nrf2 activity. Indeed, miR-128 impairs redox-dependent pathways induced in response to oxidative stress. Moreover, in condition of hypoxia, MAFG induction correlated with reduced levels of miR-128. This lead to increased mRNA levels of HMOX-1 and x-CT for blunting stress. Overall, these findings identify MAFG as novel direct target of miR-128.
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Bhattacharya S, Khan MM, Ghosh C, Bank S, Maiti S. The role of Dermcidin isoform-2 in the occurrence and severity of Diabetes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8252. [PMID: 28811499 PMCID: PMC5557962 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07958-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Diabetes is now epidemic worldwide. Several hundred-million peoples are presently suffering from this disease with other secondary-disorders. Stress, hypertension, sedentary life-style, carbohydrate/lipid metabolic-disorders due to genetic or environmental factors attributes to type-1 and/or type-2 diabetes. Present investigation demonstrates that stress-induced protein dermcidin isoform-2 (DCN-2) which appears in the serum of diabetic-patients play a key-role in this disease pathogenesis/severity. DCN-2 suppresses insulin production-release from liver/pancreas. It also increases the insulin-resistance. Stress-induction at the onset/progression of this disease is noticed as the high-level of lipid peroxides/low-level of free-thiols in association with increase of inflammatory-markers c-reactive protein and TNF-α. DCN-2 induced decrease in the synthesis of glucose-activated nitric oxide synthase (GANOS) and lower production of NO in liver has been shown here where NO is demonstrated to lower the expression of glucose trabsporter-4 (GLUT-4) and its translocation on liver membrane surface. This finally impairs glucose transport to organs from the extracellular fluid. Low level of glucose uptake further decreases glucose-induced insulin synthesis. The central role of DCN-2 has been demonstrated in type-1/type-2 diabetic individuals, in rodent hepatocytes and pancreatic-cell, tissue-slices, in-vitro and in-vivo experimental model. It can be concluded that stress-induced decrease in insulin synthesis/function, glucose transport is an interactive consequence of oxidative threats and inflammatory events.
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- Suman Bhattacharya
- Sinha Institute of Medical Science and Technology, West Bengal, India.,PG Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- PG Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Sinha Institute of Medical Science and Technology, West Bengal, India.,PG Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- PG Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.
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Tedeschi G, Albani E, Borroni EM, Parini V, Brucculeri AM, Maffioli E, Negri A, Nonnis S, Maccarrone M, Levi-Setti PE. Proteomic profile of maternal-aged blastocoel fluid suggests a novel role for ubiquitin system in blastocyst quality. J Assist Reprod Genet 2016; 34:225-238. [PMID: 27924460 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0842-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The etiology of maternal aging, a common cause of female factor infertility and a rate-limiting step in vitro fertilization (IVF) success, remains still unclear. Proteomic changes responsible for the impaired successful pregnancy outcome after IVF with aged blastocysts have not been yet evaluated. The objective of this prospective study was to employ proteomic techniques and bioinformatic tools to enlight differences at the protein level in blastocoel fluid of aged and younger woman. METHODS Protein composition of human blastocoel fluid isolated by micromanipulation from 46 blastocysts of women aged <37 years (group A) and 29 of women aged ≥37 years (group B) have been identified by a shotgun proteomic approach based on high-resolution nano-liquid chromatography electrospray-ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS/MS) using label free for the relative quantification of their expression levels. RESULTS The proteomic analysis leads to the identification and quantification of 148 proteins; 132 and 116 proteins were identified in groups A and B, respectively. Interestingly, the identified proteins are mainly involved in processes aimed at fine tuning embryo implantation and development. Among the 100 proteins commonly expressed in both groups, 17 proteins are upregulated and 44 downregulated in group B compared to group A. Overall, the analysis identified 33 proteins, which were increased or present only in B while 76 were decreased in B or present only in A. CONCLUSIONS Data revealed that maternal aging mainly affects blastocyst survival and implantation through unbalancing the equilibrium of the ubiquitin system known to play a crucial role in fine-tuning several aspects required to ensure successful pregnancy outcome.
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- Gabriella Tedeschi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Fondazione Filarete, 20139, Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Humanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Humanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy
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Serum carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (I-CTP) is predictive of clinical outcome in peripheral artery disease patients following endovascular therapy. Heart Vessels 2016; 32:149-156. [DOI: 10.1007/s00380-016-0858-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Schiattarella GG, Cattaneo F, Pironti G, Magliulo F, Carotenuto G, Pirozzi M, Polishchuk R, Borzacchiello D, Paolillo R, Oliveti M, Boccella N, Avvedimento M, Sepe M, Lombardi A, Busiello RA, Trimarco B, Esposito G, Feliciello A, Perrino C. Akap1 Deficiency Promotes Mitochondrial Aberrations and Exacerbates Cardiac Injury Following Permanent Coronary Ligation via Enhanced Mitophagy and Apoptosis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154076. [PMID: 27136357 PMCID: PMC4852950 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) transmit signals cues from seven-transmembrane receptors to specific sub-cellular locations. Mitochondrial AKAPs encoded by the Akap1 gene have been shown to modulate mitochondrial function and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the heart. Under conditions of hypoxia, mitochondrial AKAP121 undergoes proteolytic degradation mediated, at least in part, by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Seven In-Absentia Homolog 2 (Siah2). In the present study we hypothesized that Akap1 might be crucial to preserve mitochondrial function and structure, and cardiac responses to myocardial ischemia. To test this, eight-week-old Akap1 knockout mice (Akap1-/-), Siah2 knockout mice (Siah2-/-) or their wild-type (wt) littermates underwent myocardial infarction (MI) by permanent left coronary artery ligation. Age and gender matched mice of either genotype underwent a left thoracotomy without coronary ligation and were used as controls (sham). Twenty-four hours after coronary ligation, Akap1-/- mice displayed larger infarct size compared to Siah2-/- or wt mice. One week after MI, cardiac function and survival were also significantly reduced in Akap1-/- mice, while cardiac fibrosis was significantly increased. Akap1 deletion was associated with remarkable mitochondrial structural abnormalities at electron microscopy, increased ROS production and reduced mitochondrial function after MI. These alterations were associated with enhanced cardiac mitophagy and apoptosis. Autophagy inhibition by 3-methyladenine significantly reduced apoptosis and ameliorated cardiac dysfunction following MI in Akap1-/- mice. These results demonstrate that Akap1 deficiency promotes cardiac mitochondrial aberrations and mitophagy, enhancing infarct size, pathological cardiac remodeling and mortality under ischemic conditions. Thus, mitochondrial AKAPs might represent important players in the development of post-ischemic cardiac remodeling and novel therapeutic targets.
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- Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Italian National Research Council (CNR-IBP), Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetic and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- * E-mail: (CP); (GE)
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- * E-mail: (CP); (GE)
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Li DJ, Fu H, Zhao T, Ni M, Shen FM. Exercise-stimulated FGF23 promotes exercise performance via controlling the excess reactive oxygen species production and enhancing mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle. Metabolism 2016; 65:747-756. [PMID: 27085781 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Physical exercise induces many adaptive changes in skeletal muscle and the whole body and improves metabolic characteristics. Fibroblast growth-factor 23 (FGF23) is a unique member of the FGF family that acts as a hormone regulating phosphate metabolism, calcitriol concentration, and kidney functions. The role of FGF23 in exercise and skeletal muscle is largely unknown yet. MATERIALS AND METHODS C57BL/6J mice were exercised on a motor treadmill. Mice serum FGF23 levels; FGF23 mRNA expression in various organs including the liver, heart, skeletal muscle tissue, and thyroid; and FGF23 receptor Klotho mRNA expression were examined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and immunoblotting, respectively, after a single bout of acute exercise (60min), exhaustive exercise, and chronic prolonged exercise (60min every day for one week). C57BL/6J mice were injected with recombinant FGF23 (100mg/kg, twice per day, i.p.) or vehicle control (saline) for 3days, and then the exercise performance, reactive oxygen species (ROS), H2O2 production, and mitochondrial functional biomarkers in muscle (gene expression of sirtuin 1, PPAR-δ, PGC-1α and mitochondrial transcription factor A [TFAM], and citrate synthase activity) were assayed. RESULTS Three forms of exercise, acute exercise, exhaustive exercise, and chronic exercise, increased serum FGF23 levels. However, only chronic exercise upregulated FGF23 mRNA and protein expression in skeletal muscle. FGF23 mRNA expression in the heart, liver, and thyroid was not affected. FGF23 protein was mainly located in the cytoplasm in skeletal muscle tissue and the localization of FGF23 was not altered by exercise. Exogenous FGF23 treatment significantly extended the time to exhaustion and reduced the exercise-induced ROS and H2O2 production. FGF23 treatment increased the mRNA level of PPAR-δ and citrate synthase activity, but did not influence the mRNA expression of sirtuin 1, PGC-1α, and TFAM in skeletal muscle. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that exercise-stimulated FGF23 promotes exercise performance via controlling the excess ROS production and enhancing mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle, which reveals an entirely novel role of FGF23 in skeletal muscle.
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- Dong-Jie Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, China.
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