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Dantas Machado AC, Ramos SF, Gauglitz JM, Fassler AM, Petras D, Aksenov AA, Kim UB, Lazarowicz M, Barnard Giustini A, Aryafar H, Vodkin I, Warren C, Dorrestein PC, Zarrinpar A, Zarrinpar A. Portosystemic shunt placement reveals blood signatures for the development of hepatic encephalopathy through mass spectrometry. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5303. [PMID: 37652904 PMCID: PMC10471626 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40741-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Elective transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement can worsen cognitive dysfunction in hepatic encephalopathy (HE) patients due to toxins, including possible microbial metabolites, entering the systemic circulation. We conducted untargeted metabolomics on a prospective cohort of 22 patients with cirrhosis undergoing elective TIPS placement and followed them up to one year post TIPS for HE development. Here we suggest that pre-existing intrahepatic shunting predicts HE severity post-TIPS. Bile acid levels decrease in the peripheral vein post-TIPS, and the abundances of three specific conjugated di- and tri-hydroxylated bile acids are inversely correlated with HE grade. Bilirubins and glycerophosphocholines undergo chemical modifications pre- to post-TIPS and based on HE grade. Our results suggest that TIPS-induced metabolome changes can impact HE development, and that pre-existing intrahepatic shunting could be used to predict HE severity post-TIPS.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- CMFI Cluster of Excellence, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sounds Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- San Diego Imaging, San Diego, CA, USA
- Departments of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center for Computational Mass Spectrometry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Institute of Diabetes and Metabolic Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Dantas Machado AC, Ramos SF, Gauglitz JM, Carpenter AM, Petras D, Aksenov AA, Kim UB, Lazarowicz M, Giustini AB, Aryafar H, Vodkin I, Warren C, Dorrestein PC, Zarrinpar A, Zarrinpar A. Pre- and Post-Portosystemic Shunt Placement Metabolomics Reveal Molecular Signatures for the Development of Hepatic Encephalopathy. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.01.02.22281374. [PMID: 36711444 PMCID: PMC9882439 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.02.22281374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of advanced liver disease causing brain dysfunction. This is likely due to the accumulation of unfiltered toxins within the bloodstream. A known risk factor for developing or worsening HE is the placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), which connects the pre-hepatic and post-hepatic circulation allowing some blood to bypass the dysfunctional liver and decreases portal hypertension. To better understand the pathophysiology of post-TIPS HE, we conducted a multi-center prospective cohort study employing metabolomic analyses on hepatic vein and peripheral vein blood samples from participants with cirrhosis undergoing elective TIPS placement, measuring chemical modifications and changes in concentrations of metabolites resulting from TIPS placement. In doing so, we identified numerous alterations in metabolites, including bile acids, glycerophosphocholines, and bilirubins possibly implicated in the development and severity of HE.
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Wang M, Lou E, Xue Z. The role of bile acid in intestinal metaplasia. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1115250. [PMID: 36891144 PMCID: PMC9986488 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1115250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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A precancerous lesion of gastric cancer (GC), intestinal metaplasia (IM) is a pathological transformation of non-intestinal epithelium into an intestinal-like mucosa. It greatly raises the risk of developing the intestinal type of GC, which is frequently observed in the stomach and esophagus. It is understood that esophageal adenocarcinoma's precursor lesion, chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is what causes Barrett's esophagus (BE), an acquired condition. Recently, Bile acids (BAs), which are one of the compositions of gastric and duodenal contents, have been confirmed that it led to the occurrence and development of BE and gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM). The objective of the current review is to discuss the mechanism of IM induced by bile acids. This review serves as a foundation for further research aimed at improving the way BE and GIM are currently managed.
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- Menglei Wang
- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Režen T, Rozman D, Kovács T, Kovács P, Sipos A, Bai P, Mikó E. The role of bile acids in carcinogenesis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:243. [PMID: 35429253 PMCID: PMC9013344 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04278-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AbstractBile acids are soluble derivatives of cholesterol produced in the liver that subsequently undergo bacterial transformation yielding a diverse array of metabolites. The bulk of bile acid synthesis takes place in the liver yielding primary bile acids; however, other tissues have also the capacity to generate bile acids (e.g. ovaries). Hepatic bile acids are then transported to bile and are subsequently released into the intestines. In the large intestine, a fraction of primary bile acids is converted to secondary bile acids by gut bacteria. The majority of the intestinal bile acids undergo reuptake and return to the liver. A small fraction of secondary and primary bile acids remains in the circulation and exert receptor-mediated and pure chemical effects (e.g. acidic bile in oesophageal cancer) on cancer cells. In this review, we assess how changes to bile acid biosynthesis, bile acid flux and local bile acid concentration modulate the behavior of different cancers. Here, we present in-depth the involvement of bile acids in oesophageal, gastric, hepatocellular, pancreatic, colorectal, breast, prostate, ovarian cancer. Previous studies often used bile acids in supraphysiological concentration, sometimes in concentrations 1000 times higher than the highest reported tissue or serum concentrations likely eliciting unspecific effects, a practice that we advocate against in this review. Furthermore, we show that, although bile acids were classically considered as pro-carcinogenic agents (e.g. oesophageal cancer), the dogma that switch, as lower concentrations of bile acids that correspond to their serum or tissue reference concentration possess anticancer activity in a subset of cancers. Differences in the response of cancers to bile acids lie in the differential expression of bile acid receptors between cancers (e.g. FXR vs. TGR5). UDCA, a bile acid that is sold as a generic medication against cholestasis or biliary surge, and its conjugates were identified with almost purely anticancer features suggesting a possibility for drug repurposing. Taken together, bile acids were considered as tumor inducers or tumor promoter molecules; nevertheless, in certain cancers, like breast cancer, bile acids in their reference concentrations may act as tumor suppressors suggesting a Janus-faced nature of bile acids in carcinogenesis.
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- Tadeja Režen
- Centre for Functional Genomics and Bio-Chips, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Functional Genomics and Bio-Chips, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1., Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- MTA-DE Lendület Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1., Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1., Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1., Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- MTA-DE Lendület Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1., Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
- MTA-DE Lendület Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
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Jiangang S, Nayoung K, Hongfang W, Junda L, Li C, Xuefeng B, Mingsong L. COX-2 strengthens the effects of acid and bile salts on human esophageal cells and Barrett esophageal cells. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2022; 23:19. [PMID: 35413817 PMCID: PMC9004192 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-022-00418-5] [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: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Aims Investigate the effect and mechanism of COX-2 on viability, intestinal metaplasia, and atypia in human esophageal squamous and Barrett esophageal cell lines. Methods Human esophageal squamous and Barrett esophageal cell lines were transfected with a COX-2 expression vector and a COX-2 siRNA, and then were treated with acid, bile salts, and a mixture of both. Cell viability, the expression of COX-2, NF-κB(p65), CDX-2, MUC2, c-myb, and BMP-4, and the morphology and microstructure of cells were then observed. Results The viability of COX-2 overexpressed cells was significantly higher than that of control cells, while the viability of COX-2 siRNA-treated cells was significantly lower than that of control cells. Intestinal metaplasia and atypia were observed in cells overexpressing COX-2. Acid, bile salts, and their mixture inhibited the viability of these two cell lines, but the inhibitory effect of the mixture was stronger than a single treatment in either. SiRNA mediated knockdown of COX-2 strengthened the antiproliferative effects of the mixture on HET-1A and BAR-T cells. The expression of p-p65, CDX-2, and BMP-4 was positively correlated with COX-2 expression, while the expression levels of p65, MUC2, and c-myb remained unchanged. Conclusion COX-2 may influence the viability, atypia, and intestinal metaplasia of human esophageal cells and Barrett esophageal cells. Activation of the p-p65, CDX-2, and BMP-4 signaling pathways by COX-2 may be part of this mechanism. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12860-022-00418-5.
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- Shen Jiangang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Longhua District People' Hospital, Shenzhen, 518109, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Luohu People' Hospital, Shenzhen, 518003, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Longhua District People' Hospital, Shenzhen, 518109, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Longhua District People' Hospital, Shenzhen, 518109, China
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- Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University Medical Centre, 129 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Institute of Gastroenterology of Guangdong Province, Department of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Wang R, Kang H, Zhang X, Nie Q, Wang H, Wang C, Zhou S. Urinary metabolomics for discovering metabolic biomarkers of bladder cancer by UPLC-MS. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:214. [PMID: 35220945 PMCID: PMC8883652 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09318-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most frequent cancer in the world, and its incidence is rising worldwide, especially in developed countries. Urine metabolomics is a powerful approach to discover potential biomarkers for cancer diagnosis. In this study, we applied an ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) method to profile the metabolites in urine from 29 bladder cancer patients and 15 healthy controls. The differential metabolites were extracted and analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis methods. Together, 19 metabolites were discovered as differently expressed biomarkers in the two groups, which mainly related to the pathways of phenylacetate metabolism, propanoate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, pyruvate metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, glycine and serine metabolism, and bile acid biosynthesis. In addition, a subset of 11 metabolites of those 19 ones were further filtered as potential biomarkers for BC diagnosis by using logistic regression model. The results revealed that the area under the curve (AUC) value, sensitivity and specificity of receiving operator characteristic (ROC) curve were 0.983, 95.3% and 100%, respectively, indicating an excellent discrimination power for BC patients from healthy controls. It was the first time to reveal the potential diagnostic markers of BC by metabolomics, and this will provide a new sight for exploring the biomarkers of the other disease in the future work.
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- Rui Wang
- Zibo Municipal Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, 255400, China
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- Department of clinical laboratory, Central Hospital of Xiangtan, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411100, China
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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- Yaneng Bioscience, Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518100, China
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- Zibo Municipal Hospital, Zibo, Shandong, 255400, China.
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- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China.
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- Yaneng Bioscience, Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518100, China.
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Nrf2/Keap1-Pathway Activation and Reduced Susceptibility to Chemotherapy Treatment by Acidification in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13112806. [PMID: 34199909 PMCID: PMC8200109 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13112806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Inflammation caused by acidic reflux contributes to disease progression in Barrett’s esophagus. Little is known, whether esophageal cancer cells are influenced by acidic reflux and whether reflux influences cancer cell physiology, targeting the Nrf2/Kepa1- and the NFκB-pathway. The understanding mechanisms of the acidic susceptibility in cells from advanced stages of Barrett’s esophagus will provide further evidence, whether it should be prevented during chemotherapy for EAC treatment. Abstract Chronic acid reflux causes cellular damage and inflammation in the lower esophagus. Due to these irritating insults, the squamous epithelium is replaced by metaplastic epithelium, which is a risk factor for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). In this study, we investigated the acid susceptibility in a Barrett’s cell culture in vitro model, using six cell lines, derived from squamous epithelium (EPC1 and EPC2), metaplasia (CP-A), dysplasia (CP-B), and EAC (OE33 and OE19) cells. Cells exposed to acidic pH showed a decreased viability dependent on time, pH, and progression status in the Barrett’s sequence, with the highest acid susceptibility in the squamous epithelium (EPC1 and EPC2), and the lowest in EAC cells. Acid pulsing was accompanied with an activation of the Nrf2/Keap1- and the NFκB-pathway, resulting in an increased expression of HO1—independent of the cellular context. OE33 showed a decreased responsiveness towards 5-FU, when the cells were grown in acidic conditions (pH 6 and pH 5.5). Our findings suggest a strong damage of squamous epithelium by gastroesophageal reflux, while Barrett’s dysplasia and EAC cells apparently exert acid-protective features, which lead to a cellular resistance against acid reflux.
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Glycine-Conjugated Bile Acids Protect RPE Tight Junctions against Oxidative Stress and Inhibit Choroidal Endothelial Cell Angiogenesis In Vitro. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11050626. [PMID: 33922434 PMCID: PMC8146504 DOI: 10.3390/biom11050626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We previously demonstrated that the bile acid taurocholic acid (TCA) inhibits features of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in vitro. The purpose of this study was to determine if the glycine-conjugated bile acids glycocholic acid (GCA), glycodeoxycholic acid (GDCA), and glycoursodeoxycholic acid (GUDCA) can protect retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells against oxidative damage and inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis in choroidal endothelial cells (CECs). Paraquat was used to induce oxidative stress and disrupt tight junctions in HRPEpiC primary human RPE cells. Tight junctions were assessed via transepithelial electrical resistance and ZO-1 immunofluorescence. GCA and GUDCA protected RPE tight junctions against oxidative damage at concentrations of 100–500 µM, and GDCA protected tight junctions at 10–500 µM. Angiogenesis was induced with VEGF in RF/6A macaque CECs and evaluated with cell proliferation, cell migration, and tube formation assays. GCA inhibited VEGF-induced CEC migration at 50–500 µM and tube formation at 10–500 µM. GUDCA inhibited VEGF-induced CEC migration at 100–500 µM and tube formation at 50–500 µM. GDCA had no effect on VEGF-induced angiogenesis. None of the three bile acids significantly inhibited VEGF-induced CEC proliferation. These results suggest glycine-conjugated bile acids may be protective against both atrophic and neovascular AMD.
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Ghaffarzadegan T, Zanzer YC, Östman E, Hållenius F, Essén S, Sandahl M, Nyman M. Postprandial Responses of Serum Bile Acids in Healthy Humans after Ingestion of Turmeric before Medium/High-Fat Breakfasts. Mol Nutr Food Res 2019; 63:e1900672. [PMID: 31411373 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201900672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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SCOPE Bile acids (BAs) are known to regulate a number of metabolic activities in the body. However, very little is known about how BAs are affected by diet. This study aims to investigate whether a single dose of turmeric-based beverage (TUR) before ingestion of medium- (MF) or high-fat (HF) breakfasts would improve the BA profile in healthy subjects. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve healthy subjects are assigned to a randomized crossover single-blind study. The subjects receive isocaloric MF or HF breakfasts after a drink containing flavored water with or without an extract of turmeric with at least 1-week wash-out period between the treatments. Postprandial BAs are measured using protein precipitation followed by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The concentration of BAs is generally higher after HF than MF breakfasts. Ingestion of TUR before MF breakfast increases the serum concentrations of free and conjugated forms of cholic (CA) and ursodeoxycholic acids (UDCA), as well as the concentrations of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and its taurine-conjugated forms. However, the concentration of conjugated forms of deoxycholic acid (DCA) decreases when TUR is taken before HF breakfast. CONCLUSION TUR ingestion before MF and HF breakfasts improve BA profiles and may therefore have potential health-promoting effects on BA metabolism.
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- Tannaz Ghaffarzadegan
- Food for Health Science Centre, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Food for Health Science Centre, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Food for Health Science Centre, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Food for Health Science Centre, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Food for Health Science Centre, Kemicentrum, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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Li Y, Cui G, Farmer R, Jacob K, Pandit H, Li X, Martin RCG. Exposure to bile acids alters the intracellular location and function of MnSOD in Barrett's esophagus. J Surg Res 2018; 229:156-163. [PMID: 29936984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress secondary to bile-acid exposure has been associated with metaplastic degeneration of normal esophageal mucosa into Barrett's esophagus (BE) cells and eventually esophageal adenocarcinoma. We previously reported that the macromolecular response of BE cells to this stress was largely regulated by the expression of manganese-dependent mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (MnSOD). As the mitochondrion plays a vital role in MnSOD activation, this study sought to determine the location and activity of MnSOD within BE cells after exposure to oxidative stress. METHODS A human BE cell line, BAR-T cell, was exposed 0.4 mM concentrations of taurocholic acid (Tau) or a 0.4 mM 1:1 mixture of bile salts for 4 h. Cell viability was performed with 3-(4, 5-dimthyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assays. Proteins were extracted and separated into mitochondrial, nuclear, and cytoplasmic fractions followed by analysis by a western blot and enzymatic activities. RESULTS BAR-T cell showed resistance to the bile-salt insults. Expression of MnSOD was significantly increased in the cells exposed to a mixture of bile acids and Tau versus control. Mitochondria MnSOD is abundant and highly active. Nuclear fraction displayed presence of both MnSOD and Cu/zinc superoxide dismutase secondary to bile-acid exposure; however, the MnSOD was inactive in nuclear fraction. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to specifically evaluate cellular fraction MnSOD expression, increased in BE cells in response to the oxidative stress of bile exposure. Mitochondrial MnSOD contributes to resistance of BAR-T cells to the bile-salt insults. Further investigation is required to determine the potential correlation between bile exposure and BE to adenocarcinoma progression via MnSOD-mediated cell signaling.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Hepatology, Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Opposing effects of bile acids deoxycholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid on signal transduction pathways in oesophageal cancer cells. Eur J Cancer Prev 2018; 25:368-79. [PMID: 26378497 DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) was reported to reduce bile acid toxicity, but the mechanisms underlying its cytoprotective effects are not fully understood. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of UDCA on the modulation of deoxycholic acid (DCA)-induced signal transduction in oesophageal cancer cells. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity was assessed using a gel shift assay. NF-κB activation and translocation was performed using an ELISA-based assay and immunofluorescence analysis. COX-2 expression was analysed by western blotting and COX-2 promoter activity was assessed by luciferase assay. DCA induced NF-κB and AP-1 DNA-binding activities in SKGT-4 and OE33 cells. UDCA pretreatment inhibited DCA-induced NF-κB and AP-1 activation and NF-κB translocation. This inhibitory effect was coupled with a blockade of IκB-α degradation and inhibition of phosphorylation of IKK-α/β and ERK1/2. Moreover, UDCA pretreatment inhibited COX-2 upregulation. Using transient transfection of the COX-2 promoter, UDCA pretreatment abrogated DCA-induced COX-2 promoter activation. In addition, UDCA protected oesophageal cells from the apoptotic effects of deoxycholate. Our findings indicate that UDCA inhibits DCA-induced signalling pathways in oesophageal cancer cells. These data indicate a possible mechanistic role for the chemopreventive actions of UDCA in oesophageal carcinogenesis.
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The article by Banerjee and colleagues published in this issue of the journal involving a randomized control prevention trial of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in Barrett esophagus reported a null outcome despite being well designed and executed. Possible reasons for this null outcome are discussed focusing on use of surrogate endpoints in the trial. The trial is especially topical because it comes at a time when there are calls for a Pre-Cancer Genome Atlas (PCGA) for "understanding the earliest molecular and cellular events associated with cancer initiation…" This commentary discusses current concepts in prevention research including branched evolution that leads to therapeutic resistance. Length bias sampling postulates underdiagnosis is due to rapidly progressing disease that is difficult to detect by screening because it progresses to cancer too rapidly and that overdiagnosis is the result of very slowly or nonprogressing disease that is easy to detect by screening because it persists for a lifetime and the patient dies of unrelated causes. Finally, it also explores study designs, including surrogate endpoints in Barrett esophagus trials, and opportunities and pitfalls for a PCGA in the context of high levels of over and underdiagnosis of Barrett esophagus as well as many other cancers and their precursors. Cancer Prev Res; 9(7); 512-7. ©2016 AACRSee related article by Banerjee, et al., p. 528.
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- Brian J Reid
- Divisions of Human Biology and Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington. Departments of Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Identification of the anti-oxidant components in a two-step solvent extract of bovine bile lipid: Application of reverse phase HPLC, mass spectrometry and fluorimetric assays. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1019:83-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Banerjee B, Shaheen NJ, Martinez JA, Hsu CH, Trowers E, Gibson BA, Della'Zanna G, Richmond E, Chow HHS. Clinical Study of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Barrett's Esophagus Patients. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2016; 9:528-33. [PMID: 26908564 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-15-0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Prior research strongly implicates gastric acid and bile acids, two major components of the gastroesophageal refluxate, in the development of Barrett's esophagus and its pathogenesis. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a hydrophilic bile acid, has been shown to protect esophageal cells against oxidative stress induced by cytotoxic bile acids. We conducted a pilot clinical study to evaluate the clinical activity of UDCA in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Twenty-nine patients with Barrett's esophagus received UDCA treatment at a daily dose of 13 to 15 mg/kg/day for 6 months. The clinical activity of UDCA was assessed by evaluating changes in gastric bile acid composition and markers of oxidative DNA damage (8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine), cell proliferation (Ki67), and apoptosis (cleaved caspase-3) in Barrett's esophagus epithelium. The bile acid concentrations in gastric fluid were measured by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. At baseline, UDCA (sum of unchanged and glycine/taurine conjugates) accounted for 18.2% of total gastric bile acids. After UDCA intervention, UDCA increased significantly to account for 93.4% of total gastric bile acids (P < 0.0001). The expression of markers of oxidative DNA damage, cell proliferation, and apoptosis was assessed in the Barrett's esophagus biopsies by IHC. The selected tissue biomarkers were unchanged after 6 months of UDCA intervention. We conclude that high-dose UDCA supplementation for 6 months resulted in favorable changes in gastric bile acid composition but did not modulate selected markers of oxidative DNA damage, cell proliferation, and apoptosis in the Barrett's esophagus epithelium. Cancer Prev Res; 9(7); 528-33. ©2016 AACRSee related article by Brian J. Reid, p. 512.
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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Chemoprevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma in a rat model by ursodeoxycholic acid. Clin Exp Med 2014; 15:343-50. [PMID: 25034655 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-014-0301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Reflux of bile acid into the esophagus induces esophagitis, inflammation-stimulated hyperplasia, metaplasia such as Barrett's esophagus (BE), and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Caudal-type homeobox 2 (Cdx2) via nuclear factor (NF)-κB induced by bile acid is an important factor in the development of BE and EAC. In colorectal cancer, experimental data suggest a chemopreventive effect of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). We hypothesized that UDCA may protect against the esophageal inflammation-metaplasia-carcinoma sequence by decreasing the overall proportion of the toxic bile acids. Wistar male rats that underwent a duodenoesophageal reflux procedure were divided into two groups. One group was given commercial chow (control group), and the other was given experimental chow containing UDCA (UDCA group). The animals were killed at 40 weeks after surgery, and their bile and esophagus were examined. In the UDCA group, the esophagitis was milder and the incidence of BE was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than in the control group, and EAC was not observed (p < 0.05). In analysis of the compartment of bile acid, UDCA was markedly increased in the UDCA group compared with the control group (32.7 ± 11.4 vs. 0.82 ± 0.33 mmol/L, p < 0.05) and cholic acid was decreased (32.7 ± 4.05 vs. 60.9 ± 8.26 mmol/L, p < 0.05). Expression intensity of Cdx2 and NF-κB was greater in the control group than in the UDCA group (p < 0.05). UDCA may be a chemopreventive agent against EAC by varying the bile acid composition.
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Peng S, Huo X, Rezaei D, Zhang Q, Zhang X, Yu C, Asanuma K, Cheng E, Pham TH, Wang DH, Chen M, Souza RF, Spechler SJ. In Barrett's esophagus patients and Barrett's cell lines, ursodeoxycholic acid increases antioxidant expression and prevents DNA damage by bile acids. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2014; 307:G129-39. [PMID: 24852569 PMCID: PMC4101678 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00085.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hydrophobic bile acids like deoxycholic acid (DCA), which cause oxidative DNA damage and activate NF-κB in Barrett's metaplasia, might contribute to carcinogenesis in Barrett's esophagus. We have explored mechanisms whereby ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA, a hydrophilic bile acid) protects against DCA-induced injury in vivo in patients and in vitro using nonneoplastic, telomerase-immortalized Barrett's cell lines. We took biopsies of Barrett's esophagus from 21 patients before and after esophageal perfusion with DCA (250 μM) at baseline and after 8 wk of oral UDCA treatment. DNA damage was assessed by phospho-H2AX expression, neutral CometAssay, and phospho-H2AX nuclear foci formation. Quantitative PCR was performed for antioxidants including catalase and GPX1. Nrf2, catalase, and GPX1 were knocked down with siRNAs. Reporter assays were performed using a plasmid construct containing antioxidant responsive element. In patients, baseline esophageal perfusion with DCA significantly increased phospho-H2AX and phospho-p65 in Barrett's metaplasia. Oral UDCA increased GPX1 and catalase levels in Barrett's metaplasia and prevented DCA perfusion from inducing DNA damage and NF-κB activation. In cells, DCA-induced DNA damage and NF-κB activation was prevented by 24-h pretreatment with UDCA, but not by mixing UDCA with DCA. UDCA activated Nrf2 signaling to increase GPX1 and catalase expression, and protective effects of UDCA pretreatment were blocked by siRNA knockdown of these antioxidants. UDCA increases expression of antioxidants that prevent toxic bile acids from causing DNA damage and NF-κB activation in Barrett's metaplasia. Elucidation of this molecular pathway for UDCA protection provides rationale for clinical trials on UDCA for chemoprevention in Barrett's esophagus.
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- Sui Peng
- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; ,6Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,4Department of Research and Development, VA North Texas Heath Care System, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,5Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,3Department of Surgery, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 6Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- 1Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, ,2Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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Peng DF, Hu TL, Soutto M, Belkhiri A, El-Rifai W. Glutathione Peroxidase 7 Suppresses Bile Salt-Induced Expression of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Barrett's Carcinogenesis. J Cancer 2014; 5:510-7. [PMID: 24963355 PMCID: PMC4067510 DOI: 10.7150/jca.9215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is the most frequent malignancy in the esophagus in the US and its incidence has been rising rapidly in the past few decades. Chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), where the esophageal epithelium is abnormally exposed to acid and bile salts, is a pro-inflammatory condition that is the main risk factor for the development of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and its progression to EAC. Glutathione peroxidase 7 (GPX7) is frequently silenced through DNA hypermethylation during Barrett's tumorigenesis. In this study, we investigated the role of GPX7 in regulating the bile salts-induced inflammatory signaling in Barrett's carcinogenesis. Using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), we demonstrated a significant induction in the expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8) and chemokines (CXCL-1 and CXCL-2) in esophageal cells after exposure to acidic (pH4) or neutral (pH7) bile salts. Western blot analysis showed that exposure to acidic and neutral bile salts increased p-NF-κB-p65 (S536) protein levels independent of ROS. Reconstitution of GPX7 expression in EAC cells abolished the increase of p-p65 (S536) protein levels and mRNA expression of cytokines and chemokines upon treatment with acidic and neutral bile salts. Examination of human primary EAC tissues by qRT-PCR demonstrated significant overexpression of cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-8) in EAC samples, as compared to normal samples, with significant inverse correlation with GPX7 expression level. Taken together, the loss of GPX7 expression promotes bile salt-induced activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines; important contributors to GERD-associated Barrett's carcinogenesis.
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- Dun-Fa Peng
- 1. Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 1. Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; ; 3. Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 1. Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; ; 3. Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 1. Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 1. Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; ; 2. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; ; 3. Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA
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The solute carrier family 10 (SLC10): beyond bile acid transport. Mol Aspects Med 2013; 34:252-69. [PMID: 23506869 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The solute carrier (SLC) family 10 (SLC10) comprises influx transporters of bile acids, steroidal hormones, various drugs, and several other substrates. Because the seminal transporters of this family, namely, sodium/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP; SLC10A1) and the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT; SLC10A2), were primarily bile acid transporters, the term "sodium bile salt cotransporting family" was used for the SLC10 family. However, this notion became obsolete with the finding of other SLC10 members that do not transport bile acids. For example, the sodium-dependent organic anion transporter (SOAT; SLC10A6) transports primarily sulfated steroids. Moreover, NTCP was shown to also transport steroids and xenobiotics, including HMG-CoA inhibitors (statins). The SLC10 family contains four additional members, namely, P3 (SLC10A3; SLC10A3), P4 (SLC10A4; SLC10A4), P5 (SLC10A5; SLC10A5) and SLC10A7 (SLC10A7), several of which were unknown or considered hypothetical until approximately a decade ago. While their substrate specificity remains undetermined, great progress has been made towards their characterization in recent years. Explicitly, SLC10A4 may participate in vesicular storage or exocytosis of neurotransmitters or mastocyte mediators, whereas SLC10A5 and SLC10A7 may be involved in solute transport and SLC10A3 may have a role as a housekeeping protein. Finally, the newly found role of bile acids in glucose and energy homeostasis, via the TGR5 receptor, sheds new light on the clinical relevance of ASBT and NTCP. The present mini-review provides a brief summary of recent progress on members of the SLC10 family.
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Cell culture models for studying the development of Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2012; 35:149-61. [PMID: 22476962 PMCID: PMC3396334 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-012-0076-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition caused by chronic gastroesophageal reflux. BE patients have an increased risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). As many aspects of this condition are still unknown, there is a need for in vitro models to study BE development. Aim To review the literature on cell lines and incubation conditions for studying BE development. Methods A literature search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane library, combining the words esophagus, cell line, culture, Barrett’s, bile, acid, exposure, reflux and adenocarcinoma. Results A wide range of cell lines and incubation conditions to study BE development have been reported. The most commonly used cell lines are derived from epithelium from patients with BE or EAC. A 25-minute incubation with 200 μM bile salts induced cell proliferation and Akt phosphorylation. However, increased CDX2 and MUC2 expression was only observed with longer incubations or higher bile salt concentrations. Two-hundred μM bile at pH 6 showed a higher toxicity to EAC cells than the same concentration at pH 7. Multiple 5-minute exposures with 200 μM bile at pH 4 or pH 7 increased CK8/18 and COX2 in BE epithelial cells. Conclusions Two-hundred μM conjugated primary or secondary bile salts at pH 4 for multiple short exposures is able to induce BE specific factors in BE cell lines. In SQ and EAC cell lines; however, higher concentrations of secondary bile salts for 8 h are needed to induce BE specific molecules. Due to the high variability in reported methods, it is difficult to determine the most effective in vitro setup for studying the development of BE.
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Roesly HB, Khan MR, Chen HDR, Hill KA, Narendran N, Watts GS, Chen X, Dvorak K. The decreased expression of Beclin-1 correlates with progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma: the role of deoxycholic acid. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 302:G864-72. [PMID: 22301112 PMCID: PMC3355563 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00340.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Beclin-1 has a central role in the regulation of autophagy. Barrett's esophagus (BE) is associated with a significantly increased risk for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). In the current study, we evaluated the role of Beclin-1 and autophagy in the EAC. Biopsies obtained from patients with BE and EAC, tissues from a rat model of BE and EAC, and esophageal cell lines were evaluated for the expression of Beclin-1 by immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, or RT-PCR. Since reflux of bile acids is important in EAC, we also evaluated the effect of exposure to deoxycholic acid (DCA) on autophagy and Beclin-1 expression. Beclin-1 expression was high in squamous epithelium and nondysplastic BE, whereas its expression was low in dysplastic BE and EAC. The same pattern of expression was observed in rat tissues and in esophageal cell lines. Normal esophageal epithelium and HET-1A cells (derived from normal squamous epithelium) show high levels of Beclin-1, but lower levels of Beclin-1 were found in BE and EAC cell lines (CP-A, CP-C, and OE33). Acute exposure to DCA led to increased Beclin-1 expression and increased autophagy as evaluated by electron microscopy and counting percentage of GFP-LC3-positive BE cells with punctate pattern. In contrast, chronic exposure to DCA did not result in the alteration of Beclin-1 levels or autophagy. In summary, these data suggest that autophagy is initially activated in response to bile acids, but chronic exposure to bile acids leads to decreased Beclin-1 expression and autophagy resistance.
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- 2Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and
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- 3Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
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- 1Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and ,2Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and
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Falk GW, Jacobson BC, Riddell RH, Rubenstein JH, El-Zimaity H, Drewes AM, Roark KS, Sontag SJ, Schnell TG, Leya J, Chejfec G, Richter JE, Jenkins G, Goldman A, Dvorak K, Nardone G. Barrett's esophagus: prevalence-incidence and etiology-origins. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2011; 1232:1-17. [PMID: 21950804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06042.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Although the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus (BE) is rising no data exist for racial minorities on prevalence in the general population. Minorities have a lower prevalence than Caucasians, and yet age, smoking, abdominal obesity, and Helicobacter pylori are all risk factors. Metabolic changes induced by adipocytokines and the apparently strong association between obesity, central adiposity, and BE may lead to reconsideration of some aspects of the natural history of BE. There is lack of experimental evidence on acid sensitivity and BE, which is hyposensitive compared to esophageal reflux disease. Reactive nitrogen and oxygen species lead to impaired expression of tumor suppressor genes, which can lead to cancer development; thus, antioxidants may be protective. Gastroesophageal reflux disease may be considered an immune-mediated disease starting at the submucosal layer; the cytokine profile of the mucosal immune response may explain the different outcome of gastroesophageal reflux.
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- Gary W Falk
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Takahashi Y, Amano Y, Yuki T, Mishima Y, Tamagawa Y, Uno G, Ishimura N, Sato S, Ishihara S, Kinoshita Y. Impact of the composition of gastric reflux bile acids on Barrett's oesophagus. Dig Liver Dis 2011; 43:692-7. [PMID: 21466977 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2011.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Revised: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of the composition of reflux bile acids, especially the ratio of hydrophobic to hydrophilic ones, on the development of Barrett's oesophagus has not been fully investigated in human studies. AIMS To evaluate the influence of the bile acid composition of gastric juice on Barrett's oesophagus, a prospective study was designed. METHODS Fifty patients with and 100 patients without Barrett's oesophagus were enrolled. For all enrolled patients, gastric juice was collected by the endoscopic procedure for bile acid analysis. The ratio of hydrophobic to hydrophilic bile acids (bile hydrophobicity ratio, BHR) was calculated from 6 kinds of bile acids analysed in gastric juice. The relationship between the ratio and clinico-pathological factors of Barrett's oesophagus was investigated. RESULTS The mean of BHR of patients with Barrett's oesophagus was significantly higher than that of patients without Barrett's oesophagus (0.26 ± 0.05 vs. 0.08 ± 0.02, p<0.05). In multivariate analysis, a high BHR value was a predictor for the presence of Barrett's oesophagus (OR 5.74, p<0.001). In patients with Barrett's oesophagus, the BHR correlated with COX-2 protein expression and with accelerated cellular proliferation. CONCLUSIONS Patients with Barrett's oesophagus had a higher BHR in the gastric juice than those without.
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- Yoshiko Takahashi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane University, Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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Goldman A, Chen H, Khan MR, Roesly H, Hill KA, Shahidullah M, Mandal A, Delamere NA, Dvorak K. The Na+/H+ exchanger controls deoxycholic acid-induced apoptosis by a H+-activated, Na+-dependent ionic shift in esophageal cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23835. [PMID: 21887327 PMCID: PMC3161789 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Apoptosis resistance is a hallmark of cancer cells. Typically, bile acids induce apoptosis. However during gastrointestinal (GI) tumorigenesis the cancer cells develop resistance to bile acid-induced cell death. To understand how bile acids induce apoptosis resistance we first need to identify the molecular pathways that initiate apoptosis in response to bile acid exposure. In this study we examined the mechanism of deoxycholic acid (DCA)-induced apoptosis, specifically the role of Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) and Na+ influx in esophageal cells. In vitro studies revealed that the exposure of esophageal cells (JH-EsoAd1, CP-A) to DCA (0.2 mM -0.5 mM) caused lysosomal membrane perturbation and transient cytoplasmic acidification. Fluorescence microscopy in conjunction with atomic absorption spectrophotometry demonstrated that this effect on lysosomes correlated with influx of Na+, subsequent loss of intracellular K+, an increase of Ca2+ and apoptosis. However, ethylisopropyl-amiloride (EIPA), a selective inhibitor of NHE, prevented Na+, K+ and Ca2+ changes and caspase 3/7 activation induced by DCA. Ouabain and amphotericin B, two drugs that increase intracellular Na+ levels, induced similar changes as DCA (ion imbalance, caspase3/7 activation). On the contrary, DCA-induced cell death was inhibited by medium with low a Na+ concentrations. In the same experiments, we exposed rat ileum ex-vivo to DCA with or without EIPA. Severe tissue damage and caspase-3 activation was observed after DCA treatment, but EIPA almost fully prevented this response. In summary, NHE-mediated Na+ influx is a critical step leading to DCA-induced apoptosis. Cells tolerate acidification but evade DCA-induced apoptosis if NHE is inhibited. Our data suggests that suppression of NHE by endogenous or exogenous inhibitors may lead to apoptosis resistance during GI tumorigenesis.
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- Aaron Goldman
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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Huo X, Juergens S, Zhang X, Rezaei D, Yu C, Strauch ED, Wang JY, Cheng E, Meyer F, Wang DH, Zhang Q, Spechler SJ, Souza RF. Deoxycholic acid causes DNA damage while inducing apoptotic resistance through NF-κB activation in benign Barrett's epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G278-86. [PMID: 21636532 PMCID: PMC3154602 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00092.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Gastroesophageal reflux is associated with adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus, but the incidence of this tumor is rising, despite widespread use of acid-suppressing medications. This suggests that refluxed material other than acid might contribute to carcinogenesis. We looked for potentially carcinogenetic effects of two bile acids, deoxycholic acid (DCA) and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), on Barrett's epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. We exposed Barrett's (BAR-T) cells to DCA or UDCA and studied the generation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS); expression of phosphorylated H2AX (a marker of DNA damage), phosphorylated IkBα, and phosphorylated p65 (activated NF-κB pathway proteins); and apoptosis. During endoscopy in patients, we took biopsy specimens of Barrett's mucosa before and after esophageal perfusion with DCA or UDCA and assessed DNA damage and NF-κB activation. Exposure to DCA, but not UDCA, resulted in ROS/RNS production, DNA damage, and NF-κB activation but did not increase the rate of apoptosis in BAR-T cells. Pretreatment with N-acetyl-l-cysteine (a ROS scavenger) prevented DNA damage after DCA exposure, and DCA did induce apoptosis in cells treated with NF-κB inhibitors (BAY 11-7085 or AdIκB superrepressor). DNA damage and NF-κB activation were detected in biopsy specimens of Barrett's mucosa taken after esophageal perfusion with DCA, but not UDCA. These data show that, in Barrett's epithelial cells, DCA induces ROS/RNS production, which causes genotoxic injury, and simultaneously induces activation of the NF-κB pathway, which enables cells with DNA damage to resist apoptosis. We have demonstrated molecular mechanisms whereby bile reflux might contribute to carcinogenesis in Barrett's esophagus.
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- 5Department of Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University School of Medicine, Magdeburg, Germany;
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- 6Cell Biology Group, Department of Surgery, and ,7Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and ,8Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- 3Pediatrics, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Children's Medical Center, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
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- 5Department of Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University School of Medicine, Magdeburg, Germany;
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- Departments of 1Medicine, ,4Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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- Departments of 1Medicine, ,4Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;
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McQuaid KR, Laine L, Fennerty MB, Souza R, Spechler SJ. Systematic review: the role of bile acids in the pathogenesis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and related neoplasia. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34:146-65. [PMID: 21615439 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04709.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Factors other than acid may play a role in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its complications. AIM To assessed the role of bile acids in the pathogenesis of GERD, Barrett's oesophagus and Barrett's-related neoplasia. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of computerised bibliographic databases for original articles involving humans or human oesophageal tissue or cells that assessed exposure to or manipulation of bile acids. Outcomes assessed included GERD symptoms; gross oesophageal injury; Barrett's oesophagus and related neoplasia; and intermediate markers of inflammation, proliferation or neoplasia. RESULTS Eighty-three original articles were included. In in vivo studies, bile acids concentrations were higher in the oesophageal aspirates of patients with GERD than controls, and bile acids infusions triggered GERD symptoms, especially in high concentrations or in combination with acid. In ex vivo/in vitro studies, bile acids stimulated squamous oesophageal cells and Barrett's epithelial cells to produce inflammatory mediators (e.g., IL-8 and COX-2) and caused oxidative stress, DNA damage and apoptosis. They also induced squamous cells to change their gene expression pattern to resemble intestinal-type cells and caused Barrett's cells to increase expression of intestinal-type genes. CONCLUSIONS In aggregate, these studies suggest that bile acids may contribute to the pathogenesis of symptoms, oesophagitis and Barrett's metaplasia with related carcinogenesis in patients with GERD. However, all study results are not uniform and substantial differences in study parameters may explain at least some of this variation.
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- K R McQuaid
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
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Goldman A, Chen HDR, Roesly HB, Hill KA, Tome ME, Dvorak B, Bernstein H, Dvorak K. Characterization of squamous esophageal cells resistant to bile acids at acidic pH: implication for Barrett's esophagus pathogenesis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G292-302. [PMID: 21127259 PMCID: PMC3043651 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00461.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition, where normal squamous epithelium is replaced by intestinal epithelium. BE is associated with an increased risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). However, the BE cell of origin is not clear. We hypothesize that BE tissue originates from esophageal squamous cells, which can differentiate to columnar cells as a result of repeated exposure to gastric acid and bile acids, two components of refluxate implicated in BE pathology. To test this hypothesis, we repeatedly exposed squamous esophageal HET1A cells to 0.2 mM bile acid (BA) cocktail at pH 5.5 and developed an HET1AR-resistant cell line. These cells are able to survive and proliferate after repeated 2-h treatments with BA at pH 5.5. HET1AR cells are resistant to acidification and express markers of columnar differentiation, villin, CDX2, and cytokeratin 8/18. HET1AR cells have increased amounts of reactive oxygen species, concomitant with a decreased level and activity of manganese superoxide dismutase compared with parental cells. Furthermore, HET1AR cells express proteins and activate signaling pathways associated with inflammation, cell survival, and tumorigenesis that are thought to contribute to BE and EAC development. These include STAT3, NF-κB, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), cyclooxygenase-2, interleukin-6, phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR), and Mcl-1. The expression of prosurvival and inflammatory proteins and resistance to cell death could be partially modified by inhibition of STAT3 signaling. In summary, our study shows that long-term exposure of squamous cells to BA at acidic pH causes the cells to display the same characteristics and markers as BE.
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- Aaron Goldman
- Departments of 1Cell Biology and Anatomy, ,4Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Departments of 1Cell Biology and Anatomy, ,4Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Hong J, Behar J, Wands J, Resnick M, Wang LJ, Delellis RA, Lambeth D, Cao W. Bile acid reflux contributes to development of esophageal adenocarcinoma via activation of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase Cgamma2 and NADPH oxidase NOX5-S. Cancer Res 2010; 70:1247-55. [PMID: 20086178 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-2774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease complicated by Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a major risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA). However, the mechanisms of the progression from BE to EA are not fully understood. Besides acid reflux, bile acid reflux may also play an important role in the progression from BE to EA. In this study, we examined the role of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) and a novel NADPH oxidase NOX5-S in bile acid-induced increase in cell proliferation. We found that taurodeoxycholic acid (TDCA) significantly increased NOX5-S expression, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) production, and cell proliferation in EA cells. The TDCA-induced increase in cell proliferation was significantly reduced by U73122, an inhibitor of PI-PLC. PI-PLCbeta1, PI-PLCbeta3, PI-PLCbeta4, PI-PLCgamma1, and PI-PLCgamma2, but not PI-PLCbeta2 and PI-PLCdelta1, were detectable in FLO cells by Western blot analysis. Knockdown of PI-PLCgamma2 or extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 2 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase with small interfering RNAs (siRNA) significantly decreased TDCA-induced NOX5-S expression, H(2)O(2) production, and cell proliferation. In contrast, knockdown of PI-PLCbeta1, PI-PLCbeta3, PI-PLCbeta4, PI-PLCgamma1, or ERK1 MAP kinase had no significant effect. TDCA significantly increased ERK2 phosphorylation, an increase that was reduced by U73122 or PI-PLCgamma2 siRNA. We conclude that TDCA-induced increase in NOX5-S expression and cell proliferation may depend on sequential activation of PI-PLCgamma2 and ERK2 MAP kinase in EA cells. It is possible that bile acid reflux present in patients with BE may increase reactive oxygen species production and cell proliferation via activation of PI-PLCgamma2, ERK2 MAP kinase, and NADPH oxidase NOX5-S, thereby contributing to the development of EA.
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- Jie Hong
- Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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