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Zhuang X, Gallo G, Sharma P, Ha J, Magri A, Borrmann H, Harris JM, Tsukuda S, Bentley E, Kirby A, de Neck S, Yang H, Balfe P, Wing PA, Matthews D, Harris AL, Kipar A, Stewart JP, Bailey D, McKeating JA. Hypoxia inducible factors inhibit respiratory syncytial virus infection by modulation of nucleolin expression. iScience 2024; 27:108763. [PMID: 38261926 PMCID: PMC10797196 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a global healthcare problem, causing respiratory illness in young children and elderly individuals. Our knowledge of the host pathways that define susceptibility to infection and disease severity are limited. Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) define metabolic responses to low oxygen and regulate inflammatory responses in the lower respiratory tract. We demonstrate a role for HIFs to suppress RSV entry and RNA replication. We show that hypoxia and HIF prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitors reduce the expression of the RSV entry receptor nucleolin and inhibit viral cell-cell fusion. We identify a HIF regulated microRNA, miR-494, that regulates nucleolin expression. In RSV-infected mice, treatment with the clinically approved HIF prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor, Daprodustat, reduced the level of infectious virus and infiltrating monocytes and neutrophils in the lung. This study highlights a role for HIF-signalling to limit multiple aspects of RSV infection and associated inflammation and informs future therapeutic approaches for this respiratory pathogen.
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- Xiaodong Zhuang
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology & Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology & Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology & Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Laboratory for Animal Model Pathology, Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology & Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Laboratory for Animal Model Pathology, Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Infection Biology & Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Zhang H, Wang J, Li F. Modulation of natural killer cell exhaustion in the lungs: the key components from lung microenvironment and lung tumor microenvironment. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1286986. [PMID: 38022613 PMCID: PMC10657845 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1286986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Lung cancer is the leading cause of tumor-induced death worldwide and remains a primary global health concern. In homeostasis, due to its unique structure and physiological function, the lung microenvironment is in a state of immune tolerance and suppression, which is beneficial to tumor development and metastasis. The lung tumor microenvironment is a more complex system that further enhances the immunosuppressive features in the lungs. NK cells are abundantly located in the lungs and play crucial roles in lung tumor surveillance and antitumor immunity. However, the immunosuppressive microenvironment promotes significant challenges to NK cell features, leading to their hypofunction, exhaustion, and compromised antitumor activity. Thus, understanding the complex interactions among the lung microenvironment, lung tumor microenvironment, and NK cell exhaustion is critical for the development of effective cancer immunotherapeutic strategies. The present review will discuss NK cell hypofunction and exhaustion within the lung microenvironment and lung tumor microenvironment, focusing on lung tissue-specific factors, including key cytokines and unique environmental components, that modulate NK cell activation and function. Understanding the functional mechanisms of key factors would help to design strategies to reverse NK cell exhaustion and restore their antitumor function within the lung tumor microenvironment.
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- Hongxia Zhang
- Institute of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Gao X, Hu W, Qian D, Bai X, He H, Li L, Sun S. The Mechanisms of Ferroptosis Under Hypoxia. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2023; 43:3329-3341. [PMID: 37458878 PMCID: PMC10477166 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-023-01388-8] [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: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Ferroptosis is a new form of programmed cell death, which is characterized by the iron-dependent accumulation of lipid peroxidation and increase of ROS, resulting in oxidative stress and cell death. Iron, lipid, and multiple signaling pathways precisely control the occurrence and implementation of ferroptosis. The pathways mainly include Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway, p62/Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Activating p62/Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway inhibits ferroptosis. Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway promotes ferroptosis. Furthermore, some factors also participate in the occurrence of ferroptosis under hypoxia, such as HIF-1, NCOA4, DMT1. Meanwhile, ferroptosis is related with hypoxia-related diseases, such as MIRI, cancers, and AKI. Accordingly, ferroptosis appears to be a therapeutic target for hypoxia-related diseases.
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- Xin Gao
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, No. 295, Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, China
- 2020 Clinical Medicine Class 6, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, No. 295, Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, No. 295, Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, No. 295, Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, China.
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Körbelin J, Klein J, Matuszcak C, Runge J, Harbaum L, Klose H, Hennigs JK. Transcription factors in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension-Current knowledge and therapeutic potential. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 9:1036096. [PMID: 36684555 PMCID: PMC9853303 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1036096] [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: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary artery pressure. Mortality remains high in severe cases despite significant advances in management and pharmacotherapy. Since currently approved PAH therapies are unable to significantly reverse pathological vessel remodeling, novel disease-modifying, targeted therapeutics are needed. Pathogenetically, PAH is characterized by vessel wall cell dysfunction with consecutive remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature and the right heart. Transcription factors (TFs) regulate the process of transcribing DNA into RNA and, in the pulmonary circulation, control the response of pulmonary vascular cells to macro- and microenvironmental stimuli. Often, TFs form complex protein interaction networks with other TFs or co-factors to allow for fine-tuning of gene expression. Therefore, identification of the underlying molecular mechanisms of TF (dys-)function is essential to develop tailored modulation strategies in PAH. This current review provides a compendium-style overview of TFs and TF complexes associated with PAH pathogenesis and highlights their potential as targets for vasculoregenerative or reverse remodeling therapies.
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- Jakob Körbelin
- ENDomics Lab, Department of Medicine, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,*Correspondence: Jakob Körbelin,
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- ENDomics Lab, Department of Medicine, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,Division of Pneumology and Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- ENDomics Lab, Department of Medicine, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,Division of Pneumology and Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- ENDomics Lab, Department of Medicine, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,Division of Pneumology and Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Pneumology and Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Pneumology and Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- ENDomics Lab, Department of Medicine, Center of Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,Division of Pneumology and Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany,Jan K. Hennigs,
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Torres-Soria AK, Romero Y, Balderas-Martínez YI, Velázquez-Cruz R, Torres-Espíndola LM, Camarena A, Flores-Soto E, Solís-Chagoyán H, Ruiz V, Carlos-Reyes Á, Salinas-Lara C, Luis-García ER, Chávez J, Castillejos-López M, Aquino-Gálvez A. Functional Repercussions of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2α in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11192938. [PMID: 36230900 PMCID: PMC9562026 DOI: 10.3390/cells11192938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are essential in regulating several cellular processes, such as survival, differentiation, and the cell cycle; this adaptation is orchestrated in a complex way. In this review, we focused on the impact of hypoxia in the physiopathology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) related to lung development, regeneration, and repair. There is robust evidence that the responses of HIF-1α and -2α differ; HIF-1α participates mainly in the acute phase of the response to hypoxia, and HIF-2α in the chronic phase. The analysis of their structure and of different studies showed a high specificity according to the tissue and the process involved. We propose that hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 2a (HIF-2α) is part of the persistent aberrant regeneration associated with developing IPF.
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- Ana Karen Torres-Soria
- Red MEDICI, Carrera de Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores de Iztacala Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 54090, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Computacional, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genómica del Metabolismo Óseo, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Mexico City 14610, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de HLA, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 04530, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Subdirección de Investigaciones Clínicas, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City 14370, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fibrosis Pulmonar, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Onco-Inmunobiología, Departamento de Enfermedades Crónico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Red MEDICI, Carrera de Médico Cirujano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores de Iztacala Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 54090, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fibrosis Pulmonar, Laboratorio de Biología Celular, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Hiperreactividad Bronquial, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades, Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Epidemiología y Estadística, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades, Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
- Correspondence: (M.C.-L.); (A.A.-G.)
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- Departamento de Fibrosis Pulmonar, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
- Correspondence: (M.C.-L.); (A.A.-G.)
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Wing PAC, Prange-Barczynska M, Cross A, Crotta S, Orbegozo Rubio C, Cheng X, Harris JM, Zhuang X, Johnson RL, Ryan KA, Hall Y, Carroll MW, Issa F, Balfe P, Wack A, Bishop T, Salguero FJ, McKeating JA. Hypoxia inducible factors regulate infectious SARS-CoV-2, epithelial damage and respiratory symptoms in a hamster COVID-19 model. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010807. [PMID: 36067210 PMCID: PMC9481176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Understanding the host pathways that define susceptibility to Severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and disease are essential for the design of new therapies. Oxygen levels in the microenvironment define the transcriptional landscape, however the influence of hypoxia on virus replication and disease in animal models is not well understood. In this study, we identify a role for the hypoxic inducible factor (HIF) signalling axis to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection, epithelial damage and respiratory symptoms in the Syrian hamster model. Pharmacological activation of HIF with the prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor FG-4592 significantly reduced infectious virus in the upper and lower respiratory tract. Nasal and lung epithelia showed a reduction in SARS-CoV-2 RNA and nucleocapsid expression in treated animals. Transcriptomic and pathological analysis showed reduced epithelial damage and increased expression of ciliated cells. Our study provides new insights on the intrinsic antiviral properties of the HIF signalling pathway in SARS-CoV-2 replication that may be applicable to other respiratory pathogens and identifies new therapeutic opportunities.
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- Peter A. C. Wing
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Ludwig institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Immunoregulation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Ludwig institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Immunoregulation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Ludwig institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Han J, Wan Q, Seo GY, Kim K, el Baghdady S, Lee JH, Kronenberg M, Liu YC. Hypoxia induces adrenomedullin from lung epithelia, stimulating ILC2 inflammation and immunity. J Exp Med 2022; 219:e20211985. [PMID: 35532553 PMCID: PMC9093746 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Hypoxia contributes to airway inflammation and remodeling in several lung diseases; however, exactly how hypoxic pulmonary epithelium regulates allergic inflammation remains to be fully characterized. Here, we report that conditional deletion of the E3 ubiquitin ligase VHL in lung epithelial cells resulted in exacerbated type 2 responses accompanied by selective increase of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) at steady state and following inflammation or helminth infection. Ablation of expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF2α) significantly reversed VHL-mediated ILC2 activation. VHL deficiency in lung epithelial cells caused increased expression of the peptide hormone adrenomedullin (ADM), and our data suggest that HIF2α controls Adm expression. ADM directly promoted ILC2 activation both in vitro and in vivo. Our findings indicate that the hypoxic response mediated by the VHL-HIF2α axis is critical for control of pulmonary type 2 responses by increasing ADM expression in lung epithelia, causing ILC2 activation.
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- Jihye Han
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA
- Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA
- Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Li XL, Wang WG, Li MX, Liu TL, Tian XY, Wu L. Effects of Altitude and Duration of Differing Levels of Hypoxic Exposure on Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α in Rat Tissues. High Alt Med Biol 2022; 23:173-184. [PMID: 35708531 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2021.0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Li, Xiao-lin, Wei-gang Wang, Mao-xing Li, Tian-long Liu, Xiu-yu Tian, and Lan Wu. Effects of altitude and duration of differing levels of hypoxic exposure on hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in rat tissues. High Alt Med Biol. 23:173-184, 2022. Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the effects of hypoxia at different altitudes and durations on the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in rat tissues. Methods: A total of 72 Wistar rats were used to investigate the effect of hypoxia at different durations on rat tissues and 72 Wistar rats were used to investigate the effect of hypoxia at different altitudes. Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) staining was performed to observe the pathological changes of hippocampus tissues, and the expression of HIF-1α of rats under conditions of hypoxia was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. Results: According to the pathological results, we found that the degree of the brain, lung, and heart damage and HIF-1α expression, showed an increasing trend as the altitude (1,500, 3,000, 4,500, 6,000, 7,500, and 8,000 m for 12 hours) and duration (0, 6, 12, 24, 36, and 72 hours at 7,500 m) of hypoxia increased. Although there is a significant difference at 8,000 m, considering model stability, animal ethics and cost, we chose 7,500 m as a fixed altitude during hypoxia at different durations. Compared with the normoxic group, the expression of HIF-1α mRNA in the 7,500 m significantly increased by 30.48%, 21.00%, and 12.62%, in brain, lung, and heart tissue (p < 0.01), and HIF-1α mRNA in the 72-hour hypoxic exposure group significantly increased by 52.58%, 20.39%, 27.88% in tissues (p < 0.05). Compared with the normoxic group, HIF-1α protein expressions in the 7,500 m significantly increased by 10.26%, 31.71%, and 13.33% in brain, lung, and heart tissue (p < 0.01, p < 0.01, p < 0.05), and HIF-1α protein expressions in the 72-hour hypoxic exposure group significantly increased by 18.89%, 22.89%, and 29.75% in tissues (p < 0.05). Conclusion: HIF-1α expression in the rat was correlated with altitude and duration of hypoxic exposure.
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- Xiao-Lin Li
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Lanzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.,Gansu Plateau Pharmaceutical Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Lanzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.,Gansu Plateau Pharmaceutical Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Lanzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.,Gansu Plateau Pharmaceutical Technology Center, Lanzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,Institute of Chemical Technology, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.,Gansu Plateau Pharmaceutical Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.,Gansu Plateau Pharmaceutical Technology Center, Lanzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
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Asadi N, Tappeh KH, Mohebbi I, Yousefi E, Khademvatan S. Screening of Cystic Echinococcosis and Toxocariasis in Urmia Municipal Workers, Northwest Iran. Infect Disord Drug Targets 2021; 21:220-229. [PMID: 32516106 DOI: 10.2174/1871526520666200609121400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Echinococcus granulosus and Toxocara spp., the causative agents of hydatid cyst and toxocariasis in humans and animals, are zoonotic infections with medical and veterinary significance respectively. AIM Herein, we aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of toxocariasis and cystic echinococcosis in Urmia municipal workers (gardeners and sweepers) in 2018 using ELISA assay. OBJECTIVE There is no precise report on the seroprevalence of toxocariasis and cystic echinococcosis in Urmia municipal workers using ELISA assay. Therefore, this study found an opportunity to investigate this subject. METHODS A total of 220 blood samples were obtained from municipal workers with an average age of 41.31 ± 9.42. Commercial anti-Toxocara canis and hydatid cyst ELISA kits were used to assess the seroprevalence rates. RESULTS Approximately, 14.5% and 2.3% of individuals were seropositive for toxocariasis and hydatidosis, respectively. Consuming unboiled milk and/or raw/uncooked meat and rural conditions are risk factors for toxocariasis. Regarding hydatidosis, consuming unwashed vegetables was the only statistically significant risk factor. Toxocara infection (p = 0.01), but not hydatid cyst (p = 0.05), is more prevalent among sweepers than municipal gardeners. CONCLUSION Due to the occupational condition of municipal workers, they are exposed to many infectious agents; thus, more researches should be done on these populations.
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- Negar Asadi
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center & Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center & Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Center, Occupational Medicine Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center & Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α alleviates acinar cell necrosis in a mouse model of acute pancreatitis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 572:72-79. [PMID: 34358966 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (Hif1α) is activated in hypoxia and is closely related to oxidative stress, immunity and cell metabolism. Recently, it is reported that Hif1α is involved in atherosclerosis, ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, alcoholic liver disease and pancreatic tumors. In this study, we found that Hif1 signal pathway is significantly changed in pancreas of acute pancreatitis (AP) mice. Meanwhile, we verified that the high expression of Hif1α injured pancreatic tissues of cerulean-induced AP mice, which prompting that Hif1α participated in the progress of histopathology on AP. We applied a Hif1α inhibitor PX478 and observed that it could alleviate histological injury of pancreas as well as the levels of serum amylase, lipase and proinflammatory cytokine in the murine model of AP induced by caerulein. In addition, PX478 could reduce the formation of necrosome (RIP3 and p-MLKL) and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in AP mice. Correspondingly, we further confirmed the effectiveness of PX478 in vitro and found that inhibiting Hif1α could mitigated the necrosis of pancreatic acinar cells via reducing the RIP3 and p-MLKL expression and the ROS production. In conclusion, inhibiting Hif1α could protect against acinar cells necrosis in AP, which may provide a new target for the prevention and treatment of AP clinically.
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Špaková I, Rabajdová M, Mičková H, Graier WF, Mareková M. Effect of hypoxia factors gene silencing on ROS production and metabolic status of A375 malignant melanoma cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10325. [PMID: 33990669 PMCID: PMC8121821 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89792-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The innate response of melanocytes to exogenous or endogenous stress stimuli like extreme pH and temperature, metabolite and oxygen deficiency or a high UV dose initiates a cellular stress response. This process activates adaptive processes to minimize the negative impact of the stressor on the pigment cell. Under physiological conditions, a non-cancer cell is directed to apoptosis if the stressor persists. However, malignant melanoma cells will survive persistent stress thanks to distinct "cancerous" signaling pathways (e.g. MEK) and transcription factors that regulate the expression of so-called "survival genes" (e.g. HIF, MITF). In this survival response of cancer cells, MEK pathway directs melanoma cells to deregulate mitochondrial metabolism, to accumulate reduced species (NADH), and to centralize metabolism in the cytosol. The aim of this work was to study the effect of gene silencing in malignant melanoma A375 cells on metabolic processes in cytosol and mitochondria. Gene silencing of HIF-1α, and miR-210 in normoxia and pseudohypoxia, and analysis of its effect on MITF-M, and PDHA1 expression. Detection of cytosolic NADH by Peredox-mCherry Assay. Detection of OCR, and ECAR using Seahorse XF96. Measurement of produced O2•- with MitoTracker Red CMXRos. 1H NMR analysis of metabolites present in cell suspension, and medium. By gene silencing of HIF-1α and miR-210 the expression of PDHA1 was upregulated while that of MITF-M was downregulated, yielding acceleration of mitochondrial respiratory activity and thus elimination of ROS. Hence, we detected a significantly reduced A375 cell viability, an increase in alanine, inositol, nucleotides, and other metabolites that together define apoptosis. Based on the results of measurements of mitochondrial resipiratory activity, ROS production, and changes in the metabolites obtained in cells under the observed conditions, we concluded that silencing of HIF-1α and miR-210 yields apoptosis and, ultimately, apoptotic cell death in A375 melanoma cells.
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- Ivana Špaková
- Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Trieda SNP 1, 04011, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Trieda SNP 1, 04011, Košice, Slovakia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovakia
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,BioTechMed, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Trieda SNP 1, 04011, Košice, Slovakia
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Hirota K. HIF-α Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitors and Their Implications for Biomedicine: A Comprehensive Review. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9050468. [PMID: 33923349 PMCID: PMC8146675 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9050468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Oxygen is essential for the maintenance of the body. Living organisms have evolved systems to secure an oxygen environment to be proper. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) plays an essential role in this process; it is a transcription factor that mediates erythropoietin (EPO) induction at the transcriptional level under hypoxic environment. After successful cDNA cloning in 1995, a line of studies were conducted for elucidating the molecular mechanism of HIF activation in response to hypoxia. In 2001, cDNA cloning of dioxygenases acting on prolines and asparagine residues, which play essential roles in this process, was reported. HIF-prolyl hydroxylases (PHs) are molecules that constitute the core molecular mechanism of detecting a decrease in the partial pressure of oxygen, or hypoxia, in the cells; they can be called oxygen sensors. In this review, I discuss the process of molecular cloning of HIF and HIF-PH, which explains hypoxia-induced EPO expression; the development of HIF-PH inhibitors that artificially or exogenously activate HIF by inhibiting HIF-PH; and the significance and implications of medical intervention using HIF-PH inhibitors.
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- Kiichi Hirota
- Department of Human Stress Response Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan
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Wing PAC, Keeley TP, Zhuang X, Lee JY, Prange-Barczynska M, Tsukuda S, Morgan SB, Harding AC, Argles ILA, Kurlekar S, Noerenberg M, Thompson CP, Huang KYA, Balfe P, Watashi K, Castello A, Hinks TSC, James W, Ratcliffe PJ, Davis I, Hodson EJ, Bishop T, McKeating JA. Hypoxic and pharmacological activation of HIF inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of lung epithelial cells. Cell Rep 2021; 35:109020. [PMID: 33852916 PMCID: PMC8020087 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is a global health issue with more than 2 million fatalities to date. Viral replication is shaped by the cellular microenvironment, and one important factor to consider is oxygen tension, in which hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) regulates transcriptional responses to hypoxia. SARS-CoV-2 primarily infects cells of the respiratory tract, entering via its spike glycoprotein binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). We demonstrate that hypoxia and the HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor Roxadustat reduce ACE2 expression and inhibit SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in lung epithelial cells via an HIF-1α-dependent pathway. Hypoxia and Roxadustat inhibit SARS-CoV-2 RNA replication, showing that post-entry steps in the viral life cycle are oxygen sensitive. This study highlights the importance of HIF signaling in regulating multiple aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and raises the potential use of HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19.
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- Peter A C Wing
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Oxford Institute (COI), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine Unit and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Francis Crick Institute, London, UK; Department of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Oxford Institute (COI), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Shi L, Jiang M, Li M, Shang X, Li X, Huang M, Wu Y, Qiao C, Wang X, Tian X, Shi Y, Wang Z. Regulation of HIF-1α and p53 in stress responses in the subterranean rodents Lasiopodomys mandarinus and Lasiopodomys brandtii (Rodentia: Cricetidae). ZOOLOGIA 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.38.e58607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The response mechanism and interaction patterns of HIF-1α and p53 in animals in an hypoxic environment are crucial for their hypoxic tolerance and adaptation. Many studies have shown that underground rodents have better hypoxic adaptation characteristics. However, the mechanism by which HIF-1α and p53 in underground rodents respond to hypoxic environments compared with in ground rodents remains unclear. Further, whether a synergy between HIF-1α and p53 enables animals tolerate extremely hypoxic environments is unclear. We studied HIF-1α and p53 expression in the brain tissue and cell apoptosis in the hippocampal CA1 region during 6 hours of acute hypoxia (5% oxygen) in Lasiopodomys mandarinus (Milne-Edwards, 1871) and Lasiopodomys brandtii (Radde, 1861), two closely related small rodents with different life characteristics (underground and aboveground, respectively), using a comparative biology method to determine the mechanisms underlying their adaptation to this environment. Our results indicate that HIF-1α and p53 expression is more rapid in L. mandarinus than in L. brandtii under acute hypoxic environments, resulting in a significant synergistic effect in L. mandarinus. Correlation analysis revealed that HIF-1α expression and the apoptotic index of the hippocampal CA1 regions of the brain tissues of L. mandarinus and L. brandtii, both under hypoxia, were significantly negatively and positively correlated, respectively. Long-term existence in underground burrow systems could enable better adaptation to hypoxia in L. mandarinus than in L. brandtii. We speculate that L. mandarinus can quickly eliminate resulting damage via the synergistic effect of p53 and HIF-1α in response to acute hypoxic environments, helping the organism quickly return to a normal state after the stress.
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What Makes the Lung Unique – Tissue-Specific Immunity in the Respiratory Tract. EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.33590/emj/20-00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The immune system constitutes a critical mechanism of the human body to preserve health and mitigate disease. In the lung, immunity is seen as a critical driver in many respiratory diseases, in particular in those characterised by aberrant inflammation, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fibrosis, and asthma. In this review, the specialised set of immune cells and lung tissue-specific regulators, including key cytokines such as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and transforming growth factor β, that control immune responses in the respiratory tract will be discussed. Furthermore, the current understanding of the impact of key environmental components such as the role of oxygen and lung microbiota on lung immunity will be highlighted. The goal is to identify the unique aspects of lung immune biology to facilitate insights into the aetiology of common lung inflammatory diseases and to provide the basis for a deeper mechanistic understanding of the underlying immune processes. Finally, key future avenues of research such as using more comprehensive quantitative approaches for elucidating molecular disease mechanisms as well as the potential to exploit tissue-specific regulators of immunity for therapy of lung inflammatory disorders will be discussed.
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Zhang X, Sun Y, Song D, Diao Y. κ-opioid receptor agonists may alleviate intestinal damage in cardiopulmonary bypass rats by inhibiting the NF-κB/HIF-1α pathway. Exp Ther Med 2020; 20:325-334. [PMID: 32509012 PMCID: PMC7271736 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.8685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The aims of the present study were to investigate the protective effect of a κ-opioid receptor (KOR) agonist on intestinal barrier dysfunction in rats during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as well as to examine the role of NF-κB and the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) signaling pathway in the regulatory mechanism. A total of 50 rats were randomly divided into five groups, with 10 rats in each group: Sham surgery group (group Sham), CPB surgery group (group CPB), KOR agonist + CPB (group K), KOR agonist + specific KOR antagonist + CBP (group NK) and KOR agonist + NF-κB pathway specific inhibitor + CPB (group NF). Intestinal microcirculation was evaluated to determine intestinal barrier dysfunction in rats following CPB surgery. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining was used to observe intestinal tissue injury in the rats. ELISA was used to detect the inflammatory factors interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL10 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and the oxidative stress factors superoxidase dismutase, malondialdehyde and nitric oxide in serum. In addition, ELISA was used to investigate the serum levels of the intestinal damage markers D-lactic acid, diamine oxidase and intestinal fatty acid-binding protein. Western blotting was used to investigate the protein expression levels of tight junction proteins zonula occludens-1 and claudin-1. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry was used to examine intestinal injuries and western blotting was used to detect expression levels of NF-κB/HIF-1α signaling pathway-related proteins. H&E staining results suggested that the KOR agonist alleviated intestinal damage in the CPB model rats. This effect was reversed by the addition of a KOR antagonist. Further investigation of inflammatory and oxidative stress factors using ELISA revealed that the KOR agonist reduced the inflammatory and oxidative stress responses in the intestinal tissues of the CPB model rats. The ELISA results of intestinal damage markers and western blotting results of tight junction protein expression suggested that KOR agonist treatment may alleviate intestinal injury in CPB model rats. In addition, the western blotting and immunohistochemistry results suggested that KOR agonists may decrease the expression levels of NF-κB, p65 and HIF-1α in CPB. Collectively, the present results suggested that KOR agonists are able to ameliorate the intestinal barrier dysfunction in rats undergoing CPB by inhibiting the expression levels of NF-κB/HIF-1α signaling pathway-related proteins.
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- Xiaoyan Zhang
- Postgraduate Training Base of The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121013, P.R. China.,Department of Anesthesia, The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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Olson KR, Gao Y, DeLeon ER, Markel TA, Drucker N, Boone D, Whiteman M, Steiger AK, Pluth MD, Tessier CR, Stahelin RV. Extended hypoxia-mediated H 2 S production provides for long-term oxygen sensing. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020; 228:e13368. [PMID: 31442361 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM Numerous studies have shown that H2 S serves as an acute oxygen sensor in a variety of cells. We hypothesize that H2 S also serves in extended oxygen sensing. METHODS Here, we compare the effects of extended exposure (24-48 hours) to varying O2 tensions on H2 S and polysulphide metabolism in human embryonic kidney (HEK 293), human adenocarcinomic alveolar basal epithelial (A549), human colon cancer (HTC116), bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle, human umbilical-derived mesenchymal stromal (stem) cells and porcine tracheal epithelium (PTE) using sulphur-specific fluorophores and fluorometry or confocal microscopy. RESULTS All cells continuously produced H2 S in 21% O2 and H2 S production was increased at lower O2 tensions. Decreasing O2 from 21% to 10%, 5% and 1% O2 progressively increased H2 S production in HEK293 cells and this was partially inhibited by a combination of inhibitors of H2 S biosynthesis, aminooxyacetate, propargyl glycine and compound 3. Mitochondria appeared to be the source of much of this increase in HEK 293 cells. H2 S production in all other cells and PTE increased when O2 was lowered from 21% to 5% except for HTC116 cells where 1% O2 was necessary to increase H2 S, presumably reflecting the hypoxic environment in vivo. Polysulphides (H2 Sn , where n = 2-7), the key signalling metabolite of H2 S also appeared to increase in many cells although this was often masked by high endogenous polysulphide concentrations. CONCLUSION These results show that cellular H2 S is increased during extended hypoxia and they suggest this is a continuously active O2 -sensing mechanism in a variety of cells.
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- Kenneth R. Olson
- Indiana University School of Medicine‐South Bend South Bend Indiana
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- Indiana University School of Medicine‐South Bend South Bend Indiana
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- Indiana University School of Medicine‐South Bend South Bend Indiana
- Department of Biological Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Indiana
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- Indiana University School of Medicine Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health Indianapolis Indiana
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- Indiana University School of Medicine Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health Indianapolis Indiana
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- Indiana University School of Medicine‐South Bend South Bend Indiana
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene Oregon
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Oregon Eugene Oregon
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana
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Impact of Nutrition on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12010169. [PMID: 31936113 PMCID: PMC7019983 DOI: 10.3390/nu12010169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by sustained vasoconstriction, vascular remodeling, inflammation, and in situ thrombosis. Although there have been important advances in the knowledge of the pathophysiology of PAH, it remains a debilitating, limiting, and rapidly progressive disease. Vitamin D and iron deficiency are worldwide health problems of pandemic proportions. Notably, these nutritional alterations are largely more prevalent in PAH patients than in the general population and there are several pieces of evidence suggesting that they may trigger or aggravate disease progression. There are also several case reports associating scurvy, due to severe vitamin C deficiency, with PAH. Flavonoids such as quercetin, isoflavonoids such as genistein, and other dietary polyphenols including resveratrol slow the progression of the disease in animal models of PAH. Finally, the role of the gut microbiota and its interplay with the diet, host immune system, and energy metabolism is emerging in multiple cardiovascular diseases. The alteration of the gut microbiota has also been reported in animal models of PAH. It is thus possible that in the near future interventions targeting the nutritional status and the gut dysbiosis will improve the outcome of these patients.
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Molecular Characteristics and Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with COPD: A Review Article. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184329. [PMID: 31487864 PMCID: PMC6770145 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show systemic consequences, such as chronic systemic inflammation leading to changes in the airway, airway penetrability, and endothelial function. Endothelial dysfunction is characterized by a list of alterations of endothelium towards reduced vasodilation, proinflammatory state, detachment and apoptosis of endothelial cells, and development of atherosclerosis. COPD-induced endothelial dysfunction is associated with elevated cardiovascular risk. The increment of physical activities such as pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) training have a significant effect on COPD, thus, PR can be an integrative part of COPD treatment. In this narrative review the focus is on the function of endothelial inflammatory mediators [cytokines, chemokines, and cellular proteases] and pulmonary endothelial cells and endothelial dysfunction in COPD as well as the effects of dysfunction of the endothelium may play in COPD-related pulmonary hypertension. The relationship between smoking and endothelial dysfunction is also discussed. The connection between different pulmonary rehabilitation programs, arterial stiffness and pulse wave velocity (PWV) is presented. Endothelial dysfunction is a significant prognostic factor of COPD, which can be characterized by PWV. We discuss future considerations, like training programs, as an important part of the treatment that has a favorable impact on the endothelial function.
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Iron Homeostasis in the Lungs-A Balance between Health and Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2019; 12:ph12010005. [PMID: 30609678 PMCID: PMC6469191 DOI: 10.3390/ph12010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A strong mechanistic link between the regulation of iron homeostasis and oxygen sensing is evident in the lung, where both systems must be properly controlled to maintain lung function. Imbalances in pulmonary iron homeostasis are frequently associated with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and with lung cancer. However, the underlying mechanisms causing alterations in iron levels and the involvement of iron in the development of lung disorders are incompletely understood. Here, we review current knowledge about the regulation of pulmonary iron homeostasis, its functional importance, and the link between dysregulated iron levels and lung diseases. Gaining greater knowledge on how iron contributes to the pathogenesis of these diseases holds promise for future iron-related therapeutic strategies.
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