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Mortazavi Farsani SS, Sadeghizadeh M, Gholampour MA, Safari Z, Najafi F. Nanocurcumin as a novel stimulator of megakaryopoiesis that ameliorates chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in mice. Life Sci 2020; 256:117840. [PMID: 32450173 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS Platelet production improvement can resolve concerns about the limitations of external platelet supply and platelet transfusion in thrombocytopenia patients. To this end, scientists encourage to induce the generation of megakaryocyte and platelet. Curcumin is a safe ingredient of turmeric that affects various cellular pathways. The effect of this component on platelet production has not been yet reported. MAIN METHODS Our in vitro experiments include the investigation of the effects of nanocurcumin on megakaryocytes production from K562 cells and hematopoietic stem cells via megakaryocyte markers expression, DNA content, ROS, and morphologic analysis, and CFC assay. The regulatory functions of MAPKs pathways were also determined. In the in vivo study tissue distribution of nanocurcumin was determined and two treatment schedules were used to evaluate the capability of nanocurcumin to prevent the occurrence of Busulfan-induced thrombocytopenia in the mouse model. KEY FINDING In vitro evidences demonstrated that nanocurcumin can induce MK production from K562 cells and hematopoietic stem cells. Inhibition of ERK1/2 and JNK pathways arrested this activity. In vivo experiments showed the uptake of nanocurcumin by tissues in mice. Administration of nanocurcumin could preserve bone marrow integrity and increase of the number of circulating platelets in the Busulfan-treated mice models. SIGNIFICANCE Our results have demonstrated that nanocurcumin administration can be useful for the improvement of megakaryocytes and platelet generation in vitro. This component may be exerting these beneficial effects on megakaryopoiesis by modulating ERK1/2 and JNK pathways. As well as nanocurcumin has the potential to prevent thrombocytopenia in chemotherapy threated mice.
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Resin and Additives, Institute for Color Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Huang HL, Lin TW, Huang YL, Huang RL. Induction of apoptosis and differentiation by atractylenolide-1 isolated from Atractylodes macrocephala in human leukemia cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:1905-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Meshkini A. Fine-tuning of the cellular signaling pathways by intracellular GTP levels. Cell Biochem Biophys 2015; 70:27-32. [PMID: 24643502 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-9897-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It has become increasingly evident that among purine nucleotides, guanine based nucleotides specially guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) serve as an important and independent regulatory factors for development and diverse cellular functions such as differentiation, metabolism, proliferation and survival in multiple tissues. In this brief review, it has been provided selective outline related to delicate regulation of signaling pathways by guanosine based nucleotides as intracellular signaling molecules. Although the exact mode of action of theses nucleotides in many biological processes and signaling pathways is still elusive, it has become well clear that intracellular guanosine based nucleotides content rather than adenosine based nucleotides could modulate the intensity and duration of signaling which ultimately impact on cell's fate. It opens an entirely new perspective for developing new and potential therapeutic strategies to combat diseases like cancer, hypoxia, etc.
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- Azadeh Meshkini
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran,
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Yang Y, Liu X, Xiao F, Xue S, Xu Q, Yin Y, Sun H, Xu J, Wang H, Zhang Q, Wang H, Wang L. Spred2 modulates the erythroid differentiation induced by imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117573. [PMID: 25688862 PMCID: PMC4331423 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Differentiation induction is currently considered as an alternative strategy for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Our previous work has demonstrated that Sprouty-related EVH1 domainprotein2 (Spred2) was involved in imatinib mediated cytotoxicity in CML cells. However, its roles in growth and lineage differentiation of CML cells remain unknown. In this study, we found that CML CD34+ cells expressed lower level of Spred2 compared with normal hematopoietic progenitor cells, and adenovirus mediated restoration of Spred2 promoted the erythroid differentiation of CML cells. Imatinib could induce Spred2 expression and enhance erythroid differentiation in K562 cells. However, the imatinib induced erythroid differentiation could be blocked by Spred2 silence using lentiviral vector PLKO.1-shSpred2. Spred2 interference activated phosphorylated-ERK (p-ERK) and inhibited erythroid differentiation, while ERK inhibitor, PD98059, could restore the erythroid differentiation, suggesting Spred2 regulated the erythroid differentiation partly through ERK signaling. Furthermore, Spred2 interference partly restored p-ERK level leading to inhibition of erythroid differentiation in imatinib treated K562 cells. In conclusion, Spred2 was involved in erythroid differentiation of CML cells and participated in imatinib induced erythroid differentiation partly through ERK signaling.
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- Yuefeng Yang
- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Lanzhou Command, Lanzhou, PR China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Qinghai Provincial People’s Hospital, Xining, PR China
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- Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Air Force, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
- * E-mail: (HW); (LW)
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, PR China
- * E-mail: (HW); (LW)
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Norisoboldine induces apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes from adjuvant-induced arthritis rats. Int Immunopharmacol 2014; 20:110-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Yan HW, Hu WX, Zhang JY, Wang Y, Xia K, Peng MY, Liu J. Resveratrol induces human K562 cell apoptosis, erythroid differentiation, and autophagy. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:5381-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-1701-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Limb JK, Song D, Jeon M, Han SY, Han G, Jhon GJ, Bae YS, Kim J. 2-(trimethylammonium)ethyl (R)-3-methoxy-3-oxo-2-stearamidopropyl phosphate promotes megakaryocytic differentiation of myeloid leukaemia cells and primary human CD34⁺ haematopoietic stem cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2012; 9:435-46. [PMID: 23166016 DOI: 10.1002/term.1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In this study we showed that 2-(trimethylammonium)ethyl (R)-3-methoxy-3-oxo-2-stearamidopropyl phosphate [(R)-TEMOSPho], a derivative of an organic chemical identified from a natural product library, promotes highly efficient differentiation of megakaryocytes. Specifically, (R)-TEMOSPho induces cell cycle arrest, cell size increase and polyploidization from K562 and HEL cells, which are used extensively to model megakaryocytic differentiation. In addition, megakaryocyte-specific cell surface markers showed a dramatic increase in expression in response to (R)-TEMOSPho treatment. Importantly, we demonstrated that such megakaryocytic differentiation can also be induced from primary human CD34(+) haematopoietic stem cells. Activation of the PI3K-AKT pathway and, to a lesser extent, the MEK-ERK pathway appears to be required for this process, as blocking with specific inhibitors interferes with the differentiation of K562 cells. A subset of (R)-TEMOSPho-treated K562 cells undergoes spontaneous apoptosis and produces platelets that are apparently functional, as they bind to fibrinogen, express P-selectin and aggregate in response to SFLLRN and AYPGFK, the activating peptides for the PAR1 and PAR4 receptors, respectively. Taken together, these results indicate that (R)-TEMOSPho will be useful for dissecting the molecular mechanisms of megakaryocytic differentiation, and that this class of compounds represents potential therapeutic reagents for thrombocytopenia.
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- Jin-Kyung Limb
- Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Centre for Cell Signalling and Drug Discovery Research, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Chemistry and Division of Nano Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Synthesis and in vitro antitumor activity of novel scopoletin derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:5008-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Revised: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bian D, Liu M, Li Y, Xia Y, Gong Z, Dai Y. Madecassoside, a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Centella asiatica herbs, protects endothelial cells against oxidative stress. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2012; 26:399-406. [PMID: 22829481 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2012] [Revised: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of madecassoside against oxidative stress-induced injury of endothelial cells. Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2), 500 µmol/L) was employed as an inducer of oxidative stress in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Cell apoptosis was detected by Hoechst 33258 staining and flow cytometry. Caspase-3 activity and mitochondria membrane potential were further examined. As a result, madecassoside (10, 30, 100 µmol/L) could reverse morphological changes, elevate cell viability, increase glutathione levels, and decrease lactate dehydrogenase and malondialdehyde levels caused by H(2)O(2) in a concentration-dependent manner. It attenuated apoptosis, preventing the activation of caspase-3 and the loss of mitochondria membrane potential, as well as the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in HUVECs. These data suggested that madecassoside could protect HUVECs from oxidative injury, which was probably achieved by inhibiting cell apoptosis via protection of mitochondria membranes and downregulation of the activation of caspase-3 and p38 MAPK.
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- Difei Bian
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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Zhu J, Park CW, Sjeklocha L, Kren BT, Steer CJ. High-level genomic integration, epigenetic changes, and expression of sleeping beauty transgene. Biochemistry 2010; 49:1507-21. [PMID: 20041635 DOI: 10.1021/bi9016846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sleeping Beauty transposon (SB-Tn) has emerged as an important nonviral vector for integrating transgenes into mammalian genomes. We report here a novel dual fluorescent reporter cis SB-Tn system that permitted nonselective fluorescent-activated cell sorting for SB-Tn-transduced K562 erythroid cells. Using an internal ribosome entry site element, the green fluorescent protein (eGFP) was linked to the SB10 transposase gene as an indirect marker for the robust expression of SB10 transposase. Flourescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) by eGFP resulted in significant enrichment (>60%) of cells exhibiting SB-Tn-mediated genomic insertions and long-term expression of a DsRed transgene. The hybrid erythroid-specific promoter of DsRed transgene was verified in erythroid or megakaryocyte differentiation of K562 cells. Bisulfite-mediated genomic analyses identified different DNA methylation patterns between DsRed(+) and DsRed(-) cell clones, suggesting a critical role in transgene expression. Moreover, although the host genomic copy of the promoter element showed no CpG methylation, the same sequence carried by the transgene was markedly hypermethylated. Additional evidence also suggested a role for histone deacetylation in the regulation of DsRed transgene. The presence of SB transgene affected the expression of neighboring host genes at distances >45 kb. Our data suggested that a fluorescent reporter cis SB-Tn system can be used to enrich mammalian cells harboring SB-mediated transgene insertions. The observed epigenetic changes also demonstrated that transgenes inserted by SB could be selectively modified by endogenous factors. In addition, long-range activation of host genes must now be recognized as a potential consequence of an inserted transgene cassette containing enhancer elements.
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- Jianhui Zhu
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School,Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Li Y, Dai Y, Liu M, Pan R, Luo Y, Xia Y, Xia X. Scopoletin induces apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes from adjuvant arthritis rats by a mitochondrial-dependent pathway. Drug Dev Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ahn SY, Kim JM, Pyee JH, Park HY. Biochemical characterization of the lipid-binding properties of a broccoli cuticular wax-associated protein, WAX9D, and its application. BMB Rep 2009; 42:367-72. [DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2009.42.6.367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Meshkini A, Yazdanparast R. Involvement of ERK/MAPK pathway in megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells induced by 3-hydrogenkwadaphnin. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:1503-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Revised: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hamada T, Torikai M, Kuwazuru A, Tanaka M, Horai N, Fukuda T, Yamada S, Nagayama S, Hashiguchi K, Sunahara N, Fukuzaki K, Nagata R, Komiya S, Maruyama I, Fukuda T, Abeyama K. Extracellular high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 is a coupling factor for hypoxia and inflammation in arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 58:2675-85. [DOI: 10.1002/art.23729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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