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Oppezzo A, Rosselli F. The underestimated role of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MiTF) in normal and pathological haematopoiesis. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:18. [PMID: 33441180 PMCID: PMC7805242 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00529-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Haematopoiesis, the process by which a restrained population of stem cells terminally differentiates into specific types of blood cells, depends on the tightly regulated temporospatial activity of several transcription factors (TFs). The deregulation of their activity or expression is a main cause of pathological haematopoiesis, leading to bone marrow failure (BMF), anaemia and leukaemia. TFs can be induced and/or activated by different stimuli, to which they respond by regulating the expression of genes and gene networks. Most TFs are highly pleiotropic; i.e., they are capable of influencing two or more apparently unrelated phenotypic traits, and the action of a single TF in a specific setting often depends on its interaction with other TFs and signalling pathway components. The microphthalmia-associated TF (MiTF) is a prototype TF in multiple situations. MiTF has been described extensively as a key regulator of melanocyte and melanoma development because it acts mainly as an oncogene. Mitf-mutated mice show a plethora of pleiotropic phenotypes, such as microphthalmia, deafness, abnormal pigmentation, retinal degeneration, reduced mast cell numbers and osteopetrosis, revealing a greater requirement for MiTF activity in cells and tissue. A growing amount of evidence has led to the delineation of key roles for MiTF in haematopoiesis and/or in cells of haematopoietic origin, including haematopoietic stem cells, mast cells, NK cells, basophiles, B cells and osteoclasts. This review summarizes several roles of MiTF in cells of the haematopoietic system and how MiTFs can impact BM development.
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- Alessia Oppezzo
- CNRS UMR9019, Équipe labellisée La Ligue contre le Cancer, Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805, Villejuif, France. .,Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, 94805, Villejuif, France. .,Université Paris Saclay - Paris Sud, Orsay, France.
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- CNRS UMR9019, Équipe labellisée La Ligue contre le Cancer, Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805, Villejuif, France. .,Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, 94805, Villejuif, France. .,Université Paris Saclay - Paris Sud, Orsay, France.
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Tsuboi Y, Oyama M, Kozuka-Hata H, Ito A, Matsubara D, Murakami Y. CADM1 suppresses c-Src activation by binding with Cbp on membrane lipid rafts and intervenes colon carcinogenesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 529:854-860. [PMID: 32616310 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cell adhesion molecules act as tumor suppressors primarily by cell attachment activity, but additional mechanisms modifying signal transduction are suggested in some cases. Cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1), a membrane-spanning immunoglobulin superfamily, mediates intercellular adhesion by trans-homophilic interaction and acts as a tumor suppressor. Here, we investigated CADM1-associated proteins comprehensively using proteomic analysis of immune-precipitates of CADM1 by mass spectrometry and identified a transmembrane adaptor protein, Csk-binding protein (Cbp), known to suppress Src-mediated transformation, as a binding partner of CADM1. CADM1 localizes to detergent-resistant membrane fractions and co-immunoprecipitated with Cbp and c-Src. Suppression of CADM1 expression using siRNA reduces the amount of co-immunoprecipitated c-Src with Cbp and activates c-Src in colon cancer cells expressing both CADM1 and Cbp. On the other hand, co-replacement of CADM1 and Cbp in colon cancer cells lacking CADM1 and Cbp expression suppresses c-Src activation, wound healing and tumorigenicity in nude mice. Furthermore, expression of Cbp and CADM1 was lost in 55% and 83% of human colon cancer, respectively, preferentially in tumors with larger size and/or lymph node metastasis. CADM1 would act as a colon tumor suppressor by intervening oncogenic c-Src signaling through binding with Cbp besides its authentic cell adhesion activity.
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- Yumi Tsuboi
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Proteomics Laboratory, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Proteomics Laboratory, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Integrative Pathology, Jichii Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Meyer R, Chebar Lozinsky A, Fleischer DM, Vieira MC, Du Toit G, Vandenplas Y, Dupont C, Knibb R, Uysal P, Cavkaytar O, Nowak‐Wegrzyn A, Shah N, Venter C. Diagnosis and management of Non-IgE gastrointestinal allergies in breastfed infants-An EAACI Position Paper. Allergy 2020; 75:14-32. [PMID: 31199517 DOI: 10.1111/all.13947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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It is well-established that food proteins, such as egg, soya, cow's milk and wheat, are detectable in breastmilk for many hours or days after ingestion. Exposure to these proteins is important to the process of developing tolerance but can also sometimes elicit IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated allergic symptoms in breastfed infants. Non-IgE-mediated allergy, outside of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis and eosinophilic oesophagitis, is not well understood, leading to variations in the diagnosis and management thereof. A primary objective of the European Academy for Allergy and Clinical Immunology is to support breastfeeding in all infants, including those with food allergies. A Task Force was established, to explore the clinical spectrum of non-IgE-mediated allergies, and part of its objectives was to establish diagnosis and management of non-IgE-mediated allergies in breastfed infants. Eight questions were formulated using the Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) system and Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) criteria for data inclusion, and consensus was achieved on practice points through the Delphi method. This publication aims to provide a comprehensive overview on this topic with practice points for healthcare professionals.
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- Rosan Meyer
- Department Paediatrics Imperial College London London UK
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- Department of Allergy and Immune Disorders Murdoch Children's Research Institute Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Aurora CO USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hospital Pequeno Príncipe Curitiba Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy, Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology King’s College London and Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust London UK
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- KidZ Health Castle, UZ Brussel Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology Necker University Children Hospital Paris France
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- Department of Psychology Aston University Birmingham UK
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Adnan Menderes University Aydin Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Medical Faculty Goztepe Training and Research Hospital Istanbul Turkey
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Jaffe Food Allergy Institute New York New York USA
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- Department Gastroenterology Great Ormond Street Hospital London London UK
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Aurora CO USA
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Iino T, Hagiyama M, Furuno T, Ito A, Hosokawa Y. Time-Course Statistical Evaluation of Intercellular Adhesion Maturation by Femtosecond Laser Impulse. Biophys J 2017; 111:2255-2262. [PMID: 27851947 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The maturation of intercellular adhesion is an essential process for establishing the signal transduction network in living cells. Although the maturation is naturally considered to enhance the signal transduction, the relationship between the signal transduction and the maturation process has not been revealed in detail using time-course data. Here, using a coculture of mast cells and neurites, differences in maturation between individual cells were estimated as a function of the adhesion strength by our original single-cell measurement method utilizing a laser-induced impulsive force. When an intense femtosecond laser is focused into a culture medium under a microscope, shock and stress waves are generated at the laser focal point that exert an impulsive force on individual cells. In our method, this impulse is used to break the adhesion between a mast cell and a neurite. The magnitude of the impulse is then quantified by a local force-measurement system utilizing an atomic force microscope, and the adhesion strength is estimated from the threshold of the impulse required to break the adhesion. The measurement is conducted within 1 min/cell, and thus, data on the individual differences of the adhesion strength can be obtained within only a few hours. Coculturing of neurites and mast cells for 4 h resulted in a specific adhesion that was stronger than the nonspecific adhesions between the substrate and mast cells. In the time-course investigation, we identified two distinct temporal patterns of adhesion: 1) the strength at 24 h was the same as the initial strength; and 2) the strength increased threefold from baseline and became saturated within 24 h. Based on these results, the distribution of CADM1 adhesion molecules in the neurites was suggested to be inhomogeneous, and the relationship between adhesion maturation and the signal-transduction process was considered.
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- Takanori Iino
- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan.
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Food allergy develops as a consequence of a failure in oral tolerance, which is a default immune response by the gut-associated lymphoid tissues to ingested antigens that is modified by the gut microbiota. Food allergy is classified on the basis of the involvement of IgE antibodies in allergic pathophysiology, either as classic IgE, mixed pathophysiology or non-IgE-mediated food allergy. Gastrointestinal manifestations of food allergy include emesis, nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, dysphagia, food impaction, protein-losing enteropathy and failure to thrive. Childhood food allergy has a generally favourable prognosis, whereas natural history in adults is not as well known. Elimination of the offending foods from the diet is the current standard of care; however, future therapies focus on gradual reintroduction of foods via oral, sublingual or epicutaneous food immunotherapy. Vaccines, modified hypoallergenic foods and modification of the gut microbiota represent additional approaches to treatment of food allergy.
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Non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergic disorders (non-IgE-GI-FA) including food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), food protein-induced enteropathy (FPE), and food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) are relatively uncommon in infants and young children, but are likely under-diagnosed. Non-IgE-GI-FA have a favorable prognosis, with majority resolving by age 3-5 years. Diagnosis relies on the recognition of symptoms pattern in FPIAP and FPIES and biopsy in FPE. Further studies are needed for a better understanding of the pathomechanism, which will lead eventually to the development of diagnostic tests and treatments. Limited evidence supports the role of food allergens in subsets of constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and colic. The immunologic pathomechanism is not fully understood and empiric prolonged avoidance of food allergens should be limited to minimize nutrient deficiency and feeding disorders/food aversions in infants.
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- Jean-Christoph Caubet
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Child and Adolescent, Medical School of the University of Geneva, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Institute for Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Luyt D, Ball H, Makwana N, Green MR, Bravin K, Nasser SM, Clark AT. BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of cow's milk allergy. Clin Exp Allergy 2014; 44:642-72. [PMID: 24588904 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This guideline advises on the management of patients with cow's milk allergy. Cow's milk allergy presents in the first year of life with estimated population prevalence between 2% and 3%. The clinical manifestations of cow's milk allergy are very variable in type and severity making it the most difficult food allergy to diagnose. A careful age- and disease-specific history with relevant allergy tests including detection of milk-specific IgE (by skin prick test or serum assay), diagnostic elimination diet, and oral challenge will aid in diagnosis in most cases. Treatment is advice on cow's milk avoidance and suitable substitute milks. Cow's milk allergy often resolves. Reintroduction can be achieved by the graded exposure, either at home or supervised in hospital depending on severity, using a milk ladder. Where cow's milk allergy persists, novel treatment options may include oral tolerance induction, although most authors do not currently recommend it for routine clinical practice. Cow's milk allergy must be distinguished from primary lactose intolerance. This guideline was prepared by the Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and is intended for clinicians in secondary and tertiary care. The recommendations are evidence based, but where evidence is lacking the panel of experts in the committee reached consensus. Grades of recommendation are shown throughout. The document encompasses epidemiology, natural history, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment.
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- D Luyt
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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Furuno T, Hagiyama M, Sekimura M, Okamoto K, Suzuki R, Ito A, Hirashima N, Nakanishi M. Cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1) on mast cells promotes interaction with dorsal root ganglion neurites by heterophilic binding to nectin-3. J Neuroimmunol 2012; 250:50-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2012.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hagiyama M, Furuno T, Hosokawa Y, Iino T, Ito T, Inoue T, Nakanishi M, Murakami Y, Ito A. Enhanced nerve-mast cell interaction by a neuronal short isoform of cell adhesion molecule-1. J Immunol 2011; 186:5983-92. [PMID: 21482734 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Close apposition of nerve and mast cells is viewed as a functional unit of neuro-immune mechanisms, and it is sustained by trans-homophilic binding of cell adhesion molecule-1 (CADM1), an Ig superfamily member. Cerebral nerve-mast cell interaction might be developmentally modulated, because the alternative splicing pattern of four (a-d) types of CADM1 transcripts drastically changed during development of the mouse cerebrum: developing cerebrums expressed CADM1b and CADM1c exclusively, while mature cerebrums expressed CADM1d additionally and predominantly. To probe how individual isoforms are involved in nerve-mast cell interaction, Neuro2a neuroblastoma cells that express CADM1c endogenously were modified to express additionally either CADM1b (Neuro2a-CADM1b) or CADM1d (Neuro2a-CADM1d), and they were cocultured with mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) and BMMC-derived cell line IC-2 cells, both of which expressed CADM1c. BMMCs were found to adhere to Neuro2a-CADM1d neurites more firmly than to Neuro2a-CADM1b neurites when the adhesive strengths were estimated from the femtosecond laser-induced impulsive forces minimally required for detaching BMMCs. GFP-tagging and crosslinking experiments revealed that the firmer adhesion site consisted of an assembly of CADM1d cis-homodimers. When Neuro2a cells were specifically activated by histamine, intracellular Ca(2+) concentration was increased in 63 and 38% of CADM1c-expressing IC-2 cells that attached to the CADM1d assembly site and elsewhere, respectively. These results indicate that CADM1d is a specific neuronal isoform that enhances nerve-mast cell interaction, and they suggest that nerve-mast cell interaction may be reinforced as the brain grows mature because CADM1d becomes predominant.
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- Man Hagiyama
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Folgueras AR, Valdés-Sánchez T, Llano E, Menéndez L, Baamonde A, Denlinger BL, Belmonte C, Juárez L, Lastra A, García-Suárez O, Astudillo A, Kirstein M, Pendás AM, Fariñas I, López-Otín C. Metalloproteinase MT5-MMP is an essential modulator of neuro-immune interactions in thermal pain stimulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:16451-6. [PMID: 19805319 PMCID: PMC2752566 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908507106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Peripheral interactions between nociceptive fibers and mast cells contribute to inflammatory pain, but little is known about mechanisms mediating neuro-immune communication. Here we show that metalloproteinase MT5-MMP (MMP-24) is an essential mediator of peripheral thermal nociception and inflammatory hyperalgesia. We report that MT5-MMP is expressed by CGRP-containing peptidergic nociceptors in dorsal root ganglia and that Mmp24-deficient mice display enhanced sensitivity to noxious thermal stimuli under basal conditions. Consistently, mutant peptidergic sensory neurons hyperinnervate the skin, a phenotype that correlates with changes in the regulated cleavage of the cell-cell adhesion molecule N-cadherin. In contrast to basal nociception, Mmp24(-/-) mice do not develop thermal hyperalgesia during inflammation, a phenotype that appears associated with alterations in N-cadherin-mediated cell-cell interactions between mast cells and sensory fibers. Collectively, our findings demonstrate an essential role of MT5-MMP in the development of dermal neuro-immune synapses and suggest that this metalloproteinase may be a target for pain control.
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- Departamento de Biología Celular and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Universidad de Valencia, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular and
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 03550-San Juan de Alicante, Spain; and
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 03550-San Juan de Alicante, Spain; and
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Central de Asturias, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Central de Asturias, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Universidad de Valencia, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Universidad de Valencia, 46100-Burjassot, Spain
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, constipation and colic are among the most common disorders in infancy and early childhood. In at least a subset of infants with these functional disorders, improvement after dietary elimination of specific food proteins has been demonstrated. Gastrointestinal food allergy should therefore be considered in the differential diagnosis of infants presenting with persistent regurgitation, constipation or irritable behaviour, particularly if conventional treatment has not been beneficial. The diagnosis of food protein-induced gastrointestinal motility disorders is hampered by the absence of specific clinical features or useful laboratory markers. Gastrointestinal biopsies before commencing a hypoallergenic diet may provide the most important diagnostic clues. Early recognition is essential for the optimal management of these patients to prevent nutritional sequelae or aversive feeding behaviours. Treatment relies on hypoallergenic formulae, as well as maternal elimination diets in breast-fed infants. Further research is required to better define the pathological mechanisms and diagnostic markers of paediatric allergic gastrointestinal motility disorders. The following article will present three instructive cases followed by discussion of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and natural history of food allergic motility disorders in infancy and early childhood.
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- Ralf G Heine
- Department of Gastroenterology & Clinical Nutrition Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Ito A, Hagiyama M, Oonuma J. Nerve-mast cell and smooth muscle-mast cell interaction mediated by cell adhesion molecule-1, CADM1. J Smooth Muscle Res 2008; 44:83-93. [PMID: 18552455 DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.44.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mast cells are a native composer of connective tissue of the skin dermis and intestinal and respiratory mucosa. Independent lines of accumulated evidence indicate the existence of an intensive bidirectional crosstalk between mast cells and sensory nerves and suggest that mast cells and sensory nerves may be viewed as a functional unit, which could be of crucial importance in neuroimmunological pathways. Mast cells appear to have a property of influencing smooth muscle function via not only such nerve-mast cell effects, but also direct pathways. In bronchial asthma, mast cells infiltrate the airway smooth muscle layer, and interact directly with smooth muscle cells, suggesting pathogenic roles for mast cells in airway obstruction. Current studies on mast cell biology identified a novel adhesion molecule of mast cells, namely cell adhesion molecule-1, CADM1. This molecule is unique, because it serves as not only simple glue but also appears to promote functional communication between nerve and mast cells and between smooth muscle and mast cells.
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- Akihiko Ito
- Division of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kusunoki-cho 7-5-1, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
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Pietri T, Easley-Neal C, Wilson C, Washbourne P. Six cadm/SynCAM genes are expressed in the nervous system of developing zebrafish. Dev Dyn 2008; 237:233-46. [PMID: 18095341 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The Cadm (cell adhesion molecule) family of cell adhesion molecules (also known as IGSF4, SynCAM, Necl and TSLC) has been implicated in a multitude of physiological and pathological processes, such as spermatogenesis, synapse formation and lung cancer. The precise mechanisms by which these adhesion molecules mediate these diverse functions remain unknown. To investigate mechanisms of action of these molecules during development, we have identified zebrafish orthologs of Cadm family members and have examined their expression patterns during development and in the adult. Zebrafish possess six cadm genes. Sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis suggest that four of the zebrafish cadm genes represent duplicates of two tetrapod Cadm genes, whereas the other two cadm genes are single orthologs of tetrapod Cadm genes. All six zebrafish cadms are expressed throughout the nervous system both during development and in the adult. The spatial and temporal patterns of expression suggest multiple roles for Cadms during nervous system development.
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- Thomas Pietri
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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