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Qi B, Ding Y, Zhang Y, Kou L, Zhao YZ, Yao Q. Biomaterial-assisted strategies to improve islet graft revascularization and transplant outcomes. Biomater Sci 2024; 12:821-836. [PMID: 38168805 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm01295f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Islet transplantation holds significant promise as a curative approach for type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, the transition of islet transplantation from the experimental phase to widespread clinical implementation has not occurred yet. One major hurdle in this field is the challenge of insufficient vascularization and subsequent early loss of transplanted islets, especially in non-intraportal transplantation sites. The establishment of a fully functional vascular system following transplantation is crucial for the survival and secretion function of islet grafts. This vascular network not only ensures the delivery of oxygen and nutrients, but also plays a critical role in insulin release and the timely removal of metabolic waste from the grafts. This review summarizes recent advances in effective strategies to improve graft revascularization and enhance islet survival. These advancements include the local release and regulation of angiogenic factors (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF), co-transplantation of vascular fragments, and pre-vascularization of the graft site. These innovative approaches pave the way for the development of effective islet transplantation therapies for individuals with T1D.
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- Boyang Qi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
- Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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Jia YZ, Liu J, Wang GQ, Pan H, Huang TZ, Liu R, Zhang Y. HIG1 domain family member 1A is a crucial regulator of disorders associated with hypoxia. Mitochondrion 2023; 69:171-182. [PMID: 36804467 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2023.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Mitochondria play a central role in cellular energy conversion, metabolism, and cell proliferation. The regulation of mitochondrial function by HIGD1A, which is located on the inner membrane of the mitochondria, is essential to maintain cell survival under hypoxic conditions. In recent years, there have been shown other cellular pathways and mechanisms involving HIGD1A diametrically or through its interaction. As a novel regulator, HIGD1A maintains mitochondrial integrity and enhances cell viability under hypoxic conditions, increasing cell resistance to hypoxia. HIGD1A mainly targets cytochrome c oxidase by regulating downstream signaling pathways, which affects the ATP generation system and subsequently alters mitochondrial respiratory function. In addition, HIGD1A plays a dual role in cell survival in distinct degree hypoxia regions of the tumor. Under mild and moderate anoxic areas, HIGD1A acts as a positive regulator to promote cell growth. However, HIGD1A plays a role in inhibiting cell growth but retaining cellular activity under severe anoxic areas. We speculate that HIGD1A engages in tumor recurrence and drug resistance mechanisms. This review will focus on data concerning how HIGD1A regulates cell viability under hypoxic conditions. Therefore, HIGD1A could be a potential therapeutic target for hypoxia-related diseases.
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- Yin-Zhao Jia
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Barzegari A, Omidi Y, Gueguen V, Meddahi-Pellé A, Letourneur D, Pavon-Djavid G. Nesting and fate of transplanted stem cells in hypoxic/ischemic injured tissues: The role of HIF1α/sirtuins and downstream molecular interactions. Biofactors 2023; 49:6-20. [PMID: 32939878 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The nesting mechanisms and programming for the fate of implanted stem cells in the damaged tissue have been critical issues in designing and achieving cell therapies. The fracture site can induce senescence or apoptosis based on the surrounding harsh conditions, hypoxia, and oxidative stress (OS). Respiration deficiency, disruption in energy metabolism, and consequently OS induction change the biophysical, biochemical, and cellular components of the native tissue. Additionally, the homeostatic molecular players and cell signaling might be changed. Despite all aforementioned issues, in the native stem cell niche, physiological hypoxia is not toxic; rather, it is vitally required for homing, self-renewal, and differentiation. Hence, the key macromolecular players involved in the support of stem cell survival and re-adaptation to a new dysfunctional niche must be understood for managing the cell therapy outcome. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha is the master transcriptional regulator, involved in the cell response to hypoxia and the adaptation of stem cells to a new niche. This protein is regulated by interaction with sirtuins. Sirtuins are highly conserved NAD+-dependent enzymes that monitor the cellular energy status and modulate gene transcription, genome stability, and energy metabolism in response to environmental signals to modulate the homing and fate of stem cells. Herein, new insights into the nesting of stem cells in hypoxic-ischemic injured tissues were provided and their programming in a new dysfunctional niche along with the involved complex macromolecular players were critically discussed.
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- Abolfazl Barzegari
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Biomedicine Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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- INSERM U1148, Laboratory for Vascular Translational Science, Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
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- INSERM U1148, Laboratory for Vascular Translational Science, Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
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- INSERM U1148, Laboratory for Vascular Translational Science, Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
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- INSERM U1148, Laboratory for Vascular Translational Science, Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
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Wang X, Zhao Y, Li S, Wang Y, Jia C, Yang X, Li S, Zhang B, Wei W, Chang Y. Activation of the kynurenine-aryl hydrocarbon receptor axis impairs the chondrogenic and chondroprotective effects of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in osteoarthritis rats. Hum Cell 2023; 36:163-77. [PMID: 36224488 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-022-00811-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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It has been proven that intra-articular injection of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can alleviate cartilage damage in osteoarthritis (OA) by differentiating into chondrocytes and protecting inherent cartilage. However, the mechanism by which the OA articular microenvironment affects MSCs' therapeutic efficiency is yet to be fully elucidated. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor involved in various cellular processes, such as osteogenesis and immune regulation. Tryptophan (Trp) metabolites, most of which are endogenous ligand for AHR, are abnormally increased in synovial fluid (SF) of OA and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. In this study, the effects of kynurenine (KYN), one of the most important metabolites of Trp, were evaluated on the chondrogenic and chondroprotective effects of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hUC-MSCs). hUC-MSCs were cultured in conditioned medium containing different proportions of OA/RA SF, or stimulated with KYN directly, and then, AHR activation, proliferation, and chondrogenesis of hUC-MSCs were measured. Moreover, the chondroprotective efficiency of short hairpin-AHR-UC-MSC (shAHR-UC-MSC) was determined in a rat surgical OA model (right hind joint). OA SF could activate AHR signaling in hUC-MSCs in a concentration-dependent manner and inhibit the chondrogenic differentiation and proliferation ability of hUC-MSCs. Similar results were observed in hUC-MSCs stimulated with KYN in vitro. Notably, shAHR-UC-MSC exhibited superior therapeutic efficiency in OA rat upon intra-articular injection. Taken together, this study indicates that OA articular microenvironment is not conducive to the therapeutic effect of hUC-MSCs, which is related to the activation of the AHR pathway by tryptophan metabolites, and thus impairs the chondrogenic and chondroprotective effects of hUC-MSCs. AHR might be a promising modification target for further improving the therapeutic efficacy of hUC-MSCs on treatment of cartilage-related diseases such as OA.
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Ibrahim WW, Sayed RH, Kandil EA, Wadie W. Niacin mitigates blood-brain barrier tight junctional proteins dysregulation and cerebral inflammation in ketamine rat model of psychosis: Role of GPR109A receptor. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2022; 119:110583. [PMID: 35690118 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Dysregulated inflammatory responses and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction are recognized as central factors in the development of psychiatric disorders. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of niacin on BBB integrity in ketamine-induced model of psychosis. Meanwhile, mepenzolate bromide (MPN), a GPR109A receptor blocker, was used to investigate the role of this receptor on the observed niacin's effect. Male Wistar rats received ketamine (30 mg/kg/day, i.p) for 5 consecutive days and then niacin (40 mg/kg/day, p.o), with or without MPN (5 mg/kg/day, i.p), was given for the subsequent 15 days. Three days before the end of experiment, rats were behaviorally tested using open field, novel object recognition, social interaction, and forced swimming tests. Niacin significantly ameliorated ketamine-induced behavioral deficits, amended gamma aminobutyric acid and glutamate concentration, decreased tumor necrosis factor-α and matrix metallopeptidase 9 levels, and increased netrin-1 contents in the hippocampus of rats. Niacin also augmented the hippocampal expression of ZO-1, occludin, and claudin-5 proteins, indicating the ability of niacin to restore the BBB integrity. Moreover, the histopathologic changes in hippocampal neurons were alleviated. Since all the beneficial effects of niacin in the present investigation were partially abolished by the co-administration of MPN; GPR109A receptor was proven to partially mediate the observed antipsychotic effects of niacin. These data revealed that GPR109A-mediated signaling pathways might represent potential targets for therapeutic interventions to prevent or slow the progression of psychosis.
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- Weam W Ibrahim
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt
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Zhao Y, Yang X, Li S, Zhang B, Li S, Wang X, Wang Y, Jia C, Chang Y, Wei W. sTNFRII-Fc modification protects human UC-MSCs against apoptosis/autophagy induced by TNF-α and enhances their efficacy in alleviating inflammatory arthritis. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:535. [PMID: 34627365 PMCID: PMC8502322 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02602-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors represented by Etanercept (a fusion protein containing soluble TNF receptor II (sTNFRII) and the Fc segment of human IgG1) play a pivotal role in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. However, long-term use increases the risk of infection and tumors for their systemic inhibition of TNF-α, which disrupts the regular physiological function of this molecular. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based delivery system provides new options for RA treatment with their "homing" and immune-regulation capacities, whereas inflammatory environment (especially TNF-α) is not conducive to MSCs' therapeutic effects by inducing apoptosis/autophagy. Here, we constructed a strain of sTNFRII-Fc-expressing MSCs (sTNFRII-MSC), aiming to offset the deficiency of those two interventions. METHODS Constructed sTNFRII-Fc lentiviral vector was used to infect human umbilical cord-derived MSCs, and sTNFRII-MSC stable cell line was generated by monoclonal cultivation. In vitro and vivo characteristics of sTNFRII-MSC were assessed by coculture assay and an acute inflammatory model in NOD/SCID mice. The sTNFRII-MSC were transplanted into CIA model, pathological and immunological indicators were detected to evaluate the therapeutic effects of sTNFRII-MSC. The distribution of sTNFRII-MSC was determined by immunofluorescence assay. Apoptosis and autophagy were analyzed by flow cytometry, western blot and immunofluorescence. RESULTS sTNFRII-Fc secreted by sTNFRII-MSC present biological activity both in vitro and vivo. sTNFRII-MSC transplantation effectively alleviates mice collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) via migrating to affected area, protecting articular cartilage destruction, modulating immune balance and sTNFRII-MSC showed prolonged internal retention via resisting apoptosis/autophagy induced by TNF-α. CONCLUSION sTNFRII-Fc modification protects MSCs against apoptosis/autophagy induced by TNF-α, in addition to releasing sTNFRII-Fc neutralizing TNF-α to block relevant immune-inflammation cascade, and thus exert better therapeutic effects in alleviating inflammatory arthritis.
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- Yingjie Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Anhui Collaborative Innovation Center of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230032, China.
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Yu Y, Zhu Y, Sun X, Li Y, Wang M, Dong B, Sun X, Hou W. DL-3-n-butylphthalide protects H9c2 cardiomyoblasts from ischemia/reperfusion injury by regulating HSP70 expression via PI3K/AKT pathway activation. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:1008. [PMID: 34345290 PMCID: PMC8311253 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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DL-3-n-butylphthalide (NBP) is commonly used to treat ischemic strokes due to its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. The present study aimed to examine the protective effects of NBP on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) by establishing a MIRI model in H9c2 cells. Cell viability assay using Cell Counting Kit-8, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) cytotoxicity and lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde (MDA) content were assessed to detect cell activity, degree of cell injury and oxidative stress reaction. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR was used to quantify the expression of inflammatory factors in H9c2 cells. Western blotting and immunofluorescence staining were used to detect the protein expression of PI3K/AKT and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). The present results indicated that NBP significantly increased cell viability during ischemia-reperfusion. Moreover, NBP inhibited the release of LDH and the production of MDA. NBP treatment also significantly decreased the expression of inflammatory factors at the mRNA level. Additionally, NBP activated the PI3K/AKT pathway and upregulated the expression of HSP70 compared with cells in the MIRI model. LY294002, a PI3K inhibitor, reversed the protective effects of NBP and suppressed the expression of HSP70. The present study demonstrated that NBP protected H9c2 cells from MIRI by regulating HSP70 expression via PI3K/AKT pathway activation.
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- Yunchen Yu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Qingdao Fuwai Cardiovascular Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, P.R. China
- School of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Clinical Anesthesia, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Clinical Anesthesia, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Clinical Anesthesia, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Clinical Anesthesia, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Clinical Anesthesia, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
- Correspondence to: Professor Wenming Hou, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, 2428 Yuhe Road, Weifang, Shandong 261000, P.R. China
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Kim JE, Kang TC. CDDO-Me Attenuates Astroglial Autophagy via Nrf2-, ERK1/2-SP1- and Src-CK2-PTEN-PI3K/AKT-Mediated Signaling Pathways in the Hippocampus of Chronic Epilepsy Rats. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:655. [PMID: 33922531 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Clasmatodendrosis is an autophagic astroglial death showing extensive swollen cell bodies with vacuoles and disintegrated/beaded processes. This astroglial degeneration is closely relevant to the synchronous epileptiform discharges. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms and the roles of clasmatodendrosis in spontaneous seizure activity are still unknown. The 2-cyano-3,12-dioxo-oleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oic acid methyl ester (CDDO-Me; RTA 402) is one of the activators for nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) that is a redox-sensitive transcription factor. In the present study, we explored the effects of CDDO-Me on clasmatodendrosis in chronic epilepsy rats, which could prevent epilepsy-related complications. In the present study, clasmatodendritic astrocytes showed reduced Nrf2 expression and its nuclear accumulation, which were restored by CDDO-Me. CDDO-Me also abrogated heat shock protein 25 (HSP25) upregulation in clasmatodendritic astrocytes by regulating extracellular signal-related kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2)-specificity protein 1 (SP1)- and Src-casein kinase 2 (CK2)-phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN)-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT-glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β)-bax-interacting factor 1 (Bif-1)-mediated signaling pathways in chronic epilepsy rats. In addition, CDDO-Me ameliorated spontaneous seizure duration, but not seizure frequency and behavioral seizure severity. Therefore, our findings suggest that clasmatodendrosis may affect seizure duration in chronic epilepsy rats, and that CDDO-Me may attenuate autophagic astroglial degeneration by regulating various signaling pathways.
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Yamagishi S, Bando Y, Sato K. Involvement of Netrins and Their Receptors in Neuronal Migration in the Cerebral Cortex. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:590009. [PMID: 33520982 PMCID: PMC7843923 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.590009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In mammals, excitatory cortical neurons develop from the proliferative epithelium and progenitor cells in the ventricular zone and subventricular zone, and migrate radially to the cortical plate, whereas inhibitory GABAergic interneurons are born in the ganglionic eminence and migrate tangentially. The migration of newly born cortical neurons is tightly regulated by both extracellular and intracellular signaling to ensure proper positioning and projections. Non-cell-autonomous extracellular molecules, such as growth factors, axon guidance molecules, extracellular matrix, and other ligands, play a role in cortical migration, either by acting as attractants or repellents. In this article, we review the guidance molecules that act as cell-cell recognition molecules for the regulation of neuronal migration, with a focus on netrin family proteins, their receptors, and related molecules, including neogenin, repulsive guidance molecules (RGMs), Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (DSCAM), fibronectin leucine-rich repeat transmembrane proteins (FLRTs), and draxin. Netrin proteins induce attractive and repulsive signals depending on their receptors. For example, binding of netrin-1 to deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC), possibly together with Unc5, repels migrating GABAergic neurons from the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminence, whereas binding to α3β1 integrin promotes cortical interneuron migration. Human genetic disorders associated with these and related guidance molecules, such as congenital mirror movements, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder, are also discussed.
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- Satoru Yamagishi
- Department of Organ and Tissue Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Organ and Tissue Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Organ and Tissue Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Lee DS, Kim JE. P2 × 7 Receptor Inhibits Astroglial Autophagy via Regulating FAK- and PHLPP1/2-Mediated AKT-S473 Phosphorylation Following Kainic Acid-Induced Seizures. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6476. [PMID: 32899862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Recently, we have reported that blockade/deletion of P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), an ATP-gated ion channel, exacerbates heat shock protein 25 (HSP25)-mediated astroglial autophagy (clasmatodendrosis) following kainic acid (KA) injection. In P2X7R knockout (KO) mice, prolonged astroglial HSP25 induction exerts 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1-mediated autophagic pathway independent of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity following KA injection. Sustained HSP25 expression also enhances AKT-serine (S) 473 phosphorylation leading to astroglial autophagy via glycogen synthase kinase-3β/bax interacting factor 1 signaling pathway. However, it is unanswered how P2X7R deletion induces AKT-S473 hyperphosphorylation during autophagic process in astrocytes. In the present study, we found that AKT-S473 phosphorylation was increased by enhancing activity of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), independent of mTOR complex (mTORC) 1 and 2 activities in isolated astrocytes of P2X7R knockout (KO) mice following KA injection. In addition, HSP25 overexpression in P2X7R KO mice acted as a chaperone of AKT, which retained AKT-S473 phosphorylation by inhibiting the pleckstrin homology domain and leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase (PHLPP) 1- and 2-binding to AKT. Therefore, our findings suggest that P2X7R may be a fine-tuner of AKT-S473 activity during astroglial autophagy by regulating FAK phosphorylation and HSP25-mediated inhibition of PHLPP1/2-AKT binding following KA treatment.
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Krawczyk MA, Pospieszynska A, Styczewska M, Bien E, Sawicki S, Marino Gammazza A, Fucarino A, Gorska-Ponikowska M. Extracellular Chaperones as Novel Biomarkers of Overall Cancer Progression and Efficacy of Anticancer Therapy. Applied Sciences 2020; 10:6009. [DOI: 10.3390/app10176009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Exosomal heat shock proteins (Hsps) are involved in intercellular communication both in physiological and pathological conditions. They play a role in key processes of carcinogenesis including immune system regulation, cell differentiation, vascular homeostasis and metastasis formation. Thus, exosomal Hsps are emerging biomarkers of malignancies and possible therapeutic targets. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are patients aged 15–39 years. This age group, placed between pediatric and adult oncology, pose a particular challenge for cancer management. New biomarkers of cancer growth and progression as well as prognostic factors are desperately needed in AYAs. In this review, we attempted to summarize the current knowledge on the role of exosomal Hsps in selected solid tumors characteristic for the AYA population and/or associated with poor prognosis in this age group. These included malignant melanoma, brain tumors, and breast, colorectal, thyroid, hepatocellular, lung and gynecological tract carcinomas. The studies on exosomal Hsps in these tumors are limited; however; some have provided promising results. Although further research is needed, there is potential for future clinical applications of exosomal Hsps in AYA cancers, both as novel biomarkers of disease presence, progression or relapse, or as therapeutic targets or tools for drug delivery.
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Shen C, Liu W, Zhang S, Pu L, Deng B, Zeng Q, Chen Z, Wang X. Downregulation of miR-541 induced by heat stress contributes to malignant transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells via HSP27. Environ Res 2020; 184:108954. [PMID: 32145546 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Environmental factors are one of the important factors affecting the occurrence of lung cancer. However, few studies have been done on the relationship between hot environment and lung cancer. In the present study, we demonstrated that heat stress leads to anchorage-independent proliferation, mitochondrial apoptosis, and autophagy of Beas-2B cells, which are normal lung bronchial epithelial cells. Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) promoted heat stress-induced anchorage-independent proliferation and autophagy, but suppressed mitochondrial apoptosis, indicating that HSP27 might act as an oncogene in the malignant transformation of lung epithelial cells. We also showed that HSP27 promoted autophagy of these cells under heat stress via autophagy related 7 (ATG7) and ETS Transcription Factor ELK1 (ELK1), a transcription factor of ATG7, under heat stress. In addition, we showed that HSP27 translation could be repressed by microRNA miR-541, and the biological effects of miR-541 were the opposite to HSP27, suggesting that HSP27 is a downstream target of miR-541. In this study, we characterized a new mechanism whereby HSP27 promotes cell transformation during the onset of lung cancer. Our studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the lung carcinogenic effect of heat exposure. Specifically, heat stress promotes translation of HSP27 by inhibiting miR-541 accumulation, ultimately resulting in activation of autophagy, inhibition of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and malignant transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. This study identifies miR-541 as a potential prognostic biomarker or therapeutic target to improve theory of environmental carcinogenesis.
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- Chengfeng Shen
- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, 300011, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China.
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, 300011, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China.
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, 300011, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Environmental and Operational Medicine, Tianjin, 300050, China.
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Yuan M, Xie F, Xia X, Zhong K, Lian L, Zhang S, Yuan L, Ye J. UNC5C‑knockdown enhances the growth and metastasis of breast cancer cells by potentiating the integrin α6/β4 signaling pathway. Int J Oncol 2020; 56:139-150. [PMID: 31789389 PMCID: PMC6910211 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Unc‑5 Netrin Receptor C (UNC5C) is a netrin‑1 dependence receptor that mediates the induction of apoptosis in the absence of netrin‑1. The present study found that UNC5C is heterogeneously expressed in breast cancer cell lines. By knocking down UNC5C in SK‑BR‑3 and ZR‑75‑30 cells and overexpressing UNC5c in MDA‑MB‑231 cells, it was demonstrated that UNC5C exerts an inhibitory effect on the growth and metastasis of breast cancer cells. The mechanism involved a UNC5C‑knockdown‑induced enhancement of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)3, MMP7, MMP9 and MMP10 expression via activation of the PI3K/AKT, ERK and p38 MAPK signaling pathways. Notably, UNC5C directly interacted with integrin α6, which is involved in the growth and metastasis of breast cancer cells. Additionally, UNC5C‑knockdown enhanced the phosphorylation of FAK and SRC, which are key kinases in the netrin‑1/Unc5C and netrin‑1/integrin α6/β4 signaling pathways. This suggests that netrin‑1 functions as an integrator for both the netrin‑1/Unc5C and netrin‑1/integrin α6/β4 signaling pathways. UNC5C‑knockdown potentiated netrin‑1/integrin α6/β4 signaling. Given that UNC5C‑knockdown inhibited integrin‑liked protein kinase phosphorylation at Thr‑173, at least in SK‑BR‑3 cells, this may be an inhibitory phosphorylation site rather than activating phosphorylation site for relaying integrin signaling.
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- Mingjing Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
- Organ Transplantation Institute, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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- School of Life Science, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102
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Taha EA, Ono K, Eguchi T. Roles of Extracellular HSPs as Biomarkers in Immune Surveillance and Immune Evasion. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4588. [PMID: 31533245 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Extracellular heat shock proteins (ex-HSPs) have been found in exosomes, oncosomes, membrane surfaces, as well as free HSP in cancer and various pathological conditions, also known as alarmins. Such ex-HSPs include HSP90 (α, β, Gp96, Trap1), HSP70, and large and small HSPs. Production of HSPs is coordinately induced by heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), while matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) and heterochromatin protein 1 are novel inducers of HSPs. Oncosomes released by tumor cells are a major aspect of the resistance-associated secretory phenotype (RASP) by which immune evasion can be established. The concepts of RASP are: (i) releases of ex-HSP and HSP-rich oncosomes are essential in RASP, by which molecular co-transfer of HSPs with oncogenic factors to recipient cells can promote cancer progression and resistance against stresses such as hypoxia, radiation, drugs, and immune systems; (ii) RASP of tumor cells can eject anticancer drugs, targeted therapeutics, and immune checkpoint inhibitors with oncosomes; (iii) cytotoxic lipids can be also released from tumor cells as RASP. ex-HSP and membrane-surface HSP (mHSP) play immunostimulatory roles recognized by CD91+ scavenger receptor expressed by endothelial cells-1 (SREC-1)+ Toll-like receptors (TLRs)+ antigen-presenting cells, leading to antigen cross-presentation and T cell cross-priming, as well as by CD94+ natural killer cells, leading to tumor cytolysis. On the other hand, ex-HSP/CD91 signaling in cancer cells promotes cancer progression. HSPs in body fluids are potential biomarkers detectable by liquid biopsies in cancers and tissue-damaged diseases. HSP-based vaccines, inhibitors, and RNAi therapeutics are also reviewed.
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Lee HJ, Jung YH, Choi GE, Kim JS, Chae CW, Lim JR, Kim SY, Lee JE, Park MC, Yoon JH, Choi MJ, Kim KS, Han HJ. O-cyclic phytosphingosine-1-phosphate stimulates HIF1α-dependent glycolytic reprogramming to enhance the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:590. [PMID: 31383843 PMCID: PMC6683124 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1823-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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O-cyclic phytosphingosine-1-phosphate (cP1P) is a novel chemically synthesized sphingosine metabolite derived from phytosphingosine-1-phosphate. Although structurally similar to sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), its biological properties in stem cells remain to be reported. We investigated the effect of cP1P on the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their regulatory mechanism. We found that, under hypoxia, cP1P suppressed MSC mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis. Metabolic data revealed that cP1P stimulated glycolysis via the upregulation of glycolysis-related genes. cP1P-induced hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF1α) plays a key role for MSC glycolytic reprogramming and transplantation efficacy. The intracellular calcium-dependent PKCα/mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway triggered by cP1P regulated HIF1α translation via S6K1, which is critical for HIF1 activation. Furthermore, the cP1P-activated mTOR pathway induced bicaudal D homolog 1 expression, leading to HIF1α nuclear translocation. In conclusion, cP1P enhances the therapeutic potential of MSC through mTOR-dependent HIF1α translation and nuclear translocation.
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- Hyun Jik Lee
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Axcesobiopharma, 268 Hakuiro, Dongan-gu, Anyang, 14056, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Ko CL, Lin JA, Chen KY, Hsu AC, Wu SY, Tai YT, Lin KH, Chung WC, Li MH. Netrin-1 Dampens Hypobaric Hypoxia-Induced Lung Injury in Mice. High Alt Med Biol 2019; 20:293-302. [PMID: 31329475 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2018.0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background: This study aimed to explore the effects of netrin-1 on hypobaric hypoxia-induced lung injury in mice. Methods: We exposed 6-8-week-old C57BL/6 mice to hypobaric stress at 340 mmHg for 30 minutes followed by 260 mmHg for different periods (6, 12, 18, and 24 hours) to observe the severity of lung injury (O2 concentration, 21%; 54.6 mmHg). The wet/dry weight ratio and protein leakage from the mouse lung were used to determine the suitable exposure time. Netrin-1 was injected into the tail vein of mice before 18-hour decompression. Inflammatory cytokines, lung injury scores, and activity of nuclear factor κB were evaluated. The expression of apoptosis-related proteins was also examined. Results: Protein concentration in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was significantly higher in the 18-hour group (p < 0.05). Pulmonary pathology revealed neutrophil infiltration, alveolar septum thickening, and tissue edema. Injury score and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 levels were also increased. Intrinsic apoptosis pathway was activated. Hypoxia decreased the expression of Bcl2 protein, the number of active caspase-3-stained cells, and UNC5HB receptors. Pretreatment with netrin-1 reduced protein leakage, inhibited neutrophil migration, lowered the injury score, attenuated apoptosis, and increased UNC5HB receptor expression. Conclusion: Netrin-1 dampens hypobaric hypoxia-induced lung injury by inhibiting neutrophil migration and attenuating apoptosis.
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- Ching-Lung Ko
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Psychiatry, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sung PJ, Rama N, Imbach J, Fiore S, Ducarouge B, Neves D, Chen HW, Bernard D, Yang PC, Bernet A, Depil S, Mehlen P. Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Produce Netrin-1 to Control Cancer Cell Plasticity. Cancer Res 2019; 79:3651-3661. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-2952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lee HJ, Jung YH, Choi GE, Kim JS, Chae CW, Han HJ. Role of HIF1 α Regulatory Factors in Stem Cells. Int J Stem Cells 2019; 12:8-20. [PMID: 30836734 PMCID: PMC6457711 DOI: 10.15283/ijsc18109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) is a master transcription factor that induces the transcription of genes involved in the metabolism and behavior of stem cells. HIF1-mediated adaptation to hypoxia is required to maintain the pluripotency and survival of stem cells under hypoxic conditions. HIF1 activity is well known to be tightly controlled by the alpha subunit of HIF1 (HIF1α). Understanding the regulatory mechanisms that control HIF1 activity in stem cells will provide novel insights into stem cell biology under hypoxia. Recent research has unraveled the mechanistic details of HIF1α regulating processes, suggesting new strategies for regulating stem cells. This review summarizes recent experimental studies on the role of several regulatory factors (including calcium, 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, microtubule network, importin, and coactivators) in regulating HIF1α activity in stem cells.
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- Hyun Jik Lee
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National Universit
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National Universit
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National Universit
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National Universit
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National Universit
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Seoul National Universit
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Lee JH, Jung S, Park WS, Choe EK, Kim E, Shin R, Heo SC, Lee JH, Kim K, Chai YJ. Prognostic nomogram of hypoxia-related genes predicting overall survival of colorectal cancer-Analysis of TCGA database. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1803. [PMID: 30755640 PMCID: PMC6372658 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-38116-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-related gene (HRG) expression is associated with survival outcomes of colorectal cancer (CRC). Our aim was developing a nomogram predicting CRC overall survival (OS) with HRGs and clinicopathological factors. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was used as discovery cohort and two Gene Expression Omnibus databases (GSE39582 and GSE41258) served as validation cohorts. A genetic risk score model prognosticating OS was developed using mRNA expression level of HRGs. Nomogram predicting OS was developed using genetic risk score model and clinicopathological variables. The genetic risk score model included four HRGs (HSPA1L, PUM1, UBE2D2, and HSP27) and successfully prognosticated OS of discovery and two validation cohorts (p < 0.001 for TCGA discovery set, p < 0.003 for the GSE39582 and p = 0.042 for the GSE41258 datasets). Nomogram included genetic risk score, age, and TNM stage. Harrell’s concordance indexes of the nomogram were higher than those of TNM stage alone in the discovery set (0.77 vs. 0.69, p < 0.001), GSE39582 (0.65 vs. 0.63, p < 0.001), and GSE41258 datasets (0.78 vs. 0.77, p < 0.001). Our nomogram successfully predicted OS of CRC patients. The mRNA expression level of the HRGs might be useful as an ancillary marker for prognosticating CRC outcome.
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- Joon-Hyop Lee
- Department of Surgery, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Clinical Bioinformatics, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System, Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Statistics, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Clinical Bioinformatics, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Wang H, Chai Z, Hu D, Ji Q, Xin J, Zhang C, Zhong J. A global analysis of CNVs in diverse yak populations using whole-genome resequencing. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:61. [PMID: 30658572 PMCID: PMC6339343 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5451-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Genomic structural variation represents a source for genetic and phenotypic variation, which may be subject to selection during the environmental adaptation and population differentiation. Here, we described a genome-wide analysis of copy number variations (CNVs) in 16 populations of yak based on genome resequencing data and CNV-based cluster analyses of these populations. Results In total, we identified 51,461 CNV events and defined 3174 copy number variation regions (CNVRs) that covered 163.8 Mb (6.2%) of yak genome with more “loss” events than both “gain” and “both” events, and we confirmed 31 CNVRs in 36 selected yaks using quantitative PCR. Of the total 163.8 Mb CNVR coverage, a 10.8 Mb region of high-confidence CNVRs directly overlapped with the 52.9 Mb of segmental duplications, and we confirmed their uneven distributions across chromosomes. Furthermore, functional annotation indicated that the CNVR-harbored genes have a considerable variety of molecular functions, including immune response, glucose metabolism, and sensory perception. Notably, some of the identified CNVR-harbored genes associated with adaptation to hypoxia (e.g., DCC, MRPS28, GSTCD, MOGAT2, DEXI, CIITA, and SMYD1). Additionally, cluster analysis, based on either individuals or populations, showed that the CNV clustering was divided into two origins, indicating that some yak CNVs are likely to arisen independently in different populations and contribute to population difference. Conclusions Collectively, the results of the present study advanced our understanding of CNV as an important type of genomic structural variation in yak, and provide a useful genomic resource to facilitate further research on yak evolution and breeding. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5451-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization (Southwest Minzu University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization (Southwest Minzu University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization (Southwest Minzu University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, 850000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, 850000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa, 850000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization (Southwest Minzu University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610000, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang X, Qin J, Wang X, Guo X, Liu J, Wang X, Wu X, Lu X, Li W, Liu X. Netrin-1 improves adipose-derived stem cell proliferation, migration, and treatment effect in type 2 diabetic mice with sciatic denervation. Stem Cell Res Ther 2018; 9:285. [PMID: 30359296 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-018-1020-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetic peripheral neurovascular diseases (DPNVs) are complex, lacking effective treatment. Autologous/allogeneic transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) is a promising strategy for DPNVs. Nonetheless, the transplanted ADSCs demonstrate unsatisfying viability, migration, adhesion, and differentiation in vivo, which reduce the treatment efficiency. Netrin-1 secreted as an axon guidance molecule and served as an angiogenic factor, demonstrating its ability in enhancing cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and neovascularization. METHODS ADSCs acquired from adipose tissue were modified by Netrin-1 gene (NTN-1) using the adenovirus method (N-ADSCs) and proliferation, migration, adhesion, and apoptosis examined under high-glucose condition. The sciatic denervated mice (db/db) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were transplanted with N-ADSCs and treatment efficiency assessed based on the laser Doppler perfusion index, immunofluorescence, and histopathological assay. Also, the molecular mechanisms underlying Netrin-1-mediated proliferation, migration, adhesion, differentiation, proangiogenic capacity, and apoptosis of ADSCs were explored. RESULTS N-ADSCs improved the proliferation, migration, and adhesion and inhibited the apoptosis of ADSCs in vitro in the condition of high glucose. The N-ADSCs group demonstrated an elevated laser Doppler perfusion index in the ADSCs and control groups. N-ADSCs analyzed by immunofluorescence and histopathological staining demonstrated the distribution of the cells in the injected limb muscles, indicating chronic ischemia; capillaries and endothelium were formed by differentiation of N-ADSCs. The N-ADSCs group showed a significantly high density of the microvessels than the ADSCs group. The upregulation of AKT/PI3K/eNOS/P-38/NF-κB signaling pathways and secretion of multiple growth factors might explain the positive effects of Netrin-1 on ADSCs. CONCLUSION The overexpression of Netrin-1 in ADSCs improves proliferation, migration, and treatment effect in type 2 diabetic mice with sciatic denervation, which directs the clinical treatment of patients with DPNVs.
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease in adults characterized by the deposition of extracellular plaques of β-amyloid protein (Aβ), intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), synaptic loss and neuronal apoptosis. AD has a strong and complex genetic component that involving into multiple genes. With recent advances in whole-exome sequencing (WES) and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) technology, UNC5C was identified to have association with AD. Emerging studies on cell and animal models identified that aberrant UNC5C may contribute to AD by activating death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) which is a new component involved in AD pathogenesis with an extensive involvement in aberrant tau, Aβ and neuronal apoptosis/autophagy. In this review, we briefly summarize the biochemical properties, genetics, epigenetics, and the speculative role of UNC5C in AD. We hope our review would bring comprehensive understandings of AD pathogenesis and provide new therapeutic targets for AD.
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- Quan Li
- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Qingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao 266034, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Kim JE, Ko AR, Hyun HW, Min SJ, Kang TC. P2RX7-MAPK1/2-SP1 axis inhibits MTOR independent HSPB1-mediated astroglial autophagy. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:546. [PMID: 29749377 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0586-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Recently, we have reported that heat shock protein B1 (HSPB1) and purinergic receptor P2X7 (P2RX7) are involved in astroglial autophagy (clasmatodendrosis), following status epilepticus (SE). However, the underlying mechanisms of astroglial autophagy have not been completely established. In the present study, we found that the lacking of P2rx7 led to prolonged astroglial HSPB1 induction due to impaired mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 (MAPK1/2)-mediated specificity protein 1 (SP1) phosphorylation, following kainic acid-induced SE. Subsequently, the upregulated HSPB1 itself evoked ER stress and exerted protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 1 (PRKAA1, AMPK1)/unc-51 such as autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1)- and AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (AKT1)/glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3B)/SH3-domain GRB2-like B1 (SH3GLB1)-mediated autophagic pathways, independent of mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) activity in astrocytes. These findings provide a novel purinergic suppression mechanism to link chaperone expression to autophagy in astrocytes. Therefore, we suggest that P2RX7 may play an important role in the regulation of autophagy by the fine-tuning of HSPB1 expression.
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Toque HA, Fernandez-Flores A, Mohamed R, Caldwell RB, Ramesh G, Caldwell RW. Netrin-1 is a novel regulator of vascular endothelial function in diabetes. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186734. [PMID: 29059224 PMCID: PMC5653335 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Netrin-1, a secreted laminin-like protein identified as an axon guidance molecule, has been shown to be of critical importance in the cardiovascular system. Recent studies have revealed pro-angiogenic, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties of netrin-1 as well as cardioprotective actions against myocardial injury in diabetic mice. AIM To examine the role of netrin-1 in diabetes-and high glucose (HG)-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) using netrin-1 transgenic mice (Tg3) and cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC). MAIN OUTCOME Overexpression of netrin-1 prevented diabetes-induced VED in aorta from diabetic mice and netrin-1 treatment attenuated HG-induced impairment of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) function in BAECs. METHODS AND RESULTS Experiments were performed in Tg3 and littermate control (WT) mice rendered diabetic with streptozotocin (STZ) and in BAECs treated with HG (25 mmol/L). Levels of netrin-1 and its receptor DCC, markers of inflammation and apoptosis and vascular function were assessed in aortas from diabetic and non-diabetic Tg3 and WT mice. Vascular netrin-1 in WT mice was reduced under diabetic conditions. Aortas from non-diabetic Tg3 and WT mice showed similar maximum endothelium-dependent relaxation (MEDR) (83% and 87%, respectively). MEDR was markedly impaired in aorta from diabetic WT mice (51%). This effect was significantly blunted in Tg3 diabetic aortas (70%). Improved vascular relaxation in Tg3 diabetic mice was associated with increased levels of phospho-ERK1/2 and reduced levels of oxidant stress, NFκB, COX-2, p16INK4A, cleaved caspase-3 and p16 and p53 mRNA. Netrin-1 treatment prevented the HG-induced decrease in NO production and elevation of oxidative stress and apoptosis in BAECs. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes decreases aortic levels of netrin-1. However, overexpression of netrin-1 attenuates diabetes-induced VED and limits the reduction of NO levels, while increasing expression of p-ERK1/2, and suppressing oxidative stress and inflammatory and apoptotic processes. Enhancement of netrin-1 function may be a useful therapeutic means for preventing vascular dysfunction in diabetes.
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- Haroldo A. Toque
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States of America
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Yin L, Huang D, Liu X, Wang Y, Liu J, Liu F, Yu B. Omentin-1 effects on mesenchymal stem cells: proliferation, apoptosis, and angiogenesis in vitro. Stem Cell Res Ther 2017; 8:224. [PMID: 29017592 PMCID: PMC5633887 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0676-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are emerging as an extremely promising therapeutic agent for tissue repair. However, limitations exist such as the low numbers of MSCs obtained from donors, and the poor survival and function of donor cells. Omentin-1, a new fat depot-specific secretory adipokine, exerts proproliferation, prosurvival, and proangiogenic functions in certain cells via an Akt-dependent mechanism; however, little is known about the influence of omentin-1 on MSCs. Methods MSCs were isolated from 60–80 g donor rats. Cell proliferation was assessed with CCK-8 and EdU assay. Cell cycle, apoptosis ratio, reactive oxygen species concentration, and mitochondrial membrane potential were detected by flow cytometry. Hoechst 33342 dye was used to assess morphological changes of apoptosis. Expression levels of Akt, FoxO3a, GSK-3β, and apoptosis- and cell cycle-associated proteins were detected by Western blotting. Tube formation assay was used to test the angiogenesis role of conditioned medium from MSCs in vitro. The cytokine secretion was assessed by ELISA. Results After treatment with omentin-1 (100–800 ng/ml), MSCs displayed a higher proliferative capacity with an increasing number of cells in the S and G2 phase of the cell cycle. Moreover, omentin-1 preconditioning for 1 h could protect MSCs against H2O2-induced apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, omentin-1 pretreatment reduced the excessive reactive oxygen species. Western blots revealed that increased Bcl-2 and decreased Bax appeared in MSCs after omentin-1 incubation, which inhibited the mitochondrial apoptosis pathways with evidence showing inhibition of caspase-3 cleavage and preservation of mitochondrial membrane potential. Omentin-1 could enhance angiogenic growth factor secretion and elevate the ability of MSCs to stimulate tube formation by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Furthermore, omentin-1 enhanced Akt phosphorylation; however, blockade of the PI3K/Akt pathway with an inhibitor, LY294002 (20 μM), suppressed the above beneficial effects of omentin-1. Conclusion Omentin-1 can exert beneficial effects on MSCs by promoting proliferation, inhibiting apoptosis, increasing secretion of angiogenic cytokines, and enhancing the ability for stimulating tube formation by HUVECs via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Thus, omentin-1 may be considered a candidate for optimizing MSC-based cell therapy.
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- Li Yin
- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 148 Baojian Road, Harbin, 150086, People's Republic of China.
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Barrachina L, Remacha AR, Romero A, Vázquez FJ, Albareda J, Prades M, Ranera B, Zaragoza P, Martín-Burriel I, Rodellar C. Inflammation affects the viability and plasticity of equine mesenchymal stem cells: possible implications in intra-articular treatments. J Vet Sci 2017; 18:39-49. [PMID: 27297420 PMCID: PMC5366301 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2017.18.1.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are gaining relevance for treating equine joint injuries because of their ability to limit inflammation and stimulate regeneration. Because inflammation activates MSC immunoregulatory function, proinflammatory priming could improve MSC efficacy. However, inflammatory molecules present in synovial fluid or added to the culture medium might have deleterious effects on MSCs. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of inflammatory synovial fluid and proinflammatory cytokines priming on viability and plasticity of equine MSCs. Equine bone marrow derived MSCs (eBM-MSCs) from three animals were cultured for 72 h in media supplemented with: 20% inflammatory synovial fluid (SF); 50 ng/mL IFN-γ and TNF-α (CK50); and 20 ng/mL IFN-γ and TNF-α (CK20). Proliferation assay and expression of proliferation and apoptosis-related genes showed that SF exposed-eBM-MSCs maintained their viability, whereas the viability of CK primed-eBM-MSCs was significantly impaired. Tri-lineage differentiation assay revealed that exposure to inflammatory synovial fluid did not alter eBM-MSCs differentiation potential; however, eBM-MSCs primed with cytokines did not display osteogenic, adipogenic or chondrogenic phenotype. The inflammatory synovial environment is well tolerated by eBM-MSCs, whereas cytokine priming negatively affects the viability and differentiation abilities of eBM-MSCs, which might limit their in vivo efficacy.
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- Laura Barrachina
- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.,Service of Equine Surgery and Medicine, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.,Service of Equine Surgery and Medicine, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.,Service of Equine Surgery and Medicine, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.,Service of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Clinical Hospital Lozano Blesa, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.,Service of Equine Surgery, Veterinary Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics LAGENBIO, Veterinary Hospital, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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Xie Z, Enkhjargal B, Reis C, Huang L, Wan W, Tang J, Cheng Y, Zhang JH. Netrin-1 Preserves Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Through Deleted in Colorectal Cancer/Focal Adhesion Kinase/RhoA Signaling Pathway Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.116.005198. [PMID: 28526701 PMCID: PMC5524080 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Netrin-1 (NTN-1) has been established to be a novel intrinsic regulator of blood-brain barrier (BBB) maintenance. This study was carried out to investigate the potential roles of exogenous NTN-1 in preserving BBB integrity after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) as well as the underlying mechanisms of its protective effects. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 309 male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to an endovascular perforation model of SAH. Recombinant NTN-1 was administered intravenously 1 hour after SAH induction. NTN-1 small interfering RNA or Deleted in Colorectal Cancer small interfering RNA was administered intracerebroventricular at 48 hours before SAH. Focal adhesion kinase inhibitor was administered by intraperitoneal injection at 1 hour prior to SAH. Neurological scores, brain water content, BBB permeability, RhoA activity, Western blot, and immunofluorescence staining were evaluated. The expression of endogenous NTN-1 and its receptor Deleted in Colorectal Cancer were increased after SAH. Administration of exogenous NTN-1 significantly reduced brain water content and BBB permeability and ameliorated neurological deficits at 24 and 72 hours after SAH. Exogenous NTN-1 treatment significantly promoted phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase activation and inhibited RhoA activity, as well as upregulated the expression of ZO-1 and Occludin. Conversely, depletion of endogenous NTN-1 aggravated BBB breakdown and neurological impairments at 24 hours after SAH. The protective effects of NTN-1 at 24 hours after SAH were also abolished by pretreatment with Deleted in Colorectal Cancer small interfering RNA and focal adhesion kinase inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS NTN-1 treatment preserved BBB integrity and improved neurological functions through a Deleted in Colorectal Cancer/focal adhesion kinase/RhoA signaling pathway after SAH. Thus, NTN-1 may serve as a promising treatment to alleviate early brain injury following SAH.
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- Zongyi Xie
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.,Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.,Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA .,Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.,Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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Chen L, Cai P, Cheng Z, Zhang Z, Fang J. Pharmacological postconditioning with atorvastatin calcium attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic rats by phosphorylating GSK3β. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:25-34. [PMID: 28672889 PMCID: PMC5488387 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Diabetes is an independent risk factor for myocardial ischemia, and many epidemiological data and laboratory studies have revealed that diabetes significantly exacerbated myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and ameliorated protective effects. The present study aimed to determine whether pharmacological postconditioning with atorvastatin calcium lessened diabetic myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, and investigated the role of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3β) in this. A total of 72 streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were randomly divided into six groups, and 24 age-matched male non-diabetic Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups. Rats all received 40 min myocardial ischemia followed by 180 min reperfusion, except sham-operated groups. Compared with the non-diabetic ischemia/reperfusion model group, the diabetic ischemia/reperfusion group had a comparable myocardial infarct size, but a higher level of serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and morphological alterations to their myocardial cells. Compared with the diabetic ischemia/reperfusion group, the group that received pharmacological postconditioning with atorvastatin calcium had smaller myocardial infarct sizes, lower levels of cTnI, reduced morphological alterations to myocardial cells, higher levels of p-GSK3β, heat shock factor (HSF)-1 and heat shock protein (HSP)70. The cardioprotective effect conferred by atorvastatin calcium did not attenuate myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury following application of TDZD-8, which phosphorylates and inactivates GSK3β. Pharmacological postconditioning with atorvastatin calcium may attenuate diabetic heart ischemia/reperfusion injury in the current context. The phosphorylation of GSK3β serves a critical role during the cardioprotection in diabetic rats, and p-GSK3β may accelerate HSP70 production partially by activating HSF-1 during myocardial ischemic/reperfusion injury.
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- Linyan Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China.,Fujian Institute of Coronary Heart Disease, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China.,Fujian Institute of Coronary Heart Disease, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China.,Fujian Institute of Coronary Heart Disease, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China.,Fujian Institute of Coronary Heart Disease, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China.,Fujian Institute of Coronary Heart Disease, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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Xing Y, Lai J, Liu X, Zhang N, Ming J, Liu H, Zhang X. Netrin-1 restores cell injury and impaired angiogenesis in vascular endothelial cells upon high glucose by PI3K/AKT-eNOS. J Mol Endocrinol 2017; 58:167-177. [PMID: 28250059 DOI: 10.1530/jme-16-0239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) represents a common vascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) with high morbidity and disability resulting from amputation. Netrin-1 level was decreased in type 2 DM patients and has been identified as a protective regulator against diabetes-triggered myocardial infarction and nephropathy. Unfortunately, its role and molecular mechanism in DFU remain poorly elucidated. Here, netrin-1 levels were reduced in DM and DFU patients relative to healthy controls, with netrin-1 levels being the lowest in DFU patients. Moreover, exposure to high glucose (HG) also suppressed netrin-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Elevated netrin-1 expression by infection with Ad-netrin-1 adenovirus vector protected against HUVEC injury in response to HG by ameliorating the inhibitory effects on cell viability, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, cell apoptotic rate and caspase-3 activity. Importantly, HG-impaired angiogenesis was improved after netrin-1 overexpression by elevating cell migration, capillary-like tube formation and VEGF production. Mechanism assay substantiated that netrin-1 elevation increased the phosphorylation levels of AKT and eNOS, and NO production, which was notably suppressed by HG, indicating that netrin-1 overexpression restored HG-triggered impairment of the PI3K/AKT-eNOS pathway. More intriguingly, preconditioning with LY294002 (PI3K/AKT antagonist) or NG-monomethyl-l-arginine (eNOS inhibitor) antagonized netrin-1-induced activation of the PI3K/AKT-eNOS pathway. Concomitantly, treatment with these antagonists also attenuated the protective role of netrin-1 in endothelial dysfunction upon HG stimulation. These results suggest that elevation of netrin-1 may restore HG-triggered impairment of HUVEC and angiogenesis by activating the PI3K/AKT-eNOS pathway, indicating a potential agent for wound healing in DFU patients.
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- Ying Xing
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism DiseaseXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism DiseaseXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism DiseaseXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism DiseaseXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism DiseaseXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryXijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Placental-derived mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs) are promising candidates for regenerative medicine because they possess high proliferative capacity and multi-differentiation potential. Human pMSCs are residing in an environment with low oxygen tension in the body. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is known to participate in the regulation of MSC differentiation. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of hypoxia on the osteogenic differentiation of human pMSCs, and to elucidate the role of HO-1 in the osteogenic differentiation of hypoxic pMSCs. Human pMSCs were cultured under normoxia (21% O2) or hypoxia (5% O2) for 3 days. We found that hypoxia maintained the morphology and immunophenotype of human pMSCs. The expression of stemness markers Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2 was increased under hypoxia. After a 5-day hypoxic culture, the proliferation ability of pMSCs was increased, which might be correlated with the increased expression of stem cell factor. During osteogenic induction, hypoxia increased the expression of osteogenic genes including osteopontin, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Moreover, hypoxia increased the mineralization and ALP levels of human pMSCs as evidenced by Alizarin Red staining and ALP staining. Upregulation of HO-1 by cobalt-protoporphyrin treatment increased the osteogenic differentiation of pMSCs under hypoxia, while inhibition of HO-1 by Zn-protoporphyrin reduced the osteogenic differentiation of hypoxic pMSCs. Taken together, our data suggest that hypoxia can promote the osteogenic differentiation of human pMSCs. Upregulation of HO-1 can further increase the osteogenesis of human pMSCs under hypoxia. Our findings will highlight the therapeutic potential of MSCs in the tissue engineering of bones.
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- Qiaoli Gu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
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Xie Z, Huang L, Enkhjargal B, Reis C, Wan W, Tang J, Cheng Y, Zhang JH. Intranasal administration of recombinant Netrin-1 attenuates neuronal apoptosis by activating DCC/APPL-1/AKT signaling pathway after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. Neuropharmacology 2017; 119:123-133. [PMID: 28347836 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Neuronal apoptosis is a crucial pathological process in early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The effective therapeutic strategies to ameliorate neuronal apoptosis are still absent. We intended to determine whether intranasal administration of exogenous Netrin-1 (NTN-1) could attenuate neuronal apoptosis after experimental SAH, specifically via activating DCC-dependent APPL-1/AKT signaling cascade. Two hundred twenty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to the endovascular perforation model of SAH. Recombinant human NTN-1 (rNTN-1) was administered intranasally. NTN-1 small interfering RNA (siRNA), APPL-1 siRNA, and AKT inhibitor MK2206 were administered through intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection. SAH grade, neurological score, neuronal apoptosis assessed by cleaved caspase-3 (CC-3) expression and Fluoro-Jade C (FJC) staining, double immunofluorescence staining, and Western blot were examined. Our results revealed that endogenous NTN-1 level was increased after SAH. Administration of rNTN-1 improved neurological outcomes at 24 h and 72 h after SAH, while knockdown of endogenous NTN-1 worsened neurological impairments. Furthermore, exogenous rNTN-1 treatment promoted APPL-1 activation, increased phosphorylated-AKT and Bcl-2 expression, as well as decreased apoptotic marker CC-3 expression and the number of FJC-positive neurons, thereby alleviated neuronal apoptosis. Conversely, APPL-1 siRNA and MK2206 abolished the anti-apoptotic effect of exogenous rNTN-1 at 24 h after SAH. Collectively, intranasal administration of exogenous rNTN-1 attenuated neuronal apoptosis and improved neurological function in SAH rats, at least in apart via activating DCC/APPL-1/AKT signaling pathway.
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- Zongyi Xie
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, United States.
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Prieto CP, Ortiz MC, Villanueva A, Villarroel C, Edwards SS, Elliott M, Lattus J, Aedo S, Meza D, Lois P, Palma V. Netrin-1 acts as a non-canonical angiogenic factor produced by human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSC). Stem Cell Res Ther 2017; 8:43. [PMID: 28241866 PMCID: PMC5330133 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0494-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Angiogenesis, the process in which new blood vessels are formed from preexisting ones, is highly dependent on the presence of classical angiogenic factors. Recent evidence suggests that axonal guidance proteins and their receptors can also act as angiogenic regulators. Netrin, a family of laminin-like proteins, specifically Netrin-1 and 4, act via DCC/Neogenin-1 and UNC5 class of receptors to promote or inhibit angiogenesis, depending on the physiological context. METHODS Mesenchymal stem cells secrete a broad set of classical angiogenic factors. However, little is known about the expression of non-canonical angiogenic factors such as Netrin-1. The aim was to characterize the possible secretion of Netrin ligands by Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSC). We evaluated if Netrin-1 presence in the conditioned media from these cells was capable of inducing angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo, using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM), respectively. In addition, we investigated if the RhoA/ROCK pathway is responsible for the integration of Netrin signaling to control vessel formation. RESULTS The paracrine angiogenic effect of the WJ-MSC-conditioned media is mediated at least in part by Netrin-1 given that pharmacological blockage of Netrin-1 in WJ-MSC resulted in diminished angiogenesis on HUVEC. When HUVEC were stimulated with exogenous Netrin-1 assayed at physiological concentrations (10-200 ng/mL), endothelial vascular migration occurred in a concentration-dependent manner. In line with our determination of Netrin-1 present in WJ-MSC-conditioned media we were able to obtain endothelial tubule formation even in the pg/mL range. Through CAM assays we validated that WJ-MSC-secreted Netrin-1 promotes an increased angiogenesis in vivo. Netrin-1, secreted by WJ-MSC, might mediate its angiogenic effect through specific cell surface receptors on the endothelium, such as UNC5b and/or integrin α6β1, expressed in HUVEC. However, the angiogenic response of Netrin-1 seems not to be mediated through the RhoA/ROCK pathway. CONCLUSIONS Thus, here we show that stromal production of Netrin-1 is a critical component of the vascular regulatory machinery. This signaling event may have deep implications in the modulation of several processes related to a number of diseases where angiogenesis plays a key role in vascular homeostasis.
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- Catalina P. Prieto
- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Campus Oriente, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Campus Oriente, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Laboratory of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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Zhao J, Guan X, Liu Y, Piao H, Liu R, Zhou X, Sun B, Du Y, Liu J. Potential role of tracing stem cell transplantation and effects on the immune cell function of ferumoxytol combining with heparin and protamine in vivo/in vitro. Cell Biol Int 2017; 41:423-432. [PMID: 28150359 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cell labeling and tracing have played an increasingly important role in the field of stem cell transplantation. Nanocomplexes combining three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs: heparin (H), protamine (P), and ferumoxytol (F) (HPF nanocomplexes) display high labeling efficiency in human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (hADSCs), but their biological safety has not been determined. In this study, we tested the labeling efficiency of HPF in hADSCs through in vitro cytotoxicity studies and in vivo murine preclinical studies using HPF-labeled hADSCs. The labeling process did not cause cell apoptosis and had little effect on cell proliferation. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the HPF-labeled cells produced a hypointense signal that did not affect liver and kidney functions. However, after injection of HPF-labeled cells into mice, lymphocyte transformation testing showed that T and B lymphocyte proliferation was significantly increased. These findings suggest that extensive safety testing of HPF nanocomplexes is necessary; the process to evaluate HPF as an investigative new drug application could therefore be postponed.
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- Jingyuan Zhao
- Regenerative Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Regenerative Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China
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Yang X, Li S, Li B, Wang X, Sun C, Qin H, Sun H. Netrin-1 overexpression improves neurobehavioral outcomes and reduces infarct size via inhibition of the notch1 pathway following experimental stroke. J Neurosci Res 2017; 95:1850-1857. [PMID: 28084632 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Administration of Netrin-1 during the peri-infarct period has been shown to decrease infarct size in rats; however, the underlying mechanism is unclear. We addressed this question in the present study by inducing stroke in rats via middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), and evaluating the effects of Netrin-1 treatment by neurobehavioral testing, immunocytochemistry, and western blotting. Netrin-1 overexpression increased neurobehavioral test scores and reduced cerebral infarct volume following MCAO via inhibition of the Notch1 signaling pathway. These results demonstrate that early administration of Netrin-1 can is an effective therapeutic approach for improving outcome after stroke. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Xiaosheng Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical College, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Lee SS, Lee SJ, Lee SH, Ryu JM, Lim HS, Kim JS, Song EJ, Jung YH, Lee HJ, Kim CH, Han HJ. Netrin-1-Induced Stem Cell Bioactivity Contributes to the Regeneration of Injured Tissues via the Lipid Raft-Dependent Integrin α6β4 Signaling Pathway. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37526. [PMID: 27881869 PMCID: PMC5121594 DOI: 10.1038/srep37526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Netrin-1 (Ntn-1) is a multifunctional neuronal signaling molecule; however, its physiological significance, which improves the tissue-regeneration capacity of stem cells, has not been characterized. In the present study, we investigate the mechanism by which Ntn-1 promotes the proliferation of hUCB-MSCs with regard to the regeneration of injured tissues. We found that Ntn-1 induces the proliferation of hUCB-MSCs mainly via Inα6β4 coupled with c-Src. Ntn-1 induced the recruitment of NADPH oxidases and Rac1 into membrane lipid rafts to facilitate ROS production. The Inα6β4 signaling of Ntn-1 through ROS production is uniquely mediated by the activation of SP1 for cell cycle progression and the transcriptional occupancy of SP1 on the VEGF promoter. Moreover, Ntn-1 has the ability to induce the F-actin reorganization of hUCB-MSCs via the Inα6β4 signaling pathway. In an in vivo model, transplantation of hUCB-MSCs pre-treated with Ntn-1 enhanced the skin wound healing process, where relatively more angiogenesis was detected. The potential effect of Ntn-1 on angiogenesis is further verified by the mouse hindlimb ischemia model, where the pre-activation of hUCB-MSCs with Ntn-1 significantly improved vascular regeneration. These results demonstrate that Ntn-1 plays an important role in the tissue regeneration process of hUCB-MSC via the lipid raft-mediated Inα6β4 signaling pathway.
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- Soo Sang Lee
- Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Bundang CHA Medical Center, Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.,SKY plastic surgery clinic, 4F, 826-23, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Medical Science Research Institute, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Bundang CHA Medical Center, Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Chen H, Chen Q, Luo Q. Expression of netrin-1 by hypoxia contributes to the invasion and migration of prostate carcinoma cells by regulating YAP activity. Exp Cell Res 2016; 349:302-309. [PMID: 27815019 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypoxia is a hallmark of solid tumor growth microenvironment and appropriates the major contributor for the failure and poor prognosis of clinical tumor treatment, including prostate cancer (PCa). Ectopic expression of netrin-1 is reportedly associated with the progression of several carcinomas. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of netrin-1 in hypoxic metastasis potential of prostate carcinoma. Here, hypoxia induced the up-regulation of netrin-1 mRNA and protein expression in prostate cancer cell lines PC3 and DU145. Importantly, knockdown of netrin-1 dramatically suppressed cell invasion, migration and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of PC3 and DU145 cells under hypoxia. Furthermore, hypoxia treatment increased the activity of Yes-associated protein (YAP) by increasing YAP expression in the nucleus and inhibiting p-YAP levels. However, YAP activation was notably restrained following netrin-1 down-regulation. Interestingly, interrupting YAP expression attenuated hypoxia-triggered cell invasion, migration and EMT of DU145 cells. More importantly, restoring YAP expression strikingly antagonized the inhibitory effects of netrin-1 decrease on the metastatic potential of prostate cancer cells. Together, these results indicate that netrin-1 may function as a positive regulator of hypoxia-triggered malignant behavior in PCa by activating the YAP signaling. Accordingly, netrin-1 could be a promising therapeutic agent against prostate carcinoma.
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- Haiwen Chen
- Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, PR China
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- Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, PR China.
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- Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, PR China
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Al-attrache H, Sharanek A, Burban A, Burbank M, Gicquel T, Abdel-razzak Z, Guguen-guillouzo C, Morel I, Guillouzo A. Differential sensitivity of metabolically competent and non-competent HepaRG cells to apoptosis induced by diclofenac combined or not with TNF-α. Toxicol Lett 2016; 258:71-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Stone TW, Darlington LG, Forrest CM. Dependence receptor involvement in subtilisin-induced long-term depression and in long-term potentiation. Neuroscience 2016; 336:49-62. [PMID: 27590265 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The serine protease subtilisin induces a form of long-term depression (LTD) which is accompanied by a reduced expression of the axo-dendritic guidance molecule Unco-ordinated-5C (Unc-5C). One objective of the present work was to determine whether a loss of Unc-5C function contributed to subtilisin-induced LTD by using Unc-5C antibodies in combination with the pore-forming agents Triton X-100 (0.005%) or streptolysin O in rat hippocampal slices. In addition we have assessed the effect of subtilisin on the related dependence receptor Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC) and used antibodies to this protein for functional studies. Field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) were analyzed in rat hippocampal slices and protein extracts were used for Western blotting. Subtilisin produced a greater loss of DCC than of Unc-5C, but the antibodies had no effect on resting excitability or fEPSPs and did not modify subtilisin-induced LTD. However, antibodies to DCC but not Unc-5C did reduce the amplitude of theta-burst long-term potentiation (LTP). In addition, two inhibitors of endocytosis - dynasore and tat-gluR2(3Y) - were tested and, although the former compound had no effect on neurophysiological responses, tat-gluR2(3Y) did reduce the amplitude of subtilisin-induced LTD without affecting the expression of DCC or Unc-5C but with some loss of PostSynaptic Density Protein-95. The results support the view that the dependence receptor DCC may be involved in LTP and suggest that the endocytotic removal of a membrane protein or proteins may contribute to subtilisin-induced LTD, although it appears that neither Unc-5C nor DCC are involved in this process.
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- Trevor W Stone
- Institute of Neurosciences and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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- Institute of Neurosciences and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Iwashita Y, Kuwabara T, Hayata M, Kakizoe Y, Izumi Y, Iiyama J, Kitamura K, Mukoyama M. Mild systemic thermal therapy ameliorates renal dysfunction in a rodent model of chronic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 310:F1206-15. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00519.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Thermal therapy has become a nonpharmacological therapy in clinical settings, especially for cardiovascular diseases. However, the practical role of thermal therapy on chronic kidney disease remains elusive. We performed the present study to investigate whether a modified thermal protocol, repeated mild thermal stimulation (MTS), could affect renal damages in chronic kidney disease using a mouse renal ablation model. Mice were subjected to MTS or room temperature (RT) treatment once daily for 4 wk after subtotal nephrectomy (Nx) or sham operation (Sh). We revealed that MTS alleviated renal impairment as indicated by serum creatinine and albuminuria in Nx groups. In addition, the Nx + MTS group showed attenuated tubular histological changes and reduced urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin excretion approximately by half compared with the Nx + RT group. Increased apoptotic signaling, such as TUNEL-positive cell count and cleavage of caspase 3, as well as enhanced oxidative stress were significantly reduced in the Nx + MTS group compared with the Nx + RT group. These changes were accompanied with the restoration of kidney Mn-SOD levels by MTS. Heat shock protein 27, a key molecular chaperone, was phosphorylated by MTS only in Nx kidneys rather than in Sh kidneys. MTS also tended to increase the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and Akt in Nx kidneys, possibly associated with the activation of heat shock protein 27. Taken together, these results suggest that modified MTS can protect against renal injury in a rodent model of chronic kidney disease.
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- Yoshihiro Iwashita
- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan; and
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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Zhang X, Wang K, Wang L, Yang Y, Ni Z, Xie X, Shao X, Han J, Wan D, Qiu Q. Genome-wide patterns of copy number variation in the Chinese yak genome. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:379. [PMID: 27206476 PMCID: PMC4875690 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2702-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Copy number variation (CNV) represents an important source of genetic divergence that can produce drastic phenotypic differences and may therefore be subject to selection during domestication and environmental adaptation. To investigate the evolutionary dynamics of CNV in the yak genome, we used a read depth approach to detect CNV based on genome resequencing data from 14 wild and 65 domestic yaks and determined CNV regions related to domestication and adaptations to high-altitude. Results We identified 2,634 CNV regions (CNVRs) comprising a total of 153 megabases (5.7 % of the yak genome) and 3,879 overlapping annotated genes. Comparison between domestic and wild yak populations identified 121 potentially selected CNVRs, harboring genes related to neuronal development, reproduction, nutrition and energy metabolism. In addition, we found 85 CNVRs that are significantly different between domestic yak living in high- and low-altitude areas, including three genes related to hypoxia response and six related to immune defense. This analysis shows that genic CNVs may play an important role in phenotypic changes during yak domestication and adaptation to life at high-altitude. Conclusions We present the first refined CNV map for yak along with comprehensive genomic analysis of yak CNV. Our results provide new insights into the genetic basis of yak domestication and adaptation to living in a high-altitude environment, as well as a valuable genetic resource that will facilitate future CNV association studies of important traits in yak and other bovid species. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2702-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystem, College of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Petrova V, Mancini M, Agostini M, Knight RA, Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli M, Barlev NA, Melino G, Amelio I. TAp73 transcriptionally represses BNIP3 expression. Cell Cycle 2015; 14:2484-93. [PMID: 25950386 PMCID: PMC4612661 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1044178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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TAp73 is a tumor suppressor transcriptional factor, belonging to p53 family. Alteration of TAp73 in tumors might lead to reduced DNA damage response, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Carcinogen-induced TAp73(-/-) tumors display also increased angiogenesis, associated to hyperactivition of hypoxia inducible factor signaling. Here, we show that TAp73 suppresses BNIP3 expression, directly binding its gene promoter. BNIP3 is a hypoxia responsive protein, involved in a variety of cellular processes, such as autophagy, mitophagy, apoptosis and necrotic-like cell death. Therefore, through different cellular process altered expression of BNIP3 may differently contribute to cancer development and progression. We found a significant upregulation of BNIP3 in human lung cancer datasets, and we identified a direct association between BNIP3 expression and survival rate of lung cancer patients. Our data therefore provide a novel transcriptional target of TAp73, associated to its antagonistic role on HIF signaling in cancer, which might play a role in tumor suppression.
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- Varvara Petrova
- Medical Research Council; Toxicology Unit; Leicester University; Leicester, UK
- Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory; Saint-Petersburg Institute of Technology; Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Medical Research Council; Toxicology Unit; Leicester University; Leicester, UK
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery; University of Rome “Tor Vergata”; Rome, Italy
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- Medical Research Council; Toxicology Unit; Leicester University; Leicester, UK
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- Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory; Saint-Petersburg Institute of Technology; Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Gene Expression Laboratory; Institute of Cytology; Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Medical Research Council; Toxicology Unit; Leicester University; Leicester, UK
- Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory; Saint-Petersburg Institute of Technology; Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery; University of Rome “Tor Vergata”; Rome, Italy
- Biochemistry Laboratory IDI-IRCC; Rome, Italy
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- Medical Research Council; Toxicology Unit; Leicester University; Leicester, UK
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Despite advanced screening technology and cancer treatments available today, metastasis remains an ongoing major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Typically, colorectal cancer is one of the cancers treatable by surgery in conjunction with chemotherapy when it is detected at an early stage. However, it still ranks as the second highest modality and mortality of cancer types in western countries, and this is mostly due to a recurrence of metastatic colorectal cancer post-resection of the primary malignancy. Colorectal cancer metastases predominantly occur in the liver and lung, and yet the molecular mechanisms that regulate these organ-specific colorectal cancer metastases are largely unknown. Therefore, the identification of any critical molecule, which triggers malignancy in colorectal cancer, would be an excellent target for treatment. Netrin-1 was initially discovered as a chemotropic neuronal guidance molecule, and has been marked as a regulator for many cancers including colorectal cancer. Here, we summarise key findings of the role of netrin-1 intrinsic to colorectal cancer cells, extrinsic to the tumour microenvironment and angiogenesis, and consequently, we evaluate netrin-1 as a potential target molecule for metastasis.
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- Suh Youn Ko
- College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University, St Albans, 3021, Australia
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Horai Y, Nakamura H, Nakashima Y, Hayashi T, Kawakami A. Analysis of the downstream mediators of toll-like receptor 3-induced apoptosis in labial salivary glands in patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Mod Rheumatol 2015; 26:99-104. [PMID: 25926385 DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2015.1045256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to clarify the molecular mechanisms elicited by toll-like receptor (TLR)3 in salivary gland cell death in patients with SS. METHODS Expression of TLR3 and its downstream molecules was examined by immunohistochemical analysis, immunofluorescence, Western blot (WB), and antibody dot-blot array in labial salivary glands (LSGs), and cultured primary salivary gland epithelial cells (SGECs) obtained from patients with SS. We also investigated the difference of expression between ducts/alveoli of LSGs and cultured SGECs. RESULTS Phosphorylated Fas-associated protein with death domain (p-FADD) or caspase-8 was not found in ducts or alveoli of LSGs from SS patients and controls. Weak expression of receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) was found in SS patients, whereas no staining was observed in LSGs of controls. In contrast to LSGs, stimulation of SGECs with polyinosinic:cytidylic acid (poly I:C) significantly induced the expression of RIPK3, p-FADD, and cleaved caspase-8 by immunofluorescence and RIPK3, p-FADD, and cleaved caspase-3 by WB. However, it was counteracted by epidermal growth factor (EGF). Co-localization of anti-apoptotic molecules hemeoxygenase-2, heat shock protein 27, and p-protein kinase B or p-Akt was induced in EGF-stimulated SGECs. CONCLUSIONS We observed that poly I:C induced apoptosis of SGECs in vitro compared with a relatively low prevalence of apoptosis found in the ducts and alveoli of LSGs in vivo. Thus, we speculate that other counter-regulatory mechanisms, including those induced by EGF, might exist to protect against TLR3-mediated apoptosis of ductal and acinar epithelial cells in vivo.
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- Yoshiro Horai
- a Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto , Nagasaki , Japan
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- a Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto , Nagasaki , Japan
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- a Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto , Nagasaki , Japan
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- b Department of Pathology , Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Hospital, Shimabara , Nagasaki , Japan
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- a Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto , Nagasaki , Japan
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Han P, Fu Y, Liu J, Wang Y, He J, Gong J, Li M, Tan Q, Li D, Luo Y, Han J, Liu J, Tu W, Wang Y, Tian D, Yan W. Netrin-1 promotes cell migration and invasion by down-regulation of BVES expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Cancer Res 2015; 5:1396-1409. [PMID: 26101705 PMCID: PMC4473318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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The axon guidance cues netrin-1 has been reported to be associated with cancer progression in various types of human cancers. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of netrin-1-mediated metastasis remains obscure. In this study, we found that overexpression of netrin-1 promoted HCC cell migration and invasion as determined by transwell assay and 3D cell culture assay. However, netrin-1 knockdown inhibited these processes. Further investigation indicated that netrin-1 decreased the expression of Blood Vessel Epicardial Substance (BVES), which was down-regulated in HCC. Interestingly, LY294002, a special inhibitor to PI3K/AKT signaling which was determined as a downstream pathway of netrin-1, restored the reduction in BVES caused by netrin-1. In addition, BVES exhibited an opposite effect on HCC cell metastasis to that of netrin-1. Importantly, up-regulating BVES expression significantly attenuated netrin-1-enhanced migration and invasion, whereas silencing BVES expression rescued the metastatic phenotype in netrin-1 knockdown cells. Moreover, netrin-1 expression was negatively correlated with BVES in HCC tissues and cell lines with different metastatic potential. Taken together, these results reveal that netrin-1 promotes HCC cell metastasis by regulating BVES expression via AKT activation.
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- Ping Han
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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Qiao N, Xu C, Zhu YX, Cao Y, Liu DC, Han X. Ets-1 as an early response gene against hypoxia-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β-cells. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1650. [PMID: 25695603 PMCID: PMC4669796 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hypoxia complicates islet isolation for transplantation and may contribute to pancreatic β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes. Pancreatic β-cells are susceptible to hypoxia-induced apoptosis. Severe hypoxic conditions during the immediate post-transplantation period are a main non-immune factor leading to β-cell death and islet graft failure. In this study, we identified the transcription factor Ets-1 (v-ets erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog 1) as an early response gene against hypoxia-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β-cells. Hypoxia regulates Ets-1 at multiple levels according to the degree of β-cell oxygen deprivation. Moderate hypoxia promotes Ets-1 gene transcription, whereas severe hypoxia promotes its transactivation activity, as well as its ubiquitin-proteasome mediated degradation. This degradation causes a relative insufficiency of Ets-1 activity, and limits the transactivation effect of Ets-1 on downstream hypoxic-inducible genes and its anti-apoptotic function. Overexpression of ectopic Ets-1 in MIN6 and INS-1 cells protects them from severe hypoxia-induced apoptosis in a mitochondria-dependent manner, confirming that a sufficient amount of Ets-1 activity is critical for protection of pancreatic β-cells against hypoxic injury. Targeting Ets-1 expression may be a useful strategy for islet graft protection during the immediate post-transplantation period.
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Diabetes Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Rao J, Zhou ZH, Yang J, Shi Y, Xu SL, Wang B, Ping YF, Chen L, Cui YH, Zhang X, Wu F, Bian XW. Semaphorin-3F suppresses the stemness of colorectal cancer cells by inactivating Rac1. Cancer Lett 2014; 358:76-84. [PMID: 25529012 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tumor cell stemness has been recognized as a key contributor to tumor initiation, progression and recurrence. Our previous studies have found that semaphorin-3F (SEMA3F), an axon guidance molecule in the development of central nervous system, inhibited the growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, a possible role for SEMA3F in regulating cancer cell stemness remains unknown. Here, we report a novel mechanism of the acquirement of stemness of CRC cells regulated by SEMA3F. Knockdown of SEMA3F significantly promoted the self-renewal and tumorigenicity of CRC cells, and increased the expression of stemness-associated genes, while overexpressing SEMA3F reduced the stemness of CRC cells. Mechanistically, GTP-Rac1 was involved in SEMA3F mediated regulation of CRC cell stemness by targeting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Clinically, GTP-Rac1 expression was inversely correlated with SEMA3F levels in CRC samples and patients with SEMA3F(low)/GTP-Rac1(high) CRC showed poorer prognosis. Our findings demonstrate the ability of SEMA3F to inhibit the stemness of human CRC cells by suppressing Rac1 activation, which suggests a novel therapeutic approach for CRC.
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- Jun Rao
- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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Chen HF, Liu SJ, Chen G. Heat shock protein 27 phosphorylation in the proliferation and apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced by high glucose through the phosphoinositide 3‑kinase/Akt and extracellular signal‑regulated kinase 1/2 pathways. Mol Med Rep 2014; 11:1504-8. [PMID: 25373458 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In the present study, the effect of the heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) signaling pathway on the proliferation and apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by high glucose (HG) was investigated. HUVEC proliferation in the indicated conditions was measured by the alamarBlue® assay. Apoptosis in HUVECs cultured with HG was analyzed by an Annexin V‑fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide apoptosis detection kit. HSP27 activity was evaluated by western blotting with specific phospho‑HSP27 antibody. HUVEC proliferation induced by HG was observed to be reduced by the HSP27 inhibitor quercetin in a concentration‑dependent manner, with a concomitant increase in apoptosis. The phosphorylation of HSP27 induced by HG was blocked by the specific phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 and the specific extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 inhibitor U0126 in a concentration‑dependent manner, with peak inhibition rates of 62.6 and 56.1%, respectively. LY294002 and U0126 also reduced HUVEC proliferation with a concomitant increase in apoptotic rate. In conclusion, HSP27 phosphorylation is important in mediating the proliferation and apoptosis of HUVECs induced by high glucose, and PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 are important signaling pathways that contribute to HSP27 phosphorylation.
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Fujian Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Fujian Provincial Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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Lee JH, Choi SS, Kim HW, Xiong WC, Min CK, Lee SJ. Neogenin as a receptor for early cell fate determination in preimplantation mouse embryos. PLoS One 2014; 9:e101989. [PMID: 25013897 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The first cell lineage determination in embryos takes place when two cell populations are set apart, each differentiating into the trophectoderm (TE) and inner cell mass (ICM), respectively. It is widely believed that position/polarity cues play a key role in triggering this differentiation, but it remains unclear how extracellular cues are transduced into cell fate determination. Here, we provide evidence that supports that neogenin is implicated in relaying extracellular cues into the first cell fate determination in preimplantation mouse embryos. A polarized and transient distribution of neogenin was manifested in early blastomeres. Neogenin up-regulation by its overexpression accelerated ICM development in the blastocyst concomitant with the activation of the ICM-specific transcription factors Oct3/4, Sox2, and Nanog while its depletion by small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) caused a developmental abnormality of poorly endowed ICM accompanied by the deactivation of Oct3/4, Sox2, and Nanog. Treatment with netrin-1 among neogenin ligands further impaired both embryonic development and ICM formation while repulsive guidance molecule c (RGMc) led to opposite consequences, enhancing ICM formation. From this study, we propose a model whereby neogenin interprets its own expression level to control the first cell fate determination in response to extracellular cues.
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Chen T, Chen D, Li F, Tan Z. Netrin-1 with stem cells promote angiogenesis in limb ischemic rats. J Surg Res 2014; 192:664-9. [PMID: 25240286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 06/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent findings have elucidated that netrin-1 has ability of promoting angiogenesis besides the functions in nervous system. Autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation is now proved to be an effective method to treat peripheral arterial disease. However there are still many patients who cannot complete full treatments. Therefore it is necessary to improve the effectiveness. This study estimated the curative effects in chronic limb ischemia when MSCs allied with netrin-1. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six rats were made into chronic limb ischemia models. They were randomly assigned to four groups, netrin-1 + MSCs group (treated with netrin-1 and MSCs derived from peripheral blood), MSCs group (treated with MSCs individually), netrin-1 group (treated with netrin-1 individually), and control group (treated with saline). Measurements of murine behaviors, vascular endothelial growth factor expression, and capillary density in ischemia limb were performed on days 7, 14, and 28 after treatments; measurements of contraction force in ischemia limb was performed on day 28 after treatments to compare differences among the groups. RESULTS Netrin-1 allied with MSCs significantly increased Tarlov score, vascular endothelial growth factor expression, capillary density, and muscular strength in ischemia limb. CONCLUSIONS Netrin-1 allied with MSCs derived from peripheral blood significantly promoted angiogenesis in aged rats with chronic limb ischemia. It may be a promising method of treating peripheral arterial disease in the future.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan city, Hubei province, China; Department of Vascular Surgery, Affiliated Xiangyang Central Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang Center Hospital, Xiangyang city, Hubei province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Affiliated Xiangyang Central Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang Center Hospital, Xiangyang city, Hubei province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Xiangyang Central Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang Center Hospital, Xiangyang city, Hubei province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan city, Hubei province, China.
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Liu W, Vivian CJ, Brinker AE, Hampton KR, Lianidou E, Welch DR. Microenvironmental Influences on Metastasis Suppressor Expression and Function during a Metastatic Cell's Journey. Cancer Microenviron 2014; 7:117-31. [PMID: 24938990 DOI: 10.1007/s12307-014-0148-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Metastasis is the process of primary tumor cells breaking away and colonizing distant secondary sites. In order for a tumor cell growing in one microenvironment to travel to, and flourish in, a secondary environment, it must survive a series of events termed the metastatic cascade. Before departing the primary tumor, cells acquire genetic and epigenetic changes that endow them with properties not usually associated with related normal differentiated cells. Those cells also induce a subset of bone marrow-derived stem cells to mobilize and establish pre-metastatic niches [1]. Many tumor cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), where they transiently acquire morphologic changes, reduced requirements for cell-cell contact and become more invasive [2]. Invasive tumor cells eventually enter the circulatory (hematogenous) or lymphatic systems or travel across body cavities. In transit, tumor cells must resist anoikis, survive sheer forces and evade detection by the immune system. For blood-borne metastases, surviving cells then arrest or adhere to endothelial linings before either proliferating or extravasating. Eventually, tumor cells complete the process by proliferating to form a macroscopic mass [3].Up to 90 % of all cancer related morbidity and mortality can be attributed to metastasis. Surgery manages to ablate most primary tumors, especially when combined with chemotherapy and radiation. But if cells have disseminated, survival rates drop precipitously. While multiple parameters of the primary tumor are predictive of local or distant relapse, biopsies remain an imperfect science. The introduction of molecular and other biomarkers [4, 5] continue to improve the accuracy of prognosis. However, the invasive procedure introduces new complications for the patient. Likewise, the heterogeneity of any tumor population [3, 6, 7] means that sampling error (i.e., since it is impractical to examine the entire tumor) necessitates further improvements.In the case of breast cancer, for example, women diagnosed with stage I diseases (i.e., no evidence of invasion through a basement membrane) still have a ~30 % likelihood of developing distant metastases [8]. Many physicians and patients opt for additional chemotherapy in order to "mop up" cells that have disseminated and have the potential to grow into macroscopic metastases. This means that ~ 70 % of patients receive unnecessary therapy, which has undesirable side effects. Therefore, improving prognostic capability is highly desirable.Recent advances allow profiling of primary tumor DNA sequences and gene expression patterns to define a so-called metastatic signature [9-11], which can be predictive of patient outcome. However, the genetic changes that a tumor cell must undergo to survive the initial events of the metastatic cascade and colonize a second location belie a plasticity that may not be adequately captured in a sampling of heterogeneous tumors. In order to tailor or personalize patient treatments, a more accurate assessment of the genetic profile in the metastases is needed. Biopsy of each individual metastasis is not practical, safe, nor particularly cost-effective. In recent years, there has been a resurrection of the notion to do a 'liquid biopsy,' which essentially involves sampling of circulating tumor cells (CTC) and/or cell free nucleic acids (cfDNA, including microRNA (miRNA)) present in blood and lymph [12-16].The rationale for liquid biopsy is that tumors shed cells and/or genetic fragments into the circulation, theoretically making the blood representative of not only the primary tumor but also distant metastases. Logically, one would predict that the proportion of CTC and/or cfDNA would be proportionate to the likelihood of developing metastases [14]. While a linear relationship does not exist, the information within CTC or cfDNA is beginning to show great promise for enabling a global snapshot of the disease. However, the CTC and cfDNA are present at extremely low levels. Nonetheless, newer technologies capture enough material to enrich and sequence the patient's DNA or quantification of some biomarkers.Among the biomarkers showing great promise are metastasis suppressors which, by definition, block a tumor cell's ability to complete the metastatic process without prohibiting primary tumor growth [17]. Since the discovery of the first metastasis suppressor, Nm23, more than 30 have been functionally characterized. They function at various stages of the metastatic cascade, but their mechanisms of action, for the most part, remain ill-defined. Deciphering the molecular interactions of functional metastasis suppressors may provide insights for targeted therapies when these regulators cease to function and result in metastatic disease.In this brief review, we summarize what is known about the various metastasis suppressors and their functions at individual steps of the metastatic cascade (Table 1). Some of the subdivisions are rather arbitrary in nature, since many metastasis suppressors affect more than one step in the metastatic cascade. Nonetheless what emerges is a realization that metastasis suppressors are intimately associated with the microenvironments in which cancer cells find themselves [18].
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