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Xu X, Zhang H, Li J, Chen Y, Zhong W, Chen Y, Ma X. Combination of EPC-EXs and NPC-EXs with miR-126 and miR-210 overexpression produces better therapeutic effects on ischemic stroke by protecting neurons through the Nox2/ROS and BDNF/TrkB pathways. Exp Neurol 2023; 359:114235. [PMID: 36174747 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and endothelial progenitor cell (EPCs) exhibit synergistical effects on protecting endothelial cell functions. MiR-126 and miR-210 can protect cell activities by regulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Exosomes (EXs) mediate the beneficial effects of stem cells via delivering microRNAs (miRs). Here, we investigated the combination effects of EXs from EPCs (EPC-EXs) and NPCs (NPC-EXs), and determined whether these EXs with miR-126 (EPC-EXsmiR-126) and miR-210 overexpression (NPC-EXsmiR-210) had better effects on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-injured neurons and ischemic stroke (IS). METHODS Cultured neurons were subjected to hypoxia for 6 h and then co-cultured with culture medium, NPC-EXs, EPC-EXs, NPC-EXs + EPC-EXs or NPC-EXsmiR-210 + EPC-EXsmiR-126 under normoxia for 24 h. Cell apoptosis, ROS production, neurite outgrowth and BDNF level were analyzed. Permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was performed on C57BL/6 mice to build IS model. The mice were injected with PBS or various EXs via tail vein 2 h after MCAO operation. After 24 h, infarct volume and neurological deficits score (NDS), neuronal apoptosis, ROS production and spine density of dendrites, and brain BDNF level were analyzed. For mechanism study, NADPH oxidase 2(Nox2) and BDNF receptor tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) were determined, and TrkB inhibitor k-252a was used in in vitro and in vivo study. RESULTS 1) The level of miR-210 or miR-126 was increased after NPC-EXs or EPC-EXs treatment respectively. 2) In H/R-injured neurons, NPC-EXs or EPC-EXs decreased cell apoptosis and ROS production and promoted neurite outgrowth, which were associated with the downregulation of Nox2 and the increase of BDNF and p-TrkB/TrkB level. 3) In MCAO mice, NPC-EXs or EPC-EXs decreased infarct volume and NDS, reduced neural apoptosis and ROS production, and promoted the spine density of dendrites. The levels of Nox2, BDNF and p-TrkB/TrkB in mouse brain tissues changed in similar patterns as seen in the in vitro study. 4) In both cell and mouse models, combination of NPC-EXs and EPC-EXs was more effective than NPC-EXs or EPC-EXs alone on all of these effects. 5) EPC-EXsmiR-126 + NPC-EXsmiR-210 had better effects compared to NPC-EXs + EPC-EXs, which were inhibited by k-252a. CONCLUSION EPC-EXsmiR-126 combined NPC-EXsmiR-210 further orchestrate the combinative protective effects of EPC-EXs and NPC-EXs on IS, possibly by protecting H/R-injured neurons through the Nox2/ ROS and BDNF/TrkB pathways.
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Xia Y, Jiang B, Teng Z, Liu T, Wang J, Aniagu S, Zhang G, Chen T, Jiang Y. Cx43 overexpression is involved in the hyper-proliferation effect of trichloroethylene on human embryonic stem cells. Toxicology 2022; 465:153065. [PMID: 34896440 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2021.153065] [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: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a major environmental contaminant. Maternal exposure of TCE is linked to developmental defects, but the mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Along with a strategy of 3Rs principle, human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are regarded as most promising in vitro models for developmental toxicity studies. TCE interfered with hESCs differentiation, but no report was available for TCE effects on hESCs proliferation. Here, we aimed to explore the toxic effects and mechanisms of TCE on hESCs proliferation. Treatment with TCE, did not affect the pluripotency genes expression. However, TCE enhanced hESCs proliferation, manifested by increased cell number, PCNA expression and EdU incorporation. Moreover, TCE exposure upregulated the protein expression levels of Cx43 and cyclin-dependent kinases. Knockdown of Cx43 attenuated the TCE-induced cell hyper-proliferation and CDK2 upregulation. Furthermore, TCE increased Akt phosphorylation, and the inhibition of Akt blocked the TCE-induced Cx43 overexpression and cell proliferation. In conclusion, TCE exposure resulted in upregulation of Cx43 via Akt phosphorylation, consequently stimulated CDK2 expression, contributing to hyper-proliferation in hESCs. Our study brings to light that TCE stimulated the proliferation of hESCs via Cx43, providing a new research avenue for the causes of TCE-induced developmental toxicity.
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Xie H, Wang H, Wu Q, Peng J, Huang H, Wang Y, Huang M, Jiang W, Yang Y, Zhang X, Zhang J, Zhu Q. Endothelin-1/Endothelin Receptor Type A-Angiopoietins/Tie-2 Pathway in Regulating the Cross Talk Between Glomerular Endothelial Cells and Podocytes in Trichloroethylene-Induced Renal Immune Injury. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:761-776. [PMID: 33727850 PMCID: PMC7955787 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s301104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction This study aimed to investigate the mechanism in regulating the cross talk between glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes in “occupational medicamentosa-like dermatitis induced by trichloroethylene (OMLDT)” patients. Methods Totally 6 OMLDT patients, 18 controls, and 102 BALB/c female mice were involved in this study. Patient’s serum endothelin-1 (ET-1), angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and podocalyxin (PCX) were detected. All the mice were used to establish the trichloroethylene (TCE) sensitized mouse model. Transmission electron microscope results were used to reflect renal glomerulus injury. Protein levels were detected by Western blot. Ang-1/Ang-2 gene level was reflected by RT-PCR. Cell apoptosis level was detected by using TUNEL assay kit. Results We found that in OMLDT patients, ET-1, Ang-2, BUN, and PCX were highly expressed but Ang-1 was inhibited. In TCE sensitized positive mouse, the downregulation of Ang-1, pTie-2 and the upregulation of Ang-2 were mediated by ET-1/ETAR but not ET-1/ETBR. The promotor of apoptosis proteins was downregulated and the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins was upregulated by treating with BQ123. Discussion ET-1/ETAR-Angs/Tie-2 pathway mediated the cross talk between glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes. BQ123 can alleviate glomerulus immune injury.
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- Haibo Xie
- Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, People's Republic of China.,Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Dermatology (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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El-Diasty HH, El-Sayyad H, Refaat S, El-Ghaweet HA. Efficacy of Quercetin-Sensitized Cisplatin against N-Nitroso-NMethylurea Induced Testicular Carcinogenesis in Wistar Rats. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021; 22:75-84. [PMID: 33507682 PMCID: PMC8184190 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2021.22.1.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Testicular cancer is a public health problem. The goal of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of quercetin treatment on N-nitroso-N-methyl-urea (MNU)-induced testicular carcinogenesis alone or in combination with cisplatin-treatment. Methods: In total 70 adult male albino rats were categorized into six groups, control, quercetin-treatment (10 mg/kg body weight), cisplatin-treatment (2 mg/kg. body weight), cisplatin and quercetin-treatment, MNU-treatment, MNU plus quercetin-treatment and MNU plus quercetin and cisplatin-treatment. Treatment with quercetin and/or cisplatin was performed after 2 months of MNU induced testicular carcinogenesis. The studied groups were euthanized and sacrificed and their testes were examined for gene expression, biochemical, histological and immunohistochemically analysis, inflammation and apoptosis of germ cells. Results: The fertility of the rats subjected to MNU carcinogenesis was impaired following cisplatin and/or quercetin-treatment. Cisplatin-treatment reduced the fertility rate and improved after quercetin-treatment. Quercetin-treatment decreased the sharp increase in RNA expression of BAX and MPO in both cisplatin-toxicated testes and after MNU carcinogenesis induction. In addition, the testicular levels of testosterone and SOD increased in parallel with depletion of MDA, IL-6, AFP and caspase-3 levels in MNU and/or cisplatin-treatment after –quercetin-treatment. The testicular structure of the cisplatin-treated group recovered their dividing germ and sperm differentiation after-quercetin-treatment. While, there was a great appearance of flourishing germ cell of MNU carcinogenesis post quercetin therapy, there was still a lack of sperm differentiation. Conclusion: Quercetin-treatment showed increased cisplatin activity and decreased testicular carcinogenesis due to anti-neoplastic and antioxidant activities.
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- Hend Hgm El-Diasty
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Salama MM, El-Naggar DA, Abdel-Rahman RH, Elhak SAG. Toxic Effects of Trichloroethylene on Rat Neuroprogenitor Cells. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:741. [PMID: 30042680 PMCID: PMC6048252 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a common volatile organic solvent which is considered as an ubiquitous environmental pollutant. It is claimed to be a developmental neurotoxicant. Our group evaluated previously its impact on three-dimensional neurospheres in vitro. The current work aims to investigate the neurotoxic effects of a lower concentration of TCE on the same system. To perform the experiment, neural progenitor cells were obtained from the brains of nine newborn rats. Afterward, these cells were cultured in both growth and differentiation media to get the neurospheres. Cell cultures were divided into two groups: group 1 (control), group 2 (exposed to 0.25 μM TCE). Neurospheres were photographed at different durations and assessment of the morphological changes such as proliferation and differentiation of neurospheres was done. In addition, cell viability, apoptosis, and necrosis were analyzed using flow cytometry to clarify the mechanism of involved cytotoxicity. The results revealed that TCE-treated neurospheres showed significantly decreased proliferation on days 7 and 14. These cells failed to show the neurogenic differentiation seen in the neurospheres of the control group. Furthermore, a highly significant decrease in viability and a significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells were observed in the treated cells in comparison to the control group. The present work confirmed that TCE, at very low doses relevant to daily life exposure in humans, caused neurotoxic effects in 3D neurosphere model through the affection of neural proliferation and differentiation as well as disturbance of cell viability and apoptosis.
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- Mohamed M Salama
- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.,Medical Experimental Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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