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Giallongo C, Dulcamare I, Giallongo S, Duminuco A, Pieragostino D, Cufaro MC, Amorini AM, Lazzarino G, Romano A, Parrinello N, Di Rosa M, Broggi G, Caltabiano R, Caraglia M, Scrima M, Pasquale LS, Tathode MS, Li Volti G, Motterlini R, Di Raimondo F, Tibullo D, Palumbo GA. MacroH2A1.1 as a crossroad between epigenetics, inflammation and metabolism of mesenchymal stromal cells in myelodysplastic syndromes. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:686. [PMID: 37852977 PMCID: PMC10584900 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06197-x] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
Abstract
Ineffective hematopoiesis is a hallmark of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Hematopoietic alterations in MDS patients strictly correlate with microenvironment dysfunctions, eventually affecting also the mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) compartment. Stromal cells are indeed epigenetically reprogrammed to cooperate with leukemic cells and propagate the disease as "tumor unit"; therefore, changes in MSC epigenetic profile might contribute to the hematopoietic perturbations typical of MDS. Here, we unveil that the histone variant macroH2A1 (mH2A1) regulates the crosstalk between epigenetics and inflammation in MDS-MSCs, potentially affecting their hematopoietic support ability. We show that the mH2A1 splicing isoform mH2A1.1 accumulates in MDS-MSCs, correlating with the expression of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), an important pro-tumor activator of MSC phenotype associated to a pro-inflammatory behavior. MH2A1.1-TLR4 axis was further investigated in HS-5 stromal cells after ectopic mH2A1.1 overexpression (mH2A1.1-OE). Proteomic data confirmed the activation of a pro-inflammatory signature associated to TLR4 and nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) activation. Moreover, mH2A1.1-OE proteomic profile identified several upregulated proteins associated to DNA and histones hypermethylation, including S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, a strong inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase and of the methyl donor S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM). HPLC analysis confirmed higher SAM/SAH ratio along with a metabolic reprogramming. Interestingly, an increased LDHA nuclear localization was detected both in mH2A1.1-OE cells and MDS-MSCs, probably depending on MSC inflammatory phenotype. Finally, coculturing healthy mH2A1.1-OE MSCs with CD34+ cells, we found a significant reduction in the number of CD34+ cells, which was reflected in a decreased number of colony forming units (CFU-Cs). These results suggest a key role of mH2A1.1 in driving the crosstalk between epigenetic signaling, inflammation, and cell metabolism networks in MDS-MSCs.
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- C Giallongo
- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, AOU Policlinico, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Division of Hematology, AOU Policlinico, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Innovative Technologies and Medicine & Odontoiatry, University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
- Analytical Biochemistry and Proteomics Laboratory, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Innovative Technologies and Medicine & Odontoiatry, University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
- Analytical Biochemistry and Proteomics Laboratory, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, AOU Policlinico, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- Laboratory of Precision and Molecular Oncology, Biogem Scarl, Institute of Genetic Research, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Precision and Molecular Oncology, Biogem Scarl, Institute of Genetic Research, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- Laboratory of Precision and Molecular Oncology, Biogem Scarl, Institute of Genetic Research, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- Laboratory of Precision and Molecular Oncology, Biogem Scarl, Institute of Genetic Research, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Faculty of Health, University Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, Créteil, France
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Fuochi V, Barbagallo I, Distefano A, Puglisi F, Palmeri R, Di Rosa M, Giallongo C, Longhitano L, Fontana P, Sferrazzo G, Tiralongo F, Raccuia SA, Ronsisvalle S, Li Volti G, Furneri PM, Tibullo D. Biological properties of Cakile maritima Scop. (Brassicaceae) extracts. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 23:2280-2292. [PMID: 30915777 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cakile maritima scop. (CKM) is a herbaceous plant (Brassicaceae) growing also in high salinity environment. It is an annual plant growing in clumps or mounds in the sand on beaches and bluffs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Stems, seeds, leaves and flowers of CKM were used to obtain 70% of ethanol extracts. The phenolic content of the different extracts was evaluated by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The separation of phytochemical compounds was based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Radical scavenging activity was determined by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl assay. The qualitative assay for the inhibition of α-glucosidase was quantified spectrophotometrically and the anti-inflammatory activity was determined in the U937 cell line by using gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Cell viability assay was done in U937, MM1S, and U266 cells by using the 3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay. The antimicrobial activity was investigated by MIC determination, "double-triple combinations assay", and growth inhibition curves analysis, using the extracts individually or in various combination. Statistical analysis was performed by the Student's t-test and ANOVA. RESULTS All parts of the plant exhibited a high antioxidant capacity as measured by DPPH assay. Furthermore, all extracts reduced (about 10 folds) the expression of inflammatory cytokines in macrophage following LPS treatment. As regards the antibacterial activity, only the seeds extract was able to inhibit both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria when tested alone, whereas dual combinations of different extracts (leaves, flowers, stems and seeds) caused bacterial inhibition exhibiting a synergic action. Finally, we showed that the extracts did not exhibit cytotoxic effects in normal cells and that, surprisingly, it exhibited an anti-proliferative effect (inhibition ≈80%) in multiple myeloma U266 cells. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that CKM possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-proliferative activities and such pleiotropic effects may be exploited under various pathological conditions.
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- V Fuochi
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Romano A, Parrinello NL, Simeon V, Puglisi F, La Cava P, Bellofiore C, Giallongo C, Camiolo G, D'Auria F, Grieco V, Larocca F, Barbato A, Cambria D, La Spina E, Tibullo D, Palumbo GA, Conticello C, Musto P, Di Raimondo F. High-density neutrophils in MGUS and multiple myeloma are dysfunctional and immune-suppressive due to increased STAT3 downstream signaling. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1983. [PMID: 32029833 PMCID: PMC7005058 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58859-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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To understand neutrophil impairment in the progression from MGUS through active MM, we investigated the function of mature, high-density neutrophils (HDNs), isolated from peripheral blood. In 7 MM, 3 MGUS and 3 healthy subjects by gene expression profile, we identified a total of 551 upregulated and 343 downregulated genes in MM-HDN, involved in chemokine signaling pathway and FC-gamma receptor mediated phagocytosis conveying in the activation of STAT proteins. In a series of 60 newly diagnosed MM and 30 MGUS patients, by flow-cytometry we found that HDN from MM, and to a lesser extend MGUS, had an up-regulation of the inducible FcγRI (also known as CD64) and a down-regulation of the constitutive FcγRIIIa (also known as CD16) together with a reduced phagocytic activity and oxidative burst, associated to increased immune-suppression that could be reverted by arginase inhibitors in co-culture with lymphocytes. In 43 consecutive newly-diagnosed MM patients, who received first-line treatment based on bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone, high CD64 could identify at diagnosis patients with inferior median overall survival (39.5 versus 86.7 months, p = 0.04). Thus, HDNs are significantly different among healthy, MGUS and MM subjects. In both MGUS and MM neutrophils may play a role in supporting both the increased susceptibility to infection and the immunological dysfunction that leads to tumor progression.
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- A Romano
- Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Biometec, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Biometec, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
- Chair and Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy.
- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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Romano A, Parrinello N, Simeon V, Bellofiore C, Giallongo C, Puglisi F, Cava PL, Camiolo G, Brundo M, Silvia S, Tibullo D, Palumbo G, Conticello C, Musto P, Raimondo FD. PF585 GENE-EXPRESSION PROFILE OF HIGH-DENSITY NEUTROPHILS REVEALS PROGRESSIVE DIFFERENCES IN MGUS AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA, ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED PHAGOCYTOSIS AND INCREASED INFECTION SUSCEPTIBILITY. Hemasphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hs9.0000560628.16647.2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Vanella L, Li Volti G, Distefano A, Raffaele M, Zingales V, Avola R, Tibullo D, Barbagallo I. A new antioxidant formulation reduces the apoptotic and damaging effect of cigarette smoke extract on human bronchial epithelial cells. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:5478-5484. [PMID: 29243793 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201712_13938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study we evaluated the possible protective effect of an antioxidant formulation containing microfiltered milk derived polypeptides, Curcumin, Vitamin B2, Carnitine and N-Acetyl-cysteine (NAC) in an in vitro model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). MATERIALS AND METHODS Human bronchial epithelial cells (16HBE) were used in this study. Cells were treated for 24 h in the presence or absence of 10% of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and in the presence or absence of antioxidant formulation. We evaluated cell viability by MTT assay, reactive oxygen species by flow cytometer and quantitative analysis of gene expression by Real-time PCR. RESULTS The data obtained showed a significant increase of cell viability in CSE-exposed cells and a significant reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production compared to cells treated with only CSE. The antioxidant effects of formulation were confirmed by a decrease of inflammatory cytokines genes IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS2) and through an induction of antioxidant genes such as heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1), nuclear transcription factor erythroid 2 (NRF2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1α). CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that antioxidants combination plays a protective role on oxidative stress and inflammation, in an in vitro model of COPD, activating key genes in response to oxidative stress and decreasing the cytokines responsible for the inflammatory pathways.
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- L Vanella
- Department of Drug Science, Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Li Volti G, Avola R, Tibullo D. Editorial - Propofol as an intraoperative strategy for organ protection. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:3980-3981. [PMID: 28975962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- G Li Volti
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Medical Biochemistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Barbagallo I, Vanella L, Distefano A, Nicolosi D, Maravigna A, Lazzarino G, Di Rosa M, Tibullo D, Acquaviva R, Li Volti G. Moringa oleifera Lam. improves lipid metabolism during adipogenic differentiation of human stem cells. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016; 20:5223-5232. [PMID: 28051244] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Moringa oleifera Lam., a multipurpose tree, is used traditionally for its nutritional and medicinal properties. It has been used for the treatment of a variety of conditions, including inflammation, cancer and metabolic disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated the effect of Moringa oleifera Lam. on adipogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and its impact on lipid metabolism and cellular antioxidant systems. RESULTS We showed that Moringa oleifera Lam. treatment during adipogenic differentiation reduces inflammation, lipid accumulation and induces thermogenesis by activation of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), and coactivator 1 alpha (PGC1α). In addition, Moringa oleifera Lam. induces heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a well established protective and antioxidant enzyme. Finally Moringa oleifera Lam. significantly decreases the expression of molecules involved in adipogenesis and upregulates the expression of mediators involved in thermogenesis and lipid metabolism. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that Moringa oleifera Lam. may promote the brown remodeling of white adipose tissue inducing thermogenesis and improving metabolic homeostasis.
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- I Barbagallo
- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Musumeci M, Palermo A, D'Onofrio L, Vadalà G, Greto V, Di Stasio E, Maddaloni E, Di Rosa M, Tibullo D, Angeletti S, Napoli N, Denaro V, Manfrini S. Serum chitotriosidase in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:711-6. [PMID: 26243359 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3254-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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UNLABELLED Human chitotriosidase (Chit) increases during the osteoclast differentiation and their activity. We demonstrated that serum Chit was significantly higher in osteoporotic subjects than in healthy control ones and revealed a negative correlation between Chit and bone mineral density (BMD). This is the first study showing a correlation between Chit and severe postmenopausal osteoporosis. INTRODUCTION Mammalian chitinases exert important biological roles in the monocyte lineage and chronic inflammatory diseases. In particular, Chit seems to promote bone resorption in vitro. No in vivo studies have been performed to confirm this finding. We aim to evaluate Chit activity in postmenopausal women affected by severe osteoporosis. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 91 postmenopausal women affected by osteoporosis and 61 with either osteopenia or normal BMD were screened. All subjects were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and X-ray vertebral morphometry. Osteoporotic subjects were considered eligible if they were affected by at least one vertebral osteoporotic fracture (group A = 57 subjects). Osteopenic or healthy subjects were free from osteoporotic fractures (group B = 51 subjects). Enzymatic Chit and serum β-CrossLaps (CTX) were measured in the whole population. RESULTS Group A showed higher serum levels of beta-CTX compared to group B (0.40 ± 0.26 ng/mL vs 0.29 ± 0.2 ng/mL, p = 0.022). Chit was significantly higher in group A than in group B (1042 ± 613 nmol/mL/h vs 472 ± 313 nmol/mL/h, p < 0.001, respectively) even after adjustment for age (p < 0.001). Spearman correlation test revealed a negative correlation between Chit and BMD at each site (lumbar spine: r = -0.38, p = 0.001, femoral neck: r = -0.35, p = 0.001, total femur: r = -0.39, p < 0.001). Furthermore, a positive correlation between Chit and PTH was observed (r = 0.26, p = 0.013). No significant correlation was found between Chit and beta-CTX (r = 0.12, p = 0.229). After a multivariate analysis, a positive correlation between severe osteoporosis and Chit (p < 0.001), beta-CTX (p = 0.013), and age (p < 0.001) was observed. CONCLUSION This is the first clinical study showing a correlation between Chit and severe postmenopausal osteoporosis. Larger and prospective studies are needed to evaluate if Chit may be a promising clinical biomarker and/or therapeutic monitor in subjects with osteoporosis.
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- M Musumeci
- Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopaedic surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and clinical Biochemistry, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Bio-medical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, University of Catania, Ospedale Ferrarotto, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128, Rome, Italy
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Musumeci M, Palermo A, D'Onofrio L, Vadalà G, Greto V, Di Stasio E, Maddaloni E, Di Rosa M, Tibullo D, Angeletti S, Napoli N, Denaro V, Manfrini S. Erratum to: Serum chitotriosidase in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:717. [PMID: 26786257 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3491-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- M Musumeci
- Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Bio-medical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, University of Catania, Ospedale Ferrarotto, Catania, Italy
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- Clinical Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128, Rome, Italy
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Giallongo C, Parrinello N, Tibullo D, La Cava P, Conticello C, Puglisi F, Chiarenza A, Palumbo G, Romano A, Di Raimondo F. Granulocyte-like Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (G-MDSCs) are increased in Multiple Myeloma due to immunological dysregulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2015.07.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Di Rosa M, Szychlinska MA, Tibullo D, Malaguarnera L, Musumeci G. Expression of CHI3L1 and CHIT1 in osteoarthritic rat cartilage model. A morphological study. Eur J Histochem 2014; 58:2423. [PMID: 25308850 PMCID: PMC4194398 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2014.2423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, which affects millions of people around the world. It occurs when the protective cartilage at the end of bones wears over time, leading to loss of flexibility of the joint, pain and stiffness. The cause of osteoarthritis is unknown, but its development is associated with different factors, such as metabolic, genetic, mechanical and inflammatory ones. In recent years the biological role of chitinases has been studied in relation to different inflammatory diseases and more in particular the elevated levels of human cartilage glycoprotein 39 (CHI3L1) and chitotriosidase (CHIT1) have been reported in a variety of diseases including chronic inflammation and degenerative disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate, by immunohistochemistry, the distribution of CHI3L1 and CHIT1 in osteoarthritic and normal rat articular cartilage, to discover their potential role in the development of this disease. The hypothesis was that the expression of chitinases could increase in OA disease. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that CHI3L1 and CHIT1 staining was very strong in osteoarthritic cartilage, especially in the superficial areas of the cartilage most exposed to mechanical load, while it was weak or absent in normal cartilage. These findings suggest that these two chitinases could be functionally associated with the development of osteoarthritis and could be used as markers, so in the future they could have a role in the daily clinical practice to stage the severity of the disease. However, the longer-term in vivoand in vitro studies are needed to understand the exact mechanism of these molecules, their receptors and activities on cartilage tissue.
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Giallongo C, Tibullo D, La Cava P, Branca A, Parrinello N, Spina P, Stagno F, Conticello C, Chiarenza A, Vigneri P, Palumbo GA, Di Raimondo F. BRIT1/MCPH1 expression in chronic myeloid leukemia and its regulation of the G2/M checkpoint. Acta Haematol 2011; 126:205-10. [PMID: 21934293 DOI: 10.1159/000329911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BRIT1 (BRCT-repeat inhibitor of hTERT expression), also known as microcephalin (MCPH1), is a crucial gene in the complex cellular machine that is devoted to DNA repair and acts as a regulator of both the intra-S and G2/M checkpoints. The most important role of BRIT1/MCPH1 in the regulation of cell cycle progression appears to be the G2/M checkpoint. The K562 and peripheral blood cells of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients at diagnosis were found to downregulate BRIT1/MCPH1. However, we could not find any correlation between bcr/abl activity and the BRIT1/MCPH1 level. In order to study the genomic instability of CML cells, we evaluated the ability of these cells to arrest mitotic division after exposure to hydroxyurea, a known genotoxic agent. We showed that CML cells continue to proliferate without the activation of the G2/M cell cycle checkpoint arrest or of the apoptotic mechanism. This behavior may predispose the cells to accumulate genomic defects. In conclusion, we found that CML cells have a low BRIT1/MCPH1 level and show a defective G2/M arrest, confirming that these cells have a constitutive genomic instability.
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- C Giallongo
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Section of Hematology, Ferrarotto Hospital, Via Citelli 6, Catania, Italy
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Romano A, Palumbo G, Giallongo C, La Cava P, Branca A, Tibullo D, Vetro C, Amico I, Di Raimondo F, Liotta L, Espina V. 129 5-Azacytidine activates autophagy independently from disease status and the quality of achieved response. Leuk Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(11)70131-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chamayou S, Bonaventura G, Alecci C, Tibullo D, Di Raimondo F, Guglielmino A, Barcellona ML. Consequences of metaphase II oocyte cryopreservation on mRNA content. Cryobiology 2011; 62:130-4. [PMID: 21272569 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2011.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We studied the consequences of freezing/thawing processes on mRNA contents in MII oocytes after slow-freezing/rapid thawing (SF/RT) and vitrification/warming (V/W) protocols, and compared the results to fresh MII oocytes. We quantified the nuclear transcript mRNA responsible for the translation of proteins belonging either to trans-regulatory protein family or to functional structural proteins such as proteins involved in DNA structural organization (NAP1L1, TOP1, H1F0H1), chromosomal structure maintenance (SMC, SCC3, RAD21, SMC1A, SMC1B, STAG3, REC8), mitochondrial energetic pathways (ATP5GJ, SDHC), cell cycle regulation and processes (CLTA, MAPK6, CKS2) and staminal cell potency-development competence stage (DPPA3, OCT4, FOXJ2). MATERIAL AND METHODS Surplus MII oocytes were donated from patients in IVF cycles and divided in three groups of 15 oocytes. Group 1 was comprised of non-cryopreserved oocytes and Groups 2 and 3 underwent SF/RT and V/W procedures, respectively. RESULTS There was an overall decrease of mRNA extracted from cryopreserved oocytes compared to control group. Only 39.4% of mRNA content were preserved after SF/RT while 63.3% of mRNA content were maintained after V/W. CONCLUSIONS Oocyte cryopreservation is associated with molecular injury associated with the decrease of stored mRNA. However the V/W protocol is more conservative than SF/RT resulting in a level of mRNA sufficient to maintain biologic functions in the subsequent fertilized oocyte.
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- S Chamayou
- Unità di Medicina della Riproduzione--Fondazione Hera, Via Barriera del Bosco n. 51/53, Sant'Agata Li Battiali (CT), Italy.
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Bern O, Strassburger D, Komarovsky D, Kasterstein E, Komsky A, Maslansky B, Raziel A, Ben-Ami I, Friedler S, Gidoni Y, Ron-El R, Barblett H, Shah T, Pinkus C, Mehmet D, Rebollar-Lazaro I, Dupont C, Sermondade N, Hafhouf E, Levy R, Cedrin-Durnerin I, Hugues JN, Poncelet C, Sifer C, Remohi Gimenez J, Cobo Cabal A, de los Santos MJ, Bellver J, Mifsud A, Romero JLL, Chamayou S, Bonaventura G, Alecci C, Tibullo D, Guglielmino A, Barcellona ML, Murakami M, Egashira A, Araki Y, Kuramoto T. SELECTED ORAL COMMUNICATION SESSION, SESSION 31: EMBRYOLOGY - CRYOPRESERVATION, Tuesday 5 July 2011 10:00 - 11:30. Hum Reprod 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/26.s1.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Galimberti S, Palumbo GA, Caracciolo F, Benedetti E, Pelosini M, Brizzi S, Ciabatti E, Fazzi R, Stelitano C, Quintana G, Conte E, Tibullo D, Di Raimondo F, Petrini M. The efficacy of rituximab plus Hyper-CVAD regimen in mantle cell lymphoma is independent of FCgammaRIIIa and FCgammaRIIa polymorphisms. J Chemother 2007; 19:315-21. [PMID: 17594928 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2007.19.3.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 10/31/2022]
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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) accounts for 3-10% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, with median overall survival not exceeding 3-4 years. Rituximab in combination with the Hyper-CVAD regimen appears the most promising regimen; thus, we adopted it as a first-line treatment strategy in a series of 24 patients. In addition to evaluation of clinical success of the regimen, we investigated a possible role of polymorphism in IgG Fc receptors, FCgammaRIIIa and FCgammaRIIa. The frequencies of FCgammaRIIIa-158 were as follows: V/V=4/24 (17%); V/F=16/24 (66%); F/F=4/24 (17%). Those of the FCgammaRIIa-131 polymorphism were H/H=11/24 (46%), H/R=9/24 (37%), R/R=4/24 (17%). The overall response rate was 62.5%, with 33% of complete responses (CRs) after four cycles of R-Hyper-CVAD. Two-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 78% for 158V/V patients vs 75% for cases carrying phenylalanine (p=0.88). When the FCgammaRIIa polymorphism was assessed, the 2-year PFS was 82% for 131H/H patients vs 75% for those carrying arginine (p=0.26). Eighty-three percent of cases achieved Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-negativity: the progression rate was significantly influenced by the minimal residual disease clearance, with 12% progression in the subgroup of PCR-negative cases versus 67% progression in PCR-positive cases (p=0.008). The achievement of PCRnegativity was not significantly influenced by FCgammaR polymorphisms. Results confirm that rituximab plus Hyper-CVAD is an effective regimen for the induction of prolonged remission in patients with aggressive MCL and suggest that rituximab efficacy is independent of the FCgammaR polymorphisms.
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- S Galimberti
- Department of Oncology, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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