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Parlar K, Tahir Turanli E, Nuhoglu Kantarci E, Hacioglu A, Kirectepe Aydin A, Ayla AY, Voyvoda U, Ozdogan H, Ugurlu S. A case with febrile attacks and vasculopathy associated with ADA2 and MEFV pathogenic variants. Mod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023; 8:121-124. [PMID: 37542433 DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxad045] [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: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
Abstract
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2), caused by recessive mutations in the adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) gene, results in cutaneous or systemic vasculitis with variable clinical manifestations. There is only one other case in literature carrying both ADA2 and MEFV gene pathogenic variants. Here we report the second case that carries both ADA2 and MEFV pathogenic variants, presenting with characteristic phenotypes of both familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and DADA2. A male patient, currently 29 years old, was initially diagnosed with FMF and developed livedo reticularis and nodular dermal lesions compatible with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) a year after diagnosis. His family history revealed a brother 2 years older than himself who was diagnosed with PAN and died at age 22 because of gut perforation secondary to acute mesenteric ischaemia. ADA2 gene mutation analysis on chromosome 22q11.1 was positive, and the patient responded to colchicine and infliximab.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kerem Parlar
- Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Biomedical Science, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Department of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Tatli O, Oz Y, Dingiloglu B, Yalcinkaya D, Basturk E, Korkmaz M, Akbulut L, Hatipoglu D, Kirmacoglu C, Akgun B, Turk K, Pinar O, Sariyar Akbulut B, Atabay Z, Tahir Turanli E, Kazan D, Dinler Doganay G. A two-step purification platform for efficient removal of Fab-related impurities: A case study for Ranibizumab. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21001. [PMID: 38027967 PMCID: PMC10651443 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21001] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Antibodies (mAbs) and antibody fragments (Fabs) constitute one of the largest and most rapidly expanding groups of protein pharmaceuticals. In particular, antibody fragments have certain advantages over mAbs in some therapeutic settings. However, due to their greater chemical diversity, they are more challenging to purify for large-scale production using a standard purification platform. Besides, the removal of Fab-related byproducts poses a difficult purification challenge. Alternative Fab purification platforms could expedite their commercialization and reduce the cost and time invested. Accordingly, we employed a strong cation exchanger using a pH-based, highly linear gradient elution mode following Protein L affinity purification and developed a robust two-step purification platform for an antibody fragment. The optimized pH gradient elution conditions were determined on the basis of purity level, yield, and the abundance of Fab-related impurities, particularly free light chain. The purified Fab molecule Ranibizumab possessed a high degree of similarity to its originator Lucentis. The developed purification platform highly intensified the process and provided successful clearance of formulated Fab- and process-related impurities (∼98 %) with an overall process recovery of 50 % and, thus, might be a new option for Fab purification for both academic and industrial purposes.
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- Ozge Tatli
- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Turkey
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- Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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Everest E, Uygunoglu U, Tutuncu M, Bulbul A, Onat UI, Unal M, Avsar T, Saip S, Bilge U, Turanli ET, Siva A. Prospective outcome analysis of multiple sclerosis cases reveals candidate prognostic cerebrospinal fluid markers. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287463. [PMID: 37339131 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Predicting the long-term disability outcomes of multiple sclerosis (MS) cases is challenging. OBJECTIVE We prospectively analysed our previous MS cohort with initial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteomics data to reveal disability markers after 8.2±2.2 years of follow-up. METHODS Patients with regular follow-up visits were assigned into two groups: those with an age-related MS severity (ARMSS) score ≥5 (unfavourable course group, N = 27) and ARMSS score <5 (favourable course group, N = 67). A machine learning-based algorithm was applied to reveal candidate poor prognosis-associated initial CSF proteins, which were measured in an independent MS cohort (verification group, N = 40) by ELISA. Additionally, the correlation of initial clinical and radiological parameters with long-term disability was analysed. RESULTS CSF alpha-2-macroglobulin (P = 0.0015), apo-A1 (P = 0.0016), and haptoglobin (P = 0.0003) protein levels, as well as cerebral lesion load (>9 lesions) on magnetic resonance imaging, gait disturbance (P = 0.04), and bladder/bowel symptoms (P = 0.01) were significantly higher in the unfavourable course group than in the favourable course group. Optic nerve involvement evident on initial magnetic resonance imaging (P = 0.002) and optic neuritis (P = 0.01) were more frequent in the favourable course group. CONCLUSION The herein identified initial CSF protein levels, in addition to the clinical and radiological parameters at disease onset, have predictive value for long-term disability in MS cases.
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- Elif Everest
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Institute of Health Sciences, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Basic Medical Sciences, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Molecular and Translational Biomedicine Program, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Inci N, Akyildiz EO, Bulbul AA, Turanli ET, Akgun E, Baykal AT, Colak F, Bozaykut P. Transcriptomics and Proteomics Analyses Reveal JAK Signaling and Inflammatory Phenotypes during Cellular Senescence in Blind Mole Rats: The Reflections of Superior Biology. Biology 2022; 11:biology11091253. [PMID: 36138732 PMCID: PMC9495822 DOI: 10.3390/biology11091253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Simple Summary Blind mole rats (BMR) (Spalax, Nannospalax sp.) are extraordinary organisms with cancer resistance and a long lifespan for their size. Cellular senescence is a condition in which cells cease dividing irreversibly and secrete proinflammatory cytokines. To understand the mechanisms behind their superior traits, we utilized transcriptomics and proteomics tools in senescent BMR cells to compare them to similarly sized mice. The results revealed the alterations in Janus kinase (JAK) signaling and the cytokine-mediated pathway during the cellular senescence process in BMRs. These findings might reveal the novel mechanisms behind the unique biology of BMRs through cytokine-mediated adaptations. Abstract The blind mole rat (BMR), a long-living subterranean rodent, is an exceptional model for both aging and cancer research since they do not display age-related phenotypes or tumor formation. The Janus kinase–signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK–STAT) signaling is a cytokine-stimulated pathway that has a crucial role in immune regulation, proliferation, and cytokine production. Therefore, the pathway has recently attracted interest in cellular senescence studies. Here, by using publicly available data, we report that JAK–STAT signaling was suppressed in the BMR in comparison to the mouse. Interestingly, our experimental results showed upregulated Jak1/2 expressions in BMR fibroblasts during the replicative senescence process. The transcriptomic analysis using publicly available data also demonstrated that various cytokines related to JAK–STAT signaling were upregulated in the late passage cells, while some other cytokines such as MMPs and SERPINs were downregulated, representing a possible balance of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASPs) in the BMR. Finally, our proteomics data also confirmed cytokine-mediated signaling activation in senescent BMR fibroblasts. Together, our findings suggest the critical role of JAK–STAT and cytokine-mediated signaling pathways during cellular senescence, pointing to the possible contribution of divergent inflammatory factors to the superior resistance of aging and cancer in BMRs.
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- Nurcan Inci
- Department of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Institute of Health Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak 67100, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey
- Correspondence:
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Ahangari M, Everest E, Nguyen TH, Verrelli BC, Webb BT, Bacanu SA, Tahir Turanli E, Riley BP. Genome-wide analysis of schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis identifies shared genomic loci with mixed direction of effects. Brain Behav Immun 2022; 104:183-190. [PMID: 35714915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Common genetic variants identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) show varying degrees of genetic pleiotropy across complex human disorders. Clinical studies of schizophrenia (SCZ) suggest that in addition to neuropsychiatric symptoms, patients with SCZ also show variable immune dysregulation. Epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune, neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system, suggest that in addition to the manifestation of neuroinflammatory complications, patients with MS may also show co-occurring neuropsychiatric symptoms with disease progression. In this study, we analyzed the largest available GWAS datasets for SCZ (N = 161,405) and MS (N = 41,505) using Gaussian causal mixture modeling (MiXeR) and conditional/conjunctional false discovery rate (condFDR) frameworks to explore and quantify the shared genetic architecture of these two complex disorders at common variant level. Despite detecting only a negligible genetic correlation (rG = 0.057), we observe polygenic overlap between SCZ and MS, and a substantial genetic enrichment in SCZ conditional on associations with MS, and vice versa. By leveraging this cross-disorder enrichment, we identified 36 loci jointly associated with SCZ and MS at conjunctional FDR < 0.05 with mixed direction of effects. Follow-up functional analysis of the shared loci implicates candidate genes and biological processes involved in immune response and B-cell receptor signaling pathways. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the presence of polygenic overlap between SCZ and MS in the absence of a genetic correlation and provides new insights into the shared genetic architecture of these two disorders at the common variant level.
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- Mohammad Ahangari
- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Integrative Life Sciences PhD Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Center for Biological Data Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- GenOmics, Bioinformatics, and Translational Research Center, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Inci N, Kamali D, Akyildiz EO, Tahir Turanli E, Bozaykut P. Translation of Cellular Senescence to Novel Therapeutics: Insights From Alternative Tools and Models. Front Aging 2022; 3:828058. [PMID: 35821852 PMCID: PMC9261353 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2022.828058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Increasing chronological age is the greatest risk factor for human diseases. Cellular senescence (CS), which is characterized by permanent cell-cycle arrest, has recently emerged as a fundamental mechanism in developing aging-related pathologies. During the aging process, senescent cell accumulation results in senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) which plays an essential role in tissue dysfunction. Although discovered very recently, senotherapeutic drugs have been already involved in clinical studies. This review gives a summary of the molecular mechanisms of CS and its role particularly in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as the leading cause of death. In addition, it addresses alternative research tools including the nonhuman and human models as well as computational techniques for the discovery of novel therapies. Finally, senotherapeutic approaches that are mainly classified as senolytics and senomorphics are discussed.
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- Nurcan Inci
- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
- *Correspondence: Perinur Bozaykut,
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Avşar T, Çelikyapi Erdem G, Terzioğlu G, Tahir Turanli E. Investigation of neuro-inflammatory parameters in a cuprizone induced mouse model of multiple sclerosis. Turk J Biol 2021; 45:644-655. [PMID: 34803461 PMCID: PMC8574193 DOI: 10.3906/biy-2104-88] [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: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Cuprizone, copper chelator, treatment of mouse is a toxic model of multiple sclerosis (MS) in which oligodendrocyte death, demyelination and remyelination can be observed. Understanding T and B cell subset as well as their cytokines involved in MS pathogenesis still requires further scrutiny to better understand immune component of MS. The study presented here, aimed to evaluate relevant cytokines, lymphocytes, and gene expressions profiles during demyelination and remyelination in the cuprizone mouse model of MS. Eighty male C57BL/6J mice fed with 0.2% cuprizone for eight weeks. Cuprizone has been removed from the diet in the following eight weeks. Cuprizone treated and control mice sacrificed biweekly, and corpus callosum of the brain was investigated by staining. Lymphocyte cells of mice analyzed by flow cytometry with CD3e, CD11b, CD19, CD80, CD86, CD4, CD25 and FOXP3 antibodies. IFN-gamma, IL-1alpha, IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, TNF-alpha cytokines were analyzed in plasma samples. Neuregulin 1 (Nrg1), ciliary neurotrophic factor (Cntf) and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (Cxcr4) gene expressions in corpus callosum sections of the mice brain were quantified. Histochemistry analysis showed that demyelination began at the fourth week of cuprizone administration and total demyelination occurred at the twelfth week in chronic model. Remyelination occurred at the fourth week of following withdrawal of cuprizone from diet. The level of mature and activated T cells, regulatory T cells, T helper cells and mature B cells increased during demyelination and decreased when cuprizone removed from diet. Further, both type 1 and type 2 cytokines together with the proinflammatory cytokines increased. The level of oligodendrocyte maturation and survival genes showed differential gene expression in parallel to that of demyelination and remyelination. In conclusion, for the first-time, involvement of both cellular immune response and antibody response as well as oligodendrocyte maturation and survival factors having role in demyelination and remyelination of cuprizone mouse model of MS have been shown.
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- Timucin Avşar
- Medical Biology Department, School of Medicine, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul Turkey
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- Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Center, İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Yeditepe University, İstanbul Turkey
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- Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Center, İstanbul Technical University, İstanbul Turkey.,Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Acıbadem University, İstanbul Turkey
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Duman N, ALzaidi Z, Aynekin B, Taskin D, Demirors B, Yildirim A, Sahin IO, Bilgili F, Turanli ET, Beccari T, Bertelli M, Dundar M. COVID-19 vaccine candidates and vaccine development platforms available worldwide. J Pharm Anal 2021; 11:675-682. [PMID: 34540318 PMCID: PMC8437828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The pandemic caused by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus, which first appeared in 2019, has been named coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). More than 4.5 million deaths have been recorded due to the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to the World Health Organization. COVID-19 Dashboard in September 2021. Apart from the wildtype, other variations have been successfully transmitted early in the outbreak although they were not discovered until March 2020. Modifications in the SARS-CoV-2 genetic material, such as mutation and recombination, have the ability to modify the viral life span, along with transitivity, cellular tropism, and symptom severity. Several processes are involved in introducing novel vaccines to the population, including vaccine manufacturing, preclinical studies, Food and Drug Administration permission or certification, processing, and marketing. COVID-19 vaccine candidates have been developed by a number of public and private groups employing a variety of strategies, such as RNA, DNA, protein, and viral vectored vaccines. This comprehensive review, which included the most subsequent evidence on unique features of SARS-CoV-2 and the associated morbidity and mortality, was carried out using a systematic search of recent online databases in order to generate useful knowledge about the COVID-19 updated versions and their consequences on the disease symptoms and vaccine development. The ongoing vaccine studies all over the world against the COVID-19 epidemic have been reviewed. The effects of different vaccine platforms and new variants on vaccine studies were discussed. The effect of vaccines on existing and novel variants was evaluated.
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- Nilgun Duman
- Department of Medical Genetics, Dragos Hospital Istanbul, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, 34854, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Science, Cukurova University, Adana, 01380, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
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- Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Acibadem University, 34684, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, 06123, Italy
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38030, Turkey
- Corresponding author.
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Everest E, Ülgen E, Uygunoglu U, Tutuncu M, Saip S, Sezerman OU, Siva A, Tahir Turanli E. Investigation of multiple sclerosis-related pathways through the integration of genomic and proteomic data. PeerJ 2021. [DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a complex pathophysiology, variable clinical presentation, and unpredictable prognosis; understanding the underlying mechanisms requires combinatorial approaches that warrant the integration of diverse molecular omics data.
Methods
Here, we combined genomic and proteomic data of the same individuals among a Turkish MS patient group to search for biologically important networks. We previously identified differentially-expressed proteins by cerebrospinal fluid proteome analysis of 179 MS patients and 42 non-MS controls. Among this study group, 11 unrelated MS patients and 60 independent, healthy controls were subjected to whole-genome SNP genotyping, and genome-wide associations were assessed. Pathway enrichment analyses of MS-associated SNPs and differentially-expressed proteins were conducted using the functional enrichment tool, PANOGA.
Results
Nine shared pathways were detected between the genomic and proteomic datasets after merging and clustering the enriched pathways. Complement and coagulation cascade was the most significantly associated pathway (hsa04610, P = 6.96 × 10−30). Other pathways involved in neurological or immunological mechanisms included adherens junctions (hsa04520, P = 6.64 × 10−25), pathogenic Escherichia coli infection (hsa05130, P = 9.03 × 10−14), prion diseases (hsa05020, P = 5.13 × 10−13).
Conclusion
We conclude that integrating multiple datasets of the same patients helps reducing false negative and positive results of genome-wide SNP associations and highlights the most prominent cellular players among the complex pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- Elif Everest
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Omarjee O, Mathieu AL, Quiniou G, Moreews M, Ainouze M, Frachette C, Melki I, Dumaine C, Gerfaud-Valentin M, Duquesne A, Kallinich T, Tahir Turanli E, Malcus C, Viel S, Pescarmona R, Georgin-Lavialle S, Jamilloux Y, Larbre JP, Sarrabay G, Magnotti F, Rice GI, Bleicher F, Reboulet J, Merabet S, Henry T, Crow YJ, Faure M, Walzer T, Belot A. LACC1 deficiency links juvenile arthritis with autophagy and metabolism in macrophages. J Exp Med 2021; 218:211815. [PMID: 33606008 PMCID: PMC7901146 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201006] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children, and its etiology remains poorly understood. Here, we explored four families with early-onset arthritis carrying homozygous loss-of-expression mutations in LACC1. To understand the link between LACC1 and inflammation, we performed a functional study of LACC1 in human immune cells. We showed that LACC1 was primarily expressed in macrophages upon mTOR signaling. We found that LACC1 deficiency had no obvious impact on inflammasome activation, type I interferon response, or NF-κB regulation. Using bimolecular fluorescence complementation and biochemical assays, we showed that autophagy-inducing proteins, RACK1 and AMPK, interacted with LACC1. Autophagy blockade in macrophages was associated with LACC1 cleavage and degradation. Moreover, LACC1 deficiency reduced autophagy flux in primary macrophages. This was associated with a defect in the accumulation of lipid droplets and mitochondrial respiration, suggesting that LACC1-dependent autophagy fuels macrophage bioenergetics metabolism. Altogether, LACC1 deficiency defines a novel form of genetically inherited juvenile arthritis associated with impaired autophagy in macrophages.
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- Ommar Omarjee
- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France.,National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France.,National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Pediatric Nephrology, Rheumatology, Dermatology Department, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,General Pediatrics, Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine Department, Hôpital Robert Debre, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation, Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France
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- General Pediatrics, Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine Department, Hôpital Robert Debre, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Pediatric Nephrology, Rheumatology, Dermatology Department, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, German Rheumatism Research Center, Leibniz Association, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Molecular Development of the Immune System Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Immunology Department, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Immunology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Immunology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne Université, Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et des Amyloses d'Origine Inflammatoire, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie-Paris 6, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMRS 933, Paris, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France.,Internal Medicine, Croix Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Rheumatology Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Laboratory of Rare and Autoinflammatory Genetic Diseases and Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et des Amyloses d'Origine Inflammatoire, Montpellier, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France
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- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation, Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France.,Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, Medical Research Council Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France.,National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie/International Center for Infectiology Research, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR5308, Lyon, France.,National Referee Centre for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases in Children, RAISE, Paris and Lyon, France.,Pediatric Nephrology, Rheumatology, Dermatology Department, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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Sahin S, Adrovic A, Barut K, Baran S, Tahir Turanli E, Canpolat N, Kizilkilic O, Ozkaya O, Kasapcopur O. A 9.5-year-old boy with recurrent neurological manifestations and severe hypertension, treated initially for polyarteritis nodosa, was subsequently diagnosed with adenosine deaminase type 2 deficiency (DADA2) which responded to anti-TNF-α. Paediatr Int Child Health 2020; 40:65-68. [PMID: 30642227 DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2018.1559495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A 9.5-year-old boy was referred with a 2-year history of recurrent fever, myalgia, abdominal pain and various neurological manifestations associated with increased acute phase reactants and IgG level. During the recent episode, severe hypertension and right-sided hemiparesis developed and angiography demonstrated irregularities and stenosis in renal and mesenteric artery branches. Although these manifestations were consistent with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), the consanguinity of his parents, a cousin with similar clinical features and early disease onset led to suspicion of deficiency of adenosine deaminase type 2 (DADA2) diseases. DADA2 was established by demonstration of decreased ADA2 enzyme activity and a homozygous G47R mutation in the CECR1 gene. The diagnosis of DADA2 is challenging because of the overlapping manifestations with PAN and other periodic fever syndromes. DADA2 should be considered in the differential diagnosis of PAN. Raised IgG levels (usually low in DADA2) should be sought in future cases.Abbreviations: CECR1, cat eye syndrome chromosome region candidate 1; DADA2, deficiency of adenosine deaminase type 2; MEFV, Mediterranean fever; PAN, polyarteritis nodosa.
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- Sezgin Sahin
- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics, Okmeydanı Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Trabulus S, Zor MS, Turanli ET, Dincer T, Alagoz S, Mese M, Yilmaz E, Seyahi N. FP507URINARY EXOSOMAL MIRNA LEVELS REVEAL NEW POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY AND FSGS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz106.fp507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Sinan Trabulus
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Kartal Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kilic H, Sahin S, Duman C, Adrovic A, Barut K, Turanli ET, Yildirim SR, Kizilkilic O, Kasapcopur O, Saltik S. Spectrum of the neurologic manifestations in childhood-onset cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2019; 23:466-472. [PMID: 30967326 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Neurologic complications of chronic infantile neurologic, cutaneous and articular syndrome (CINCA) are well-known, whereas there are scarce data regarding neurologic features of milder cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) phenotypes. We aimed to review the neurologic features in detail and summarize the other CAPS-related manifestations in 12 children. METHODS All children with CAPS that have been followed-up from pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic, were enrolled to the study. In addition to the neurologic examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain, electroencephalography, eye examination, hearing test and intellectual assessment were done. Demographic, clinical features, genetic analysis and laboratory tests were noted from patient records and hospital database. RESULTS The median age of the subjects was 7 years (range 2-19 years), with a female-to-male ratio 2/1. The phenotype was consistent with familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome in 7 patients, Muckle-Wells syndrome in 3 patients and chronic infantile neurologic, cutaneous and articular syndrome in 2 patients. Most frequently noted neurologic clinical manifestation during the entire disease course was headache (n = 4/12) followed by seizures (n = 3/12), papilledema (n = 3/12), intellectual disability (n = 2/12), aseptic meningitis (n = 2/12), hearing loss (n = 2/12) and optic atrophy (n = 1/12). MRI of the brain revealed abnormal lesions in two patients. Uveitis or conjunctivitis were seen in two children. Overall, neurological involvement was detected in 6/12 of our cohort, of which half (n = 3) was in severe form. CONCLUSION Half of the children with CAPS exhibited neurologic manifestations with varying degrees of severity. Increased understanding and awareness of this rare but treatable syndrome among neurologists is essential. If remains untreated and unrecognized, this autoinflammatory syndrome could lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Besides complete resolution of systemic symptoms, anti-interleukin-1 treatment may also prevent progression of neurologic findings when initiated in the early stage of the disease.
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- Huseyin Kilic
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Departments of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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Erdem GC, Erdemir S, Abaci I, Aydin AKK, Everest E, Turanli ET. Alternatively spliced MEFV transcript lacking exon 2 and its protein isoform pyrin-2d implies an epigenetic regulation of the gene in inflammatory cell culture models. Genet Mol Biol 2017; 40:688-697. [PMID: 28863210 PMCID: PMC5596369 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2016-0234] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The function of gene body DNA methylation in alternative splicing, and its relation to disease pathogenesis is not fully elucidated. The gene for familial Mediterranean fever (MEFV) encodes the pyrin protein and contains a 998 bp CpG island, covering the second exon, which is differentially methylated in FMF patients compared to healthy controls. Our further observation of increased exon 2-spliced MEFV transcript in leukocytes of FMF patients provoked us to test the role of exon methylation in alternative splicing using inflammatory cell culture models. First, in vitro exon methylation triggered an increased level of exon 2 exclusion using a splicing cassette in a promyelocytic leukemia cell line (HL-60). HL-60 cells subjected to methylating and demethylating agents, as well as cells differentiated to neutrophil-like cells, exhibited different levels of spliced/unspliced transcripts. We observed increased levels of spliced transcripts in neutrophil-like (p = 0.0005), activated (p = 0.0034) and methylated cells (p < 0.0001), whereas decreased levels in demethylated cells (p = 0.0126) compared to control untreated HL-60 cells. We also showed that the protein isoform of pyrin lacking the exon 2 has an adverse subcellular localization in neutrophil-like cells. Therefore, it remains in the cytoplasm rather than the nucleus. This may point to an epigenetic involvement in an important inflammatory gene.
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- Gokce Celikyapi Erdem
- Department of Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology, Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Centre, Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology, Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Centre, Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology, Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Centre, Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology, Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Centre, Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology, Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Centre, Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology, Dr. Orhan Ocalgiray Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Centre, Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sahin S, Adrovic A, Barut K, Ugurlu S, Turanli ET, Ozdogan H, Kasapcopur O. Clinical, imaging and genotypical features of three deceased and five surviving cases with ADA2 deficiency. Rheumatol Int 2017; 38:129-136. [PMID: 28516235 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3740-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase type 2 (DADA2) is a rare form of autoinflammatory disorder with limited reported cases. In this paper, we have presented the clinico-immunological, radiological and genetic characteristics of five surviving and three deceased childhood-onset DADA2 patients. We aimed to compare surviving and deceased patients in terms of clinical features and treatment modalities. Moreover, we have evaluated the causes of death in our DADA2 subjects together with the previously reported cases. Demographic features, clinical characteristics, imaging findings, mutations and pharmacological treatments of DADA2 subjects were noted from patient records of pediatric and adult rheumatology clinics in a retrospective and longitudinal nature. Eight patients from seven families were enrolled. While five of them were surviving, three of them had died due to various reasons. Median age of the patients at disease onset and diagnosis was 7 years (range 0.5-13 years) and 14 years (range 5-27 years), respectively. The main clinical manifestations were cutaneous findings (7/8), recurrent low-grade fever (6/8), neurological involvement (6/8) and gastrointestinal involvement (5/8). All patients had increased acute phase reactants at presentation and also during the disease flares. Until the diagnosis of DADA2 was confirmed, five patients have been followed-up with the diagnosis of PAN: two patients both with PAN and FMF, and one patient with CAPS and vasculitis. Demographic, clinical, neurological features and genetic mutations did not differ in surviving and deceased DADA2 patients. Deceased and surviving subjects differed in terms of treatment modalities after the diagnosis of DADA2. Anti-TNF alpha treatment has been initiated in five surviving patients as soon as the diagnosis of DADA2 was established. However, three patients who have died were not able to use sufficient doses of anti-TNF alpha treatment; in one case due to reluctance of patient and in two cases due to establishment of the definite diagnosis by genetic analysis at the same time with the last fatal DADA2 episode. Despite limited number of patients, this case series for the first time compares the phenotypic, genotypic and medication differences between surviving and deceased DADA2 patients. Anti-TNF alpha treatment seems to be efficient and lifesaving in DADA2 patients.
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- Sezgin Sahin
- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Avsar T, Korkmaz D, Tütüncü M, Demirci NO, Saip S, Kamasak M, Siva A, Turanli ET. Protein biomarkers for multiple sclerosis: semi-quantitative analysis of cerebrospinal fluid candidate protein biomarkers in different forms of multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2012; 18:1081-91. [PMID: 22252467 DOI: 10.1177/1352458511433303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The complex pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, combined with an unpredictable prognosis, requires identification of disease-specific diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. OBJECTIVE To determine whether inflammatory proteins, such as neurofilament light chain, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein and myelin basic protein, and neurodegenerative proteins, such as tau and glial fibrillary acidic protein, can serve as biomarkers for predicting the clinical subtype and prognosis of MS. METHODS Cerebrospinal fluid and serum samples were collected from patients with a diagnosis of clinically isolated syndrome (n = 46), relapsing-remitting MS (n = 67) or primary-progressive MS (n = 22) along with controls having other non-inflammatory neurological disease (n = 22). Western blot analyses were performed for the listed proteins. Protein levels were compared among different clinical subtypes using one-way analysis of variance analysis. The k-nearest neighbour algorithm was further used to assess the predictive use of these proteins for clinical subtype classification. RESULTS The results showed that each of tau, GFAP, MOG and NFL protein concentrations differed significantly (p < 0.001) in multiple sclerosis clinical subtypes compared with the controls. Levels of the proteins also differed between the multiple sclerosis clinical subtypes, which may be associated with the underlying disease process. Classification studies revealed that these proteins might be useful for identifying multiple sclerosis clinical subtypes. CONCLUSIONS We showed that select biomarkers may have potential in identifying multiple sclerosis clinical subtypes. We also showed that the predictive value of the prognosis increased when using a combination of the proteins versus using them individually.
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- Timucin Avsar
- Dr Orhan Öcalgiray Molecular Biology-Biotechnology and Genetics Research Centre, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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Kirectepe AK, Kasapcopur O, Arisoy N, Celikyapi Erdem G, Hatemi G, Ozdogan H, Tahir Turanli E. Analysis of MEFV exon methylation and expression patterns in familial Mediterranean fever. BMC Med Genet 2011; 12:105. [PMID: 21819621 PMCID: PMC3175150 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 08/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND MEFV mutations and decreased expression level of the gene are related to FMF pathology. DNA methylation at CpG islands is a well-known mechanism for transcriptional silencing. MEFV has a CpG island, spanning a part of the first intron and the whole of the second exon of the gene covering 998 bp region. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the MEFV transcript level in FMF patients correlates with its methylation level, and methylation, by allowing transcription silencing, has a role in FMF ethiopathogenesis. METHODS The study group was composed of pediatric FMF patients (N = 51) and age-gender matched healthy controls (N = 21). The relative expression level of MEFV was assessed via quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and bisulfite sequencing (BS) was performed to analyse the methylation level quantitatively. RESULTS MEFV expression in FMF patients were decreased compared to healthy controls (P = 0.031). Methylation level of exon 2 of MEFV was found to be slightly higher in FMF patients compared to healthy controls (76% versus 74%) (P = 0.049). The expression level of the MEFV was negatively correlated with the methylation level of the CpG island in both FMF and healthy controls groups (cor = -0.29, P = 0.041) but more so in the FMF only group (cor = -0.36, P = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS In this study, the relation between reduced MEFV expression level and FMF was confirmed. Observed slight increase in methylation in FMF patients, and correlation of methylation with expression might be indicative of its role in FMF, however a larger dataset is needed to confirm our preliminary findings.
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- Asli K Kirectepe
- Institute of Science and Technology, Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Science and Technology, Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Science and Technology, Molecular Biology Genetics and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Seyahi E, Tahir Turanli E, Mangan MS, Celikyapi G, Oktay V, Cevirgen D, Kuzuoglu D, Ozoglu S, Yazici H. The prevalence of Behçet's syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever, HLA-B51 and MEFV gene mutations among ethnic Armenians living in Istanbul, Turkey. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010; 28:S67-S75. [PMID: 20868574] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated the prevalence of Behçet's syndrome (BS) among the ethnic Armenians in Istanbul using Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) as a comparator disease. We also studied HLA-B51 and MEFV mutations among a group of healthy Armenians and a non-Armenian population. METHODS The prevalence study was conducted in 2 parts in the Armenian primary schools in Istanbul, using the enrolled students as index cases to study the core family. In Part I, a questionnaire seeking only whether either parent had previously been diagnosed as having BS or FMF by a physician was distributed to a total of 1873 index students registered at 10 schools. A total of 1380 parents filled in the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 37% (1380 / 3746). In Part II, eight schools participated with a response rate of 83 % (1183/1428). Also, genomic DNA samples of 108 healthy (14 M/94 F) Armenians and 97 (45 M/ 52 F) non-Armenians, were studied for HLAB51 and MEFV gene mutations. RESULTS In Part I, none of the parents turned out to have been diagnosed as BS, whereas a total of 12 / 1380 (870/105) had been diagnosed as FMF. In the second part the estimated prevalence of BS was 90 /105 and that of FMF was 760/ 105. HLA-B51 carrier rate was found to be similar between the Armenian (27%, 29/108) and the non-Armenian participants (19%, 18/97), (p=0.158). Overall carrier rate of MEFV gene mutations was significantly higher in the Armenian group (36% vs. 20%, p=0.015). CONCLUSIONS The genetic load for FMF is considerably higher among the Armenians when compared to the load for BS among the same ethnic group. On the other hand, the rather low frequency of BS among the Armenians when compared to the frequency among the general population living in the same environment is further evidence for a genetic predisposition to BS. HLA- B51 does not seem to play a dominant role in the said predisposition. Finally, as we have used an unorthodox epidemiological methodology in data collection our results might need to be further verified by more conventional methods.
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- Emire Seyahi
- Department of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Masatlioglu S, Seyahi E, Tahir Turanli E, Fresko I, Gogus F, Senates E, Oguz Savran F, Yazici H. A twin study in Behçet's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010; 28:S62-S66. [PMID: 20868573] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Case reports on monozygotic (MZ) twins with Behçet's syndrome (BS) have been few and we are not aware of formal twin studies. We sought the frequency of MZ and dizygotic (DZ) twin births in BS and compared it to a healthy population sample from the same geography. We also looked for the concordance rate among the MZ and DZ twins. METHODS 1705 (1039M/666F) patients attending a dedicated BS outpatient clinic and 7761 (3848M/3913F) medical school students were asked about having a MZ or DZ twin sibling. MZ and DZ twins thus identified among both patients and controls were individually seen at the clinic. In addition, HLA, DNA microsatellite markers and blood groups were typed to further confirm twin- ship. All twins were contacted 8 years later for new emergence of disease. RESULTS There were 14 (0.82%) patients with BS and 120 (1.55%) controls who had a twin sibling (p=0.022). Of these, 8 (0.47%) patients with BS and 92 (1.19%) controls had a DZ twin sibling (p=0.009). MZ twin frequency was similar between BS patients (6/1705; 0.35%) and control population (28/7761; 0.36%). The pairwise concordance rate for BS was 2/6 (95% CI: -0.21-0.88) for MZ and 1/8 (95% CI: -0.17-0.42) for DZ twins (p=0.538). Genetic effects accounted for 41% of the phenotypic variance for BS among twins. After 8 years of follow-up, 4 of 6 MZ and 6 of 7 DZ twin pairs were still discordant. CONCLUSIONS The frequency of MZ twin births in BS is not different than that in the general population while the DZ twins were seen less frequently among the BS patients. The concordances for BS were higher in MZ compared with DZ twins, suggesting genetic predisposition. On the other hand, the persistence of discordance after 8 years of follow up among the remaining MZ twins demands further research to understand non- genetic factors in causation of BS.
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- Seval Masatlioglu
- Division of Rheumatology, Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Turanli ET, Beger T, Erdincler D, Curgunlu A, Karaman S, Karaca E, Dasdemir S, Bolayirli M, Yazici H. Common MEFV mutations and polymorphisms in an elderly population: an association with E148Q polymorphism and rheumatoid factor levels. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009; 27:340-343. [PMID: 19473580] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyse the most common MEFV (Mediterranean fever gene) mutations and polymorphisms in an elderly population free of chronic inflammatory disease (n=164), and explore possible associations between hsCRP (high sensitive C-reactive protein) and RF (rheumatoid factor) levels with MEFV mutations and polymorphisms. METHODS An elderly group free of chronic inflammatory disease was chosen among the outpatients of the division of geriatric medicine. Total genomic DNA was isolated from blood, and PCR-RFLP analysis was performed using established protocols. Sera were analyzed for hsCRP and RF levels. RESULTS The frequencies for 694V (1.8%), 694I (1.8%), 680I (0.6%), 726A (2.1%) and 148Q (5%) alleles were found to be similar to Turkish historic controls, with a carrier frequency of 1/4. Further analyses with rheumatoid factor (RF) levels and mutations revealed a significant association between the presence of the E148Q polymorphism with increased RF levels (>15 mg/dl) (xi2= 7.358, p=0.007, OR=5.41 95% CI 1.41-20.64). CONCLUSIONS Common MEFV mutations and polymorphisms were similarly represented among the elderly population compared to historic controls. On the other hand, a significant association was found between the presence of E148Q polymorphism and increased RF levels. This suggests that the previously noted increased RF levels in elderly populations may somehow be related to the now described association of RF with MEFV E148Q polymorphism.
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- E T Turanli
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and 2Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Ozbay F, Wigg KG, Turanli ET, Asherson P, Yazgan Y, Sandor P, Barr CL. Analysis of the dopamine beta hydroxylase gene in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2006; 141B:673-7. [PMID: 16838359 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Numerous lines of evidence support the role of the catecholamines in the development of tics and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) is the key enzyme in the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine and the alleles of several polymorphisms of the DBH gene are correlated with individual variation in serum levels of the enzyme. We investigated the genetic relationship of the gene for DBH to GTS in two samples, one collected in Canada and one collected in Turkey. In total 106 affected probands and siblings in 71 nuclear pedigrees and 40 affected individuals and 71 family members in five multi-generational pedigrees were genotyped for three polymorphisms in the DBH locus. In the Canadian pedigrees we found no convincing evidence for linkage either in the multi-generational pedigrees or association in the nuclear families. We found significant evidence for association in the Turkish pedigrees (n = 29) for the 19 bp insertion/deletion markers; however, there was no supporting evidence for association with the other two markers. Based on the small sample size and low number of informative transmissions, we conclude that the results from the 19 bp insertion/deletion markers may be a chance false positive finding. These findings, in total, suggest that the DBH locus is unlikely to be a major gene influencing the susceptibility to DBH.
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- Fatih Ozbay
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bagis H, Arat S, Mercan HO, Aktoprakligil D, Caner M, Turanli ET, Baysal K, Turgut G, Sekmen S, Cirakoglu B. Stable transmission and expression of the hepatitis B virus total genome in hybrid transgenic mice until F10 generation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 305:420-7. [PMID: 16489557 DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/11/2023]
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The aim of the present study was the generation of transgenic mice carrying the complete Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) genome and investigation of the presence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) expression through successive generations. Transgenic mice were generated by microinjecting HBV genome into fertilized eggs. Integration and expression of HBsAg in transgenic mice were analyzed by genomic DNA PCR, Southern and slot blots and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Expression was also confirmed by Western blotting and RT-PCR. Histological changes in liver tissue of transgenic mice were examined by HE staining. The HBV genome was transmitted to the F10 generation and the presence of HBV X gene transcripts was confirmed by RT-PCR analysis using liver cDNAs from the F10 generation mice. During an observation period of 2.5 years, mice were sacrificed and their organs subjected to histopathological examination. In the liver, slight histopathologic alterations were observed but none of these lineages had any hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HBV DNA can be stably transmitted and expressed in the transgenic mice until F10 generation. However, although we showed the presence of X gene transcripts in liver tissues of F10 generation mice by RT-PCR in these animals, long-term expression of the HBV complete genome and expression of X protein in hepatocytes did not cause neoplasia during the life span and HCC. These transgenic mice should be useful for detailed studies of the replication and expression of HBV and for physiological studies of HBV genome.
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- Haydar Bagis
- TUBITAK, Research Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (RIGEB), Transgenic Core Facility, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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