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Bae SS, Faure-Kumar E, Ferbas K, Wang J, Shahbazian A, Truong L, Yang H, McMahon M, FitzGerald JD, Charles-Schoeman C. Assessment of antibody levels to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies receiving treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. Rheumatol Int 2023; 43:1629-1636. [PMID: 37368037 PMCID: PMC10348966 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05350-1] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Antibodies to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported in pooled healthy donor plasma and intravenous immunoglobulin products (IVIG). It is not known whether administration of IVIG increases circulating anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (COVID ab) in IVIG recipients. COVID ab against the receptor binding domain of the spike protein were analyzed using a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) both receiving and not receiving IVIG (IVIG and non-IVIG group, respectively). No significant differences in COVID ab levels were noted between IVIG and non-IVIG groups (417 [67-1342] AU/mL in IVIG vs 5086 [43-40,442] AU/mL in non-IVIG, p = 0.11). In linear regression models including all post-vaccination patient samples, higher number of vaccine doses was strongly associated with higher COVID ab levels (2.85 [1.21, 4.48] log AU/mL, regression coefficient [Formula: see text] [95% CI], p = 0.001), while use of RTX was associated with lower ab levels (2.73 [- 4.53, - 0.93] log AU/mL, [Formula: see text][95%CI], p = 0.004). In the IVIG group, higher total monthly doses of IVIG were associated with slightly higher COVID ab levels (0.02 [0.002-0.05] log AU/mL, p = 0.04). While patients on IVIG did not have higher COVID ab levels compared to the non-IVIG group, higher monthly doses of IVIG were associated with higher circulating levels of COVID ab in patients receiving IVIG, particularly in patients concomitantly receiving RTX. Our findings suggest that IIM patients, especially those at increased risk of COVID infection and worse COVID outcomes due to RTX therapy may have protective benefits when on concurrent IVIG treatment.
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- Sangmee Sharon Bae
- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Bae SS, Pourzand L, Hyun Kim G, Villegas BE, Oh A, Furst DE, Goldin J, Tashkin DP. The disconnect between visual assessment of air trapping and lung physiology for assessment of small airway disease in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease: An observation from the Scleroderma Lung Study II Cohort. J Scleroderma Relat Disord 2022; 7:117-127. [PMID: 35585954 PMCID: PMC9109505 DOI: 10.1177/23971983211047160] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the presence of small airway disease (SAD) and emphysema in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) and to evaluate the physiologic and clinical correlates of SAD in SSc-ILD. METHODS Thoracic high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) images obtained from the Scleroderma Lung Study II (SLSII) participants were reviewed by a group of thoracic radiologists. The presence of SAD was assessed by visual assessment for air trapping. HRCT scans were also evaluated for the presence of emphysema. The association of the presence of air trapping and emphysema with physiological measures of airway disease and clinical variables was evaluated. RESULTS A total of 155 baseline HRCT scans were reviewed. For assessment of air trapping, images needed to be adequate end-expiratory examinations, leaving 123 scans. Air trapping was seen in 13/123 (10.6%) of the SSc-ILD cohort and was independent of smoking history, asthma or the presence of gastroesophageal reflux. Air trapping on HRCT was not associated with physiologic evidence of SAD. We also identified 8/155 (5.2%) patients with emphysema on HRCT, which was independent of SAD and found mostly in prior smokers. CONCLUSION We report the first study of air trapping on standardized, high-quality HRCT images as a reflection of SAD in a relatively large, well characterized SSc-ILD cohort. The presence of SAD in non-smoking SSc-ILD patients supports that SSc may cause not only restrictive lung disease (SSc-ILD), but also, to a lesser extent, obstructive disease. Physiologic measures alone may be inadequate to detect airway disease in patients with SSc-ILD.
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- Sangmee Sharon Bae
- Department of Medicine, Rheumatology,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, National
Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rheumatology,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA,
USA
- University of Florence, Florence,
Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences,
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary &
Critical Care, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Bae SS, Dong TS, Wang J, Lagishetty V, Katzka W, Jacobs JP, Charles-Schoeman C. Altered Gut Microbiome in Patients With Dermatomyositis. ACR Open Rheumatol 2022; 4:658-670. [PMID: 35615912 PMCID: PMC9374048 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to compare the microbial composition of patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and healthy controls (HCs) and determine whether microbial alterations are associated with clinical manifestations of DM. METHODS The 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing was performed on fecal samples from patients with DM and HCs. Microbial composition and diversity were compared between subjects with DM and HCs and in association with several DM-specific clinical variables, including myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs). Differentially abundant microbial taxa and genes associated with clinical characteristics were identified, and functional analysis was performed using predicted metagenomics. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24-hour dietary recall. RESULTS The fecal microbiome of 36 patients with DM and 26 HCs were analyzed. Patients with DM trended toward lower microbial diversity compared with HCs. The higher physician global damage score was significantly correlated with the lower microbial diversity in patients with DM. Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated MSA (antisynthetase antibody (ab), anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 ab, n = 12) had significant differences in microbial composition and lower microbial diversity compared with HCs. Differential abundance testing demonstrated a unique taxonomic signature in the ILD-MSA subgroup, and predictive metagenomics identified functional alterations in a number of metabolic pathways. A significant increase in the relative abundance of Proteobacteria was positively correlated with multiple pathways involved in lipopolysaccharide synthesis and transport in the ILD-MSA group. CONCLUSION Patients with DM, particularly with ILD-associated MSAs, have lower microbial diversity and a distinct taxonomic composition compared with HCs. Further studies are needed to validate our findings and elucidate specific pathogenetic mechanisms that link the gut microbiome to clinical and pathological features of DM.
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles
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- University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles
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Bae SS, Shahbazian A, Wang J, Golub I, Oganesian B, Dowd T, Vayngortin B, Wang R, Elashoff D, Reddy ST, Charles-Schoeman C. Abnormal Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) enzyme activity in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:2512-2523. [PMID: 34698804 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab795] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) have severe vascular involvement, which contributes to disease morbidity and mortality. Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) associated protein, which protects the vascular endothelium from oxidative injury and damage. The current work assessed the functional and genetic determinants of PON1 activity in IIM patients. METHODS 184 IIM patients and 112 healthy controls (HC) were included. PON1 enzyme activity was assessed by paraoxonase, arylesterase and lactonase assays, and the Q192R PON1 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was analyzed. Multivariate regression models examined associations of PON1 activity with IIM diagnosis and myositis disease outcomes. RESULTS The arylesterase and lactonase activities of PON1 were significantly lower in IIM patients compared with HC. Higher myositis disease activity, the presence of severe IIM associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), and the presence of MDA5 or anti-synthetase antibodies were significantly associated with lower PON1 activity. The PON1 Q192R polymorphism was strongly linked to the paraoxonase activity of PON1 in IIM, and patients with the PON1 QQ genotype had better IIM disease outcomes compared with patients with the QR or RR genotypes. CONCLUSIONS The arylesterase and lactonase activities of PON1 are significantly impaired in IIM patients compared with HC, and inversely associate with IIM disease activity and the presence of severe ILD. The PON1 QQ genotype associates with more favorable disease outcomes in IIM patients. Large prospective studies are needed to further evaluate the role of PON1 and PON1 genetic polymorphisms in the development and propagation of IIM and IIM-ILD.
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- Health Services Research and Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Bae SS, Chang LC, Merkin SS, Elashoff D, Ishigami J, Matsushita K, Charles-Schoeman C. Major Lipids and Future Risk of Pneumonia: 20-Year Observation of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Cohort. Am J Med 2021; 134:243-251.e2. [PMID: 32814017 PMCID: PMC7870521 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Circulating lipids have been implicated as important modulators of immune response, and altered lipid levels correlate with the severity of infection. However, long-term prognostic implications of lipid levels regarding future infection risk remain unclear. The current project aims to explore whether baseline lipid levels are associated with risk of future serious infection, measured by hospitalization for pneumonia. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed in 13,478 participants selected from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a large community-based longitudinal cohort in the United States with a median follow-up time of >20 years. First incident of hospitalization for pneumonia was identified through hospital discharge records. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the association of baseline major lipid levels (total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], triglycerides) with time to first pneumonia hospitalization. RESULTS A total of 1969 (14.61%) participants had a pneumonia hospitalization during a median follow-up time of 21.5 years. The hazard ratio (HR) for pneumonia hospitalization was 0.90 (95% confidence interval, 0.87-0.92) for every 10-mg/dL increase in baseline HDL-C, and 1.02 (95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.03) for every 10-mg/dL increase in baseline triglycerides. HDL-C and triglycerides both remained significant predictors of pneumonia hospitalization after multivariable adjustment. Such associations were not seen with baseline LDL-C or total cholesterol levels. CONCLUSION Lower baseline HDL-C and higher triglyceride levels were strongly associated with increased risk of long-term pneumonia hospitalization in a large longitudinal US cohort.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California Los Angeles
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Baltimore, Md
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Baltimore, Md
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FitzGerald JD, Dalbeth N, Mikuls T, Brignardello-Petersen R, Guyatt G, Abeles AM, Gelber AC, Harrold LR, Khanna D, King C, Levy G, Libbey C, Mount D, Pillinger MH, Rosenthal A, Singh JA, Sims JE, Smith BJ, Wenger NS, Sharon Bae S, Danve A, Khanna PP, Kim SC, Lenert A, Poon S, Qasim A, Sehra ST, Sharma TSK, Toprover M, Turgunbaev M, Zeng L, Zhang MA, Turner AS, Neogi T. 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2020; 72:744-760. [PMID: 32391934 PMCID: PMC10563586 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide guidance for the management of gout, including indications for and optimal use of urate-lowering therapy (ULT), treatment of gout flares, and lifestyle and other medication recommendations. METHODS Fifty-seven population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes questions were developed, followed by a systematic literature review, including network meta-analyses with ratings of the available evidence according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, and patient input. A group consensus process was used to compose the final recommendations and grade their strength as strong or conditional. RESULTS Forty-two recommendations (including 16 strong recommendations) were generated. Strong recommendations included initiation of ULT for all patients with tophaceous gout, radiographic damage due to gout, or frequent gout flares; allopurinol as the preferred first-line ULT, including for those with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD; stage >3); using a low starting dose of allopurinol (≤100 mg/day, and lower in CKD) or febuxostat (<40 mg/day); and a treat-to-target management strategy with ULT dose titration guided by serial serum urate (SU) measurements, with an SU target of <6 mg/dl. When initiating ULT, concomitant antiinflammatory prophylaxis therapy for a duration of at least 3-6 months was strongly recommended. For management of gout flares, colchicine, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, or glucocorticoids (oral, intraarticular, or intramuscular) were strongly recommended. CONCLUSION Using GRADE methodology and informed by a consensus process based on evidence from the current literature and patient preferences, this guideline provides direction for clinicians and patients making decisions on the management of gout.
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- John D. FitzGerald
- University of California, Los Angeles and VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, California
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center and VA Nebraska–Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester Massachusetts, and Corrona, Waltham, Massachusetts
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Florida State University College of Medicine School of Physician Assistant Practice, Tallahassee
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- University of Michigan, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- US Department of Veterans Affairs, Manchester, New Hampshire
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Bae SS, Oganesian B, Golub I, Charles-Schoeman C. Statin use in patients with non-HMGCR idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A retrospective study. Clin Cardiol 2020; 43:732-742. [PMID: 32432360 PMCID: PMC7368310 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Statins are the most widely used lipid lowering therapies which reduce cardiovascular risk, but are associated with muscular adverse events (AEs). Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are autoimmune diseases of the muscle with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. More data is needed regarding statin safety in patients with intrinsic muscle disease such as IIM. Hypothesis Statins are tolerated in patients with IIM without leading to significant increase in muscular AEs. Methods Statin use was retrospectively examined in a longitudinal IIM cohort. Safety analysis included assessment of muscular and nonmuscular AEs by chart review. IIM patients receiving a statin during the cohort follow‐up period were matched to IIM patients not receiving a statin for comparative analysis of longitudinal outcomes. Results 33/214 patients had a history of statin use. 63% started for primary prevention, while others were started for clinical ASCVD events, vascular surgery, IIM related heart failure, and cardiac transplantation. A high intensity statin was used in nine patients with non‐HMGCR myositis, and tolerated in 8/9 patients. Statin related muscular AE was noted in three patients. There were no cases of rhabdomyolysis, or statin related nonmuscular AEs in a median observation period of 5 years. In patients newly started on statins during cohort follow‐up (n = 7) there was no change in disease activity after statin initiation. Long term outcomes were not different between statin and nonstatin IIM control groups. Conclusion Statins were well tolerated in patients with non‐HMGCR positive IIM. Given the accelerated atherosclerotic risk in IIM patients, further prospective studies of statin safety in IIM patients are warranted.
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- Sangmee Sharon Bae
- Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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FitzGerald JD, Dalbeth N, Mikuls T, Brignardello-Petersen R, Guyatt G, Abeles AM, Gelber AC, Harrold LR, Khanna D, King C, Levy G, Libbey C, Mount D, Pillinger MH, Rosenthal A, Singh JA, Sims JE, Smith BJ, Wenger NS, Bae SS, Danve A, Khanna PP, Kim SC, Lenert A, Poon S, Qasim A, Sehra ST, Sharma TSK, Toprover M, Turgunbaev M, Zeng L, Zhang MA, Turner AS, Neogi T. 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout. Arthritis Rheumatol 2020; 72:879-895. [PMID: 32390306 DOI: 10.1002/art.41247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide guidance for the management of gout, including indications for and optimal use of urate-lowering therapy (ULT), treatment of gout flares, and lifestyle and other medication recommendations. METHODS Fifty-seven population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes questions were developed, followed by a systematic literature review, including network meta-analyses with ratings of the available evidence according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, and patient input. A group consensus process was used to compose the final recommendations and grade their strength as strong or conditional. RESULTS Forty-two recommendations (including 16 strong recommendations) were generated. Strong recommendations included initiation of ULT for all patients with tophaceous gout, radiographic damage due to gout, or frequent gout flares; allopurinol as the preferred first-line ULT, including for those with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD; stage >3); using a low starting dose of allopurinol (≤100 mg/day, and lower in CKD) or febuxostat (<40 mg/day); and a treat-to-target management strategy with ULT dose titration guided by serial serum urate (SU) measurements, with an SU target of <6 mg/dl. When initiating ULT, concomitant antiinflammatory prophylaxis therapy for a duration of at least 3-6 months was strongly recommended. For management of gout flares, colchicine, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, or glucocorticoids (oral, intraarticular, or intramuscular) were strongly recommended. CONCLUSION Using GRADE methodology and informed by a consensus process based on evidence from the current literature and patient preferences, this guideline provides direction for clinicians and patients making decisions on the management of gout.
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- John D FitzGerald
- University of California, Los Angeles and VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, California
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center and VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester Massachusetts, and Corrona, Waltham, Massachusetts
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham
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- Florida State University College of Medicine School of Physician Assistant Practice, Tallahassee
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- University of Michigan, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- US Department of Veterans Affairs, Manchester, New Hampshire
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kim EK, Yun SJ, Ha JM, Kim YW, Jin IH, Yun J, Shin HK, Song SH, Kim JH, Lee JS, Kim CD, Bae SS. Selective activation of Akt1 by mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 regulates cancer cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. Oncogene 2011; 30:2954-63. [PMID: 21339740 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mammalian target of rapamycin complex (mTORC) regulates a variety of cellular responses including proliferation, growth, differentiation and cell migration. In this study, we show that mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) regulates invasive cancer cell migration through selective activation of Akt1. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)-induced SKOV-3 cell migration was completely abolished by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) (LY294002, 10 μM) or Akt inhibitors (SH-5, 50 μM), whereas inhibition of extracellular-regulated kinase by an ERK inhibitor (PD98059, 10 μM) or inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) by an mTORC1 inhibitor (Rapamycin, 100 nM) did not affect IGF-1-induced SKOV-3 cell migration. Inactivation of mTORC2 by silencing Rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR (Rictor), abolished IGF-1-induced SKOV-3 cell migration as well as activation of Akt. However, inactivation of mTORC1 by silencing of Raptor had no effect. Silencing of Akt1 but not Akt2 attenuated IGF-1-induced SKOV-3 cell migration. Rictor was preferentially associated with Akt1 rather than Akt2, and over-expression of Rictor facilitated IGF-1-induced Akt1 activation. Expression of PIP3-dependent Rac exchanger1 (P-Rex1), a Rac guanosine exchange factor and a component of the mTOR complex, strongly stimulated activation of Akt1. Furthermore, knockdown of P-Rex1 attenuated Akt activation as well as IGF-1-induced SKOV-3 cell migration. Silencing of Akt1 or P-Rex1 abolished IGF-1-induced SKOV-3 cell invasion. Finally, silencing of Akt1 blocked in vivo metastasis, whereas silencing of Akt2 did not. Given these results, we suggest that selective activation of Akt1 through mTORC2 and P-Rex1 regulates cancer cell migration, invasion and metastasis.
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- E K Kim
- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration and Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine,Yangsan-si, Republic of Korea
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Kim MA, Kim HJ, Jee HJ, Kim AJ, Bae YS, Bae SS, Yun J. Akt2, but not Akt1, is required for cell survival by inhibiting activation of JNK and p38 after UV irradiation. Oncogene 2009; 28:1241-7. [PMID: 19151757 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The serine/threonine protein kinase, Akt/PKB, has an essential function in cell survival during response to various stresses. Recent studies have demonstrated that Akt isoforms exhibit some distinct physiological functions, but the isotype-specific functions for Akt in the stress response have not been fully identified. In this study, we analysed the cellular response to genotoxic stress using isogenic wild-type, Akt1(-/-) and Akt2(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Marked hypersensitivity of Akt2(-/-) MEFs was observed to UV irradiation, whereas wild-type and Akt1(-/-) MEFs showed comparable levels of resistance. Akt2(-/-) mouse aortic endothelial cells also showed hypersensitivity to UV and the reconstitution of Akt2 expression in the Akt2(-/-) MEFs restored the UV resistance of the cells. Interestingly, upon UV irradiation, JNK and p38 were significantly upregulated in Akt2(-/-) MEFs, compared to wild-type and Akt1(-/-) MEFs. Additionally, inhibition of JNK and p38 activation reduced UV-induced cell death. Furthermore, both the hyperactivation of JNK and p38 and the UV-induced cell death in Akt2(-/-) MEFs were completely inhibited by restoring Akt2 expression. These results indicate that Akt2, but not Akt1, is essential for cell survival upon UV irradiation, and that Akt2 prevents UV-induced cell death by inhibiting activation of JNK and p38.
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- M-A Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Seo-Gu, Busan, South Korea
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Lee HS, Kim YJ, Bae SS, Jeon JH, Lim JK, Jeong BC, Kang SG, Lee JH. Cloning, expression, and characterization of a methionyl aminopeptidase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. NA1. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2006; 8:425-32. [PMID: 16761197 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-005-6124-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Genomic analysis of a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. NA1 revealed the presence of an 885-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 295 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 32,981 Da. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence showed that amino acid residues important for catalytic activity and the metal binding ligands conserved in all of methionyl aminopeptidases (MetAP) were also conserved and belonged to type IIa MetAP. The protein, designated TNA1_MetAP (Thermococcus sp. NA1 MetAP), was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was a Mn(2+)-, Ni(2+)-, Fe(2+)-, or Co(2+)-dependent metallopeptidase. Optimal MetAP activity against L: -methionine p-nitroanilide (Met-pNA) (K (m) = 0.68 mM) occurred at pH 7.0 and 80 to 90 degrees C. The MetAP was very unstable compared to Pyrococcus furiosus MetAP, which was completely inactivated by heating at 80 degrees C for 5 min. It seemed likely that the cysteine residue (Cys53) played a critical role in regulating the thermostability of TNA1_MetAP.
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- H S Lee
- Korean Ocean Research & Development Institute, Ansan, P.O. Box 29, Seoul, 425-600, Korea.
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Kwon D, Choi C, Jung T, Chung HK, Kim JP, Bae SS, Cho WS, Kim J, Chae C. Genotypic prevalence of the fimbrial adhesins (F4, F5, F6, F41 and F18) and toxins (LT, STa, STb and STx2e) in Escherichia coli isolated from postweaning pigs with diarrhoea or oedema disease in Korea. Vet Rec 2002; 150:35-7. [PMID: 11829064 DOI: 10.1136/vr.150.2.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/03/2022]
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A PCR was used to determine the genotypic prevalence of five fimbrial adhesins (F4, F5, F6, F41 and F18), two heat-stable enterotoxins (STa and STb), the heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), and the shiga toxin 2e (Stx2e) in 230 isolates of Escherichia coli from postweaning pigs with diarrhoea or oedema disease. Ninety-four (40.9 per cent) of the isolates carried genes for at least one of the fimbrial adhesins or toxins. Genes for the F18 fimbrial adhesin were detected in 18.3 per cent, and genes for F4, F6, F5 and F41 were detected in 10.0 per cent, 4.3 per cent, 1.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent of the isolates, respectively. Genes for STa, STb and LT were detected in 25.7 per cent, 15.2 per cent and 8.7 per cent of the isolates, respectively. Genes for Stx2e were detected in 36 (15.6 per cent) of the isolates, and among them 24 also contained the gene for F18ab and four also contained the gene for F18ac.
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- D Kwon
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Suwon, Kyounggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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Lee ZH, Lee SE, Kwack K, Yeo W, Lee TH, Bae SS, Suh PG, Kim HH. Caspase-mediated cleavage of TRAF3 in FasL-stimulated Jurkat-T cells. J Leukoc Biol 2001; 69:490-6. [PMID: 11261798] [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: 02/19/2023] Open
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The tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factor (TRAF) proteins play a central role in the early steps of signal transduction by TNFR superfamily proteins, which induce various cellular responses, including apoptosis. Influences of TRAF proteins on the regulation of cell death and physical interactions between TRAFs and caspases have been reported. In this study, we demonstrate that TRAF3 is proteolyzed during cell death in a caspase-dependent manner. TRAF3 was found to be cleaved by incubation with caspase3 in vitro and by Fas- or CD3-triggering in Jurkat-T cells. The Fas- or CD3-induced cleavage of TRAF3 was blocked by caspase inhibitors and by introduction of alanine substitutions for D347 and D367 residues. Furthermore, the amino-terminal fragment of TRAF3 showed a different intracellular localization from the full-length TRAF3 with preferential distribution to particulate fractions and the nucleus. These findings suggest that TRAF3 may be regulated by caspases during apoptosis of T cells.
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- Z H Lee
- National Research Laboratory for Bone Metabolism and Research Center for Proteineous Materials, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Kwangju, Korea
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Jang IH, Kim JH, Lee BD, Bae SS, Park MH, Suh PG, Ryu SH. Localization of phospholipase C-gamma1 signaling in caveolae: importance in EGF-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis but not in tyrosine phosphorylation. FEBS Lett 2001; 491:4-8. [PMID: 11226408 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02165-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Upon epidermal growth factor treatment, phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) translocates from cytosol to membrane where it is phosphorylated at tyrosine residues. Caveolae are small plasma membrane invaginations whose structural protein is caveolin. In this study, we show that the translocation of PLC-gamma1 and its tyrosine phosphorylation are localized in caveolae by caveolin-enriched low-density membrane (CM) preparation and immunostaining of cells. Pretreatment of cells with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD), a chemical disrupting caveolae structure, inhibits the translocation of PLC-gamma1 to CM as well as phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) turnover. However, MbetaCD shows no effect on tyrosine phosphorylation level of PLC-gamma1. Our findings suggest that, for proper signaling, PLC-gamma1 phosphorylation has to occur at PtdInsP(2)-enriched sites.
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- I H Jang
- Division of Molecular and Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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Apoptotic proteases cleave and inactivate survival signaling molecules such as Akt/PKB, phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1, and Bcl-2. We have found that treatment of A431 cells with tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the presence of cycloheximide resulted in the cleavage of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as well as the activation of caspase-3. Among various caspases, caspase-1, caspase-3 and caspase-7 were most potent in the cleavage of EGFR in vitro. Proteolytic cleavage of EGFR was inhibited by both YVAD-cmk and DEVD-fmk in vitro. We also investigated the effect of caspase-dependent cleavage of EGFR upon the mediation of signals to downstream signaling molecules such as PLC-gamma1. Cleavage of EGFR by caspase-3 significantly impaired the tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1 in vitro. Given these results, we suggest that apoptotic protease specifically cleaves and inactivates EGFR, which plays crucial roles in anti-apoptotic signaling, to abrogate the activation of EGFR-dependent downstream survival signaling molecules.
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- S S Bae
- Division of Molecular and Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, South Korea
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Polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCBs) are a group of persistent and widely dispersed environmental pollutants, some of which may be immunotoxic. In the present study, we investigated the effect of PCBs on immune system by assessing apoptotic cell death in human monocytic U937 cells. Among the various congeners tested, 2,2',4,6, 6'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PeCB), a highly ortho-substituted congener, specifically induced DNA fragmentation, a hallmark of apoptosis, while the other examined di-, tri-, tetra-, and pentachlorobiphenyls did not. To further study the 2,2',4,6,6'-PeCB-induced cell death, various features of apoptosis were examined. 2,2',4,6,6'-PeCB caused a decrease in cell viability and induced cellular morphologic features characteristic of apoptosis such as chromatin aggregation and apoptotic bodies. In addition, caspase-3, an executioner of apoptosis, was activated and its substrate, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), was cleaved during 2,2',4,6,6'-PeCB-induced apoptosis. In contrast, 3,3',4,4',5-PeCB, a congener of coplanar structure, as well as 2,3,7,8-TCDD did not induce apoptosis in these human monocytic cells, although they potently induced CYP 1A1 in human hepatoma Hep G2 cells. Taken together, the data indicate that 2,2',4,6,6'-PeCB induces apoptosis in human monocytic cells through a mechanism that is independent of the arylhydrocarbon receptor. This suggests a possibly separate mechanism by which PCBs cause immunosuppression.
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- K J Shin
- School of Environmental Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784 Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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Lee YH, Bae SS, Seo JK, Choi I, Ryu SH, Suh PG. Interleukin-6-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C-gamma1 in PC12 cells. Mol Cells 2000; 10:469-74. [PMID: 10987147] [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: 02/17/2023] Open
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Phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1 plays a pivotal role in the signal transduction pathway mediated by growth factors. In this study, we found that neurite outgrowth of pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells was significantly induced by interleukin-6 (IL-6). Stimulation of PC12 cells with IL-6 led to tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. IL-6 stimulation also increased the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Accumulation of total inositol phosphate as well as tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1 was inhibited by the pretreatment of protein kinase inhibitors such as genistein and staurosporine. These results suggest that PLC-gamma1 may be involved in the signal transduction pathway of IL-6-induced PC12 cell differentiation.
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- Y H Lee
- Department of Life Science and School of Environmental Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
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Bae SS, Perry DK, Oh YS, Choi JH, Galadari SH, Ghayur T, Ryu SH, Hannun YA, Suh PG. Proteolytic cleavage of phospholipase C-gamma1 during apoptosis in Molt-4 cells. FASEB J 2000; 14:1083-92. [PMID: 10834929 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.14.9.1083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Apoptosis is a cell suicide mechanism that requires the activation of cellular death proteases for its induction. We examined whether the progress of apoptosis involves cleavage of phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1), which plays a pivotal role in mitogenic signaling pathway. Pretreatment of T leukemic Molt-4 cells with PLC inhibitors such as U-73122 or ET-18-OCH(3) potentiated etoposide-induced apoptosis in these cells. PLC-gamma1 was fragmented when Molt-4 cells were treated with several apoptotic stimuli such as etoposide, ceramides, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Cleavage of PLC-gamma1 was blocked by overexpression of Bcl-2 and by specific inhibitors of caspases such as Z-DEVD-CH(2)F and YVAD-cmk. Purified caspase-3 and caspase-7, group II caspases, cleaved PLC-gamma1 in vitro and generated a cleavage product of the same size as that observed in vivo, suggesting that PLC-gamma1 is cleaved by group II caspases in vivo. From point mutagenesis studies, Ala-Glu-Pro-Asp(770) was identified to be a cleavage site within PLC-gamma1. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) -induced tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1 resulted in resistance to cleavage by caspase-3 in vitro. Furthermore, cleaved PLC-gamma1 could not be tyrosine-phosphorylated by EGFR in vitro. In addition, tyrosine-phosphorylated PLC-gamma1 was not significantly cleaved during etoposide-induced apoptosis in Molt-4 cells. This suggests that the growth factor-induced tyrosine phosphorylation may suppress apoptosis-induced fragmentation of PLC-gamma1. We provide evidence for the biochemical relationship between PLC-gamma1-mediated signal pathway and apoptotic signal pathway, indicating that the defect of PLC-gamma1-mediated signaling pathway can facilitate an apoptotic progression.
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- S S Bae
- Department of Signal Transduction, Division of Molecular and Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Shukla AA, Bae SS, Moore JA, Cramer SM. Structural characteristics of low-molecular-mass displacers for cation-exchange chromatography. II. Role of the stationary phase. J Chromatogr A 1998; 827:295-310. [PMID: 9914657 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00805-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The relative efficacy of a variety of low-molecular-mass displacers was examined on three different stationary phase materials. Several homologous series of displacer molecules were evaluated on these ion-exchange resins using a displacer ranking plot based on the steric mass action model. The results demonstrate that while aromaticity and hydrophobicity can play a significant role in the affinity of displacer molecules on polymethacrylate based and hydrophilized polystyrene-divinylbenzene based materials, this effect is much less pronounced on an agarose based resin. The work presented in this paper demonstrates that different structural features of low-molecular-mass displacers can dominate their affinity on various stationary phase materials employed and provides rules of thumb for the design of high affinity, low-molecular-mass displacers for a variety of commercial cation-exchange materials.
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- A A Shukla
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Cho SG, Park YM, Moon H, Kim KM, Bae SS, Kim GB, Cho HS, Kim CC, Lee KS. Psoriasiform eruption triggered by recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rGM-CSF) and exacerbated by granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rG-CSF) in a patient with breast cancer. J Korean Med Sci 1998; 13:685-8. [PMID: 9886182 PMCID: PMC3054540 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1998.13.6.685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are commonly used for the treatment of neutropenia following chemotherapy and for the mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC). We recently experienced a rare case of a new onset of psoriasiform eruption by GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) which was exacerbated by G-CSF (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) in a patient with breast cancer. A 36-year-old woman had received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil), modified radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel and mitoxantrone followed by GM-CSF administration for the treatment of locally advanced breast cancer. She had developed a psoriatic skin lesion on face and both upper arms during leukocyte recovery in spite of no previous history of psoriasis. Next, the chemotherapy course was complicated by a flare of mild psoriatic skin lesion, although CSF was changed into G-CSF due to GM-CSF-associated psoriasis. Subsequently, she had had high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for consolidation therapy. GM-CSF was administered for the mobilization of PBSC and post-transplant period, but psoriatic skin lesion did not appear. During 6 months after PBSCT, psoriasiform eruption did not appear.
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- S G Cho
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul
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The relative efficacy of a variety of low-molecular-mass displacers was examined using a displacer ranking plot. This method enables an evaluation of the dynamic affinity of a variety of displacers over a range of operating conditions. Several homologous series of molecules were evaluated to provide insight into the effects of various structural features on displacer efficacy. The results indicate that linear flexible geometries may have advantages over branched or cyclic structures. Data also indicate that the spreading out of charges may increase affinity. The incorporation of aromatic moieties in these displacers, particularly near the surface of the molecules, appears to result in a dramatic increase in displacer affinity. The ability of several high-affinity low-molecular-mass displacers a very strongly bound cationic protein is also examined. The results confirm the predictions of the theory and indicate that it is indeed possible to displace highly bound macromolecules with low-molecular-mass dispatchers. The work presented in this paper indicates that non-specific interactions can be exploited for producing high-affinity low-molecular-mass displacers.
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- A A Shukla
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Bae SS, Lee YH, Chang JS, Galadari SH, Kim YS, Ryu SH, Suh PG. Src homology domains of phospholipase C gamma1 inhibit nerve growth factor-induced differentiation of PC12 cells. J Neurochem 1998; 71:178-85. [PMID: 9648864 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71010178.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Phospholipase C gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) is phosphorylated on treatment of cells with nerve growth factor (NGF). To assess the role of PLC-gamma1 in mediating the neuronal differentiation induced by NGF treatment, we established PC12 cells that overexpress whole PLC-gamma (PLC-gamma1PC12), the SH2-SH2-SH3 domain (PLC-gamma1SH223PC12), SH2-SH2-deleted mutants (PLC-gamma1deltaSH22PC12), and SH3-deleted mutants (PLC-gamma1deltaSH3PC12). Overexpressed whole PLC-gamma1 or the SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 stimulated cell growth and inhibited NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells. However, cells expressing PLC-gamma1 lacking the SH2-SH2 domain or the SH3 domain had no effect on NGF-induced neuronal differentiation. Overexpression of intact PLC-gamma1 resulted in a threefold increase in total inositol phosphate accumulation on treatment with NGF. However, overexpression of the SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 did not alter total inositol phosphate accumulation. To investigate whether the SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 can mediate the NGF-induced signal, tyrosine phosphorylation of the SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 on NGF treatment was examined. The SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 as well as intact PLC-gamma1 could be tyrosine-phosphorylated on NGF treatment. These results indicate that the overexpressed SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1 can block the differentiation of PC12 cells induced by NGF and that the inhibition appears not to be related to the lipase activity of PLC-gamma1 but to the SH2-SH2-SH3 domain of PLC-gamma1.
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- S S Bae
- Department of Life Science and School of Environmental Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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Yum DY, Bae SS, Pan JG. Purification and characterization of the 2-ketoaldonate reductase from Brevibacterium ketosoreductum ATCC21914. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1998; 62:154-6. [PMID: 9501529 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 02/06/2023]
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2-Ketoaldonate reductase, which is involved in ketogluconate catabolism, was purified to homogeneity from Brevibacterium ketosoreductum ATCC21914. The enzyme was found to catalyze the reduction of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconate to 5-keto-D-gluconate, and to a lesser extent, 2-keto-D-gluconate to D-gluconate, and 2-keto-L-gluconate to L-idonate. The molecular mass of the reductase was 35 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and 72 kDa by gel filtration, indicating that the native enzyme may exist as a dimer. The reductase was optimally active at pH 6.0 with NADPH as a preferred electron donor. The pI of 4.7 was measured for the enzyme. The apparent Km for 2,5-diketo-D-gluconate and NADPH were 5 microM and 10 microM, respectively. The amino-terminal amino acid sequence was NH2-Ala-Ser-Ile-Ser-Val-Ser-Val-Pro-Ser-Ala- Arg-Leu-Ala-Glu-Asp-Leu-Ser-Asp-Ile-Glu.
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- D Y Yum
- Bioprocess Engineering Division, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Taejon, Korea
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Paik HD, Bae SS, Park SH, Pan JG. Identification and partial characterization of tochicin, a bacteriocin offduced by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp tochigiensis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 1997; 19:294-8. [PMID: 9439004 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp tochigiensis HD868 was identified as a bacteriocin producer which exhibited a bactericidal effect against closely related species. This bacteriocin designated as tochicin, was partially purified by 75% ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by subsequent dialysis. This partially purified tochicin showed a narrow antibacterial spectrum of activity against most of 20 typical B. thuringiensis strains and a strain of B. cereus, but not against other bacteria and yeasts tested. The antibacterial activity of tochicin on sensitive indicator cells disappeared completely by proteinase K treatment (1 mg ml-1), which indicates its proteinaceous nature. Tochicin was very stable throughout the range of pH 3.0-9.0 and was relatively heat-stable at 90 degrees C, but bacteriocin activity was not detected after boiling for 30 min. The relationship between cell growth and bacteriocin production was studied in a semi-defined medium. Tochicin activity was detected at the mid-log growth phase, reached the maximum at the early stationary phase, but decreased after the stationary phase. Direct detection of tochicin activity on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel suggested it has an apparent molecular mass of about 10.5 kDa. Tochicin exhibited a bactericidal activity against B. thuringiensis subsp thompsoni HD522 in phosphate buffer (pH 7.0).
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- H D Paik
- Bioprocess Engineering Division, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Taejon, Korea
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Kim JH, Suh YJ, Lee TG, Kim Y, Bae SS, Kim MJ, Lambeth JD, Suh PG, Ryu SH. Inhibition of phospholipase D by a protein factor from bovine brain cytosol. Partial purification and characterization of the inhibition mechanism. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:25213-9. [PMID: 8810281 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.41.25213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A specific protein inhibitor of partially purified bovine brain phospholipase D (PLD) was identified from bovine brain cytosol. The PLD inhibitor has been enriched through several chromatographic steps and characterized with respect to size and mechanism of inhibition. The inhibitor showed an apparent molecular mass of 30 kDa by Superose 12 gel exclusion chromatography and inhibited PLD activity with an IC50 of 7 nM. The inhibitor had neither proteolytic activity nor phospholipid-hydrolyzing activity. Because phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), which is included in substrate vesicles, is an essential cofactor for PLD, we examined whether the inhibition might be mediated by sequestration of PIP2. PIP2 hydrolysis by phospholipase C (PLC)-beta1 was not affected by the inhibitor and the inhibitor did not bind to substrate vesicles containing PIP2. In contrast, a PH domain derived from PLC-delta1, which could bind to PIP2, showed a nearly identical inhibition of both PLC-beta1 and PLD activities. Thus, the PLD inhibition by the inhibitor is due to the specific interaction with not PIP2 but PLD. The suppression of PLD activity by the inhibitor was largely eliminated by the addition of ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) and GTPgammaS. We propose that the inhibitor plays a negative role in regulation of PLD activity by PIP2 and ARF.
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- J H Kim
- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea
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