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Paiva I, Jain G, Lázaro DF, Jerčić KG, Hentrich T, Kerimoglu C, Pinho R, Szegő ÈM, Burkhardt S, Capece V, Halder R, Islam R, Xylaki M, Caldi Gomes LA, Roser AE, Lingor P, Schulze-Hentrich JM, Borovečki F, Fischer A, Outeiro TF. Alpha-synuclein deregulates the expression of COL4A2 and impairs ER-Golgi function. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 119:121-135. [PMID: 30092270 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is the major protein component of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, the typical pathological hallmarks in Parkinson's disease (PD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies. aSyn is capable of inducing transcriptional deregulation, but the precise effect of specific aSyn mutants associated with familial forms of PD, remains unclear. Here, we used transgenic mice overexpressing human wild-type (WT) or A30P aSyn to compare the transcriptional profiles of the two animal models. We found that A30P aSyn promotes strong transcriptional deregulation and increases DNA binding. Interestingly, COL4A2, a major component of basement membranes, was found to be upregulated in both A30P aSyn transgenic mice and in dopaminergic neurons expressing A30P aSyn, suggesting a crucial role for collagen related genes in aSyn-induced toxicity. Finally, we observed that A30P aSyn alters Golgi morphology and increases the susceptibility to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in dopaminergic cells. In total, our findings provide novel insight into the putative role of aSyn on transcription and on the molecular mechanisms involved, thereby opening novel avenues for future therapeutic interventions in PD and other synucleinopathies.
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- Isabel Paiva
- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany
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- Department for Functional Genomics, Center for Translational and Clinical Research, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Department for Functional Genomics, Center for Translational and Clinical Research, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department for Epigenetics and Systems Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany; CEDOC - Chronic Diseases Research Center, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen 37075, Germany; Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle NE2 4HH, UK.
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Wang C, Yang S, Huang J, Chen S, Li Y, Li Q. Activation of corticotropin releasing factor receptors up regulates collagen production by hepatic stellate cells via promoting p300 expression. Biol Chem 2016; 397:437-44. [PMID: 26756093 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2015-0233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liver fibrosis is characterized with the over expression and excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins, including collagens. The causative factors in the over production of collagens are not fully understood. This study aims to test a hypothesis that activation of corticotropin releasing factor receptors up regulates the expression of collagen in hepatic stellate cells. In this study, human hepatic stellate cell line, LX-2 cells were cultured. Expression of collagens by LX-2 cells was assessed by real time RT-PCR, Western blotting. The results showed that, upon exposure to urocortin in the culture, LX-2 cells (a human hepatic stellate cell line) increased the expression of collagen IV (Col4) markedly. The exposure to urocortin also enhanced the levels of pTip60, H3K9, RNA polymerase II and forkhead box protein 3 at the collagen promoter locus as well as increase in the expression of Col4 mRNA and protein in the cells. Blocking p300 efficiently suppressed the urocortin-induced Col4 expression in LX-2 cells and unveiled an apoptosis-inducing effect of urocortin. In conclusion, activation of CRF receptors is capable of enforcing the production of Col4 by LX-2 cells via up regulating the p300 pathway, which may contribute to the development of liver fibrosis.
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Chung DWD, Frausto RF, Chiu S, Lin BR, Aldave AJ. Investigating the Molecular Basis of PPCD3: Characterization of ZEB1 Regulation of COL4A3 Expression. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016; 57:4136-43. [PMID: 27537263 PMCID: PMC4991021 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of the zinc finger e-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) transcription factor in posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy 3 by demonstrating its ability to regulate type IV collagen gene transcription via binding to putative E2 box motifs. METHODS Putative E2 box motifs were identified by in silico analysis within the promoter region of collagen, type IV, alpha3 (COL4A3) and collagen, type IV, alpha4 (COL4A4). To test the ability of ZEB1 to bind to each identified E2 box, electrophoretic mobility shift assays were performed by incubating ZEB1-enriched nuclear extracts with DIG-labeled probes containing one of each of the identified E2 box motifs. Dual-luciferase reporter assays were performed to test the effects of ZEB1 on the luciferase activity of COL4A3 and cadherin 1 (CDH1) promoter constructs, and to determine the effect of a ZEB1 truncating mutation on CDH1 promoter activity. RESULTS ZEB1 exhibited binding to six of the nine COL4A3 E2 box probes, whereas no binding was observed for either of the two COL4A4 E2 box probes. ZEB1 overexpression resulted in reduced activity of the COL4A3 promoter construct containing all identified E2 box motifs, whereas a truncating ZEB1 mutation led to the loss of ZEB1-dependent repression of the CDH1 promoter. CONCLUSIONS COL4A3 gene expression is negatively regulated by ZEB1 binding to E2 box motifs in the COL4A3 promoter region. Therefore, the altered expression of type IV collagens, particularly COL4A3, in the corneal endothelium in individuals with PPCD3 is likely due to reduced transcriptional repression in the setting of a single functional ZEB1 allele.
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- Duk-Won D. Chung
- Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Eratilla V, Uysal I, Deveci E, Güneş RF, Eratilla E, Yildiz I, Söker S. Effects of Nicotine on Rat Tongue Mucosa. Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Analyses. Anal Quant Cytopathol Histpathol 2016; 38:17-22. [PMID: 27363062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the histopathological and immunohistochemical effects of systemically administered nicotine on rat tongue mucosa. STUDY DESIGN Rats were assigned to one of two groups: the experimental group received nicotine systemically (nicotine sulphate 2 mg/kg subcutaneously daily for 28 days), while the rats in the control group were administered physiological saline (1.5 mL subcutaneously for 28 days). All animals were sacrificed at the end of the study, and tongue tissue samples were removed and prepared according to routine histological procedures. Sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and observed by light microscopy. Immunoreactivity of tongue mucosa was assessed with E-cadherin, collagen IV, and VEGF expression by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS There were significant differences in the average histopathological score between the nicotine-treated and untreated groups. Morphological changes, including inflammatory leukocyte infiltration and cellular desquamation, blood vessel dilation, hemorrhage, and epithelial degeneration, were noted. Further, E-cadherin expression was significantly decreased in the nicotine-treated group versus the untreated group. The nicotine treatment group showed an increase in collagen IV secondary papillae and basal cells. CONCLUSION The increased level of VEGF expression in the nicotine-treated group may have affected endothelial cell apoptosis.
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Tokuyama E, Nagai Y, Takahashi K, Kimata Y, Naruse K. Mechanical Stretch on Human Skin Equivalents Increases the Epidermal Thickness and Develops the Basement Membrane. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141989. [PMID: 26528823 PMCID: PMC4631345 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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All previous reports concerning the effect of stretch on cultured skin cells dealt with experiments on epidermal keratinocytes or dermal fibroblasts alone. The aim of the present study was to develop a system that allows application of stretch stimuli to human skin equivalents (HSEs), prepared by coculturing of these two types of cells. In addition, this study aimed to analyze the effect of a stretch on keratinization of the epidermis and on the basement membrane. HSEs were prepared in a gutter-like structure created with a porous silicone sheet in a silicone chamber. After 5-day stimulation with stretching, HSEs were analyzed histologically and immunohistologically. Stretch-stimulated HSEs had a thicker epidermal layer and expressed significantly greater levels of laminin 5 and collagen IV/VII in the basal layer compared with HSEs not subjected to stretch stimulation. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the structure of the basement membrane was more developed in HSEs subjected to stretching. Our model may be relevant for extrapolating the effect of a stretch on the skin in a state similar to an in vivo system. This experimental system may be useful for analysis of the effects of stretch stimuli on skin properties and wound healing and is also expected to be applicable to an in vitro model of a hypertrophic scar in the future.
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- Eijiro Tokuyama
- The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- The Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- The Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Feng S, Li S, Li Q, Shi K, Xue L. Preparation of recombinant human canstatin using transgenic Dunaliella salina. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2014; 46:428-30. [PMID: 24777497 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmu009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Shuying Feng
- Department of Immunology, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China
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Taniguchi K, Xia L, Goldberg HJ, Lee KW, Shah A, Stavar L, Masson EA, Momen A, Shikatani EA, John R, Husain M, Fantus IG. Inhibition of Src kinase blocks high glucose-induced EGFR transactivation and collagen synthesis in mesangial cells and prevents diabetic nephropathy in mice. Diabetes 2013; 62:3874-86. [PMID: 23942551 PMCID: PMC3806624 DOI: 10.2337/db12-1010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chronic exposure to high glucose leads to diabetic nephropathy characterized by increased mesangial matrix protein (e.g., collagen) accumulation. Altered cell signaling and gene expression accompanied by oxidative stress have been documented. The contribution of the tyrosine kinase, c-Src (Src), which is sensitive to oxidative stress, was examined. Cultured rat mesangial cells were exposed to high glucose (25 mmol/L) in the presence and absence of Src inhibitors (PP2, SU6656), Src small interfering RNA (siRNA), and the tumor necrosis factor-α-converting enzyme (TACE) inhibitor, TAPI-2. Src was investigated in vivo by administration of PP2 to streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic DBA2/J mice. High glucose stimulated Src, TACE, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2, p38), and collagen IV accumulation in mesangial cells. PP2 and SU6656 blocked high glucose-stimulated phosphorylation of Src Tyr-416, EGFR, and MAPKs. These inhibitors and Src knockdown by siRNA, as well as TAPI-2, also abrogated high glucose-induced phosphorylation of these targets and collagen IV accumulation. In STZ-diabetic mice, albuminuria, increased Src pTyr-416, TACE activation, ERK and EGFR phosphorylation, glomerular collagen accumulation, and podocyte loss were inhibited by PP2. These data indicate a role for Src in a high glucose-Src-TACE-heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-EGFR-MAPK-signaling pathway to collagen accumulation. Thus, Src may provide a novel therapeutic target for diabetic nephropathy.
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- Kanta Taniguchi
- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine and Lunedfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Corresponding author: I. George Fantus,
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Tunik S, Ayaz E, Akpolat V, Nergiz Y, Isen K, Celik MS, Seker U. Effects of pulsed and sinusoidal electromagnetic fields on MMP-2, MMP-9, collagen type IV and E-cadherin expression levels in the rat kidney: an immunohistochemical study. Anal Quant Cytopathol Histpathol 2013; 35:253-260. [PMID: 24282905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of extremely low frequency pulsed and sinusoidal electromagnetic fields on kidney tissues. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-seven male Wistar albino rats were used. The rats were divided into 3 groups (n = 9): control group, sinusoidal electromagnetic field (SEMF) group, and pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) group. The SEMF and PEMF groups (pulse time 25 microsn, pulse frequency 50 Hz) were subjected to 1.5 mT, 50 Hz, exposure 6 hours a day, 5 days a week for 28 days in methacrylate boxes. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded kidney tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Gomori and periodic acid-Schiff. In addition, matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and 9 (MMP-9), E-cadherin and collagen type IV expression levels were examined immunohistochemically. RESULTS Thickening of glomerular basement membranes was evident in electromagnetic fields, especially in the SEMF group. In addition, expression levels of E-cadherin were decreased with electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure. The expression level of MMP-9 increased, and MMP-2 and collagen type IV expression levels were not altered with EMF exposure. CONCLUSION Both EMFs changed the molecular component of the kidney adversely.
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- Selcuk Tunik
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Cui W, Maimaitiyiming H, Qi X, Norman H, Wang S. Thrombospondin 1 mediates renal dysfunction in a mouse model of high-fat diet-induced obesity. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 305:F871-80. [PMID: 23863467 PMCID: PMC3761287 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00209.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Obesity is prevalent worldwide and is a major risk factor for many diseases including renal complications. Thrombospondin 1 (TSP1), a multifunctional extracellular matrix protein, plays an important role in diabetic kidney diseases. However, whether TSP1 plays a role in obesity-related kidney disease is unknown. In the present studies, the role of TSP1 in obesity-induced renal dysfunction was determined by using a diet-induced obese mouse model. The results demonstrated that TSP1 was significantly upregulated in the kidney from obese mice. The increased TSP1 was localized in the glomerular mesangium as well as in the tubular system from obese wild-type mice. Obese wild-type mice developed renal hypertrophy and albuminuria, which was associated with increased kidney macrophage infiltration, augmented kidney inflammation, and activated transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling and renal fibrosis. In contrast, obese TSP1-deficient mice did not develop these kidney damages. Furthermore, in vitro studies demonstrated that leptin treatment stimulated the expression of TSP1, TGF-β1, fibronectin, and collagen type IV in mesangial cells isolated from wild-type mice. These leptin-stimulated effects were abolished in TSP1-deficient mesangial cells. Taken together, these data suggest that TSP1 is an important mediator for obesity- or hyperleptinemia-induced kidney dysfunction.
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- Wenpeng Cui
- Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, Univ. of Kentucky, Wethington Bldg. Rm. 583, 900 S. Limestone St., Lexington, KY 40536.
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Fatimah SS, Chua K, Tan GC, Azmi TI, Tan AE, Abdul Rahman H. Organotypic culture of human amnion cells in air-liquid interface as a potential substitute for skin regeneration. Cytotherapy 2013; 15:1030-41. [PMID: 23830235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2013.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 12/15/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of air-liquid interface on the differentiation potential of human amnion epithelial cells (HAECs) to skin-like substitute in organotypic culture. METHODS HAECs at passage 1-2 were seeded onto a fibrin layer populated with human amnion mesenchymal cells to form the organotypic cultures. The organotypic HAECs were then cultured for 7, 14 and 21 d in two types of culture system: the submerged culture and the air-liquid interface culture. Cell morphogenesis was examined under the light and electron microscopes (transmission and scanning) and analyzed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Organotypic HAECs formed a single layer epithelium after 3 wk in submerged as well as air-liquid interface cultures. Ultrastructurally, desmosomes were observed in organotypic HAECs cultured in the air-liquid interface but not in the submerged culture. The presence of desmosomes marked the onset of early epidermal differentiation. Organotypic HAECs were positive against anti-CK18 and anti-CK14 in both the submerged and the air-liquid interface cultures. The co-expression of CK14 and CK18 suggested that differentiation of HAECs into skin may follow the process of embryonic skin development. However, weak expression of CK14 was observed after 2 and 3 wk of culture in air-liquid interface. CK10, involucrin, type IV collagen and laminin-5 expression was absent in organotypic HAECs. This observation reflects the initial process of embryonic epidermal differentiation and stratification. CONCLUSIONS Results from the present study suggest that the air-liquid interface could stimulate early differentiation of organotypic HAECs to epidermal cells, with a potential use for skin regeneration.
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- Simat Siti Fatimah
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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This study was undertaken to evaluate the therapeutic effects of topical chlorogenic acid on excision wounds in Wistar rats. A 1 % (w/w) chlorogenic acid or silver sulfadiazine ointment was applied topically once a day for 15 days on full-thickness excision wounds created on rats. The 1 % (w/w) chlorogenic acid ointment had potent wound healing capacity as evident from the wound contraction on the 15th post-surgery day, which was similar to that produced by 1 % (w/w) silver sulfadiazine ointment. Increased rates of epithelialization were observed in the treated rats. It also improved cellular proliferation, increased tumor necrosis factor-α levels during the inflammatory phase (12 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h post-wounding) of wound healing, upregulated transforming growth factor-β1 and elevated collagen IV synthesis in the chlorogenic acid-treated group. The results also indicated that chlorogenic acid possesses potent antioxidant activity by increasing superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione, and decreasing lipid peroxidation. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that topical application of chlorogenic acid can accelerate the process of excision wound healing by its ability to increase collagen synthesis through upregulation of key players such as tumor necrosis factor-α and transforming growth factor-β1 in different phases of wound healing as well as by its antioxidant potential.
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- Wei-Cheng Chen
- Department of Bioengineering, Tatung University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Hatou S, Yoshida S, Higa K, Miyashita H, Inagaki E, Okano H, Tsubota K, Shimmura S. Functional corneal endothelium derived from corneal stroma stem cells of neural crest origin by retinoic acid and Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:828-39. [PMID: 22974347 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Corneal endothelial dysfunction remains a major indication for corneal transplantation. Both corneal endothelial cells and stromal cells originate from the neural crest, but have distinct phenotypes and function in the adult cornea. We previously reported that stem cells isolated from the adult corneal stroma [cornea-derived precursors (COPs)] show characteristics of multipotent neural crest-derived stem cells. In this study, we report the induction of functional tissue-engineered corneal endothelium (TECE) from mouse and human COPs. TECE was engineered from Wnt1-Cre/Floxed EGFP mouse COPs in a medium containing retinoic acid and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3β inhibitor (activator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling). The expression levels of major markers characterizing corneal endothelial function (Atp1a1, Slc4a4, Car2, Col4a2, Col8a2, and Cdh2) were significantly upregulated. Both retinoic acid and GSK 3β inhibitor upregulated the expression of Pitx2, a homeobox gene involved in the development of the anterior segment of the eye. GSK 3β inhibitor increased Atp1a1 expression and Na,K-ATPase pump activity of TECE, which was significantly higher than COPs or control 3T3 cells, and 2.6-fold higher than cultured mouse corneal endothelial cells. Mouse TECE transplanted into rabbit corneas maintained transparency and corneal thickness, whereas control corneas without TECE showed marked edema and increased corneal thickness. Furthermore, we successfully induced TECE from human COPs, and human TECE transplanted into rabbit corneas also maintained corneal transparency and thickness. This protocol enables efficient production of corneal endothelium from corneal stromal stem cells by direct induction, which may lead to a novel stem cell therapy for corneal endothelial dysfunction.
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- Shin Hatou
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Re: "effect of the topical use of the antioxidant taurine on the two basement membrane proteins of regenerating oral gingival epithelium". J Periodontol 2012; 83:1444. [PMID: 23121461 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.120031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mitselou A, Skoufi U, Tsimogiannis KE, Briasoulis E, Vougiouklakis T, Arvanitis D, Ioachim E. Association of syndecan-1 with angiogenesis-related markers, extracellular matrix components, and clinicopathological features in colorectal carcinoma. Anticancer Res 2012; 32:3977-3985. [PMID: 22993347] [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: 06/01/2023]
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Syndecan-1 is a transmembrane heparansulfate proteoglycan, which regulates cell proliferation, migration, angiogenesis, cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix adhesion and may influence malignant cell behavior. We investigated the alterations of syndecan-1 expression in colorectal cancer and analyzed the relationship between clinicopathological parameters, proliferation indices, angiogenic markers, and extracellular matrix components. Syndecan-1 protein expression observed in the tumorous epithelium was high in 52/97 (53.6%) of the studied cases, moderate in 20/97 (20.6%), and weak in 5/97 (5.22%) of the cases, and there was strong stromal expression in 34.02% of the tumors. Syndecan-1 expression was statistically correlated to VEGF expression in tumor (p=0.001) and vessels (p=0.007). In addition, there was a borderline correlation between syndecan-1 expression and tenascin (p=0.053). Patients with weak staining reaction had a more unfavorable prognosis (p=0.032) in univariate analysis. These results indicate the implication of syndecan-1 in the remodeling and angiogenesis of colorectal cancer tissue, through interaction with other extracellular matrix components and VEGF, probably influencing the tumor progression and aggressiveness.
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- Antigony Mitselou
- Department of Forensic Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
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Chen YH, Du BQ, Zheng ZJ, Xiang GM, Liu XB, Mai G. Effect of recombinant human growth hormone and interferon gamma on hepatic collagen synthesis and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells in cirrhotic rats. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2012; 11:294-301. [PMID: 22672824 DOI: 10.1016/s1499-3872(12)60163-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fibrosis plays a key role in the development of liver cirrhosis. In this study, we investigated the effect of growth hormone and interferon gamma on hepatic collagen synthesis and the proliferation of hepatic stellate cells in a cirrhotic rat model. METHODS Cirrhosis was induced in rats using carbon tetrachloride. Rats were simultaneously treated with daily subcutaneous injections of recombinant human growth hormone or interferon gamma combined with recombinant human growth hormone. The control group was given saline. The relative content of type I and type IV collagen was assessed by indirect immunofluorescence analysis. Activated hepatic stellate cells were prepared from cirrhotic rats. The 3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) method was used to assess the effects of recombinant human growth hormone and interferon gamma on these cells in vitro. RESULTS Both qualitative and quantitative analysis showed that type I and type IV collagen secretion increased with time after recombinant human growth hormone administration and was significantly higher than control and recombinant human growth hormone combined with interferon gamma administration. In vitro, recombinant human growth hormone significantly stimulated hepatic stellate cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner (10(-3)-10(-1) mg/100 μL), and interferon gamma (10(-2)-10(-1) μg/100 μL) significantly inhibited their growth compared to the control group. Interferon gamma combined with recombinant human growth hormone eliminated this growth-promoting effect to a certain degree in a concentration-dependent manner (10(-1) μg/100 μL, P<0.05, 10(-2)-10(-3) μg/100 μL, P>0.05) and a time-dependent manner (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Recombinant human growth hormone increased collagen secretion in cirrhotic rats in vivo and promoted the proliferation of hepatic stellate cells from cirrhotic rats in vitro. It is possible that concurrent interferon gamma therapy can offset these side-effects of recombinant human growth hormone.
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- Yong-Hua Chen
- Department of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Klimenko AV, Klimenko VN, Steshenko AA, Tumanskiĭ VA, Kovalenko IS. [Clinico-morphological substantations of parenchyma-preserving operations performance in surgery of chronic pancreatitis]. Klin Khir 2012:14-18. [PMID: 22642081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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There was presented a comparative analysis of the surgical treatment results of 86 patients, suffering chronic pancreatitis, in whom resection and parenchyma-preserving elaborated operations were done, aimed for pancreatic and biliary ducts hypertension elimination. According to histological and histochemical data obtained, there are uniform changes, localized in pancreatic head, corpus and tail: the extended periductal fibrosis with the immune-cell infiltration foci and periductal connective tissue sheath formation. According to the immunohistochemical data obtained, in a fibrous zone there was obtained a big quantity of activated alpha-SMA-positive collagen producing star-like cells and a significant expression of a type IV collagen. Indications for surgical treatment, using parenchyma-preserving procedures, were substantiated, taking into account morphological and clinical data present. The patients quality of life in a late follow-up period (5 years) after performance of a proposed operative procedure (the main group), according to all scales of international questionnaires MOS SF-36 applied, were trustworthy better (P < 0.05), than after resection procedures (control group).
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Tahara A, Tsukada J, Tomura Y, Yatsu T, Shibasaki M. Effects of high glucose on AVP-induced hyperplasia, hypertrophy, and type IV collagen synthesis in cultured rat mesangial cells. Endocr Res 2012; 37:216-27. [PMID: 22594926 DOI: 10.3109/07435800.2012.671400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hyperglycemia is a principal characteristic of diabetes and influences many cellular functions. Diabetic nephropathy is characterized by glomerular mesangial expansion which could result from increased mesangial cell extracellular matrix synthesis induced by hyperglycemia. METHODS To investigate whether the physiological functions of mesangial cells are altered in a diabetic environment, we evaluated the effect of high extracellular glucose concentration on thymidine/leucine incorporation, hyperplasia/hypertrophy, and type IV collagen synthesis, induced by vasopressin (AVP), in cultured rat mesangial cells. RESULTS The exposure of mesangial cells to a high glucose concentration (30 mM) significantly reduced AVP-induced thymidine incorporation and hyperplasia compared with normal glucose (10 mM). By contrast, treatment of mesangial cells with AVP in the presence of high extracellular glucose significantly increased leucine incorporation, hypertrophy, and type IV collagen synthesis compared with those at normal glucose levels. The administration of staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor, reversed these effects of high-glucose conditions. Furthermore, the nonpeptide AVP V(1A) receptor-selective antagonists potently inhibited these AVP-induced physiological responses in mesangial cells cultured in high-glucose conditions. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that high glucose suppresses mesangial cell proliferation but enhances hypertrophy and type IV collagen synthesis induced by AVP. This increased mesangial cell hypertrophy and extracellular matrix synthesis may play a crucial role in the glomerular mesangial expansion common to diabetic nephropathy.
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- Atsuo Tahara
- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Gültekin SE, Sengüven B, Sofuoğlu A, Taner L, Koch M. Effect of the topical use of the antioxidant taurine on the two basement membrane proteins of regenerating oral gingival epithelium. J Periodontol 2012; 83:127-34. [PMID: 21574832 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2011.100568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The essential amino acid taurine has important physiologic and pathologic roles, and has been shown to have osmoregulatory, antioxidative, antiapoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and antilipid activities. However, the response of oral gingival epithelium to taurine during wound healing remains unclear. The goal of this study is to evaluate the expression of laminin 5 and Type IV collagen histologically in regenerating gingival epithelium after direct application of taurine on incised human gingival samples. METHODS The study was conducted on 16 gingival samples obtained from gingivectomy specimens of eight adult patients with generalized gingival overgrowth. The samples were divided into two groups: gingiva with 1% taurine-hydrated collagen membrane (n = 8) and saline-hydrated collagen membrane (n = 8) applied specimens. The length of the newly formed epithelium on the wound surface and inflammation was assessed on hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections. Basement membrane formation was evaluated by detection of laminin 5 and Type IV collagen expressions on immunohistochemically stained samples. RESULTS Complete new epithelial formation was observed in 1% taurine-treated gingivectomy specimens, whereas incomplete regeneration of the epithelium was observed in control gingivectomy specimens (P <0.05). The length of the newly formed epithelium showed a negative correlation with inflammation in the taurine group (P = -0.712; P <0.05). Immunoreactivity for both laminin 5 and Type IV collagen did not show any significant difference between groups. CONCLUSION The local application of taurine-hydrated collagen membrane on human gingival wounds demonstrated the histologic evidence of rapid reepithelization with taurine.
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Tahara A, Tsukada J, Tomura Y, Yatsu T, Shibasaki M. Vasopressin regulates rat mesangial cell growth by inducing autocrine secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor. J Physiol Sci 2011; 61:115-22. [PMID: 21229342 PMCID: PMC10717975 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-010-0128-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Mesangial cell growth is a key feature of several glomerular diseases. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent mitogen of vascular endothelial cells and promoter of vascular permeability. Here, we examined the ability of vasopressin (AVP), which causes mesangial cell proliferation and hypertrophy, to stimulate VEGF secretion from cultured rat mesangial cells. AVP potently induced a time- and concentration-dependent increase in VEGF secretion in these cells, which was then inhibited by a V(1A) receptor-selective antagonist, confirming this is a V(1A) receptor-mediated event. VEGF also induced hyperplasia and hypertrophy in mesangial cells, which was completely abolished by an anti-VEGF antibody. In addition, AVP-induced hyperplasia and hypertrophy were completely inhibited by the V(1A) receptor-selective antagonist and partially abolished by the anti-VEGF antibody. These results indicate that AVP increases VEGF secretion in rat mesangial cells via V(1A) receptors and modulates mesangial cell growth not only by direct action but also through stimulation of VEGF secretion. This autocrine mechanism might contribute to glomerulosclerosis in renal diseases such as diabetic nephropathy.
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- Atsuo Tahara
- Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan.
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Zargaran M, Eshghyar N, Vaziri PB, Mortazavi H. Immunohistochemical evaluation of type IV collagen and laminin-332 γ2 chain expression in well-differentiated oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral verrucous carcinoma: a new recommended cut-off. J Oral Pathol Med 2011; 40:167-73. [PMID: 21158930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2010.00983.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Invasion and metastasis are two characteristics of malignant tumors, which perform by proteolytic destruction of the components of basement membrane (BM) and cell migration. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical (IHC) assessment of type IV collagen and laminin-332 γ2 (Ln-332 γ2) chain expression in well-differentiated oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and oral verrucous carcinoma (OVC), because these two lesions have same histopathologic findings whereas they have different biological behaviors. METHODS Destruction of BM and cell migration were evaluated by IHC in 15 cases of epithelial hyperplasia with no dysplasia (A group), 15 cases of OVC (B group) and 15 cases of well-differentiated OSCC (C group). RESULTS There was a significant difference in type IV collagen immunohistochemical staining between three groups, but there were no significant differences between B and C groups. Expression of Ln-332 γ2 chain was not detected in A group. Ln-332 γ2 chain labeling index had significantly difference between B and C groups. The number of Ln-332 γ2 chain immunostaining positive cells was less than 5% in B group and over than 5% in C group which there were significantly differences between these two groups. CONCLUSIONS Isolated immunohistochemical study of type IV collagen does not clearly define that a lesion is invasive or non-invasive and evaluation of Ln-332 γ2 chain expression (cut-off 5%) may be useful as a marker for description of biological differences and diagnosis of OVC from well-differentiated OSCC, especially in doubtful cases.
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- Massoumeh Zargaran
- Dental Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Kido Y, Ogawa D, Shikata K, Sasaki M, Nagase R, Okada S, Usui Kataoka H, Wada J, Makino H. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 plays a critical role in glomerulosclerosis after subtotal nephrectomy. Clin Exp Nephrol 2010; 15:212-9. [PMID: 21181224 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-010-0388-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperfiltration in the glomeruli have been considered to be an important cause of glomerular injury; however, the role of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 in the pathogenesis of glomerulosclerosis is not known. METHODS To elucidate the effects of ICAM-1 depletion on hyperfiltration-induced glomerular disorder, we used subtotally nephrectomized ICAM-1(+/+) and ICAM-1(-/-) mice. We evaluated macrophage infiltration, mesangial matrix expansion, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and type IV collagen accumulation in glomeruli. RESULTS Macrophage infiltration into the glomeruli and mesangial matrix expansion coincident with increased expression of both ICAM-1 and TGF-β, and accumulation of type IV collagen were ameliorated in subtotally nephrectomized ICAM-1(-/-) mice compared to ICAM-1(+/+) mice. ICAM-1 depletion significantly reduced hyperfiltration-induced glomerular injury after renal ablation. CONCLUSIONS Our present findings suggest that glomerular hyperfiltration is the leading cause of glomerulosclerosis, and it is mediated, at least in part, by ICAM-1 expression and macrophage infiltration.
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- Yuichi Kido
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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Khozhaĭ LI, Otellin VA, Pozharisskiĭ KM, Pavlova NG. [Expression of contractile proteins alpha-actin and myosin of smooth muscle cells and collagen of IV type in human placenta at placental insufficiency in III trimester of pregnancy]. Zh Evol Biokhim Fiziol 2010; 46:232-237. [PMID: 20583584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Changes of expression of contractile proteins (alpha-actin and myosin of smooth muscle cell) and of collagen of IV type in stroma of human placental villi were studied at the diagnosed placental insufficiency (PI) in III trimester of pregnancy. The study revealed pronounced disturbances of expression of contractile proteins and collagen of IV type at PI. It is shown that in perivascular envelopes of vessels of stem and intermediate villi there is present a much greater amount of cells expressing smooth muscle actin and myosin. These cells are arranged by the denser concentric layers and more compactly than in norm and fill the intervascular space inside the villi. The width of perivascular envelopes of vessels is higher, while vascular lumens are lower than in norm. In terminal villi the capillary walls are thickened and the number of pericytes immunopositive against the smooth muscle cell alpha-actin and myosin as well as collagen of IV type is increased. The change of synthesis of the cytoskeletal contractile proteins and collagen of IV type is shown to lead to structural disturbances of villi of different types and of perivascular areas and vessels, which doubtlessly indicates their participation in pathogenesis of placental dysfunction and of disturbance of placental hemodynamics.
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Poliachenko IV, Driuk MF, Dombrovs'kyĭ DB. [Histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of stimulated angiogenesis in transplantation of multipotent stem cells derived from the adipose tissue in patients with chronic ischemia of the extremities]. Klin Khir 2010:40-43. [PMID: 20623978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The cellular technologies application with the objective for the processes of angiogenesis stimulation, in the ischemia conditions, constitutes an actual task for modern stage of a science development, the discovery of a new sources of cells-stimulants for neoangiogenesis is in a progress. The investigation was performed with an objective of studying of histological and immunohistochemical changes in muscular tissue, occurring after autotransplantation of multipotent stromal cells from adipose tissue of the patients, suffering the extremity ischemia. Histological and immunohistochemical investigations (detection of antibodies expression towards Villebrand factor, collagen type IV and vimentin) of processes, occurring in muscular tissue after introduction of multipotent stromal cells from adipose tissue of this patient, were conducted. The reduction of myofibrils ischemic affection and rapid activation of the muscle regenerative potential were shown. There was established a vivid stimulation of the angiogenesis processes during already first month after cellular transplantation performance.
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Kulasekara KK, Lukandu OM, Neppelberg E, Vintermyr OK, Johannessen AC, Costea DE. Cancer progression is associated with increased expression of basement membrane proteins in three-dimensional in vitro models of human oral cancer. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:924-31. [PMID: 19674736 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Revised: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 07/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although basement membrane was traditionally considered an inert barrier that tumour cells had to cross before invasion into the surrounding stroma, recent studies suggest that basement membrane components are not only degraded during tumour progression, but also newly synthesised at the invasive front. OBJECTIVE This study aimed at evaluating (1) the expression of basement membrane proteins in human oral carcinogenesis and (2) the role that epithelial-mesenchymal interactions play on it, by using an in vitro oral cancer progression model. MATERIAL AND METHODS In vitro three-dimensional (3D) organotypic cultures of normal, early neoplastic and neoplastic human oral mucosa were developed by growing primary normal human oral keratinocytes, dysplastic human oral keratinocytes (DOK cell line), and neoplastic human oral keratinocytes (PE/CA-PJ15 cell line) on type I collagen biomatrices, with or without primary fibroblasts isolated from normal human oral mucosa. The cultured tissues were immunohistochemically assessed for the expression of the major basement membrane proteins laminin-332, type IV collagen, and fibronectin. RESULTS Expression of laminin-332, type IV collagen, and fibronectin was gradually more pronounced in neoplastic models when compared to normal mucosa models, and, with the exception of laminin-332, it was further enhanced by presence of fibroblasts. Deposition of type IV collagen at the epithelium-biomatrix interface occurred only in presence of fibroblasts, as well as the extracellular matrix deposition of fibronectin. CONCLUSIONS These findings, obtained in a 3D in vitro model that closely mirrors the in vivo human oral cancer progression, show an enhanced basement membrane protein expression during human oral cancer progression that is dependent on the epithelial-mesenchymal environment, respectively the existence of fibroblasts.
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Muta-Takada K, Terada T, Yamanishi H, Ashida Y, Inomata S, Nishiyama T, Amano S. Coenzyme Q10 protects against oxidative stress-induced cell death and enhances the synthesis of basement membrane components in dermal and epidermal cells. Biofactors 2009; 35:435-41. [PMID: 19753652 DOI: 10.1002/biof.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which has both energizing and anti-oxidative effects, is also reported to have antiaging action, e.g., reducing the area of facial wrinkles. However, the mechanism of its anti-aging activity is not fully established. Here, we examined the effect of CoQ10 on human dermal and epidermal cells. CoQ10 promoted proliferation of fibroblasts but not keratinocytes. It also accelerated production of basement membrane components, i.e., laminin 332 and type IV and VII collagens, in keratinocytes and fibroblasts, respectively; however, it had no effect on type I collagen production in fibroblasts. CoQ10 also showed protective effects against cell death induced by several reactive oxygen species in keratinocytes, but only when its cellular absorption was enhanced by pretreatment of the cells with highly CoQ10-loaded serum. These results suggest that protection of epidermis against oxidative stress and enhancement of production of epidermal basement membrane components may be involved in the antiaging properties of CoQ10 in skin.
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Long MY, Li HH, Xu JY, Lai DM, Weng ZH. [Inhibitory effects of transfection of arresten gene on liver metastasis from colorectal cancer in nude mice]. Ai Zheng 2008; 27:1039-1043. [PMID: 18851782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Liver metastasis is the most common cause of death due to colorectal cancer. Above 50% colorecal cancer patients have liver metastasis. This study was to investigate the effect of transfection of arresten gene on liver metastasis from human colorectal cancer (LoVo) xenografts in nude mice. METHODS The eukaryotic expression plasmid pSecTag2-arresten was transfected into human colorectal cancer cell line LoVo using Lipofectamine 2000. Cells were divided into pSecTag2-arresten group, pSecTag2 group and control group. Expressions of arresten at mRNA and protein levels were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The effect of arresten on proliferation of LoVo cells was measured using MTT assay. LoVo cells transfected with pSecTag2-arresten were implanted into nude mice to investigate the effect of arresten on hepatic metastasis of colorectal cancer. Microvessel density (MVD) of xenograft tumors was assessed using immunohistochemistry with FVIIIRag monoclonal antibody. RESULTS Arresten was successfully transfected and expressed in LoVo cells. Inhibition of cell proliferation did not differ significantly in all three groups (P > 0.05). The metastastic rate was lower in pSecTag2-arresten group [(25.1+/-2.1)%] than in pSecTag2 group [(87.1+/-1.2)% or control group [(87.1+/-1.5)%] in LoVo cells (P < 0.05). The number of xenograft tumors and MVD were higher in pSecTag2-arresten group [(4.5 +/-0.5) and (15.3+/-3.5)] than in pSecTag2 group [(19.6+/-2.5) and (42.2+/-2.6)] or in control group [(20.4+/-2.5)and (45.6+/-5.1)] in nude mice. CONCLUSION Arresten can inhibit hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer, which may be through its inhibition on tumor angiogenesis.
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- Miao-Yun Long
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, P.R.China
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In this report, the biological activity of the recombinant Arresten expressed in Nicotiana tabacum was studied. The gene coding for the tumor angiogenesis inhibitor Arresten was PCR-amplified from the plasmid pCA and its plant expression vector named pCAMBIAarr was constructed by inserting the Arresten cDNA fragment into the NcoI/BstEII sites of the plant binary expression vector pCAMBIA1301. Then pCAMBIAarr was transferred into Agrobacterium tumefacien LBA4404 by the freeze-thaw method. The adventitious shoots and regenerated plants of Nicotiana tabacum with hygromycinB-resistance were obtained via Agrobacterium-mediated leaf disk transformation method. Southern hybridization, RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis showed that the Arresten cDNA was integrated into the genome of some of the regenerated plants and the recombinant Arresten was expressed with a molecular size of 26 kD. Recombinant Arresten purified from transgenic tobacco leaves had an anti-proliferative effect on bovine endothelial cells. We speculate that biologically active recombinant Arresten can be produced by using plants as bioreactors.
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- Hongmin Li
- School of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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Xu JY, Tao LJ, Wang L, Ning WB, Liu JS. [The effect of losartan on glomerular sclerosis in rats with diabetic nephropathy]. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2008; 33:836-840. [PMID: 18812664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the degradation mechanism of losartan on extracellular matrix in rats with diabetic nephropathy. METHODS The rat model of diabetic nephropathy was established by streptozotozin(STZ) injection, and the rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: (a normal group, a model group and a losartan group). For 16 weeks, the serum creatinine and urea nitrogen were measured, and glomerular sclerosis index(GSI) were caculated. The expression of collagen Type IV,connective tissue growth factor and transforming growth factor-beta1 were examined by Western blot and real time-PCR respectively. RESULTS Blood urea nitrogen, GSI and the expressions of collagen Type IV and CTGF protein in the losartan group were lower than those in the model group(all P<0.05), and the expressions of collagen Type IV mRNA,TGF-beta1 mRNA and CTGF mRNA were lower than those in the model group (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION Losartan modulates glomerular sclerosis and decreases the accumulation of collagen Type IV by inhibiting TGF-beta1 and CTGF.
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- Jun-ying Xu
- Department of Nephrology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008,China
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Wu XL, Sun WS, Zhang WG, Wang Z. [Mechanism of the effect of Tongluo Recipe against glomerular sclerosis in rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2008; 28:1198-1201. [PMID: 18676262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of Tongluo Recipe on the expression of collagen IV (Col IV), fibronectin (FN), laminin (LN), transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) in rat renal tissues and explore the mechanism underlying these effects in rats with glomerular sclerosis. METHODS The pathological changes in the renal tissues of rats with glomerular sclerosis were observed microscopically, and the expressions of Col IV, FN, LN, and TGF-beta1 were detected using immunohistochemical staining and image analysis system. RESULTS Tongluo Recipe significantly decreased the expressions of Col IV, FN, LN and TGF-beta1 in the renal tissue of rats with glomerular sclerosis (P<0.05 or P<0.01) and obviously alleviated the renal pathologies (P<0.01). CONCLUSION The therapeutic effects of Tongluo Recipe are probably mediated by lowered expressions of Col IV, FN, LN and TGF-beta1.
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- Xi-li Wu
- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shaanxi Provincial Key TCM, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an 710004, China.
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Kang JH, Chae YM, Park KK, Kim CH, Lee IS, Chang YC. Suppression of mesangial cell proliferation and extracellular matrix production in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Sp1 decoy oligodeoxynucleotide in vitro and in vivo. J Cell Biochem 2008; 103:663-74. [PMID: 17557290 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 11/06/2022]
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Transcription factor Sp-1 is an important fibrogenic factor that is involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. In this study, we examined the effect of Sp1 decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) on the extracellular matrix (ECM) gene expression in cultured rat mesangial cells (RMC) and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The ring-type Sp1 decoy ODNs significantly decreased ECM mRNA expression and Sp1 binding to the promoter region of these PDGF-induced genes in RMC. In addition, the decoy ODNs was introduced into the left renal artery of diabetic rat using the hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ)-liposome mediated gene transfer method and effectively delivered to the kidney. On 14 days after ring-type Sp1 decoy ODNs injection, type IV collagen, fibronectin mRNA, and protein expression were markedly decreased, and the rate of urinary creatinine excretion was reduced in the ring-type Sp1 decoy ODNs-treated diabetic rats. These results indicated that the ring-type Sp1 decoy ODNs would be superior to P-Sp1 ODNs. Also, the R-Sp1 decoy ODN when introduced in vivo, effectively reduced ECM production during the progression of nephropathy. Therefore, ring-type Sp1 decoy is a promising tool for developing new therapeutic applications for progressive diabetic nephropathy.
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- Jeong Han Kang
- Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu 705-718, Korea
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Li QX, Zhong HJ, Gong HR, Zhu FY, Wang LN, Shen DJ, Li G, Wang CY, Qin CS. [Effect of compound Puerarin on the collage IV in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy rats]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2008; 42:254-259. [PMID: 18763636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of compound Puerarin on collagen IV of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS Diabetic nephropathy rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ). Rats were allocated randomly to control group (10), diabetes model group (10), Vitamin C group (10), Puerarin group (10), vitamin C plus Puerarin group (10). The study period lasted for 12 weeks. During and after the treatment, the general state, blood glucose levels, glycosylated hemoglobin, blood urea nitrogen, serum collagen IV, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, urinary albumin excretion rate of the 24-hour, and clearance rate of creatinine collagen IV protein were determined by immunohistochemistoche analysis as well as type the gene expression of collagen IV alpha 1 mRNA were determined by in situ hybridization analysis in the kidney tissue of different groups. RESULTS (1) Diabetes mellitus and renal function lesion occurred in the four groups. (2) Vitamin C and Puerarin could improve the general conditions of diabetic Rats, decrease blood urea nitrogen [(8.68 +/- 0.43), (7.98 +/- 0.47) and (5.76 +/- 0.82) micromol/L, serum creatinine [(74.68 +/- 8.20), (75.52 +/- 7.98) and (58.66 +/- 6.65) mmol/L], and urinary albumin excretion rate of the 24-hour [(18.40 +/- 0.37), (17.24 +/- 0.30) and (9.97 +/- 1.27) mg/24 h x 10(-3)]; increase clearance rate of creatinine [(0.59 +/- 0.21), (0.61 +/- 0.14) and (0.69 +/- 0.32) ml/min], the expression of collage IV absorbance [(111.56 +/- 14.61), (110.78 +/- 9.69) and (95.44 +/- 9.97) ] in the diabetic Rats were significantly inhibited at the same time. CONCLUSION The compound Puerarin might have some functions on preventing ren by inhibiting expression of type IV collagen.
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- Qiang-xiang Li
- Department of Endocrinology, Loudi Municipal Central Hospital of Hunan Province, Loudi 417000, China
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de Moraes LOC, Lodi FR, Gomes TS, Marques SR, Fernandes Junior JA, Oshima CTF, Alonso LG. Immunohistochemical expression of collagen type IV antibody in the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint of human fetuses. Ital J Anat Embryol 2008; 113:91-95. [PMID: 18702236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The objective of this paper was to study the morphology of the articular disc and analyze the immunohistochemical expression of the marker of type IV collagen in the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of human fetuses of different gestational ages. Twenty TMJ from human fetuses aging from 21 to 24 weeks of intrauterine life were studied. The TMJ were supplied by the Federal University of Uberaba. The ages of the fetuses were determined by measuring the crown-rump length (CRL). Macroscopically, the fetuses were fixed in a formalin solution at 10% and dissected by removing the skin and the subcutaneous tissue, exposing the deep structures. An immunohistochemical marker of type IV collagen was used in order to characterize the presence of blood vessels in the central region of the temporomandibular joint disc. Analysis of the immunohistochemical marker of type IV collagen showed the presence of blood vessels in the central region of the temporomandibular disc in human fetuses.
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- Luís Otávio Carvalho de Moraes
- Disciplina de Anatomia Descritiva e Topográfica, Departamento de Morfologia e Genética, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brasil.
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Aguirre Urizar JM. Letter to the editor: E-cadherin, laminin and collagen IV expression in the evolution from dysplasia to oral squamous cell carcinoma. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2008; 13:E225-E226. [PMID: 18379444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study the effects of Cordyceps sinensis on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats. METHODS SD rats were divided into normal control group, untreated group and Cordyceps sinensis-treated group. The rats in each group were fed with corresponding drug for 4 weeks. The rat's liver collagen deposition was observed with collagen staining. Hydroxyproline (Hyp) contents in liver tissue of the rats in 3 groups were determined with HCl hydrolysis. The tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) and type IV collagen contents were observed by Envision, and matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) activity was detected by the method of enzyme-picture. Type I collagen was detected by Western blotting. RESULTS The contents of Hyp, TIMP-2, type IV collagen, and the expression of type I collagen in untreated group were significantly higher than those in the normal control group, while those in Cordyceps sinensis-treated group were significantly lower than those in the untreated group. The content of MMP-2 in untreated group was significantly lower than that in the normal control group, while that in Cordyceps sinensis-treated group was significantly higher than that in the untreated group. CONCLUSION Cordyceps sinensis can considerably relieve the liver fibrosis, and the mechanism may be related to promoting the degradation of the collagens.
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- Feng-Hua Li
- Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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Guo M, Cox B, Mahale S, Davis W, Carranza A, Hayes K, Sprague S, Jimenez D, Ding Y. Pre-ischemic exercise reduces matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression and ameliorates blood-brain barrier dysfunction in stroke. Neuroscience 2007; 151:340-51. [PMID: 18160227 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Revised: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 10/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Exercise reduces ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury in the rat stroke model. We investigated whether pre-ischemic exercise ameliorates blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in stroke by reducing matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 expression and strengthening basal lamina. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 30 min exercise program on a treadmill 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Stroke was induced by a 2-h middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion using an intraluminal filament in the exercised and non-exercised groups. Brain infarction was measured and neurological deficits were scored. BBB dysfunction was determined by examining brain edema and Evans Blue extravasation. Expression of collagen IV, the major component of basal lamina essential for maintenance of the endothelial permeability barrier, was quantitatively detected by Western blot and immunocytochemistry. Ex vivo techniques were used to compare collagen IV-labeled vessels in response to ischemic insult. Temporal relationship of expression of MMP-9 and its endogenous inhibitor, the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), was determined by real-time PCR for mRNA and Western blot for protein during reperfusion. Brain edema and Evans Blue leakage were both significantly (P<0.01) reduced after stroke in the exercised group, in association with reduced brain infarct volume and neurological deficits. Western blot analysis indicated that exercise enhanced collagen IV expression and reduced the collagen loss after stroke. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated that collagen IV-labeled vessels were significantly (P<0.01) increased in exercised rats. In the ex vivo study, after exercised brains were incubated with ischemic brain tissue, a significantly (P<0.01) higher level of collagen IV-labeled vessels was observed as compared with non-exercised brains following the same treatment. The ex vivo study also revealed a key role of MMP-9 in exercise-strengthened collagen IV expression against I/R injury. TIMP-1 protein levels were significantly (P<0.01) increased by exercise. Our results indicate that pre-ischemic exercise reduces brain injury by improving BBB function and enhancing basal lamina integrity in stroke. This study suggests that the neuroprotective effect of physical exercise is associated with an imbalance of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 expression.
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- M Guo
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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Glomerulosclerosis is one of the complications of diabetes that occurs after many years of uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Mesangial cells (MCs) exposed to high glucose (HG) for short periods have shown that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and activated diacylglycerol-dependent protein kinase C (PKC) mediate increased collagen formation. Our study examined collagen formation by MCs exposed to HG for 8 weeks. Exposure to HG in overnight culture resulted in the activation of all PKC isoforms. In contrast, 8-week exposure to HG resulted in the persistent activation of PKC-delta, did not change PKC-alpha or -beta activity, and decreased PKC-epsilon activity while increasing collagen I and IV gene and protein expression. Collagen IV accumulation was reversed by specific PKC-delta inhibition. Collagen IV gene expression was completely normalized by TGF-beta neutralization; however, this was associated with plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) overexpression and a modest reduction in collagen protein. Our studies suggest that prolonged exposure to HG results in PKC-delta-driven collagen accumulation by MCs mediated by PAI-1 but independent of TGF-beta.
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- M H A Baccora
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202-2689, USA
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Zu N, Li P, Li N, Choy P, Gong Y. Mechanism of saikosaponin-d in the regulation of rat mesangial cell proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins. Biochem Cell Biol 2007; 85:169-74. [PMID: 17534396 DOI: 10.1139/o07-002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Glomerulosclerosis is a common disorder in many types of chronic kidney diseases. Previous studies have shown that glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of glomerulosclerosis. The ability of saikosaponin-d (SSd) to reduce the damage of kidney in progressive glomerulosclerosis has been demonstrated. In this study, the effects of saikosaponin-d on MC proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins were investigated. Rat MCs were isolated from Wistar rats and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium. MCs were challenged with lipopolysacchorides and incubated with different concentrations of SSd. Cell proliferation and cytotoxicity were determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), flow cytometry, and lactate dehydrogenase assays. Type IV collagen, fibronectin, and TGF-beta1 in the conditioned medium were measured. The expression of cyclin-dependent kinase 4, c-Jun, and c-Fos was determined by immunohistochemistry. At a concentration of 4 microg/mL or lower, SSd inhibited MC proliferation but did not cause cell death. SSd also inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced secretion of type IV collagen, fibronectin, and TGF-beta1 in MCs. Additionally, SSd reduced the expression of CDK4, c-Jun, and c-Fos in MCs. We conclude that SSd inhibited MC proliferation and synthesis of extracullular matrix proteins through the downregulation of the CDK4, c-Jun, and c-Fos genes.
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- Ning Zu
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Yinghua Dong Lu, Beijing 100029, China
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Oğuzkurt P, Kayaselçuk F, Tuncer I, Alkan M, Hiçsönmez A. Evaluation of Extracellular Matrix Protein Composition in Sacs Associated with Undescended Testis, Hydrocele, Inguinal Hernia, and Peritoneum. Urology 2007; 70:346-50. [PMID: 17826504 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Revised: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate and compare the distribution and intensity of staining of extracellular matrix proteins--laminin, fibronectin, and types 1 and 4 collagen--in various congenital inguinoscrotal abnormalities and the peritoneum through immunohistochemical staining. METHODS The sacs associated with undescended testis (n = 28), hydrocele (n = 29), inguinal hernia (n = 31), and parietal peritoneum (n = 28) were stained with antibodies for laminin, fibronectin, and types 1 and 4 collagen. The peritoneum served as the control group. Appropriate tissue sections of each group of samples were identified and compared with regard to the intensity and distribution of staining. RESULTS The expression of laminin was significantly greater in the sacs associated with undescended testes and inguinal hernia than in the peritoneum. The expression pattern of fibronectin did not differ in the sacs of the different inguinoscrotal abnormalities compared with peritoneum. Type 1 collagen was strongly expressed in the sacs obtained from the hydroceles compared with the other groups and the peritoneum. Expression of type 4 collagen was significantly increased in the sacs associated with hydrocele and inguinal hernia compared with the peritoneum. CONCLUSIONS The distribution and expression of laminin and types 1 and 4 collagen showed variability in the sacs associated with undescended testis, hydrocele, and inguinal hernia and the peritoneum. The tensile forces that the sacs associated with childhood inguinoscrotal abnormalities are exposed to per se could account for some of the differences seen between the inguinoscrotal tissues and anterior peritoneum. These differences in the extracellular matrix proteins could also reflect congenital properties of various childhood inguinoscrotal abnormalities.
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- Pelin Oğuzkurt
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Østergaard J, Thiel S, Gadjeva M, Hansen TK, Rasch R, Flyvbjerg A. Mannose-binding lectin deficiency attenuates renal changes in a streptozotocin-induced model of type 1 diabetes in mice. Diabetologia 2007; 50:1541-9. [PMID: 17473913 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0686-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS An increasing amount of evidence indicates that mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays a role in the development of diabetic nephropathy. The main objective of the study was to analyse whether MBL influences the effects of diabetes on the kidneys. MATERIALS AND METHODS In one group of wild-type mice and in one group of MBL double knockout mice we induced diabetes by the use of streptozotocin as a model of type 1 diabetes. Two groups of non-diabetic mice, wild-type and MBL knockout, were also included. By two-way ANOVA we evaluated if MBL modulated the effects of diabetes by testing the interaction between diabetes and MBL. RESULTS MBL interacted with the effects of diabetes on three outcome measures: kidney weight (p < 0.001), urinary albumin excretion (p = 0.001) and the expression of collagen IV alpha 1 (Col4a1) mRNA (p = 0.002). This means that the effects that diabetes normally has on these parameters were significantly modified by MBL. MBL showed a tendency to interact with the effects of diabetes on glomerular basement membrane thickness and total mesangial volume (p = 0.065 and p = 0.063, respectively). Glomerular volume and total mesangial volume were significantly smaller in animals lacking MBL than in wild-type animals (p = 0.006 and p = 0.047, respectively). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION These findings, for the first time, show that the degree of kidney alteration as a consequence of diabetes is modified by MBL. These findings support a pivotal role of MBL in the development of diabetic kidney disease.
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- J Østergaard
- The Medical Research Laboratories, Clinical Institute and Medical Department M (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Taniwaki K, Fukamachi H, Komori K, Ohtake Y, Nonaka T, Sakamoto T, Shiomi T, Okada Y, Itoh T, Itohara S, Seiki M, Yana I. Stroma-derived matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 promotes membrane type 1-MMP-dependent tumor growth in mice. Cancer Res 2007; 67:4311-9. [PMID: 17483344 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-4761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is a stroma-derived MMP belonging to the type IV collagenase family. It is believed to mediate tumor cell behavior by degrading deposits of type IV collagen, a major component of the basement membrane. The membrane type 1-MMP (MT1-MMP) is a highly potent activator of MMP-2 and is expressed in many tumor and stromal cells. However, the roles played by stromal MMP-2 in tumor progression in vivo remain poorly understood. We established a colon epithelial cell line from an Mt1-mmp(-/-) mouse strain and transfected these cells with an inducible expression system for MT1-MMP (MT1rev cells). Following s.c. implantation into Mmp-2(+/+) mice and induction of MT1-MMP expression, MT1rev cells grew rapidly, whereas they grew very slowly in Mmp-2(-/-) mice, even in the presence of MT1-MMP. This MT1-MMP-dependent tumor growth of MT1rev cells was enhanced in Mmp-2(-/-) mice as long as MMP-2 was supplied via transfection or coimplantation of MMP-2-positive fibroblasts. MT1rev cells cultured in vitro in a three-dimensional collagen gel matrix also required the MT1-MMP/MMP-2 axis for rapid proliferation. MT1rev cells deposit type IV collagen primarily at the cell-collagen interface, and these deposits seem scarce at sites of invasion and proliferation. These data suggest that cooperation between stroma-derived MMP-2 and tumor-derived MT1-MMP may play a role in tumor invasion and proliferation via remodeling of the tumor-associated basement membrane. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating that MT1-MMP-dependent tumor growth in vivo requires stromal-derived MMP-2. It also suggests that MMP-2 represents a potential target for tumor therapeutics.
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- Kaori Taniwaki
- Division of Cancer Cell Research, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Long MY, Zheng QC, Song ZF, Hu QG, Zhang Y. [Expression and biological activities of arresten in CHO cells]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2007; 29:249-52. [PMID: 17760248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the eukaryotic expression of arresten in CHO cells and to investigate its basic biological activities. METHODS CHO cells were divided into three groups: transfected pSecTag-arresten group, transfected pSecTag group and control group without transfection. PSecTag-arresten was transfected into CHO cells by Lipofectamine 2000 method. The arresten mRNA in CHO cells was assayed by RT-PCR. The protein expression of arresten gene was examined by Western-Blot. The cells expressing arresten were screened out by Zeocin. The effect of arresten on huvec cell migration and anchoring to three-dimensional vascular structures was measured. RESULTS The result of RT-PCR and Western-blot showed that arresten gene has been successfully transfected into CHO cells and expressed in those cells. Arrssten inhibited huvec cell migration and anchoring to three-dimensional vascular structures. CONCLUSION CHO cells expressing arresten have been obtained successfully. Arresten can inhibit huvec cell migration and anchoring to three-dimensional vascular structures, indicating that it might be one of its anti-angiogenetic approaches.
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- Miao-yun Long
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Chaudhuri V, Karasek MA. Mechanisms of microvascular wound repair II. Injury induces transformation of endothelial cells into myofibroblasts and the synthesis of matrix proteins. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2007; 42:314-9. [PMID: 17316065 DOI: 10.1290/0607044.1] [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] [Received: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Under normal growth conditions, in vitro dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMEC) retain an epithelioid morphology and do not synthesize matrix proteins found increased in scar tissue. When injured by a standard scratch, cells at the wound edge and within the culture transform into spindle-shaped, myofibroblast-like cells. To determine if the transformed cells synthesize matrix proteins, expression of type I collagen and alpha smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) was investigated by immunohistochemistry and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Twelve hours following injury, a major upregulation in expression of alpha-SMA and type I collagen was observed both in cells proximal and distal to the wound edge. Cells with the typical morphology of myofibroblasts and displaying intracellular alpha-SMA positive fibrils were observed in HDMEC throughout the culture. In contrast, type IV collagen, a basement membrane protein, was not detected in migrating cells. Following completion of wound repair (24-36 h), type I collagen was no longer expressed and type IV collagen synthesis increased to prewound levels. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed the changes in gene expression for both type I collagen and alpha-SMA at each time point during repair. These results demonstrate that normal skin microvascular endothelial cells retain an ability to transform into myofibroblast-like cells when injured and to synthesize matrix proteins not expressed in noninjured cells. The synthesis of matrix proteins by injured endothelial cells suggests a direct role for the endothelium in the pathology of scar formation.
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- Vaishali Chaudhuri
- Program in Epithelial Biology, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Steenvoorden MMC, Tolboom TCA, van der Pluijm G, Löwik C, Visser CPJ, DeGroot J, Gittenberger-DeGroot AC, DeRuiter MC, Wisse BJ, Huizinga TWJ, Toes REM. Transition of healthy to diseased synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with gain of mesenchymal/fibrotic characteristics. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 8:R165. [PMID: 17076892 PMCID: PMC1794508 DOI: 10.1186/ar2073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2006] [Revised: 09/28/2006] [Accepted: 10/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The healthy synovial lining layer consists of a single cell layer that regulates the transport between the joint cavity and the surrounding tissue. It has been suggested that abnormalities such as somatic mutations in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene contribute to synovial hyperplasia and invasion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, expression of epithelial markers on healthy and diseased synovial lining tissue was examined. In addition, we investigated whether a regulated process, resembling epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)/fibrosis, could be responsible for the altered phenotype of the synovial lining layer in RA. Synovial tissue from healthy subjects and RA patients was obtained during arthroscopy. To detect signs of EMT, expression of E-cadherin (epithelial marker), collagen type IV (indicator of the presence of a basement membrane) and α-smooth muscle actin (α-sma; a myofibroblast marker) was investigated on frozen tissue sections using immunohistochemistry. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) from healthy subjects were isolated and subjected to stimulation with synovial fluid (SF) from two RA patients and to transforming growth factor (TGF)-β. To detect whether EMT/fibrotic markers were increased, expression of collagen type I, α-sma and telopeptide lysylhydroxylase (TLH) was measured by real time PCR. Expression of E-cadherin and collagen type IV was found in healthy and arthritic synovial tissue. Expression of α-sma was only found in the synovial lining layer of RA patients. Stimulation of healthy FLSs with SF resulted in an upregulation of α-sma and TLH mRNA. Collagen type I and TLH mRNA were upregulated after stimulation with TGF-β. Addition of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-7 to healthy FLS stimulated with SF inhibited the expression of α-sma mRNA. The finding that E-cadherin and collagen type IV are expressed in the lining layer of healthy and arthritic synovium indicates that these lining cells display an epithelial-like phenotype. In addition, the presence of α-sma in the synovial lining layer of RA patients and induction of fibrotic markers in healthy FLSs by SF from RA patients indicate that a regulated process comparable to EMT might cause the alteration in phenotype of RA FLSs. Therefore, BMP-7 may represent a promising agent to counteract the transition imposed on synoviocytes in the RA joint.
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- Marjan MC Steenvoorden
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
- TNO Quality of Life, Business Unit Biomedical Research, Zernikedreef 9, 2333 CK Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Rijnland Hospital, Simon Smitweg 1, 2353 GA Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
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- TNO Quality of Life, Business Unit Biomedical Research, Zernikedreef 9, 2333 CK Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Sanna-Cherchi S, Carnevali ML, Martorana D, Cravedi P, Maggiore U, Alinovi R, Bovino A, Mattei S, Orlandini G, Gatti R, Savi M, Sado Y, Neri TM, Allegri L. Alterations of type IV collagen alpha chains in patients with chronic acquired glomerulopathies: mRNA levels, protein expression and urinary loss. Am J Nephrol 2007; 27:129-37. [PMID: 17308374 DOI: 10.1159/000099838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Type IV collagen is a major structural component of the normal kidney glomerulus. However, its role in chronic acquired glomerulopathies has been only partially elucidated. METHODS Urinary levels of col(IV)alpha1, col(IV)alpha3 and col(IV)alpha5 collagen chains were analyzed in 107 patients with chronic acquired glomerulopathies. In a subgroup of 33 patients, tissue mRNA levels, protein expression and urinary excretion were evaluated for all col(IV)alpha chains, from col(IV)alpha1 to col(IV)alpha5. The renal specimens were examined to get a semiquantitative score of the acute and chronic activity of the histological lesions. Urines obtained from 13 healthy subjects and 10 normal renal tissue samples were used as controls. RESULTS Urinary levels of col(IV)alpha1, col(IV)alpha3, col(IV)alpha5 chains were significantly higher in patients than in controls [p < 0.01 for all], while only col(IV)alpha1 and col(IV)alpha3 urinary excretion correlated with the degree of chronic histological damage [col(IV)alpha1 R = 0.44, p < 0.001; col(IV)alpha3: R = 0.47, p < 0.001]. Compared with controls, patients showed a renal expression of mRNA for col(IV)alpha5 chain significantly higher [p = 0.001], while having a significantly lower protein expression of col(IV)alpha3, col(IV)alpha4 and col(IV)alpha5 chains [p < 0.01 for all]. CONCLUSION Patients with chronic acquired glomerulopathies show important alterations in the col(IV)alpha chain network mimicking some molecular features of the X-linked Alport's syndrome. Further studies are needed to show whether urinary levels of the col(IV)alpha chains may be used as markers for monitoring renal injury.
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- Simone Sanna-Cherchi
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Nephrology and Health Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Kojima T, Chang JH, Azar DT. Proangiogenic role of ephrinB1/EphB1 in basic fibroblast growth factor-induced corneal angiogenesis. Am J Pathol 2007; 170:764-73. [PMID: 17255342 PMCID: PMC1851865 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Corneal neovascularization is a vision-threatening condition caused by various ocular pathological conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the function of the ephrin ligands and Eph receptors in vitro and in vivo in corneal angiogenesis in a mouse model. The Eph tyrosine kinase receptors and their ligands, ephrins, are expressed on the cell surface. The functions of Eph and ephrins have been shown to regulate axonal guidance, segmentation, cell migration, and angiogenesis. Understanding the roles of Eph and ephrin in corneal angiogenesis may provide a therapeutic intervention for the treatment of angiogenesis-related disorders. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that ephrinB1 and EphB1 were expressed in basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced vascularized corneas. EphB1 was specifically colocalized with vascular endothelial marker CD31 surrounded by type IV collagen. EphrinB1 was expressed in corneal-resident keratocytes and neutrophils. Recombinant ephrinB1-Fc, which induces EphB receptor activation, enhanced bFGF-induced tube formation in an in vitro aortic ring assay and promoted bFGF-induced corneal angiogenesis in vivo in a corneal pocket assay. Synergistically enhanced and sustained activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase was noted in vascular endothelial cell lines after stimulation with ephrin B1 and bFGF combinations. These results suggest that ephrinB1 plays a synergistic role in corneal neovascularization.
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- Takashi Kojima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eyue and Ear Infirmary, and the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Cohen MP, Lautenslager GT, Hud E, Shea E, Wang A, Chen S, Shearman CW. Inhibiting albumin glycation attenuates dysregulation of VEGFR-1 and collagen IV subchain production and the development of renal insufficiency. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 292:F789-95. [PMID: 17018845 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00201.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Glomerular cells in culture respond to albumin containing Amadori glucose adducts (the principal serum glycated protein), with activation of protein kinase C-β1, increased expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, the TGF-β type II signaling receptor, and the extracellular matrix proteins α1(IV) collagen and fibronectin and with decreased production of the podocyte protein nephrin. Decreasing the burden of glycated albumin in diabetic db/db mice significantly reduces glomerular overexpression of TGF-β1 mRNA, restores glomerular nephrin immunofluorescence, and lessens proteinuria, mesangial expansion, renal extracellular matrix protein production, and increased glomerular vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) immunostaining. In the present study, db/db mice were treated with a small molecule, designated 23CPPA, that inhibits the nonenzymatic condensation of glucose with the albumin protein to evaluate whether increased glycated albumin influences the production of VEGF receptors (VEGFRs) and type IV collagen subchains and ameliorates the development of renal insufficiency. Renal levels of VEGF and VEGFR-1 proteins and serum creatinine concentrations were significantly higher and renal levels of α3(IV) collagen and nephrin proteins and endogenous creatinine clearance values were significantly lower in control diabetic than in age-matched nondiabetic ( db/m) mice. These changes were significantly attenuated in db/db littermate mice treated from 9 to 18 wk of age with 23CPPA. The findings indicate that inhibiting excess nonenzymatic glycation of serum albumin improves renal molecular biology abnormalities and protects against the development of renal insufficiency in the db/db mouse.
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- Margo P Cohen
- University City Science Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Russo LM, del Re E, Brown D, Lin HY. Evidence for a role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 in the induction of postglomerular albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy: amelioration by soluble TGF-beta type II receptor. Diabetes 2007; 56:380-8. [PMID: 17259382 DOI: 10.2337/db06-1018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 12/31/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) has previously been implicated in the progression of diabetic nephropathy, including the onset of fibrosis and albuminuria. Here we report for the first time the use of a high-affinity TGF-beta1 binding molecule, the soluble human TGF-beta type II receptor (sTbetaRII.Fc), in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy in 12-week streptozotocin-induced diabetic Sprague-Dawley rats. In vitro studies using immortalized rat proximal tubule cells revealed that 50 pmol/l TGF-beta1 disrupted albumin uptake (P < 0.001 vs. control), an inhibition significantly reversed by the use of the sTbetaRII.Fc (1,200 pmol/l). In vivo studies demonstrated that treatment with sTbetaRII.Fc reduced urinary albumin excretion by 36% at 4 weeks, 59% at 8 weeks (P < 0.001), and 45% at 12 weeks (P < 0.01 for diabetic vs. treated). This was correlated with an increase in megalin expression (P < 0.05 for diabetic vs. treated) and a reduction in collagen IV expression following sTbetaRII.Fc treatment (P < 0.001 for diabetic vs. treated). These changes occurred independently of changes in blood glucose levels. This study demonstrates that the sTbetaRII.Fc is a potential new agent for the treatment of fibrosis and albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy and may reduce albuminuria by reducing TGF-beta1-induced disruptions of renal proximal tubule cell uptake of albumin.
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- Leileata M Russo
- Program in Membrane Biology, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Xin C, Ren S, Eberhardt W, Pfeilschifter J, Huwiler A. The immunomodulator FTY720 and its phosphorylated derivative activate the Smad signalling cascade and upregulate connective tissue growth factor and collagen type IV expression in renal mesangial cells. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 147:164-74. [PMID: 16299553 PMCID: PMC1615856 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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1.--The immunomodulating agent FTY720 is a substrate for the sphingosine kinase and the phosphorylated form is able to bind to sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptors. In this study, we show that exposure of renal mesangial cells to phospho-FTY720 leads to a rapid and transient activation of several protein kinase cascades, including the mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinases. The nonphosphorylated FTY720 also increased MAPK phosphorylation, but with a reduced potency and a more delayed time course. In addition, phospho-FTY720 and FTY720 are able to increase phosphorylation of Smad proteins which are classical members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signalling device, thus suggesting a crosstalk between FTY720 and TGF-beta signalling. 2.--Pretreatment with the S1P(3) receptor antagonist suramin inhibits FTY720 and phospho-FTY720-induced Smad phosphorylation, whereas pertussis toxin pretreatment, which blocks G(i/0) proteins, has no effect on Smad phosphorylation. 3.--Since TGF-beta is a potent profibrotic cytokine in mesangial cells and upregulates the connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and collagen as important hallmarks in the fibrotic sequelae, we investigated whether FTY720 and phospho-FTY720 are able to mimic these effects of TGF-beta. Indeed, FTY720 and phospho-FTY720 markedly upregulate CTGF and collagen type IV protein expressions. In addition, the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 is transcriptionally activated by FTY720, whereas cytokine-induced matrix metalloproteinase-9 is down-regulated by FTY720. 4.--Depletion of the TGF-beta receptor type II by the siRNA transfection technique blocks not only Smad phosphorylation but also CTGF upregulation. Similarly, Smad-4 depletion by siRNA transfection also abrogates CTGF upregulation induced by FTY720 and phospho-FTY720. 5.--In summary, our data show that FTY720 and phospho-FTY720 not only activate the Smad signalling cascade in mesangial cells, but also upregulate the expression of CTGF and collagen. These findings suggest that FTY720 may have additional effects besides the established immunomodulatory action and, importantly, a profibrotic activity has to be considered in future experimental approaches.
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- Cuiyan Xin
- Pharmazentrum frankfurt Izafes, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum frankfurt Izafes, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum frankfurt Izafes, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum frankfurt Izafes, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum frankfurt Izafes, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Tane N, Dhar S, Roy S, Pinheiro A, Ohira A, Roy S. Effect of excess synthesis of extracellular matrix components by trabecular meshwork cells: possible consequence on aqueous outflow. Exp Eye Res 2007; 84:832-42. [PMID: 17350618 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2006] [Revised: 11/10/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the trabecular meshwork (TM) is an important determinant of its functional properties. This study was performed to investigate whether overexpression of ECM components, laminin (LM) and collagen type IV (Col) by TM cells may play a role in the development of outflow resistance. To determine the effect of excess LM and Col expression on cell monolayer permeability, an in vitro cell culture model was used in which overexpression of the two ECM components, LM and Col, was induced by high glucose (HG) (30 mM) or 0.1 microM dexamethasone (D) in bovine and human trabecular meshwork (BTM and HTM) cells. Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining confirmed increased LM and Col synthesis in cells exposed to HG or D. Increased level of LM and Col protein resulted in reduced cell monolayer permeability. Transfection with antisense oligos (AS-oligos) targeted against LM or Col inhibited HG- or D-induced LM and Col gene overexpression in TM cells with concomitant increase in permeability. The AS-oligo strategy was effective in reducing LM or Col level in the TM cells in all conditions tested in this study. These findings suggest that increased LM and Col deposition in the outflow pathway may cause resistance to aqueous outflow and contribute to the development of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).
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- Nobuhiro Tane
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Giannelli G, Sgarra C, Di Naro E, Lavopa C, Angelotti U, Tartagni M, Simone O, Trerotoli P, Antonaci S, Loverro G. Endometriosis is characterized by an impaired localization of laminin-5 and alpha3beta1 integrin receptor. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007; 17:242-7. [PMID: 17291260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00750.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Endometriosis is an estrogen-correlated benign disease characterized by a marked ability of endometrial-like cells to invade and proliferate outside uterine cavity, resembling for some invasive aspect the cancer growth. The molecular mechanisms regulating endometrial cell invasiveness are mostly unknown, although interactions between extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and their transmembrane receptors, integrins, are likely to play a central role. In particular, laminin (Ln)-5 could be closely involved, as it is in cancer. We have investigated the expression of Ln-1, Ln-5, and collagen IV (Coll IV) ECM proteins and their receptors, alpha3beta1 and alpha6beta4 integrins, in atrophic, proliferative, and secretive endometrium and in endometriosis. The results show that Ln-5, but not Ln-I and Coll IV, is altered in secretive endometrium as well as in endometriosis tissues. No alterations are observed in atrophic or proliferative endometrium. Consistently, the polarization of both integrin subunits alpha3 and beta1, but not alpha6 and beta4, is altered in secretive endometrium and endometriosis tissues, but not in atrophic and proliferative endometrium. These results seem to suggest that Ln-5 and alpha3beta1 could be involved in the invasive mechanism of endometriosis. The altered expression of Ln-5, by upregulating matrix metalloproteases activity, suggest an invading process similar to that of many cancer processes.
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- G Giannelli
- Departments of Internal Medicine, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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