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Mitrotti A, Di Bari I, Giliberti M, Franzin R, Conserva F, Chiusolo A, Gigante M, Accetturo M, Cafiero C, Ricciato L, Stea ED, Forleo C, Gallone A, Rossini M, Fiorentino M, Castellano G, Pontrelli P, Gesualdo L. What Is Hidden in Patients with Unknown Nephropathy? Genetic Screening Could Be the Missing Link in Kidney Transplantation Diagnosis and Management. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1436. [PMID: 38338714 PMCID: PMC10855929 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Between 15-20% of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) do not know the cause of the primary kidney disease and can develop complications after kidney transplantation. We performed a genetic screening in 300 patients with kidney transplantation, or undiagnosed primary renal disease, in order to identify the primary disease cause and discriminate between overlapping phenotypes. We used a custom-made panel for next-generation sequencing (Agilent technology, Santa Clara, CA, USA), including genes associated with Fabry disease, podocytopaties, complement-mediated nephropathies and Alport syndrome-related diseases. We detected candidate diagnostic variants in genes associated with nephrotic syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in 29 out of 300 patients, solving about 10% of the probands. We also identified the same genetic cause of the disease (PAX2: c.1266dupC) in three family members with different clinical diagnoses. Interestingly we also found one female patient carrying a novel missense variant, c.1259C>A (p.Thr420Lys), in the GLA gene not previously associated with Fabry disease, which is in silico defined as a likely pathogenic and destabilizing, and associated with a mild alteration in GLA enzymatic activity. The identification of the specific genetic background may provide an opportunity to evaluate the risk of recurrence of the primary disease, especially among patient candidates living with a donor kidney transplant.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adele Mitrotti
- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy;
- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Grande Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DIMEPRE-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy; (A.M.); (I.D.B.); (M.G.); (R.F.); (F.C.); (A.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.); (C.C.); (L.R.); (E.D.S.); (C.F.); (M.R.); (M.F.)
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Maggi L, Gibertini S, Iannibelli E, Gallone A, Bragato C, Bonanno S, Blasevich F, Mantegazza R, Mora M, Ruggieri A. VP.67 A novel adult-onset vacuolar myopathy caused by a large expansion of the PLIN4 gene- clinical, histological and imaging data. Neuromuscul Disord 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2022.07.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Picerno A, Giannuzzi F, Curci C, De Palma G, Di Chiano MG, Simone S, Franzin R, Gallone A, Di Lorenzo VF, Stasi A, Pertosa GB, Sabbà C, Gesualdo L, Sallustio F. The long non-coding RNA HOTAIR controls the self-renewal, cell senescence, and secretion of antiaging protein α-Klotho in human adult renal progenitor cells. Stem Cells 2022; 40:963-975. [PMID: 35922038 DOI: 10.1093/stmcls/sxac054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
The long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) play an important role in several biological processes including some renal diseases. Nevertheless, little is known on lncRNA that are expressed in healthy kidney and involved in renal cell homeostasis and development, and even less is known about lncRNA involved in the maintenance of human adult renal stem/progenitor cells (ARPCs) that have been shown to be very important for renal homeostasis and repair processes. Through a whole genome transcriptome screening, we found that the HOTAIR lncRNA is highly expressed in renal progenitors and potentially involved in cell cycle and senescence biological processes. By CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, we generated HOTAIR knock-out ARPC lines and established a key role of this lncRNA in ARPC self-renewal properties by sustaining their proliferative capacity and limiting the apoptotic process. Intriguingly, the HOTAIR knock-out led to the ARPC senescence and to a significant decrease of the CD133 stem cell marker expression, that is an inverse marker of ARPC senescence and can regulate renal tubular repair after the damage. Furthermore, we found that ARPCs expressed high levels of the α-Klotho anti-aging protein and especially 2.6-fold higher levels compared to that secreted by renal proximal tubular cells (RPTECs). Finally, we showed that HOTAIR exerts its function through the epigenetic silencing of the cell cycle inhibitor p15 inducing the trimethylation of the histone H3K27. Altogether, these results shed new light on the mechanisms of regulation of these important renal cells and may support the future development of precision therapies for kidney diseases.
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- Angela Picerno
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy
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- MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Institutional BioBank, Experimental Oncology and Biobank Management Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italia
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.,Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy.,MIRROR-Medical Institute for Regeneration, Repairing and Organ Replacement, Interdepartmental Center, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Pontrelli P, Cinefra C, Conserva F, Fiume M, Gallone A, Pesce F, Gesualdo L. MO616: The Genetic Background Predicts The Kind of Renal Damage and Fibrosis Progression in Diabetic Patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac076.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) is the major causes of end-stage renal failure. DN diagnosis is based on typical histological features (Kimmelstiel–Wilson lesions, glomerular basal membrane thickening and proliferation of mesangial matrix). Not all diabetic patients with kidney disease develop true DN: kidney impairment can be due to a nondiabetic renal disease (NDRD) in the presence or absence of real DN. Thus, there is the need for noninvasive biomarkers, related to specific pathogenic processes, to discriminate DN and NDRD, and/or to predict DN onset. In the case of DN, there is extensive evidence in literature of genetic contribution to disease susceptibility and lots of efforts aim at the identification of specific loci. The research group demonstrated that a characteristic feature of DN is an increase in Lys63-ubiquitinated proteins at tubular level that leads to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and finally to the progression of the tubular-interstitial fibrosis and the renal damage in DN patients (Pontrelli P et al. FASEB J 2017). Ube2V1 is the unique E2 enzyme known for producing Lys63-linked ubiquitin chains. Moreover, two miRNAs (miR27b-3p e miR1228-3p), which interact specifically with Ube2V1 transcript, predict the type of renal damage in diabetic patients and are related with kidney fibrosis (Conserva F et al. Sci Rep 2019). The goal of this project was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) able to predict the different kind of renal damage and the progression of kidney disease in diabetic patients.
METHOD
We selected by UCSC genome, 10 HapMap SNPs of patients within coding and regulatory sequences both of miR27b-3p and miR1228-3p and Ube2V1 gene in order to evaluate their diagnostic and prognostic potential.
The patients enrolled in this study were diabetic patients with a biopsy-proven DN diagnosis (DN), diabetic patients with a biopsy-proven diagnosis of other nephropathy than DN (NDRD), diabetic patients without clinical signs of impaired renal function (T2D), diabetic patients with a biopsy-proven coexistence of both conditions (ND + NDRD), non-diabetic patients with glomerulonephritis (CKD), non-diabetic patients without renal damage (CTRL).
The DNA of 201 subjects (patients and controls) was isolated from blood samples, and 10 HapMap SNPs (rs3802456, rs4744422, rs10761364, rs7853195 in the control region of miR27b-3p; rs2306692, rs4759277, rs4759044, rs17547610, rs4759275 in the control region of miR1228-3p; rs761214 in the UBE2v1 gene) for each patient were analyzed using TaqMan real-time PCR. Glomerular and tubulointerstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies was quantified on Sirius Red staining using the Aperio Imagescope software.
RESULTS
The analyzed SNPs showed a different genotype frequency among all the patients’ classes. Interestingly, SNPs rs4759275, rs4759277, rs4744422 and rs3802456 showed a statistically significant difference in genotype frequency comparing DN patients with CEU Population (Northern and Western European Ancestry in Utah) (P < 0.04, 0.05, 0.002, 0.001, respectively) and a control cohort enclosing CTRL and T2D (P < 0.02, 0.05, 0.001 and 0.04, respectively). SNPs rs761214, rs10761364 and rs2306692 genotypes frequency was statistically different among DN patients and the control cohort (P < 0.001). The genotype frequencies of the SNPs rs10761364 (P < 0.01) and rs7853195 (P < 0.04) resulted significantly related to tubular fibrosis in DN patients, while the SNPs rs4744422 (P < 0.03) and rs761214 (P < 0.02) to the glomerular one. In order to evaluate the diagnostic power of the identified SNPs, we used a logistic regression model, and we observed that the SNP rs10761364, adjusted for age, sex, eGFR and glycaemic index, discriminate DN from NDRD {P < 0.05; OR = 1.002–1.008; [95% confidence interval (CI)]}.
CONCLUSION
Our data demonstrated that the allelic forms of the analyzed SNPs are related to the different kind of renal damage in diabetic patients. Their prognostic and diagnostic potential could represent the starting point to create a new noninvasive diagnosis system based on clinical and genotyping data.
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- Paola Pontrelli
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Pontrelli P, Simone S, Rascio F, Pesce F, Conserva F, Infante B, Castellano G, Sallustio F, Fiorentino M, Zaza G, Gallone A, Battaglia M, Ditonno P, Stallone G, Gesualdo L, Grandaliano G. Pre-Transplant Expression of CCR-2 in Kidney Transplant Recipients Is Associated With the Development of Delayed Graft Function. Front Immunol 2022; 13:804762. [PMID: 35371047 PMCID: PMC8967482 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.804762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Delayed graft function (DGF) leads to a reduced graft survival. Donors’ features have been always considered as key pathogenic factors in this setting. The aim of our study was to evaluate the recipients’ characteristics in the development of DGF. Methods We enrolled 932 kidney graft recipients from 466 donors; 226 recipients experienced DGF. In 290 donors, both recipients presented with early graft function (EGF, group A), in 50 both recipients experienced DGF (group B), and in 126 one recipient presented with DGF and the other with EGF (group C). In group C, we selected 7 couples of DGF/EGF recipients and we evaluated the transcriptomic profile by microarray on circulating mononuclear cells harvested before transplantation. Results were validated by qPCR in an independent group of 25 EGF/DGF couples. Findings In the whole study group, DGF was associated with clinical characteristics related to both donors and recipient. In group C, DGF was significantly associated with body mass index, hemodialysis, and number of mismatches. In the same group, we identified 411 genes differently expressed before transplantation between recipients discordant for the transplant outcome. Those genes were involved in immune dysfunction and inflammation. In particular, we observed a significant increase in DGF patients in the expression of C–C chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2), the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) receptor. CCR-2 upregulation was confirmed in an independent cohort of patients. Conclusions Our results suggest that recipients’ clinical/immunological features, potentially modulated by dialysis, are associated with the development of DGF independently of donors’ features.
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- Paola Pontrelli
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Renal Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Renal Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Nephrology Unit, University of Milano and Fondazione Cà Grande Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Renal Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Renal Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology and Urology Units, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Nephrology Unit, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", Rome, Italy
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Gallo N, Natali ML, Curci C, Picerno A, Gallone A, Vulpi M, Vitarelli A, Ditonno P, Cascione M, Sallustio F, Rinaldi R, Sannino A, Salvatore L. Analysis of the Physico-Chemical, Mechanical and Biological Properties of Crosslinked Type-I Collagen from Horse Tendon: Towards the Development of Ideal Scaffolding Material for Urethral Regeneration. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:7648. [PMID: 34947245 PMCID: PMC8707771 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Urethral stenosis is a pathological condition that consists in the narrowing of the urethral lumen because of the formation of scar tissue. Unfortunately, none of the current surgical approaches represent an optimal solution because of the high stricture recurrence rate. In this context, we preliminarily explored the potential of an insoluble type-I collagen from horse tendon as scaffolding material for the development of innovative devices for the regeneration of injured urethral tracts. Non-porous collagen-based substrates were produced and optimized, in terms of crosslinking density of the macromolecular structure, to either provide mechanical properties compliant with the urinary tract physiological stress and better sustain tissue regeneration. The effect of the adopted crosslinking strategy on the protein integrity and on the substrate physical-chemical, mechanical and biological properties was investigated in comparison with a decellularized matrix from porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS patch), an extensively used xenograft licensed for clinical use in urology. The optimized production protocols allowed the preservation of the type I collagen native structure and the realization of a substrate with appealing end-use properties. The biological response, preliminarily investigated by immunofluorescence experiments on human adult renal stem/progenitor cells until 28 days, showed the formation of a stem-cell monolayer within 14 days and the onset of spheroids within 28 days. These results suggested the great potential of the collagen-based material for the development of scaffolds for urethral plate regeneration and for in vitro cellular studies.
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- Nunzia Gallo
- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.L.N.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.L.N.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
- Typeone Biomaterials, Via Vittorio Veneto 64/C, 73036 Muro Leccese, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.G.)
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.G.)
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- Urology and Andrology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (M.V.); (A.V.); (P.D.)
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- Urology and Andrology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (M.V.); (A.V.); (P.D.)
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- Urology and Andrology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (M.V.); (A.V.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.C.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics “Ennio De Giorgi”, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.C.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.L.N.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (M.L.N.); (A.S.); (L.S.)
- Typeone Biomaterials, Via Vittorio Veneto 64/C, 73036 Muro Leccese, Italy
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Sallustio F, Curci C, Chaoul N, Fontò G, Lauriero G, Picerno A, Divella C, Di Leo V, De Angelis M, Ben Mkaddem S, Macchia L, Gallone A, Monteiro RC, Pesce F, Gesualdo L. High levels of gut-homing immunoglobulin A+ B lymphocytes support the pathogenic role of intestinal mucosal hyperresponsiveness in immunoglobulin A nephropathy patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 36:1765. [PMID: 33661282 PMCID: PMC8396395 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sallustio F, Curci C, Solimando AG, Leone P, Pontrelli P, Gesualdo L, Vacca A, Racanelli V, Gallone A. Identification and monitoring of Copy Number Variants (CNV) in monoclonal gammopathy. Cancer Biol Ther 2021; 22:404-412. [PMID: 34288806 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2021.1946458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) represents the pre-clinical stage of Multiple Myeloma (MM) with the 5% of MGUS progresses to MM. Although the progression from MGUS to MM has not been completely characterized, it is possible to monitor the DNA modifications of patients diagnosed with MGUS to detect early specific genomic abnormalities, including copy number variations (CNV). The CNVs of chromosome 1q and chromosome 13q are associated with a worse prognosis in MM.In the present study, we showed that it is possible to monitor the 1q21 gain and 13q deletion frequencies in gDNA using digital PCR. The CNV analysis of three cell lines with a well-characterized cytogenetic profile were compared with measures performed by a real-time PCR approach and with a digital PCR approach. Then, we analyzed CNVs in CD138+ plasma cells isolated from bone marrow of MGUS and MM patients.Our results show that digital PCR and targeted DNA monitoring represent a specific and accurate technique for the early detection of specific genomic abnormalities both in MM and in MGUS patients.Our results could represent a remarkable advancement in MM and MGUS diagnosis and in CNV analysis for the evaluation of the risk of progression from MGUS to MM.
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- Fabio Sallustio
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Internal Medicine Unit "G. Baccelli", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.,IRCCS Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Internal Medicine Unit "G. Baccelli", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Internal Medicine Unit "G. Baccelli", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Internal Medicine Unit "G. Baccelli", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Sallustio F, Curci C, Chaoul N, Fontò G, Lauriero G, Picerno A, Divella C, Di Leo V, De Angelis M, Ben Mkaddem S, Macchia L, Gallone A, Monteiro RC, Pesce F, Gesualdo L. High levels of gut-homing immunoglobulin A+ B lymphocytes support the pathogenic role of intestinal mucosal hyperresponsiveness in immunoglobulin A nephropathy patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 36:452-464. [PMID: 33200215 PMCID: PMC7898021 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most frequent primary glomerulonephritis.
The role of the microbiota and mucosal immunity in the pathogenesis of IgAN remains a
key element. To date, the hypothetical relationship between commensal bacteria, elevated
tumour necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily member 13 [also known as B-cell activating
factor (BAFF)] levels, perturbed homoeostasis of intestinal-activated B cells and
intestinal IgA class switch has not been clearly shown in IgAN patients. Methods We studied the intestinal–renal axis connections, analysing levels of BAFF, TNF ligand
superfamily member 13 (APRIL) and intestinal-activated B cells in IgAN patients, healthy
subjects (HSs) and patients with non-IgA glomerulonephritides. Results IgAN patients had increased serum levels of BAFF cytokine, correlating with higher
amounts of five specific microbiota metabolites, and high APRIL cytokine serum levels.
We also found that subjects with IgAN have a higher level of circulating gut-homing
(CCR9+ β7 integrin+) regultory B cells, memory B cells and
IgA+ memory B cells compared with HSs. Finally, we found that IgAN patients
had high levels of both total plasmablasts (PBs) and intestinal-homing PBs.
Interestingly, PBs significantly increased in IgAN but not in patients with other
glomerulonephritides. Conclusions Our results demonstrate a significant difference in the amount of intestinal-activated
B lymphocytes between IgAN patients and HSs, confirming the hypothesis of the pathogenic
role of intestinal mucosal hyperresponsiveness in IgAN. The intestinal–renal axis plays
a crucial role in IgAN and several factors may contribute to its complex pathogenesis
and provide an important area of research for novel targeted therapies to modulate
progression of the disease.
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- Fabio Sallustio
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.,Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Allergology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Center for Research on Inflammation, Paris Diderot University, INSERM U1149, ELR8252 CNRS, Paris, France
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- Allergology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Center for Research on Inflammation, Paris Diderot University, INSERM U1149, ELR8252 CNRS, Paris, France
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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Pontrelli P, Conserva F, Menghini R, Rossini M, Stasi A, Divella C, Casagrande V, Cinefra C, Barozzino M, Simone S, Pesce F, Castellano G, Stallone G, Gallone A, Giorgino F, Federici M, Gesualdo L. Inhibition of Lysine 63 Ubiquitination Prevents the Progression of Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic DBA/2J Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105194. [PMID: 34068941 PMCID: PMC8157080 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the most frequent cause of end-stage renal disease. Tubulointerstitial accumulation of lysine 63 (K63)-ubiquitinated (Ub) proteins is involved in the progression of DN fibrosis and correlates with urinary miR-27b-3p downregulation. We explored the renoprotective effect of an inhibitor of K63-Ub (NSC697923), alone or in combination with the ACE-inhibitor ramipril, in vitro and in vivo. Proximal tubular epithelial cells and diabetic DBA/2J mice were treated with NSC697923 and/or ramipril. K63-Ub protein accumulation along with α-SMA, collagen I and III, FSP-1, vimentin, p16INK4A expression, SA-α Gal staining, Sirius Red, and PAS staining were measured. Finally, we measured the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (uACR), and urinary miR-27b-3p expression in mice. NSC697923, both alone and in association with ramipril, in vitro and in vivo inhibited hyperglycemia-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition by significantly reducing K63-Ub proteins, α-SMA, collagen I, vimentin, FSP-1 expression, and collagen III along with tubulointerstitial and glomerular fibrosis. Treated mice also showed recovery of urinary miR-27b-3p and restored expression of p16INK4A. Moreover, NSC697923 in combination with ramipril demonstrated a trend in the reduction of uACR. In conclusion, we suggest that selective inhibition of K63-Ub, when combined with the conventional treatment with ACE inhibitors, might represent a novel treatment strategy to prevent the progression of fibrosis and proteinuria in diabetic nephropathy and we propose miR-27b-3p as a biomarker of treatment efficacy.
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- Paola Pontrelli
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (R.M.); (V.C.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (R.M.); (V.C.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (G.C.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (G.C.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (R.M.); (V.C.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy; (F.C.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (C.D.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (S.S.); (F.P.); (F.G.); (L.G.)
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di Bari I, Franzin R, Picerno A, Stasi A, Cimmarusti MT, Di Chiano M, Curci C, Pontrelli P, Chironna M, Castellano G, Gallone A, Sabbà C, Gesualdo L, Sallustio F. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may exploit human transcription factors involved in retinoic acid and interferon-mediated response: a hypothesis supported by an in silico analysis. New Microbes New Infect 2021; 41:100853. [PMID: 33680474 PMCID: PMC7912353 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), resulting in acute respiratory disease, is a worldwide emergency. Because recently it has been found that SARS-CoV is dependent on host transcription factors (TF) to express the viral genes, efforts are required to understand the molecular interplay between virus and host response. By bioinformatic analysis, we investigated human TF that can bind the SARS-CoV-2 sequence and can be involved in viral transcription. In particular, we analysed the key role of TF involved in interferon (IFN) response. We found that several TF could be induced by the IFN antiviral response, specifically some induced by IFN-stimulated gene factor 3 (ISGF3) and by unphosphorylated ISGF3, which were found to promote the transcription of several viral open reading frame. Moreover, we found 22 TF binding sites present only in the sequence of virus infecting humans but not bat coronavirus RaTG13. The 22 TF are involved in IFN, retinoic acid signalling and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, thus facilitating its own replication cycle. This mechanism, by competition, may steal the human TF involved in these processes, explaining SARS-CoV-2's disruption of IFN-I signalling in host cells and the mechanism of the SARS retinoic acid depletion syndrome leading to the cytokine storm. We identified three TF binding sites present exclusively in the Brazilian SARS-CoV-2 P.1 variant that may explain the higher severity of the respiratory syndrome. These data shed light on SARS-CoV-2 dependence from the host transcription machinery associated with IFN response and strengthen our knowledge of the virus's transcription and replicative activity, thus paving the way for new targets for drug design and therapeutic approaches.
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- I di Bari
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.,Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology- Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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Curci C, Picerno A, Chaoul N, Stasi A, De Palma G, Franzin R, Pontrelli P, Castellano G, Pertosa GB, Macchia L, Di Lorenzo VF, Sabbà C, Gallone A, Gesualdo L, Sallustio F. Adult Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells Can Modulate T Regulatory Cells and Double Negative T Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010274. [PMID: 33383950 PMCID: PMC7795073 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Adult Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells (ARPCs) have been recently identified in the human kidney and several studies show their active role in kidney repair processes during acute or chronic injury. However, little is known about their immunomodulatory properties and their capacity to regulate specific T cell subpopulations. We co-cultured ARPCs activated by triggering Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells for 5 days and 15 days and studied their immunomodulatory capacity on T cell subpopulations. We found that activated-ARPCs were able to decrease T cell proliferation but did not affect CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. Instead, Tregs and CD3+ CD4- CD8- double-negative (DN) T cells decreased after 5 days and increased after 15 days of co-culture. In addition, we found that PAI1, MCP1, GM-CSF, and CXCL1 were significantly expressed by TLR2-activated ARPCs alone and were up-regulated in T cells co-cultured with activated ARPCs. The exogenous cocktail of cytokines was able to reproduce the immunomodulatory effects of the co-culture with activated ARPCs. These data showed that ARPCs can regulate immune response by inducing Tregs and DN T cells cell modulation, which are involved in the balance between immune tolerance and autoimmunity.
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- Claudia Curci
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
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- Allergology Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (N.C.); (L.M.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
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- Institutional BioBank, Experimental Oncology and Biobank Management Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy;
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
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- Allergology Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (N.C.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (C.C.); (A.P.); (A.S.); (R.F.); (P.P.); (G.B.P.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
- Correspondence:
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Rocchetti MT, Rascio F, Castellano G, Fiorentino M, Netti GS, Spadaccino F, Ranieri E, Gallone A, Gesualdo L, Stallone G, Pontrelli P, Grandaliano G. Altered Phosphorylation of Cytoskeleton Proteins in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Characterizes Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186509. [PMID: 32899575 PMCID: PMC7556000 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) is the major cause of kidney transplant failure. The molecular mechanisms underlying this event are still poorly defined and this lack of knowledge deeply influences the potential therapeutic strategies. The aim of our study was to analyze the phosphoproteome of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), to identify cellular signaling networks differentially activated in CAMR. Phosphoproteins isolated from PBMCs of biopsy proven CAMR, kidney transplant recipients with normal graft function and histology and healthy immunocompetent individuals, have been investigated by proteomic analysis. Phosphoproteomic results were confirmed by Western blot and PBMCs’ confocal microscopy analyses. Overall, 38 PBMCs samples were analyzed. A differential analysis of PBMCs’ phosphoproteomes revealed an increase of lactotransferrin, actin-related protein 2 (ARPC2) and calgranulin-B in antibody-mediated rejection patients, compared to controls. Increased expression of phosphorylated ARPC2 and its correlation to F-actin filaments were confirmed in CAMR patients. Our results are the first evidence of altered cytoskeleton organization in circulating immune cells of CAMR patients. The increased expression of phosphorylated ARPC2 found in the PBMCs of our patients, and its association with derangement of F-actin filaments, might suggest that proteins regulating actin dynamics in immune cells could be involved in the mechanism of CAMR of kidney grafts.
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- Maria Teresa Rocchetti
- Clinical Pathology Unit and Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.T.R.); (F.R.); (G.S.N.); (F.S.); (E.R.)
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- Clinical Pathology Unit and Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.T.R.); (F.R.); (G.S.N.); (F.S.); (E.R.)
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- Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (G.C.); (G.S.)
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- Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (M.F.); (L.G.)
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- Clinical Pathology Unit and Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.T.R.); (F.R.); (G.S.N.); (F.S.); (E.R.)
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- Clinical Pathology Unit and Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.T.R.); (F.R.); (G.S.N.); (F.S.); (E.R.)
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- Clinical Pathology Unit and Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (M.T.R.); (F.R.); (G.S.N.); (F.S.); (E.R.)
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- Experimental Biology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (M.F.); (L.G.)
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- Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (G.C.); (G.S.)
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- Experimental Biology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-08-05-478-868
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy;
- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Curci C, Sallustio F, Chaoul N, Picerno A, Lauriero G, Divella C, Di Leo V, De Angelis M, Macchia L, Gallone A, Monteiro R, Pesce F, Gesualdo L. MO005HIGH LEVELS OF FIVE SPECIFIC FECAL METABOLITES IN IGA NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIS OF THE INTESTINAL-RENAL AXIS CONNECTION. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa140.mo005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background and Aims
The IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most frequent primitive glomerulonephritis. In the last years, the role of mucosal immunity in IgAN, together with that of the gut microbiota in the activation of innate and adaptive immune cells, has gained
importance. Particularly interesting is the role of the microbiota and intestinal immunity in IgAN. BAFF and APRIL can be produced by the intestinal epithelium, in response to signals triggered by TLRs once activated by the commensal bacteria present in the intestinal lumen, representing the link between microbiota and intestinal immunity. To date, even if hypothesized, this relationship in IgAN patients has not been investigated.
Here, we studied the intestinal-renal axis connections analyzing levels of BAFF, April and intestinal-activated B cells in IgAN patients.
Method
Serum and fecal samples were collected from 44 IgAN patients, 22 non-IgA glomerulonephritides (controls) and 22 healthy subjects (HS) with similar clinical features. BAFF and APRIL serum levels were measured by ELISA assay. Metabolomic analysis of fecal microbiome was performed using Biochrom 30 series amino acid analyzer and gas-chromatography mass spectrometry/solid-phase microextraction (GC-MS/SPME) analysis. B cell subsets were investigated by FACS.
Results
IgAN patients had increased serum levels of BAFF cytokine compared to the control group of patients with non-IgA glomerulonephritis and compared with HS (p<0.0001and p=0.012, respectively). We found that serum BAFF levels positively correlated with the levels of 24h-proteinuria in IgAN patients (r2 = 0.2269, p <0.001).
We correlated serum BAFF levels with fecal concentration of 5 different metabolites of 30 IgAN patients, which were previously investigated for the fecal microbiota. These organic compounds had been found at significantly higher levels in the feces of IgAN patients compared to HS. Serum BAFF levels positively correlated with the levels of fecal metabolites: 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenol (r2 = 0.2882, p = 0.0027), p-tert-butyl-phenol (r2 = 0.386, p = 0.0003), methyl neopentyl phthalic acid (r2 = 0.3491, p =0.0007), hexadecyl ester benzoic acid (r2 = 0.2832, p =0.003) and furanone A (r2 = 0.1743, p = 0.024).
Serum levels of APRIL were significantly increased in IgAN patients respect to control groups (4.49 ± 0.54 vs 2.27 ± 1 ng/ml, p=0.0014). We found a correlation between APRIL and serum creatinine (r2 = 0.159, p =0.04) and eGFR (r2 = 0.2395, p =0.0082), while no correlation was found between APRIL and fecal metabolite levels in IgAN patients. In addition, we found that subjects with IgAN have a significantly higher proportion of circulating Bregs, Memory B cells and IgA secreting-plasmablasts activated at the intestinal level (CCR9+INTB7+) compared to HS.
Conclusion
The results of our study showed for the first time an important correlation of serum levels of BAFF with intestinal microbiota in patients with IgAN, confirming the hypothesis of the pathogenic role of intestinal mucosal hyperresponsiveness in the IgAN patients. The intestinal-renal axis plays a crucial role in Berger's glomerulonephritis, whose complex pathogenesis may contribute several factors as genetics, pathogens and food.
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- Claudia Curci
- University of Bari, Department of basic medical sciences, neurosciences and sense organs, Bari, Italy
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- University of Bari, Department of Interdisciplinary medicine, Bari
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- University of Bari, Department of soil, plant and food sciences,, Bari, Italy
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- University of Bari, Department of basic medical sciences, neurosciences and sense organs, Bari, Italy
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FRANZIN ROSSANA, Sallustio F, Curci C, Simone S, Picerno A, Depalma G, Castellano G, Gallone A, Pertosa GB, Gesualdo L. P0517RENAL STEM CELLS (ARPCS) AS A NEPHROPROTECTIVE APPROACH DURING CISPLATIN-INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY: A DEFENSE MECHANISM BY EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES CARRYING THE CYP1B1 GENE. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa143.p0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background and Aims
Cisplatin, is a nonspecific cytotoxic agent that primarily interferes with cellular DNA replication and the cell cycle, nevertheless it lacks tumor selectivity and acts also in normal cells. The most serious adverse reaction of cisplatin is Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), limiting its use and efficacy in chemotherapy. Cisplatin nephrotoxicity is observed in more than 30% of older patients, however the mechanism of nephrotoxicity remains unclear and specific preventive measures are not available. Today, there is an urgent need for specific nephroprotective strategies to be used during cisplatin chemotherapy. Recently, we found that tubular stem/progenitor cells (tARPC) are able to protect the tubular epithelial (RPTEC) from cisplatin induced injury, preserving their proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis. The aim of this study was to identify the molecular mechanisms involved in tARPC-mediated resistance to cisplatin.
Method
Co-cultures of RPTEC cells and tARPCs were exposed to cisplatin (2.5 µM) for 6 h and then kept in culture for 96 h. Gene expression profile was obtained from tARPCs and RPTECs by Agilent SurePrint G3 Human Gene Expression Microarrays. Genespring and R software were used for the analysis. Gene expression data were validated by Real-time PCR. Extracellular vesicles were isolated from cell culture supernatant by miRCURY Exosome Cell/Urine/CSF Kit (Qiagen) and RNA contained in extracellular vesicles was purified, analyzed in quality by Bioanalyzer (RNA nano) and evaluated by qPCR. The BrdU assay and caspase 3 were used to measure proliferation and apoptosis levels. Immunohistochemical expression of activated caspase-3 was used as a marker of apoptosis in RPTECs.
Results
By a whole-genome gene expression analysis, we found 107 genes specifically modulated by RPTECs in response to cisplatin and, among these, 30 genes induced by ARPCs following the cisplatin damage. In particular, we found a strong upregulation of the CYP1B1 gene (false discovery rate corrected p value <0.05; fold change=4,1). The qPCR confirmed the increase in CYP1B1 levels in the co-cultures with respect to the respective basal conditions (p <0.05). Interestingly, the CYP1B1 mRNA was also enveloped in Extracellular Vesicles released in the cell co-culture media by tARPC and RPTEC after cisplatin exposition. The CYP1B1 gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes and the produced enzyme metabolizes procarcinogens, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. CYP1B1 has been shown to be active within tumors and is also capable of metabolizing a structurally diverse range of anticancer drugs. It is responsible for the resistance to docetaxel, cisplatin, tamoxifen and nucleoside analogues. CYP1B1 is involved in the detoxification of the body by various exogenous toxic agents, including cisplatin. We found that CYP1B1 gene was expressed at low levels in RPTECs and in cisplatin-damaged RPTECs. Moreover, 96 h days after 2.5 μM exposure to cisplatin, RPTECs reduced the proliferation and underwent in apoptosis, as showed by caspase 3. However, in co-culture with ARPCs, ARPC cellular and extracellular vesicles CYP1B1 gene expression significantly increased, the apoptotic process was stopped and RPTECs increased their proliferation rate.
These data support the hypothesis that ARPCs are sensor of cisplatin damaged-RPTEC and confers cisplatin resistance by transferring CYP1B1 gene in extracellular vesicles.
Conclusion
This is the first evidence of a cisplatin-induced overexpression of CYP1b1 in renal epithelial cells as a defense mechanism against cisplatin toxicity. This is consistent with our previous data showing that renal progenitors are resistant to cisplatin. The findings may have biological and clinical significance in terms of their implications in cellular communications and potential use of CYP1B1 as biomarkers for AKI induced by cisplatin or as protective agent.
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- ROSSANA FRANZIN
- University of BARI, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology Unit, Italy
- University of Piemonte Orientale, Department of Translational Medicine
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- University of BARI, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology Unit, Italy
- University of BARI, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine
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- University of BARI, Department of basic medical sciences, neurosciences and sense organs
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- University of BARI, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology Unit, Italy
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- University of BARI, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology Unit, Italy
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- Experimental oncology and biobank management unit, Giovanni Paolo II / I.R.C .C .S. Cancer Institute, Bari
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- University of BARI, Department of basic medical sciences, neurosciences and sense organs
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- University of BARI, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology Unit, Italy
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Sallustio F, Curci C, Di Leo V, Gallone A, Pesce F, Gesualdo L. A New Vision of IgA Nephropathy: The Missing Link. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:ijms21010189. [PMID: 31888082 PMCID: PMC6982283 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is a primary glomerulonephritis problem worldwide that develops mainly in the 2nd and 3rd decade of life and reaches end-stage kidney disease after 20 years from the biopsy-proven diagnosis, implying a great socio-economic burden. IgAN may occur in a sporadic or familial form. Studies on familial IgAN have shown that 66% of asymptomatic relatives carry immunological defects such as high IgA serum levels, abnormal spontaneous in vitro production of IgA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), high serum levels of aberrantly glycosylated IgA1, and an altered PBMC cytokine production profile. Recent findings led us to focus our attention on a new perspective to study the pathogenesis of this disease, and new studies showed the involvement of factors driven by environment, lifestyle or diet that could affect the disease. In this review, we describe the results of studies carried out in IgAN patients derived from genomic and epigenomic studies. Moreover, we discuss the role of the microbiome in the disease. Finally, we suggest a new vision to consider IgA Nephropathy as a disease that is not disconnected from the environment in which we live but influenced, in addition to the genetic background, also by other environmental and behavioral factors that could be useful for developing precision nephrology and personalized therapy.
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- Fabio Sallustio
- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (V.D.L.); (F.P.); (L.G.)
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (C.C.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (V.D.L.); (F.P.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (V.D.L.); (F.P.); (L.G.)
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, DETO, University “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy; (V.D.L.); (F.P.); (L.G.)
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Frassanito MA, Desantis V, Di Marzo L, Craparotta I, Beltrame L, Marchini S, Annese T, Visino F, Arciuli M, Saltarella I, Lamanuzzi A, Solimando AG, Nico B, De Angelis M, Racanelli V, Mariggiò MA, Chiacchio R, Pizzuti M, Gallone A, Fumarulo R, D'Incalci M, Vacca A. Bone marrow fibroblasts overexpress miR-27b and miR-214 in step with multiple myeloma progression, dependent on tumour cell-derived exosomes. J Pathol 2019; 247:241-253. [PMID: 30357841 DOI: 10.1002/path.5187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Aberrant microRNA (miR) expression has an important role in tumour progression, but its involvement in bone marrow fibroblasts of multiple myeloma patients remains undefined. We demonstrate that a specific miR profile in bone marrow fibroblasts parallels the transition from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) to myeloma. Overexpression of miR-27b-3p and miR-214-3p triggers proliferation and apoptosis resistance in myeloma fibroblasts via the FBXW7 and PTEN/AKT/GSK3 pathways, respectively. Transient transfection of miR-27b-3p and miR-214-3p inhibitors demonstrates a cooperation between these two miRNAs in the expression of the anti-apoptotic factor MCL1, suggesting that miR-27b-3p and miR-214-3p negatively regulate myeloma fibroblast apoptosis. Furthermore, myeloma cells modulate miR-27b-3p and miR-214-3p expression in fibroblasts through the release of exosomes. Indeed, tumour cell-derived exosomes induce an overexpression of both miRNAs in MGUS fibroblasts not through a simple transfer mechanism but by de novo synthesis triggered by the transfer of exosomal WWC2 protein that regulates the Hippo pathway. Increased levels of miR-27b-3p and miR-214-3p in MGUS fibroblasts co-cultured with myeloma cell-derived exosomes enhance the expression of fibroblast activation markers αSMA and FAP. These data show that the MGUS-to-myeloma transition entails an aberrant miRNA profile in marrow fibroblasts and highlight a key role of myeloma cells in modifying the bone marrow microenvironment by reprogramming the marrow fibroblasts' behaviour. Copyright © 2018 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Maria Antonia Frassanito
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of General Pathology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- IRCCS - "Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche" Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS - "Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche" Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS - "Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche" Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of General Pathology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Pathologic Anatomy and Cytodiagnosis, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of General Pathology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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Sallustio F, Stasi A, Curci C, Divella C, Picerno A, Franzin R, De Palma G, Rutigliano M, Lucarelli G, Battaglia M, Staffieri F, Crovace A, Pertosa GB, Castellano G, Gallone A, Gesualdo L. Renal progenitor cells revert LPS-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition by secreting CXCL6, SAA4, and BPIFA2 antiseptic peptides. FASEB J 2019; 33:10753-10766. [PMID: 31268775 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201900351r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark of LPS-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). Endothelial cells (ECs) acquired a fibroblast-like phenotype and contributed to myofibroblast generation through the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) process. Of note, human adult renal stem/progenitor cells (ARPCs) enhance the tubular regenerative mechanism during AKI but little is known about their effects on ECs. Following LPS exposure, ECs proliferated, decreased EC markers CD31 and vascular endothelial cadherin, and up-regulated myofibroblast markers, collagen I, and vimentin. The coculture with ARPCs normalized the EC proliferation rate and abrogated the LPS-induced EndMT. The gene expression analysis showed that most of the genes modulated in LPS-stimulated ARPCs belong to cell activation and defense response pathways. We showed that the ARPC-specific antifibrotic effect is exerted by the secretion of CXCL6, SAA4, and BPIFA2 produced after the anaphylatoxin stimulation. Next, we investigated the molecular signaling that underlies the ARPC protective mechanism and found that renal progenitors diverge from differentiated tubular cells and ECs in myeloid differentiation primary response 88-independent pathway activation. Finally, in a swine model of LPS-induced AKI, we observed that activated ARPCs secreted CXCL6, SAA4, and BPIFA2 as a defense response. These data open new perspectives on the treatment of both sepsis- and endotoxemia-induced AKI, suggesting an underestimated role of ARPCs in preventing endothelial dysfunction and novel strategies to protect the endothelial compartment and promote kidney repair.-Sallustio, F., Stasi, A., Curci, C., Divella, C., Picerno, A., Franzin, R., De Palma, G., Rutigliano, M., Lucarelli, G., Battaglia, M., Staffieri, F., Crovace, A., Pertosa, G. B., Castellano, G., Gallone, A., Gesualdo, L. Renal progenitor cells revert LPS-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition by secreting CXCL6, SAA4, and BPIFA2 antiseptic peptides.
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- Fabio Sallustio
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.,Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.,Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Institutional Biobank, Experimental Oncology and Biobank Management Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Tumori Bari Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
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- Urology, Andrology, and Renal Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Urology, Andrology, and Renal Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Urology, Andrology, and Renal Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Veterinary Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Veterinary Surgery Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Sallustio F, Curci C, Chaoul N, Lauriero G, Divella C, Di Leo V, De Angelis M, Macchia L, Gallone A, Monteiro RC, Pesce F, Gesualdo L. FP189HIGH LEVELS OF INTESTINAL-ACTIVATED IGA+ B LYMPHOCYTES SUPPORT THE PATHOGENIC ROLE OF INTESTINAL MUCOSAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS IN IGA NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz106.fp189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sallustio F, Curci C, Simone S, Picerno A, De Palma G, Franzin R, Castellano G, Gallone A, Pertosa GB, Gesualdo L. SuO008RENAL PROGENITOR CELLS PROTECT TUBULAR EPITHELIAL CELLS FROM CISPLATIN-INDUCED DAMAGE BY OVER-EXPRESSING THE CYP1B1 GENE. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz102.suo008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sallustio F, Gesualdo L, Gallone A. New findings showing how DNA methylation influences diseases. World J Biol Chem 2019; 10:1-6. [PMID: 30622680 PMCID: PMC6314879 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v10.i1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
In 1975, Holliday and Pugh as well as Riggs independently hypothesized that DNA methylation in eukaryotes could act as a hereditary regulation mechanism that influences gene expression and cell differentiation. Interest in the study of epigenetic processes has been inspired by their reversibility as well as their potentially preventable or treatable consequences. Recently, we have begun to understand that the features of DNA methylation are not the same for all cells. Major differences have been found between differentiated cells and stem cells. Methylation influences various pathologies, and it is very important to improve the understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms. Epigenetic modifications may take place throughout life and have been related to cancer, brain aging, memory disturbances, changes in synaptic plasticity, and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. DNA methylation also has a very important role in tumor biology. Many oncogenes are activated by mutations in carcinogenesis. However, many genes with tumor-suppressor functions are “silenced” by the methylation of CpG sites in some of their regions. Moreover, the role of epigenetic alterations has been demonstrated in neurological diseases. In neuronal precursors, many genes associated with development and differentiation are silenced by CpG methylation. In addition, recent studies show that DNA methylation can also influence diseases that do not appear to be related to the environment, such as IgA nephropathy, thus affecting the expression of some genes involved in the T-cell receptor signaling. In conclusion, DNA methylation provides a whole series of fundamental information for the cell to regulate gene expression, including how and when the genes are read, and it does not depend on the DNA sequence.
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- Fabio Sallustio
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari 70121, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari 70121, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari 70121, Italy
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Castellano G, Divella C, Sallustio F, Montinaro V, Curci C, Zanichelli A, Bonanni E, Suffritti C, Caccia S, Bossi F, Gallone A, Schena FP, Gesualdo L, Cicardi M. A transcriptomics study of hereditary angioedema attacks. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018; 142:883-891. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Pontrelli P, Oranger A, Barozzino M, Divella C, Conserva F, Fiore MG, Rossi R, Papale M, Castellano G, Simone S, Laviola L, Giorgino F, Piscitelli D, Gallone A, Gesualdo L. Deregulation of autophagy under hyperglycemic conditions is dependent on increased lysine 63 ubiquitination: a candidate mechanism in the progression of diabetic nephropathy. J Mol Med (Berl) 2018; 96:645-659. [PMID: 29806072 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-018-1656-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy patients (DN) are characterized by increased lysine63 ubiquitination (Lys63-Ub) at the tubular level. Autophagy is deregulated under diabetic conditions, even though the molecular mechanisms and the consequences of this alteration need to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between Lys63-Ub and autophagy in DN and the involvement of these two processes in tubular cell fate. Immunohistochemistry of beclin-1, LC3, and p62 on kidney biopsies highlighted increased protein expression of all these autophagic factors at the tubular level in DN compared to other nephritis. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the presence of diffuse vacuolization and autophago(lyso)somal structures in proximal tubular cells in DN. Accumulation of Lys63-Ub proteins in DN increased in accordance with the tubular damage and was associated to increased LC3 expression both in vivo and in vitro. Hyperglycemia (HG) induced LC3 and p62 protein expression in HK2 cells together with Lys63-ubiquitinated proteins, and the inhibition of HG-induced Lys63-Ub by NSC697923 inhibitor, significantly reduced both LC3 and p62 expression. Moreover, in DN, those tubules expressing LC3 showed increased caspase-3 expression, supporting the hypothesis that deregulated autophagy induces apoptosis of tubular cells. In vitro, we confirmed a tight association between impaired autophagy, Lys63-Ub, and apoptosis since Lys63-Ub inhibition by NSC697923 abrogated HG-induced cell death and LC3 silencing also blocked hyperglycemia-induced caspase-3 activation. Our data suggested that prolonged hyperglycemia in diabetic patients can impair autophagy as a consequence of Lys63-Ub protein accumulation, thus promoting intracellular autophagic vesicles increase, finally leading to tubular cell death in DN. KEY MESSAGES In vivo autophagy is deregulated in diabetic patients with renal disease (DN). Accumulation of Lys63 ubiquitinated proteins is associated to autophagy deregulation. Accumulation of Lys63 ubiquitinated proteins correlated with apoptosis activation. Lys63 ubiquitination inhibition abrogated hyperglycemia-induced autophagy and apoptosis.
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- Paola Pontrelli
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Endocrinology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Endocrinology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs - Division of Applied Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Division of Nephrology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Vetuschi A, Pompili S, Gallone A, D'Alfonso A, Carbone MG, Carta G, Festuccia C, Gaudio E, Colapietro A, Sferra R. Immunolocalization of Advanced Glycation End Products, Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases, and Transforming Growth Factor-β/Smads in Pelvic Organ Prolapse. J Histochem Cytochem 2018; 66:673-686. [PMID: 29737911 DOI: 10.1369/0022155418772798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Collagen and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) as a switch between type I and III collagen together with a simultaneous activation of MMPs have been observed in the vaginal wall. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Advanced Glycation End (AGE) products, ERK1/2 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β/Smad pathway expression in muscularis propria in women with POP compared with control patients. We examined 20 patients with POP and 10 control patients treated for uterine fibromatosis. Immunohistochemical analysis using AGE, RAGE, ERK1/2, Smads-2/3, Smad-7, MMP-3, and collagen I-III, TIMP, and α-SMA were performed. Smad-2/3, Smad-7, AGE, ERK1/2, p-ERK, and p-Smad3 were also evaluated using Western-blot analysis. POP samples from the anterior vaginal wall showed disorganization of the normal muscularis architecture. In POP samples, AGE, ERK1/2, Smad-2/3, MMP-3, and collagen III were upregulated in muscularis whereas in controls, Smad-7 and collagen I were increased. The receptor for AGEs (RAGE) was mild or absent both in controls and prolapse. We demonstrated the involvement of these markers in women with POP but further studies are required to elucidate if the overexpression of these molecules could play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of POP disease.
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- Antonella Vetuschi
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Simone S, De Palma G, Stasi A, Curci C, Franzin R, Accetturo M, Rutigliano M, Lucarelli G, Battaglia M, Gallone A, Grandaliano G, Castellano G, Gesualdo L, Pertosa G, Sallustio F. FP025THE ROLE OF LONG NON-CODING RNAS IN THE REGULATION OF ADULT RENAL STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS (ARPCS) FUNCTIONS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy104.fp025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- S Simone
- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- SMBNOS, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Sallustio F, Stasi A, Curci C, Franzin R, Picerno A, Divella C, Laghetti P, De Palma G, Accetturo M, Rutigliano M, Lucarelli G, Battaglia M, Pertosa GB, Gallone A, Gesualdo L, Castellano G. FP211A CLUSTER OF PROTEINS SECRETED BY HUMAN RENAL STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS (ARPCS) PROVIDE A NOVEL STRATEGY TO REVERT ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND RENAL INJURY IN SEPSIS-INDUCED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI). Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy104.fp211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- F Sallustio
- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplant Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplant Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplant Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- SMBNOS, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Curci C, Chaoul N, Picerno A, De Palma G, Laghetti P, Stasi A, Franzin R, Rutigliano M, Lucarelli G, Battaglia M, Pertosa GB, Gallone A, Castellano G, Gesualdo L, Sallustio F. SaO053ADULT RENAL STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS (ARPCS) HAVE AN IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECT ON T REGULATORY CELLS (TREGS) AND DOUBLE NEGATIVE (DN) T CELLS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy104.sao053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- C Curci
- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Allergology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- SMBNOS, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Arciuli M, Fiocco D, Fontana S, Arena MP, Frassanito MA, Gallone A. Administration of a polyphenol-enriched feed to farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.): Kidney melanomacrophages response. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2017; 68:404-410. [PMID: 28743629 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The reinforcement of the defense mechanism of fish, through the administration of immunostimulants, is considered as a promising alternative to vaccines. Natural immunostimulants such as polyphenols, flavanoids, pigments and essential oils can modulate the innate immune response. In lower vertebrates, melano-macrophage centres, i.e. clusters of pigment-containing cells forming the extracutaneous pigment system, are wide-spread in the stroma of the haemopoietic tissue, mainly in kidney and spleen. In fishes, melano-macrophage centres play an important role in the immune response against antigenic stimulants and pathogens. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of a polyphenol-enriched diet on the health status of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Farmed sea bass were administered a feed containing a phytocomplex, rich in catechins and epigallocatechins, which was obtained from the seeds of Canosina Nero di Troia Vitis vinifera and mixed with conventional feed at two different concentrations. The effects of such a diet were investigated in juvenile and commercial size samples, i.e. undergoing a short- and long-term period of diet, respectively, focusing on their extracutaneous pigmentary system and, in more detail, on the enzymatic activities leading to melanin biosynthesis. Our results show that prolonged dietary treatments with higher concentration of polyphenols might modulate tyrosinase activity and gene expression in commercial size fishes. An increase of melano-macrophage activity is correlated to a stimulation of cytoprotective functions against antigenic stimulants and pathogens, as an expression of a robust and protective adaptive immune response.
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- Marcella Arciuli
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, 70124, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University- Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University- Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, 70124, Italy.
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Fiocco D, Arciuli M, Arena MP, Benvenuti S, Gallone A. Chemical composition and the anti-melanogenic potential of different essential oils. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Daniela Fiocco
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; University of Foggia; Foggia Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs; University of Bari; Bari Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; University of Foggia; Foggia Italy
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science; University of Foggia; Foggia Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs; University of Bari; Bari Italy
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Arciuli M, Brunetti A, Fiocco D, Zacchino V, Centoducati G, Aloi A, Tommasi R, Santeramo A, De Nitto E, Gallone A. A multidisciplinary study of the extracutaneous pigment system of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). A possible relationship between kidney disease and dopa oxidase activity level. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2015; 42:184-192. [PMID: 25449383 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Infectious diseases and breeding conditions can influence fish health status. Furthermore it is well known that human and animal health are strongly correlated. In lower vertebrates melano-macrophage centres, clusters of pigment-containing cells forming the extracutaneous pigment system, are widespread in the stroma of the haemopoietic tissue, mainly in kidney and spleen. In fishes, melano-macrophage centres play an important role in the immune response against antigenic stimulants and pathogens. Hence, they are employed as biomarker of fish health status. We have investigated this cell system in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) following the enzyme activities involved in melanin biosynthesis. We have found a possible relationship between kidney disease of farmed fishes and dopa oxidase activity level, suggesting it as an indicator of kidney disease. Moreover variations of dopa oxidase activity in extracutaneous pigment system have been observed with respect to environmental temperature. At last, for the first time, using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy (Femto-TA), we pointed out that pigment-containing cells of fish kidney tissue present melanin pigments.
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- Marcella Arciuli
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70124, Italy.
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Perna G, Lasalvia M, D’Antonio P, Mallardi A, Palazzo G, Fiocco D, Gallone A, Cicero R, Capozzi V. Morphology of synthetic DOPA-eumelanin deposited on glass and mica substrates: An atomic force microscopy investigation. Micron 2014; 64:28-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2014.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gallone A. Reply to comments on ‘Lavender and peppermint essential oils as effective mushroom tyrosinase inhibitors: a basic study’, D. Fiocco, D. Fiorentino, L. Frabboni, S. Benvenuti, G. Orlandini, F. Pellati, A. Gallone,Flavour Fragr. J. 2011,26, 441-446. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Anna Gallone
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze e Organi di Senso; Policlinico di Bari; P.zza Giulio Cesare; I- 11 70124; Bari; Italy
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Arciuli M, Fiocco D, Cicero R, Maida I, Zanna PT, Guida G, Horsberg TE, Koppang EO, Gallone A. Melanogenesis in visceral tissues ofSalmo salar. A link between immunity and pigment production? Biochem Cell Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1139/o2012-033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Melanogenesis is mostly studied in melanocytes and melanoma cells, but much less is known about other pigment cell systems. Liver, spleen, kidney, and other organs of lower vertebrates harbour a visceral pigment cell system with an embryonic origin that differs from that of melanocytes. In teleosts, melanin-containing cells occur in the reticulo-endothelial system and are mainly in the kidney and spleen. The Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) is an ichthyic breeding species of considerable economic importance. The accumulation of pigments in salmon visceral organs and musculature adversely affects the quality of fish products and is a problem for the aquaculture industry. With the aim to reveal novel functions and behaviour of the salmonid extracutaneous pigment system, we investigated aspects of the melanogenic systems in the tissues of Atlantic salmon, as well as in SHK-1 cells, which is a long-term cell line derived from macrophages of the Atlantic salmon head-kidney. We demonstrate that a melanogenic system is present in SHK-1 cells, head-kidney, and spleen tissues. As teleosts lack lymph nodes and Peyer’s patches, the head-kidney and spleen are regarded as the most important secondary lymphoid organs. The detection of tyrosinase activity in lymphoid organs indicates that a link exists between the extracutaneous pigmentary system and the immune system in salmon.
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- Marcella Arciuli
- Sezione di Biologia Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico-Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Sezione di Biologia Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico-Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Sezione di Biologia Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico-Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Sezione di Biologia Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico-Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Sezione di Biologia Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico-Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Food Safety & Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Ullevålsveien 72, Box 8146 Dep, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Anatomy and Pathology, Department of Basic Sciences & Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Ullevålsveien 72, Box 8146 Dep, 0033 Oslo, Norway
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- Sezione di Biologia Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi di Bari, Policlinico-Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Francis GA, Gallone A, Nychas GJ, Sofos JN, Colelli G, Amodio ML, Spano G. Factors Affecting Quality and Safety of Fresh-Cut Produce. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2012; 52:595-610. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.503685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Bove P, Gallone A, Russo P, Capozzi V, Albenzio M, Spano G, Fiocco D. Probiotic features of Lactobacillus plantarum mutant strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 96:431-41. [PMID: 22573266 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4031-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In this study, the probiotic potential of Lactobacillus plantarum wild-type and derivative mutant strains was investigated. Bacterial survival was evaluated in an in vitro system, simulating the transit along the human oro-gastro-intestinal tract. Interaction with human gut epithelial cells was studied by assessing bacterial adhesive ability to Caco-2 cells and induction of genes involved in innate immunity. L. plantarum strains were resistant to the combined stress at the various steps of the simulated gastrointestinal tract. Major decreases in the viability of L. plantarum cells were observed mainly under drastic acidic conditions (pH ≤ 2.0) of the gastric compartment. Abiotic stresses associated to small intestine poorly affected bacterial viability. All the bacterial strains significantly adhered to Caco-2 cells, with the ΔctsR mutant strain exhibiting the highest adhesion. Induction of immune-related genes resulted higher upon incubation with heat-inactivated bacteria rather than with live ones. For specific genes, a differential transcriptional pattern was observed upon stimulation with different L. plantarum strains, evidencing a possible role of the knocked out bacterial genes in the modulation of host cell response. In particular, cells from Δhsp18.55 and ΔftsH mutants strongly triggered immune defence genes. Our study highlights the relevance of microbial genetic background in host-probiotic interaction and might contribute to identify candidate bacterial genes and molecules involved in probiosis.
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- Pasquale Bove
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Foggia, Via L. Pinto 1, 71122, Foggia, Italy
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Fiocco D, Fiorentino D, Frabboni L, Benvenuti S, Orlandini G, Pellati F, Gallone A. Lavender and peppermint essential oils as effective mushroom tyrosinase inhibitors: a basic study. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.2072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Daniela Fiocco
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche; Università degli Studi di Foggia; Viale Pinto, 1; 71100; Foggia; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche; Università degli Studi di Foggia; Viale Pinto, 1; 71100; Foggia; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agro-Ambientali; Chimica e Difesa Vegetale (DiSACD); Università degli Studi di Foggia; Via Napoli 25; 71100; Foggia; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche; Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Via Campi 183; 41100; Modena; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche; Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Via Campi 183; 41100; Modena; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche; Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Via Campi 183; 41100; Modena; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biochimica medica; Biologia medica e Fisica medica - Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”; Policlinico - Piazza Giulio Cesare; 70124; Bari; Italy
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Fiorentino D, Gallone A, Fiocco D, Palazzo G, Mallardi A. Mushroom tyrosinase in polyelectrolyte multilayers as an optical biosensor for o-diphenols. Biosens Bioelectron 2010; 25:2033-7. [PMID: 20176470 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2010.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Revised: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Determination of phenolic derivatives is very important in medical, food and environmental samples because of their relevant significance in health care and pollution monitoring. Tyrosinase-based biosensors are promising tools for this purpose because of several advantages with respect to currently used detection methods. A key aspect in the development of a biosensor is the effective immobilization of the enzyme. In this work, ordered tyrosinase films on an optical transparent support were immobilized by a "layer-by-layer" (LbL) assembly, alternating the enzyme with the polycation polymer poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride). As confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy, the LbL deposition allowed a high loading of enzyme. The immobilized tyrosinase functionality was proven and its kinetic parameters were spectrophotometrically determined. The prepared biosensor was used to optically detect the o-diphenolic compound l-3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-alanine (L-DOPA) and exhibited good repeatability and time stability. The sensing properties of the system were studied by means of both absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The bioassay based on the absorbance measurements gave a LOD of 23 microM and a linear response up to 350 microM. The bioassay based on the fluorescence measurements gave a LOD of 3 microM and a linear response in the range of tens of micromolar (the exact value depends on the number of mushroom tyrosinase layers). Biosensor sensitivity could be modulated varying the number of the immobilized enzyme layers.
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- Daniela Fiorentino
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Foggia, via L. Pinto, 71100 Foggia, Italy
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Gallone A, Sagliano A, Guida G, Ito S, Wakamatsu K, Capozzi V, Perna G, Zanna P, Cicero R. The melanogenic system of the liver pigmented macrophages of Rana esculenta L.--tyrosinase activity. Histol Histopathol 2007; 22:1065-75. [PMID: 17616933 DOI: 10.14670/hh-22.1065] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The enzyme system responsible for Amphibian Kupffer Cell (KC) melanogenesis has not been entirely elucidated. This research demonstrates that the KC melanosomes of Rana esculenta L. possess a tyrosine-hydroxylase (TH) activity, showing that a tyrosinase is the enzyme involved in the melanogenesis. The TH reaction depends on catalytic Dopa as a cofactor and is not affected by catalase or H2O2, showing that it is catalysed by the tyrosinase and not by the peroxidase present in the melanosomes. The TH reaction is activated by Cu2+ ions but not by other tyrosinase activators such as limited proteolysis, protein ageing, and Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS). SDS inhibited the KC TH activity even below the critical micelle concentration. All these results suggest that the KC-tyrosinase differs in structure from other known tyrosinases. Using anti-KC-tyrosinase antobodies, we observed that the sites of the tyrosinase location within the cell are the same as those described in the melanocytes. In the immunoblots, the anti-KC-tyrosinase antibodies also recognised two protein bands, at the higher molecular weight ranges, in the protein electrophoretic pattern. Moreover, the tyrosinase activity was limited to the highest molecular weight band of about 260 kDa, suggesting that the enzyme activity could depend on a molecular aggregate. The melanin produced in the liver was found to be a 5,6-dihydroxyindole-rich eumelanin similar to the Sepia melanin.
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- A Gallone
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Capozzi V, Perna G, Gallone A, Biagi P, Carmone P, Fratello A, Guida G, Zanna P, Cicero R. Raman and optical spectroscopy of eumelanin films. J Mol Struct 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Guida G, Zanna P, Gallone A, Argenzio E, Cicero R. Melanogenic response of the Kupffer cells of Rana esculenta L to melanocyte stimulating hormone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 17:128-34. [PMID: 15016301 DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0749.2003.00118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have previously shown that Kupffer cells (KCs) of Rana esculenta L. possess melanogenic ability. The melanogenic enzyme activities in these cells are different from those described in skin melanocytes, and very little is known about their regulation by extracellular signalling molecules. In order to study this regulation, we analysed the effects of NDP-MSH on the levels of expression of the tyrosinase gene and on dopa-oxidase activity, using primary cultures of KCs. Incubation of the cells with NDP-MSH increases tyrosinase gene transcription, within the first 24 h of stimulation. To gain insight into the signalling mechanism involved in the cell response to the hormone, KCs in culture were incubated with IBMX or forskolin. These agents mimic the effects of alpha-MSH on melanocytes by increasing the intracellular level of cAMP. The experimental results showed that while the hormonal treatment always activated the KC tyrosinase system, treatment with IBMX or forskolin never did. Therefore, in KCs the tyrosinase-stimulating action of NDP-MSH was not mimicked by cAMP elevating agents. Assays of cAMP levels in cells stimulated with NDP-MSH demonstrated that the hormone does not produce significant increases in intracellular cAMP. On the contrary, forskolin produced significant increases in cAMP starting from 30 min of incubation. These results suggest that tyrosinase induction by melanocortins in KCs is not mediated by the cAMP pathway, and highlight the existence of substantial differences in the hormone signal transduction mechanisms between amphibian KCs and melanocytes or melanoma cells.
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- Gabriella Guida
- Dipartimento di Biochimica Medica e Biologia Medica, Sezione di Biologia Medica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy
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The present study reports the results of a morpho-functional analysis of spleen pigmented cells from Rana esculenta L. and comparison with liver melanin-synthesizing cells, belonging to the macrophage cell lineage. Cytological and cytochemical analyses show that parenchymal pigmented cells of the spleen, like those of the liver, are positive to peroxidase and lipase reactions and have phagocytic properties. The observation of premelanosomes in various stages of differentiation, together with the demonstration of dopa oxidase activity in the melanosome proteins, indicate that spleen pigmented macrophages have endogenous melanogenic ability as do liver pigmented macrophages. Attempts to demonstrate tyrosinehydroxylase activity in melanosome protein extracts from frog spleen and liver, using the same protocol as for mammalian tyrosinases, gave negative results. As regards the dopa oxidase activity revealed, some of its properties differ from the typical behaviour observed for tyrosinases from different sources. Peroxidase activity is shown in spleen and liver melanosome proteins with p-phenylenediamine-pyrocatechol (PPD-PC), and not with typical peroxidase substrates. Suitable inhibition tests revealed that dopa oxidase and peroxidase activities might be supported by two different proteins. Liver melanosome extracts display a very strong laccase (dimethoxyphenoloxidase) activity but spleen extracts do not. Differences observed in the enzymatic properties of the spleen and liver melanosomes suggest that pigmented macrophages may undergo tissue-specific differentiation. These preliminary data show that the melanin pathway of pigmented macrophages is different from that of melanocytes and may pave the way to identification of a new melanogenic pathway in vertebrates.
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- Anna Gallone
- Dipartimento di Biochimica Medica e Biologia Medica, Sezione di Biologia Medica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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The liver of Amphibia and Reptilia shows a dark-brown pigmentation due to the presence of particular melanin-containing cells that are different from melanocytes and derive from cells of macrophage lineage (Kupffer Cells), which have been shown to have an autonomous capacity to synthesize melanins. To date, as far as we know, there are no reports in the literature about the genetic system of tyrosinase as regards these melanin-synthesizing cells; we carried out the present study to analyze how the tyrosinase gene may function. We showed that the Kupffer cells of Rana esculenta L. do indeed have a transcriptionally active tyrosinase gene. Evidence of this was obtained by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis carried out on both the liver tissue and the Kupffer cells in culture. Moreover, analysis of the cells in culture enabled us to observe that, by increasing the culture time from 0 to 72 hr, an appreciable increase occurred in the amplification products of the tyrosinase gene, as well as in the level of dopa oxidase activity and in the quantity of melanin in the cells. The results of the present study demonstrate that frog Kupffer cells possess an active tyrosinase gene and that the increase of the tyrosinase mRNA accumulation closely correlates with phenotypic differentiation, in terms of increased dopa oxidase activity and melanosome content. This provides further strong support of the hypothesis that amphibian Kupffer cells possess an endogenous ability to synthesize melanin and suggests the involvement of the transcriptional level of control in the modulation of their melanogenic activity.
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- G Guida
- Dipartimento di Biochimica Medica e Biologia Medica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi, Policlinico, Bari, Italy.
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Guida G, Maida I, Gallone A, Boffoli D, Cicero R. Ultrastructural and functional study of the liver pigment cells from Rana esculenta L. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 1998; 34:393-400. [PMID: 9639102 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-998-0021-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A study of the liver pigment cells of Rana esculenta L. has been performed on both liver in toto and cells in culture. Ultrastructural and cytochemical analyses showed a close relationship between this visceral pigment cell system and the cells of hepatic macrophage lineage. Like the latter, the liver pigment cells present phagocytic activity, in the sinusoids and in vitro, and give a positive response to tests for peroxidase and lipase. The liver pigment cells are isolated, together with the Kupffer cells, from the sinusoidal cell fraction of the liver. In culture, they maintain their melanogenetic ability, demonstrated by the presence of dopaoxidase activity in the soluble, membranous, and melanosome fractions. Analysis of the cultures showed that as culture time increased, so did melanosome dopaoxidase activity, the number of pigmented fields, and the level of pigmentation of the cells. The values of dopaoxidase activity of the pigment cells in culture show the same seasonal oscillations as the system in toto, indicating that the cells maintain an internal clock, at least in the first 72 h of culture. There is evidence that the pigment cells are macrophages which can express a melanogenetic function. Our results and other experimental data provide a basis for hypothesizing that the pigment cells in Rana esculenta L. liver may derive from, or have a common origin with, the Kupffer cells.
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- G Guida
- Istituto di Biologia Generale, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Bari, Italy
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Gallone A, Genazzani A. Ca2+ mobilization: Multiple mechanisms, multiple mediators. Neuropharmacology 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(96)84697-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pintucci G, Manzionna MM, Maida I, Boffi M, Boffoli D, Gallone A, Cicero R. Morpho-functional characterization of cultured pigment cells from Rana esculenta L. liver. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 1990; 26:659-64. [PMID: 2384443 DOI: 10.1007/bf02624421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A simple method to isolate and culture liver pigment cells from Rana esculenta L. is described which utilizes a pronase digestion of perfused liver, followed by sedimentation on a Ficoll gradient. A first characterization of isolated and cultured cells is also reported. They show both positivity for nonspecific esterases, and phagocytosis ability, like the cells of phagocytic lineage. Furthermore, after stimulation with a phorbol ester, these cells generate superoxide anions. At phase contrast microscope, liver pigment cells present variability in size, morphology, and in their content of dark-brown granules. Inasmuch as a cell extract obtained from cultured cells exhibits a specific protein band with dopa-oxidase activity, when run on nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, liver pigment cells from Rana esculenta L. should not be considered as melanophages, but as cells that can actively synthesize melanin. The method presented here seems to be useful to more directly investigate this extra-cutaneous melanin-containing cell system and to clarify its physiologic relevance.
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- G Pintucci
- Istituto di Biologia Generale, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Bari, Italy
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1. The liver pigment cells of R. esculenta L. constitute a peculiar pigment cell system of histiocytic nature and contain a tyrosinase-like activity localized in the protein component of melanosomes. 2. The effects of addition and/or removal of Cu on the DOPA-oxidase activity of the system were studied. 3. It was concluded that: (a) this tyrosinase behaves as a Cu-enzyme; (b) Cu could be involved in the regulation of the enzyme activity; and (c) mixtures of apoenzyme and active enzyme coexist in the melanosomes.
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- R Cicero
- Istituto di Biologia Generale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università di Bari, Italy
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Cicero R, Mallardi A, Maida I, Gallone A, Pintucci G. Melanogenesis in the pigment cells of Rana esculenta L. liver: evidence for tyrosinase-like activity in the melanosome protein fraction. Pigment Cell Res 1989; 2:100-8. [PMID: 2497447 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1989.tb00169.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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This work demonstrates the presence of a tyrosinase-like activity in the pigment cells of frog Rana esculenta L. liver. The activity was evidenced in the protein melanosome fraction extracted with differential centrifugation methods. The study of this activity, carried out with spectrophotometric methods, indicates 1) the system presents the characteristics of an allosteric enzyme; 2) the grade of cooperativity shows oscillations going from negative cooperativity toward the substrate, evident in the warmest months of the year, to an absence of cooperativity in the coldest months of the year; and 3) the levels of activity of the system also vary according to season, with the highest levels appearing in the coldest months of the year. Given that this extracutaneous system of pigment cells, different from melanocytes, is able to carry out melanogenesis, we suggest its inclusion in the classification of pigment cells.
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- R Cicero
- Istituto di Bologia Generale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Bari, Italy
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Cicero R, Maida I, Mallardi A, Pintucci G, Gallone A. [Demonstration of a tyrosinase type activity in Kupffer cells of Rana esculenta L]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1988; 64:203-10. [PMID: 3142500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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