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Yu SL, Jeong DU, Noh EJ, Jeon HJ, Lee DC, Kang M, Kim TH, Lee SK, Han AR, Kang J, Park SR. Exosomal miR-205-5p Improves Endometrial Receptivity by Upregulating E-Cadherin Expression through ZEB1 Inhibition. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15149. [PMID: 37894829 PMCID: PMC10607375 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015149] [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: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Endometrial receptivity is a complex process that prepares the uterine endometrium for embryo implantation; insufficient endometrial receptivity is one of the causes of implantation failure. Here, we analyzed the microRNA expression profiles of exosomes derived from both receptive (RL95-2) and non-receptive (AN3-CA) endometrial epithelial cell (EEC) lines to identify exosomal miRNAs closely linked to endometrial receptivity. Among the 466 differentially expressed miRNAs, miR-205-5p was the most highly expressed in exosomes secreted from receptive RL95-2 cells. miR-205-5p, enriched at the adhesive junction, was closely related to endometrial receptivity. ZEB1, a transcriptional repressor of E-cadherin associated with endometrial receptivity, was identified as a direct target of miR-205-5p. miR-205-5p expression was significantly lower in the endometrial tissues of infertile women than in that of non-infertile women. In vivo, miR-205-5p expression was upregulated in the post-ovulatory phase, and its inhibitor reduced embryo implantation. Furthermore, administration of genetically modified exosomes overexpressing miR-205-5p mimics upregulated E-cadherin expression by targeting ZEB1 and improved spheroid attachment of non-receptive AN3-CA cells. These results suggest that the miR-205-5p/ZEB1/E-cadherin axis plays an important role in regulating endometrial receptivity. Thus, the use of exosomes harboring miR-205-5p mimics can be considered a potential therapeutic approach for improving embryo implantation.
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- Seong-Lan Yu
- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea;
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
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- Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; (D.C.L.); (M.K.)
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Personalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; (D.C.L.); (M.K.)
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- I-Dream Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mizmedi Hospital, Seoul 07639, Republic of Korea;
- Daegu CHA Fertility Center, CHA University, Daegu 42469, Republic of Korea
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea; (S.-L.Y.); (D.-U.J.); (H.J.J.); (T.-H.K.); (S.K.L.)
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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Noh EJ, Lee JY, Park SY, Park JH, Cho JY, Kim YM, Kim JS, Lee KM, Choi S, Lee SK. Salicornia herbacea Aqueous Extracts Regulate NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Macrophages and Trophoblasts. J Med Food 2022; 25:503-512. [PMID: 35561274 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2021.k.0154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Salicornia herbacea L. (Chenopodiaceae), an edible salt marsh plant with anti-inflammatory effects, was examined in macrophages and trophoblasts whether it modulates NLRP3 inflammasome activity. Pretreatment and delayed treatment of S. herbacea extract (SHE) in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) reduced the activity of NLRP3 inflammasome induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and adenosine triphosphate stimulation and downregulated interleukin (IL)-1β production. SHE also inhibited pyroptotic cell death, the adaptor molecule apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC), oligomerization, and speck by NLRP3 inflammasome activity in BMDM. Similarly, SHE decreased the mRNA expression of NLRP3, ASC, IL-1β, and IL-6 in the LPS-stimulated human trophoblast cell line, Swan 71 cells. In addition, SHE inhibited the production of IL-6 and IL-1β and decreased the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin E2 in stimulated Swan 71 cells. Finally, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (3,5-DCQA), one of the components of S. herbacea, inhibited IL-1β produced by NLRP3 inflammasome activity. In conclusion, SHE downregulated the activity of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages and trophoblasts.
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- Eui-Jeong Noh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 PLUS Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Biosystems, Seongnam Campus of Korea Polytechnics, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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Lee JY, Lee MS, Kim DJ, Yang SJ, Lee SJ, Noh EJ, Shin SJ, Park JH. Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain 2 Contributes to Limiting Growth of Mycobacterium abscessus in the Lung of Mice by Regulating Cytokines and Nitric Oxide Production. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1477. [PMID: 29163541 PMCID: PMC5681718 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium abscessus is a prominent cause of pulmonary infection in immunosuppressed patients and those with cystic fibrosis. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD) 2 is a cytosolic receptor which senses a bacterial peptidoglycan component, muramyl dipeptide (MDP). Although nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) contributes to protect host against various microbial infections, it is still unclear whether NOD2 is essential to regulate host immune responses against M. abscessus infection. In this study, we sought to clarify the role of NOD2 and the underlying mechanism in host defense against M. abscessus infection. Mice were infected intranasally with M. abscessus and sacrificed at indicated time points. Bacterial survival, cytokines production, and pathology in the lungs were determined. Bone marrow-derived macrophages were used to clarify cellular mechanism of NOD2-mediated immune response. Bacterial clearance was impaired, and pathology was more severe in the lungs of NOD2-deficient mice compared with the wild-type mice. In macrophages, NOD2-mediated activation of p38 and JNK were required for production of proinflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) and expression of iNOS in response to M. abscessus. NO was critical for limiting intracellular growth of the pathogen. Intranasal administration of MDP reduced in vivo bacterial replication and thus improved lung pathology in M. abscessus-infected mice. This study offers important new insights into the potential roles of the NOD2 in initiating and potentiating innate immune response against M. abscessus pulmonary infection.
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- Jun-Young Lee
- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu, South Korea
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- School of Bioresources and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Noh EJ, Kang MJ, Jeong YJ, Lee JY, Park JH, Choi HJ, Oh SM, Lee KB, Kim DJ, Shin JA, Cho SD, Park JH. Withaferin A inhibits inflammatory responses induced by Fusobacterium nucleatum and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in macrophages. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:983-8. [PMID: 27220676 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Periodontitis is a progressive chronic inflammatory disease and a major cause of tooth loss in humans. As a withanolides, withaferin A (WA) is known to exhibit strong anti‑inflammatory activity. The present study examined whether WA inhibited inflammatory responses in macrophages in response to two representative periodontal pathogens, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Murine bone marrow‑derived macrophages (BMDMs) were used in this study and cytokine production in culture supernatants was measured by enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assays. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the activation of nuclear factor‑κB and mitogen‑activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), toll‑like receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4. The production of nitric oxide (NO) was determined by the Griess reaction. WA treatment was shown to decrease interleukin (IL)‑6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‑α production in BMDMs in response to F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans in a dose‑dependent manner. The phosphorylation of IκB‑α and MAPKs (p38, extracellular signal‑regulated kinases and c‑Jun N‑terminal kinases) induced by F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans was also inhibited by WA. F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans induced iNOS expression and NO production in BMDMs, which was inhibited by WA in a dose‑dependent manner. WA also reduced endogenous and induced expression of TLR2 and TLR4 in these cells. These results suggest that WA may be a potential therapeutic agent or preventive additive for periodontitis control.
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- Eui-Jeong Noh
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500‑757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500‑757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bioscience, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, North Jeolla 561‑756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bioscience, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, North Jeolla 561‑756, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500‑757, Republic of Korea
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