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Vilmundarson RO, Heydarikhorneh N, Duong A, Ho T, Keyhanian K, Soheili F, Chen HH, Stewart AFR. Savior Siblings Might Rescue Fetal Lethality But Not Adult Lymphoma in Irf2bp2-Null Mice. Front Immunol 2022; 13:868053. [PMID: 35865523 PMCID: PMC9295810 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.868053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2 (Irf2bp2), a co-repressor of Irf2, is required for fetal hepatic erythropoiesis through the expansion of erythromyeloid progenitors. Mice with germline ablation of the entire Irf2bp2 transcript produced no viable Irf2bp2-null pups in first litters. In subsequent litters, fewer than 1/3 of the expected Irf2bp2-null pups were born and half survived to adulthood. As in humans with somatic mutations in IRF2BP2, adult Irf2bp2-null mice developed lymphoma. Transcriptome profiling of liver, heart, and skeletal muscle from Irf2bp2-null adult mice revealed a predominant upregulation of interferon-responsive genes. Of interest, hematopoietic stem cell-enriched transcription factors (Etv6, Fli1, Ikzf1, and Runx1) were also elevated in Irf2bp2-null livers. Intriguingly, Irf2bp2-positive mwfi 2yeloid (but not lymphoid) cells were detected in the livers of adult Irf2bp2-null mice. In female Irf2bp2-null mice, these cells carried a Y chromosome while in male Irf2bp2-null livers, no cells with Barr bodies (inactivated X chromosomes) were detected, indicating that Irf2bp2-positive erythromyeloid cells might be acquired only from male siblings of prior litters by transmaternal microchimerism. These cells likely rescue the deficit in fetal erythropoiesis, but not adult-onset lymphomagenesis, caused by Irfb2p2 ablation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ragnar O. Vilmundarson
- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Brain and Mind Institute, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Neuroscience Division, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Brain and Mind Institute, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Neuroscience Division, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Hsiao-Huei Chen, ; Alexandre F. R. Stewart,
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- Laboratory of Translational Genomics, Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Hsiao-Huei Chen, ; Alexandre F. R. Stewart,
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Vilmundarson RO, Duong A, Soheili F, Chen HH, Stewart AFR. IRF2BP2 3'UTR Polymorphism Increases Coronary Artery Calcification in Men. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:687645. [PMID: 34760935 PMCID: PMC8573268 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.687645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2 (IRF2BP2) suppresses the innate inflammatory response of macrophages. A 9-nucleotide deletion (rs3045215) in the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) of human IRF2BP2 mRNA confers risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Ottawa Heart Genomics Study (OHGS). Here, we sought to identify regulatory mechanisms that may contribute to this risk. We tested how lipopolysaccharides (LPS) affects IRF2BP2 expression in human THP-1 macrophages and primary aortic smooth muscle cells (HAoSMC) genotyped for the deletion allele. Both cell types are implicated in coronary atherosclerosis. We also examined how the deletion affects interaction with RNA binding proteins (RBPs) to regulate IRF2BP2 expression. LPS altered allele-specific binding of RBPs in RNA gel shift assays with the THP-1 macrophage protein extracts. The RBP ELAVL1 suppressed the expression of a luciferase reporter carrying the 3'UTR of IRF2BP2 with the deletion allele. Other RBPs AUF1 or KHSRP did not confer such allele specific regulation. Since it is co-inherited with a risk variant for osteoporosis, a condition tied to arterial calcification, we examined the association of the deletion allele with coronary artery calcification in individuals who had undergone computed tomography angiography in the OHGS. In 323 individuals with a minimal burden of atherosclerosis (<30% coronary stenosis) and 138 CAD cases (>50% stenosis), Mendelian randomization revealed that the rs3045215 deletion allele significantly increased coronary artery calcification in men with minimal coronary stenosis. Thus, not only does the rs3045215 deletion allele predict atherosclerosis, but it also predisposes to early-onset calcification in men.
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- Ragnar O Vilmundarson
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Laboratory of Translational Genomics, John and Jennifer Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Laboratory of Translational Genomics, John and Jennifer Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Laboratory of Translational Genomics, John and Jennifer Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Laboratory of Translational Genomics, John and Jennifer Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Soheili F, Jalili Z, Rahbar M, Khatooni Z, Mashayekhi A, Jafari H. Novel mutation of GATA4 gene in Kurdish population of Iran with nonsyndromic congenital heart septals defects. CONGENIT HEART DIS 2018; 13:295-304. [PMID: 29377543 DOI: 10.1111/chd.12571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mutations in GATA4 gene induce inherited atrial and ventricular septation defects, which is the most frequent forms of congenital heart defects (CHDs) constituting about half of all cases. METHOD We have performed High resolution melting (HRM) mutation scanning of GATA4 coding exons of nonsyndrome 100 patients as a case group including 39 atrial septal defects (ASD), 57 ventricular septal defects (VSD) and four patients with both above defects and 50 healthy individuals as a control group. Our samples are categorized according to their HRM graph. The genome sequencing has been done for 15 control samples and 25 samples of patients whose HRM analysis were similar to healthy subjects for each exon. The PolyPhen-2 and MUpro have been used to determine the causative possibility and structural stability prediction of GATA4 sequence variation. RESULTS The HRM curve analysis exhibit that 21 patients and 3 normal samples have deviated curves for GATA4 coding exons. Sequencing analysis has revealed 12 nonsynonymous mutations while all of them resulted in stability structure of protein 10 of them are pathogenic and 2 of them are benign. Also we found two nucleotide deletions which one of them was novel and one new indel mutation resulting in frame shift mutation, and 4 synonymous variations or polymorphism in 6 of patients and 3 of normal individuals. Six or about 50% of these nonsynonymous mutations have not been previously reported. CONCLUSION Our results show that there is a spectrum of GATA4 mutations resulting in septal defects.
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- Fariborz Soheili
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR, Iran.,Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, IR, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran Medical University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University Tehran, IR, Iran
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- Department of Statistic and Basic Science, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, IR, Iran
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Soheili F, Nikkho B, Khodabandehloo M. Determination of the Physical Status (Episomal/Integral) of HPV by qPCR in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Enteric Pathog 2016. [DOI: 10.15171/ijep.2017.01] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Soheili F, Heidary N, Rahbar M, Nikkho B, Fotouhi O, Afkhamzadeh A, Jafari H, Bagheri V. Human papillomavirus and its clinical relevance in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a Kurdish population in the west of Iran. Infect Dis (Lond) 2015; 48:270-273. [PMID: 26555078 DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2015.1109134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background The aetiological role of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) was evaluated by assessment of the presence and status of HPV DNA in a Kurdish population in the west of Iran. Methods One hundred and three paraffin-embedded ESCC tissue samples, diagnosed between 2007-2013, were included in the study. DNA was extracted and then HPV presence and genotypes were determined by PCR and INNO-LiPA genotyping, respectively. Results HPV DNA was detected in 11/103 (10.7%) of ESCCs. HPV-18 and HPV-16 genotypes were determined in five and six samples, respectively. Co-infection of HPV-6 was only found with HPV-18 in two cases. There were no statistically significant distinctions between HPV-positive and HPV-negative cases with regard to clinical and pathologic findings. Conclusion The present study indicates that, among a group of Kurdish people in two provinces in the west of Iran, as a low-risk ESCC area, HPV could be one of the risk factors, although in a small proportion of the patients.
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- Fariborz Soheili
- a Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Sanandaj , Iran.,b Departments of Marine Biology , Faculty of Marine Sciences, Chabahar Maritime University , Chabahar , Iran
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- b Departments of Marine Biology , Faculty of Marine Sciences, Chabahar Maritime University , Chabahar , Iran
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- c Department of Pathology , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Sanandaj , Iran
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- d Department of Oncology-Pathology , Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden
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- e Department of Community Medicine & Kurdistan Research Center for Social Determinants of Health , Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Sanandej , Iran
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- f Departments of Statistic and Basic Science , Chabahar Maritime University , Chabahar , Iran
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- g Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran
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Kalantar E, Taherzadeh S, Ghadimi T, Soheili F, Salimizand H, Hedayatnejad A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an emerging pathogen among burn patients in Kurdistan Province, Iran. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2012; 43:712-717. [PMID: 23077851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study was conducted to determine the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections among burn patients at Tohid Hospital, Iran. A total of 176 clinical specimens were obtained from 145 burn patients admitted to the burn unit of Tohid Hospital to detect the presence of P. aeruginosa. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted to detect extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing P. aeruginiosa using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines with the double disc synergy test (DDST). A polymerase chain reaction was used to detect PER-1 and OXA-10 among the isolates. The mean age, total body surface area and length of hospital stay among patients were 29 years, 37.7%, and 10 days, respectively. Kerosene was the commonest cause of burn (60%), followed by gas (30%). During the study, P. aeruginosa was detected in 100 isolates. The antibiotics they were most commonly resistant to were cefotaxime, ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin. Of the 100 P. aeroginusa isolates, 28% were positive for ESBL production with the DDST, 48% and 52% were PER-1 and OXA-10 producers, respectively. The high frequency of PER-1 and OXA-10 producers at this hospital is of concern considering their potential spread among burn patients.
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- Enayat Kalantar
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
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Kalantar E, Torabi V, Salimizand H, Soheili F, Beiranvand S, Soltan Dallal MM. First Survey of Metallo-β-Lactamase Producers in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa From a Referral Burn Center in Kurdistan Province. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2012; 7:23-6. [PMID: 24624147 PMCID: PMC3941862 DOI: 10.17795/jjnpp-3546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Treatment of infectious diseases is becoming more challenging with each passing year. This is especially true for infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen with the ability to rapidly develop resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. Objectives This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)–producing strains among multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa strains isolated from burn patients. Materials and Methods The isolates were identified, tested for susceptibility to various antimicrobial agents, and screened for the presence of MβLs by using the double-disk synergy test. The minimal inhibitory concentration of imipenem was determined by microplate broth dilution method on Mueller-Hinton agar. To detect VIM, SIM, and GIM MBLs, the isolates were subjected to polymerase chain reaction. Results In this study, we identified 100 P. aeruginosa isolates from 176 clinical specimens obtained from burn patients. The isolates showed maximum resistance to ampicillin (100%), ceftazidime (94%), and ceftriaxone (89%). The CLSI-MBL phenotypic test showed that of the 100 P. aeruginosa isolates, 22 (22%) were positive for MBL production in the double-disk synergy test. Of the 22 MBL-positive P. aeruginosa isolates, 8 were resistant to imipenem. PCR analysis showed that 8 isolates were positive for blaVIM1. The other genes blaSIM1 and blaGIM1 were not detected. Conclusions The study results demonstrate the serious therapeutic threat of the spread of MBL producers among P. aeruginosa populations. Metallo-β-lactamases were detected in 22% of imipenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates. Early detection and infection-control practices are the best antimicrobial strategies for this organism; therefore, systematic surveillance to detect MBL producers is necessary.
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- Enayatollah Kalantar
- Envirronmental Health Resaerch Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Sciences Research Branch, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran
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- School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran
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- Qods Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IR Iran
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