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Cao S, Liu S, Wang F, Liu J, Li M, Wang C, Xi S. DMA(V) in Drinking Water Activated NF-κB Signal Pathway and Increased TGF-β and IL-1β Expressions in Bladder Epithelial Cells of Rats. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:790652. [PMID: 26617437 PMCID: PMC4651728 DOI: 10.1155/2015/790652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)) is the main product of arsenic methylation metabolism in vivo and is rat bladder carcinogen and tumor promoting agent. In this study, we measured the expressions of mRNA and proteins of NF-κB pathway members, IKKα, IKKβ, p65, and p50 in rat bladder epithelium by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemical analysis after rats received drinking water containing 100 and 200 ppm DMA(V) for 10 weeks. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) immunoexpression in rat bladder epithelium and urine level of IL-1β also were determined. We found that DMA(V) dramatically increased the mRNA levels of NF-κB p50 and IKKα in the bladder epithelium of rats compared to the control group. Immunohistochemical examinations showed that DMA(V) increased immunoreactivities of IKKα, IKKβ, and phospho-NF-κB p50 in the cytoplasm and phospho-NF-κB p50 and p65 in nucleus of rat urothelial cells. In addition, DMA(V) treated rats exhibited significantly increased inflammatory factor TGF-β immunoreactivity in bladder epithelium and IL-1β secretion in urine. These data suggest that DMA(V) could activate NF-κB signal pathway and increase TGF-β and IL-1β expressions in bladder epithelial cells of rats.
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Wu H, Xie J, Li GN, Chen QH, Li R, Zhang XL, Kang LN, Xu B. Possible involvement of TGF-β/periostin in fibrosis of right atrial appendages in patients with atrial fibrillation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2015; 8:6859-6869. [PMID: 26261573 PMCID: PMC4525907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Atrial fibrosis contributes to development and recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). TGF-β and periostin have been reported to be involved in fibrogenesis. Here we investigated the role of TGF-β and periostin in atrial fibrosis of AF and in the recurrence of AF after surgery ablation. Western blot, Masson staining, immunohistochemistry and colorimetry were performed to detect the degree of atrial fibrosis and the expression of TGF-β, periostin and collagens in 70 biopsies of right atrial appendage (RAA) obtained in this study. Then the patients who received surgical ablation were followed up for about one year. The results showed an increasing gradient of atrial expression of TGF-β, periostin and collagens paralleled by a higher level of atrial fibrosis in control, SR and AF groups. The expression of TGF-β and periostin was significantly correlated with fibrotic markers. In addition, LAD and the expression of TGF-β were larger or higher in recurrence group than that in nonrecurrence group after surgery ablation. The results suggest that upregulated expression of TGF-β and periostin in RAAs is correlated with the degree of atrial fibrosis in patients with AF.
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Sakai H, Naka R, Suzuki D, Nomoto Y, Miyazaki M, Nikolic-Paterson DJ, Atkins RC. In situ hybridization analysis of TGF-beta in glomeruli from patients with IgA nephropathy. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEPHROLOGY 2015; 111:107-14; discussion 115. [PMID: 7758331 DOI: 10.1159/000423884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Okuda S, Tamaki K, Ando T, Yanagida T, Fujishima M. TGF-beta behavior in the progressive process in the focal glomerulosclerosis rat model: the role of latent TGF-beta-binding protein. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEPHROLOGY 2015; 118:78-85. [PMID: 8744043 DOI: 10.1159/000425079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Przybylski G, Chorostowska-Wynimko J, Dyczek A, Wędrowska E, Jankowski M, Szpechciński A, Giżycka A, Golińska J, Kopiński P. Studies of hepatocyte growth factor in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in chronic interstitial lung diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 125:260-71. [PMID: 25697336 DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Previous studies have suggested that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) inhibits lung fibrosis as an antagonist of transforming growth factor β (TGF‑β). OBJECTIVES We assessed HGF expression levels in the lower airways of patients with selected interstitial lung diseases. PATIENTS AND METHODS HGF levels were examined by an enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid supernatants from patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS, n = 52), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF, n = 23), nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP, n = 14), extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA, n = 6), bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP, n = 8), chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (EP, n = 6), and in control subjects (n = 13). Intracellular HGF expression in BAL cells was evaluated by flow cytometry. RESULTS HGF concentrations were elevated in BAL fluid from nonsmokers with IPF (261 ±204 pg/ml, P <0.02), smokers with IPF (220 ±13 pg/ml, P <0.001), and smokers with PS (172 ±33 pg/ml, P <0.02), as compared with controls (148 ±17 pg/ml for nonsmokers; 137 ±9 pg/ml for smokers). HGF levels were positively correlated with TGF‑β concentrations in BAL fluid (r = 0.3; P = 0.02) and negatively-with vital capacity (r = -0.2; P = 0.02). BAL neutrophils, and, for the first time, BAL lymphocytes, were identified as intracellular HGF‑positive cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results do not support evidence for strong antifibrotic HGF activity. The highest HGF concentrations were observed in BAL fluid from patients with IPF, and they were also positively correlated with TGF‑β levels. Thus, although the local protective mechanisms such as the HGF expression are upregulated in chronic interstitial lung diseases, they are not enough to prevent lung fibrosis.
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Flanders KC, Heger CD, Conway C, Tang B, Sato M, Dengler SL, Goldsmith PK, Hewitt SM, Wakefield LM. Brightfield proximity ligation assay reveals both canonical and mixed transforming growth factor-β/bone morphogenetic protein Smad signaling complexes in tissue sections. J Histochem Cytochem 2014; 62:846-63. [PMID: 25141865 PMCID: PMC4244299 DOI: 10.1369/0022155414550163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is an important regulator of cellular homeostasis and disease pathogenesis. Canonical TGF-β signaling occurs through Smad2/3-Smad4 complexes; however, recent in vitro studies suggest that elevated levels of TGF-β may activate a novel mixed Smad complex (Smad2/3-Smad1/5/9), which is required for some of the pro-oncogenic activities of TGF-β. To determine if mixed Smad complexes are evident in vivo, we developed antibodies that can be used with a proximity ligation assay to detect either canonical or mixed Smad complexes in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections. We demonstrate high expression of mixed Smad complexes in the tissues from mice genetically engineered to express high levels of TGF-β1. Mixed Smad complexes were also prominent in 15-16 day gestation mouse embryos and in breast cancer xenografts, suggesting important roles in embryonic development and tumorigenesis. In contrast, mixed Smad complexes were expressed at extremely low levels in normal adult mouse tissue, where canonical complexes were correspondingly higher. We show that this methodology can be used in archival patient samples and tissue microarrays, and we have developed an algorithm to quantitate the brightfield read-out. These methods will allow quantitative analysis of cell type-specific Smad signaling pathways in physiological and pathological processes.
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Toy E, Oztürk F, Altindiş S, Kozacioğlu S, Toy H. Effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on bone formation after the expansion of the inter-premaxillary suture in rats: a histologic and immunohistochemical study. AUSTRALIAN ORTHODONTIC JOURNAL 2014; 30:176-183. [PMID: 25549520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Orthodontic maxillary expansion is a commonly-performed treatment approach to correct transverse maxillary deficiencies by separating the mid-palatal suture. To obtain a successful treatment result and prevent relapse, the expanded maxillary sutures require maintenance by means of qualified bone reorganisation. AIM To assess the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on sutural bone formation after the expansion of the interpremaxillary suture in rats. METHODS Sixteen male Wistar rats, 6 to 8-week old, were used. The expansion appliance comprised a helical spring fabricated from 0.014 inch stainless steel wire (Dentaurum, Ispringen, Germany). The rats were divided into two equal groups and randomly assigned to the LIPUS treatment group or a sham-operation group. LIPUS was delivered via a 2.5 cm diameter ultrasound transducer (Exogen, Smith and Nephews, Inc., Memphis, TN, USA) for 20 minutes per day during 7 days of post-expansion retention. Following retention, the rats' maxillae were surgically removed and histologic and immunohistochemical specimens were prepared and examined. RESULTS The number of osteoblasts and blood vessel dimensions in the ultrasound group increased but was not significant, compared with the control group. A statistically significant difference in osteocalcin, VEGF and TGF-β immunoreactivities (p < 0.01) was found in the area of the mineralising tissue. Only VEGF immunoreactivity was significant between two groups (p < 0.01) in the fibrous tissue area. CONCLUSIONS The area of mineralising tissue in the LIPUS-applied group expressed activity markers for osteocalcin, VEGF and TGF-β compared with a surrounding area of fibrous tissue. Cellular activation in the LIPUS group was greater than that of controls. Therefore, LIPUS may be accepted as a useful approach to enhance sutural bone formation.
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Tsuboi H, Mukuno A, Sato N, Katsuoka K, Yanase N. Acquired Reactive Perforating Collagenosis in a Patient with Lung Fibrosis. J Dermatol 2014; 31:916-9. [PMID: 15729865 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00626.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reactive perforating collagenosis (RPC) is a rare disorder characterized by the transepidermal elimination of altered collagen. The inherited form of RPC begins in early childhood, but acquired reactive perforating collagenosis (ARPC) begins in adult life. ARPC is associated with diabetes mellitus, renal disease, and malignancy. ARPC with lung fibrosis has not previously been reported in the literature, and the relationship between ARPC and lung fibrosis has not been studied. The etiological relationship between the two disorders appears to be uncertain. Although their association in this case could be due to chance, it may be due to the transforming growth factor beta abnormalities seen in both diseases. In this report, we describe a case of ARPC with lung fibrosis and propose an etiological association between the two diseases.
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Ivaniushko TP, Gankovskaia LV, Kartashov DD, Basin EM, Balykin RA. [Cytokines level in patients with drug-induced jaw necrosis]. STOMATOLOGIIA 2014; 93:28-30. [PMID: 24990783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The study included 15 patients with purulent inflammatory diseases of maxillofacial area and 25 patients with facial bone necrosis induced by synthetic drugs. Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines levels in saliva and wound fluid were analyzed in two groups. The results proved cytokines to play important role in jaw necrosis induced by drugs containing red phosphorus.
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Mirzamani MS, Nourani MR, Imani Fooladi AA, Zare S, Ebrahimi M, Yazdani S, Ghanei M, Karimfar MH. Increased expression of transforming growth factor-β and receptors in primary human airway fibroblasts from chemical inhalation patients. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA, AND IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 12:144-152. [PMID: 23754353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Revised: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The widespread use of sulfur mustard (SM) as a chemical warfare agent in the past century has proved its long-lasting toxic effects. Despite a lot of research over the past decades on Iranian veterans, there are still major gaps in the SM literature. Transforming growth factor (TGF-β), a cytokine that affects many different cell processes, has an important role in the lungs of patients with some of chronic airway diseases, especially with respect to airway remodeling in mustard lung. Primary airway fibroblasts from epibronchial biopsies were cultured, and gene expression of TGF-β1, TGF-β2, TbR-I and TbR-II in fibroblasts of SM injured patients and controls were investigated. Expression of TGF-βs and receptors was measured by RT-PCR. Protein level of TGF-β1 was surveyed by western blot. Our findings revealed that expression levels of TGF-β1, TGF-β2, TbR-I and TbR-II were upregulated in the airway fibroblasts of SM exposed patients in comparison with control samples. TGF-β1 expression was shown to be markedly increased in primary lung fibroblasts of chemically injured patients. Our novel data, suggested that over-expression of TGF-β molecule and receptors in primary airway fibroblasts of mustard gas injured patients may be involved in progression of airway remodeling of these patients.
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Krivicka B, Pilmane M, Akota I. Expression of growth factors and growth factor receptors in human cleft-affected tissue. STOMATOLOGIJA 2013; 15:111-118. [PMID: 24589633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE. To investigate cleft disordered tissue in children with cleft palate and cleft lip with or without alveolar clefting for detection of local tissue growth factors and growth factor receptors and compare findings. Design. Morphological analysis of human tissue. Patients. Three groups were studied: 14 patients with cleft palate at the age from eight months to 18 years and two months, 12 patients with cleft lip with or without alveolar clefting in the age from four months to 15 years and four months and 11 control patients. RESULTS. In general, cleft palate disordered tissue showed more prominent expression of BMP2/4 (z=3.574; p=0.0004) and TGFβ (z=2.127; p=0.033), while expression of TGFBR3 significantly higher was only in connective tissue (z=3.822; p=0.0001). Cleft lip affected tissue showed significantly pronounced expression of FGFR1 in general as well as separately in epithelium. CONCLUSIONS. The marked and statistically significant expression of BMP 2/4 in cleft palate disordered soft tissue probably is delayed, but still proliferation and differentiation as well as tissue, especially, bone remodeling contributing signal. Cleft palate affected tissue show more prominent expression of TGFβ, still the weak regional expression of TGFβ type III receptors prove the disordered tissue growth and changed TGFβ signalling pathway in postnatal pathogenesis. In general, expression of TGFβ, BMP 2/4 and FGFR1 is significantly different, giving evidence to the involvement of these mentioned factors in the cleft severity morphopathogenesis.
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Khan SA, Joyce J, Tsuda T. Quantification of active and total transforming growth factor-β levels in serum and solid organ tissues by bioassay. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:636. [PMID: 23151377 PMCID: PMC3556312 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a multi-factorial peptide growth factor that has a vital role in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, inflammation, and tissue repair. Quantification of biologically active TGF-β levels in tissues is crucial to illustrate mechanisms involved in various physiological and pathological processes, but direct measurement of bioactive TGF-β level in the tissue has been hampered by lack of reliable methods. Here, we introduced mink lung epithelial cell bioassay to quantify both active and total TGF-β levels in serum and protein lysates from solid organs in the mouse model. FINDINGS Mink lung epithelial cells were stably transfected with plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter/luciferase construct, in which bioactive TGF-β level was represented by luciferase activity. Serum total TGF-β levels were comparable between the bioassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), but active TGF-β levels measured by ELISA were significantly lower than those obtained by the bioassay. Active and total TGF-β levels in the solid organs including heart, liver, and kidney were also measured. Total TGF-β levels were relatively comparable among these organs, but active TGF-β levels were slightly higher in hearts and kidneys than in livers. Positive luciferase activities in the bioassay were almost completely inhibited by adding pan-TGF-β neutralizing antibodies, suggesting its high specificity to bioactive TGF-β. We also measured myocardial TGF-β levels after myocardial infarction and sham control by the bioassay, and compared the values with those obtained by ELISA. The bioassay demonstrated that both active and total tissue TGF-β levels were significantly higher in post-myocardial infarction than in sham myocardium. ELISA was markedly less sensitive in detecting both active and total TGF-β levels than our bioassay and failed to show any statistically significant difference in TGF-β levels between myocardial infarction and sham myocardium. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggested that the bioassay was significantly more sensitive than ELISA in detecting active TGF-β in serum and both active and total TGF-β in solid organ tissues. The bioassay will be useful in investigating TGF-β profile in various solid organs in physiological and pathological conditions.
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Albro MB, Cigan AD, Nims RJ, Yeroushalmi KJ, Oungoulian SR, Hung CT, Ateshian GA. Shearing of synovial fluid activates latent TGF-β. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2012; 20:1374-82. [PMID: 22858668 PMCID: PMC3448789 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE TGF-β is synthesized in an inactive latent complex that is unable to bind to membrane receptors, thus unable to induce a cellular biological response until it has been activated. In addition to activation by chemical mediators, recent studies have demonstrated that mechanical forces may activate latent TGF-βvia integrin-mediated cellular contractions, or mechanical shearing of blood serum. Since TGF-β is present in synovial fluid in latent form, and since normal diarthrodial joint function produces fluid shear, this study tested the hypothesis that the native latent TGF-β1 of synovial fluid can be activated by shearing. DESIGN Synovial fluid from 26 bovine joints and three adult human joints was sheared at mean shear rates up to 4000 s(-1) for up to 15 h. RESULTS Unsheared synovial fluid was found to contain high levels of latent TGF-β1 (4.35 ± 2.02 ng/mL bovine, 1.84 ± 0.89 ng/mL human; mean ± radius of 95% confidence interval) and low amounts (<0.05 ng/mL) of the active peptide. Synovial fluid concentrations of active TGF-β1 increased monotonically with shear rate and shearing duration, reaching levels of 2.64 ± 1.22 ng/mL for bovine and 0.60 ± 0.39 ng/mL for human synovial fluid. Following termination of shearing, there was no statistical change in these active levels over the next 8 h for either species, demonstrating long-term stability of the activated peptide. The unsheared control group continued to exhibit negligible levels of active TGF-β1 at all times. CONCLUSIONS Results confirmed the hypothesis of this study and suggest that shearing of synovial fluid might contribute an additional biosynthetic effect of mechanical loading of diarthrodial joints.
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Weibrich G, Kleis WKG, Streckbein P, Moergel M, Hitzler WE, Hafner G. Comparison of point-of-care methods for preparation of platelet concentrate (platelet-rich plasma). Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2012; 27:762-769. [PMID: 22848876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study analyzed the concentrations of platelets and growth factors in platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which are likely to depend on the method used for its production. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cellular composition and growth factor content of platelet concentrates (platelet-rich plasma) produced by six different procedures were quantitatively analyzed and compared. Platelet and leukocyte counts were determined on an automatic cell counter, and analysis of growth factors was performed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The principal differences between the analyzed PRP production methods (blood bank method of intermittent flow centrifuge system/platelet apheresis and by the five point-of-care methods) and the resulting platelet concentrates were evaluated with regard to resulting platelet, leukocyte, and growth factor levels. The platelet counts in both whole blood and PRP were generally higher in women than in men; no differences were observed with regard to age. Statistical analysis of platelet-derived growth factor AB (PDGF-AB) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) showed no differences with regard to age or gender. Platelet counts and TGF-β1 concentration correlated closely, as did platelet counts and PDGF-AB levels. There were only rare correlations between leukocyte counts and PDGF-AB levels, but comparison of leukocyte counts and PDGF-AB levels demonstrated certain parallel tendencies. CONCLUSIONS TGF-β1 levels derive in substantial part from platelets and emphasize the role of leukocytes, in addition to that of platelets, as a source of growth factors in PRP. All methods of producing PRP showed high variability in platelet counts and growth factor levels. The highest growth factor levels were found in the PRP prepared using the Platelet Concentrate Collection System manufactured by Biomet 3i.
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Qi JG, Xing CQ, Ding YG, DU JB. [Adrenomedullin alleviates collagen accumulation in pulmonary arteries of rats with hypoxic pulmonary hypertension]. ZHONGGUO DANG DAI ER KE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS 2012; 14:54-58. [PMID: 22289754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of adrenomedullin (ADM) on the pulmonary vascular collagen metabolism in hypoxic rats in order to study the effect of ADM on chronic hypoxic pulmonary vascular structural remodeling and its possible mechanism. METHODS Nineteen male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: normal control (n=6), hypoxia (n=7) and ADM-treated hypoxia (n=6). ADM was subcutaneously administered into rats of the ADM-treated hypoxia group by mini-osmotic pump (300 ng/h) for two weeks. After two weeks of hypoxic challenge, mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) was evaluated using a right cardiac catheterization procedure. The ratio of right ventricular mass to left ventricular plus septal mass[RV/ (LV+S)] was measured. The changes of pulmonary vascular microstructure were observed. Meanwhile, the expression levels of collagen I, collagen III and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in pulmonary arteries were detected by immunohistochemical assay. RESULTS mPAP and RV/(LV+S) increased significantly in the hypoxia group compared with normal controls (P<0.01). The muscularization of small pulmonary vessels and the relative medial thickness of pulmonary arteries increased obviously in the hypoxia group compared with those in the normal control group (P<0.01). Meanwhile, the expression levels of collagen I, collagen III and TGF-β of pulmonary arteries in the hypoxia group increased markedly compared with those in the normal control group. However, mPAP and RV/(LV+S) were significantly reduced in the ADM-treated hypoxia group compared with those in the hypoxia group (P<0.01). ADM ameliorated pulmonary vascular structural remodeling of hypoxic rats, with a decrease in the expression of collagen I, collagen III and TGF-β of pulmonary arteries. CONCLUSIONS ADM might play a regulatory role in the development of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension and hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling, through inhibiting the expression of TGF-β and alleviating the collagen accumulation of pulmonary arteries.
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Ananiev J, Gulubova MV, Manolova IM. Prognostic significance of CD83 positive tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells and expression of TGF-beta 1 in human gastric cancer. HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY 2011; 58:1834-40. [PMID: 22086706 DOI: 10.5754/hge10320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS In this study we analyzed the significance of CD1a and CD83 positive tumor infiltrating dendritic cells (TIDCs) and the expression of TGF-β1 in gastric cancer tissue, and their relationship with disease progression and prognosis of patients. METHODOLOGY The immunohistochemical expression of CD1a, CD83 and TGF-β1, was evaluated in 55 patients with gastric cancer and followed-up for five years. RESULTS We found tumor infiltration with CD1a and CD83 positive DCs in all 55 cases and cytoplasmic TGF-β1 immunoreactivity in tumor cells in 76.4% of cases. TGF-β1 expression correlated to low CD83 positive DCs in 100% of the samples (χ2=7.66; p=0.022). Low CD83 positive DCs in tumor border (χ2=15.38; p<0.001) was also observed in 100% of tumors with TGF-β1 expression. The number of CD1a and CD83 positive TIDCs in the tumor border was inversely correlated with positive lymph node metastases (χ2=6.64; p=0.036 and χ2=6.44; p<0.04, respectively). Patients with a low number of tumor infiltrating CD83 positive DCs had shorter survival rates (p=0.022) and patients with TGF-β1 expression had a worse prognosis after surgical therapy (p=0.017). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that tumor infiltration with DCs may be of great importance in initiating the primary anti-tumor immune response. In patients with resectable gastric cancer, the grade of TIDCs and TGF-β1 expression could be a useful predictor of prognosis.
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Hsieh HG, Huang HC, Lee FY, Chan CY, Lee JY, Lee SD. Kinetics of cytokine expression in cirrhotic rats. J Chin Med Assoc 2011; 74:385-93. [PMID: 21962246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cytokines are involved in liver injury and cirrhosis and systemic and hepatic cytokine levels may help predict cirrhosis evolution. However, the relevant survey has not been performed. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats (240-270 g) received either common bile duct ligation (BDL, animal model of cholestatic liver injury) or sham operation (control). Five rats were sacrificed and liver and serum were collected from each in weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 after surgery. Hepatic expression of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) were analyzed by immunohistochemial staining. The corresponding serum levels were measured by ELISA. RESULTS Compared to the corresponding sham groups, hepatic expression of these cytokines in BDL rats was significantly and progressively enhanced during cirrhosis development. However, serum IFN-γ levels of BDL rats did not change significantly. Serum TNF-α of BDL rats increased gradually and reached a peak in week 6. Serum TGF-β level was elevated up to week 8, whereas IL-10 level decreased progressively until week 6. CONCLUSION Cirrhosis development in BDL rats is associated with progressively enhanced expression of hepatic pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, which is not in accord with the corresponding serum concentration. The circulating cytokine concentration may not totally reflect the hepatic expression level throughout the development of cirrhosis.
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Tanaka K, Ishikawa S, Matsui Y, Tamesada M, Harashima N, Harada M. Oral ingestion of Lentinula edodes mycelia extract inhibits B16 melanoma growth via mitigation of regulatory T cell-mediated immunosuppression. Cancer Sci 2011; 102:516-21. [PMID: 21261790 PMCID: PMC11159295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2010.01841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Mitigation of regulatory T cell-mediated immunosuppression is crucial for optimal in vivo anti-tumor immune responses. In this study, we examined the anti-tumor effect induced by oral ingestion of an immunomodulating diet comprised of Lentinula edodes mycelia (L.E.M.) extract. C57BL/6 mice were inoculated subcutaneously in the footpad with B16 melanoma and fed L.E.M. extract. Ingestion of L.E.M. extract significantly inhibited tumor growth, and this in vivo anti-tumor effect was not observed in nude mice, suggesting a T cell-dependent mechanism. In addition, ingestion of L.E.M. extract led to significant restoration of H-2K(b) -restricted and melanoma-reactive T cells in the spleen and draining lymph nodes of melanoma-bearing mice. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the percentage of Foxp3(+) CD4(+) T cells increased in spleen and draining lymph nodes in melanoma-bearing mice, but decreased significantly with ingestion of L.E.M. extract. Importantly, selective depletion of CD8(+) T cells abolished the L.E.M.-induced anti-tumor effect, whereas that of CD4(+) T cells or CD25(+) cells showed no additive influence on the effect. Real-time PCR analysis revealed that ingestion of L.E.M. extract by melanoma-bearing mice decreased the level of Foxp3 mRNA within the tumor tissues, and lowered plasma transforming growth factor (TGF)-β. Furthermore, an in vitro assay revealed that an immunosuppressive activity of CD4(+) T cells from melanoma-bearing mice was canceled by ingestion of L.E.M. extract. Our results indicate that oral ingestion of L.E.M. extract restores immune responses of class I-restricted and melanoma-reactive CD8(+) T cells in melanoma-bearing mice, presumably by a mitigation of regulatory T cells-mediated immunosuppression.
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Billiard F, Buard V, Benderitter M, Linard C. Abdominal γ-radiation induces an accumulation of function-impaired regulatory T cells in the small intestine. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011; 80:869-76. [PMID: 21345609 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the frequency and the functional characteristics of one major component of immune tolerance, the CD4(+)FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) in a mouse model of abdominal irradiation. METHODS AND MATERIALS Mice were exposed to a single abdominal dose of γ-radiation (10 Gy). We evaluated small intestine Treg infiltration by Foxp3 immunostaining and the functional suppressive activity of Tregs isolated from mesenteric lymph nodes. RESULTS Foxp3 immunostaining showed that radiation induced a long-term infiltration of the intestine by Tregs (levels 5.5 times greater than in controls). Co-culture of Tregs from mesenteric lymph nodes with CD4(+) effector cells showed that the Tregs had lost their suppressive function. This loss was associated with a significant decrease in the levels of Foxp3, TGF-β, and CTLA-4 mRNA, all required for optimal Treg function. At Day 90 after irradiation, Tregs regained their suppressive activity as forkhead box P3 (Foxp3), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) expression returned to normal. Analysis of the secretory function of mesenteric lymph node Tregs, activated in vitro with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 Abs, showed that this dysfunction was independent of a defect in interleukin-10 secretion. CONCLUSION Radiation caused a long-term accumulation of function-impaired Foxp3(+)CD4(+) Tregs in the intestine. Our study provides new insights into how radiation affects the immune tolerance in peripheral tissues.
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Grzibovskis M, Urtane I, Pilmane M. Specific signaling molecule expression in periodontal ligaments in different age groups: pilot study. STOMATOLOGIJA 2011; 13:117-122. [PMID: 22362338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION. Orthodontic teeth movement is accompanied by remodeling of alveolar bone, including the interradicular septum and periodontal ligaments (PDL). Periodontal signaling molecules have important functions during tooth movement and they are active in the bone remodeling process. Patients involved in orthodontic treatment belong to different age groups: therefore age must be considered as a contributing factor compromising the remodeling potential of periodontal tissues. The aim of the current study was to investigate the specific expression of signaling molecules in the PDL of interradicular septum in patients from different groups of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study group included 25 patients to whom extractions of teeth was recommended as a part of further orthodontic treatment. 25 patients (10 males and 15 females) were divided into three groups as follows: 1) 12-14 years old; 2) 15-22 years old; and 3) 23 years old or older. The routine histological method was followed and samples were stained with hematoxyline-eosine. According to literature data in current immunohistochemical study were included and examined expression of NGFR (nerve growth factor receptor), TGF-β (transforming growth factor β), bFGF (basic fibroblast growth factor), FGFR1 (fibroblast growth factor receptor), IL-1 (interleukin 1), IL-6 (interleukin 6), IL-8 (interleukin 8), MMP-1 (matrix metalloproteinase 1), MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase 2), MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase 8), MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase 9), MMP-13 (matrix metalloproteinase 13) in PDL of interradicular septum. The distribution of these factors was evaluated semi quantitatively. RESULTS. Expression levels of FGFR1, bFGF, MMP 8 and 9, and IL-6 in PDL of interradicular septum structure were determined in all samples. Decreases in the mean values of signaling factors relevant to age were statistically significant in bFGF. CONCLUSIONS. Analyzed data suggest that bFGF, FGFR, IL-6, MMP 8 and 9 were determined as signaling factors in PDL of interradicular septum. Mean expression level decrease with age of FGFR1, IL-6, MMP-8, MMP-9 was non- statistically significant. The mean expression level of bFGF decreased with age, and this decrease was statistically significant. In younger patients, signal molecule expression is higher because of increased PDL metabolic activity. Increased PDL metabolic activity is a reason for higher expression of signal molecule in younger patients. Activity of remodeling process of periodontal tissue decreases with the aging and expression of signaling molecule decreases in adults.
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Pilmane M, Skagers A. Growth factors, genes, bone proteins and apoptosis in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of children with ankylosis and during disease recurrence. STOMATOLOGIJA 2011; 13:96-101. [PMID: 22071418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED AIM OF STUDY was complex detection of appearance and distribution of growth factors, facial bone growth stimulating genes, ground substance proteins and apoptosis in bone of ankylotic TMJ in primary and repeatedly operated children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ankylotic tissue was obtained during the arthroplastic surgery from two 6 years old children (boy and girl) with osseous type of disease. The girl underwent the repeated surgery in TMJ due to the same diagnosis in age of 12 years. Ankylotic tissue was proceeded for detection of BMP2/4, TGFβ, Msx2, osteopontin, osteocalcin immunohistochemically, and apoptosis. RESULTS demonstrated massive bone formation intermixed by neochondrogenesis the lack of BMP 2/4, but abundant number of TGFβ-containing cells in bone of all tested cases. Despite rich osteopontin positive structures in bone obtained from both - primary and repeated surgery, osteocalcin demonstrated variable appearance in 6 years aged children, but was abundant in joint 5 years later during disease recurrence. Expression of Msx2 varied widely before, but with tendency to decrease stabilized until few positive cells in bone of 12 years old girl. Apoptosis practically was not detected in primarily operated TMJ, but massively affected the supportive tissue in girl with recurrent ankylosis. CONCLUSIONS The lack of BMP2/4 expression in ankylotic bone proves the disorders in cellular differentiation with simultaneous compensatory intensification of cellular proliferation and/or growth by rich expression of TGFβ leading to the remodelling of TMJ. Mainly rich distribution of osteocalcin and osteopontin indicate the intensive mineralization processes of ankylotic bone. Persistent Msx2 expression is characteristic for the supportive tissue of recurrent ankylosis of TMJ and indicates the persistent stimulation of bone growth compensatory limitated by massive increase of programmed cell death.
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Altınel L, Sahin O, Köse KC, Baş O, Ozen OA, Sarıtaş ZK, Pamuk K. [Healing of osteochondral defects in canine knee with avocado/soybean unsaponifiables: a morphometric comparative analysis]. EKLEM HASTALIKLARI VE CERRAHISI = JOINT DISEASES & RELATED SURGERY 2011; 22:48-53. [PMID: 21417987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine the effects of avocado/soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) on healing in a canine osteochondral defect model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourteen dogs were included in the study and randomly divided into two groups. Two osteochondral defects were produced in the lateral aspect of the trochlear groove of the knee joint. The treatment group (group 1; n=7) was given 300 mg ASU capsules every three days whereas the control group (group 2; n=7) was given a normal diet. Animals were then allowed to ambulate normally until euthanasia at 15 weeks. The knees were dissected and the trochlear grooves with defects were removed for pathological examination. The amount of regenerated tissue was determined quantitatively using image analysis and the tissue content was evaluated semi-quantitatively using Safranin-O and Masson trichrome histochemical stains. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) increase was evaluated semi-quantitatively with immunohistochemical staining methods. RESULTS Morphometric analysis revealed a significantly more immature repair tissue in group 1 (p<0.002). Both collagen and chondral tissue content of the regenerated tissue were significantly increased in group 1 (p<0.002). Compared to that in group 2, cartilage tissue in group 1 showed a much more marked immunostaining reaction of TGF-beta. CONCLUSION Avocado/soybean unsaponifiables treatment stimulates the healing of the osteochondral defects in canine knee possibly by increasing TGF-beta in the tissues.
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Yuan SM, Wang YQ, Shen Y, Jing H. Transforming growth factor-β in graft vessels: histology and immunohistochemistry. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2011; 66:895-901. [PMID: 21789397 PMCID: PMC3109392 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000500029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The biological functions of transforming growth factor-β signaling that involves Smad proteins have not been previously investigated with respect to coronary artery bypass grafts. The aim of the present study was to observe the immunostaining of proteins that are related to this signaling pathway. METHODS Fifteen remnants of coronary artery bypass grafts, including nine saphenous veins, three radial arteries and three mammary arteries, were collected from 12 patients who were undergoing coronary artery bypass. Hematoxylin and eosin, Masson's trichrome, and immunohistochemical staining of transforming growth factor-β1, type I receptor of transforming growth factor-β, Smad2/3, Smad4, and Smad7 were performed. RESULTS The saphenous veins showed more severe intimal degeneration, more severe smooth muscle cell proliferation and more collagen deposition than the arterial grafts, as evidenced by hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome stainings. Immunohistochemical assays demonstrated that the majority of the transforming growth factor-β1 signaling cytokines were primarily localized in the cytoplasm in the medial layers of all three types of grafts, whereas ectopic transforming growth factor-β1, type I receptor of transforming growth factor-β, and Smad7 overexpressions in the interstices were observed particularly in the saphenous vein and radial arterial grafts. CONCLUSION Enhanced transforming growth factor-β1 signal transduction with medial smooth muscle cell proliferation and ectopic transforming growth factor-β1, the presence of the type I receptor of transforming growth factor-β, and Smad7 overexpressions in the extracellular matrix may provide primary evidence for early or late graft failure.
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Axelsson S, Hjorth M, Akerman L, Ludvigsson J, Casas R. Early induction of GAD(65)-reactive Th2 response in type 1 diabetic children treated with alum-formulated GAD(65). Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2010; 26:559-68. [PMID: 20830731 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.1126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND We have previously shown that two injections of 20 µg alum-formulated glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD(65)) (GAD-alum; Diamyd(®)) in children with recent-onset type 1 diabetes lead to preservation of residual insulin secretion. In vitro cytokine production at the 15 months' follow-up indicated immunomodulation. In the present study, we took advantage of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, cryopreserved during early follow-ups, to investigate whether the immunomodulatory effect of GAD-alum was apparent earlier after treatment, preceding the changes previously reported at 15 months. METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 70 type 1 diabetic children, randomly assigned GAD-alum (n = 35) or placebo (n = 35), that had been frozen at baseline (n = 27) and after 1 (n = 58), 3 (n = 67) and 9 (n = 66) months, were stimulated in vitro with GAD(65), tyrosine phosphatase-like protein IA-2 peptide, insulin peptide, GAD-alum, alum formulation or phytohaemagglutinin. Interleukin (IL)-5, -6, -10, -12, -13, -17, tumour necrosis factor and interferon-γ were measured in cell supernatants and serum samples using Luminex. Expression of FOXP3 and transforming growth factor-β was determined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Already 1 month after the first injection, GAD(65)-induced IL-5 and IL-13 together with FOXP3 were enhanced in GAD-alum-treated patients compared to those with placebo. The in vitro response at 3 and 9 months was characterized by a broader range of cytokines in the treated group. Notably, only the T-helper 2-associated cytokines IL-5 and IL-13 together with FOXP3 increased continuously over time. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with GAD-alum in type 1 diabetic children induced an early T-helper 2 immune enhanced response to GAD(65), followed by a wider spectrum of cytokines at 3 and 9 months.
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Abdel-Bakky MSB, Hammad MA, Walkerit LA, Ashfaqi MK. Developing and characterizing a mouse model of hepatotoxicity using oral pyrrolizidine alkaloid (monocrotaline) administration, with potentiation of the liver injury by co-administration of LPS. Nat Prod Commun 2010; 5:1457-1462. [PMID: 20923008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Oral administration of xenobiotics is preferable for research in in vivo models because it mimics the real life situation of human subjects. Therefore, oral (po) monocrotaline (MCT) (a common contaminant of dietary supplements)/intraperitoneal (ip) lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced liver injury possibly imitates idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity in humans. Cytokines, for example interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) are known to play a role in the development of toxicity and repair processes, respectively. The purpose of this study was to develop and characterize a model of po MCT/ip LPS hepatotoxicity which may elucidate the mechanisms of injury. ND4 male mice were given MCT (200 mg/kg) followed 4 h later by LPS (6 mg/kg). Blood samples were drawn for plasma chemistry and IL-1beta. Animals were euthanized and livers were harvested at different time points. We have shown that MCT/LPS cotreatment results in significant elevation of plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT), CRP, IL-1beta and TGF-1beta. Histopathological evaluation revealed diffuse degenerative injury. In summary, we have established a reproducible in vivo model of hepatotoxicity by po MCT/ip LPS cotreatment that may closely mimic real life idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity.
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