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Wang M, Chen Z, Tang Z, Tang S. Natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicines targeting ER stress for the treatment of kidney diseases. Ren Fail 2024; 46:2396446. [PMID: 39192602 PMCID: PMC11360642 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2024.2396446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Various factors, both internal and external, can disrupt endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis and increase the burden of protein folding, resulting in ER stress. While short periods of ER stress can help cells return to normal function, excessive or prolonged ER stress triggers a complex signaling network that negatively affects cells. Numerous studies have demonstrated the significant role of ER stress in various kidney diseases, such as immune-related kidney injury, diabetic kidney diseases, renal ischemia reperfusion injury, and renal fibrosis. To date, there is a severe shortage of medications for the treatment of acute and chronic kidney diseases of all causes. Natural products derived from various traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), which are a major source of new drugs, have garnered considerable attention. Recent research has revealed that many natural products have renoprotective effects by targeting ER stress-mediated events, such as apoptosis, oxidative stress, inflammation, autophagy, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. This article provides a comprehensive review of the current research progress on natural products targeting ER stress for the treatment of kidney diseases.
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- Mengping Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- GCP Center, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Roohi TF, Krishna KL, Shakeel F. Synergistic modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway, oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis by β-amyrin and metformin in mitigating hyperglycemia-induced renal damage using adult zebrafish model. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2024; 25:66. [PMID: 39334288 PMCID: PMC11430224 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-024-00797-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 09/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) can be prevented with early therapeutic intervention in diabetic patients. Recent investigations suggest that β-amyrin, a pentacyclic triterpenoid, could offer significant benefits with its potential antihyperglycemic and nephroprotective effects. We investigated the protective effects of β-amyrin alone and combined it with metformin, the cornerstone therapy for diabetes, using a hyperglycemic adult Zebrafish (ZF) model. The ZF were subjected to hyperglycemia by immersing them in 111 mM glucose solutions. Treatment efficacy was assessed by measuring serum glucose and insulin levels and antioxidant, ER stress, apoptosis, and proinflammatory markers. ZF kidneys were also studied for immunohistochemistry and histopathology. Results revealed that the combined treatment of β-amyrin and metformin resulted in a significant decrease (p ≤ 0.05) in blood glucose levels to 104.54 ± 1.63 mg/dL, in comparison to 388.75 ± 4.32 mg/dL in the untreated diseased control group. The reduction in hyperglycemia was more pronounced than treatment with either compound alone. Moreover, treatment with the combination restored renal function in diseased ZF, leading to significantly lower (p ≤ 0.05) serum urea (SU: 19.57 ± 1.61 mg/dL) and serum creatinine (SC: 0.56 ± 0.02 mg/dL) values compared to treatment with β-amyrin (SU:27.02 ± 0.96 mg/dL; SC: 0.7 ± 0.01 mg/dL) or metformin (SU: 24.53 ± 1.29 mg/dL; SC: 0.6 ± 0.02 mg/dL) alone. The treatment also reduced oxidative stress markers, apoptosis and ER stress markers, and proinflammatory cytokines. Histopathological analysis showed improved renal architecture with significantly lower (p ≤ 0.05) renal tubular injury scores with the combination than with individual treatment. This study provides novel insights into the combined therapeutic effects of β-amyrin and metformin in mitigating hyperglycemia-induced renal damage through key molecular pathways, highlighting a potentially effective therapeutic strategy for diabetic nephropathy. The findings hold promising translational relevance for developing combination therapies aimed at improving clinical outcomes in diabetic nephropathy patients.
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- Tamsheel Fatima Roohi
- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Liu G, Zhang Q, Zhou M, Li B, Zhao J, Bai R, Song X, Qin W, Zhang Y. Correlation between serum uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and atrial fibrillation in patients with NAFLD. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305952. [PMID: 38913677 PMCID: PMC11195987 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is independently associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) risk. The uric acid (UA) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (UHR) has been shown to be closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and NAFLD. The aim of this study is to clarify whether elevated UHR is associated with the occurrence of AF in patients with NAFLD and to determine whether UHR predicted AF. METHODS Patients diagnosed with NAFLD in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021, were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The study subjects were categorized into AF group and non-AF group based on the presence or absence of combined AF. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate the correlation between UHR and AF. Sensitivity analysis and subgroup interaction analysis were performed to verify the robustness of the study results. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the optimal cutoff value for UHR to predict the development of AF in patients with NAFLD. RESULTS A total of 421 patients with NAFLD were included, including 171 in the AF group and 250 in the non-AF group. In the univariate regression analysis, NAFLD patients with higher UHR were more likely to experience AF, and the risk of AF persisted after confounding factors were adjusted for (OR: 1.010, 95%CI: 1.007-1.013, P<0.001). AF risk increased with increasing UHR quartile (P for trend < 0.001). Despite normal serum UA and HDL-C, UHR was still connected with AF in patients with NAFLD. All subgroup variables did not interact significantly with UHR in the subgroup analysis. The ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under the curve for UA, HDL-C, and UHR were 0.702, 0.606, and 0.720, respectively, suggesting that UHR has a higher predictive value for AF occurrence in NAFLD patients compared to HDL-C or UA alone. CONCLUSION Increased UHR level was independently correlated with a high risk of AF in NAFLD patients.
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- Gaizhen Liu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- School of Software, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Yuan S, Liu J, Yang L, Zhang X, Zhuang K, He S. Knockdown of circ_0044226 promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagy and apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells via miR-4677-3p/SEC61G axis. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2024; 56:261-271. [PMID: 38421527 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-024-10007-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Downregulation of circ_0044226 has been demonstrated to reduce pulmonary fibrosis, but the role of circ_0044226 in liver fibrosis remains to be explored. In this work, we found that circ_0044226 expression was upregulated during liver fibrosis. Knockdown of circ_0044226 inhibited proliferation, promoted autophagy and apoptosis of hepatic stellate cell LX-2. Bioinformatic analysis and dual luciferase reporter assays confirmed the interaction between circ_0044226, miR-4677-3p and SEC61G. Mechanistically, knockdown of circ_0044226 suppressed SEC61G expression by releasing miR-4677-3p, thereby enhancing endoplasmic reticulum stress. Overexpression of SEC61G or endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitor 4-phenylbutiric acid partially reversed the effect of knockdown circ_0044226 on LX-2 cell function. In vivo experiments showed that inhibition of circ_0044226 attenuated CCL4-induced liver fibrosis in mice. These imply that circ_0044226 may be a potential target for the treatment of liver fibrosis.
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- Shanshan Yuan
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xi'an Central Hospital, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xi'an Central Hospital, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Xi'an Children's Hospital, The Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710003, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xi'an Central Hospital, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xi'an Central Hospital, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
- Clinical Medical Research Center for Digestive Diseases of Shaanxi Province (Oncology), Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
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Mustakim KR, Eo MY, Seo MH, Yang HC, Kim MK, Myoung H, Kim SM. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical evaluation of hyperplastic soft tissues surrounding dental implants in fibular jaws. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10717. [PMID: 38730018 PMCID: PMC11087521 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60474-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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In reconstructive surgery, complications post-fibula free flap (FFF) reconstruction, notably peri-implant hyperplasia, are significant yet understudied. This study analyzed peri-implant hyperplastic tissue surrounding FFF, alongside peri-implantitis and foreign body granulation (FBG) tissues from patients treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Dental Hospital. Using light microscopy, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, anucleate and pyknotic prickle cells, and excessive collagen deposition were observed in FFF hyperplastic tissue. Ultrastructural analyses revealed abnormal structures, including hemidesmosome dilation, bacterial invasion, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) swelling. In immunohistochemical analysis, unfolded protein-response markers ATF6, PERK, XBP1, inflammatory marker NFκB, necroptosis marker MLKL, apoptosis marker GADD153, autophagy marker LC3, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and angiogenesis markers were expressed variably in hyperplastic tissue surrounding FFF implants, peri-implantitis, and FBG tissues. NFκB expression was higher in peri-implantitis and FBG tissues compared to hyperplastic tissue surrounding FFF implants. PERK expression exceeded XBP1 significantly in FFF hyperplastic tissue, while expression levels of PERK, XBP1, and ATF6 were not significantly different in peri-implantitis and FBG tissues. These findings provide valuable insights into the interconnected roles of ER stress, necroptosis, apoptosis, and angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of oral pathologies, offering a foundation for innovative strategies in dental implant rehabilitation management and prevention.
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- Kezia Rachellea Mustakim
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Dental Biomaterials Science, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.
- Oral and Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction LAB, Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, P.O.Box 27, Sunyani, Ghana.
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Suhail H, Peng H, Matrougui K, Rhaleb NE. Ac-SDKP attenuates ER stress-stimulated collagen production in cardiac fibroblasts by inhibiting CHOP-mediated NF-κB expression. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1352222. [PMID: 38495093 PMCID: PMC10940518 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1352222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Inflammation and cardiac fibrosis are prevalent pathophysiologic conditions associated with hypertension, cardiac remodeling, and heart failure. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress triggers the cells to activate unfolded protein responses (UPRs) and upregulate the ER stress chaperon, enzymes, and downstream transcription factors to restore normal ER function. The mechanisms that link ER stress-induced UPRs upregulation and NF-κB activation that results in cardiac inflammation and collagen production remain elusive. N-Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro (Ac-SDKP), a natural tetrapeptide that negatively regulates inflammation and fibrosis, has been reported. Whether it can inhibit ER stress-induced collagen production in cardiac fibroblasts remains unclear. Thus, we hypothesized that Ac-SDKP attenuates ER stress-stimulated collagen production in cardiac fibroblasts by inhibiting CHOP-mediated NF-κB expression. We aimed to study whether Ac-SDKP inhibits tunicamycin (TM)-induced ER stress signaling, NF-κB signaling, the release of inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6, and collagen production in human cardiac fibroblasts (HCFs). HCFs were pre-treated with Ac-SDKP (10 nM) and then stimulated with TM (0.25 μg/mL). We found that Ac-SDKP inhibits TM-induced collagen production by attenuating ER stress-induced UPRs upregulation and CHOP/NF-κB transcriptional signaling pathways. CHOP deletion by specific shRNA maintains the inhibitory effect of Ac-SDKP on NF-κB and type-1 collagen (Col-1) expression at both protein and mRNA levels. Attenuating ER stress-induced UPR sensor signaling by Ac-SDKP seems a promising therapeutic strategy to combat detrimental cardiac inflammation and fibrosis.
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- Hamid Suhail
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Physiology Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, United States
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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Diamanti T, Trobiani L, Mautone L, Serafini F, Gioia R, Ferrucci L, Lauro C, Bianchi S, Perfetto C, Guglielmo S, Sollazzo R, Giorda E, Setini A, Ragozzino D, Miranda E, Comoletti D, Di Angelantonio S, Cacci E, De Jaco A. Glucocorticoids rescue cell surface trafficking of R451C Neuroligin3 and enhance synapse formation. Traffic 2024; 25:e12930. [PMID: 38272450 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Neuroligins are synaptic cell adhesion proteins with a role in synaptic function, implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. The autism spectrum disorder-associated substitution Arg451Cys (R451C) in NLGN3 promotes a partial misfolding of the extracellular domain of the protein leading to retention in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the induction of the unfolded protein response (UPR). The reduced trafficking of R451C NLGN3 to the cell surface leads to altered synaptic function and social behavior. A screening in HEK-293 cells overexpressing NLGN3 of 2662 compounds (FDA-approved small molecule drug library), led to the identification of several glucocorticoids such as alclometasone dipropionate, desonide, prednisolone sodium phosphate, and dexamethasone (DEX), with the ability to favor the exit of full-length R451C NLGN3 from the ER. DEX improved the stability of R451C NLGN3 and trafficking to the cell surface, reduced the activation of the UPR, and increased the formation of artificial synapses between HEK-293 and hippocampal primary neurons. The effect of DEX was validated on a novel model system represented by neural stem progenitor cells and differentiated neurons derived from the R451C NLGN3 knock-in mouse, expressing the endogenous protein. This work shows a potential rescue strategy for an autism-linked mutation affecting cell surface trafficking of a synaptic protein.
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- Tamara Diamanti
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "V. Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- D-tails s.r.l. Via di Torre Rossa, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Zhang L, Zeng J, Wu H, Tian H, Song D, Wu W, Dong F. Knockdown of TXNDC5 alleviates CCL4-induced hepatic fibrosis in mice by enhancing endoplasmic reticulum stress. Am J Med Sci 2023; 366:449-457. [PMID: 37716602 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2023.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatic fibrosis is a common pathological process in many chronic liver diseases. TXNDC5 has been shown to be involved in the progression of renal and pulmonary fibrosis. However, the role of TXNDC5 in hepatic fibrosis is unknown. The purpose of this study is to explore the role and mechanism of TXNDC5 in hepatic fibrosis. METHODS We used TGF-β1 to activate LX-2 cells and reduced TXNDC5 expression by short hairpin RNA. Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay. Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry or Tunel assay. The fibrosis-related proteins and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERs)-related proteins were measured by western blot. ELISA was performed to detect COL1AL levels and MMP2/9 activities in cell medium. A mouse model of hepatic fibrosis was constructed by intraperitoneal injection of CCL4. HE and Masson staining were performed to assess fibrosis in mouse liver tissue. RESULTS The results show that TXNDC5 was up-regulated in activated LX-2 cells and CCL4-induced hepatic fibrosis mice. Knockdown of TXNDC5 inhibited the viability of activated LX-2 cells and the production of collagen COL1A1. Knockdown of TXNDC5 promoted apoptosis of activated LX-2 cells. Mechanically, inhibition of TXNDC5 enhanced ERs, and the ERs inhibitor 4-Phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) reversed the effect of TXNDC5 on activated LX-2 cells. More importantly, knockdown of TXNDC5 alleviated CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis in mice. CONCLUSIONS Knockdown of TXNDC5 may reduce hepatic fibrosis by regulating ERs, and targeting TXNDC5 seems to be a candidate treatment for hepatic fibrosis.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Health Management, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Health Management, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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Zhang H, Liu J, Sun Y, Huang J, Qi H, Shao R, Wu Q, Jiang Q, Fu R, Liu Q, Jin H. Nestin+ Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Fibrotic Transition Mediated by CD169+ Macrophages in Bone Marrow Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 211:1154-1166. [PMID: 37610222 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) involves multiple organs, but little is known about bone marrow (BM) alterations caused by cGVHD. In mice and humans, we found that cGVHD is associated with BM fibrosis resulting in T cell infiltration, IgG deposition, and hematopoietic dysfunction. Macrophages and Nestin+ mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) participated in the process of BM fibrosis during BM cGVHD development. BM macrophage numbers were significantly increased in mice and humans with BM fibrosis associated with cGVHD. Amplified macrophages produced TGF-β1, which recruited Nestin+ MSCs forming clusters, and Nestin+ MSCs later differentiated into fibroblasts, a process mediated by increased TGF-β/Smad signaling. TLR4/MyD88-mediated activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in macrophages is associated with fibrosis by increasing Nestin+ MSC migration and differentiation into fibroblasts. Depletion of macrophages by clodronate-containing liposomes and inhibition of ER stress by 4-phenylbutyric acid reversed BM fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast differentiation. These studies provide insights into the pathogenesis of BM fibrosis during cGVHD development.
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- Haiyan Zhang
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Chakraborty S, Anand S, Coe S, Reh B, Bhandari RK. The PCOS-NAFLD Multidisease Phenotype Occurred in Medaka Fish Four Generations after the Removal of Bisphenol A Exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:12602-12619. [PMID: 37581432 PMCID: PMC10469501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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As a heterogeneous reproductive disorder, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can be caused by genetic, diet, and environmental factors. Bisphenol A (BPA) can induce PCOS and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) due to direct exposure; however, whether these phenotypes persist in future unexposed generations is not currently understood. In a previous study, we observed that transgenerational NAFLD persisted in female medaka for five generations (F4) after exposure to an environmentally relevant concentration (10 μg/L) of BPA. Here, we demonstrate PCOS in the same F4 generation female medaka that developed NAFLD. The ovaries contained immature follicles, restricted follicular progression, and degenerated follicles, which are characteristics of PCOS. Untargeted metabolomic analysis revealed 17 biomarkers in the ovary of BPA lineage fish, whereas transcriptomic analysis revealed 292 genes abnormally expressed, which were similar to human patients with PCOS. Metabolomic-transcriptomic joint pathway analysis revealed activation of the cancerous pathway, arginine-proline metabolism, insulin signaling, AMPK, and HOTAIR regulatory pathways, as well as upstream regulators esr1 and tgf signaling in the ovary. The present results suggest that ancestral BPA exposure can lead to PCOS phenotypes in the subsequent unexposed generations and warrant further investigations into potential health risks in future generations caused by initial exposure to EDCs.
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- Sourav Chakraborty
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro 27412 North Carolina, United
States
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro 27412 North Carolina, United
States
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro 27412 North Carolina, United
States
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro 27412 North Carolina, United
States
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro 27412 North Carolina, United
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Qin S, Tan P, Xie J, Zhou Y, Zhao J. A systematic review of the research progress of traditional Chinese medicine against pulmonary fibrosis: from a pharmacological perspective. Chin Med 2023; 18:96. [PMID: 37537605 PMCID: PMC10398979 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-023-00797-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic progressive interstitial lung disease caused by a variety of etiologies. The disease can eventually lead to irreversible damage to the lung tissue structure, severely affecting respiratory function and posing a serious threat to human health. Currently, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants are the main drugs used in the clinical treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, but their efficacy is limited and they can cause serious adverse effects. Traditional Chinese medicines have important research value and potential for clinical application in anti-pulmonary fibrosis. In recent years, more and more scientific researches have been conducted on the use of traditional Chinese medicine to improve or reduce pulmonary fibrosis, and some important breakthroughs have been made. This review paper systematically summarized the research progress of pharmacological mechanism of traditional Chinese medicines and their active compounds in improving or reducing pulmonary fibrosis. We conducted a systematic search in several main scientific databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, using keywords such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, natural products, herbal medicine, and therapeutic methods. Ultimately, 252 articles were included and systematically evaluated in this analysis. The anti-fibrotic mechanisms of these traditional Chinese medicine studies can be roughly categorized into 5 main aspects, including inhibition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, improvement of extracellular matrix deposition, mediation of apoptosis and autophagy, and inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress. The purpose of this article is to provide pharmaceutical researchers with information on the progress of scientific research on improving or reducing Pulmonary fibrosis with traditional Chinese medicine, and to provide reference for further pharmacological research.
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- Shanbo Qin
- Key Laboratory of Biological Evaluation of TCM Quality of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Evaluation of TCM Quality of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Evaluation of TCM Quality of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Evaluation of TCM Quality of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Niu W, Zhang Y, Liu H, Liang N, Xu L, Li Y, Yao W, Shi W, Liu Z. Single-Cell Profiling Uncovers the Roles of Endometrial Fibrosis and Microenvironmental Changes in Adenomyosis. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:1949-1965. [PMID: 37179754 PMCID: PMC10167994 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s402734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Purpose Adenomyosis (AM) is a common benign uterine disorder that has deleterious effects on women's health. However, the pathogenesis of AM is not clearly understood. We aimed to investigate the pathophysiological changes and molecular mechanism in AM. Methods Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) was employed to construct a transcriptomic atlas of various cell subsets from the ectopic endometrium (EC) and eutopic endometrium (EM) of one AM patient and evaluate differential expression. The Cell Ranger software pipeline (version 4.0.0) was applied to conduct sample demultiplexing, barcode processing and mapping reads to the reference genome (human GRCh38). Different cell types were classified with markers with the "FindAllMarkers" function, and differential gene expression analysis was performed with Seurat software in R. The findings were confirmed by Reverse Transcription Real-Time PCR using samples from three AM patients. Results We identified nine cell types: endothelial cells, epithelial cells, myoepithelial cells, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, lymphocytes, mast cells, macrophages and unknown cells. A number of differentially expressed genes, including CLO4A1, MMP1, TPM2 and CXCL8, were identified from all cell types. Functional enrichment showed that aberrant gene expression in fibroblasts and immune cells was related to fibrosis-associated terms, such as extracellular matrix dysregulation, focal adhesion and the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. We also identified fibroblast subtypes and determined a potential developmental trajectory related to AM. In addition, we identified increased cell-cell communication patterns in EC, highlighting the imbalanced microenvironment in AM progression. Conclusion Our results support the theory of endometrial-myometrial interface disruption for AM, and repeated tissue injury and repair could lead to increased fibrosis in the endometrium. Therefore, the present study reveals the association between fibrosis, the microenvironment, and AM pathogenesis. This study provides insight into the molecular mechanisms regulating AM progression.
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- Weipin Niu
- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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Federti E, Vinchi F, Iatcenko I, Ghigo A, Matte A, Toya SCM, Siciliano A, Chiabrando D, Tolosano E, Vance SZ, Riccardi V, Andolfo I, Iezzi M, Lamolinara A, Iolascon A, De Franceschi L. Duality of Nrf2 in iron-overload cardiomyopathy. Haematologica 2023; 108:1335-1348. [PMID: 36700398 PMCID: PMC10153524 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.281995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Cardiomyopathy deeply affects quality of life and mortality of patients with b-thalassemia or with transfusion-dependent myelodysplastic syndromes. Recently, a link between Nrf2 activity and iron metabolism has been reported in liver ironoverload murine models. Here, we studied C57B6 mice as healthy control and nuclear erythroid factor-2 knockout (Nrf2-/-) male mice aged 4 and 12 months. Eleven-month-old wild-type and Nrf2-/- mice were fed with either standard diet or a diet containing 2.5% carbonyl-iron (iron overload [IO]) for 4 weeks. We show that Nrf2-/- mice develop an age-dependent cardiomyopathy, characterized by severe oxidation, degradation of SERCA2A and iron accumulation. This was associated with local hepcidin expression and increased serum non-transferrin-bound iron, which promotes maladaptive cardiac remodeling and interstitial fibrosis related to overactivation of the TGF-b pathway. When mice were exposed to IO diet, the absence of Nrf2 was paradoxically protective against further heart iron accumulation. Indeed, the combination of prolonged oxidation and the burst induced by IO diet resulted in activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) system, which in turn promotes hepcidin expression independently from heart iron accumulation. In the heart of Hbbth3/+ mice, a model of b-thalassemia intermedia, despite the activation of Nrf2 pathway, we found severe protein oxidation, activation of UPR system and cardiac fibrosis independently from heart iron content. We describe the dual role of Nrf2 when aging is combined with IO and its novel interrelation with UPR system to ensure cell survival. We open a new perspective for early and intense treatment of cardiomyopathy in patients with b-thalassemia before the appearance of heart iron accumulation.
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- Enrica Federti
- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and AOUI Verona, Verona
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- Iron Research Laboratory, Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, NY, USA; Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and AOUI Verona, Verona
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center "Guido Tarrone", University of Torino, Torino
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and AOUI Verona, Verona
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and AOUI Verona, Verona
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center "Guido Tarrone", University of Torino, Torino
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- Department Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center "Guido Tarrone", University of Torino, Torino
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- Iron Research Laboratory, Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, University of Verona and AOUI Verona, Verona
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, Federico II University of Naples; CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Chieti
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Chieti
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, Federico II University of Naples; CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples
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Rodriguez L, Tomer Y, Carson P, Dimopoulos T, Zhao M, Chavez K, Iyer S, Huang L, Ebert C, Sereda L, Murthy A, Trujillo G, Beers MF, Katzen J. Chronic Expression of a Clinical SFTPC Mutation Causes Murine Lung Fibrosis with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Features. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2023; 68:358-365. [PMID: 36473455 PMCID: PMC10112421 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0203ma] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease. A barrier to developing more effective therapies for IPF is the dearth of preclinical models that recapitulate the early pathobiology of this disease. Intratracheal bleomycin, the conventional preclinical murine model of IPF, fails to reproduce the intrinsic dysfunction to the alveolar epithelial type 2 cell (AEC2) that is believed to be a proximal event in the pathogenesis of IPF. Murine fibrosis models based on SFTPC (Surfactant Protein C gene) mutations identified in patients with interstitial lung disease cause activation of the AEC2 unfolded protein response and endoplasmic reticulum stress-an AEC2 dysfunction phenotype observed in IPF. Although these models achieve spontaneous fibrosis, they do so with precedent lung injury and thus are challenged to phenocopy the general clinical course of patients with IPF-gradual progressive fibrosis and loss of lung function. Here, we report a refinement of a murine Sftpc mutation model to recapitulate the clinical course, physiological impairment, parenchymal cellular composition, and biomarkers associated with IPF. This platform provides the field with an innovative model to understand IPF pathogenesis and index preclinical therapeutic candidates.
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- Luis Rodriguez
- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Fibrosis Biology Drug Discovery, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; and
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- Fibrosis Biology Drug Discovery, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; and
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- Fibrosis Biology Drug Discovery, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
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- Fibrosis Biology Drug Discovery, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; and
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
- PENN–CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division and
- PENN–CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Qin L, Liu N, Bao CLM, Yang DZ, Ma GX, Yi WH, Xiao GZ, Cao HL. Mesenchymal stem cells in fibrotic diseases-the two sides of the same coin. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2023; 44:268-287. [PMID: 35896695 PMCID: PMC9326421 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-00952-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Fibrosis is caused by extensive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which play a crucial role in injury repair. Fibrosis attributes to ~45% of all deaths worldwide. The molecular pathology of different fibrotic diseases varies, and a number of bioactive factors are involved in the pathogenic process. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a type of multipotent stem cells that have promising therapeutic effects in the treatment of different diseases. Current updates of fibrotic pathogenesis reveal that residential MSCs may differentiate into myofibroblasts which lead to the fibrosis development. However, preclinical and clinical trials with autologous or allogeneic MSCs infusion demonstrate that MSCs can relieve the fibrotic diseases by modulating inflammation, regenerating damaged tissues, remodeling the ECMs, and modulating the death of stressed cells after implantation. A variety of animal models were developed to study the mechanisms behind different fibrotic tissues and test the preclinical efficacy of MSC therapy in these diseases. Furthermore, MSCs have been used for treating liver cirrhosis and pulmonary fibrosis patients in several clinical trials, leading to satisfactory clinical efficacy without severe adverse events. This review discusses the two opposite roles of residential MSCs and external MSCs in fibrotic diseases, and summarizes the current perspective of therapeutic mechanism of MSCs in fibrosis, through both laboratory study and clinical trials.
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- Lei Qin
- grid.33199.310000 0004 0368 7223Department of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- grid.33199.310000 0004 0368 7223Department of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- CASTD Regengeek (Shenzhen) Medical Technology Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- grid.33199.310000 0004 0368 7223Department of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- grid.263817.90000 0004 1773 1790Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Shenzhen, 518055 China
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- grid.33199.310000 0004 0368 7223Department of Orthopedics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518000 China
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- grid.263817.90000 0004 1773 1790Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Shenzhen, 518055 China
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- grid.263817.90000 0004 1773 1790Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Shenzhen, 518055 China
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Koike H, Harada M, Kusamoto A, Xu Z, Tanaka T, Sakaguchi N, Kunitomi C, Azhary JMK, Takahashi N, Urata Y, Osuga Y. Roles of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1124405. [PMID: 36875481 PMCID: PMC9975510 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1124405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive-age women, affecting up to 15% of women in this group, and the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Although its etiology remains unclear, recent research has revealed the critical role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the pathophysiology of PCOS. ER stress is defined as a condition in which unfolded or misfolded proteins accumulate in the ER because of an imbalance in the demand for protein folding and the protein-folding capacity of the ER. ER stress results in the activation of several signal transduction cascades, collectively termed the unfolded protein response (UPR), which regulates various cellular activities. In principle, the UPR restores homeostasis and keeps the cell alive. However, if the ER stress cannot be resolved, it induces programmed cell death. ER stress has recently been recognized to play diverse roles in both physiological and pathological conditions of the ovary. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the roles of ER stress in the pathogenesis of PCOS. ER stress pathways are activated in the ovaries of both a mouse model of PCOS and in humans, and local hyperandrogenism in the follicular microenvironment associated with PCOS is responsible for activating these. The activation of ER stress contributes to the pathophysiology of PCOS through multiple effects in granulosa cells. Finally, we discuss the potential for ER stress to serve as a novel therapeutic target for PCOS.
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- Hiroshi Koike
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Miyuki Harada,
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Chaudhary V, Ah Kioon MD, Hwang SM, Mishra B, Lakin K, Kirou KA, Zhang-Sun J, Wiseman RL, Spiera RF, Crow MK, Gordon JK, Cubillos-Ruiz JR, Barrat FJ. Chronic activation of pDCs in autoimmunity is linked to dysregulated ER stress and metabolic responses. J Exp Med 2022; 219:e20221085. [PMID: 36053251 PMCID: PMC9441715 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) chronically produce type I interferon (IFN-I) in autoimmune diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report that the IRE1α-XBP1 branch of the unfolded protein response (UPR) inhibits IFN-α production by TLR7- or TLR9-activated pDCs. In SSc patients, UPR gene expression was reduced in pDCs, which inversely correlated with IFN-I-stimulated gene expression. CXCL4, a chemokine highly secreted in SSc patients, downregulated IRE1α-XBP1-controlled genes and promoted IFN-α production by pDCs. Mechanistically, IRE1α-XBP1 activation rewired glycolysis to serine biosynthesis by inducing phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) expression. This process reduced pyruvate access to the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and blunted mitochondrial ATP generation, which are essential for pDC IFN-I responses. Notably, PHGDH expression was reduced in pDCs from patients with SSc and SLE, and pharmacological blockade of TCA cycle reactions inhibited IFN-I responses in pDCs from these patients. Hence, modulating the IRE1α-XBP1-PHGDH axis may represent a hitherto unexplored strategy for alleviating chronic pDC activation in autoimmune disorders.
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- Vidyanath Chaudhary
- HSS Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
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- HSS Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- HSS Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma and Vasculitis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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- Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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- Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma and Vasculitis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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- HSS Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Scleroderma and Vasculitis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
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- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- HSS Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
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Mitigating sarcoplasmic reticulum stress limits disuse-induced muscle loss in hindlimb unloaded mice. NPJ Microgravity 2022; 8:24. [PMID: 35817772 PMCID: PMC9273600 DOI: 10.1038/s41526-022-00211-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Muscle disuse in the hindlimb unloaded (HU) mice causes significant atrophy and weakness. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving disuse-muscle atrophy remain elusive. We investigated the potential contribution of proteins dysregulation by sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), a condition called SR stress, to muscle loss during HU. Male, c57BL/6j mice were assigned to ground-based controls or HU groups treated with vehicle or 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA), a potent inhibitor of SR stress, once a day for three weeks. We report that the 4-PBA reduced the SR stress and partly reversed the muscle atrophy and weakness in the HU mice. Transcriptome analysis revealed that several genes were switched on (n = 3688) or differentially expressed (n = 1184) due to HU. GO, and KEGG term analysis revealed alterations in pathways associated with the assembly of cilia and microtubules, extracellular matrix proteins regulation, calcium homeostasis, and immune modulation during HU. The muscle restoration with 4-PBA partly reversed these changes along with differential and unique expression of several genes. The analysis of genes among the two comparisons (HU-v vs. control and HU-t vs. HU-v.) shows 841 genes were overlapped between the two comparisons and they may be regulated by 4-PBA. Altogether, our findings suggest that the pharmacological suppression of SR stress may be an effective strategy to prevent disuse-induced muscle weakness and atrophy.
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Cao Q, Tartaglia G, Alexander M, Park PH, Poojan S, Farshchian M, Fuentes I, Chen M, McGrath JA, Palisson F, Salas-Alanis J, South AP. A role for Collagen VII in matrix protein secretion. Matrix Biol 2022; 111:226-244. [PMID: 35779741 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2022.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lack of type VII collagen (C7) disrupts cellular proteostasis yet the mechanism remains undescribed. By studying the relationship between C7 and the extracellular matrix (ECM)-associated proteins thrombospondin-1 (TSP1), type XII collagen (C12) and tissue transglutaminase (TGM2) in primary human dermal fibroblasts from multiple donors with or without the genetic disease recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) (n=31), we demonstrate that secretion of each of these proteins is increased in the presence of C7. In dermal fibroblasts isolated from patients with RDEB, where C7 is absent or defective, association with the COPII outer coat protein SEC31 and ultimately secretion of each of these ECM-associated proteins is reduced and intracellular levels are increased. In RDEB fibroblasts, overall collagen secretion (as determined by the levels of hydroxyproline in the media) is unchanged while traffic from the ER to Golgi of TSP1, C12 and TGM2 occurs in a type I collagen (C1) dependent manner. In normal fibroblasts association of TSP1, C12 and TGM2 with the ER exit site transmembrane protein Transport ANd Golgi Organization-1 (TANGO1) as determined by proximity ligation assays, requires C7. In the absence of wild-type C7, or when ECM-associated proteins are overexpressed, C1 proximity and intracellular levels increase resulting in elevated cellular stress responses and elevated TGFβ signaling. Collectively, these data demonstrate a role for C7 in loading COPII vesicle cargo and provides a mechanism for disrupted proteostasis, elevated cellular stress and increased TGFβ signaling in patients with RDEB. Furthermore, our data point to a threshold of cargo loading that can be exceeded with increased protein levels leading to pathological outcomes in otherwise normal cells.
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- Qingqing Cao
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- DEBRA Chile, Santiago, Chile; Centro de Genética y Genómica, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad de Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, The Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London (Guy's Campus), UK
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- DEBRA Chile, Santiago, Chile; Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad de Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; The Joan and Joel Rosenbloom Research Center for Fibrotic Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
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Thalidomide Alleviates Pulmonary Fibrosis Induced by Silica in Mice by Inhibiting ER Stress and the TLR4-NF-κB Pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105656. [PMID: 35628464 PMCID: PMC9144898 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Silicosis is the most prevalent occupational disease in China. It is a form of pulmonary fibrosis caused by the inhalation of silicon particles. As there is no cure for the potentially lethal and progressive condition, the treatment of silicotic fibrosis is an important and difficult problem to address. Thalidomide, a drug with anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties, has been reported to have lung-protective effects. The purpose of this study was to observe the therapeutic effect of thalidomide on silicotic mice and to determine the protective mechanism. By using silicotic mice models and MH-S cells, we found the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) pathway as well as inflammation-related factors were upregulated in the macrophages of silicotic mice. The same indexes were detected in silica-stimulated MH-S cells, and the results were consistent with those in vivo. That is, silica activated ER stress and the TLR4-NF-κB pathway as well as the inflammatory response in vitro. Treating both silicotic mice and silica-stimulated MH-S cells with thalidomide inhibited ER stress and the TLR4-NF-κB pathway as well as the inflammatory response. The present study demonstrates thalidomide as a potential therapeutic agent against silicosis.
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Preisendörfer S, Ishikawa Y, Hennen E, Winklmeier S, Schupp JC, Knüppel L, Fernandez IE, Binzenhöfer L, Flatley A, Juan-Guardela BM, Ruppert C, Guenther A, Frankenberger M, Hatz RA, Kneidinger N, Behr J, Feederle R, Schepers A, Hilgendorff A, Kaminski N, Meinl E, Bächinger HP, Eickelberg O, Staab-Weijnitz CA. FK506-Binding Protein 11 Is a Novel Plasma Cell-Specific Antibody Folding Catalyst with Increased Expression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Cells 2022; 11:1341. [PMID: 35456020 PMCID: PMC9027113 DOI: 10.3390/cells11081341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Antibodies are central effectors of the adaptive immune response, widespread used therapeutics, but also potentially disease-causing biomolecules. Antibody folding catalysts in the plasma cell are incompletely defined. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal chronic lung disease with increasingly recognized autoimmune features. We found elevated expression of FK506-binding protein 11 (FKBP11) in IPF lungs where FKBP11 specifically localized to antibody-producing plasma cells. Suggesting a general role in plasma cells, plasma cell-specific FKBP11 expression was equally observed in lymphatic tissues, and in vitro B cell to plasma cell differentiation was accompanied by induction of FKBP11 expression. Recombinant human FKBP11 was able to refold IgG antibody in vitro and inhibited by FK506, strongly supporting a function as antibody peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase. Induction of ER stress in cell lines demonstrated induction of FKBP11 in the context of the unfolded protein response in an X-box-binding protein 1 (XBP1)-dependent manner. While deficiency of FKBP11 increased susceptibility to ER stress-mediated cell death in an alveolar epithelial cell line, FKBP11 knockdown in an antibody-producing hybridoma cell line neither induced cell death nor decreased expression or secretion of IgG antibody. Similarly, antibody secretion by the same hybridoma cell line was not affected by knockdown of the established antibody peptidyl-prolyl isomerase cyclophilin B. The results are consistent with FKBP11 as a novel XBP1-regulated antibody peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase and indicate significant redundancy in the ER-resident folding machinery of antibody-producing hybridoma cells.
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- Stefan Preisendörfer
- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; (Y.I.); (H.P.B.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Biomedical Center and LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.W.); (E.M.)
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; (J.C.S.); (B.M.J.-G.); (N.K.)
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Biomedical Research in End-Stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
- Department of Medicine V, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), 81377 Munich, Germany; (N.K.); (J.B.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (A.F.); (R.F.); (A.S.)
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; (J.C.S.); (B.M.J.-G.); (N.K.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medizinische Klinik II, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany; (C.R.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medizinische Klinik II, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany; (C.R.); (A.G.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Thoraxchirurgisches Zentrum, Klinik für Allgemeine-, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany;
- Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting, 82131 Gauting, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), 81377 Munich, Germany; (N.K.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Medicine V, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), 81377 Munich, Germany; (N.K.); (J.B.)
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- Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (A.F.); (R.F.); (A.S.)
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- Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility, Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (A.F.); (R.F.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; (J.C.S.); (B.M.J.-G.); (N.K.)
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Biomedical Center and LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.W.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; (Y.I.); (H.P.B.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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- Institute of Lung Health and Immunity and Comprehensive Pneumology Center with the CPC-M bioArchive, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz-Zentrum München, 81377 Munich, Germany; (S.P.); (E.H.); (L.K.); (I.E.F.); (L.B.); (M.F.); (A.H.); (O.E.)
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Chakraborty A, Mastalerz M, Ansari M, Schiller HB, Staab-Weijnitz CA. Emerging Roles of Airway Epithelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11061050. [PMID: 35326501 PMCID: PMC8947093 DOI: 10.3390/cells11061050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease with incompletely understood aetiology and limited treatment options. Traditionally, IPF was believed to be mainly caused by repetitive injuries to the alveolar epithelium. Several recent lines of evidence, however, suggest that IPF equally involves an aberrant airway epithelial response, which contributes significantly to disease development and progression. In this review, based on recent clinical, high-resolution imaging, genetic, and single-cell RNA sequencing data, we summarize alterations in airway structure, function, and cell type composition in IPF. We furthermore give a comprehensive overview on the genetic and mechanistic evidence pointing towards an essential role of airway epithelial cells in IPF pathogenesis and describe potentially implicated aberrant epithelial signalling pathways and regulation mechanisms in this context. The collected evidence argues for the investigation of possible therapeutic avenues targeting these processes, which thus represent important future directions of research.
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Komatsu S, Fan L, Idell S, Shetty S, Ikebe M. Caveolin-1-Derived Peptide Reduces ER Stress and Enhances Gelatinolytic Activity in IPF Fibroblasts. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063316. [PMID: 35328736 PMCID: PMC8950460 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease characterized by an excess deposition of extracellular matrix in the pulmonary interstitium. Caveolin-1 scaffolding domain peptide (CSP) has been found to mitigate pulmonary fibrosis in several animal models. However, its pathophysiological role in IPF is obscure, and it remains critical to understand the mechanism by which CSP protects against pulmonary fibrosis. We first studied the delivery of CSP into cells and found that it is internalized and accumulated in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). Furthermore, CSP reduced ER stress via suppression of inositol requiring enzyme1α (IRE1α) in transforming growth factor β (TGFβ)-treated human IPF lung fibroblasts (hIPF-Lfs). Moreover, we found that CSP enhanced the gelatinolytic activity of TGFβ-treated hIPF-Lfs. The IRE1α inhibitor; 4µ8C also augmented the gelatinolytic activity of TGFβ-treated hIPF-Lfs, supporting the concept that CSP induced inhibition of the IRE1α pathway. Furthermore, CSP significantly elevated expression of MMPs in TGFβ-treated hIPF-Lfs, but conversely decreased the secretion of collagen 1. Similar results were observed in two preclinical murine models of PF, bleomycin (BLM)- and adenovirus expressing constitutively active TGFβ (Ad-TGFβ)-induced PF. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanism by which lung fibroblasts contribute to CSP dependent protection against lung fibrosis.
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Zhang LS, Zhang JS, Hou YL, Lu WW, Ni XQ, Lin F, Liu XY, Wang XJ, Yu YR, Jia MZ, Tang CS, Han L, Chai SB, Qi YF. Intermedin 1-53 Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Targeting IRE1α in Cardiac Fibrosis. Inflammation 2022; 45:1568-1584. [PMID: 35175495 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-022-01642-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Intermedin (IMD), a paracrine/autocrine peptide, protects against cardiac fibrosis. However, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Previous study reports that activation of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome contributes to cardiac fibrosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether IMD mitigated cardiac fibrosis by inhibiting NLRP3. Cardiac fibrosis was induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion for 2 weeks in rats. Western blot, real-time PCR, histological staining, immunofluorescence assay, RNA sequencing, echocardiography, and hemodynamics were used to detect the role and the mechanism of IMD in cardiac fibrosis. Ang II infusion resulted in rat cardiac fibrosis, shown as over-deposition of myocardial interstitial collagen and cardiac dysfunction. Importantly, NLRP3 activation and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) were found in Ang II-treated rat myocardium. Ang II infusion decreased the expression of IMD and increased the expression of the receptor system of IMD in the fibrotic rat myocardium. IMD treatment attenuated the cardiac fibrosis and improved cardiac function. In addition, IMD inhibited the upregulation of NLRP3 markers and ERS markers induced by Ang II. In vitro, IMD knockdown by small interfering RNA significantly promoted the Ang II-induced cardiac fibroblast and NLRP3 activation. Moreover, silencing of inositol requiring enzyme 1 α (IRE1α) blocked the effects of IMD inhibiting fibroblast and NLRP3 activation. Pre-incubation with PKA pathway inhibitor H89 blocked the effects of IMD on the anti-ERS, anti-NLRP3, and anti-fibrotic response. In conclusion, IMD alleviated cardiac fibrosis by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation through suppressing IRE1α via the cAMP/PKA pathway.
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- Lin-Shuang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China.,School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.,Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genetic Network Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Genetic Network Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University, A20 Fuxingmenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100038, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Peking University International Hospital, Life Park Road No. 1, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Changping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. .,Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, HaidianDistrict, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Ma Z, Sheng L, Li J, Qian J, Wu G, Wang Z, Zhang Y. Resveratrol Alleviates Hepatic Fibrosis in Associated with Decreased Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis and Inflammation. Inflammation 2022; 45:812-823. [PMID: 35080697 PMCID: PMC8956545 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-021-01586-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is the typical response to chronic liver disease and is characterized by deposition of abundant extracellular matrix. The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of resveratrol (RSV) in a CCl4-induced rat model of HF. We demonstrate that the administration of RSV effectively improves liver function and ameliorates liver fibrosis by reducing collagen deposition and reversing the expression of COL1A1 and PPAR-γ. Treatment efficacy of RSV could be attributed to reversed epithelial-mesenchymal transition progress with upregulated expression of E-cadherin and downregulated N-cadherin, vimentin, and α-SMA. Moreover, RSV significantly decreased the levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-related proteins CHOP; Bip; cleaved caspase-3, caspase-7, and caspase-12; Bax; and Bak while promotes the expression of anti-apoptosis protein Bcl2. The important role of ERS in HF was confirmed by using 4-PBA, an ERS inhibitor, which markedly ameliorated CCl4-induced HF. Further, mechanistic studies demonstrated that RSV significantly decreased CCl4-induced transforming growth factor-β synthesis and inflammatory factor (tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6) expression and reduced the inflammation of hepatic stellate cells by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, the results suggested that RSV ameliorated HF in associated with decreased ERS-induced apoptosis and inflammation in rats.
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- Zhenyu Ma
- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Nursing Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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- Biomedical Research Center, Institute for Clinical Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai, China.
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Wu SM, Tsai JJ, Pan HC, Arbiser JL, Elia L, Sheu ML. Aggravation of pulmonary fibrosis after knocking down the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor pathway. Br J Pharmacol 2022; 179:3430-3451. [PMID: 35083738 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating disease with multiple contributing factors. Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), with a reciprocal function to Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), is known to be involved in the development of airway inflammation. However, the exact relationship between IGF1R and AhR in lung fibrogenesis is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the cascade pathway involving IGF1R and AhR in IPF. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The AhR and IGF1R expressions were determined in the lungs of IPF patients and in a rodent fibrosis model. Pulmonary fibrosis was evaluated in bleomycin (BLM)-induced lung injury in wild type and AhR knockout (AhR-/- ) mice. The effects of IGF1R inhibition and AhR activation in vitro on TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in Beas2B cells and in vivo on BLM-exposed mice were also examined. KEY RESULTS There were increased IGF1R levels but diminished AhR expression in the lung tissues of IPF patients and BLM-induced mice. Knockout of AhR aggravated lung fibrosis, while the use of IGF1R inhibitor and AhR agonist significantly attenuated such effects and inhibited TGF-β1-induced EMT in Beas2B cells. Both TGF-β1 and BLM markedly suppressed AhR expression through endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and consequently, IGF1R activation. The IGF1R inhibitor and specific knockdown of IGF1R reversed the activation of the TGF-β1 signal pathway. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS In the development of IPF, AhR and IGF1R play opposite roles via the TGF-β/Smad/STAT signaling cascade. The AhR/IGF1R axis is a potential target for the treatment of lung injury and fibrosis.
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- Sheng-Mao Wu
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asia University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Ph.D. program in Translational Medicine, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta Veterans Administration Health Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy.,Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Ph.D. program in Translational Medicine, Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Li SJ, Lin YH, Chiang CH, Wang PY, Chen CY. Early-onset dietary restriction maintains mitochondrial health, autophagy and ER function in the left ventricle during aging. J Nutr Biochem 2022; 101:108944. [PMID: 35017002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.108944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dietary restriction (DR) exerts healthy benefits, including heart functions. However, the cardioprotective role of DR is till controversial among researchers due to the variation of DR conditions. The present study focuses on the protective effect of early-onset DR on cardiac injury using mitochondrial structure and expression of protein associated with mitochondrial homeostasis, autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function as measures. METHODS Two-month-old mice were fed with a breeding diet ad libitum (AL) or DR (60% of AL) for 3 (Young) or 20 (Aged) months. RESULTS Body weight increased with aging, whereas DR treatment kept body weight consistent. DR mice exhibited a higher relative heart weight than AL mice. DR mice displayed lower plasma glucose levels, compared with AL groups. Furthermore, Aged-AL, but not Aged-DR mice, had increased collagen content and morphological distortions in the left ventricle (LV). Aged-DR mice had a higher ATP and lower TBARS in the LV than Aged-AL mice. Mitochondrial morphology was detected by electron microscopy; Aged-AL mice had increased abnormal morphology of mitochondria. Treatment with DR reduced abnormal mitochondrial accumulation. Aging elevated the protein expressions of mitochondrial functions and ER-induced apoptosis. Aging downregulated autophagy-related proteins and chaperones in the heart. Dietary restriction reversed those protein expressions. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrated a beneficial effect of early onset DR on cardiac aging. The age-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction and protein quality control dysregulation was significantly reversed by long-term DR, demonstrating a concordance with the beneficial effect in the heart.
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- Sin-Jin Li
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 50, Lane 155, Sec 3, Keelung Rd, Taipei, 10672, Taiwan
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- General Research Service Center/ Department of Animal Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Shuefu Rd, Neipu, Pingtung, 912301, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 50, Lane 155, Sec 3, Keelung Rd, Taipei, 10672, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 50, Lane 155, Sec 3, Keelung Rd, Taipei, 10672, Taiwan.
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Staab-Weijnitz CA. Fighting the Fiber: Targeting Collagen in Lung Fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021; 66:363-381. [PMID: 34861139 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0342tr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Organ fibrosis is characterized by epithelial injury and aberrant tissue repair, where activated effector cells, mostly fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, excessively deposit collagen into the extracellular matrix. Fibrosis frequently results in organ failure and has been estimated to contribute to at least one third of all global deaths. Also lung fibrosis, in particular idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), is a fatal disease with rising incidence worldwide. As current treatment options targeting fibrogenesis are insufficient, there is an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies. During the last decade, several studies have proposed to target intra- and extracellular components of the collagen biosynthesis, maturation, and degradation machinery. This includes intra- and extracellular targets directly acting on collagen gene products, but also such that anabolize essential building blocks of collagen, in particular glycine and proline biosynthetic enzymes. Collagen, however, is a ubiquitous molecule in the body and fulfils essential functions as a macromolecular scaffold, growth factor reservoir, and receptor binding site in virtually every tissue. This review summarizes recent advances and future directions in this field. Evidence for the proposed therapeutic targets and where they currently stand in terms of clinical drug development for treatment of fibrotic disease is provided. The drug targets are furthermore discussed in light of (1) specificity for collagen biosynthesis, maturation and degradation, and (2) specificity for disease-associated collagen. As therapeutic success and safety of these drugs may largely depend on targeted delivery, different strategies for specific delivery to the main effector cells and to the extracellular matrix are discussed.
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- Claudia A Staab-Weijnitz
- Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum fur Gesundheit und Umwelt, 9150, Comprehensive Pneumology Center/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), München, Germany;
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Carlisle RE, Mohammed-Ali Z, Lu C, Yousof T, Tat V, Nademi S, MacDonald ME, Austin RC, Dickhout JG. TDAG51 induces renal interstitial fibrosis through modulation of TGF-β receptor 1 in chronic kidney disease. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:921. [PMID: 34625532 PMCID: PMC8501078 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by the gradual loss of renal function and is a major public health concern. Risk factors for CKD include hypertension and proteinuria, both of which are associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. ER stress-induced TDAG51 protein expression is increased at an early time point in mice with CKD. Based on these findings, wild-type and TDAG51 knock-out (TDKO) mice were used in an angiotensin II/deoxycorticosterone acetate/salt model of CKD. Both wild-type and TDKO mice developed hypertension, increased proteinuria and albuminuria, glomerular injury, and tubular damage. However, TDKO mice were protected from apoptosis and renal interstitial fibrosis. Human proximal tubular cells were used to demonstrate that TDAG51 expression induces apoptosis through a CHOP-dependent mechanism. Further, a mouse model of intrinsic acute kidney injury demonstrated that CHOP is required for ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Renal fibroblasts were used to demonstrate that TGF-β induces collagen production through an IRE1-dependent mechanism; cells treated with a TGF-β receptor 1 inhibitor prevented XBP1 splicing, a downstream consequence of IRE1 activation. Interestingly, TDKO mice express significantly less TGF-β receptor 1, thus, preventing TGF-β-mediated XBP1 splicing. In conclusion, TDAG51 induces apoptosis in the kidney through a CHOP-dependent mechanism, while contributing to renal interstitial fibrosis through a TGF-β-IRE1-XBP1 pathway.
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- Rachel E Carlisle
- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada
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- McMaster University and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hamilton, Canada.
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Monteillet L, Labrune P, Hochuli M, Do Cao J, Tortereau A, Miliano AC, Ardon-Zitoun C, Duchampt A, Silva M, Verzieux V, Mithieux G, Rajas F. Cellular and metabolic effects of renin-angiotensin system blockade on glycogen storage disease type I nephropathy. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 31:914-928. [PMID: 34617103 PMCID: PMC8947214 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glycogen Storage Disease Type I (GSDI) is an inherited disease caused by glucose-6 phosphatase (G6Pase) deficiency, leading to a loss of endogenous glucose production and severe hypoglycemia. Moreover, most GSDI patients develop a chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to lipid accumulation in the kidney. Similar to diabetic CKD, activation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) promotes renal fibrosis in GSDI. Here, we investigated the physiological and molecular effects of RAS blockers in GSDI patients and mice. A retrospective analysis of renal function was performed in 21 GSDI patients treated with RAS blockers. Cellular and metabolic impacts of RAS blockade were analyzed in K.G6pc−/− mice characterized by G6pc1 deletion in kidneys. GSDI patients started RAS blocker treatment at a median age of 21 years and long-term treatment reduced the progression of CKD in about 50% of patients. However, CKD progressed to kidney failure in 20% of treated patients, requiring renal transplantation. In K.G6pc−/− mice, CKD was associated with an impairment of autophagy and ER stress. RAS blockade resulted in a rescue of autophagy and decreased ER stress, concomitantly with decreased fibrosis and improved renal function, but without impact on glycogen and lipid contents. In conclusion, these data confirm the partial beneficial effect of RAS blockers in the prevention of CKD in GSDI. Mechanistically, we show that these effects are linked to a reduction of cell stress, without affecting metabolism.
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- Laure Monteillet
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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- APHP, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- APHP, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, INSERM UMR-S1213, Lyon, France
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Haine L, Bravais J, Yegen CH, Bernaudin JF, Marchant D, Planès C, Voituron N, Boncoeur E. Sleep Apnea in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Molecular Investigation in an Experimental Model of Fibrosis and Intermittent Hypoxia. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:973. [PMID: 34575121 PMCID: PMC8466672 DOI: 10.3390/life11090973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is reported in incident and prevalent forms of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We previously reported that Intermittent Hypoxia (IH), the major pathogenic element of OSA, worsens experimental lung fibrosis. Our objective was to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved. METHODS Impact of IH was evaluated on C57BL/6J mice developing lung fibrosis after intratracheal instillation of Bleomycin (BLM). Mice were Pre-exposed 14 days to IH before induction of lung fibrosis or Co-challenged with IH and BLM for 14 days. Weight loss and survival were daily monitored. After experimentations, lungs were sampled for histology, and protein and RNA were extracted. RESULTS Co-challenge or Pre-exposure of IH and BLM induced weight loss, increased tissue injury and collagen deposition, and pro-fibrotic markers. Major worsening effects of IH exposure on lung fibrosis were observed when mice were Pre-exposed to IH before developing lung fibrosis with a strong increase in sXBP1 and ATF6N ER stress markers. CONCLUSION Our results showed that IH exacerbates BLM-induced lung fibrosis more markedly when IH precedes lung fibrosis induction, and that this is associated with an enhancement of ER stress markers.
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- Liasmine Haine
- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
- Faculté de Médecine, Sorbonne Université, 75012 Paris, France
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
- Service de Physiologie et d’Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Avicenne, APHP, Hôpitaux de Paris, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
- Département STAPS, Université Sorbonne Paris-Nord, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- UMR INSERM U1272 Hypoxie & Poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France; (L.H.); (J.B.); (C.-H.Y.); (J.-F.B.); (D.M.); (C.P.); (N.V.)
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Chen JH, Wu CH, Chiang CK. Therapeutic Approaches Targeting Proteostasis in Kidney Disease and Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168674. [PMID: 34445377 PMCID: PMC8395452 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pathological insults usually disturb the folding capacity of cellular proteins and lead to the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which leads to so-called “ER stress”. Increasing evidence indicates that ER stress acts as a trigger factor for the development and progression of many kidney diseases. The unfolded protein responses (UPRs), a set of molecular signals that resume proteostasis under ER stress, are thought to restore the adaptive process in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and renal fibrosis. Furthermore, the idea of targeting UPRs for CKD treatment has been well discussed in the past decade. This review summarizes the up-to-date literature regarding studies on the relationship between the UPRs, systemic fibrosis, and renal diseases. We also address the potential therapeutic possibilities of renal diseases based on the modulation of UPRs and ER proteostasis. Finally, we list some of the current UPR modulators and their therapeutic potentials.
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- Jia-Huang Chen
- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan; (J.-H.C.); (C.-H.W.)
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan; (J.-H.C.); (C.-H.W.)
- Department of Physiology of Visceral Function and Body Fluid, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan; (J.-H.C.); (C.-H.W.)
- Department of Integrated Diagnostics & Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100225, Taiwan
- Center for Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10672, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-2312-3456 (ext. 88347)
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Cinar R, Park JK, Zawatsky CN, Coffey NJ, Bodine SP, Abdalla J, Yokoyama T, Jourdan T, Jay L, Zuo MXG, O'Brien KJ, Huang J, Mackie K, Alimardanov A, Iyer MR, Gahl WA, Kunos G, Gochuico BR, Malicdan MCV. CB 1 R and iNOS are distinct players promoting pulmonary fibrosis in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome. Clin Transl Med 2021; 11:e471. [PMID: 34323400 PMCID: PMC8255071 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) is a rare genetic disorder which, in its most common and severe form, HPS-1, leads to fatal adult-onset pulmonary fibrosis (PF) with no effective treatment. We evaluated the role of the endocannabinoid/CB1 R system and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) for dual-target therapeutic strategy using human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), lung samples from patients with HPS and controls, HPS-PF patient-derived lung fibroblasts, and bleomycin-induced PF in pale ear mice (HPS1ep/ep ). We found overexpression of CB1 R and iNOS in fibrotic lungs of HPSPF patients and bleomycin-infused pale ear mice. The endocannabinoid anandamide was elevated in BALF and negatively correlated with pulmonary function parameters in HPSPF patients and pale ear mice with bleomycin-induced PF. Simultaneous targeting of CB1 R and iNOS by MRI-1867 yielded greater antifibrotic efficacy than inhibiting either target alone by attenuating critical pathologic pathways. Moreover, MRI-1867 treatment abrogated bleomycin-induced increases in lung levels of the profibrotic interleukin-11 via iNOS inhibition and reversed mitochondrial dysfunction via CB1 R inhibition. Dual inhibition of CB1 R and iNOS is an effective antifibrotic strategy for HPSPF.
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- Resat Cinar
- Section on Fibrotic DisordersNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of HealthMarylandUSA
- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Section of Human Biochemical GeneticsMedical Genetics BranchNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Section of Human Biochemical GeneticsMedical Genetics BranchNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
- Present address:
Department of PediatricsKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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INSERM Lipids, Nutrition, Cancer UMR1231University of Burgundy and Franche‐ComtéDijonFrance
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Section of Human Biochemical GeneticsMedical Genetics BranchNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Therapeutics Development BranchDivision of Preclinical InnovationNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain SciencesIndiana UniversityBloomingtonIndianaUSA
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- Therapeutics Development BranchDivision of Preclinical InnovationNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Section of Human Biochemical GeneticsMedical Genetics BranchNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
- NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical DirectorNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Laboratory of Physiologic StudiesNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismNational Institutes of HealthRockvilleMarylandUSA
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- Section of Human Biochemical GeneticsMedical Genetics BranchNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Section of Human Biochemical GeneticsMedical Genetics BranchNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
- NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program and Office of the Clinical DirectorNational Human Genome Research InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMarylandUSA
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Cellular Senescence in Lung Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22137012. [PMID: 34209809 PMCID: PMC8267738 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are chronic and ultimately fatal age-related lung diseases characterized by the progressive and irreversible accumulation of scar tissue in the lung parenchyma. Over the past years, significant progress has been made in our incomplete understanding of the pathobiology underlying fibrosing ILDs, in particular in relation to diverse age-related processes and cell perturbations that seem to lead to maladaptation to stress and susceptibility to lung fibrosis. Growing evidence suggests that a specific biological phenomenon known as cellular senescence plays an important role in the initiation and progression of pulmonary fibrosis. Cellular senescence is defined as a cell fate decision caused by the accumulation of unrepairable cellular damage and is characterized by an abundant pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic secretome. The senescence response has been widely recognized as a beneficial physiological mechanism during development and in tumour suppression. However, recent evidence strengthens the idea that it also drives degenerative processes such as lung fibrosis, most likely by promoting molecular and cellular changes in chronic fibrosing processes. Here, we review how cellular senescence may contribute to lung fibrosis pathobiology, and we highlight current and emerging therapeutic approaches to treat fibrosing ILDs by targeting cellular senescence.
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Liu M, López de Juan Abad B, Cheng K. Cardiac fibrosis: Myofibroblast-mediated pathological regulation and drug delivery strategies. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 173:504-519. [PMID: 33831476 PMCID: PMC8299409 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cardiac fibrosis remains an unresolved problem in heart diseases. After initial injury, cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) are activated and subsequently differentiate into myofibroblasts (myoFbs) that are major mediator cells in the pathological remodeling. MyoFbs exhibit proliferative and secretive characteristics, and contribute to extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, collagen deposition. The persistent functions of myoFbs lead to fibrotic scars and cardiac dysfunction. The anti-fibrotic treatment is hindered by the elusive mechanism of fibrosis and lack of specific targets on myoFbs. In this review, we will outline the progress of cardiac fibrosis and its contributions to the heart failure. We will also shed light on the role of myoFbs in the regulation of adverse remodeling. The communication between myoFbs and other cells that are involved in the heart injury and repair respectively will be reviewed in detail. Then, recently developed therapeutic strategies to treat fibrosis will be summarized such as i) chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy with an optimal target on myoFbs, ii) direct reprogramming from stem cells to quiescent CFs, iii) "off-target" small molecular drugs. The application of nano/micro technology will be discussed as well, which is involved in the construction of cell-based biomimic platforms and "pleiotropic" drug delivery systems.
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- Mengrui Liu
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, NC, USA; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, NC, USA; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, NC, USA; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, USA.
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Idari G, Karimi P, Ghaffari S, Hashemy SI, Mashkani B. Protective effects of BiP inducer X (BIX) against diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2021; 99:644-653. [PMID: 33096003 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2020-0419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC) is associated with impaired endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function, development of ER stress, and induction of cardiac cell apoptosis. Preventive effects of BiP inducer X (BIX) were investigated against DC characteristic changes in a type 2 diabetes rat model. To establish diabetes, a high-fat diet and a single dose of streptozotocin were administered. Then, animals were assigned into the following groups: control, BIX, diabetic animals monitored for one, two, and three weeks. Diabetic rats were treated with BIX for one, two, and three weeks. Expressions of various ER stress and apoptotic markers were assessed by immunoblotting method. CHOP gene expression was assessed by Real-time PCR. Tissue expression of BiP was evaluated by immunohistochemistry method. Hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining were performed to assess histological changes in the left ventricle. Cardiac cell apoptosis was examined using TUNEL assay. BIX administration suppressed the activation of the ER stress markers and cleavage of procaspase-3 in the diabetic rats. Likewise, tissue expression of BiP protein was increased, while CHOP mRNA levels were decreased. These results were accompanied by reducing cardiac fibrosis and myocardial cell apoptosis suggesting protective effects of BIX against the development of DC by decreasing cardiomyocyte apoptosis and fibrosis.
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- Gholamreza Idari
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Koloko Ngassie ML, Brandsma CA, Gosens R, Prakash YS, Burgess JK. The Stress of Lung Aging: Endoplasmic Reticulum and Senescence Tête-à-Tête. Physiology (Bethesda) 2021; 36:150-159. [PMID: 33904785 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00039.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Beyond the structural changes, features including the dysregulation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response and increased senescence characterize the lung aging. ER stress response and senescence have been reported to be induced by factors like cigarette smoke. Therefore, deciphering the mechanisms underlying ER and senescent pathways interaction has become a challenge. In this review we highlight the known and unknown regarding ER stress response and senescence and their cross talk in aged lung.
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- M L Koloko Ngassie
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD; University of Groningen, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Soglia F, Petracci M, Davoli R, Zappaterra M. A critical review of the mechanisms involved in the occurrence of growth-related abnormalities affecting broiler chicken breast muscles. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101180. [PMID: 33975044 PMCID: PMC8131729 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In the past decade, the poultry industry has faced the occurrence of growth-related muscular abnormalities that mainly affect, with a high incidence rate, the Pectoralis major of the fast-growing genotypes selected for their production performances (high growth rate and breast yield). These myopathies are termed as White Striping, Wooden Breast, and Spaghetti Meat and exhibit distinctive phenotypes. A spatiotemporal distribution has been demonstrated for these disorders as in the early stage they primarily affect the superficial area in the cranial portion of the muscle and, as the birds grow older, involve the entire tissue. Aside from their distinctive phenotypes, these myopathies share common histological features. Thus, it might be speculated that common causative mechanisms might be responsible for the physiological and structural perturbations in the muscle associated with these conditions and might underpin their occurrence. The present review paper aims to represent a critical survey of the outcomes of all the histologic and ultrastructural observations carried out on White Striping, Wooden Breast, and Spaghetti Meat affected muscles. Our analysis has been performed by combining these outcomes with the findings of the genetic studies, trying to identify possible initial causative mechanisms triggering the onset and the time-series of the events ultimately resulting in the development and progression of the growth-related myopathies currently affecting broilers Pectoralis major muscles. Several evidences support the hypothesis that sarcoplasmic reticulum stress, primarily induced an accumulation of misfolded proteins (but also driven by other factors including altered calcium homeostasis and accumulation of fatty acids), may be responsible for the onset of these growth-related myopathies in broilers. At the same time, the development of hypoxic conditions, as a direct consequence of an inadequate vascularization, triggers a time-series sequence of events (i.e., phlebitis, oxidative stress, etc.) resulting in the activation of response mechanisms (i.e., modifications in the energetic metabolism, inflammation, degeneration, and regeneration) which are all strictly related to the progression of these myopathic disorders.
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- F Soglia
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy
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Vieujean S, Hu S, Bequet E, Salee C, Massot C, Bletard N, Pierre N, Quesada Calvo F, Baiwir D, Mazzucchelli G, De Pauw E, Coimbra Marques C, Delvenne P, Rieder F, Louis E, Meuwis MA. Potential Role of Epithelial Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Anterior Gradient Protein 2 Homologue in Crohn's Disease Fibrosis. J Crohns Colitis 2021; 15:1737-1750. [PMID: 33822017 PMCID: PMC8861373 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intestinal fibrosis is a common complication of Crohn's disease [CD]. It is characterised by an accumulation of fibroblasts differentiating into myofibroblasts secreting excessive extracellular matrix. The potential role of the intestinal epithelium in this fibrotic process remains poorly defined. METHODS We performed a pilot proteomic study comparing the proteome of surface epithelium, isolated by laser-capture microdissection, in normal and fibrotic zones of resected ileal CD strictures [13 zones collected in five patients]. Proteins of interests were validated by immunohistochemistry [IHC] in ileal and colonic samples of stricturing CD [n = 44], pure inflammatory CD [n = 29], and control [n = 40] subjects. The pro-fibrotic role of one selected epithelial protein was investigated through in-vitro experiments using HT-29 epithelial cells and a CCD-18Co fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation model. RESULTS Proteomic study revealed an endoplasmic reticulum [ER] stress proteins increase in the epithelium of CD ileal fibrotic strictures, including anterior gradient protein 2 homologue [AGR2] and binding-immunoglobulin protein [BiP]. This was confirmed by IHC. In HT-29 cells, tunicamycin-induced ER stress triggered AGR2 intracellular expression and its secretion. Supernatant of these HT-29 cells, pre-conditioned by tunicamycin, led to a myofibroblastic differentiation when applied on CCD-18Co fibroblasts. By using recombinant protein and blocking agent for AGR2, we demonstrated that the secretion of this protein by epithelial cells can play a role in the myofibroblastic differentiation. CONCLUSIONS The development of CD fibrotic strictures could involve epithelial ER stress and particularly the secretion of AGR2.
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- Sophie Vieujean
- Corresponding author: Sophie Vieujean, MD, Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, University of Liège, GIGA-Research, +2, B34, Avenue de l’hôpital 1, 4000 Liège, Belgium. Tel.: +32-4-3667256; fax: +32-4-3667889; mail:
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- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium,Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Pathological Anatomy and Cytology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Translational Gastroenterology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- MolSys Research Unit, Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- MolSys Research Unit, Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Pathological Anatomy and Cytology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Role of various imbalances centered on alveolar epithelial cell/fibroblast apoptosis imbalance in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Chin Med J (Engl) 2021; 134:261-274. [PMID: 33522725 PMCID: PMC7846426 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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There have been recent extensive studies and rapid advancement on the pathogenesis underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and intricate pathogenesis of IPF has been suggested. The purpose of this study was to clarify the logical relationship between these mechanisms. An extensive search was undertaken of the PubMed using the following keywords: “etiology,” “pathogenesis,” “alveolar epithelial cell (AEC),” “fibroblast,” “lymphocyte,” “macrophage,” “epigenomics,” “histone,” acetylation,” “methylation,” “endoplasmic reticulum stress,” “mitochondrial dysfunction,” “telomerase,” “proteases,” “plasminogen,” “epithelial-mesenchymal transition,” “oxidative stress,” “inflammation,” “apoptosis,” and “idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.” This search covered relevant research articles published up to April 30, 2020. Original articles, reviews, and other articles were searched and reviewed for content; 240 highly relevant studies were obtained after screening. IPF is likely the result of complex interactions between environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors: environmental exposures affect epigenetic marks; epigenetic processes translate environmental exposures into the regulation of chromatin; epigenetic processes shape gene expression profiles; in turn, an individual's genetic background determines epigenetic marks; finally, these genetic and epigenetic factors act in concert to dysregulate gene expression in IPF lung tissue. The pathogenesis of IPF involves various imbalances including endoplasmic reticulum, telomere length homeostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidant/antioxidant imbalance, Th1/Th2 imbalance, M1–M2 polarization of macrophages, protease/antiprotease imbalance, and plasminogen activation/inhibition imbalance. These affect each other, promote each other, and ultimately promote AEC/fibroblast apoptosis imbalance directly or indirectly. Excessive AEC apoptosis and impaired apoptosis of fibroblasts contribute to fibrosis. IPF is likely the result of complex interactions between environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors. The pathogenesis of IPF involves various imbalances centered on AEC/fibroblast apoptosis imbalance.
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Yuan Q, Xu T, Chen Y, Qu W, Sun D, Liu X, Sun L. MiR-185-5p ameliorates endoplasmic reticulum stress and renal fibrosis by downregulation of ATF6. J Transl Med 2020; 100:1436-1446. [PMID: 32514126 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-020-0447-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is considered an important factor in the formation of fibrosis. Therefore, modulation of ER stress may represent a promising therapeutic strategy in renal fibrosis. MiR-185-5p has been identified to be implicated in TGF-β1-induced renal fibrosis; however, it is largely unknown whether and how miR-185-5p regulates ER stress in renal fibrosis. In this study, we demonstrated that miR-185-5p directly bound to ATF6, an ER stress-related protein, and downregulated the expression thereof. We subsequently constructed an in vitro model of renal fibrosis using HK2 cells treated with TGF-β1, and found that miR-185-5p attenuated ER stress and dedifferentiation of tubular epithelia by suppression of ATF6. In addition, we constructed an in vivo mouse model using unilateral urethral obstruction (UUO). Our in vivo findings showed that miR-185-5p reduced the expression of ER stress-related proteins and inhibited epithelial dedifferentiation via downregulation of ATF6, thereby improving UUO-induced renal fibrosis. Overall, our findings revealed that miR-185-5p exerts beneficial effects in renal fibrosis. Thus, the miR-185-5p/ATF6 regulatory pathway may be a potential target for therapeutic intervention in renal fibrosis.
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- Quan Yuan
- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China.
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Tao Y, Qiu T, Yao X, Jiang L, Wang N, Jiang J, Jia X, Wei S, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Tian W, Yang G, Liu X, Liu S, Ding Y, Sun X. IRE1α/NOX4 signaling pathway mediates ROS-dependent activation of hepatic stellate cells in NaAsO 2 -induced liver fibrosis. J Cell Physiol 2020; 236:1469-1480. [PMID: 32776539 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Liver fibrosis is a severe health problem worldwide, and it is characterized by the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and excessive deposition of collagen. Prolonged arsenic exposure can induce HSCs activation and liver fibrosis. In the present study, the results showed that chronic NaAsO2 ingestion could result in liver fibrosis and oxidative stress in Sprague-Dawley rats, along with representative collagen deposition and HSCs activation. In addition, the inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α)-endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress pathway was activated, and the activity of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX4) was upregulated in rat livers. Simultaneously, the excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) could induce HSCs activation, and NOX4 played an important role in generating ROS in vitro. Moreover, ER stress occurred with HSCs activation at the same time under NaAsO2 exposure, and during ER stress, the IRE1α pathway was responsible for NOX4 activation. Therefore, inhibition of IRE1α activation could attenuate the HSCs activation induced by NaAsO2 . In conclusion, the present study manifested that inorganic arsenic exposure could activate HSCs through IRE1α/NOX4-mediated ROS generation.
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- Ye Tao
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Experimental Teaching Center of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Foreign Languages, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Global Health Research Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Wang F, Yao S, Xia H. SIRT1 is a key regulatory target for the treatment of the endoplasmic reticulum stress-related organ damage. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 130:110601. [PMID: 32784049 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is an evolutionarily conserved adaptive response that contributes to deal with the misfolded or unfolded protein in the lumen of the ER and restore the ER homeostasis. However, excessive and prolonged ER stress can trigger the cell-death signaling pathway which causes cell death, usually in the form of apoptosis. It is generally accepted that inappropriate cellular apoptosis and a series of the subsequent inflammatory response and oxidative stress can cause disturbance of normal physiological functions and organ damage. A lot of evidence shows that the excessive activation of the ER stress contributes to the pathogenesis of many kinds of diseases and inhibiting the inappropriate stress is of great significance for maintaining the normal physiological function. In recent years, Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) has become a research hotspot on ER stress. As a master regulator of ER stress, increasing evidence suggests that SIRT1 plays a positive role in a variety of ER stress-induced organ damage via multiple mechanisms, including inhibiting cellular apoptosis and promoting autophagy. Furthermore, a lot of factors have shown effective regulation of SIRT1, which indicates the feasibility of treating SIRT1 as a target for the treatment of ER stress-related diseases. We summarize and reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying the protective effect of SIRT1 in multiple ER stress-mediated organ damage in this review. We also summed up the possible adjustment mechanism of SIRT1, which provides a theoretical basis for the treatment of ER stress-related diseases.
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- Fuquan Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China; Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Wu L, Wang Q, Guo F, Ma X, Wang J, Zhao Y, Yan Y, Qin G. Involvement of miR-27a-3p in diabetic nephropathy via affecting renal fibrosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and endoplasmic reticulum stress. J Cell Physiol 2020; 236:1454-1468. [PMID: 32691413 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is acknowledged as a serious chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. Nevertheless, its pathogenesis is complicated and unclear. Thus, in this study, the role of miR-27a-3p-prohibitin/TMBIM6 signaling axis in the progression of DN was elucidated. Type 2 diabetic db/db mice and high glucose (HG)-challenged HK-2 cells were used as in vivo and in vitro models. Our results showed that miR-27a-3p was upregulated and prohibitin or transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing 6 (TMBIM6) was downregulated in the kidney tissues of db/db mice and HG-treated HK-2 cells. Silencing miR-27a-3p enhanced the expression of prohibitin and TMBIM6 in the kidney tissues and HK-2 cells. Inhibition of miR-27a-3p improved functional injury, as evidenced by decreased blood glucose, urinary albumin, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen levels. MiR-27a-3p silencing ameliorated renal fibrosis, reflected by reduced profibrogenic genes (e.g., transforming growth factor β1, fibronectin, collagen I and III, and α-smooth muscle actin). Furthermore, inhibition of miR-27a-3p relieved mitochondrial dysfunction in the kidney of db/db mice, including upregulation of mitochondrial membrane potential, complex I and III activities, adenosine triphosphate, and mitochondrial cytochrome C, as well as suppressing reactive oxygen species production. In addition, miR-27a-3p silencing attenuated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, reflected by reduced expression of p-IRE1α, p-eIF2α, XBP1s, and CHOP. Mechanically, we identified prohibitin and TMBIM6 as direct targets of miR-27a-3p. Inhibition of miR-27a-3p protected HG-treated HK-2 cells from apoptosis, extracellular matrix accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ER stress by regulating prohibitin or TMBIM6. Taken together, we reveal that miR-27a-3p-prohibitin/TMBIM6 signaling axis regulates the progression of DN, which can be a potential therapeutic target.
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- Lina Wu
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Duan M, Yang Y, Peng S, Liu X, Zhong J, Guo Y, Lu M, Nie H, Ren B, Zhang X, Liu L. C/EBP Homologous Protein (CHOP) Activates Macrophages and Promotes Liver Fibrosis in Schistosoma japonicum-Infected Mice. J Immunol Res 2019; 2019:5148575. [PMID: 31886304 PMCID: PMC6914929 DOI: 10.1155/2019/5148575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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CCAAT/enhancer-binding homologous protein (CHOP), a transcriptional regulator induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) is a pivotal factor in the ER stress-mediated apoptosis pathway. Previous studies have shown that CHOP is involved in the formation of fibrosis in a variety of tissues and is associated with alternative macrophage activation. The role of CHOP in the pathologic effects of liver fibrosis in schistosomiasis has not been reported, and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study is aimed at understanding the effect of CHOP on liver fibrosis induced by Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) in vivo and clarifying its mechanism. C57BL/6 mice were infected with cercariae of S. japonicum through the abdominal skin. The liver fibrosis was examined. The level of IL-13 was observed. The expressions of CHOP, Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6), phosphorylation STAT6, interleukin-13 receptor alpha 1 (IL-13Rα1), and interleukin-4 receptor alpha (IL-4Rα) were analysed. The eosinophilic granuloma and collagen deposition were found around the eggs in mice infected for 6 and 10 weeks. IL-13 in plasma and IL-13Rα1 and IL-4Rα in liver tissue were significantly increased. The phosphorylated STAT6 was enhanced while Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) was decreased in liver tissue. The expression of CHOP and colocalization of CHOP and CD206 were increased. Overall, these results suggest that CHOP plays a critical role in hepatic fibrosis induced by S. japonicum, likely through promoting alternative activation of macrophages.
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- Mengyun Duan
- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
- Clinical Molecular Immunology Center, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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Kim H, Baek CH, Chang JW, Yang WS, Lee SK. Febuxostat, a novel inhibitor of xanthine oxidase, reduces ER stress through upregulation of SIRT1-AMPK-HO-1/thioredoxin expression. Clin Exp Nephrol 2019; 24:205-215. [PMID: 31677062 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-019-01804-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been implicated in the development of various renal diseases. Thus, inhibition of ER stress using pharmacological agents may serve as a promising therapeutic approach. We postulated that febuxostat, a novel xanthine oxidase inhibitor, could suppress the ER stress through upregulation of SIRT1 (silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1)-AMPK (AMP activated protein kinase)-HO-1 (heme oxygenase-1)/thioredoxin expression. METHODS We examined the effect of febuxostat on the ER stress induced by a chemical inducer, tunicamycin and non-chemical agents such as angiotensin II, aldosterone, high glucose, and albumin in renal tubular cells. We further examined the in vivo effects of febuxostat using mouse model of kidney disease induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). Expression of ER stress was measured by western blot analysis and immunohistochemical stain. RESULTS Febuxostat suppressed the ER stress induced by tunicamycin and non-chemical agents, as shown by inhibition of increased GRP78 (glucose-related protein78) and p-eIF2α (phosphospecific-eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α) expression. Inhibitory effect of febuxostat was mediated through upregulation of SIRT1-AMPK followed by induction of HO-1 and thioredoxin. In animal model of UUO, febuxostat reduced the UUO-induced ER stress, which was abolished by pretreatment with SIRT1 inhibitor (sirtinol) and AMPK inhibitor (compound C). CONCLUSION Febuxostat could suppress the ER stress caused by various ER stress inducers through upregulation of SIRT1-AMPK-HO-1/thioredoxin expression. Targeting these pathways might serve as one of the possible therapeutic approaches in kidney diseases under excessive ER stress.
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- Hyosang Kim
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
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Markov AV, Kel AE, Salomatina OV, Salakhutdinov NF, Zenkova MA, Logashenko EB. Deep insights into the response of human cervical carcinoma cells to a new cyano enone-bearing triterpenoid soloxolone methyl: a transcriptome analysis. Oncotarget 2019; 10:5267-5297. [PMID: 31523389 PMCID: PMC6731101 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Semisynthetic triterpenoids, bearing cyano enone functionality in ring A, are considered now as novel promising anti-tumor agents. However, despite the large-scale studies, their effects on cervical carcinoma cells and, moreover, mechanisms underlying cell death activation by such compounds in this cell type have not been fully elucidated. In this work, we attempted to reconstitute the key pathways and master regulators involved in the response of human cervical carcinoma KB-3-1 cells to the novel glycyrrhetinic acid derivative soloxolone methyl (SM) by a transcriptomic approach. Functional annotation of differentially expressed genes, analysis of their cis- regulatory sequences and protein-protein interaction network clearly indicated that stress of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the central event triggered by SM in the cells. A range of key ER stress sensors and transcription factor AP-1 were identified as upstream transcriptional regulators, controlling the response of the cells to SM. Additionally, by using Gene Expression Omnibus data, we showed the ability of SM to modulate the expression of key genes involved in regulation of the high proliferative rate of cervical carcinoma cells. Further Connectivity Map analysis revealed similarity of SM's effects with known ER stress inducers thapsigargin and geldanamycin, targeting SERCA and Grp94, respectively. According to the molecular docking study, SM could snugly fit into the active sites of these proteins in the positions very close to that of both inhibitors. Taken together, our findings provide a basis for the better understanding of the intracellular processes in tumor cells switched on in response to cyano enone-bearing triterpenoids.
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- Andrey V Markov
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.,geneXplain GmbH, Wolfenbüttel 38302, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.,N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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Murphy-Ullrich JE. Thrombospondin 1 and Its Diverse Roles as a Regulator of Extracellular Matrix in Fibrotic Disease. J Histochem Cytochem 2019; 67:683-699. [PMID: 31116066 PMCID: PMC6713974 DOI: 10.1369/0022155419851103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) is a matricellular extracellular matrix protein that has diverse roles in regulating cellular processes important for the pathogenesis of fibrotic diseases. We will present evidence for the importance of TSP1 control of latent transforming growth factor beta activation in renal fibrosis with an emphasis on diabetic nephropathy. Other functions of TSP1 that affect renal fibrosis, including regulation of inflammation and capillary density, will be addressed. Emerging roles for TSP1 N-terminal domain regulation of collagen matrix assembly, direct effects of TSP1-collagen binding, and intracellular functions of TSP1 in mediating endoplasmic reticulum stress responses in extracellular matrix remodeling and fibrosis, which could potentially affect renal fibrogenesis, will also be discussed. Finally, we will address possible strategies for targeting TSP1 functions to treat fibrotic renal disease.
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- Joanne E Murphy-Ullrich
- Departments of Pathology, Cell Developmental and Integrative Biology, and Ophthalmology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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PBI-4050 via GPR40 activation improves adenine-induced kidney injury in mice. Clin Sci (Lond) 2019; 133:1587-1602. [PMID: 31308217 DOI: 10.1042/cs20190479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PBI-4050 (3-pentylbenzenacetic acid sodium salt), a novel first-in-class orally active compound that has completed clinical Phases Ib and II in subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and metabolic syndrome respectively, exerts antifibrotic effects in several organs via a novel mechanism of action, partly through activation of the G protein receptor 40 (GPR40) receptor. Here we evaluate the effects of PBI-4050 in both WT and Gpr40-/- mice on adenine-induced tubulointerstitial injury, anemia and activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway. Adenine-induced CKD was achieved in 8-week-old C57BL/6 mice fed a diet supplemented with 0.25% adenine. After 1 week, PBI-4050 or vehicle was administered daily by oral-gavage for 3 weeks. Gpr40-/- mice were also subjected to adenine-feeding, with or without PBI-4050 treatment. PBI-4050 improved renal function and urine concentrating ability. Anemia was present in adenine-fed mice, while PBI-4050 blunted these effects and led to significantly higher plasma erythropoietin (EPO) levels. Adenine-induced renal fibrosis, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis were significantly decreased by PBI-4050. In parallel, Gpr40-/- mice were more susceptible to adenine-induced fibrosis, renal function impairment, anemia and ER stress compared with WT mice. Importantly, PBI-4050 treatment in Gpr40-/- mice failed to reduce renal injury in this model. Taken together, PBI-4050 prevented adenine-induced renal injury while these beneficial effects were lost upon Gpr40 deletion. These data reinforce PBI-4050's use as a renoprotective therapy and identify GPR40 as a crucial mediator of its beneficial effects.
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Role of Calbindin-D28k in Diabetes-Associated Advanced Glycation End-Products-Induced Renal Proximal Tubule Cell Injury. Cells 2019; 8:cells8070660. [PMID: 31262060 PMCID: PMC6678974 DOI: 10.3390/cells8070660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Diabetes-associated advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) can increase extracellular matrix (ECM) expression and induce renal fibrosis. Calbindin-D28k, which plays a role in calcium reabsorption in renal distal convoluted tubules, is increased in a diabetic kidney. The role of calbindin-D28k in diabetic nephropathy still remains unclear. Here, calbindin-D28k protein expression was unexpectedly induced in the renal tubules of db/db diabetic mice. AGEs induced the calbindin-D28k expression in human renal proximal tubule cells (HK2), but not in mesangial cells. AGEs induced the expression of fibrotic molecules, ECM proteins, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related molecules in HK2 cells, which could be inhibited by a receptor for AGE (RAGE) neutralizing antibody. Calbindin-D28k knockdown by siRNA transfection reduced the cell viability and obviously enhanced the protein expressions of fibrotic factors, EMT markers, and ER stress-related molecules in AGEs-treated HK2 cells. Chemical chaperone 4-Phenylbutyric acid counteracted the AGEs-induced ER stress and ECM and EMT markers expressions. Calbindin-D28k siRNA in vivo delivery could enhance renal fibrosis in db/db diabetic mice. These findings suggest that inducible calbindin-D28k protects against AGEs/RAGE axis-induced ER stress-activated ECM induction and cell injury in renal proximal tubule cells.
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