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Walewska E, Wołodko K, Skarzynski D, Ferreira-Dias G, Galvão A. The Interaction Between Nodal, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Alpha, and Thrombospondin 1 Promotes Luteolysis in Equine Corpus Luteum. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:667. [PMID: 31632347 PMCID: PMC6779822 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The regulation of corpus luteus (CL) luteolysis is a complex process involving a myriad of factors. Previously, we have shown the involvement of Nodal in functional luteolysis in mares. Presently, we ask the extent of which Nodal mediation of luteolysis is done through regulation of angioregression. We demonstrated the interaction between Nodal and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 α (HIF1α) and thrombospondin 1/thrombospondin receptor (TSP1/CD36) systems, could mediate angioregression during luteolysis. First, we demonstrated the inhibitory effect of Nodal on the vascular marker platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (CD31). Also, treatment of mid CL explants with vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) showed a trend on activin-like kinase 7 (Alk7) protein inhibition. Next, Nodal was also shown to activate HIF1α and in vitro culture of mid CL explants under decreased oxygen level promoted Nodal expression and SMAD family member 3 (Smad3) phosphorylation. In another experiment, the crosstalk between Nodal and TSP1/CD36 was investigated. Indeed, Nodal increased the expression of the anti-angiogenic TSP1 and its receptor CD36 in mid CL explants. Finally, the supportive effect of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) on TSP1/CD36 was blocked by SB431542 (SB), a pharmacological inhibitor of Nodal signaling. Thus, we evidenced for the first time the in vitro interaction between Nodal and both HIF1α and TSP1 systems, two conserved pathways previously shown to be involved in vascular regression during luteolysis. Considering the given increased expression of Nodal in mid CL and its role on functional luteolysis, the current results suggest the additional involvement of Nodal in angioregression during luteolysis in the mare, particularly in the activation of HIF1α and TSP1/CD36.
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- Edyta Walewska
- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
- *Correspondence: António Galvão
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Bender HR, Campbell GE, Aytoda P, Mathiesen AH, Duffy DM. Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1) Promotes Follicular Angiogenesis, Luteinization, and Ovulation in Primates. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:727. [PMID: 31787928 PMCID: PMC6855263 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis is essential to both ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum. The thrombospondin (THBS) family of glycoproteins plays diverse roles in regulation of angiogenesis, but the role of these vascular regulators in ovulation and luteinization remain to be elucidated. Using the cynomolgus macaque as a model for human ovulation, we demonstrated that levels of THBS1 mRNA and protein in preovulatory follicle granulosa cells increased after the ovulatory gonadotropin surge, with peak levels just before the expected time of ovulation. THBS1 treatment of monkey ovarian microvascular endothelial cells in vitro stimulated migration, proliferation, and capillary sprout formation, consistent with a pro-angiogenic action of THBS1. Injection of an anti-THBS1 antibody into monkey preovulatory follicles reduced rates of follicle rupture and oocyte release in response to an ovulatory gonadotropin stimulus when compared with control IgG-injected follicles. Interestingly, two of three oocytes from anti-THBS1 antibody injected follicles were germinal vesicle intact, indicating that meiosis failed to resume as anticipated. Follicles injected with anti-THBS1 antibody also showed reduced granulosa cell layer expansion, endothelial cell invasion, and capillary formation when compared to control IgG-injected follicles. Overall, these findings support a critical role for THBS1 in follicular angiogenesis, with implications for both successful ovulation and corpus luteum formation.
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Schlereth SL, Karlstetter M, Hos D, Matthaei M, Cursiefen C, Heindl LM. Detection of Pro- and Antiangiogenic Factors in the Human Sclera. Curr Eye Res 2018; 44:172-184. [PMID: 30358460 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2018.1540704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Avascular tissues can be used to identify antilymph- or antihemangiogenic factors. The human sclera-the outer covering layer of the eye, lacks lymphatic vessels and contains only a superficial network of blood vessels and was used here to identify endogenous antiangiogenic factors. METHODS Expression levels of a panel of 96 known pro- and antiangiogenic factors were analyzed in 12 scleral or conjunctival control samples from normal human donors using real-time PCR. In vitro, scleral homogenate was cocultured with blood- and lymphatic endothelial cells (BECs and LECs) and immunohistochemistry was performed of scleral fibroblasts and BECs. RESULTS Three antiangiogenic factors were significantly upregulated in the human sclera compared to the conjunctiva, including FBLN5 (fibulin 5), SERPINF1 (serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade F, member 1 = pigment epithelium derived factor) and TIMP2 (Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2). Six proangiogenic factors were significantly downregulated in the sclera, including FLT4 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 4=VEGF-R3), HGF (hepatocyte growth factor), KIT (CD117 / c-kit), PROX1 (prospero homeobox 1), SEMA3F (semaphorin-3F) and TGFA (transforming growth factor alpha). In vitro, scleral homogenate inhibited the growth of both BECs and LECs. Immunohistochemistry labeling of three major antiangiogenic factors from scleral tissue confirmed TIMP3 and PEDF expression both in scleral fibroblasts and in blood endothelial cells, whereas TIMP2 was not detectable. CONCLUSION Balancing anti- and proangiogenic factors actively regulates human scleral avascularity, inhibits endothelial cell growth in vitro, and thus may help maintaining the vascular privilege of the inner eye.
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- Simona L Schlereth
- a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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Cheng X, Hu M, Chen C, Hou D. Computational analysis of mRNA expression profiles identifies a novel triple-biomarker model as prognostic predictor of stage II and III colorectal adenocarcinoma patients. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:2945-2952. [PMID: 30214289 PMCID: PMC6118290 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s170502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Although remarkable progress has been made to determine the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), it is inadequate to identify the subset of high-risk TNM stage II and stage III patients that have a high potential of developing tumor recurrence and may experience death. In this study, we aimed to develop biomarkers as a prognostic signature for the clinical outcome of CRC patients with stage II and stage III. Materials and methods We performed a systematic and comprehensive discovery step to identify recurrence-associated genes in CRC patients through publicly available GSE41258 (n=253) and GSE17536 (n=107) datasets. We subsequently determined the prognostic relevance of candidate genes in stage II and III patients and developed a triple-biomarker for predicting RFS in GSE17536, which was later validated in an independent cohort GSE33113 dataset (n=90). Results Based upon mRNA expression profiling studies, we identified 45 genes which differentially expressed in recurrent vs non-recurrent CRC patients. By using Cox proportional hazard models, we then developed a triple-marker model (THBS2, SERPINE1, and FN1) to predict prognosis in GSE17536, which successfully identified poor prognosis in stage II and stage III, particularly high-risk stage II CRC patients. Discussion Notably, we found that our triple-marker model once again predicted recurrence in stage II patients in GSE33113. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that patients with high scores have a poor outcome compared to those with low scores. Our triple-marker model is a reliable predictive tool for determining prognosis in CRC patients with stage II and stage III, and might be able to identify high-risk patients that are candidates for more targeted personalized clinical management and surveillance.
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- Xiankui Cheng
- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Endodontics, Tianjin Medical University School of Stomatology, Heping, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China,
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Hafen B, Wiesner S, Schlegelmilch K, Keller A, Seefried L, Ebert R, Walles H, Jakob F, Schütze N. Physical contact between mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial precursors induces distinct signatures with relevance to the very early phase of regeneration. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:9122-9140. [PMID: 30105832 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Multipotent adult stem cells/precursor cells, especially of the mesenchymal and endothelial lineage, may have great potential for bone tissue engineering. Although their potential is highly recognized, not much is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms that initiate the regeneration process, connect osteogenesis, and angiogenesis and, finally, orchestrate renewal of bone tissue. Our study addressed these questions by generating two in vitro cell culture models to examine the changes in the global gene expression patterns of endothelial precursor cells and mesenchymal stem cells after 24 hours of either humoral (conditioned medium) or direct cell-cell interaction (co-culture). Endothelial precursor cells were isolated from human buffy coat and mesenchymal stem cells from the bone marrow of the femoral head. The comparison of the treated and control cells by microarray analyses revealed in total more than 1500 regulated genes, which were analyzed for their affiliation to angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Expression array analyses at the RNA and protein level revealed data with respect to regulated genes, pathways and targets that may represent a valid basis for further dissection of the systems biology of regeneration processes. It may also be helpful for the reconstitution of the natural composition of a regenerative microenvironment when targeting tissue regeneration both in vitro and in situ.
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- Bettina Hafen
- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany.,Immundiagnostik AG, Bensheim, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Department for Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- DNA Analytics Core Facility, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Würzburg, Germany.,Translational Center Würzburg "Regenerative therapies in oncology and musculoskeletal disease," Würzburg branch of the Fraunhofer-Institute Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, IGB, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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Doll S, Kriegmair MC, Santos A, Wierer M, Coscia F, Neil HM, Porubsky S, Geyer PE, Mund A, Nuhn P, Mann M. Rapid proteomic analysis for solid tumors reveals LSD1 as a drug target in an end-stage cancer patient. Mol Oncol 2018; 12:1296-1307. [PMID: 29901861 PMCID: PMC6068348 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent advances in mass spectrometry (MS)-based technologies are now set to transform translational cancer proteomics from an idea to a practice. Here, we present a robust proteomic workflow for the analysis of clinically relevant human cancer tissues that allows quantitation of thousands of tumor proteins in several hours of measuring time and a total turnaround of a few days. We applied it to a chemorefractory metastatic case of the extremely rare urachal carcinoma. Quantitative comparison of lung metastases and surrounding tissue revealed several significantly upregulated proteins, among them lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A). LSD1 is an epigenetic regulator and the target of active development efforts in oncology. Thus, clinical cancer proteomics can rapidly and efficiently identify actionable therapeutic options. While currently described for a single case study, we envision that it can be applied broadly to other patients in a similar condition.
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- Sophia Doll
- Department of Proteomics and Signal TransductionMax Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsriedGermany
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of UrologyUniversity Medical Centre MannheimUniversity of HeidelbergMannheimGermany
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal TransductionMax Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsriedGermany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal TransductionMax Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsriedGermany
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of PathologyUniversity Medical Centre MannheimUniversity of HeidelbergMannheimGermany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal TransductionMax Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsriedGermany
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of UrologyUniversity Medical Centre MannheimUniversity of HeidelbergMannheimGermany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal TransductionMax Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsriedGermany
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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Crosstalk between cancer cells and endothelial cells: implications for tumor progression and intervention. Arch Pharm Res 2018; 41:711-724. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-018-1051-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zohora F, Bidad K, Pourpak Z, Moin M. Biological and Immunological Aspects of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Cancer Development: A Narrative Review. Nutr Cancer 2018; 70:546-556. [PMID: 29697284 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2018.1460685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is a universal health problem and a risk factor for the development of cancer. IDA changes the microenvironment of the human body by affecting both the biological and immunological systems. It increases DNA damage and genomic instability by different mechanisms. IDA is one of the leading causes of the imbalance between different antioxidant enzymes as well as enzymes involved in DNA damage and DNA repair systems of the body. It can affect the biogenesis/expression of microRNAs. IDA interrupts the oxidative phosphorylation energy metabolism and intestinal Cytochrome-P450 systems. It also disturbs multicellular signaling pathways involved in cell survival and helps in tumor angiogenesis. Moreover, IDA is also responsible for the functional deterioration of innate and adaptive immune systems that lead to immunological dysfunctions against invading pathogens. Genomic instability and immunological dysfunctions are the hallmarks of cancer development. In this review, we will review the evidence linking IDA to increased cancer risk.
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- Fatema Zohora
- a Immunology, Asthma & Allergy Research Institute (IAARI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) , Tehran , Iran
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- a Immunology, Asthma & Allergy Research Institute (IAARI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) , Tehran , Iran
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- a Immunology, Asthma & Allergy Research Institute (IAARI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) , Tehran , Iran
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- a Immunology, Asthma & Allergy Research Institute (IAARI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) , Tehran , Iran
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Yehya AHS, Asif M, Petersen SH, Subramaniam AV, Kono K, Majid AMSA, Oon CE. Angiogenesis: Managing the Culprits behind Tumorigenesis and Metastasis. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2018; 54:E8. [PMID: 30344239 PMCID: PMC6037250 DOI: 10.3390/medicina54010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Deregulated angiogenesis has been identified as a key contributor in a number of pathological conditions including cancer. It is a complex process, which involves highly regulated interaction of multiple signalling molecules. The pro-angiogenic signalling molecule, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its cognate receptor 2 (VEGFR-2), which is often highly expressed in majority of human cancers, plays a central role in tumour angiogenesis. Owing to the importance of tumour vasculature in carcinogenesis, tumour blood vessels have emerged as an excellent therapeutic target. The anti-angiogenic therapies have been shown to arrest growth of solid tumours through multiple mechanisms, halting the expansion of tumour vasculature and transient normalization of tumour vasculature which help in the improvement of blood flow resulting in more uniform delivery of cytotoxic agents to the core of tumour mass. This also helps in reduction of hypoxia and interstitial pressure leading to reduced chemotherapy resistance and more uniform delivery of cytotoxic agents at the targeted site. Thus, complimentary combination of different agents that target multiple molecules in the angiogenic cascade may optimize inhibition of angiogenesis and improve clinical benefit in the cancer patients. This review provides an update on the current trend in exploitation of angiogenesis pathways as a strategy in the treatment of cancer.
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- Ashwaq Hamid Salem Yehya
- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
- Department of Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
- School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
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- EMAN Testing and Research Laboratories, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.
- ACRF Department of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Acton 0200, Australia.
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- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia.
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Leiva O, Leon C, Kah Ng S, Mangin P, Gachet C, Ravid K. The role of extracellular matrix stiffness in megakaryocyte and platelet development and function. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:430-441. [PMID: 29247535 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a key acellular structure in constant remodeling to provide tissue cohesion and rigidity. Deregulation of the balance between matrix deposition, degradation, and crosslinking results in fibrosis. Bone marrow fibrosis (BMF) is associated with several malignant and nonmalignant pathologies severely affecting blood cell production. BMF results from abnormal deposition of collagen fibers and enhanced lysyl oxidase-mediated ECM crosslinking within the marrow, thereby increasing marrow stiffness. Bone marrow stiffness has been recently recognized as an important regulator of blood cell development, notably by modifying the fate and differentiation process of hematopoietic or mesenchymal stem cells. This review surveys the different components of the ECM and their influence on stem cell development, with a focus on the impact of the ECM composition and stiffness on the megakaryocytic lineage in health and disease. Megakaryocyte maturation and the biogenesis of their progeny, the platelets, are thought to respond to environmental mechanical forces through a number of mechanosensors, including integrins and mechanosensitive ion channels, reviewed here.
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- Orly Leiva
- Department of Medicine; Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine; Boston Massachusetts
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, EFS Grand-Est, BPPS UMR-S 949, FMTS; Strasbourg F-67000 France
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- Department of Medicine; Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine; Boston Massachusetts
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, EFS Grand-Est, BPPS UMR-S 949, FMTS; Strasbourg F-67000 France
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- Université de Strasbourg, INSERM, EFS Grand-Est, BPPS UMR-S 949, FMTS; Strasbourg F-67000 France
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- Department of Medicine; Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine; Boston Massachusetts
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Ao R, Guan L, Wang Y, Wang JN. Silencing of COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion while promoting apoptosis through the PI3k-Akt signaling pathway. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:4420-4434. [PMID: 29143985 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study explores the effect of COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 gene silencing on proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells through the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. The gastric cancer microarray expression data (GSE19826, GSE79973, and GSE65801) was analyzed. Gastric cancer tissues and corresponding adjacent normal tissues were extracted from patients. Positive expression rate of PI3K, Akt, and p-Akt was measured with immunohistochemistry. Two cell lines, BGC-823 and SGC-7901, were transfected and cells were grouped into blank, negative control, COL1A2-shRNA, COL6A3-shRNA, and THBS2-shRNA groups. Expressions of COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 in gastric cancer cells transfected with corresponding silencing sequences were evaluated by RT-qPCR and Western blot. MTT assay, Transwell, and cell scratch tests were conducted to evaluate cell proliferation, invasion, and migration capacity, respectively. Flow cytometry was used to evaluate cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. The positive expression of PI3K, Akt, and p-Akt was higher in gastric cancer tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues, and the mRNA expression of COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 was increased in gastric cancer tissues. Akt, p-Akt, and PI3K expression drastically decreased in cells transfected with COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 silencing sequences. Cells transfected with COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 silencing sequences exhibited promoted apoptosis but inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasion. This study demonstrates that COL1A2, COL6A3, and THBS2 gene silencing inhibits gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion while promoting apoptosis through the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway.
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- Ran Ao
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, P.R. China
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Significant Down-Regulation of "Biological Adhesion" Genes in Porcine Oocytes after IVM. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18122685. [PMID: 29232894 PMCID: PMC5751287 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18122685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Proper maturation of the mammalian oocyte is a compound processes determining successful monospermic fertilization, however the number of fully mature porcine oocytes is still unsatisfactory. Since oocytes’ maturation and fertilization involve cellular adhesion and membranous contact, the aim was to investigate cell adhesion ontology group in porcine oocytes. The oocytes were collected from ovaries of 45 pubertal crossbred Landrace gilts and subjected to two BCB tests. After the first test, only granulosa cell-free BCB+ oocytes were directly exposed to microarray assays and RT-qPCR (“before IVM” group), or first in vitro matured and then if classified as BCB+ passed to molecular analyses (“after IVM” group). As a result, we have discovered substantial down-regulation of genes involved in adhesion processes, such as: organization of actin cytoskeleton, migration, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, survival or angiogenesis in porcine oocytes after IVM, compared to oocytes analyzed before IVM. In conclusion, we found that biological adhesion may be recognized as the process involved in porcine oocytes’ successful IVM. Down-regulation of genes included in this ontology group in immature oocytes after IVM points to their unique function in oocyte’s achievement of fully mature stages. Thus, results indicated new molecular markers involved in porcine oocyte IVM, displaying essential roles in biological adhesion processes.
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On phagocytes and macular degeneration. Prog Retin Eye Res 2017; 61:98-128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The Roles of Thrombospondins in Hemorrhagic Stroke. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:8403184. [PMID: 29214179 PMCID: PMC5682909 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8403184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 05/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hemorrhagic stroke is a devastating cerebrovascular disease with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Thrombospondins (TSPs), as matricellular proteins, belong to the TSP family which is comprised of five members. All TSPs modulate a variety of cellular functions by binding to various receptors. Recently, TSPs gained attention in the area of hemorrhagic stroke, especially TSP-1. TSP-1 participates in angiogenesis, the inflammatory response, apoptosis, and fibrosis after hemorrhagic stroke through binding to various molecules including but not limited to CD36, CD47, and TGF-β. In this review, we will discuss the roles of TSPs in hemorrhagic stroke and focus primarily on TSP-1.
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Spurgeon ME, den Boon JA, Horswill M, Barthakur S, Forouzan O, Rader JS, Beebe DJ, Roopra A, Ahlquist P, Lambert PF. Human papillomavirus oncogenes reprogram the cervical cancer microenvironment independently of and synergistically with estrogen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E9076-E9085. [PMID: 29073104 PMCID: PMC5664542 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712018114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) infect epithelial cells and are causally associated with cervical cancer, but HPV infection is not sufficient for carcinogenesis. Previously, we reported that estrogen signaling in the stromal tumor microenvironment is associated with cervical cancer maintenance and progression. We have now determined how HPV oncogenes and estrogen treatment affect genome-wide host gene expression in laser-captured regions of the cervical epithelium and stroma of untreated or estrogen-treated nontransgenic and HPV-transgenic mice. HPV oncogene expression in the cervical epithelium elicited significant gene-expression changes in the proximal stromal compartment, and estrogen treatment uniquely affected gene expression in the cervical microenvironment of HPV-transgenic mice compared with nontransgenic mice. Several potential estrogen-induced paracrine-acting factors were identified in the expression profile of the cervical tumor microenvironment. The microenvironment of estrogen-treated HPV-transgenic mice was significantly enriched for chemokine/cytokine activity and inflammatory and immune functions associated with carcinogenesis. This inflammatory signature included several proangiogenic CXCR2 receptor ligands. A subset of the same CXCR2 ligands was likewise increased in cocultures of early-passage cells from human cervical samples, with levels highest in cocultures of cervical fibroblasts and cancer-derived epithelial cells. Our studies demonstrate that high-risk HPV oncogenes profoundly reprogram the tumor microenvironment independently of and synergistically with estrogen. These observations illuminate important means by which HPVs can cause cancer through alterations in the tumor microenvironment.
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- Megan E Spurgeon
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI 53715
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI 53715
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- Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706;
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI 53715
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706;
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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Proteomic profiling identifies markers for inflammation-related tumor-fibroblast interaction. Clin Proteomics 2017; 14:33. [PMID: 29176937 PMCID: PMC5689177 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-017-9168-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Cancer associated fibroblasts are activated in the tumor microenvironment and contribute to tumor progression, angiogenesis, extracellular matrix remodeling, and inflammation. Methods To identify proteins characteristic for fibroblasts in colorectal cancer we used liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to derive protein abundance from whole-tissue homogenates of human colorectal cancer/normal mucosa pairs. Alterations of protein levels were determined by two-sided t test with greater than threefold difference and an FDR of < 0.05. Public available datasets were used to predict proteins of stromal origin and link protein with mRNA regulation. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the localization of selected proteins. Results We identified a set of 24 proteins associated with inflammation, matrix organization, TGFβ receptor signaling and angiogenesis mainly originating from the stroma. Most prominent were increased abundance of SerpinB5 in the parenchyme and latent transforming growth factor β-binding protein, thrombospondin-B2, and secreted protein acidic-and-cysteine-rich in the stroma. Extracellular matrix remodeling involved collagens type VIII, XII, XIV, and VI as well as lysyl-oxidase-2. In silico analysis of mRNA levels demonstrated altered expression in the tumor and the adjacent normal tissue as compared to mucosa of healthy individuals indicating that inflammatory activation affected the surrounding tissue. Immunohistochemistry of 26 tumor specimen confirmed upregulation of SerpinB5, thrombospondin B2 and secreted protein acidic-and-cysteine-rich. Conclusions This study demonstrates the feasibility of detecting tumor- and compartment-specific protein-signatures that are functionally meaningful by proteomic profiling of whole-tissue extracts together with mining of RNA expression datasets. The results provide the basis for further exploration of inflammation-related stromal markers in larger patient cohorts and experimental models.
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Leiva O, Ng SK, Chitalia S, Balduini A, Matsuura S, Ravid K. The role of the extracellular matrix in primary myelofibrosis. Blood Cancer J 2017; 7:e525. [PMID: 28157219 PMCID: PMC5386340 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2017.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm that arises from clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells and leads to progressive bone marrow (BM) fibrosis. While cellular mutations involved in the development of PMF have been heavily investigated, noteworthy is the important role the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays in the progression of BM fibrosis. This review surveys ECM proteins contributors of PMF, and highlights how better understanding of the control of the ECM within the BM niche may lead to combined therapeutic options in PMF.
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- O Leiva
- Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Laboratory of Biotechnology, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Li Y, Turpin CP, Wang S. Role of thrombospondin 1 in liver diseases. Hepatol Res 2017; 47:186-193. [PMID: 27492250 PMCID: PMC5292098 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) is a matricellular glycoprotein that can be secreted by many cell types. Through binding to extracellular proteins and/or cell surface receptors, TSP1 modulates a variety of cellular functions. Since its discovery in 1971, TSP1 has been found to play important roles in multiple biological processes including angiogenesis, apoptosis, latent transforming growth factor-β activation, and immune regulation. Thrombospondin 1 is also involved in regulating many organ functions. However, the role of TSP1 in liver diseases has not been extensively addressed. In this review, we summarize the findings about the possible role that TSP1 plays in chronic liver diseases focusing on non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, liver fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Yanzhang Li
- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Deddens JC, Sadeghi AH, Hjortnaes J, van Laake LW, Buijsrogge M, Doevendans PA, Khademhosseini A, Sluijter JPG. Modeling the Human Scarred Heart In Vitro: Toward New Tissue Engineered Models. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 27906521 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201600571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cardiac remodeling is critical for effective tissue healing, however, excessive production and deposition of extracellular matrix components contribute to scarring and failing of the heart. Despite the fact that novel therapies have emerged, there are still no lifelong solutions for this problem. An urgent need exists to improve the understanding of adverse cardiac remodeling in order to develop new therapeutic interventions that will prevent, reverse, or regenerate the fibrotic changes in the failing heart. With recent advances in both disease biology and cardiac tissue engineering, the translation of fundamental laboratory research toward the treatment of chronic heart failure patients becomes a more realistic option. Here, the current understanding of cardiac fibrosis and the great potential of tissue engineering are presented. Approaches using hydrogel-based tissue engineered heart constructs are discussed to contemplate key challenges for modeling tissue engineered cardiac fibrosis and to provide a future outlook for preclinical and clinical applications.
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- Janine C. Deddens
- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute (ICIN); 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Division Heart and Lungs; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Biomaterials Innovation Research Center; Department of Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Division Heart and Lungs; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- UMC Utrecht Regenerative Medicine Center; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CT Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- UMC Utrecht Regenerative Medicine Center; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CT Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Division Heart and Lungs; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute (ICIN); 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- UMC Utrecht Regenerative Medicine Center; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CT Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Biomaterials Innovation Research Center; Department of Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge MA 02139 USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering; Harvard University; Boston MA 02115 USA
- Department of Physics; King Abdulaziz University; Jeddah 21569 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Netherlands Heart Institute (ICIN); 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- UMC Utrecht Regenerative Medicine Center; University Medical Center Utrecht; 3584CT Utrecht The Netherlands
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Esser JS, Saretzki E, Pankratz F, Engert B, Grundmann S, Bode C, Moser M, Zhou Q. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 regulates microRNAs miR-494 and miR-126-5p in control of endothelial cell function in angiogenesis. Thromb Haemost 2017; 117:734-749. [PMID: 28124060 DOI: 10.1160/th16-08-0643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate posttranscriptional gene expression. Several microRNAs have been described to regulate the process of angiogenesis. Previously, we have shown that bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) increased the pro-angiogenic activity of endothelial cells. In this project, we now investigated how the pro-angiogenic BMP4 effect is mediated by microRNAs. First, we performed a microRNA array with BMP4-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Among the top-regulated microRNAs, we detected a decreased expression of miR-494 and increased expression of miR-126-5p. Next, we analysed the canonical Smad and alternative signalling pathways, through which BMP4 would regulate miR-126-5p and miR-494 expression. Furthermore, the functional effect of miR-494 and miR-126-5p on endothelial cells was investigated. MicroRNA-494 overexpression decreased endothelial cell proliferation, migration and sprout formation. Consistently, miR-494 inhibition increased endothelial cell function. As potential miR-494 targets, bFGF and BMP endothelial cell precursor-derived regulator (BMPER) were identified and confirmed by western blot. Luciferase assays showed direct miR-494 binding in BMPER 3'UTR. In contrast, miR-126-5p overexpression increased pro-angiogenic endothelial cell behaviour and, accordingly, miR-126-5p inhibition decreased endothelial cell function. As a direct miR-126-5p target we identified the anti-angiogenic thrombospondin-1 which was confirmed by western blot analysis and luciferase assays. In the Matrigel plug assay application of antagomiR-494 increased endothelial cell ingrowth, whereas antagomiR-126-5p treatment decreased cell ingrowth in vivo. Taken together, through differential regulation of the anti-angiomiR-494 and the angiomiR-126-5p by BMP4 both microRNAs contribute to the pro-angiogenic BMP4 effect on endothelial cells.
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- Jennifer S Esser
- Jennifer Susanne Esser, PhD, University Heart Center Freiburg, Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Cardiovascular Biology Group, Breisacher Str. 33, 79106 Freiburg, Germany, Tel.: +49 76127070440, Fax: +49 76127070450, E-mail:
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Role of Matricellular Proteins in Disorders of the Central Nervous System. Neurochem Res 2016; 42:858-875. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-2088-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Berisha B, Schams D, Rodler D, Sinowatz F, Pfaffl MW. Expression and localization of members of the thrombospondin family during final follicle maturation and corpus luteum formation and function in the bovine ovary. J Reprod Dev 2016; 62:501-510. [PMID: 27396384 PMCID: PMC5081738 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2016-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to characterize the expression patterns and localization of the thrombospondin family members (THBS1, THBS2) and their receptors (CD36 and CD47) in bovine ovaries. First, the antral follicles were classified into 5 groups based on the follicle size and estradiol-17beta (E2) concentration in the follicular fluid (< 0.5, 0.5-5, 5-40, 40-180 and >180 E2 ng/ml). Second, the corpus luteum (CL) was assigned to the following stages: days 1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-12, 13-16 and >18 of the estrous cycle and of pregnancy (month 1-2, 3-4, 6-7 and > 8). Third, the corpora lutea were collected by transvaginal ovariectomy before and 0.5, 2, 4, 12, 24, 48 and 64 h after inducing luteolysis by injecting a prostaglandin F2alpha analog. The mRNA expression of examined factors was measured by RT-qPCR, steroid hormone concentration by EIA, and localization by immunohistochemistry. The mRNA expression of THBS1, THBS2, CD36, and CD47 in the granulosa cells and theca interna was high in the small follicles and reduced in the preovulatory follicles. The mRNA expression of THBS1, THBS2, and CD47 in the CL during the estrous cycle was high, but decreased significantly during pregnancy. After induced luteolysis, thrombospondins increased significantly to reach the maximum level at 12 h for THBS1, 24 h for THBS2, and 48 h for CD36. The temporal expression and localization pattern of the thrombospondins and their specific receptors in the antral follicles and corpora lutea during the different physiological phases of the estrous cycle and induced luteolysis appear to be compatible with their inhibitory role in the control of ovarian angiogenesis.
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- Bajram Berisha
- Animal Physiology and Immunology Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Wang X, Zhang L, Li H, Sun W, Zhang H, Lai M. THBS2 is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Colorectal Cancer. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33366. [PMID: 27632935 PMCID: PMC5025892 DOI: 10.1038/srep33366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common leading causes of death worldwide. Prognostic at an early stage is a useful way that decrease and avoid mortality. Although remarkable progress has been made to investigate the underlying mechanism, the understanding of the complicated carcinogenesis process was enormously hindered by large-scale tumor heterogeneity. Here we proposed that the prognosis-related gene THBS2, responsible for cooperativity disorientation, probably contain untapped prognostic resource of colorectal cancer. We originally established Spearman correlation transition, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and meta-analysis that combine public dataset and clinical samples to quantify the prognostic value of THBS2. THBS2 could be considered as a novel prognostic marker in colorectal cancer.
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- Xue Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.,Key Laboratory of Disease Proteomics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.,Key Laboratory of Disease Proteomics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Weng TY, Wang CY, Hung YH, Chen WC, Chen YL, Lai MD. Differential Expression Pattern of THBS1 and THBS2 in Lung Cancer: Clinical Outcome and a Systematic-Analysis of Microarray Databases. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161007. [PMID: 27513329 PMCID: PMC4981437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Thrombospondin 1 and thrombospondin 2 (THBS1 and THBS2) share similar multifunctional domains, and are known to be antiangiogenic. However, the expression pattern of THBS1 and THBS2 is different, and the specific role of THBS2 in different subtypes of lung cancer remains largely unclear. To evaluate the significance of THBS1 and THBS2 in the development of lung cancer, the present study performed a microarray-based systematic-analysis to determine the transcript levels of thrombospondins and their relation to the prognosis in lung cancer. THBS1 was in general underexpressed in lung cancer; in contrast, mRNA levels of THBS2 were markedly overexpressed in a number of datasets of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), including lung adenocarcinoma (AC) and squamous cell carcinoma. Similar expression pattern of THBS1 and THBS2 was verified in pulmonary AC cell lines with real-time PCR analysis. The survival of lung AC patients with high THBS2 mRNA expression levels was poorer than patients with low levels of expression of THBS2. In a microarray-based analysis, genes coexpressed with THBS1 or THBS2 were determined. Pulmonary AC patients with a high expression level of sevenTSHB1-coexpressed genes (CCL5, CDH11, FYB, GZMK, LA-DQA1, PDE4DIP, and SELL) had better survival rates than those with a low expression level. Patients with a high expression of seven TSHB2-coexpressed genes (CHI3L1, COL5A2, COL11A1, FAP, MXRA5, THY1, and VCAN) had poor survival rates. Downregulation of VCAN and THBS2 with shRNA inhibited the cell proliferation in the A549 cell line. In summary, THBS1 functions as a tumor suppressor in lung adenocarcinoma. However, THBS2 may play a double-edged role in the progression of lung AC, i.e. anti-angiogenic and oncogenic function. Further study on the mechanism underlying the activity of THBS2 is warranted to have further implications for cancer diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary AC.
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- Tzu-Yang Weng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Center for Infectious Diseases and Signal Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Senior Citizen Services Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Takahashi K, Sumarriva K, Kim R, Jiang R, Brantley-Sieders DM, Chen J, Mernaugh RL, Takahashi T. Determination of the CD148-Interacting Region in Thrombospondin-1. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154916. [PMID: 27149518 PMCID: PMC4858292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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CD148 is a transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase that is expressed in multiple cell types, including vascular endothelial cells and duct epithelial cells. Previous studies have shown a prominent role of CD148 to reduce growth factor signals and suppress cell proliferation and transformation. Further, we have recently shown that thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) serves as a functionally important ligand for CD148. TSP1 has multiple structural elements and interacts with various cell surface receptors that exhibit differing effects. In order to create the CD148-specific TSP1 fragment, here we investigated the CD148-interacting region in TSP1 using a series of TSP1 fragments and biochemical and biological assays. Our results demonstrate that: 1) CD148 binds to the 1st type 1 repeat in TSP1; 2) Trimeric TSP1 fragments that contain the 1st type repeat inhibit cell proliferation in A431D cells that stably express wild-type CD148 (A431D/CD148wt cells), while they show no effects in A431D cells that lack CD148 or express a catalytically inactive form of CD148. The anti-proliferative effect of the TSP1 fragment in A431D/CD148wt cells was largely abolished by CD148 knockdown and antagonized by the 1st, but not the 2nd and 3rd, type 1 repeat fragment. Furthermore, the trimeric TSP1 fragments containing the 1st type repeat increased the catalytic activity of CD148 and reduced phospho-tyrosine contents of EGFR and ERK1/2, defined CD148 substrates. These effects were not observed in the TSP1 fragments that lack the 1st type 1 repeat. Last, we demonstrate that the trimeric TSP1 fragment containing the 1st type 1 repeat inhibits endothelial cell proliferation in culture and angiogenesis in vivo. These effects were largely abolished by CD148 knockdown or deficiency. Collectively, these findings indicate that the 1st type 1 repeat interacts with CD148, reducing growth factor signals and inhibiting epithelial or endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis.
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- Keiko Takahashi
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Hamilton JL, Nagao M, Levine BR, Chen D, Olsen BR, Im HJ. Targeting VEGF and Its Receptors for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis and Associated Pain. J Bone Miner Res 2016; 31:911-24. [PMID: 27163679 PMCID: PMC4863467 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Increased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels are associated with osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Indeed, VEGF appears to be involved in OA-specific pathologies including cartilage degeneration, osteophyte formation, subchondral bone cysts and sclerosis, synovitis, and pain. Moreover, a wide range of studies suggest that inhibition of VEGF signaling reduces OA progression. This review highlights both the potential significance of VEGF in OA pathology and pain, as well as potential benefits of inhibition of VEGF and its receptors as an OA treatment. With the emergence of the clinical use of anti-VEGF therapy outside of OA, both as high-dose systemic treatments and low-dose local treatments, these particular therapies are now more widely understood. Currently, there is no established disease-modifying drug available for patients with OA, which warrants continued study of the inhibition of VEGF signaling in OA, as stand-alone or adjuvant therapy. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- John L. Hamilton
- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Internal Medicine Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
- Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Nikhil K, Sharan S, Wishard R, Palla SR, Krishna Peddinti R, Roy P. Pterostilbene carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone, a resveratrol derivative inhibits 17β-Estradiol induced cell migration and proliferation in HUVECs. Steroids 2016; 108:17-30. [PMID: 26850466 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Angiogenesis plays important roles in tumor growth and metastasis, thus development of a novel angiogenesis inhibitor is essential for the improvement of therapeutics against cancer. Thrombospondins-1 (TSP-1) is a potent endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis that acts through direct effects on endothelial cell migration, proliferation, survival, and activating apoptotic pathways. TSP-1 has been shown to disrupt estrogen-induced endothelial cell proliferation and migration. Here we investigated the potential of pterostilbene carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (PTERC-T), a novel resveratrol (RESV) derivative, to inhibit angiogenesis induced by female sex steroids, particularly 17β-Estradiol (E2), on Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and to elucidate the involvement of TSP-1 in PTERC-T action. Our results showed that PTERC-T significantly inhibited 17β-E2-stimulated proliferation of HUVECs and induced apoptosis as determined by annexin V/propidium iodide staining and cleaved caspase-3 expression. Furthermore, PTERC-T also inhibited endothelial cell migration, and invasion in chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. In contrast, RESV failed to inhibit 17β-E2 induced HUVECs proliferation and invasion at similar dose. PTERC-T was also found to increase TSP-1 protein expression levels in a dose-dependent manner which, however, was counteracted by co-incubation with p38MAPK or JNK inhibitors, suggesting involvement of these pathways in PTERC-T action. These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of PTERC-T on 17β-E2 induced angiogenesis is associated, at least in part, with its induction of endothelial cell apoptosis and inhibition of cell migration through targeting TSP-1. Thus, PTERC-T could be considered as a potential lead compound for developing a class of new drugs targeting angiogenesis-related diseases.
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- Kumar Nikhil
- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, Uttarakhand, India.
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Oglesby EN, Tezel G, Cone-Kimball E, Steinhart MR, Jefferys J, Pease ME, Quigley HA. Scleral fibroblast response to experimental glaucoma in mice. Mol Vis 2016; 22:82-99. [PMID: 26900327 PMCID: PMC4734151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To study the detailed cellular and molecular changes in the mouse sclera subjected to experimental glaucoma. METHODS Three strains of mice underwent experimental bead-injection glaucoma and were euthanized at 3 days and 1, 3, and 6 weeks. Scleral protein expression was analyzed with liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) using (16)O/(18)O labeling for quantification in 1- and 6-week tissues. Sclera protein samples were also analyzed with immunoblotting with specific antibodies to selected proteins. The proportion of proliferating scleral fibroblasts was quantified with Ki67 and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) labeling, and selected proteins were studied with immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Proteomic analysis showed increases in molecules involved in integrin-linked kinase signaling and actin cytoskeleton signaling pathways at 1 and 6 weeks after experimental glaucoma. The peripapillary scleral region had more fibroblasts than equatorial sclera (p=0.001, n=217, multivariable regression models). There was a sixfold increase in proliferating fibroblasts in the experimental glaucoma sclera at 1 week and a threefold rise at 3 and 6 weeks (p=0.0005, univariate regression). Immunoblots confirmed increases for myosin, spectrin, and actinin at 1 week after glaucoma. Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), HINT1, vimentin, actinin, and α-smooth muscle actin were increased according to immunohistochemistry. CONCLUSIONS Scleral fibroblasts in experimental mouse glaucoma show increases in actin cytoskeleton and integrin-related signaling, increases in cell division, and features compatible with myofibroblast transition.
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- Ericka N. Oglesby
- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Housset M, Sennlaub F. Thrombospondin-1 and Pathogenesis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2015; 31:406-12. [DOI: 10.1089/jop.2015.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Michael Housset
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR_7210, Paris, France
- INSERM, U968, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR_7210, Paris, France
- INSERM, U968, Paris, France
- Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, DHU ViewMaintain, INSERM-DHOS CIC 1423, Paris, France
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Shen YF, Wang WH, Yu WH, Dong XQ, Du Q, Yang DB, Wang H, Jiang L, Du YF, Zhang ZY, Zhu Q, Che ZH, Liu QJ. The prognostic value of plasma thrombospondin-1 concentrations after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clin Chim Acta 2015; 448:155-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Aims Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) leads to extensive vascular remodeling and is important cause of visual impairment. Although the vascular morphological changes following experimental vein occlusion have been described in a variety of models using angiography, the underlying cellular events are ill defined. Methods and Results We here show that laser-induced experimental BRVO in mice leads to a wave of TUNEL-positive endothelial cell (EC) apoptosis in the upstream vascular network associated with a transient edema and hemorrhages. Subsequently, we observe an induction of EC proliferation within the dilated vein and capillaries, detected by EdU incorporation, and the edema resolves. However, the pericytes of the upstream capillaries are severely reduced, which was associated with continuing EC apoptosis and proliferation. The vascular remodeling was associated with increased expression of TGFβ, TSP-1, but also FGF2 expression. Exposure of the experimental animals to hypoxia, when pericyte (PC) dropout had occurred, led to a dramatic increase in endothelial cell proliferation, confirming the vascular instability induced by the experimental BRVO. Conclusion Experimental BRVO leads to acute endothelial cells apoptosis and increased permeability. Subsequently the upstream vascular network remains destabilized, characterized by pericyte dropout, un-physiologically high endothelial cells turnover and sensitivity to hypoxia. These early changes might pave the way for capillary loss and subsequent chronic ischemia and edema that characterize the late stage disease.
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Quigley HA. The contribution of the sclera and lamina cribrosa to the pathogenesis of glaucoma: Diagnostic and treatment implications. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2015; 220:59-86. [PMID: 26497785 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Glaucoma, the second most common cause of world blindness, results from loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGC). RGC die as a consequence of injury to their axons, as they pass through the transition between the environment within the eye and that of the retrobulbar optic nerve, as they course to central visual centers. At the optic nerve head (ONH), axonal transport becomes abnormal, at least in part due to the effect of strain induced by intraocular pressure (IOP) on the sclera and ONH. Animal glaucoma models provide the ability to study how alterations in ocular connective tissues affect this pathological process. New therapeutic interventions are being investigated to mitigate glaucoma blindness by modifying the remodeling of ocular tissues in glaucoma. Some genetically altered mice are resistant to glaucoma damage, while treatment of the sclera with cross-linking agents makes experimental mouse glaucoma damage worse. Inhibition of transforming growth factor β activity is strikingly protective. Treatments that alter the response of ocular connective tissues to IOP may be effective in protecting those with glaucoma from vision loss.
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- Harry A Quigley
- Glaucoma Center of Excellence, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Dolcino M, Ottria A, Barbieri A, Patuzzo G, Tinazzi E, Argentino G, Beri R, Lunardi C, Puccetti A. Gene Expression Profiling in Peripheral Blood Cells and Synovial Membranes of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128262. [PMID: 26086874 PMCID: PMC4473102 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis whose pathogenesis is poorly understood; it is characterized by bone erosions and new bone formation. The diagnosis of PsA is mainly clinical and diagnostic biomarkers are not yet available. The aim of this work was to clarify some aspects of the disease pathogenesis and to identify specific gene signatures in paired peripheral blood cells (PBC) and synovial biopsies of patients with PsA. Moreover, we tried to identify biomarkers that can be used in clinical practice. Methods PBC and synovial biopsies of 10 patients with PsA were used to study gene expression using Affymetrix arrays. The expression values were validated by Q-PCR, FACS analysis and by the detection of soluble mediators. Results Synovial biopsies of patients showed a modulation of approximately 200 genes when compared to the biopsies of healthy donors. Among the differentially expressed genes we observed the upregulation of Th17 related genes and of type I interferon (IFN) inducible genes. FACS analysis confirmed the Th17 polarization. Moreover, the synovial trascriptome shows gene clusters (bone remodeling, angiogenesis and inflammation) involved in the pathogenesis of PsA. Interestingly 90 genes are modulated in both compartments (PBC and synovium) suggesting that signature pathways in PBC mirror those of the inflamed synovium. Finally the osteoactivin gene was upregulared in both PBC and synovial biopsies and this finding was confirmed by the detection of high levels of osteoactivin in PsA sera but not in other inflammatory arthritides. Conclusions We describe the first analysis of the trancriptome in paired synovial tissue and PBC of patients with PsA. This study strengthens the hypothesis that PsA is of autoimmune origin since the coactivity of IFN and Th17 pathways is typical of autoimmunity. Finally these findings have allowed the identification of a possible disease biomarker, osteoactivin, easily detectable in PsA serum.
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- Institute G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
- University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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Du J, Zhang L. Integrated analysis of DNA methylation and microRNA regulation of the lung adenocarcinoma transcriptome. Oncol Rep 2015; 34:585-94. [PMID: 26035298 PMCID: PMC4487669 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.4023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lung adenocarcinoma, as a common type of non-small cell lung cancer (40%), poses a significant threat to public health worldwide. The present study aimed to determine the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in lung adenocarcinoma. Illumina sequence data GSE 37764 including expression profiling, methylation profiling and non-coding RNA profiling of 6 never-smoker Korean female patients with non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Differentially methylated genes, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) between normal and tumor tissues of the same patients were screened with tools in R. Functional enrichment analysis of a variety of differential genes was performed. DEG-specific methylation and transcription factors (TFs) were analyzed with ENCODE ChIP-seq. The integrated regulatory network of DEGs, TFs and miRNAs was constructed. Several overlapping DEGs, such as v-ets avian erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog (ERG) were screened. DEGs were centrally modified by histones of tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3K27me3) and di-acetylation of lysine 12 or 20 on histone H2 (H2BK12/20AC). Upstream TFs of DEGs were enriched in different ChIP-seq clusters, such as glucocorticoid receptors (GRs). Two miRNAs (miR-126-3p and miR-30c-2-3p) and three TFs including homeobox A5 (HOXA5), Meis homeobox 1 (MEIS1) and T-box 5 (TBX5), played important roles in the integrated regulatory network conjointly. These DEGs, and DEG-related histone modifications, TFs and miRNAs may be important in the pathogenesis of lung adenocarcinoma. The present results may indicate directions for the next step in the study of the further elucidation and targeted prevention of lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Jiang Du
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chinese Medical University Affiliated No. 1 Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chinese Medical University Affiliated No. 1 Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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Bioactive nanofibers enable the identification of thrombospondin 2 as a key player in enamel regeneration. Biomaterials 2015; 61:216-28. [PMID: 26004236 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Tissue regeneration and development involves highly synchronized signals both between cells and with the extracellular environment. Biomaterials can be tuned to mimic specific biological signals and control cell response(s). As a result, these materials can be used as tools to elucidate cell signaling pathways and candidate molecules involved with cellular processes. In this work, we explore enamel-forming cells, ameloblasts, which have a limited regenerative capacity. By exposing undifferentiated cells to a self-assembling matrix bearing RGDS epitopes, we elicited a regenerative signal at will that subsequently led to the identification of thrombospondin 2 (TSP2), an extracellular matrix protein that has not been previously recognized as a key player in enamel development and regeneration. Targeted disruption of the thrombospondin 2 gene (Thbs2) resulted in enamel formation with a disordered architecture that was highly susceptible to wear compared to their wild-type counterparts. To test the regenerative capacity, we injected the bioactive matrix into the enamel organ and discovered that the enamel organic epithelial cells in TSP-null mice failed to polarize on the surface of the artificial matrix, greatly reducing integrin β1 and Notch1 expression levels, which represent signaling pathways known to be associated with TSP2. These results suggest TSP2 plays an important role in regulating cell-matrix interactions during enamel formation. Exploiting the signaling pathways activated by biomaterials can provide insight into native signaling mechanisms crucial for tooth development and cell-based strategies for enamel regeneration.
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Jerkic M, Letarte M. Increased endothelial cell permeability in endoglin-deficient cells. FASEB J 2015; 29:3678-88. [PMID: 25972355 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-269258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Endoglin (ENG) is a TGF-β superfamily coreceptor essential for vascular endothelium integrity. ENG mutations lead to a vascular dysplasia associated with frequent hemorrhages in multiple organs, whereas ENG null mouse embryos die at midgestation with impaired heart development and leaky vasculature. ENG interacts with several proteins involved in cell adhesion, and we postulated that it regulates vascular permeability. The current study assessed the permeability of ENG homozygous null (Eng(-/-)), heterozygous (Eng(+/-)), and normal (Eng(+/+)) mouse embryonic endothelial cell (EC) lines. Permeability, measured by passage of fluorescent dextran through EC monolayers, was increased 2.9- and 1.7-fold for Eng(-/-) and Eng(+/-) ECs, respectively, compared to control ECs and was not increased by TGF-β1 or VEGF. Prolonged starvation increased Eng(-/-) EC permeability by 3.7-fold with no effect on control ECs; neutrophils transmigrated faster through Eng(-/-) than Eng(+/+) monolayers. Using a pull-down assay, we demonstrate that Ras homolog gene family (Rho) A is constitutively active in Eng(-/-) and Eng(+/-) ECs. We show that the endothelial barrier destabilizing factor thrombospondin-1 and its receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase are increased, whereas stabilizing factors VEGF receptor 2, vascular endothelial-cadherin, p21-activated kinase, and Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 are decreased in Eng(-/-) cells. Our findings indicate that ENG deficiency leads to EC hyperpermeability through constitutive activation of RhoA and destabilization of endothelial barrier function.
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- Mirjana Jerkic
- *Molecular Structure and Function Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Department of Immunology and Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Anesthesia Research, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- *Molecular Structure and Function Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Department of Immunology and Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Anesthesia Research, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zheng Y, Zou F, Wang J, Yin G, Le V, Fei Z, Liu J. Photodynamic therapy-mediated cancer vaccination enhances stem-like phenotype and immune escape, which can be blocked by thrombospondin-1 signaling through CD47 receptor protein. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:8975-86. [PMID: 25697354 PMCID: PMC4423687 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.624965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Like most of the strategies for cancer immunotherapy, photodynamic therapy-mediated vaccination has shown poor clinical outcomes in application. The aim of this study is to offer a glimpse at the mechanisms that are responsible for the failure based on cancer immuno-editing theory and to search for a positive solution. In this study we found that tumor cells were able to adapt themselves to the immune pressure exerted by vaccination. The survived tumor cells exhibited enhanced tumorigenic and stem-like phenotypes as well as undermined immunogenicity. Viewed as a whole, immune-selected tumor cells showed more malignant characteristics and the ability of immune escape, which might contribute to the eventual relapse. Thrombospondin-1 signaling via CD47 helped prevent tumor cells from becoming stem-like and rendered them vulnerable to immune attack. These findings prove that the TSP-1/CD47/SIRP-α signal axis is important to the evolution of tumor cells in the microenvironment of immunotherapy and identify thrombospondin-1 as a key signal with therapeutic benefits in overcoming long term relapse, providing new evidence for the clinical promise of cancer vaccination.
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- Yuanhong Zheng
- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Biomedical Nanotechnology Center, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China and
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Biomedical Nanotechnology Center, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China and
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Biomedical Nanotechnology Center, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China and
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Biomedical Nanotechnology Center, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China and
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Biomedical Nanotechnology Center, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China and
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Chongming Branch, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 25 Nanmen Road, Chengqiaozhen, Chongming Shanghai, 202150, China
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Biomedical Nanotechnology Center, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China and
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Esser JS, Rahner S, Deckler M, Bode C, Patterson C, Moser M. Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling Pathway in Endothelial Cells Is Activated by BMPER to Promote Angiogenesis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2015; 35:358-67. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.304345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Jennifer S. Esser
- From the Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.S.E., S.R., M.D., C.B., M.M.); UNC McAllister Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (C.P.); and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY (C.P.)
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- From the Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.S.E., S.R., M.D., C.B., M.M.); UNC McAllister Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (C.P.); and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY (C.P.)
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- From the Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.S.E., S.R., M.D., C.B., M.M.); UNC McAllister Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (C.P.); and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY (C.P.)
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- From the Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.S.E., S.R., M.D., C.B., M.M.); UNC McAllister Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (C.P.); and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY (C.P.)
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- From the Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.S.E., S.R., M.D., C.B., M.M.); UNC McAllister Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (C.P.); and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY (C.P.)
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- From the Department for Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Center University of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.S.E., S.R., M.D., C.B., M.M.); UNC McAllister Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (C.P.); and New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY (C.P.)
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Warnier M, Roudbaraki M, Derouiche S, Delcourt P, Bokhobza A, Prevarskaya N, Mariot P. CACNA2D2 promotes tumorigenesis by stimulating cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Oncogene 2015; 34:5383-94. [PMID: 25619833 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In the present study, we have assessed whether a putative calcium channel α2δ2 auxiliary subunit (CACNA2D2 gene) could be involved in prostate cancer (PCA) progression. We therefore carried out experiments to determine whether this protein is expressed in PCA LNCaP cells and in PCA tissues, and whether its expression may be altered during cancer development. In addition, we evaluated the influence on cell proliferation of overexpressing or downregulating this subunit. In vitro experiments show that α2δ2 subunit overexpression is associated with increased cell proliferation, alterations of calcium homeostasis and the recruitment of a nuclear factor of activated T-cells pathway. Furthermore, we carried out in vivo experiments on immuno-deficient nude mice in order to evaluate the tumorigenic potency of the α2δ2 subunit. We show that α2δ2-overexpressing PCA LNCaP cells are more tumorigenic than control LNCaP cells when injected into nude mice. In addition, gabapentin, a ligand of α2δ2, reduces tumor development in LNCaP xenografts. Finally, we show that the action of α2δ2 on tumor development occurs not only through a stimulation of proliferation, but also through a stimulation of angiogenesis, via an increased secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in cells overexpressing α2δ2.
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex, France
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Ernens I, Bousquenaud M, Lenoir B, Devaux Y, Wagner DR. Adenosine stimulates angiogenesis by up-regulating production of thrombospondin-1 by macrophages. J Leukoc Biol 2014; 97:9-18. [PMID: 25387836 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3hi0514-249rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Increase of blood capillary density at the interface between normal and ischemic tissue after acute MI reduces infarct size and improves cardiac function. Cardiac injury triggers the production of the matricellular component TSP-1, but its role in angiogenesis is not clear, as both anti- and proangiogenic properties have been reported. It is unknown whether TSP-1 is modulated by other factors released during cardiac injury. Among these, Ado is a well-known promoter of angiogenesis. This study determined whether Ado modulates TSP-1 expression and the implication on angiogenesis. Ado dose dependently increased the production of TSP-1 by human macrophages. With the use of agonists and antagonists of AdoRs, coupled to RNA interference, we observed that this effect is mediated via A2AR and A2BR. The Ado effect was reproduced by cholera toxin (Gs protein activator) and forskolin (adenylate cyclase activator) and blocked by the PKA inhibitor H89. Conditioned medium from Ado-treated macrophages stimulated microvessel outgrowth from aortic ring explants by 400%, and induced vessel formation in matrigel plugs. Microvessel outgrowth and vessel formation were blocked completely by addition of anti-TSP-1 antibodies to conditioned medium. Chronic administration of Ado to rats after MI maintained long-term expression of TSP-1 in the infarct border zone, and this was associated with enhanced border-zone vascularization. Ado up-regulates TSP-1 production by macrophages, resulting in stimulation of angiogenesis. The mechanism involves A2AR and A2BR and is mediated through the cAMP/PKA pathway. This information may be important when designing Ado-based therapies of angiogenesis.
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- Isabelle Ernens
- *Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg; and Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier, Luxembourg
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- *Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg; and Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier, Luxembourg
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- *Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg; and Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier, Luxembourg
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- *Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg; and Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier, Luxembourg
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- *Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg; and Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier, Luxembourg
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Bancroft T, Bouaouina M, Roberts S, Lee M, Calderwood DA, Schwartz M, Simons M, Sessa WC, Kyriakides TR. Up-regulation of thrombospondin-2 in Akt1-null mice contributes to compromised tissue repair due to abnormalities in fibroblast function. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:409-22. [PMID: 25389299 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.618421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Vascular remodeling is essential for tissue repair and is regulated by multiple factors, including thrombospondin-2 (TSP2) and hypoxia/VEGF-induced activation of Akt. In contrast to TSP2 knock-out (KO) mice, Akt1 KO mice have elevated TSP2 expression and delayed tissue repair. To investigate the contribution of increased TSP2 to Akt1 KO mice phenotypes, we generated Akt1/TSP2 double KO (DKO) mice. Full-thickness excisional wounds in DKO mice healed at an accelerated rate when compared with Akt1 KO mice. Isolated dermal Akt1 KO fibroblasts expressed increased TSP2 and displayed altered morphology and defects in migration and adhesion. These defects were rescued in DKO fibroblasts or after TSP2 knockdown. Conversely, the addition of exogenous TSP2 to WT cells induced cell morphology and migration rates that were similar to those of Akt1 KO cells. Akt1 KO fibroblasts displayed reduced adhesion to fibronectin with manganese stimulation when compared with WT and DKO cells, revealing an Akt1-dependent role for TSP2 in regulating integrin-mediated adhesions; however, this effect was not due to changes in β1 integrin surface expression or activation. Consistent with these results, Akt1 KO fibroblasts displayed reduced Rac1 activation that was dependent upon expression of TSP2 and could be rescued by a constitutively active Rac mutant. Our observations show that repression of TSP2 expression is a critical aspect of Akt1 function in tissue repair.
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- Tara Bancroft
- From the Departments of Pathology, the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Pharmacology
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- the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Cell Biology, Pharmacology
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- the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Cardiology, and
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- the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Cardiology, and
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- the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Pharmacology
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- From the Departments of Pathology, the Program of Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Biomedical Engineering and
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Cheng Y, Ho RLKY, Chan KC, Kan R, Tung E, Lung HL, Yau WL, Cheung AKL, Ko JMY, Zhang ZF, Luo DZ, Feng ZB, Chen S, Guan XY, Kwong D, Stanbridge EJ, Lung ML. Anti-angiogenic pathway associations of the 3p21.3 mapped BLU gene in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncogene 2014; 34:4219-28. [PMID: 25347745 PMCID: PMC4761643 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zinc-finger, MYND-type containing 10 (ZMYND10), or more commonly called BLU, expression is frequently downregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and many other tumors due to promoter hypermethylation. Functional evidence shows that the BLU gene inhibits tumor growth in animal assays, but the detailed molecular mechanism responsible for this is still not well understood. In current studies, we find that 93.5% of early-stage primary NPC tumors show downregulated BLU expression. Using a PCR array, overexpression of the BLU gene was correlated to the angiogenesis network in NPC cells. Moreover, expression changes of the MMP family, VEGF and TSP1, were often detected in different stages of NPC, suggesting the possibility that BLU may be directly involved in the microenvironment and anti-angiogenic activity in NPC development. Compared with vector-alone control cells, BLU stable transfectants, derived from poorly-differentiated NPC HONE1 cells, suppress VEGF165, VEGF189 and TSP1 expression at both the RNA and protein levels, and significantly reduce the secreted VEGF protein in these cells, reflecting an unknown regulatory mechanism mediated by the BLU gene in NPC. Cells expressing BLU inhibited cellular invasion, migration and tube formation. These in vitro results were further confirmed by in vivo tumor suppression and a matrigel plug angiogenesis assay in nude mice. Tube-forming ability was clearly inhibited, when the BLU gene is expressed in these cells. Up to 70-90% of injected tumor cells expressing increased exogenous BLU underwent cell death in animal assays. Overexpressed BLU only inhibited VEGF165 expression in differentiated squamous NPC HK1 cells, but also showed an anti-angiogenic effect in the animal assay, revealing a complicated mechanism regulating angiogenesis and the microenvironment in different NPC cell lines. Results of these studies indicate that alteration of BLU gene expression influences anti-angiogenesis pathways and is important for the development of NPC.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Pathology, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Oncology/Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong
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Stawski L, Haines P, Fine A, Rudnicka L, Trojanowska M. MMP-12 deficiency attenuates angiotensin II-induced vascular injury, M2 macrophage accumulation, and skin and heart fibrosis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109763. [PMID: 25302498 PMCID: PMC4193823 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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MMP-12, a macrophage-secreted elastase, is elevated in fibrotic diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc) and correlates with vasculopathy and fibrosis. The goal of this study was to investigate the role of MMP-12 in cardiac and cutaneous fibrosis induced by angiotensin II infusion. Ang II-induced heart and skin fibrosis was accompanied by a marked increase of vascular injury markers, including vWF, Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and MMP-12, as well as increased number of PDGFRβ+ cells. Furthermore Ang II infusion led to an accumulation of macrophages (Mac3+) in the skin and in the perivascular and interstitial fibrotic regions of the heart. However, alternatively activated (Arg 1+) macrophages were mainly present in the Ang II infused mice and were localized to the perivascular heart regions and to the skin, but were not detected in the interstitial heart regions. Elevated expression of MMP-12 was primarily found in macrophages and endothelial cells (CD31+) cells, but MMP-12 was not expressed in the collagen producing cells. MMP-12 deficient mice (MMP12KO) showed markedly reduced expression of vWF, TSP1, and PDGFRβ around vessels and attenuation of dermal fibrosis, as well as the perivascular fibrosis in the heart. However, MMP-12 deficiency did not affect interstitial heart fibrosis, suggesting a heterogeneous nature of the fibrotic response in the heart. Furthermore, MMP-12 deficiency almost completely prevented accumulation of Arg 1+ cells, whereas the number of Mac3+ cells was partially reduced. Moreover production of profibrotic mediators such as PDGFBB, TGFβ1 and pSMAD2 in the skin and perivascular regions of the heart was also inhibited. Together, the results of this study show a close correlation between vascular injury markers, Arg 1+ macrophage accumulation and fibrosis and suggest an important role of MMP-12 in regulating these processes.
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- Lukasz Stawski
- Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Neuropeptides, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sun R, Wu J, Chen Y, Lu M, Zhang S, Lu D, Li Y. Down regulation of Thrombospondin2 predicts poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. Mol Cancer 2014; 13:225. [PMID: 25262009 PMCID: PMC4189190 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-13-225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Thrombospondins (THBSs) are a family of multidomain and secreted matricellular Ca(2+)-binding glycoproteins which has at least five members encoded by independent genes. As a THBSs family member, Thrombospondin2 (THBS2) has been reported to regulate angiogenesis. Nevertheless, the functions and clinical significance of THBS2 still remains unclear in gastric cancer. METHODS The mRNA and protein expression levels of THBS2 were assessed in 14 paired of gastric cancer specimens and corresponding normal mucosas using quantitative real-time PCR and western blot analysis. Immunohistochemistry of THBS2 and CD34 on population-based tissue microarrays consisting of 129 gastric cancer cases were used to evaluate the prognostic significance of THBS2 and microvessel density (MVD) of each sample. Survival analyses were performed by Kaplan-Meier method and Cox's proportional hazards model. Colony formation assay, endothelial cell tube formation assay, cell migration assay and apoptosis analysis in MKN-45 and SGC-7901 cell lines were carried out to evaluate the effects of THBS2 on gastric cancer in vitro. RESULTS 85.71% (12 of 14) gastric cancer tissues expressed remarkably lower THBS2 in both mRNA and protein levels than the corresponding normal controls. Consistently, tissue microarray (TMA) results showed THBS2 levels were also inhibited in gastric cancer tissues compared with the normal controls. Moreover, we observed that patients with higher levels of THBS2 were significantly correlated with more favourable prognosis while decreased THBS2 expression were associated with poorer histological grades of gastric cancer. Additionally, our in vitro experiments further demonstrated that overexpression of THBS2 could impede both the proliferation rate and the tube formation of Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in MKN-45 and SGC-7901 cell lines. CONCLUSION Our study suggests THBS2 is aberrantly expressed in gastric cancer and plays a critical role in cancer progression, which can be a potential prognosis predictor of gastric cancer.
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- The Eighth Department of General Surgery, Hefei, China.
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Kaneguchi A, Ozawa J, Kawamata S, Kurose T, Yamaoka K. Intermittent whole-body vibration attenuates a reduction in the number of the capillaries in unloaded rat skeletal muscle. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014; 15:315. [PMID: 25260531 PMCID: PMC4189584 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Whole-body vibration has been suggested for the prevention of muscle mass loss and muscle wasting as an attractive measure for disuse atrophy. This study examined the effects of daily intermittent whole-body vibration and weight bearing during hindlimb suspension on capillary number and muscle atrophy in rat skeletal muscles. Methods Sixty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: control (CONT), hindlimb suspension (HS), HS + weight bearing (WB), and HS + whole-body vibration (VIB) (n = 15 each). Hindlimb suspension was applied for 2 weeks in HS, HS + WB, and HS + VIB groups. During suspension, rats in HS + VIB group were placed daily on a vibrating whole-body vibration platform for 20 min. In HS + WB group, suspension was interrupted for 20 min/day, allowing weight bearing. Untreated rats were used as controls. Results Soleus muscle wet weights and muscle fiber cross-sectional areas (CSA) significantly decreased in HS, HS + WB, and HS + VIB groups compared with CONT group. Both muscle weights and CSA were significantly greater in HS + WB and HS + VIB groups compared with HS group. Capillary numbers (represented by capillary-to-muscle fiber ratio) were significantly smaller in all hindlimb suspension-treated groups compared with CONT group. However, a reduction in capillary number by unloading hindlimbs was partially prevented by whole-body vibration. These findings were supported by examining mRNA for angiogenic-related factors. Expression levels of a pro-angiogenic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor-A mRNA, were significantly lower in all hindlimb suspension-treated groups compared with CONT group. There were no differences among hindlimb suspension-treated groups. Expression levels of an anti-angiogenic factor, CD36 (receptor for thrombospondin-1) mRNA, were significantly higher in all hindlimb suspension-treated groups compared with CONT group. Among the hindlimb suspension-treated groups, expression of CD36 mRNA in HS + VIB group tended to be suppressed (less than half the HS group). Conclusions Our results suggest that weight bearing with or without vibration is effective for disuse-derived disturbance by preventing muscle atrophy, and whole-body vibration exercise has an additional benefit of maintaining microcirculation of skeletal muscle. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-15-315) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hiroshima International University, 555-36, Gakuendai, Kurose, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Minning C, Mokhtar NM, Abdullah N, Muhammad R, Emran NA, Ali SAMD, Harun R, Jamal R. Exploring breast carcinogenesis through integrative genomics and epigenomics analyses. Int J Oncol 2014; 45:1959-68. [PMID: 25175708 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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There have been many DNA methylation studies on breast cancer which showed various methylation patterns involving tumour suppressor genes and oncogenes but only a few of those studies link the methylation data with gene expression. More data are required especially from the Asian region and to analyse how the epigenome data correlate with the transcriptome. DNA methylation profiling was carried out on 76 fresh frozen primary breast tumour tissues and 25 adjacent non-cancerous breast tissues using the Illumina Infinium(®) HumanMethylation27 BeadChip. Validation of methylation results was performed on 7 genes using either MS-MLPA or MS-qPCR. Gene expression profiling was done on 15 breast tumours and 5 adjacent non-cancerous breast tissues using the Affymetrix GeneChip(®) Human Gene 1.0 ST array. The overlapping genes between DNA methylation and gene expression datasets were further mapped to the KEGG database to identify the molecular pathways that linked these genes together. Supervised hierarchical cluster analysis revealed 1,389 hypermethylated CpG sites and 22 hypomethylated CpG sites in cancer compared to the normal samples. Gene expression microarray analysis using a fold-change of at least 1.5 and a false discovery rate (FDR) at p>0.05 identified 404 upregulated and 463 downregulated genes in cancer samples. Integration of both datasets identified 51 genes with hypermethylation with low expression (negative association) and 13 genes with hypermethylation with high expression (positive association). Most of the overlapping genes belong to the focal adhesion and extracellular matrix-receptor interaction that play important roles in breast carcinogenesis. The present study displayed the value of using multiple datasets in the same set of tissues and how the integrative analysis can create a list of well-focused genes as well as to show the correlation between epigenetic changes and gene expression. These gene signatures can help us understand the epigenetic regulation of gene expression and could be potential targets for therapeutic intervention in the future.
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- Chin Minning
- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Anand A, Sharma K, Chen W, Sharma NK. Using current data to define new approach in age related macular degeneration: need to accelerate translational research. Curr Genomics 2014; 15:266-77. [PMID: 25132797 PMCID: PMC4133950 DOI: 10.2174/1389202915666140516204512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the major retinal degenerative disease of ageing whose complex genetic basis remains undeciphered. The involvement of various other factors like mitochondrial genes, cytoskeletal proteins and the role of epigenetics has been described in this review. Several population based AMD genetic studies have been carried out worldwide. Despite the increased publication of reports, clinical translation still eludes this davastating disease. We suggest models to address roadblocks in clinical translation hoping that these would be beneficial to drive AMD research towards innovative biomarkers and therapeutics Therefore, addressing the need large autopsy studies and combining it with efficient use of bioinformatic tools, statistical modeling and probing SNP-biomarker association are key to time bound resolution of this disease.
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- Akshay Anand
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 USA
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, USA
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Farberov S, Meidan R. Functions and transcriptional regulation of thrombospondins and their interrelationship with fibroblast growth factor-2 in bovine luteal cells. Biol Reprod 2014; 91:58. [PMID: 25061096 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.121020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Previously, we showed luteal stage-specific regulation of angiogenesis-modulating factors by prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha). Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and thrombospondins (THBSs) exhibited the most divergent profile of induction by PGF2alpha. We therefore examined the transcriptional regulation and roles of THBSs in luteal cells and studied their interaction with FGF2. THBSs and their receptors exhibited cell-specific expression: THBS1 was the predominant form in luteal endothelial cells (LEC), whereas luteinized granulosa cells (LGC) expressed mostly THBS2. CD36 was confined to LGC, but CD47 did not exhibit preferential expression between LEC and LGC. THBS1 and THBS2 were both stimulated in vitro by PGF2a and its analog in LGC. In contrast, luteinizing signals (LH and insulin) decreased the expression of THBS1, THBS2, and CD36. Importantly, LH increased FGF2 expression, suggesting that THBSs and FGF2 are conversely regulated. We found that FGF2 inhibited THBS1 and vice versa, and that THBS1 treatment decreased FGF2 expression, suggesting reciprocal inhibition. In agreement, ablation of THBS1 by specific small interference RNAs elevated FGF2 levels. THBS1 reduced LEC numbers and promoted apoptosis by activation of caspase-3. In contrast, FGF2 reduced basal and THBS1-induced caspase-3 levels. Consistent with these findings, small interference RNA silencing of THBS1 in luteal cells reduced the levels of active caspase-3 and improved the survival of cells when challenged with staurosporine. Taken together, these studies suggest that THBSs are suppressed during luteinization but are induced by PGF2alpha in luteolysis. THBS1 has antiangiogenic, proapoptotic properties; these, together with its ability to inhibit FGF2 expression and activity, can promote luteolysis.
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- Svetlana Farberov
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Foradori MJ, Chen Q, Fernandez CA, Harper J, Li X, Tsang PCW, Langer R, Moses MA. Matrilin-1 is an inhibitor of neovascularization. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:14301-9. [PMID: 24692560 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.529982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
In the course of conducting a series of studies whose goal was to discover novel endogenous angiogenesis inhibitors, we have purified matrilin-1 (MATN-1) and have demonstrated, for the first time, that it inhibits neovascularization both in vitro and in vivo. Proteins were extracted from cartilage using a 2 m NaCl, 0.01 m HEPES buffer at 4 °C, followed by concentration of the extract. The concentrate was fractionated by size exclusion chromatography, and fractions were then screened for their ability to inhibit capillary endothelial cell (EC) proliferation in vitro. Fractions containing EC inhibitory activity were pooled and further purified by cation exchange chromatography. The resulting fractions from this step were then screened to isolate the antiangiogenic activity in vitro. This activity was identified by tandem mass spectrometry as being MATN-1. Human MATN-1 was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris and purified to homogeneity. Purified recombinant MATN-1, along with purified native protein, was shown to inhibit angiogenesis in vivo using the chick chorioallantoic membrane assay by the inhibition of capillary EC proliferation and migration. Finally, using a MATN-1-deficient mouse, we showed that angiogenesis during fracture healing was significantly higher in MATN-1(-/-) mice compared with the wild type mice as demonstrated by in vivo imaging and by elevated expression of angiogenesis markers including PECAM1, VEGFR, and VE-cadherin.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthew J Foradori
- From the Program in Vascular Biology and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- the Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
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- From the Program in Vascular Biology and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- From the Program in Vascular Biology and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- the Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
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- the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, and
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- the Department of Biochemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- From the Program in Vascular Biology and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115,
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Pivetta E, Danussi C, Wassermann B, Modica TME, Del Bel Belluz L, Canzonieri V, Colombatti A, Spessotto P. Neutrophil elastase-dependent cleavage compromises the tumor suppressor role of EMILIN1. Matrix Biol 2014; 34:22-32. [PMID: 24513040 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2014.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Proteolysis of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is a key event in tumor growth and progression. The breakdown of ECM can lead to the generation of bioactive fragments that promote cell growth and spread. EMILIN1, a multidomain glycoprotein expressed in several tissues, exerts a crucial regulatory function through the engagement of α4/α9 integrins. Unlike the majority of ECM molecules that elicit a proliferative program, the signals emitting from EMILIN1 engaged by α4/α9β1 integrins are antiproliferative. In this study, aimed to demonstrate if the suppressor role of EMILIN1 was related to its structural integrity, we tested the possibility that EMILIN1 could be specifically cleaved. Among the proteolytic enzymes released in the tumor microenvironment we showed that neutrophil elastase cleaved EMILIN1 in three/four major fragments. The consequence of this proteolytic process was the impairment of its anti-proliferative role. Accordingly, EMILIN1 was digested in sarcomas and ovarian cancers. Sarcoma specimens were infiltrated by neutrophils (PMNs) and stained positively for elastase. The present findings highlight the peculiar activity of PMN elastase in disabling EMILIN1 suppressor function.
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- Eliana Pivetta
- Experimental Oncology 2, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Experimental Oncology 2, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Experimental Oncology 2, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Experimental Oncology 2, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Experimental Oncology 2, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy; Department of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Udine, Italy; MATI (Microgravity, Ageing, Training, Immobility) Excellence Center, University of Udine, Italy
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- Experimental Oncology 2, CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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