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Li DJ, Tong J, Li YH, Meng HB, Ji QX, Zhang GY, Zhu JH, Zhang WJ, Zeng FY, Huang G, Hua X, Shen FM, Wang P. Melatonin safeguards against fatty liver by antagonizing TRAFs-mediated ASK1 deubiquitination and stabilization in a β-arrestin-1 dependent manner. J Pineal Res 2019; 67:e12611. [PMID: 31541591 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Melatonin has been previously shown to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we identified a previously unknown regulatory action of melatonin on apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) signaling pathway in the pathogenesis and development of NAFLD. Although melatonin administration did not alter food intake, it significantly alleviated fatty liver phenotypes, including the body weight gain, insulin resistance, hepatic lipid accumulation, steatohepatitis, and fibrosis in a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NAFLD mouse model (in vivo). The protection of melatonin against NAFLD was not affected by inactivation of Kupffer cell in this model. In NAFLD mice liver, ASK1 signal cascade was substantially activated, evidence by the enhancement of total ASK1, phospho-ASK1, phospho-MKK3/6, phospho-p38, phospho-MKK4/7, and phospho-JNK. Melatonin treatment significantly suppressed the ASK1 upregulation and the phosphorylation of ASK1, MKK3/6, MKK4/7, p38, and JNK. Mechanistically, we found that lipid stress triggered the interaction between ASK1 and TNF receptor-associated factors (TRAFs), including TRAF1, TRAF2, and TRAF6, which resulted in ASK1 deubiquitination and thereby increased ASK1 protein stability. Melatonin did not alter ASK1 mRNA level; however, it activated a scaffold protein β-arrestin-1 and enabled it to bind to ASK1, which antagonized the TRAFs-mediated ASK1 deubiquitination, and thus reduced ASK1 protein stability. Consistent with these findings, knockout of β-arrestin-1 in mice partly abolished the protection of melatonin against NAFLD. Taken together, our results for the first time demonstrate that melatonin safeguards against NAFLD by eliminating ASK1 activation via inhibiting TRAFs-mediated ASK1 deubiquitination and stabilization in a β-arrestin-1 dependent manner.
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- Dong-Jie Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Fan L, Wang J, Ma C. miR125a attenuates BMSCs apoptosis via the MAPK‐ERK pathways in the setting of craniofacial defect reconstruction. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:2857-2865. [PMID: 31578723 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Longkun Fan
- Department of Medical Plastic Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Hebei, China
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- Department of Medical Plastic Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Hebei, China
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- Department of Medical Plastic Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Hebei, China
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Fan L, Wang J, Ma C. Pretreatment of bone mesenchymal stem cells with miR181-c facilitates craniofacial defect reconstruction via activating AMPK-Mfn1 signaling pathways. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2019; 39:199-207. [PMID: 31466503 DOI: 10.1080/10799893.2019.1652649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Context: Bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC)-based regenerative therapy is critical for the craniofacial defect reconstruction. However, oxidative stress micro-environment after transplantation limits the therapeutic efficiency of BMSC. The miR-181c has been found to be associated with cell survival and proliferation. Objective: Herein, we investigated whether prior miR-181c treatment promoted BMSC proliferation and survival under oxidative stress injury. Materials and methods: Cells were treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and then cell viability was determined via MTT assay, TUNEL staining and ELISA. Western blotting and immunofluorescence assay were used to detect those alterations of mitochondrial function. Results: H2O2 treatment reduced BMSC viability and this effect could be reversed via additional supplementation of miR181-c. Mechanistically, oxidative stress increased cell apoptosis, augmented caspase-3 activity, promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) synthesis, impaired mitochondrial potential, and induced mitochondrial dynamics imbalance. However, miR-181c pretreatment reversed these effects of oxidative stress on BMSC. Moreover, miR-181c treatment improved BMSC proliferation, migration and paracrine, which are very important for craniofacial reconstruction. In addition, we identified that AMPK-Mfn1 axis was the direct targets of miR-181c in BMSC. Mfn1 silencing impaired the protective effects miR-181c on BMSC viability and proliferation under oxidative stress environment. Conclusions: Collectively, our results indicate that miR-181c participates in oxidative stress-mediated BMSC damage by modulating the AMPK-Mfn1 signaling pathway, suggesting miR-181c-AMPK-Mfn1 axis may serves as novel therapeutic targets to facilitate craniofacial defect reconstruction.
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- Longkun Fan
- Department of Medical Plastic Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital , Cangzhou , China
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- Department of Medical Plastic Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital , Cangzhou , China
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- Department of Medical Plastic Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital , Cangzhou , China
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Tian H, Wang K, Jin M, Li J, Yu Y. Proinflammation effect of Mst1 promotes BV-2 cell death via augmenting Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fragmentation and activating the JNK pathway. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:1504-1514. [PMID: 31283035 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Inflammation has been increasingly studied as part of the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (Mst1), a key factor of the Hippo pathway, is connected to cell death. Unfortunately, little study has been performed to detect the impact of Mst1 in neuroninflammation. The results indicated that Mst1 expression was upregulated because of LPS treatment. However, the loss of Mst1 sustained BV-2 cell viability and promoted cell survival in the presence of LPS treatment. Molecular investigation assay demonstrated that Mst1 deletion was followed by a drop in the levels of mitochondrial fission via repressing Drp1 expression. However, Drp1 adenovirus transfection reduced the protective impacts of Mst1 knockdown on mitochondrial stress and neuronal dysfunction. Finally, our results illuminated that Mst1 affected Drp1 content and mitochondrial fission in a JNK-dependent mechanism. Reactivation of the JNK axis inhibited Mst1 knockdown-mediated neuronal protection and mitochondrial homeostasis. Altogether, our results indicated that Mst1 upregulation and the activation of JNK-Drp1-mitochondrial fission pathway could be considered as the novel mechanism regulating the progression of neuroninflammation. This finding would pave a new road for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases via modulating the Mst1-JNK-Drp1-mitochondrial fission axis.
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- Hong Tian
- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liu Y, Fu Y, Hu X, Chen S, Miao J, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Zhang Y. Caveolin-1 knockdown increases the therapeutic sensitivity of lung cancer to cisplatin-induced apoptosis by repressing Parkin-related mitophagy and activating the ROCK1 pathway. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:1197-1208. [PMID: 31270811 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chemotherapy is the first-line treatment option for patients with lung cancer. However, therapeutic resistance occurs through an incompletely understood mechanism. Our research wants to investigate the influence of Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) on the therapeutic sensitivity of lung cancer in vitro. Results in this study demonstrated that Cav-1 levels were markedly inhibited in A549 lung cancer cells after exposure to cisplatin. Knockdown of caveolin further enhanced cisplatin-triggered cancer death in A549 cells. The functional investigation demonstrated that Cav-1 inhibition amplified the mitochondrial stress signaling induced by cisplatin, as evidenced by the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species burst, cellular metabolic disruption, mitochondrial membrane potential reduction, and mitochondrial caspase-9-related apoptosis activation. At the molecular level, cav-1 augmented cisplatin-mediated mitochondrial damage by inhibiting Parkin-related mitochondrial autophagy. Mitophagy activation effectively attenuated the promotive impact of Cav-1 knockdown on mitochondrial damage and cell death. Furthermore, our data indicated that Cav-1 affected Parkin-related mitophagy by activating the Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase 1 (ROCK1) pathway; inhibition of the ROCK1 axis prevented cav-1 knockdown-mediated cell death and mitochondrial damage. Taken together, our results provide ample data illuminate the necessary action exerted by Cav-1 on affecting cisplatin-related therapeutic resistance. Silencing of Cav-1 inhibited Parkin-related mitophagy, thus amplifying cisplatin-mediated mitochondrial apoptotic signaling. This finding identifies the Cav-1/ROCK1/Parkin/mitophagy axis as a potential target to overcome cisplatin-related resistance in lung cancer cells.
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- Yi Liu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Yangpu, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Yangpu, China
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Ma C, Fan L, Wang J, Hao L, He J. Hippo/Mst1 overexpression induces mitochondrial death in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma via activating β-catenin/Drp1 pathway. Cell Stress Chaperones 2019; 24:807-816. [PMID: 31127452 PMCID: PMC6629754 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-019-01008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (Mst1) is associated with cell apoptosis. In the current study, we explored the regulatory effects of Mst1 on squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) in vitro. SCCHN Cal27 cells and Tu686 cells were transfected with adenovirus-loaded Mst1 to detect the role of Mst1 in cell viability. Then, siRNA against Drp1 was transfected into cells to evaluate the influence of mitochondrial fission in cancer survival. Our data illustrated that Mst1 overexpression promoted SCCHN Cal27 cell and Tu686 cell death via activating mitochondria-related apoptosis. Cells transfected with adenovirus-loaded Mst1 have increased expression of DRP1 and higher DRP1 promoted mitochondrial fission. Active mitochondrial fission mediated mitochondrial damage, as evidenced by increased mitochondrial oxidative stress, decreased mitochondrial energy production, and reduced mitochondrial respiratory complex function. Moreover, Mst1 overexpression triggered mitochondria-dependent cell apoptosis via DRP1-related mitochondrial fission. Further, we found that Mst1 overexpression controlled mitochondrial fission via the β-catenin/DRP1 pathways; inhibition of β-catenin and/or knockdown of DRP1 abolished the pro-apoptotic effects of Mst1 overexpression on SCCHN Cal27 cells and Tu686 cells, leading to the survival of cancer cells in vitro. In sum, our results illustrate that Mst1/β-catenin/DRP1 axis affects SCCHN Cal27 cell and Tu686 cell viability via controlling mitochondrial dynamics balance. This finding identifies Mst1 activation might be an effective therapeutic target for the treatment of SCCHN.
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- Chao Ma
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China
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Shang X, Lin K, Zhang Y, Li M, Xu J, Chen K, Zhu P, Yu R. Mst1 deletion reduces septic cardiomyopathy via activating Parkin-related mitophagy. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:317-327. [PMID: 31215035 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cardiomyocyte function and viability are highly modulated by mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (Mst1)-Hippo pathway and mitochondria. Mitophagy, a kind of mitochondrial autophagy, is a protective program to attenuate mitochondrial damage. However, the relationship between Mst1 and mitophagy in septic cardiomyopathy has not been explored. In the present study, Mst1 knockout mice were used in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced septic cardiomyopathy model. Mitophagy activity was measured via immunofluorescence, Western blotting, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Pathway blocker and small interfering RNA were used to perform the loss-of-function assay. The results demonstrated that Mst1 was rapidly increased in response to LPS stress. Knockout of Mst1 attenuated LPS-mediated inflammation damage, reduced cardiomyocyte death, and improved cardiac function. At the molecular levels, LPS treatment activated mitochondrial damage, such as mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction, mitochondrial potential reduction, mitochondrial ATP depletion, and caspase family activation. Interestingly, in response to mitochondrial damage, Mst1 deletion activated mitophagy which attenuated LPS-mediated mitochondrial damage. However, inhibition of mitophagy via inhibiting parkin mitophagy abolished the protective influences of Mst1 deletion on mitochondrial homeostasis and cardiomyocyte viability. Overall, our results demonstrated that septic cardiomyopathy is linked to Mst1 upregulation which is followed by a drop in the protective mitophagy.
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- Xiuling Shang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Cardiovascular Institute, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Institute of Clinical Geriatrics, Fujian Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Fujian, Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Qin R, Lin D, Zhang L, Xiao F, Guo L. Mst1 deletion reduces hyperglycemia-mediated vascular dysfunction via attenuating mitochondrial fission and modulating the JNK signaling pathway. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:294-303. [PMID: 31206688 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Diabetes is a leading cause of microvascular complications, such as nephropathy and retinopathy. Recent studies have proposed that hyperglycemia-induced endothelial cell dysfunction is modulated by mitochondrial stress. Therefore, our experiment was to detect the upstream mediator of mitochondrial stress in hyperglycemia-treated endothelial cells with a focus on macrophage-stimulating 1 (Mst1) and mitochondrial fission. Our data illuminated that hyperglycemia incubation reduced cell viability, as well as increased apoptosis ratio in endothelial cell, and this alteration seemed to be associated with Mst1 upregulation. Inhibition of Mst1 via transfection of Mst1 siRNA into an endothelial cell could sustain cell viability and maintain mitochondrial function. At the molecular levels, endothelial cell death was accompanied with the activation of mitochondrial oxidative stress, mitochondrial apoptosis, and mitochondrial fission. Genetic ablation of Mst1 could reduce mitochondrial oxidative injury, block mitochondrial apoptosis, and repress mitochondrial fission. Besides, we also found Mst1 triggered mitochondrial dysfunction as well as endothelial cell damage through augmenting JNK pathway. Suppression of JNK largely ameliorated the protective actions of Mst1 silencing on hyperglycemia-treated endothelial cells and sustain mitochondrial function. The present study identifies Mst1 as a primary key mediator for hyperglycemia-induced mitochondrial damage and endothelial cell dysfunction. Increased Mst1 impairs mitochondrial function and activates endothelial cell death via opening mitochondrial death pathway through JNK.
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- Ruijie Qin
- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, The MOH Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China
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Gao J, Li Y, Li W, Wang H. TrxR2 overexpression alleviates inflammation-mediated neuronal death via reducing the oxidative stress and activating the Akt-Parkin pathway. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2019; 8:641-653. [PMID: 31588341 DOI: 10.1039/c9tx00076c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Neuronal death caused by inflammatory cytokine-mediated neuroinflammation is being extensively explored. Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) 2 is a novel mediator of inflammation response. In the current study, we focus on the mechanisms of TrxR2 overexpression in inflammation-mediated neuronal death. LPS was used to induce neuroinflammation in N2a cells in vitro. Adenovirus-loaded TrxR2 was transfected into N2a cells to up-regulate TrxR2 expression. Then, cell viability was determined via MTT assay and TUNEL assay. Apoptosis was measured via western blotting and ELISA. Oxidative stress was detected via ELISA and flow cytometry. A pathway inhibitor was used to verify the role of the Akt-Parkin pathway in the LPS-mediated N2a cell death in the presence of TrxR2 overexpression. With the help of immunofluorescence assay and western blotting, we found that TrxR2 expression was significantly reduced in response to LPS treatment, and this effect was associated with N2a cell death via apoptosis. At the molecular level, TrxR2 overexpression elevated the activity of the Akt-Parkin pathway, as evidenced by the increased expression of p-Akt and Parkin. Interestingly, inhibition of the Akt-Parkin pathway abolished the regulatory effect of TrxR2 on LPS-treated N2a cells, as evidenced by the decreased cell viability and increased apoptotic ratio. Besides, TrxR2 overexpression also reduced oxidative stress, inflammation factor transcription and mitochondrial apoptosis. However, inhibition of Akt-Parkin axis abrogated the protective effects of TrxR2 on redox balance, mitochondrial performance and cell survival. LPS-mediated neuronal death was linked to a drop in TrxR2 overexpression and the inactivation of the Akt-Parkin pathway. Overexpression of TrxR2 sustained mitochondrial function, inhibited oxidative stress, repressed inflammation response, and blocked mitochondrial apoptosis, finally sending a pro-survival signal for the N2a cells in the setting of LPS-mediated inflammation environment.
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- Jinbao Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery , the Seventh Medical Center , the PLA Army General Hospital , No. 5 Nanmencang , Dongcheng District , Beijing , 100700 , China .
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- Department of Neurosurgery , the Seventh Medical Center , the PLA Army General Hospital , No. 5 Nanmencang , Dongcheng District , Beijing , 100700 , China .
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- Department of Neurosurgery , the Seventh Medical Center , the PLA Army General Hospital , No. 5 Nanmencang , Dongcheng District , Beijing , 100700 , China .
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- Department of Neurosurgery , the Seventh Medical Center , the PLA Army General Hospital , No. 5 Nanmencang , Dongcheng District , Beijing , 100700 , China .
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Wang Q, Xu J, Li X, Liu Z, Han Y, Xu X, Li X, Tang Y, Liu Y, Yu T, Li X. Sirt3 modulate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury through enhancing mitochondrial fusion and activating the ERK-OPA1 signaling pathway. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:23495-23506. [PMID: 31173361 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mitochondrial fusion is linked to heart and liver ischemia-reperfusion (IR) insult. Unfortunately, there is no report to elucidate the detailed influence of mitochondrial fusion in renal IR injury. This study principally investigated the mechanism by which mitochondrial fusion protected kidney against IR injury. Our results indicated that sirtuin 3 (Sirt3) was inhibited after renal IR injury in vivo and in vitro. Overexpression of Sirt3 improved kidney function, modulated oxidative injury, repressed inflammatory damage, and reduced tubular epithelial cell apoptosis. The molecular investigation found that Sirt3 overexpression attenuated IR-induced mitochondrial damage in renal tubular epithelial cells, as evidenced by decreased reactive oxygen species production, increased antioxidants sustained mitochondrial membrane potential, and inactivated mitochondria-initiated death signaling. In addition, our information also illuminated that Sirt3 maintained mitochondrial homeostasis against IR injury by enhancing optic atrophy 1 (OPA1)-triggered fusion of mitochondrion. Inhibition of OPA1-induced fusion repressed Sirt3 overexpression-induced kidney protection, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. Further, our study illustrated that OPA1-induced fusion could be affected through ERK; inhibition of ERK abolished the regulatory impacts of Sirt3 on OPA1 expression and mitochondrial fusion, leading to mitochondrial damage and tubular epithelial cell apoptosis. Altogether, our results suggest that renal IR injury is closely associated with Sirt3 downregulation and mitochondrial fusion inhibition. Regaining Sirt3 and/or activating mitochondrial fission by modifying the ERK-OPA1 cascade may represent new therapeutic modalities for renal IR injury.
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- Qiang Wang
- Urology Department, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Urology Department, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Urology Department, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Immunology Regulatory and Organ Transplantation, The Organ Transplant Institute of People's Liberation Army, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Lu K, Liu X, Guo W. Melatonin attenuates inflammation‐related venous endothelial cells apoptosis through modulating the MST1–MIEF1 pathway. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:23675-23684. [PMID: 31169304 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kai Lu
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Medical School of Chinese PLA Beijing China
- Department of Vascular Surgery Da Qing Oil General Hospital Daquing Hei Longjiang China
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Medical School of Chinese PLA Beijing China
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 301 General Hospital of PLA Beijing China
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Medical School of Chinese PLA Beijing China
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 301 General Hospital of PLA Beijing China
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Song H, Wang M, Xin T. Mst1 contributes to nasal epithelium inflammation via augmenting oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in a manner dependent on Nrf2 inhibition. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:23774-23784. [PMID: 31165471 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nasal epithelium inflammation plays an important role in transmitting and amplifying damage signals for the lower airway. However, the molecular basis of nasal epithelium inflammation damage has not been fully addressed. Mst1 is reported to modulate inflammation via multiple effects. Thus, the aim of our study is to understand the pathological mechanism underlying Mst1-related nasal epithelium inflammation in vitro. Our result indicated that Mst1 expression was rapidly increased in response to tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) treatment in vitro and this effect was a dose-dependent manner. Interestingly, knockdown of Mst1 via transfecting small interfering RNA markedly reversed cell viability in the presence of TNF-α. Further, we found that Mst1 deficiency reduced cellular oxidative stress and attenuated mitochondrial dysfunction, as evidenced by reversed mitochondrial complex-I activity, decreased mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening rate, and stabilized mitochondrial membrane potential. Besides, we found that Nrf2 expression was increased after deletion of Mst1 whereas silencing of Nrf2 abolished the protective effects of Mst1 deletion on nasal epithelium survival and mitochondrial homeostasis. Moreover, Nrf2 overexpression also protected nasal epithelium against TNF-α-induced inflammation damage. Altogether, our data confirm that the Mst1 activation and Nrf2 downregulation seem to be the potential mechanisms responsible for the inflammation-mediated injury in nasal epithelium via mediating mitochondrial damage and cell oxidative stress.
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- Henge Song
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Dongli Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Rheumatism and Immunology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Zhang X, Li F, Cui Y, Liu S, Sun H. Mst1 overexpression combined with Yap knockdown augments thyroid carcinoma apoptosis via promoting MIEF1-related mitochondrial fission and activating the JNK pathway. Cancer Cell Int 2019; 19:143. [PMID: 31139020 PMCID: PMC6530088 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0860-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Cancer cell viability is strongly modulated by the Hippo pathway, which includes mammalian STE20-like protein kinase 1 (Mst1) and yes-associated protein (Yap). Although the roles of Mst1 and Yap in thyroid carcinoma cell death have been fully addressed, no study has determined whether differential modification of Mst1 and Yap could further suppress thyroid carcinoma progression. The aim of our study was to explore the antiapoptotic effects exerted by combined Mst1 overexpression and Yap knockdown in thyroid carcinoma MDA-T32 cells in vitro. Methods Mst1 adenovirus and Yap shRNA were transfected into MDA-T32 cells to overexpress Mst1 and inhibit Yap, respectively. Cell viability and death were determined via an MTT assay, a TUNEL assay and western blotting. Mitochondrial function, mitochondrial fission and pathway studies were performed via western blotting and immunofluorescence. Results The results of our study showed that combined Mst1 overexpression and Yap knockdown further augmented MDA-T32 cell death by mediating mitochondrial damage. In addition, cancer cell migration and proliferation were suppressed by combined Mst1 overexpression and Yap knockdown. At the molecular level, mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP production, respiratory function, and caspase-9-related apoptosis were activated by combined Mst1 overexpression and Yap knockdown. Further, we found that fatal mitochondrial fission was augmented by combined Mst1 overexpression and Yap knockdown in a manner dependent on the JNK-MIEF1 pathway. Inhibition of JNK-MIEF1 pathway activity abolished the proapoptotic effects exerted by Mst1/Yap on MDA-T32 cells. Conclusions Taken together, our data suggest that Mst1 activation and Yap inhibition coordinate to augment thyroid cancer cell death by controlling the JNK-MIEF1-mitochondria pathway, suggesting that differential regulation of the core Hippo pathway components is potentially a novel therapeutic tool for the treatment of thyroid cancer. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12935-019-0860-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Xiaoli Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, #45, Chang Chun Street, Beijing, 100053 China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, #45, Chang Chun Street, Beijing, 100053 China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, #45, Chang Chun Street, Beijing, 100053 China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, #45, Chang Chun Street, Beijing, 100053 China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, #45, Chang Chun Street, Beijing, 100053 China
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Huang D, Liu M, Jiang Y. Mitochonic acid-5 attenuates TNF-α-mediated neuronal inflammation via activating Parkin-related mitophagy and augmenting the AMPK-Sirt3 pathways. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:22172-22182. [PMID: 31062359 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction has been found to be associated with neuronal inflammation; however, no effective drug is available to attenuate neuroinflammation via sustaining mitochondrial function. In the current study, experiments were performed to understand the beneficial effects of mitochonic acid 5 (MA-5) on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-mediated neuronal injury and mitochondrial damage. Our data illustrated that MA-5 pretreatment reduced inflammation response induced by TNF-α in CATH.a cells. Molecular investigations demonstrated that MA-5 pretreatment repressed oxidative stress, inhibited endoplasmic reticulum stress, sustained cellular energy metabolism, and blocked cell apoptosis induced by TNF-α stress. Further, we found that MA-5 treatment elevated the expression of Sirtuin 3 (Sirt3) and this effect was dependent on the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. Blockade of AMPK abolished the promotive action of MA-5 on Sirt3 and thus mediated mitochondrial damage and cell death. Besides, we also found that MA-5 treatment augmented Parkin-related mitophagy and increased mitophagy promoted CATH.a cells survival via improving mitochondrial function. Knockdown of Parkin abolished the beneficial action of MA-5 on mitochondrial homeostasis and CATH.a cell survival. Altogether, our results confirm that MA-5 is an effective drug to attenuate neuroinflammation via sustaining mitochondrial damage and promoting CATH.a cell survival. The protective action of MA-5 on neuronal damage is associated with Parkin-related mitophagy and the activation of AMPK-Sirt3 pathways.
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- Dezhi Huang
- Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Rong B, Feng R, Liu C, Wu Q, Sun C. Reduced delivery of epididymal adipocyte-derived exosomal resistin is essential for melatonin ameliorating hepatic steatosis in mice. J Pineal Res 2019; 66:e12561. [PMID: 30659651 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Adipocyte-derived exosomes (Exos) serve as bioinformation-containing messengers in cell-to-cell communications, and numerous reports demonstrate that resistin, an adipokine, is strongly associated with hepatic steatosis and other fatty liver diseases, suggesting that adipose dysfunction-generated altered pattern of exosomal cytokines may contribute to shaping the physiological activities in liver. Admittedly, melatonin-mediated positive effects on various tissues/organs have been respectively reported, but regulatory mechanisms of melatonin on the crosstalk between adipose tissue and liver have been investigated rarely. Overall, we hypothesize that the crosstalk originating from adipose tissue may be another worthy regulatory pathway for melatonin ameliorating of hepatic steatosis. Here, we first found the amount of adipocyte-derived exosomal resistin to be significantly decreased by melatonin supplementation. Compared to mice with ExosHFD or Exosresistin treatment, ExosMT remarkably ameliorated hepatic steatosis. Further test demonstrated that resistin was a pivotal cytokine which repressed phosphorylation of 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase α (pAMPKα Thr172 ) to trigger endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, resulting in hepatic steatosis, whereas ExosMT reversed these risks in hepatocytes. In adipocytes, we identified melatonin to reduce the production of resistin through the brain and muscle arnt-like protein 1 (Bmal1) transcriptional inhibition. Notably, we also confirmed that melatonin enhanced N6 -Methyladenosine (m6 A) RNA demethylation to degrade resistin mRNA in adipocytes. Overall, melatonin decreases traffic volume of adipocyte-generated exosomal resistin from adipocytes to hepatocytes, which further alleviates ER stress-induced hepatic steatosis. Our findings illustrate a novel melatonin-mediated regulatory pathway from adipocytes to hepatocytes, indicating that adipocyte-derived exosome is a new potential target for treating obesity and related hepatorenal syndrome.
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- Bohan Rong
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Wang A, Wang J, Wu J, Deng X, Zou Y. Suramin protects hepatocytes from LPS-induced apoptosis by regulating mitochondrial stress and inactivating the JNK-Mst1 signaling pathway. J Physiol Sci 2019; 69:489-502. [PMID: 30771091 PMCID: PMC10717776 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-019-00666-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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An uncontrolled inflammatory response has been implicated in the progression of acute liver failure through poorly understood mechanisms. The aim of our study was to investigate whether suramin attenuates inflammation-mediated hepatocyte apoptosis by modulating mitochondrial homeostasis. Primary hepatocytes were isolated from mice and treated with LPS in vitro in the presence or absence of suramin. Western blotting, immunofluorescence staining, and ELISAs were used to evaluate the mitochondrial stress. The LPS treatment caused hepatocyte death via apoptosis. Interestingly, suramin supplementation attenuated LPS-mediated hepatocyte death by reducing Mst1 expression; the overexpression of Mst1 abolished the anti-apoptotic effects of suramin on LPS-treated hepatocytes. At the molecular level, suramin treatment repressed mitochondrial oxidative stress, sustained mitochondrial dynamics and blocked the caspase-9-mediated mitochondrial apoptosis pathway; these effects of suramin were achieved by reversing Mst1 expression. Furthermore, our study found that suramin modulated Mst1 expression via the JNK signaling pathway. Activation of JNK prevented the suramin-mediated Mst1 downregulation and concomitantly increased hepatocyte apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction. Taken together, our results confirmed the anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects of suramin on LPS-challenged hepatocytes. Suramin sustained hepatocyte viability and attenuated mitochondrial stress via repressing the JNK-Mst1 signaling pathway.
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- Aizhong Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, No. 222 Huanhuxisan Road, Pudong, 201306, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, No. 222 Huanhuxisan Road, Pudong, 201306, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, No. 222 Huanhuxisan Road, Pudong, 201306, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, No. 222 Huanhuxisan Road, Pudong, 201306, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, No. 222 Huanhuxisan Road, Pudong, 201306, Shanghai, China.
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Yao W, Zhu S, Li P, Zhang S. Large tumor suppressor kinase 2 overexpression attenuates 5-FU-resistance in colorectal cancer via activating the JNK-MIEF1-mitochondrial division pathway. Cancer Cell Int 2019; 19:97. [PMID: 31011291 PMCID: PMC6460675 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0812-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a standard treatment for colorectal cancer, but most patients develop 5-FU resistance. Here, we conducted experiments to identify an effective approach to augment 5-FU-based treatment in colorectal cancer in vitro. Methods SW480 cells were in the present study and treated with 5-FU. Besides, LATS2 adenovirus vectors were infected into SW480 cells. Western blotting, immunofluorescence and ELISA were used to evaluate cell death and mitochondrial function. Pathway blocker was used to verify the role of MAPK-JNK pathway in SW480 cell death. Results An obvious drop in large tumor suppressor kinase 2 (LATS2) expression was observed in SW480 cells after treatment with 5-FU. In addition, upregulation of LATS2 expression through infection with LATS2 adenovirus further increased the reduction of SW480 cell viability induced by 5-FU. Functional exploration showed that 5-FU treatment suppressed mitochondrial membrane potential, enhanced cyt-c release into the nucleus, induced an oxidative injury environment by promoting ROS production, and eventually upregulated Bax-related mitochondrial apoptosis. Besides, LATS2 overexpression in combination with 5-FU treatment further perturbed mitochondrial homeostasis, and this effect was achieved by elevating mitochondrial division. Mechanistically, LATS2 overexpression and 5-FU co-treatment amplified mitochondrial division by upregulating MIEF1 expression in a manner dependent on MAPK-JNK axis. Knockdown of MIEF1 using an siRNA-mediated loss of function assay and/or inhibition of the MAPK-JNK pathway using the specific inhibitor SP600125 abolished LATS2/5-FU-mediated deleterious effects on mitochondrial performance and SW480 cell viability. Conclusions In light of the above findings, LATS2 downregulation could be a potential mechanism of low response to 5-FU treatment. Overexpression of LATS2 to further disrupt mitochondrial function via the JNK-MIEF1 signalling pathway might be a method to optimize 5-FU-based chemotherapy.
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- Weilong Yao
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Disease, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Disease, No. 95, Yong'an Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Disease, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Disease, No. 95, Yong'an Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Disease, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Disease, No. 95, Yong'an Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Disease, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Disease, No. 95, Yong'an Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050 People's Republic of China
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Zhang J, Sun L, Li W, Wang Y, Li X, Liu Y. Overexpression of macrophage stimulating 1 enhances the anti-tumor effects of IL-24 in esophageal cancer via inhibiting ERK-Mfn2 signaling-dependent mitophagy. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 114:108844. [PMID: 30981108 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Although cytokine-based therapy is a promising tool to control the progression of esophageal cancer, low therapeutic responses largely compromise treatment efficacy through unidentified mechanisms. The goal of our study was to explore the roles of macrophage stimulating 1 (Mst1) and mitophagy in enhancing IL-24-based cytokine therapy in esophageal cancer. Our data demonstrated that IL-24 application promoted cancer death by inducing mitochondrial stress, as manifested by mitochondrial ROS overproduction, mitochondrial potential dissipation, cellular ATP deprivation and mitochondrial death activation. Overexpression of Mst1 enhanced IL-24-mediated mitochondrial damage and further augmented IL-24-induced death in esophageal cancer. Molecular investigations illustrated that the IL-24-activated mitochondrial response is accompanied by activation of mitophagy, a protective mechanism to attenuate mitochondrial damage. However, Mst1 overexpression inhibited mitophagy activity, which was achieved by inactivating the ERK-Mfn2 signaling pathway. The re-activation of mitophagy abolished the cancer-killing effects of Mst1 overexpression on esophageal cancer. Altogether, our data demonstrate that IL-24-related therapeutic resistance is associated with mitophagy activation. Mst1 overexpression inhibits mitophagy activity via suppressing the ERK-Mfn2 pathway, ultimately augmenting IL-24-inducd esophageal cancer death via enhanced mitochondrial stress.
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- Jianpeng Zhang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, PR China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, PR China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, PR China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, PR China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, PR China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101149, PR China.
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Zhang L, Li S, Wang R, Chen C, Ma W, Cai H. Anti-tumor effect of LATS2 on liver cancer death: Role of DRP1-mediated mitochondrial division and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 114:108825. [PMID: 30981110 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Large tumor suppressor 2 (LATS2), an important mediator of the cell apoptotic response pathway, has been linked to the progression of several cancers. Here, we described the molecular feature of LATS2 as a novel antitumor factor in liver cancer cells in vitro. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of LATS2 and its downstream factors. ELISA, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry were used to evaluate the alterations of mitochondrial function in response to LATS2 overexpression. Adenovirus-loaded LATS2 and siRNA against DRP1 were transfected into liver cancer cells to overexpress LATS2 and knockdown DRP1 expression, respectively. The results of the present study demonstrated that overexpression of LATS2 was closely associated with more liver cancer cell death. Mechanistically, LATS2 overexpression increased the expression of DRP1, and DRP1 elevated mitochondrial division, an effect that was accompanied by mitochondrial dysfunction, including mitochondrial membrane potential reduction, mitochondrial respiratory complex downregulation, mitochondrial cyt-c release into the nucleus and mitochondrial oxidative injury. Moreover, LATS2 overexpression also initiated mitochondrial apoptosis, and this process was highly dependent on DRP1-related mitochondrial division. Molecular investigations demonstrated that LATS2 modulated DRP1 expression via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway pregented LATS2-mediated DRP1 upregulation, ultimately sustaining mitochondrial function and cell viability in the presence of LATS2 overexpression. Altogether, the above data identify LATS2-Wnt/β-catenin/DRP1/mitochondrial division as a novel anticancer signaling pathway promoting cancer cell death, which might be an attractive therapeutic target for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Lijuan Zhang
- Department of Radiotherapy, Gansu Province Hospital, No.204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China; Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Songjiang District Central Hospital, No.746 Zhongshan Middle Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201600, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Gansu Province Hospital, No.204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Gansu Province Hospital, No.204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Songjiang District Central Hospital, No.746 Zhongshan Middle Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201600, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Gansu Province Hospital, No.204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Gansu Province Hospital, No.204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China.
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Melatonin enhances TNF-α-mediated cervical cancer HeLa cells death via suppressing CaMKII/Parkin/mitophagy axis. Cancer Cell Int 2019; 19:58. [PMID: 30923460 PMCID: PMC6419493 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0777-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) immunotherapy controls the progression of human cervical cancer. Here, we explored the detailed molecular mechanisms played by melatonin in human cervical cancer (HeLa cells) death in the presence of TNF-α injury, with a particular attention to the mitochondrial homeostasis. Methods HeLa cells were incubated with TNFα and then cell death was determined via MTT assay, TUNEL staining, caspase ELISA assay and western blotting. Mitochondrial function was detected via analyzing mitochondrial membrane potential using JC-1 staining, mitochondrial oxidative stress using flow cytometry and mitochondrial apoptosis using western blotting. Results Our data exhibited that treatment with HeLa cells using melatonin in the presence of TNF-α further triggered cancer cell cellular death. Molecular investigation demonstrated that melatonin enhanced the caspase-9 mitochondrion death, repressed mitochondrial potential, increased ROS production, augmented mPTP opening rate and elevated cyt-c expression in the nucleus. Moreover, melatonin application further suppressed mitochondrial ATP generation via reducing the expression of mitochondrial respiratory complex. Mechanistically, melatonin augmented the response of HeLa cells to TNF-α-mediated cancer death via repressing mitophagy. TNF-α treatment activated mitophagy via elevating Parkin expression and excessive mitophagy blocked mitochondrial apoptosis, ultimately alleviating the lethal action of TNF-α on HeLa cell. However, melatonin supplementation could prevent TNF-α-mediated mitophagy activation via inhibiting Parkin in a CaMKII-dependent manner. Interestingly, reactivation of CaMKII abolished the melatonin-mediated mitophagy arrest and HeLa cell death. Conclusions Overall, our data highlight that melatonin enhances TNF-α-induced human cervical cancer HeLa cells mitochondrial apoptosis via inactivating the CaMKII/Parkin/mitophagy axis.
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Moreno JP, Crowley SJ, Alfano CA, Hannay KM, Thompson D, Baranowski T. Potential circadian and circannual rhythm contributions to the obesity epidemic in elementary school age children. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2019; 16:25. [PMID: 30845969 PMCID: PMC6404311 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-019-0784-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Children gain weight at an accelerated rate during summer, contributing to increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in elementary-school children (i.e., approximately 5 to 11 years old in the US). Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 14:100, 2017 explained these changes with the "Structured Days Hypothesis" suggesting that environmental changes in structure between the school year and the summer months result in behavioral changes that ultimately lead to accelerated weight gain. The present article explores an alternative explanation, the circadian clock, including the effects of circannual changes and social demands (i.e., social timing resulting from societal demands such as school or work schedules), and implications for seasonal patterns of weight gain. We provide a model for understanding the role circadian and circannual rhythms may play in the development of child obesity, a framework for examining the intersection of behavioral and biological causes of obesity, and encouragement for future research into bio-behavioral causes of obesity in children.
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- Jennette P. Moreno
- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Biological Rhythm Research Laboratory, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- Sleep and Anxiety Center of Houston (SACH), Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX USA
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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de Souza CAP, Gallo CC, de Camargo LS, de Carvalho PVV, Olesçuck IF, Macedo F, da Cunha FM, Cipolla-Neto J, do Amaral FG. Melatonin multiple effects on brown adipose tissue molecular machinery. J Pineal Res 2019; 66:e12549. [PMID: 30597601 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) influences energy balance through nonshivering thermogenesis, and its metabolism daily and seasonal variations are regulated by melatonin through partially known mechanisms. We evaluated the role of melatonin in BAT molecular machinery of male Control, pinealectomized (PINX), and melatonin-treated pinealectomized (PINX/Mel) adult rats. BAT was collected either every 3 hours over 24 hours or after cold or high-fat diet (HFD) acute exposure. HFD PINX animals presented decreased Dio2 expression, while HFD PINX/Mel animals showed increased Dio2, Ucp1, and Cidea expression. Cold-exposed PINX rats showed decreased Dio2 and Lhs expression, and melatonin treatment augmented Adrβ3, Dio2, Ucp1, and Cidea expression. Daily profiles analyses showed altered Dio2, Lhs, Ucp1, Pgc1α, and Cidea gene and UCP1 protein expression in PINX animals, leading to altered rhythmicity under sub-thermoneutral conditions, which was partially restored by melatonin treatment. The same was observed for mitochondrial complexes I, II, and IV protein expression and enzyme activity. Melatonin absence seems to impair BAT responses to metabolic challenges, and melatonin replacement reverses this effect, with additional increase in the expression of crucial genes, suggesting that melatonin plays an important role in several key points of the thermogenic activation pathway, influencing both the rhythmic profile of the tissue and its ability to respond to metabolic challenges, which is crucial for the organism homeostasis.
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- Caroline A P de Souza
- Pineal Neurobiology Lab, Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pineal Neurobiology Lab, Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pineal Neurobiology Lab, Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Pineal Neurobiology Lab, Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ouyang H, Zhou E, Wang H. Mst1-Hippo pathway triggers breast cancer apoptosis via inducing mitochondrial fragmentation in a manner dependent on JNK-Drp1 axis. Onco Targets Ther 2019; 12:1147-1159. [PMID: 30809096 PMCID: PMC6376886 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s193787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Mst1-Hippo pathway and mitochondrial fragmentation participate in the progression of several types of cancers. However, their roles in breast cancer requires investigation. The aim of our study is to determine whether Mst1 overexpression regulates the viability of breast cancer cells via modulating mitochondrial fragmentation. MATERIALS AND METHODS TUNEL staining, MTT assay and Western blotting were used to detect cancer cell death. Adenovirus-loaded Mst1 was transfected into cells to overexpress Mst1. Mitochondrial fragmentation was observed via immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting. Pathway blocker was used to detect whether Mst1 modulated cell death and mitochondrial fragmentation via JNK signaling pathway. RESULTS Our data showed that Mst1 overexpression promoted breast cancer cell death in a manner dependent on mitochondrial apoptosis. Mitochondrial oxidative stress, energy metabolism disorder, mitochondrial cyt-c liberation and mitochondrial apoptosis activation were observed after Mst1 overexpression. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Mst1 overexpression activated mitochondrial stress via triggering Drp1-related mitochondrial fragmentation, and that inhibition of Drp1-related mitochondrial fragmentation abrogated the proapoptotic effect of Mst1 overexpression on breast cancer cells. To this end, we found that Mst1 modulated Drp1 expression via the JNK signaling pathway, and that blockade of the JNK pathway attenuated mitochondrial stress and repressed apoptosis in Mst1-overexpressed cells. CONCLUSION Altogether, our results identified a tumor suppressive role for Mst1 overexpression in breast cancer via activation of the JNK-Drp1 axis and subsequent initiation of fatal mitochondrial fragmentation. Given these findings, strategies to enhance Mst1 activity and elevate the JNK-Drp1-mitochondrial fragmentation cascade have clinical benefits for patients with breast cancer.
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- Hui Ouyang
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China,
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China,
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China,
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Baranowski T, Motil KJ, Moreno JP. Multi-etiological Perspective on Child Obesity Prevention. Curr Nutr Rep 2019; 8:10.1007/s13668-019-0256-3. [PMID: 30649714 PMCID: PMC6635107 DOI: 10.1007/s13668-019-0256-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The simple energy balance model of obesity is inconsistent with the available findings on obesity etiology, prevention, and treatment. Yet, the most commonly stated causes of pediatric obesity are predicated on this model. A more comprehensive biological model is needed upon which to base behavioral interventions aimed at obesity prevention. In this light, alternative etiologies are little investigated and thereby poorly understood. RECENT FINDINGS Three candidate alternate etiologies are briefly presented: infectobesity, the gut microbiome, and circadian rhythms. Behavioral child obesity preventive investigators need to collaborate with biological colleagues to more intensively analyze the behavioral aspects of these etiologies and to generate innovative procedures for preventing a multi-etiological problem, e.g., group risk analysis, triaging for likely causes of obesity.
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- Tom Baranowski
- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Kalmykova O, Dzerzhynsky M. The effects of melatonin administration in different times of day on the brown adipose tissue in rats with high-calorie diet-induced obesity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.17721/1728_2748.2019.77.55-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The aim of our study was to determine morpho-functional state (area of nucleus, brown adipocytes and also area and number of lipid droplets in each cells, general optical density of tissue) of brown adipose tissue in rats with high-calorie (high fat) dietinduced obesity after melatonin administration in different time of the day (morning and evening). Melatonin was administered daily by gavage for 7 weeks in dose 30 mg/kg either 1 h after lights-on (ZT01) or 1 h before lights-off (ZT11) rats with high-calorie diet (HCD). Besides morphometric parameters as well were measured related visceral fat weight and related brown adipose tissue mass. Rats with HCD had huge changes in brown adipocytes morphology, which summarized in become resembles of classical white adipocytes: grown lipid droplets and cells area, but goes down lipid droplets number and optical density of brown adipose tissue. In general brown adipose tissue with above mentioned characteristic from HCD rats lose their ability to conduct strongly thermoproduction function. After melatonin used in rats with HCD arise leveling of pathological changes, which associated with consumption of HCD. Namely, in groups HCD ZT01 and HCD ZT11 we obtain decreased cells and lipid droplets area, increased lipid droplets number and optical density of brown adipose tissue, in relation to group HCD. Therese received changes has evidence about functionally active brown adipose tissue state, which can also dissipate of exceed energy (lipids – triacylglycerols) amount into whole organism during heat production for avoid to its storage in white adipose tissue and in outside adipose tissue. In addition, evening administration of melatonin (group HCD ZT11) demonstrate more activated state of brown adipose tissueand also related visceral weight gain less, than morning(group HCD ZT01). In conclusions, melatonin influence on morpho-functional state brown adipose tissue in rats with HCD, moreover evening administration can use for obesity therapy via its strong action on activate brown adipocytes.
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Owino S, Buonfiglio DDC, Tchio C, Tosini G. Melatonin Signaling a Key Regulator of Glucose Homeostasis and Energy Metabolism. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:488. [PMID: 31379753 PMCID: PMC6651071 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Melatonin, a hormone synthesized by both the pineal gland and retina, functions as an important modulator of a number of physiological functions. In addition to its rather well-established roles in the regulation of circadian rhythms, sleep, and reproduction, melatonin has also been identified as an important regulator of glucose metabolism. Recent genomic studies have also shown that disruption of melatonin receptors signaling may contribute to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, although the exact mechanisms underlying its action remain unclear. Additionally, a large number of animal studies have highlighted a role for melatonin in the regulation of both glucose metabolism and energy balance. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the role that melatonin and its associated receptors play in the regulation of metabolism.
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- Sharon Owino
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Morehouse School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Morehouse School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences-I, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Morehouse School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Morehouse School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States
- *Correspondence: Gianluca Tosini
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Navarro-Alarcon M, Villalón M, Jiménez C, Quesada-Granados J, Agil A. Melatonin increases magnesium concentrations in white adipose tissue and pancreas of diabetic obese rats. J Funct Foods 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2018.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Moniruzzaman M, Ghosal I, Das D, Chakraborty SB. Melatonin ameliorates H 2O 2-induced oxidative stress through modulation of Erk/Akt/NFkB pathway. Biol Res 2018; 51:17. [PMID: 29891016 PMCID: PMC5996524 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-018-0168-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Improper control on reactive oxygen species (ROS) elimination process and formation of free radicals causes tissue dysfunction. Pineal hormone melatonin is considered a potent regulator of such oxidative damage in different vertebrates. Aim of the current communication is to evaluate the levels of oxidative stress and ROS induced damage, and amelioration of oxidative status through melatonin induced activation of signaling pathways. Hepatocytes were isolated from adult Labeo rohita and exposed to H2O2 at three different doses (12.5, 25 and 50 µM) to observe peroxide induced damage in fish hepatocytes. Melatonin (25, 50 and 100 μg/ml) was administered against the highest dose of H2O2. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants such as malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione (GSH) was measured spectrophotometrically. Expression level of heat shock proteins (HSP70 and HSP90), HSPs-associated signaling molecules (Akt, ERK, cytosolic and nuclear NFkB), and melatonin receptor was also measured by western blotting analysis. Results H2O2 induced oxidative stress significantly altered (P < 0.05) MDA and GSH level, SOD and CAT activity, and up regulated HSP70 and HSP90 expression in carp hepatocytes. Signaling proteins exhibited differential modulation as revealed from their expression patterns in H2O2-exposed fish hepatocytes, in comparison with control hepatocytes. Melatonin treatment of H2O2-stressed fish hepatocytes restored basal cellular oxidative status in a dose dependent manner. Melatonin was observed to be inducer of signaling process by modulation of signaling molecules and melatonin receptor. Conclusions The results suggest that exogenous melatonin at the concentration of 100 µg/ml is required to improve oxidative status of the H2O2-stressed fish hepatocytes. In H2O2 exposed hepatocytes, melatonin modulates expression of HSP70 and HSP90 that enable the hepatocytes to become stress tolerant and survive by altering the actions of ERK, Akt, cytosolic and nuclear NFkB in the signal transduction pathways. Study also confirms that melatonin could act through melatonin receptor coupled to ERK/Akt signaling pathways. This understanding of the mechanism by which melatonin regulates oxidative status in the stressed hepatocytes may initiate the development of novel strategies for hepatic disease therapy in future.
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- Mahammed Moniruzzaman
- Fish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India
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- Fish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India
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- Fish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India
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- Fish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India.
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Melatonin Balance the Autophagy and Apoptosis by Regulating UCP2 in the LPS-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23030675. [PMID: 29547569 PMCID: PMC6017117 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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To explore the mechanism of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) mediating the protective of melatonin when septic cardiomyopathy. UCP2 knocked out mice and cardiomyocytes were used to study the effect of melatonin in response to LPS. Indicators of myocardial and mitochondria injury including mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondrial permeability transition pore, calcium loading, ROS, and ATP detection were assessed. In addition cell viability and apoptosis as well as autophagy-associated proteins were evaluated. Melatonin was able to protect heart function from LPS, which weakened in the UCP2-knockout mice. Consistently, genipin, a pharmacologic inhibitor of UCP2, augmented LPS-induced damage of AC16 cells. In contrast, melatonin upregulated UCP2 expression and protected the cells from the changes in morphology, mitochondrial membrane potential loss, mitochondrial Ca2+ overload, the opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore, and subsequent increased ROS generation as well as ATP reduction. Mitophagy proteins (Beclin-1 and LC-3β) were increased while apoptosis-associated proteins (cytochrome C and caspase-3) were decreased when UCP2 was up-regulated. In conclusion, UCP2 may play a protecting role against LPS by regulating the balance between autophagy and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, and by which mechanisms, it may contribute to homeostasis of cardiac function and cardiomyocytes activity. Melatonin may protect cardiomyocytes through modulating UCP2.
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