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Konishi H, Urabe S, Miyoshi H, Teraoka Y, Maki T, Furusho H, Miyauchi M, Takata T, Kudo Y, Kajioka S. Fetal Membrane Inflammation Induces Preterm Birth Via Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Mice With Chronic Gingivitis. Reprod Sci 2018; 26:869-878. [PMID: 30223727 DOI: 10.1177/1933719118792097] [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: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Inflammation is associated with preterm birth. We previously described a mouse model of chronic inflammation-induced preterm birth after dental Porphyromonas gingivalis infection. The aim of this study was to employ this model system to investigate the mechanisms through which enhanced uterine contractility induces preterm birth. Messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding contraction-associated proteins, such as oxytocin receptors, was measured at various gestational time points by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Spontaneous and oxytocin-induced uterine contractile activity at gestational day 18 was assessed using a tissue organ bath. The expression levels of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p65, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) on gestational day 18 were also determined by real-time PCR or Western blotting. Messenger RNA encoding contraction-associated proteins was increased at gestational day 18, and the spontaneous contractile activity (1.6-fold greater area under the contraction curve) and sensitivity to oxytocin (EC50: 8.8 nM vs 2.2 nM) were enhanced in the P gingivalis group compared to those in the control group. In the P gingivalis group, COX-2 mRNA expression was not elevated in the placenta or myometrium but was upregulated 2.3-fold in the fetal membrane. The TLR2 mRNA levels in the fetal membrane were 2.7-fold higher in the P gingivalis group, whereas TLR4 levels were not elevated. Activation of the NF-κB p65 and p38 MAPK pathways was enhanced in the fetal membrane of the P gingivalis group. Thus, in mice with chronic dental P gingivalis infection, TLR2-induced inflammation in the fetal membrane leads to upregulation of uterine contractility, leading to preterm birth.
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- Haruhisa Konishi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Applied Urology and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Basic Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Basic Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Basic Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. .,Department of Applied Urology and Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Ouyang W, Zhou H, Liu C, Wang S, Han Y, Xia J, Xu F. 25-Hydroxycholesterol protects against acute lung injury via targeting MD-2. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 22:5494-5503. [PMID: 30091835 PMCID: PMC6201372 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is mainly caused by uncontrolled inflammatory response, and it remains without effective therapeutic options. 25‐hydroxycholesterol (25HC) has been reported to be a potent regulator of inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 25HC on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced ALI. C57BL/6 mice were pretreated with 25HC intraperitoneally before intratracheal exposure to LPS. Our results showed that 25HC pretreatment improved survival rate, attenuated the pathological changes of the lung and decreased the release of inflammatory cytokines in mice. Consistently, 25HC reduced expression of Toll‐like receptor (TLR4)‐mediated inflammatory cytokines in vitro. These effects of 25HC were obtained by preventing LPS binding to TLR4 via interaction with myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD‐2). Crystal structure analysis suggested that 25HC could bind MD‐2 with high affinity into its hydrophobic pocket. Furthermore, LPS‐induced activation of Akt/NF‐κB pathway was partially down‐regulated by 25HC pretreatment. In summary, this study demonstrates that 25HC could inhibit the overwhelming inflammatory response through MD‐2 interaction, which suppresses Akt/NF‐κB signalling pathway. These findings suggest 25HC may be a promising candidate for ALI prevention.
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- Wei Ouyang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Experimental Medical Class 1102, Chu Kochen Honor College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Kell DB, Pretorius E. No effects without causes: the Iron Dysregulation and Dormant Microbes hypothesis for chronic, inflammatory diseases. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2018; 93:1518-1557. [PMID: 29575574 PMCID: PMC6055827 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Since the successful conquest of many acute, communicable (infectious) diseases through the use of vaccines and antibiotics, the currently most prevalent diseases are chronic and progressive in nature, and are all accompanied by inflammation. These diseases include neurodegenerative (e.g. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's), vascular (e.g. atherosclerosis, pre-eclampsia, type 2 diabetes) and autoimmune (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis) diseases that may appear to have little in common. In fact they all share significant features, in particular chronic inflammation and its attendant inflammatory cytokines. Such effects do not happen without underlying and initially 'external' causes, and it is of interest to seek these causes. Taking a systems approach, we argue that these causes include (i) stress-induced iron dysregulation, and (ii) its ability to awaken dormant, non-replicating microbes with which the host has become infected. Other external causes may be dietary. Such microbes are capable of shedding small, but functionally significant amounts of highly inflammagenic molecules such as lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid. Sequelae include significant coagulopathies, not least the recently discovered amyloidogenic clotting of blood, leading to cell death and the release of further inflammagens. The extensive evidence discussed here implies, as was found with ulcers, that almost all chronic, infectious diseases do in fact harbour a microbial component. What differs is simply the microbes and the anatomical location from and at which they exert damage. This analysis offers novel avenues for diagnosis and treatment.
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- Douglas B. Kell
- School of ChemistryThe University of Manchester, 131 Princess StreetManchesterLancsM1 7DNU.K.
- The Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester, 131 Princess StreetManchesterLancsM1 7DNU.K.
- Department of Physiological SciencesStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Private Bag X1Matieland7602South Africa
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- Department of Physiological SciencesStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Private Bag X1Matieland7602South Africa
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Qureshi AA, Khan DA, Mushtaq S, Ye SQ, Xiong M, Qureshi N. δ-Tocotrienol feeding modulates gene expression of EIF2, mTOR, protein ubiquitination through multiple-signaling pathways in chronic hepatitis C patients. Lipids Health Dis 2018; 17:167. [PMID: 30031388 PMCID: PMC6054847 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-018-0804-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background δ-Tocotrienol is a naturally occurring proteasome inhibitor, which has the capacity to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in several cancer cells obtained from several organs of humans, and other cancer cell lines. Moreover, results of plasma total mRNAs after δ-tocotrienol feeding to hepatitis C patients revealed significant inhibition in the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, VCAM1, proteasome subunits) and induction in the expression of ICAM1 and IFN-γ after post-treatment. This down-regulation of proteasome subunits leads to autophagy, apoptosis of immune cells and several genes. The present study describes RNA-sequence analysis of plasma total mRNAs obtained from δ-tocotrienol treatment of hepatitis C patients on gene expression regulated by proteasome. Methods Pooled specimens of plasma total mRNAs of pre-dose versus post-dose of δ-tocotrienol treatment of hepatitis C patients were submitted to RNA-sequence analyses. The data based on > 1 and 8-fold expression changes of 2136 genes were uploaded into “Ingenuity Pathway Analyses (IPA)” for core analysis, which describes possible canonical pathways, upstream regulators, diseases and functional metabolic networks. Results The IPA of “molecules” indicated fold change in gene expression of 953 molecules, which covered several categories of biological biomarkers. Out of these, gene expression of 220 related to present study, 12 were up-regulated, and 208 down-regulated after δ-tocotrienol treatment. The gene expression of transcription regulators (ceramide synthase 3 and Mohawk homeobox) were up-regulated, and gene expression of 208 molecules were down-regulated, involved in several biological functions (HSP90AB1, PSMC3, CYB5R4, NDUFB1, CYP2R1, TNFRF1B, VEGFA, GPR65, PIAS1, SFPQ, GPS2, EIF3F, GTPBP8, EIF4A1, HSPA14, TLR8, TUSSC2). IPA of “causal network” indicated gene regulators (676), in which 76 down-regulated (26 s proteasomes, interleukin cytokines, and PPAR-ligand-PPA-Retinoic acid-RXRα, PPARγ-ligand-PPARγ-Retinoic acid-RARα, IL-21, IL-23) with significant P-values. The IPA of “diseases and functions” regulators (85) were involved with cAMP, STAT2, 26S proteasome, CSF1, IFNγ, LDL, TGFA, and microRNA-155-5p, miR-223, miR-21-5p. The IPA of “upstream analysis” (934) showed 57 up-regulated (mainly 38 microRNAs) and 64 gene regulators were down-regulated (IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-18, IL-21, IL-24, IL-27, IL-32), interferon β-1a, interferon γ, TNF-α, STAT2, NOX1, prostaglandin J2, NF-κB, 1κB, TCF3, and also miRNA-15, miRNA-124, miRNA-218-5P with significant activation of Z-Score (P < 0.05). Conclusions This is first report describing RNA-sequence analysis of δ-tocotrienol treated plasma total mRNAs obtained from chronic hepatitis C patients, that acts via multiple-signaling pathways without any side-effects. These studies may lead to development of novel classes of drugs for treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12944-018-0804-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Asaf A Qureshi
- Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Pathology and Endocrinology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 64000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Pathology and Endocrinology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 64000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.,Division of Experimental and Translational Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Childern's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.,Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.,Division of Experimental and Translational Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Childern's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.,Pharmacology/Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA
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Pantaleão L, Rocha GHO, Reutelingsperger C, Tiago M, Maria-Engler SS, Solito E, Farsky SP. Connections of annexin A1 and translocator protein-18 kDa on toll like receptor stimulated BV-2 cells. Exp Cell Res 2018; 367:282-290. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Deng Y, Song L, Nie X, Shou W, Li X. Prenatal inflammation exposure-programmed cardiovascular diseases and potential prevention. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 190:159-172. [PMID: 29803628 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
In recent years, the rapid development of medical and pharmacological interventions has led to a steady decline in certain noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs), such as cancer. However, the overall incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has not seemed to decline. CVDs have become even more prevalent in many countries and represent a global health threat and financial burden. An increasing number of epidemiological and experimental studies have demonstrated that maternal insults not only can result in birth defects but also can cause developmental functional defects that contribute to adult NCDs. In the current review, we provide an overview of evidence from both epidemiological investigations and experimental animal studies supporting the concept of developmental reprogramming of adult CVDs in offspring that have experienced prenatal inflammation exposure (PIE) during fetal development (PIE-programmed CVDs), a disease-causing event that has not been effectively controlled. This review describes the epidemiological observations, data from animal models, and related mechanisms for the pathogenesis of PIE-programmed CVDs. In addition, the potential therapeutic interventions of PIE-programmed CVDs are discussed. Finally, we also deliberate the need for future mechanistic studies and biomarker screenings in this important field, which creates a great opportunity to combat the global increase in CVDs by managing the adverse effects of inflammation for prepregnant and pregnant individuals who are at risk for PIE-programmed CVDs.
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- Youcai Deng
- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China; Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China.
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China; Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China; Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China; Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China; Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1044 W. Walnut Street, R4 W302D, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China; Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), 30# Gaotanyan Rd., Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China.
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Zhang X, Yan F, Feng J, Qian H, Cheng Z, Yang Q, Wu Y, Zhao Z, Li A, Xiao H. Dexmedetomidine inhibits inflammatory reaction in the hippocampus of septic rats by suppressing NF-κB pathway. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0196897. [PMID: 29723264 PMCID: PMC5933780 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is known to provide neuroprotective effect in the central nervous system. However, the detailed mechanism remains far more elusive. This study was designed to investigate the relevant mechanisms of DEX's neuroprotective effect. Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were injected with dexmedetomidine and/or Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) intraperitoneally, and inflammatory cytokines in serum and in the hippocampus were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). NF-κB in the brain tissue extracts was analyzed with western-blot. Then, we investigated whether NF-κB inhibitor prevents the elevation of inflammatory cytokines in rats injected with LPS. Our results indicated that compared with the control group, the rats exposed to LPS showed significant cognitive dysfunction. When compared to controls, the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in the serum and hippocampus homogenate were increased in rats treated with LPS. DEX pretreatment inhibited the rats' TNF-α, IL-6 and NF-κB levels induced by LPS. In response to LPS, PDTC pretreatment restrains the production of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6). Rats treated with PDTC and DEX alongside LPS exhibited less TNF-α and IL-6 than the LPS treated group. In combination, PDTC and DEX showed addictive effects. Our data suggest that DEX exerts a neuroprotective effect through NF-κB in part after LPS-induced cognitive dysfunction.
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- Xiaobao Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Lancaster GI, Langley KG, Berglund NA, Kammoun HL, Reibe S, Estevez E, Weir J, Mellett NA, Pernes G, Conway JRW, Lee MKS, Timpson P, Murphy AJ, Masters SL, Gerondakis S, Bartonicek N, Kaczorowski DC, Dinger ME, Meikle PJ, Bond PJ, Febbraio MA. Evidence that TLR4 Is Not a Receptor for Saturated Fatty Acids but Mediates Lipid-Induced Inflammation by Reprogramming Macrophage Metabolism. Cell Metab 2018; 27:1096-1110.e5. [PMID: 29681442 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of obesity and is linked to the development of numerous diseases. The activation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) by long-chain saturated fatty acids (lcSFAs) is an important process in understanding how obesity initiates inflammation. While experimental evidence supports an important role for TLR4 in obesity-induced inflammation in vivo, via a mechanism thought to involve direct binding to and activation of TLR4 by lcSFAs, several lines of evidence argue against lcSFAs being direct TLR4 agonists. Using multiple orthogonal approaches, we herein provide evidence that while loss-of-function models confirm that TLR4 does, indeed, regulate lcSFA-induced inflammation, TLR4 is not a receptor for lcSFAs. Rather, we show that TLR4-dependent priming alters cellular metabolism, gene expression, lipid metabolic pathways, and membrane lipid composition, changes that are necessary for lcSFA-induced inflammation. These results reconcile previous discordant observations and challenge the prevailing view of TLR4's role in initiating obesity-induced inflammation.
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- Graeme I Lancaster
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Immunology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A(∗)STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671, Singapore
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Immunology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Inflammation Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A(∗)STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671, Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
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Urayama S, Arima D, Mizobe F, Shinzaki Y, Nomura M, Minamijima Y, Kusano K. Blood glucose is unlikely to be a prognostic biomarker in acute colitis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome in Thoroughbred racehorses. J Equine Sci 2018; 29:15-19. [PMID: 29593444 PMCID: PMC5865065 DOI: 10.1294/jes.29.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Although hyperglycemia at admission with colic has been reported to have a poor prognosis, there is no report specifically about acute colitis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in horses. In this
study, we measured blood glucose (Glu), insulin (Ins), and cortisol (Cor) levels in 17 Thoroughbred racehorses diagnosed as having acute colitis with SIRS, and examined the relationship between time-dependent changes in
Glu, Ins, and Cor and prognosis. Glu levels were high in 3 horses at admission, but thereafter no horses had persistently high Glu levels. There was no significant difference in Glu, Ins, and Cor levels within 72 hr
between surviving and non-surviving horses. In conclusion, the Glu level is unlikely to be a useful prognostic biomarker in acute colitis with SIRS.
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- Shuntaro Urayama
- Racehorse Hospital, Miho Training Center, Japan Racing Association, Ibaraki 300-0493, Japan
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- Racehorse Hospital, Miho Training Center, Japan Racing Association, Ibaraki 300-0493, Japan
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- Racehorse Hospital, Ritto Training Center, Japan Racing Association, Shiga 520-3085, Japan
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- Racehorse Hospital, Ritto Training Center, Japan Racing Association, Shiga 520-3085, Japan
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- Racehorse Hospital, Ritto Training Center, Japan Racing Association, Shiga 520-3085, Japan
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- Racehorse Hospital, Miho Training Center, Japan Racing Association, Ibaraki 300-0493, Japan
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The gut microbiota comprises a complex community of microorganism species that resides in our gastrointestinal ecosystem and whose alterations influence not only various gut disorders but also central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD, the most common form of dementia, is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with impaired cognition and cerebral accumulation of amyloid-β peptides (Aβ). Most notably, the microbiota-gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication system that is not fully understood, but includes neural, immune, endocrine, and metabolic pathways. Studies in germ-free animals and in animals exposed to pathogenic microbial infections, antibiotics, probiotics, or fecal microbiota transplantation suggest a role for the gut microbiota in host cognition or AD-related pathogenesis. The increased permeability of the gut and blood-brain barrier induced by microbiota dysbiosis may mediate or affect AD pathogenesis and other neurodegenerative disorders, especially those associated with aging. In addition, bacteria populating the gut microbiota can secrete large amounts of amyloids and lipopolysaccharides, which might contribute to the modulation of signaling pathways and the production of proinflammatory cytokines associated with the pathogenesis of AD. Moreover, imbalances in the gut microbiota can induce inflammation that is associated with the pathogenesis of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and AD. The purpose of this review is to summarize and discuss the current findings that may elucidate the role of the gut microbiota in the development of AD. Understanding the underlying mechanisms may provide new insights into novel therapeutic strategies for AD.
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- Chunmei Jiang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Age-Related Cardiac and Cerebral Diseases, Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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Trained innate immunity: a salient factor in the pathogenesis of neuroimmune psychiatric disorders. Mol Psychiatry 2018; 23:170-176. [PMID: 29230022 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Historically, only cells of the adaptive immune system have been considered capable of retaining memory for infectious challenges. Recently, however, cells of the innate immune system have been shown to be capable of displaying long-term functional memory following a single immunostimulatory challenge, leading to enhanced production of proinflammatory molecules upon other subsequent, and temporally distant, immunostimulatory challenges. This effect has been termed 'trained innate immunity', and is underwritten by stable epigenetic changes in immune and metabolic pathways. Importantly, the long-term training of innate immune cells can occur as a result of infectious as well as and non-infectious challenges, including stress. Given the role that both stress and an activated immune system have in neuropathology, innate immune training has important implications for our understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. This review focuses on the evidence for trained innate immunity and highlights some insights into its relevance for psychiatric diseases.
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Kenny LC, Kell DB. Immunological Tolerance, Pregnancy, and Preeclampsia: The Roles of Semen Microbes and the Father. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 4:239. [PMID: 29354635 PMCID: PMC5758600 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Although it is widely considered, in many cases, to involve two separable stages (poor placentation followed by oxidative stress/inflammation), the precise originating causes of preeclampsia (PE) remain elusive. We have previously brought together some of the considerable evidence that a (dormant) microbial component is commonly a significant part of its etiology. However, apart from recognizing, consistent with this view, that the many inflammatory markers of PE are also increased in infection, we had little to say about immunity, whether innate or adaptive. In addition, we focused on the gut, oral and female urinary tract microbiomes as the main sources of the infection. We here marshall further evidence for an infectious component in PE, focusing on the immunological tolerance characteristic of pregnancy, and the well-established fact that increased exposure to the father's semen assists this immunological tolerance. As well as these benefits, however, semen is not sterile, microbial tolerance mechanisms may exist, and we also review the evidence that semen may be responsible for inoculating the developing conceptus (and maybe the placenta) with microbes, not all of which are benign. It is suggested that when they are not, this may be a significant cause of PE. A variety of epidemiological and other evidence is entirely consistent with this, not least correlations between semen infection, infertility and PE. Our view also leads to a series of other, testable predictions. Overall, we argue for a significant paternal role in the development of PE through microbial infection of the mother via insemination.
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- Louise C. Kenny
- The Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Belegri E, Eggels L, la Fleur SE, Boelen A. One-Week Exposure to a Free-Choice High-Fat High-Sugar Diet Does Not Interfere With the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Phase Response in the Hypothalamus of Male Rats. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:186. [PMID: 29760677 PMCID: PMC5937016 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Obesity has been associated with increased susceptibility to infection in humans and rodents. Obesity is also associated with low-grade hypothalamic inflammation that depends not only on body weight but also on diet. In the present study, we investigated if the bacterial endotoxin [lipopolysaccharide (LPS)]-induced acute phase response is aggravated in rats on a 1-week free-choice high-fat high-sugar (fcHFHS) diet and explained by diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation. Male Wistar rats were on an fcHFHS diet or chow for 1 week and afterwards intraperitoneally injected with LPS or saline. Hypothalamic inflammatory intermediates and plasma cytokines were measured after LPS. Both LPS and the fcHFHS diet altered hypothalamic Nfkbia mRNA and nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor alpha (NFKBIA) protein levels, whereas Il1β, Il6, and Tnfα mRNA expression was solely induced upon LPS. We observed an interaction in hypothalamic Nfkbia and suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) 3 mRNA upon LPS; both were higher in rats on a fcHFHS diet compared with chow animals. Despite this, plasma cytokine levels between fcHFHS diet-fed and chow-fed rats were similar after LPS administration. Consuming a fcHFHS diet but not LPS injections increased hypothalamic Atf4 (a cellular stress marker) mRNA expression, whereas Tlr4 mRNA was decreased only upon LPS. Our study does not support a role for diet-induced mild hypothalamic inflammation in the increased susceptibility to infection despite altered Nfkbia and Socs3 mRNA expression after the diet. Additional factors, related to increased fat mass, might be involved.
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- Evita Belegri
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Metabolism and Reward Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Metabolism and Reward Group, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Anita Boelen,
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Guan E, Wang Y, Wang C, Zhang R, Zhao Y, Hong J. Necrostatin-1 attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice. Exp Lung Res 2017; 43:378-387. [PMID: 29199874 DOI: 10.1080/01902148.2017.1384083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Receptor-interacting protein (RIP) kinase family members are involved in several biological processes. However, their role in acute lung injury (ALI) is still unclear. In the present study, we aim to determine the expression and function of RIP kinase family in ALI. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, ALI was induced in BALB/c male mice by intravenously injecting lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The expression levels of the RIP kinase family in ALI mice were determined using western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. The specific RIP-1 inhibitor, necrostatin-1, was used to treat LPS-induced ALI mice, followed by survival time recording, as well as histopathological and immunohistochemical staining of lung tissues, western blotting, myeloperoxidase (MPO) assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of related cytokines and downstream target expression. RESULTS We found that RIP-1 expression was upregulated in the lung of ALI mice and inhibition of RIP-1 by necrostatin-1 significantly prolonged the survival time of mice, which was accompanied by less serve lung injury. Furthermore, lower expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin [IL]-6, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α, IL-8, cyclooxygenase [COX]-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein [MCP]-1, and IL-1β), MPO and nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation were found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung tissues of necrostatin-1-treated ALI mice. Necrostatin-1 also attenuated LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and NF-κB activation in RAW 264.7 cells. CONCLUSIONS In summary, necrostatin-1 protected against LPS-induced ALI in mice by inhibiting inflammation and pulmonary NF-κB activation. Thus, necrostatin-1 could be a novel therapeutic strategy for ALI.
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- Enqin Guan
- a Department of Pediatrics , the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University , Qingdao , Shandong , China.,b Department of Pediatrics , Qingdao Municipal Hospital , Qingdao , Shandong , China
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Qingdao Municipal Hospital , Qingdao , Shandong , China
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Qingdao Municipal Hospital , Qingdao , Shandong , China
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Qingdao Municipal Hospital , Qingdao , Shandong , China
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Qingdao Municipal Hospital , Qingdao , Shandong , China
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- a Department of Pediatrics , the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University , Qingdao , Shandong , China
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Cochet F, Peri F. The Role of Carbohydrates in the Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Signalling. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E2318. [PMID: 29099761 PMCID: PMC5713287 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18112318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The interactions between sugar-containing molecules from the bacteria cell wall and pattern recognition receptors (PRR) on the plasma membrane or cytosol of specialized host cells are the first molecular events required for the activation of higher animal's immune response and inflammation. This review focuses on the role of carbohydrates of bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS, lipooligosaccharide, LOS, and lipid A), in the interaction with the host Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation factor 2 (TLR4/MD-2) complex. The lipid chains and the phosphorylated disaccharide core of lipid A moiety are responsible for the TLR4 agonist action of LPS, and the specific interaction between MD-2, TLR4, and lipid A are key to the formation of the activated complex (TLR4/MD-2/LPS)₂, which starts intracellular signalling leading to nuclear factors activation and to production of inflammatory cytokines. Subtle chemical variations in the lipid and sugar parts of lipid A cause dramatic changes in endotoxin activity and are also responsible for the switch from TLR4 agonism to antagonism. While the lipid A pharmacophore has been studied in detail and its structure-activity relationship is known, the contribution of core saccharides 3-deoxy-d-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) and heptosyl-2-keto-3-deoxy-octulosonate (Hep) to TLR4/MD-2 binding and activation by LPS and LOS has been investigated less extensively. This review focuses on the role of lipid A, but also of Kdo and Hep sugars in LPS/TLR4 signalling.
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- Florent Cochet
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milano, Italy.
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Dyall SC. Interplay Between n-3 and n-6 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Endocannabinoid System in Brain Protection and Repair. Lipids 2017; 52:885-900. [PMID: 28875399 PMCID: PMC5656721 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-017-4292-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The brain is enriched in arachidonic acid (ARA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) of the n-6 and n-3 series, respectively. Both are essential for optimal brain development and function. Dietary enrichment with DHA and other long-chain n-3 PUFA, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), has shown beneficial effects on learning and memory, neuroinflammatory processes, and synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis. ARA, DHA and EPA are precursors to a diverse repertoire of bioactive lipid mediators, including endocannabinoids. The endocannabinoid system comprises cannabinoid receptors, their endogenous ligands, the endocannabinoids, and their biosynthetic and degradation enzymes. Anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) are the most widely studied endocannabinoids and are both derived from phospholipid-bound ARA. The endocannabinoid system also has well-established roles in neuroinflammation, synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis, suggesting an overlap in the neuroprotective effects observed with these different classes of lipids. Indeed, growing evidence suggests a complex interplay between n-3 and n-6 LCPUFA and the endocannabinoid system. For example, long-term DHA and EPA supplementation reduces AEA and 2-AG levels, with reciprocal increases in levels of the analogous endocannabinoid-like DHA and EPA-derived molecules. This review summarises current evidence of this interplay and discusses the therapeutic potential for brain protection and repair.
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- Simon C Dyall
- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Dorset, UK.
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Bando M, Iwakura H, Ueda Y, Ariyasu H, Inaba H, Furukawa Y, Furuta H, Nishi M, Akamizu T. IL-1β directly suppress ghrelin mRNA expression in ghrelin-producing cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 447:45-51. [PMID: 28237719 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In animal models, ghrelin production is suppressed by LPS administration. To elucidate the detailed molecular mechanisms involved in the phenomenon, we investigated the effects of LPS and LPS-inducible cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, on the expression of ghrelin in the ghrelin-producing cell line MGN3-1. These cells expressed IL-1R, and IL-1β significantly suppressed ghrelin mRNA levels. The suppressive effects of IL-1β were attenuated by knockdown of IKKβ, suggesting the involvement of the NF-κB pathway. These results suggested that IL-1β is a major regulator of ghrelin expression during inflammatory processes.
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- Mika Bando
- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan.
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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- The First Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Japan
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Khan MS, Ali T, Abid MN, Jo MH, Khan A, Kim MW, Yoon GH, Cheon EW, Rehman SU, Kim MO. Lithium ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced neurotoxicity in the cortex and hippocampus of the adult rat brain. Neurochem Int 2017; 108:343-354. [PMID: 28511952 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lithium an effective mood stabilizer, primary used in the treatment of bipolar disorders, has been reported as a protective agent in various neurological disorders. In this study, we examined the neuroprotective role of lithium chloride (LiCl) against lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the cortex and hippocampus of the adult rat brain. We determined that LiCl -attenuated LPS-induced activated toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signalling and significantly reduced the nuclear factor-kB (NF-KB) translation factor and various other inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). We also analyzed that LiCl significantly abrogated activated gliosis via attenuation of specific markers for activated microglia, ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule (Iba-1) and astrocytes, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in both the cortex and hippocampus of the adult rat brain. Furthermore, we also observed that LiCl treatment significantly ameliorated the increase expression level of apoptotic neurodegeneration protein markers Bax/Bcl2, activated caspase-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) in the cortex and hippocampus regions of the LPS-treated adult rat brain. In addition, the morphological results of the fluoro-jade B (FJB) and Nissl staining showed that LiCl attenuated the neuronal degeneration in the cortex and hippocampus regions of the LPS-treated adult rat brain. Taken together, our Western blot and morphological results indicated that LiCl significantly prevents the LPS-induced neurotoxicity via attenuation of neuroinflammation and apoptotic neurodegeneration in the cortex and hippocampus of the adult rat brain.
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- Muhammad Sohail Khan
- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science, International University of Korea, Jinju, 660-759, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Applied Life Science (BK 21), College of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea.
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Le Thuc O, Stobbe K, Cansell C, Nahon JL, Blondeau N, Rovère C. Hypothalamic Inflammation and Energy Balance Disruptions: Spotlight on Chemokines. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:197. [PMID: 28855891 PMCID: PMC5557773 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The hypothalamus is a key brain region in the regulation of energy balance as it controls food intake and both energy storage and expenditure through integration of humoral, neural, and nutrient-related signals and cues. Many years of research have focused on the regulation of energy balance by hypothalamic neurons, but the most recent findings suggest that neurons and glial cells, such as microglia and astrocytes, in the hypothalamus actually orchestrate together several metabolic functions. Because glial cells have been described as mediators of inflammatory processes in the brain, the existence of a causal link between hypothalamic inflammation and the deregulations of feeding behavior, leading to involuntary weight loss or obesity for example, has been suggested. Several inflammatory pathways that could impair the hypothalamic control of energy balance have been studied over the years such as, among others, toll-like receptors and canonical cytokines. Yet, less studied so far, chemokines also represent interesting candidates that could link the aforementioned pathways and the activity of hypothalamic neurons. Indeed, chemokines, in addition to their role in attracting immune cells to the inflamed site, have been suggested to be capable of neuromodulation. Thus, they could disrupt cellular activity together with synthesis and/or secretion of multiple neurotransmitters/mediators involved in the maintenance of energy balance. This review discusses the different inflammatory pathways that have been identified so far in the hypothalamus in the context of feeding behavior and body weight control impairments, with a particular focus on chemokines signaling that opens a new avenue in the understanding of the major role played by inflammation in obesity.
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- Ophélia Le Thuc
- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne, France
- Helmholtz Diabetes Center (HDC), German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Division of Metabolic Diseases, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université Côte d’Azur, Valbonne, France
- *Correspondence: Carole Rovère,
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Bae YS, Lee HY, Jung YS, Lee M, Suh PG. Phospholipase Cγ in Toll-like receptor-mediated inflammation and innate immunity. Adv Biol Regul 2017; 63:92-97. [PMID: 27707630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Among the phospholipase C (PLC) isoforms, PLCγ not only has unique structural characteristics in terms of harboring SH2 and SH3 domains but also mediates growth factor-induced signaling pathways. PLCγ isoforms are expressed in several innate immune cell types, including macrophages, natural killer cells, mast cells, and neutrophils. Stimulation of Fc receptor or integrin in innate immune cells induces PLCγ activation, which leads to phosphoinositide hydrolysis and calcium increase. The products of PLCγ activity mediate the innate immune response by regulating respiratory burst, phagocytosis, cell adhesion, and cell migration. PLCγ also regulates the inflammatory response by affecting Toll-like receptor-mediated signaling. Here, we briefly review the current understanding of the functional role of PLCγ in inflammation and innate immunity in some innate immune cell types.
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- Yoe-Sik Bae
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea; Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea
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- School of Nano-Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Verma SK, Tuteja U. Plague Vaccine Development: Current Research and Future Trends. Front Immunol 2016; 7:602. [PMID: 28018363 PMCID: PMC5155008 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Plague is one of the world’s most lethal human diseases caused by Yersinia pestis, a Gram-negative bacterium. Despite overwhelming studies for many years worldwide, there is no safe and effective vaccine against this fatal disease. Inhalation of Y. pestis bacilli causes pneumonic plague, a fast growing and deadly dangerous disease. F1/LcrV-based vaccines failed to provide adequate protection in African green monkey model in spite of providing protection in mice and cynomolgus macaques. There is still no explanation for this inconsistent efficacy, and scientists leg behind to search reliable correlate assays for immune protection. These paucities are the main barriers to improve the effectiveness of plague vaccine. In the present scenario, one has to pay special attention to elicit strong cellular immune response in developing a next-generation vaccine against plague. Here, we review the scientific contributions and existing progress in developing subunit vaccines, the role of molecular adjuvants; DNA vaccines; live delivery platforms; and attenuated vaccines developed to counteract virulent strains of Y. pestis.
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- Microbiology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment , Gwalior , India
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Zubova SV, Kabanov DS, Serov DA, Grachev SV, Prokhorenko IR. Artifacts Arising from Using Leukocytic Fc Receptor Blocking Buffer. Bull Exp Biol Med 2016; 162:244-247. [PMID: 27905034 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-016-3586-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We studied the effects of Human TruStain FcX buffer (Fcγ receptor blocking solution) in experiments on evaluation of TLR4 level with labeled monoclonal antibodies, intracellular immunofluorescent staining of NF-κB p50, and TNF-α synthesis on human isolated monocytes and whole blood cells. The influence of the blocking buffer on the measured parameters should be taken into account and appropriateness of its use in experiments on isolated cells and whole blood should be considered.
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- S V Zubova
- Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia.
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- Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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Jiang H, Jiang D, Shao J, Sun X, Wang J. High-throughput living cell-based optical biosensor for detection of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) using a red fluorescent protein reporter system. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36987. [PMID: 27841364 PMCID: PMC5107890 DOI: 10.1038/srep36987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Due to the high toxicity of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), resulting in sepsis and septic shock, two major causes of death worldwide, significant effort is directed toward the development of specific trace-level LPS detection systems. Here, we report sensitive, user-friendly, high-throughput LPS detection in a 96-well microplate using a transcriptional biosensor system, based on 293/hTLR4A-MD2-CD14 cells that are transformed by a red fluorescent protein (mCherry) gene under the transcriptional control of an NF-κB response element. The recognition of LPS activates the biosensor cell, TLR4, and the co-receptor-induced NF-κB signaling pathway, which results in the expression of mCherry fluorescent protein. The novel cell-based biosensor detects LPS with specificity at low concentration. The cell-based biosensor was evaluated by testing LPS isolated from 14 bacteria. Of the tested bacteria, 13 isolated Enterobacteraceous LPSs with hexa-acylated structures were found to increase red fluorescence and one penta-acylated LPS from Pseudomonadaceae appeared less potent. The proposed biosensor has potential for use in the LPS detection in foodstuff and biological products, as well as bacteria identification, assisting the control of foodborne diseases.
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- Hui Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Labortary of Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, PR China
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- Zhangjiagang Entry-Exit Inspection And Quarantine Bureau, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu 215600, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
- Univ Georgia, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Wan J, Shan Y, Fan Y, Fan C, Chen S, Sun J, Zhu L, Qin L, Yu M, Lin Z. NF-κB inhibition attenuates LPS-induced TLR4 activation in monocyte cells. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:4505-4510. [PMID: 27748869 PMCID: PMC5101966 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptor (TLR) family are receptors for extracellular or intracellular signaling, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. TLR induces the differentiation of human myeloid monocytic‑leukemia cells (THP-1) to macrophages. However, the relationship between extracellular or intracellular signaling and the TLR protein level remain to be determined. Using RT-PCR and western blot analysis, the aim of the present study was to determine whether TLR4, a major TLR family member, could be moderately upregulated by high concentration of LPS and whether it promoted the maturation of THP1 cells. The results showed that, upregulated TLR4 at the protein level and mRNA level enriched the TLR4 modulation style. In addition, TLR4 expression was blocked by nuclear factor (NF)-κB inhibitor, and LPS stimulated NF-κB binding in the TLR4 gene promoter. Therefore, the increased expression of TLR4 in the responsiveness of LPS-treated THP1 cells occurred in response to the upregulation of their respective receptors, as well as a tight binding of NF-κB in the TLR4 gene promoter.
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- Jian Wan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai University of Health and Science, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, P.R. China
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Zähringer U, Salvetzki R, Wagner F, Lindner B, Ulmer AJ. Structural and biological characterisation of a novel tetra-acyl lipid A from Escherichia coli F515 lipopolysaccharide acting as endotoxin antagonist in human monocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519010070020801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We here report on the structural analysis of a novel tetra-acyl lipid A (LAtetra) isolated from Escherichia coli deep rough (Re)-mutant strain F515. In addition to the biologically active hexa-acyl E. coli-type lipid A (compound 506), this incompletely acylated lipid A was found to be also present in the native LPS. Its structure was studied without further derivatisation by chemical analysis, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, and one- and two-dimensional 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. It was found to be structurally distinct from the tetraacyl lipid A biosynthetic precursor Ia (compound 406) in lacking the primary ( R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid 14:0(3-OH) in position 3′ ester-linked to the `non-reducing' glucosamine (GlcN II). The hydroxyl group at the ( R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid attached to position 2′ of GlcN II was found to be substituted by dodecanoic acid (12:0), thus forming a dodecanoyloxytetradecanoyl residue 14:0[3- O(12:0)]. The acylation pattern at the `reducing' GlcN I was identical to that of compound 406 in having two primary ( R)-3-hydroxy tetradecanoic acid residues [14:0(3-OH)] attached to positions 3 (ester-linked) and 2 (amide-linked), respectively. In human mononuclear cells (hMNC) the new LAtetra antagonized LPS-induced release of interleukine-1 (IL-1), interleukine-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in a dose-dependant manner with identical antagonistic potency as compared with compound 406. Also like compound 406, it was found to be an agonist in murine macrophage-like J774.1 cells.
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- Ulrich Zähringer
- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany,
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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Janusch H, Brecker L, Lindner B, Alexander C, Gronow S, Heine H, Ulmer AJ, Rietschel ET, Zähringer U. Structural and biological characterization of highly purified hepta-acyl lipid A present in the lipopolysaccharide of the Salmonella enterica sv. Minnesota Re deep rough mutant strain R595. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519020080050801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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One major component of the Salmonella enterica sv. Minnesota Re deep rough mutant (strain R595) lipopolysaccharide is hepta-acyl lipid A (LAhepta). In a recent publication [Tanamoto K-I, Azumi S. Salmonella-type heptaacylated lipid A is inactive and acts as an antagonist of lipopolysaccharide action on human line cells. J Immunol 2000; 164: 3149—3156] the corresponding synthetic hepta-acyl lipid A (compound 516) was reported to be agonistically inactive but to rather suppress pro-inflammatory activation by the endotoxichexa-acyl lipid A (LAhexa, compound 506) and S-form LPS from Escherichia coli in the human macrophage-like cell lines THP-1 and U937. These results, however, were in contrast to previous findings with human mononuclear cells (hMNC) isolated from peripheral blood, in which compound 516 was found to be an agonist, expressing low, but significant,cytokine-inducing activity as compared to LAhexa. We have investigated the structure of natural LA hepta from the S. enterica sv. Minnesota Re deep rough mutant strain (R595) by TLC immunoblot, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. Using these techniques, the structural identity between LAhepta and the synthetic compound 516 was confirmed. In corroboration of previous findings with studies employing compound 516, purified LA hepta was found to induce the production of TNF- , IL-1 and IL-6 in hMNC, thus displaying moderate agonistic activity. Furthermore, we showed that LAhepta agonistically activated nuclear translocation of NF- B in THP-1 cells, thus clearly ruling out the possibility that LAhepta is an antagonist and that its biological activity is influenced by the type of human myeloid cells used for testing endotoxicity(hMNC versus THP-1 cells).
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- Holger Janusch
- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany,
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This review deals with endotoxin in the environment and its relation to disease among exposed persons. Data are presented on levels of endotoxin in different environments with maximum values of several μg/m3. The cellular reactions of importance for inhalation exposure effects are attachment to lipopolysaccharide binding protein, CD14 cell surface protein and TLR-4 receptors. The internalisation of endotoxin in macrophages and endothelial cells results in local production of inflammatory cytokines with subsequent migration of inflammatory cells into the lung and the penetration of cytokines into the blood. These events orchestrate clinical effects in terms of toxic pneumonitis, airways' inflammation and systemic symptoms. Inhalation challenges with pure endotoxin and field studies confirm the relation between these effects and exposure to dusts containing endotoxin. It is possible that polymorphism in genes determining endotoxin reactivity, particularly TLR-4, influences the risk for disease after environmental exposures. Some data suggest that the inflammation caused by inhaled endotoxin may decrease the risk for atopic sensitisation among children and lung cancer among workers exposed to organic dust. Additional research is needed to clarify the role of other environmental agents that are present in connection with endotoxin, particularly (1→3)-β-D-glucan from mold cell walls.
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- Ragnar Rylander
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden,
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Lohmann KL, Vandenplas ML, Barton MH, Bryant CE, Moore JN. The equine TLR4/MD-2 complex mediates recognition of lipopolysaccharide from Rhodobacter sphaeroides as an agonist. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 13:235-42. [DOI: 10.1177/0968051907083193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antagonists inhibit the response of inflammatory cells to LPS, presumably by competitive inhibition, and may be of therapeutic value in the treatment of endotoxemia and sepsis. The inhibitory effects of some LPS antagonists are restricted to certain host species, however, as the same molecules can have significant endotoxic activity in other species. This species-specific recognition appears to be mediated by Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and/or MD-2. We have shown previously that LPS from Rhodobacter sphaeroides ( RsLPS) is an LPS antagonist in human cells but an agonist (or LPS mimetic) in equine cells. In the present study, HEK293 cells were transfected with combinations of human and equine CD14, TLR4 and MD-2, and incubated with either RsLPS or with LPS from Escherichia coli as an endotoxin control. NF-κB activation was measured in a dual luciferase assay as an indicator of cellular activation. Our results indicate that E. colic LPS activated NF-κB in cells transfected with all combinations of the three receptor proteins, whereas RsLPS activated NF-κB only in cells expressing the single combination of equine TLR4 and equine MD-2. We conclude that the TLR4/MD-2 complex is responsible for recognition of RsLPS as an agonist in equine cells.
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- Katharina L. Lohmann
- Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA,
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, Physiology and Pharmacology College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, Physiology and Pharmacology College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Ozinsky A, Smith K, Hume D, Underhill D. Co-operative induction of pro-inflammatory signaling by Toll-like receptors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519000060051101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) mediate detection of a broad range of pathogens and pathogen-derived products including LPS, peptidoglycan, bacterial lipopeptides, and lipoteichoic acid. Recent evidence indicates that the broad specificity of TLRs may be a consequence of the interactions between different TLRs. In this report, we demonstrate that while a constitutively active TLR4 homodimer can induce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, homodimers of TLR2 and TLR6 cannot. However, when co-expressed in the same cell, constitutively active TLR2 and TLR6 strongly induce cytokine production, indicating that these TLRs require partners to productively signal. Since TLR4 signals as a homodimer, while TLR2 and TLR6 do not, it is clear that, despite the conservation of their cytoplasmic signaling domains, the mechanisms by which they initiate signaling are different. We have localized the region of TLR4 that mediates its ability to signal as a homodimer to the membrane-proximal half of the cytoplasmic tail of the receptor.
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- A. Ozinsky
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA,
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Lohmann KL, Vandenplas M, Barton MH, Moore JN. Lipopolysaccharide from Rhodobacter sphaeroides is an agonist in equine cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090010301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Endotoxemia is associated with the principal causes of death in adult horses and equine neonates and, therefore, veterinary researchers are expending efforts to identify new therapeutic interventions that might be beneficial in these animals. Endotoxin antagonists inhibit interaction of endotoxin with cellular receptors and may be beneficial in the treatment of endotoxemia and sepsis. Diphosphoryl lipid A from Rhodobacter sphaeroides ( RsDPLA) is a potent antagonist of enteric LPS in human cells, but is an agonist in hamster cells. In this study, the effect of lipopolysaccharide from R. sphaeroides ( RsLPS) on equine whole blood and isolated monocyte preparations was investigated by comparing tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production in response to RsLPS and Escherichia coli O55:B5 LPS. Our results indicate that RsLPS is a potent agonist in equine cells, which precludes therapeutic use of this agent in equine patients. In contrast to the results in equine cells, RsLPS did not elicit TNF production by itself, and inhibited the response to E. coli O55:B5 LPS in a human monocytic cell line.
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- Katharina L. Lohmann
- Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Beutler B, Xin Du, Poltorak A. Identification of Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) as the sole conduit for LPS signal transduction: genetic and evolutionary studies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519010070040901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Bruce Beutler
- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA,
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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Nattermann J, Xin Du, Yongie Wei, Shevchenko D, Beutler B. Endotoxin-mimetic effect of antibodies against Toll-like receptor 4. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519000060030701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Monospecific, affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies reacting with the amino-terminal half of the mouse Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) ectodomain failed to block LPS effects and, to the contrary, were capable of inducing TNF synthesis when applied to mouse macrophages and cross-linked with a secondary antibody. This effect was observed with macrophages derived from C3H/HeN and C57BL/10ScSn mice, but not with macrophages derived from C3H/HeJ or C57BL/10ScCr mice, indicating a specific, Tlr4-dependent effect. Neither primary nor secondary antibody caused any response if administered in the absence of the other reagent, nor was any response observed in cells from mice lacking Tlr4, or bearing the Lpsd mutation of Tlr4. These findings support several conclusions. Tlr4, the essential transducer of LPS responses, may act independently of LPS itself. LPS needs not be internalized, nor must it bind to a secondary target within the cell in order to exert its effect; rather, the receptor alone is required for initiation of a signal. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that a conformational change in Tlr4 is required for activation via this receptor, and reveal that the amino-terminal half of the Tlr4 ectodomain is a target sufficient for antibody-mediated activation.
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- Jacob Nattermann
- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA,
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Bjerre A, Brusletto B, Øvstebø R, Joø GB, Kierulf P, Brandtzaeg P. Identification of meningococcal LPS as a major monocyte activator in IL-10 depleted shock plasmas and CSF by blocking the CD14-TLR4 receptor complex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090030301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have examined the in vitro stimulatory effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-containing samples (meningococcal shock plasma, n = 10; non-shock plasma, n = 10; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), n = 7) before and after immunodepletion of interleukin (IL)-10 in a monocyte target assay. We also studied the stimulatory effects of plasma collected from 3 patients with lethal septicemia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae without detectable LPS but with 100-fold increased levels of heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70). HSP70 may, like LPS, activate monocytes via the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). The samples were analyzed for LPS, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-10 and HSP70; applied on human monocytes (purity > 95%) before and after IL-10 immunodepletion, in the absence or presence of CD14 blocking mAb (60bca) or the lipid A antagonist, Rhodobacter sphaeroides diphosphoryl lipid A (RsDPLA) which blocks TLR4. Monocyte activation was measured by increased TNF-α secretion and tissue factor (TF) up-regulation by monocyte procoagulant activity (PCA). There was a positive correlation between patientplasma LPS levels ( n = 10) and increases in TNF-α secretion by the monocytes after immunodepletion of IL-10 ( r = 0.82). Pretreatment of the monocytes with mAbCD14 or RsDPLA reduced TNF-α secretion to median 5% and 12%, respectively, of the levels before the receptor complex was blocked. The median levels of HSP70 were 543 ng/ml (range, 468—962 ng/ml) in pneumococcal shock plasma, 81.5 ng/ml (range, 41—331 ng/ml) in meningococcal shock plasma and 24 ng/ml (range, < 0.8—41 ng/ml) in meningococcal non-shock plasma. Pneumococcal septic shock plasmas with significantly higher levels of HSP70 ( P < 0.05) did not induce TNF-α secretion in the monocytes. The results strongly suggest that LPS in meningococcal shock plasma is the major activator of monocytes whereas HSP70 (in plasma concentrations up to 963 ng/ml) does not activate monocytes in this assay.
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- Anna Bjerre
- Department of Pediatrics, UllvÅl University Hospital, Oslo, Norway,
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- The R&D Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry, UllevÅl University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- The R&D Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry, UllevÅl University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- The R&D Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry, UllevÅl University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- The R&D Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry, UllevÅl University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Singh DP, Borse SP, Nivsarkar M. Clinical importance of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug enteropathy: the relevance of tumor necrosis factor as a promising target. Transl Res 2016; 175:76-91. [PMID: 27083387 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The pathogenesis of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) enteropathy is still unclear, and consequently, there is no approved therapeutic strategy for ameliorating such damage. On the other hand, molecular treatment strategies targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) exerts beneficial effects on NSAID-induced intestinal lesions in rodents and rheumatoid arthritis patients. Thus, TNF appears to be a potential therapeutic target for both the prevention and treatment of NSAID enteropathy. However, the causative relationship between TNF and NSAID enteropathy is largely unknown. Currently approved anti-TNF agents are highly expensive and exhibit numerous side effects. Hence, in this review, the pivotal role of TNF in NSAID enteropathy has been summarized and plant-derived polyphenols have been suggested as useful alternative anti-TNF agents because of their ability to suppress TNF activated inflammatory pathways both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Devendra Pratap Singh
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre, Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Registered Ph.D Scholar (External) at Institute of Pharmacy, NIRMA University, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre, Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Registered Ph.D Scholar (External) at Institute of Pharmacy, NIRMA University, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre, Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
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Prakash H, Nadella V, Singh S, Schmitz-Winnenthal H. CD14/TLR4 priming potentially recalibrates and exerts anti-tumor efficacy in tumor associated macrophages in a mouse model of pancreatic carcinoma. Sci Rep 2016; 6:31490. [PMID: 27511884 PMCID: PMC4980608 DOI: 10.1038/srep31490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is the fourth major cause of cancer related deaths in the world and 5 year survival is below 5%. Among various tumor directed therapies, stimulation of Toll-like receptors (TLR) has shown promising effects in various tumor models. However, pancreatic cancer cells frequently express these receptors themselves and their stimulation (TLR 2 and/or 4 particularly) within tumor microenvironment is known to potentially enhance tumor cell proliferation and cancer progression. Consistent stimulation of tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), in particular with tumor derived TLR ligand within the tumor microenvironment promotes cancer related inflammation, which is sterile, non-immunogenic and carcinogenic in nature. In view of this, recalibrating of TAM has the potential to induce immunogenic inflammation. Consistent with this, we provide experimental evidence for the first time in this study that priming of TAMs with TLR4 ligend (LPS) alone or in combination with IFN-γ not only recalibrates pancreatic tumor cells induced M2 polarization, but also confers anti-tumor potential in TAMs. Most interestingly, reduced tumor growth in macrophage depleted animals suggests that macrophage directed approaches are important for the management of pancreatic tumors.
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- Hridayesh Prakash
- Translational Immunology Division, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center of Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational medicine Laboratory, School of life sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Translational medicine Laboratory, School of life sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life sciences, University of Hyderabad, 500046, India
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Schad J, Voigt CC. Adaptive evolution of virus-sensing toll-like receptor 8 in bats. Immunogenetics 2016; 68:783-795. [PMID: 27502317 PMCID: PMC7079948 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-016-0940-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recently, bats have gained attention as potential reservoir hosts for emerging zoonotic single-stranded (ssRNA) viruses that may prove fatal for humans and other mammals. It has been hypothesized that some features of their innate immune system may enable bats to trigger an efficient early immune response. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) represent a first line defense within the innate immune system and lie directly at the host–pathogen interface in targeting specific microbe-molecular patterns. However, the direction and strength of selection acting on TLRs are largely unknown for bats. Here, we studied the selection on viral ssRNA sensing TLR8 based on sequence data of 21 bat species. The major part (63 %) of the TLR8 gene evolved under purifying selection, likely due to functional constraints. We also found evidence for persistent positive selection acting on specific amino acid sites (7 %), especially when compared to viral TLR evolution of other mammals. All of these putatively positively selected codons were located in the ligand-binding ectodomain, some coincidenced or were in close proximity to functional sites, as suggested by the crystallographic structure of the human TLR8. This might contribute to the inter-species variation in the ability to recognize molecular patterns of viruses. TLR8 evolution within bats revealed that branches leading to ancestral and recent lineages evolved under episodic positive selection, indicating selective selection pressures in restricted bat lineages. Altogether, we found that the TLR8 displays extensive sequence variation within bats and that unique features separate them from humans and other mammals.
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- Julia Schad
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 17, 10315, Berlin, Germany
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Steimle A, Autenrieth IB, Frick JS. Structure and function: Lipid A modifications in commensals and pathogens. Int J Med Microbiol 2016; 306:290-301. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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He Z, Riva M, Björk P, Swärd K, Mörgelin M, Leanderson T, Ivars F. CD14 Is a Co-Receptor for TLR4 in the S100A9-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Response in Monocytes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156377. [PMID: 27228163 PMCID: PMC4881898 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The cytosolic Ca2+-binding S100A9 and S100A8 proteins form heterodimers that are primarily expressed in human neutrophils and monocytes. We have recently shown that S100A9 binds to TLR4 in vitro and induces TLR4-dependent NF-κB activation and a pro-inflammatory cytokine response in monocytes. In the present report we have further investigated the S100A9-mediated stimulation of TLR4 in monocytes. Using transmission immunoelectron microscopy, we detected focal binding of S100A9 to monocyte membrane subdomains containing the caveolin-1 protein and TLR4. Furthermore, the S100A9 protein was detected in early endosomes of the stimulated cells, indicating that the protein could be internalized by endocytosis. Although stimulation of monocytes with S100A9 was strictly TLR4-dependent, binding of S100A9 to the plasma membrane and endocytosis of S100A9 was still detectable and coincided with CD14 expression in TLR4-deficient cells. We therefore investigated whether CD14 would be involved in the TLR4-dependent stimulation and could show that the S100A9-induced cytokine response was inhibited both in CD14-deficient cells and in cells exposed to CD14 blocking antibodies. Further, S100A9 was not internalized into CD14-deficient cells suggesting a direct role of CD14 in endocytosis of S100A9. Finally, we could detect satiable binding of S100A9 to CD14 in surface plasmon resonance experiments. Taken together, these results indicate that CD14 is a co-receptor of TLR4 in the S100A9-induced cytokine response.
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- Zhifei He
- Immunology group, Section for Immunology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Immunology group, Section for Immunology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Active Biotech AB, Lund, Sweden
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- Section for Cell and Tissue Biology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Section for Infection Biology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Immunology group, Section for Immunology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Active Biotech AB, Lund, Sweden
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- Immunology group, Section for Immunology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Speth JM, Bourdonnay E, Penke LRK, Mancuso P, Moore BB, Weinberg JB, Peters-Golden M. Alveolar Epithelial Cell-Derived Prostaglandin E2 Serves as a Request Signal for Macrophage Secretion of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 during Innate Inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:5112-20. [PMID: 27183597 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Preservation of gas exchange mandates that the pulmonary alveolar surface restrain unnecessarily harmful inflammatory responses to the many challenges to which it is exposed. These responses reflect the cross-talk between alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) and resident alveolar macrophages (AMs). We recently determined that AMs can secrete suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins within microparticles. Uptake of these SOCS-containing vesicles by epithelial cells inhibits cytokine-induced STAT activation. However, the ability of epithelial cells to direct AM release of SOCS-containing vesicles in response to inflammatory insults has not been studied. In this study, we report that SOCS3 protein was elevated in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of both virus- and bacteria-infected mice, as well as in an in vivo LPS model of acute inflammation. In vitro studies revealed that AEC-conditioned medium (AEC-CM) enhanced AM SOCS3 secretion above basal levels. Increased amounts of PGE2 were present in AEC-CM after LPS challenge, and both pharmacologic inhibition of PGE2 synthesis in AECs and neutralization of PGE2 in AEC-CM implicated this prostanoid as the major AEC-derived factor mediating enhanced AM SOCS3 secretion. Moreover, pharmacologic blockade of PGE2 synthesis or genetic deletion of a PGE2 synthase similarly attenuated the increase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid SOCS3 noted in lungs of mice challenged with LPS in vivo. These results demonstrate a novel tunable form of cross-talk in which AECs use PGE2 as a signal to request SOCS3 from AMs to dampen their endogenous inflammatory responses during infection.
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- Jennifer M Speth
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109;
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Guo W, Guan X, Pan X, Sun X, Wang F, Ji Y, Huang P, Deng Y, Zhang Q, Han Q, Yi P, Namaka M, Liu Y, Deng Y, Li X. Post-Natal Inhibition of NF-κB Activation Prevents Renal Damage Caused by Prenatal LPS Exposure. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153434. [PMID: 27073902 PMCID: PMC4830567 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Prenatal exposure to an inflammatory stimulus has been shown to cause renal damage in offspring. Our present study explored the role of intra-renal NF-κB activation in the development of progressive renal fibrosis in offspring that underwent prenatal exposure to an inflammatory stimulus. Time-dated pregnant rats were treated with saline (control group) or 0.79 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) through intra-peritoneal injection on gestational day 8, 10 and 12. At the age of 7 weeks, offspring from control or LPS group were treated with either tap water (Con+Ve or LPS+Ve group) or pyrollidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC, 120mg/L), a NF-κB inhibitor, via drinking water starting (Con+PDTC or LPS+PDTC group), respectively, till the age of 20 or 68 weeks. The gross structure of kidney was assessed by hematoxylin-eosin, periodic acid–Schiff staining and Sirius red staining. The expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genes were determined by real time polymerase chain reaction and/or immunohistochemical staining. Our data showed that post-natal persistent PDTC administration efficiently repressed intra-renal NF-κB activation, TNF-α and IL-6 expression. Post-natal PDTC also prevented intra-renal glycogen deposition and collagenous fiber generation as evident by the reduced expression of collagen III and interstitial α-SMA in offspring of prenatal LPS exposure. Furthermore, post-natal PDTC administration reversed the intra-renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) over-activity in offspring of prenatal LPS exposure. In conclusion, prenatal inflammatory exposure results in offspring’s intra-renal NF-κB activation along with inflammation which cross-talked with excessive RAS activation that caused exacerbation of renal fibrosis and dysfunction in the offspring. Thus, early life prevention of NF-κB activation may be a potential preventive strategy for chronic renal inflammation and progressive renal damage.
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- Wei Guo
- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Manitoba, Apotex Center 750, McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, R3E 0T5, MB, Canada
- Joint Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry between Shantou University Medical College and the College of Medicine University of Manitoba, Shantou 515063, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- * E-mail: (YCD); (YL); (XL)
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- * E-mail: (YCD); (YL); (XL)
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
- * E-mail: (YCD); (YL); (XL)
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Ma Y, Han F, Liang J, Yang J, Shi J, Xue J, Yang L, Li Y, Luo M, Wang Y, Wei J, Liu X. A species-specific activation of Toll-like receptor signaling in bovine and sheep bronchial epithelial cells triggered by Mycobacterial infections. Mol Immunol 2016; 71:23-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Revised: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lee SJ, Kim JJ, Kang KY, Hwang YH, Jeong GY, Jo SK, Jung U, Park HR, Yee ST. Herbal preparation (HemoHIM) enhanced functional maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells mediated toll-like receptor 4. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 16:67. [PMID: 26891999 PMCID: PMC4759761 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background HemoHIM, which is an herbal preparation of three edible herbs (Angelicam gigas Nakai, Cnidium offinale Makino, and Peaonia japonica Miyabe), is known to have various biological and immunological activities, but the modulatory effects of this preparation on dendritic cells (DCs)-mediated immune responses have not been examined previously. DCs are a unique group of white blood cells that initiate primary immune responses by capturing, processing, and presenting antigens to T cells. Results In the present study, we investigated the effect of HemoHIM on the functional and phenotypic maturation of murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) both in vitro and in vivo. The expression of co-stimulatory molecules (CD40, CD80, CD86, MHC I, and MHC II) and the production of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12p70, and TNF-α) were increased by HemoHIM in BMDCs. Furthermore, the antigen-uptake ability of BMDCs was decreased by HemoHIM, and the antigen-presenting ability of HemoHIM-treated mature BMDCs increased TLR4-dependent CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses. Conclusions Our findings demonstrated that HemoHIM induces TLR4-mediated BMDCs functional and phenotypic maturation through in vivo and in vitro. And our study showed the antigen-presenting ability that HemoHIM-treated mature BMDCs increase CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses by in vitro. These results suggest that HemoHIM has the potential to mediate DC immune responses.
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Deng Y, Deng Y, He X, Chu J, Zhou J, Zhang Q, Guo W, Huang P, Guan X, Tang Y, Wei Y, Zhao S, Zhang X, Wei C, Namaka M, Yi P, Yu J, Li X. Prenatal inflammation-induced NF-κB dyshomeostasis contributes to renin-angiotensin system over-activity resulting in prenatally programmed hypertension in offspring. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21692. [PMID: 26877256 PMCID: PMC4753429 DOI: 10.1038/srep21692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Studies involving the use of prenatally programmed hypertension have been shown to potentially contribute to prevention of essential hypertension (EH). Our previous research has demonstrated that prenatal inflammatory stimulation leads to offspring's aortic dysfunction and hypertension in pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The present study found that prenatal LPS exposure led to NF-κB dyshomeostasis from fetus to adult, which was characterized by PI3K-Akt activation mediated degradation of IκBα protein and impaired NF-κB self-negative feedback loop mediated less newly synthesis of IκBα mRNA in thoracic aortas (gestational day 20, postnatal week 7 and 16). Prenatal or postnatal exposure of the IκBα degradation inhibitor, pyrollidine dithiocarbamate, effectively blocked NF-κB activation, endothelium dysfunction, and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) over-activity in thoracic aortas, resulting in reduced blood pressure in offspring that received prenatal exposure to LPS. Surprisingly, NF-κB dyshomeostasis and RAS over-activity were only found in thoracic aortas but not in superior mesenteric arteries. Collectively, our data demonstrate that the early life NF-κB dyshomeostasis induced by prenatal inflammatory exposure plays an essential role in the development of EH through triggering RAS over-activity. We conclude that early life NF-κB dyshomeostasis is a key predictor of EH, and thus, NF-κB inhibition represents an effective interventional strategy for EH prevention.
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- Youcai Deng
- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Jiangjin District Central Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Hospital 159 of PLA, Zhumadian, Henan, China
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- Chongqing Center for Biomedicine and Medical Equipment, Chongqing Academy of Science and Technology, Chongqing, China
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- Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Manitoba, Apotex Center 750, McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Joint Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry Between Shantou University Medical College and the College of Medicine University of Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Three major plague pandemics caused by the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis have killed nearly 200 million people in human history. Due to its extreme virulence and the ease of its transmission, Y. pestis has been used purposefully for biowarfare in the past. Currently, plague epidemics are still breaking out sporadically in most of parts of the world, including the United States. Approximately 2000 cases of plague are reported each year to the World Health Organization. However, the potential use of the bacteria in modern times as an agent of bioterrorism and the emergence of a Y. pestis strain resistant to eight antibiotics bring out severe public health concerns. Therefore, prophylactic vaccination against this disease holds the brightest prospect for its long-term prevention. Here, we summarize the progress of the current vaccine development for counteracting plague.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 110880, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0880, USA.
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Dobrovolskaia MA. Pre-clinical immunotoxicity studies of nanotechnology-formulated drugs: Challenges, considerations and strategy. J Control Release 2015; 220:571-83. [PMID: 26348388 PMCID: PMC4688153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Assorted challenges in physicochemical characterization, sterilization, depyrogenation, and in the assessment of pharmacology, safety, and efficacy profiles accompany pre-clinical development of nanotechnology-formulated drugs. Some of these challenges are not unique to nanotechnology and are common in the development of other pharmaceutical products. However, nanoparticle-formulated drugs are biochemically sophisticated, which causes their translation into the clinic to be particularly complex. An understanding of both the immune compatibility of nanoformulations and their effects on hematological parameters is now recognized as an important step in the (pre)clinical development of nanomedicines. An evaluation of nanoparticle immunotoxicity is usually performed as a part of a traditional toxicological assessment; however, it often requires additional in vitro and in vivo specialized immuno- and hematotoxicity tests. Herein, I review literature examples and share the experience with the NCI Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory assay cascade used in the early (discovery-level) phase of pre-clinical development to summarize common challenges in the immunotoxicological assessment of nanomaterials, highlight considerations and discuss solutions to overcome problems that commonly slow or halt the translation of nanoparticle-formulated drugs toward clinical trials. Special attention will be paid to the grand-challenge related to detection, quantification and removal of endotoxin from nanoformulations, and practical considerations related to this challenge.
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- Marina A Dobrovolskaia
- Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, NCI at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, United States.
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Hosoki K, Boldogh I, Aguilera-Aguirre L, Sun Q, Itazawa T, Hazra T, Brasier AR, Kurosky A, Sur S. Myeloid differentiation protein 2 facilitates pollen- and cat dander-induced innate and allergic airway inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2015; 137:1506-1513.e2. [PMID: 26586036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey identified several pollens and cat dander as among the most common allergens that induce allergic sensitization and allergic diseases. We recently reported that ragweed pollen extract (RWPE) requires Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) to stimulate CXCL-mediated innate neutrophilic inflammation, which in turn facilitates allergic sensitization and airway inflammation. Myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD2) is a TLR4 coreceptor, but its role in pollen- and cat dander-induced innate and allergic inflammation has not been critically evaluated. OBJECTIVE We sought to elucidate the role of MD2 in inducing pollen- and cat dander-induced innate and allergic airway inflammation. METHODS TCM(Null) (TLR4(Null), CD14(Null), MD2(Null)), TLR4(Hi), and TCM(Hi) cells and human bronchial epithelial cells with small interfering RNA-induced downregulation of MD2 were stimulated with RWPE, other pollen allergic extracts, or cat dander extract (CDE), and activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), secretion of the NF-κB-dependent CXCL8, or both were quantified. Wild-type mice or mice with small interfering RNA knockdown of lung MD2 were challenged intranasally with RWPE or CDE, and innate and allergic inflammation was quantified. RESULTS RWPE stimulated MD2-dependent NF-κB activation and CXCL secretion. Likewise, Bermuda, rye, timothy, pigweed, Russian thistle, cottonwood, walnut, and CDE stimulated MD2-dependent CXCL secretion. RWPE and CDE challenge induced MD2-dependent and CD14-independent innate neutrophil recruitment. RWPE induced MD2-dependent allergic sensitization and airway inflammation. CONCLUSIONS MD2 plays an important role in induction of allergic sensitization to cat dander and common pollens relevant to human allergic diseases.
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- Koa Hosoki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex.
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Wakimoto T, Uchida K, Mimura K, Kanagawa T, Mehandjiev TR, Aoshima H, Kokubo K, Mitsuda N, Yoshioka Y, Tsutsumi Y, Kimura T, Yanagihara I. Hydroxylated fullerene: a potential antiinflammatory and antioxidant agent for preventing mouse preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015. [PMID: 26196453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Intrauterine infection such as by Escherichia coli and Ureaplasma spp induce placental inflammation and are one of the leading causes of preterm birth. Here we evaluated hydroxylated fullerene (C60[OH]44) for its in vitro antiinflammatory and antioxidant effects against host cellular responses to the ureaplasma toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) ligand, UPM-1. In addition, we investigated the preventative effects of C60(OH)44 in vivo in a mouse preterm birth model that used UPM-1. STUDY DESIGN TLR2-overexpressing cell lines and the primary cultures of mouse peritoneal macrophages were pretreated with C60(OH)44. After UPM-1 addition to the cell lines, the activation of the nuclear factor kappa-light chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kappaB) signaling cascade and the production of reactive oxygen species were monitored. The levels of expression of inflammatory cytokines of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and the production of reactive oxygen species were quantified after stimulation with UPM-1. The in vivo preventative effects of C60(OH)44 on mice preterm birth were evaluated by analyzing the preterm birth rates and fetal survival rates in the preterm birth mouse model with placental histological analyses. RESULTS Pretreatment with C60(OH)44 significantly suppressed UPM-1-induced NF-kappaB activation and reactive oxygen species production in TLR2-overexpressing cell lines. In the primary culture of mouse peritoneal macrophages, UPM-1-induced production of reactive oxygen species and the expression of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α were significantly reduced by pretreatment with C60(OH)44. In the UPM-1-induced preterm birth mouse model, the preterm birth rate decreased from 72.7% to 18.2% after an injection of C60(OH)44. Placental examinations of the group injected with C60(OH)44 reduced the damage of the spongiotrophoblast layer and reduced infiltration of neutrophils. CONCLUSION C60(OH)44 was effective as a preventative agent of preterm birth in mice.
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Lonez C, Irvine KL, Pizzuto M, Schmidt BI, Gay NJ, Ruysschaert JM, Gangloff M, Bryant CE. Critical residues involved in Toll-like receptor 4 activation by cationic lipid nanocarriers are not located at the lipopolysaccharide-binding interface. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:3971-82. [PMID: 25956320 PMCID: PMC4575701 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-1915-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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DiC14-amidine is a cationic lipid that was originally designed as a lipid nanocarrier for nucleic acid transport, and turned out to be a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) agonist as well. We found that while E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a TLR4 agonist in all species, diC14-amidine nanoliposomes are full agonists for human, mouse and cat receptors but weak horse agonists. Taking advantage of this unusual species specificity, we used chimeric constructs based on the human and horse sequences and identified two regions in the human TLR4 that modulate the agonist activity of diC14-amidine. Interestingly, these regions lie outside the known LPS-binding domain. Competition experiments also support our hypothesis that diC14-amidine interacts primarily with TLR4 hydrophobic crevices located at the edges of the TLR4/TLR4* dimerization interface. We have characterized potential binding modes using molecular docking analysis and suggest that diC14-amidine nanoliposomes activate TLR4 by facilitating its dimerization in a process that is myeloid differentiation 2 (MD-2)-dependent and cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14)-independent. Our data suggest that TLR4 may be activated through binding at different anchoring points, expanding the repertoire of TLR4 ligands to non-MD-2-binding lipids.
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- Caroline Lonez
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Lee JA, Son HJ, Park KD, Han SH, Shin N, Kim JH, Kim HR, Kim DJ, Hwang O. A Novel Compound ITC-3 Activates the Nrf2 Signaling and Provides Neuroprotection in Parkinson’s Disease Models. Neurotox Res 2015; 28:332-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s12640-015-9550-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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White AFB, Demchenko AV. Modulating LPS signal transduction at the LPS receptor complex with synthetic Lipid A analogues. Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem 2015; 71:339-89. [PMID: 25480508 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800128-8.00005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sepsis, defined as a clinical syndrome brought about by an amplified and dysregulated inflammatory response to infections, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite persistent attempts to develop treatment strategies to manage sepsis in the clinical setting, the basic elements of treatment have not changed since the 1960s. As such, the development of effective therapies for reducing inflammatory reactions and end-organ dysfunction in critically ill patients with sepsis remains a global priority. Advances in understanding of the immune response to sepsis provide the opportunity to develop more effective pharmaceuticals. This article details current information on the modulation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor complex with synthetic Lipid A mimetics. As the initial and most critical event in sepsis pathophysiology, the LPS receptor provides an attractive target for antisepsis agents. One of the well-studied approaches to sepsis therapy involves the use of derivatives of Lipid A, the membrane-anchor portion of an LPS, which is largely responsible for its endotoxic activity. This article describes the structural and conformational requirements influencing the ability of Lipid A analogues to compete with LPS for binding to the LPS receptor complex and to inhibit the induction of the signal transduction pathway by impairing LPS-initiated receptor dimerization.
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- Aileen F B White
- Dextra Laboratories Ltd., Science and Technology Centre, Earley Gate, Reading, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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