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Noh H, Yu MR, Kim HJ, Lee JH, Park BW, Wu IH, Matsumoto M, King GL. Beta 2-adrenergic receptor agonists are novel regulators of macrophage activation in diabetic renal and cardiovascular complications. Kidney Int 2017; 92:101-113. [PMID: 28396116 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Macrophage activation is increased in diabetes and correlated with the onset and progression of vascular complications. To identify drugs that could inhibit macrophage activation, we developed a cell-based assay and screened a 1,040 compound library for anti-inflammatory effects. Beta2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR) agonists were identified as the most potent inhibitors of phorbol myristate acetate-induced tumor necrosis factor-α production in rat bone marrow macrophages. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, β2AR agonists inhibited diabetes-induced tumor necrosis factor-α production, which was prevented by co-treatment with a selective β2AR blocker. To clarify the underlying mechanisms, THP-1 cells and bone marrow macrophages were exposed to high glucose. High glucose reduced β-arrestin2, a negative regulator of NF-κB activation, and its interaction with IκBα. This subsequently enhanced phosphorylation of IκBα and activation of NF-κB. The β2AR agonists enhanced β-arrestin2 and its interaction with IκBα, leading to downregulation of NF-κB. A siRNA specific for β-arrestin2 reversed β2AR agonist-mediated inhibition of NF-κB activation and inflammatory cytokine production. Treatment of Zucker diabetic fatty rats with a β2AR agonist for 12 weeks attenuated monocyte activation as well as pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic responses in the kidneys and heart. Thus, β2AR agonists might have protective effects against diabetic renal and cardiovascular complications.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/chemically induced
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/genetics
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/metabolism
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/prevention & control
- Diabetic Nephropathies/chemically induced
- Diabetic Nephropathies/genetics
- Diabetic Nephropathies/metabolism
- Diabetic Nephropathies/prevention & control
- Fibrosis
- Humans
- Kidney/drug effects
- Kidney/metabolism
- Kidney/pathology
- Macrophage Activation/drug effects
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Male
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Myocardium/pathology
- NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- RNA Interference
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Zucker
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/genetics
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/metabolism
- Streptozocin
- THP-1 Cells
- Time Factors
- Transfection
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
- beta-Arrestin 2/genetics
- beta-Arrestin 2/metabolism
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- Hyunjin Noh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea; Hyonam Kidney Laboratory, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea; Vascular Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Hyonam Kidney Laboratory, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Hyonam Kidney Laboratory, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Hyonam Kidney Laboratory, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Vascular Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Vascular Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Vascular Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Gabriele M, Frassinetti S, Caltavuturo L, Montero L, Dinelli G, Longo V, Di Gioia D, Pucci L. Citrus bergamia powder: Antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Rocha DM, Bressan J, Hermsdorff HH. The role of dietary fatty acid intake in inflammatory gene expression: a critical review. SAO PAULO MED J 2017; 135:157-168. [PMID: 28076613 PMCID: PMC9977342 DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2016.008607072016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Diet is an important modifiable factor involved in obesity-induced inflammation. We reviewed clinical trials that assessed the effect of consumption of different fatty acids on the expression of inflammation-related genes, such as cytokines, adipokines, chemokines and transcription factors. DESIGN AND SETTING: Narrative review study conducted at a research center. METHODS: This was a review on the effect of fat intake on inflammatory gene expression in humans. RESULTS: Consumption of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) was related to postprandial upregulation of genes associated with pro-inflammatory pathways in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), in comparison with monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) or polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake. In addition, acute intake of a high-SFA meal also induced a postprandial pro-inflammatory response for several inflammatory genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue. Both high-MUFA and high-PUFA diets showed anti-inflammatory profiles, or at least a less pronounced pro-inflammatory response than did SFA consumption. However, the results concerning the best substitute for SFAs were divergent because of the large variability in doses of MUFA (20% to 72% of energy intake) and n3 PUFA (0.4 g to 23.7% of energy intake) used in interventions. CONCLUSIONS: The lipid profile of the diet can modulate the genes relating to postprandial and long-term inflammation in PBMCs and adipose tissue. Identifying the optimal fat profile for inflammatory control may be a promising approach for treating chronic diseases such as obesity.
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- Daniela Mayumi Rocha
- RD, MSc. Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa (MG), Brazil
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- RD, MSc, PhD. Titular Professor, Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa (MG), Brazil
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- RD, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa (MG), Brazil
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Di X, Tang X, Di X. Montelukast inhibits oxidized low-density lipoproteins (ox-LDL) induced vascular endothelial attachment: An implication for the treatment of atherosclerosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 486:58-62. [PMID: 28246014 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.02.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recruitment of monocytes to endothelial cells is important during early stages of atherosclerosis development, which is activated in response to a number of inflammatory stimuli, including oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL). Montelukast is a licensed drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and clinically used for the treatment of asthma by reducing the eosinophilic inflammation in the airway. Little information regarding the effects of Montelukast on endothelial inflammation has been reported before. In the current study, we found that Montelukast markedly reduced ox-LDL-induced monocyte adhesion to human umbilical vein endothelial cells. In addition, the inhibitory mechanism of Montelukast was associated with suppression of adhesion molecule expression, including VCAM-1 and E-selectin. Mechanistically, ERK5 mediated expression of the transcriptional factor KLF2 was found to be involved in the anti-inflammation effects of Montelukast against ox-LDL induced endothelial inflammation. Results indicate that Montelukast plays a protective role in the early stages of atherosclerosis.
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- Xiuhua Di
- Department of Color Ultrasonic, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Color Ultrasonic, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, China
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- Department of ICU, Liaocheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liaocheng 252000, China
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Japanese encephalitis virus induces human neural stem/progenitor cell death by elevating GRP78, PHB and hnRNPC through ER stress. Cell Death Dis 2017; 8:e2556. [PMID: 28102850 PMCID: PMC5386351 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), which is a causative agent of sporadic encephalitis, harbours itself inside the neural stem/progenitor cells. It is a well-known fact that JEV infects neural stem/progenitor cells and decreases their proliferation capacity. With mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomic study, it is possible to reveal the impact of virus on the stem cells at protein level. Our aim was to perceive the stem cell proteomic response upon viral challenge. We performed a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis-based proteomic study of the human neural stem cells (hNS1 cell line) post JEV infection and found that 13 proteins were differentially expressed. The altered proteome profile of hNS1 cell line revealed sustained endoplasmic reticulum stress, which deteriorated normal cellular activities leading to cell apoptosis. The proteomic changes found in hNS1 cell line were validated in vivo in the subventricular zone of JE infected BALB/c mice. Congruent alterations were also witnessed in multipotent neural precursor cells isolated from human foetus and in autopsy samples of human brain clinically diagnosed as cases of JE patients. Endoplasmic reticulum resident chaperone GRP78, mitochondrial protein Prohibitin and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein hnRNPC (C1/C2) have been shown to interact with viral RNA. Hence it is proposed that these are the principle candidates governing endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in JEV infection.
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Dong Y, Fernandes C, Liu Y, Wu Y, Wu H, Brophy ML, Deng L, Song K, Wen A, Wong S, Yan D, Towner R, Chen H. Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress signalling in diabetic endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. Diab Vasc Dis Res 2017; 14:14-23. [PMID: 27941052 PMCID: PMC5161113 DOI: 10.1177/1479164116666762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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It is well established that diabetes mellitus accelerates atherosclerotic vascular disease. Endothelial injury has been proposed to be the initial event in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Endothelium not only acts as a semi-selective barrier but also serves physiological and metabolic functions. Diabetes or high glucose in circulation triggers a series of intracellular responses and organ damage such as endothelial dysfunction and apoptosis. One such response is high glucose-induced chronic endoplasmic reticulum stress in the endothelium. The unfolded protein response is an acute reaction that enables cells to overcome endoplasmic reticulum stress. However, when chronically persistent, endoplasmic reticulum stress response could ultimately lead to endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. Herein, we discuss the scientific advances in understanding endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced endothelial dysfunction, the pathogenesis of diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress as a potential target in therapies for diabetic atherosclerosis.
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- Yunzhou Dong
- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Advanced Magnetic Resonance Center, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, OK, USA
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Role of Mitochondria-Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane in Inflammation-Mediated Metabolic Diseases. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:1851420. [PMID: 28074080 PMCID: PMC5198184 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1851420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Inflammation is considered to be one of the most critical factors involved in the development of complex metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. A few decades ago, the discovery of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane (MAM) was followed by the identification of its roles in regulating cellular homeostatic processes, ranging from cellular bioenergetics to apoptosis. MAM provides an excellent platform for numerous signaling pathways; among them, inflammatory signaling pathways associated with MAM play a critical role in cellular defense during pathogenic infections and metabolic disorders. However, induction of MAM causes deleterious effects by amplifying mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation through increased calcium transfer from the ER to mitochondria, thereby causing mitochondrial damage and release of mitochondrial components into the cytosol as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). These mitochondrial DAMPs rapidly activate MAM-resident inflammasome components and other inflammatory factors, which promote inflammasome complex formation and release of proinflammatory cytokines in pathological conditions. Long-term stimulation of the inflammasome instigates chronic inflammation, leading to the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of MAM and its association with inflammation-mediated metabolic diseases.
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Effects of 4-phenyl butyric acid on high glucose-induced alterations in dorsal root ganglion neurons. Neurosci Lett 2016; 635:83-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Parenchymal and Stromal Cells Contribute to Pro-Inflammatory Myocardial Environment at Early Stages of Diabetes: Protective Role of Resveratrol. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8110729. [PMID: 27854328 PMCID: PMC5133113 DOI: 10.3390/nu8110729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background: Little information is currently available concerning the relative contribution of cardiac parenchymal and stromal cells in the activation of the pro-inflammatory signal cascade, at the initial stages of diabetes. Similarly, the effects of early resveratrol (RSV) treatment on the negative impact of diabetes on the different myocardial cell compartments remain to be defined. Methods: In vitro challenge of neonatal cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts to high glucose and in vivo/ex vivo experiments on a rat model of Streptozotocin-induced diabetes were used to specifically address these issues. Results: In vitro data indicated that, besides cardiomyocytes, neonatal fibroblasts contribute to generating initial changes in the myocardial environment, in terms of pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. These findings were mostly confirmed at the myocardial tissue level in diabetic rats, after three weeks of hyperglycemia. Specifically, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and Fractalkine were up-regulated and initial abnormalities in cardiomyocyte contractility occurred. At later stages of diabetes, a selective enhancement of pro-inflammatory macrophage M1 phenotype and a parallel reduction of anti-inflammatory macrophage M2 phenotype were associated with a marked disorganization of cardiomyocyte ultrastructural properties. RSV treatment inhibited pro-inflammatory cytokine production, leading to a recovery of cardiomyocyte contractile efficiency and a reduced inflammatory cell recruitment. Conclusion: Early RSV administration could inhibit the pro-inflammatory diabetic milieu sustained by different cardiac cell types.
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Ton VK, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Topkara VK. Transcriptional patterns of reverse remodeling with left ventricular assist devices: a consistent signature. Expert Rev Med Devices 2016; 13:1029-1034. [PMID: 27685648 DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2016.1243053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure. Although originally intended for bridge-to-transplantation and destination therapy indications, a small subset of patients supported with LVADs exhibit complete myocardial recovery leading to device explanation. However, genetic and molecular determinants of partial and/or complete myocardial recovery remain largely unknown. Areas covered: We summarize current knowledge on alterations in heart failure transcriptome in response to LVAD support, as well as discuss common gene signatures potentially responsible for the reverse remodeling phenotype in the failing human heart. Expert commentary: Reverse remodeling after LVAD is likely a continuum between fully and partially recovered myocardium. Multicenter cardiac tissue repositories linked with detailed phenotype information may facilitate identification of genetic signals responsible for myocardial recovery in LVAD supported patients in the foreseeable future.
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- Van-Khue Ton
- a Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , Columbia University Medical Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine , University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- a Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine , Columbia University Medical Center , New York , NY , USA
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In vivo cardiomyocyte response to YTX- and AZA-1-induced damage: autophagy versus apoptosis. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:1859-1870. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1862-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wan SX, Shi B, Lou XL, Liu JQ, Ma GG, Liang DY, Ma S. Ghrelin protects small intestinal epithelium against sepsis-induced injury by enhancing the autophagy of intestinal epithelial cells. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 83:1315-1320. [PMID: 27571874 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ghrelin is a hormone that protects against hypoxic injury of cardiac cells by inducing autophagy, but the role of autophagy in sepsis remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate whether ghrelin could enhance autophagy in rats with intestinal sepsis. METHODS The cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) method was used to induce sepsis in Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were assigned to four groups: normal group, sham-operated group, sepsis group, and Ghrelin-treated group. Sera and small intestinal tissues were collected from all groups. The sepsis was evaluated by histological analysis, and autophagy of small intestinal epithelial cells was assessed by electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and biochemical methods. RESULTS The expression of autophagy-associated proteins such as LC3, Atg 7 and Beclin 1 increased by 8h post-CLP and declined to basal levels by 12h post-CLP. The expression of LC3, Atg 7 and Beclin 1 in Ghrelin-treated rats was higher than that in rats with sepsis. Furthermore, compared to rats with sepsis, Ghrelin-treated rats showed significantly reduced intestinal mucosa injury at 20h post-CLP. CONCLUSION Autophagy is induced in the early stages of sepsis. Ghrelin could enhance the autophagy of intestinal epithelial cells in rats with sepsis and protect the small intestinal epithelium against sepsis-induced injury.
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- Sheng-Xia Wan
- The No. 4 Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Songjiang Hospital, Affiliated with First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Critical Care Unit, Shanghai, China.
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- Songjiang Hospital, Affiliated with First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Central Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Critical Care Unit, Hanzhou, China
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- Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated with FuDan University, Critical Care Unit, Shanghai, China
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- Songjiang Hospital, Affiliated with First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Central Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Songjiang Hospital, Affiliated with First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Critical Care Unit, Shanghai, China
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Pinto-Fernandez A, Kessler BM. DUBbing Cancer: Deubiquitylating Enzymes Involved in Epigenetics, DNA Damage and the Cell Cycle As Therapeutic Targets. Front Genet 2016; 7:133. [PMID: 27516771 PMCID: PMC4963401 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Controlling cell proliferation is one of the hallmarks of cancer. A number of critical checkpoints ascertain progression through the different stages of the cell cycle, which can be aborted when perturbed, for instance by errors in DNA replication and repair. These molecular checkpoints are regulated by a number of proteins that need to be present at the right time and quantity. The ubiquitin system has emerged as a central player controlling the fate and function of such molecules such as cyclins, oncogenes and components of the DNA repair machinery. In particular, proteases that cleave ubiquitin chains, referred to as deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs), have attracted recent attention due to their accessibility to modulation by small molecules. In this review, we describe recent evidence of the critical role of DUBs in aspects of cell cycle checkpoint control, associated DNA repair mechanisms and regulation of transcription, representing pathways altered in cancer. Therefore, DUBs involved in these processes emerge as potentially critical targets for the treatment of not only hematological, but potentially also solid tumors.
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- Adan Pinto-Fernandez
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
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The Effect of MCP-1/CCR2 on the Proliferation and Senescence of Epidermal Constituent Cells in Solar Lentigo. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17060948. [PMID: 27314341 PMCID: PMC4926481 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17060948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Solar lentigo (SL) is a representative photoaging skin disorder. Alteration of the main epidermal constituent cells-keratinocytes and melanocytes-in relation to the photoaged dermal environment or chemokine/cytokine network is suggested as its pathogenesis. Among these, we focused on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), as it is known to be associated with tissue aging. For the first time, we report that the MCP-1 receptor, CCR2, is expressed in normal human melanocytes. In SL tissue, there was an increase of CCR2+Melan A+ melanocytes with positivity to Rb protein compared to peri-lesional normal skin. MCP-1 induced the proliferation of normal human melanocytes without a significant change in the melanin content. MCP-1 treatment in normal human keratinocytes showed an increase in senescence-associated β-galactosidase staining and p53 and p21 protein expressions. In summary, MCP-1 may participate in the development of SL by affecting epidermal constituent cells, for example, by inducing melanocyte proliferation and keratinocyte senescence.
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Reyes L, Herrera D, Kozarov E, Roldán S, Progulske-Fox A. Periodontal bacterial invasion and infection: contribution to atherosclerotic pathology. J Clin Periodontol 2016; 40 Suppl 14:S30-50. [PMID: 23627333 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to perform a systematic evaluation of the literature reporting current scientific evidence for periodontal bacteria as contributors to atherosclerosis. METHODS Literature from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies concerning periodontal bacteria and atherosclerosis were reviewed. Gathered data were categorized into seven "proofs" of evidence that periodontal bacteria: 1) disseminate from the oral cavity and reach systemic vascular tissues; 2) can be found in the affected tissues; 3) live within the affected site; 4) invade affected cell types in vitro; 5) induce atherosclerosis in animal models of disease; 6) non-invasive mutants of periodontal bacteria cause significantly reduced pathology in vitro and in vivo; and 7) periodontal isolates from human atheromas can cause disease in animal models of infection. RESULTS Substantial evidence for proofs 1 to 6 was found. However, proof 7 has not yet been fulfilled. CONCLUSIONS Despite the lack of evidence that periodontal bacteria obtained from human atheromas can cause atherosclerosis in animal models of infection, attainment of proofs 1 to 6 provides support that periodontal pathogens can contribute to atherosclerosis.
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- Leticia Reyes
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry and Center for Molecular Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0424, USA
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Reyes L, Herrera D, Kozarov E, Roldá S, Progulske-Fox A. Periodontal bacterial invasion and infection: contribution to atherosclerotic pathology. J Periodontol 2016; 84:S30-50. [PMID: 23631583 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2013.1340012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to perform a systematic evaluation of the literature reporting current scientific evidence for periodontal bacteria as contributors to atherosclerosis. METHODS Literature from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies concerning periodontal bacteria and atherosclerosis were reviewed. Gathered data were categorized into seven "proofs" of evidence that periodontal bacteria: 1) disseminate from the oral cavity and reach systemic vascular tissues; 2) can be found in the affected tissues; 3) live within the affected site; 4) invade affected cell types in vitro; 5) induce atherosclerosis in animal models of disease; 6) non-invasive mutants of periodontal bacteria cause significantly reduced pathology in vitro and in vivo; and 7) periodontal isolates from human atheromas can cause disease in animal models of infection. RESULTS Substantial evidence for proofs 1 to 6 was found. However, proof 7 has not yet been fulfilled. CONCLUSIONS Despite the lack of evidence that periodontal bacteria obtained from human atheromas can cause atherosclerosis in animal models of infection, attainment proofs 1 to 6 provides support that periodontal pathogens can contribute to atherosclerosis.
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- Leticia Reyes
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry and Center for Molecular Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Kyei S, Koffuor GA, Ramkissoon P, Ameyaw EO, Asiamah EA. Anti-inflammatory effect of Heliotropium indicum Linn on lipopolysaccharide-induced uveitis in New Zealand white rabbits. Int J Ophthalmol 2016; 9:528-35. [PMID: 27162723 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2016.04.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of an aqueous whole plant extract of Heliotropium indicum (HIE) on endotoxin-induced uveitis in New Zealand white rabbits. METHODS Clinical signs of uveitis including flares, iris hyperemia and miosis, were sought for and scored in 1.0 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced uveitic rabbits treated orally with HIE (30-300 mg/kg), prednisolone (30 mg/kg), or normal saline (10 mL/kg). The number of polymorphonuclear neutrophils infiltrating, the protein concentration, as well as levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and monocyte chemmoattrant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the aqueous humor after the various treatments were also determined. A histopathological study of the anterior uveal was performed. RESULTS The extract and prednisolone-treatment significantly reduced (P≤0.001) both the clinical scores of inflammation (1.0-1.8 compared to 4.40±0.40 in the normal saline-treated rabbits) and inflammatory cells infiltration. The level of protein, and the concentrations of TNF-α, PGE2 and MCP-1 in the aqueous humor were also significantly reduced (P≤0.001). Histopathological studies showed normal uveal morphology in the HIE and prednisolone-treated rabbits while normal saline-treated rabbits showed marked infiltration of inflammatory cells. CONCLUSION The HIE exhibits anti-inflammatory effect on LPS-induced uveitis possibly by reducing the production of pro-inflammatory mediators.
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- Samuel Kyei
- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa; Department of Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, School of Allied Health Science, University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Wang X, Li T, Wang W, Yuan W, Liu H, Cheng Y, Wang P, Zhang Y, Han W. Cytokine-like 1 Chemoattracts Monocytes/Macrophages via CCR2. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:4090-9. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Heart failure accounts for a significant portion of heart diseases. Molecular mechanisms gradually emerge that participate in pathways leading to left ventricular dysfunction in common systolic heart failure (SHF) and diastolic heart failure (DHF). A human genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified two markers for SHF and no GWAS on DHF has been documented. However, genetic analyses in rat models of SHF and DHF have begun to unravel the genetic components known as quantitative trait loci (QTLs) initiating systolic and diastolic function. A QTL for systolic function was detected and the gene responsible for it is identified to be that encoding the soluble epoxide hydrolase. Diastolic function is determined by multiple QTLs and the Ccl2/monocyte chemotactic protein gene is the strongest candidate. An amelioration on diastolic dysfunction is merely transient from changing such a single QTL accompanied by a blood pressure reduction. A long-term protection can be achieved only via combining alleles of several QTLs. Thus, distinct genes in synergy are involved in physiological mechanisms durably ameliorating or reversing diastolic dysfunction. These data lay the foundation for identifying causal genes responsible for individual diastolic function QTLs and the essential combination of them to attain a permanent protection against diastolic dysfunction, and consequently will facilitate the elucidation of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying hypertensive diastolic dysfunction. Novel pathways triggering systolic and diastolic dysfunction have emerged that will likely provide new diagnostic tools, innovative therapeutic targets and strategies in reducing, curing and even reversing SHF and DHF.
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Zhang J, Xu P, Song P, Wang H, Zhang Y, Hu Q, Wang G, Zhang S, Yu Q, Billiar TR, Wang C, Zhang J. CCL2-CCR2 signaling promotes hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. J Surg Res 2016; 202:352-62. [PMID: 27229110 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a type of uncontrolled inflammatory cascade in which neutrophils, an early infiltrating immune cell population, elicit significant tissue damage. However, the precise mechanism for neutrophil recruitment and infiltration remains to be fully characterized. METHODS A hepatic partial I/R model was reproduced in wild-type, CCL2(-/-) and CCR2(-/-) mice. Tissue damage was evaluated by serum enzyme analysis, hematoxylin-eosin staining, and cytokine production measurement. Mobilization of neutrophils from the bone marrow and subsequent infiltration into the liver were measured by flow cytometry. C-C motif chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) expression on neutrophils and C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) chemotaxis were measured using flow cytometry. The cellular source of CCL2 in the liver was determined by deleting specific cell groups and performing intracellular staining. RESULTS Liver damage was ameliorated, and neutrophil recruitment and accumulation were decreased in both CCL2(-/-) and CCR2(-/-) mice compared with wild-type mice. Neutrophils displayed upregulated expression of CCR2 during I/R, and these cells were required for CCL2-induced chemotaxis. Depletion of Kupffer cells protected the liver from I/R injury. Furthermore, genetic ablation of CCL2 reduced liver injury, as demonstrated by decreases in the levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase and subsequent reductions in neutrophil recruitment and accumulation. CONCLUSIONS Kupffer cells secrete CCL2 to promote CCR2-expressing neutrophil recruitment from the bone marrow and subsequent infiltration into the liver during I/R. These findings reveal a novel pro-inflammatory role of cell-mediated CCL2-CCR2 interactions during this sterile insult.
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- Junbin Zhang
- Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Genetics, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Persson N, Lavebratt C, Sundström A, Fischer H. Pulse Pressure Magnifies the Effect of COMT Val(158)Met on 15 Years Episodic Memory Trajectories. Front Aging Neurosci 2016; 8:34. [PMID: 26973509 PMCID: PMC4773588 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We investigated whether a physiological marker of cardiovascular health, pulse pressure (PP), and age magnified the effect of the functional COMT Val(158)Met (rs4680) polymorphism on 15-years cognitive trajectories [episodic memory (EM), visuospatial ability, and semantic memory] using data from 1585 non-demented adults from the Betula study. A multiple-group latent growth curve model was specified to gauge individual differences in change, and average trends therein. The allelic variants showed negligible differences across the cognitive markers in average trends. The older portion of the sample selectively age-magnified the effects of Val(158)Met on EM changes, resulting in greater decline in Val compared to homozygote Met carriers. This effect was attenuated by statistical control for PP. Further, PP moderated the effects of COMT on 15-years EM trajectories, resulting in greater decline in Val carriers, even after accounting for the confounding effects of sex, education, cardiovascular diseases (diabetes, stroke, and hypertension), and chronological age, controlled for practice gains. The effect was still present after excluding individuals with a history of cardiovascular diseases. The effects of cognitive change were not moderated by any other covariates. This report underscores the importance of addressing synergistic effects in normal cognitive aging, as the addition thereof may place healthy individuals at greater risk for memory decline.
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- Ninni Persson
- Department of Psychology, Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University HospitalStockholm, Sweden; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden; Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu J, Lin PC, Zhou BP. Inflammation fuels tumor progress and metastasis. Curr Pharm Des 2016; 21:3032-40. [PMID: 26004407 DOI: 10.2174/1381612821666150514105741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Inflammation is a beneficial response that can remove pathogens, repair injured tissue and restore homeostasis to damaged tissues and organs. However, increasing evidence indicate that chronic inflammation plays a pivotal role in tumor development, as well as progression, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy. We will review the current knowledge regarding the contribution of inflammation to epithelial mesenchymal transition. We will also provide some perspectives on the relationship between ER-stress signals and metabolism, and the role of these processes in the development of inflammation.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 741 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536.
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Ma X, Zhao JY, Zhao ZL, Ye J, Li SF, Fang HH, Gu MN, Hu YW, Qin ZS. Propofol Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production Through Enhancing apoM and foxa2 Expression in HepG2 Cells. Inflammation 2016; 38:1329-36. [PMID: 25586482 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-0104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a cytokine that mediates the influx of cells to sites of inflammation. Our group recently reported that propofol exerted an anti-inflammatory effect and could inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, the effect and possible mechanisms of propofol on MCP-1 expression remain unclear. LPS-stimulated HepG2 cells were treated with 50 μM propofol for 0, 6, 12, and 24 h, respectively. The transcript and protein levels were measured by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot analyses, respectively. We found that propofol markedly decreased both MCP-1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels in LPS-stimulated HepG2 cells in a time-dependent manner. Expression of apolipoprotein M (apoM) and forkhead box protein A2 (foxa2) was increased by propofol treatment in HepG2 cells. In addition, the inhibitory effect of propofol on MCP-1 expression was significantly abolished by small interfering RNA against apoM and foxa2 in LPS-stimulated HepG2 cells. Propofol attenuates LPS-induced MCP-1 production through enhancing apoM and foxa2 expression in HepG2 cells.
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- Xin Ma
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Liao K, Guo M, Niu F, Yang L, Callen SE, Buch S. Cocaine-mediated induction of microglial activation involves the ER stress-TLR2 axis. J Neuroinflammation 2016; 13:33. [PMID: 26860188 PMCID: PMC4748483 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-016-0501-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Neuroinflammation associated with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection is often exacerbated by chronic cocaine abuse. Cocaine exposure has been demonstrated to mediate up-regulation of inflammatory mediators in in vitro cultures of microglia. The molecular mechanisms involved in this process, however, remain poorly understood. In this study, we sought to explore the underlying signaling pathways involved in cocaine-mediated activation of microglial cells. Methods BV2 microglial cells were exposed to cocaine and assessed for toll-like receptor (TLR2) expression by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), western blot, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence staining. The mRNA and protein levels of cytokines (TNFα, IL-6, MCP-1) were detected by qPCR and ELISA, respectively; level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was examined by the Image-iT LIVE Green ROS detection kit; activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress pathways were detected by western blot. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay was employed to discern the binding of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) with the TLR2 promoter. Immunoprecipitation followed by western blotting with tyrosine antibody was used to determine phosphorylation of TLR2. Cocaine-mediated up-regulation of TLR2 expression and microglial activation was validated in cocaine-injected mice. Results Exposure of microglial cells to cocaine resulted in increased expression of TLR2 with a concomitant induction of microglial activation. Furthermore, this effect was mediated by NADPH oxidase-mediated rapid accumulation of ROS with downstream activation of the ER-stress pathways as evidenced by the fact that cocaine exposure led to up-regulation of pPERK/peIF2α/ATF4 and TLR2. The novel role of ATF4 in the regulation of TLR2 expression was confirmed using genetic and pharmacological approaches. Conclusions xThe current study demonstrates that cocaine-mediated activation of microglia involves up-regulation of TLR2 through the ROS-ER stress-ATF4-TLR2 axis. Understanding the mechanism(s) involved in cocaine-mediated up-regulation of ROS-ER stress/TLR2 expression and microglial activation could have implications for the development of potential therapeutic targets aimed at resolving neuroinflammation in cocaine abusers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12974-016-0501-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ke Liao
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, 985880 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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Cho GW, Altamirano F, Hill JA. Chronic heart failure: Ca(2+), catabolism, and catastrophic cell death. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:763-777. [PMID: 26775029 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Robust successes have been achieved in recent years in conquering the acutely lethal manifestations of heart disease. Many patients who previously would have died now survive to enjoy happy and productive lives. Nevertheless, the devastating impact of heart disease continues unabated, as the spectrum of disease has evolved with new manifestations. In light of this ever-evolving challenge, insights that culminate in novel therapeutic targets are urgently needed. Here, we review fundamental mechanisms of heart failure, both with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction. We discuss pathways that regulate cardiomyocyte remodeling and turnover, focusing on Ca(2+) signaling, autophagy, and apoptosis. In particular, we highlight recent insights pointing to novel connections among these events. We also explore mechanisms whereby potential therapeutic approaches targeting these processes may improve morbidity and mortality in the devastating syndrome of heart failure.
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- Geoffrey W Cho
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Nakka VP, Prakash-Babu P, Vemuganti R. Crosstalk Between Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Autophagy: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Acute CNS Injuries. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 53:532-544. [PMID: 25482050 PMCID: PMC4461562 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-9029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induces a variety of neuronal cell death pathways that play a critical role in the pathophysiology of stroke. ER stress occurs when unfolded/misfolded proteins accumulate and the folding capacity of ER chaperones exceeds the capacity of ER lumen to facilitate their disposal. As a consequence, a complex set of signaling pathways will be induced that transmit from ER to cytosol and nucleus to compensate damage and to restore the normal cellular homeostasis, collectively known as unfolded protein response (UPR). However, failure of UPR due to severe or prolonged stress leads to cell death. Following acute CNS injuries, chronic disturbances in protein folding and oxidative stress prolong ER stress leading to sustained ER dysfunction and neuronal cell death. While ER stress responses have been well studied after stroke, there is an emerging need to study the association of ER stress with other cell pathways that exacerbate neuronal death after an injury. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the role for ER stress in acute brain injuries, highlighting the diverse molecular mechanisms associated with ER stress and its relation to oxidative stress and autophagy. We also discussed the existing and developing therapeutic options aimed to reduce ER stress to protect the CNS after acute injuries.
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- Venkata Prasuja Nakka
- Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53792, USA
- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
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Jiang Z, Hennein L, Xu Y, Bao N, Coh P, Tao L. Elevated serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and its genetic polymorphism is associated with diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med 2016; 33:84-90. [PMID: 25981750 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Previous studies have reported that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is involved in inflammatory and metabolic diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of MCP-1 in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Han Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS Serum levels of MCP-1 protein in patients classified as diabetic without retinopathy (DWR) and DR, including NPDR and PDR, were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Genomic DNA from 198 DWR patients, 176 NPDR patients and 143 PDR patients were genotyped by using a PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay. RESULTS MCP-1 serum levels were significantly higher in NPDR and PDR patients than in the DWR patients. The frequencies of the GG genotype and G allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) were significantly increased in DR patients compared with DWR patients. Further subgroup analysis was performed to test whether there was an association between the PDR or NPDR and DWR groups. Significantly higher frequencies of the GG genotype and G allele were observed in PDR and NPDR patients compared with DWR patients. Furthermore, the 25 patients with PDR were divided into three groups according to the genotype of the tested SNP. The expression of the MCP-1 gene was higher in the GG genotype group compared with the other two groups. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that the -2518 GG genotype and G allele of MCP-1 are associated with an increased risk of PDR in the Chinese Han population. This polymorphism may influence the expression of the MCP-1 gene, which may play an important role in the pathogenesis of DR.
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- Z Jiang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Hamada J, Onuma H, Ochi F, Hirai H, Takemoto K, Miyoshi A, Matsushita M, Kadota Y, Ohashi J, Kawamura R, Takata Y, Nishida W, Hashida S, Ishii E, Osawa H. Endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by tunicamycin increases resistin messenger ribonucleic acid through the pancreatic endoplasmic reticulum eukaryotic initiation factor 2α kinase-activating transcription factor 4-CAAT/enhancer binding protein-α homologous protein pathway in THP-1 human monocytes. J Diabetes Investig 2015; 7:312-23. [PMID: 27330716 PMCID: PMC4847884 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Resistin, secreted from adipocytes, causes insulin resistance in mice. In humans, the resistin gene is mainly expressed in monocytes and macrophages. Tunicamycin is known to induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and reduce resistin gene expression in 3T3-L1 mouse adipocytes. The aim of the present study was to examine whether ER stress affects resistin gene expression in human monocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relationship between resistin messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and ER stress markers mRNA was analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in isolated monocytes of 30 healthy volunteers. The effect of endotoxin/lipopolysaccharides or tunicamycin on resistin gene expression was analyzed in THP-1 human monocytes. Signaling pathways leading to resistin mRNA were assessed by the knockdown using small interfering RNA or overexpression of key molecules involved in unfolded protein response. RESULTS Resistin mRNA was positively associated with immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein (BiP) or CAAT/enhancer binding protein-α homologous protein (CHOP) mRNA in human isolated monocytes. In THP-1 cells, lipopolysaccharides increased mRNA of BiP, pancreatic endoplasmic reticulum eukaryotic initiation factor 2α kinase (PERK) and CHOP, as well as resistin. Tunicamycin also increased resistin mRNA. This induction appeared to be dose- and time-dependent. Tunicamycin-induced resistin mRNA was inhibited by chemical chaperone, 4-phenylbutyric acid. The knockdown of either PERK, activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) or CHOP reduced tunicamycin-induced resistin mRNA. Conversely, overexpression of ATF4 or CHOP increased resistin mRNA. CONCLUSIONS Endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by tunicamycin increased resistin mRNA through the PERK-ATF4-CHOP pathway in THP-1 human monocytes. ER stress could lead to insulin resistance through enhanced resistin gene expression in human monocytes.
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- Junpei Hamada
- Department of Pediatrics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences Tokyo University Graduate School of Science Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Institute for Health Sciences Tokushima Bunri University Tokushima Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Molecular Genetics Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Ehime Japan
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis 38-kDa antigen induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis via toll-like receptor 2/4. Apoptosis 2015; 20:358-70. [PMID: 25544271 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-014-1080-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress responses play critical roles in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. To investigate the regulatory role of the ER stress response in 38-kDa antigen-induced apoptosis, we examined the relationship between the ER stress response and apoptosis in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) stimulated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen (38-kDa Ag). The expression of ER molecular chaperones, including C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), glucose-regulated protein (Bip) and phosphorylated alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2, was induced in BMDMs stimulated with the 38-kDa Ag. Interestingly, 38-kDa Ag-stimulation induced apoptosis via activation of caspase-12, -9 and -3. However, 38-kDa Ag-induced apoptosis was significantly reduced in TLR2- and TLR4-deficient macrophages. Because toll-like receptors (TLRs) initiate the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades, we evaluated the effect of MAPK activation on ER stress. The 38-kDa Ag activated Jun N-terminal kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase and p38 phosphorylation. MAPK signaling induced the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines such as MCP-1, TNF-α and IL-6. The 38-kDa Ag-induced MCP-1 was especially associated with the induction of MCP-1-induced protein (MCPIP), which increased the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ER stress. To investigate the role of MCPIP in ROS-induced ER stress by 38-kDa Ag stimulation, we transfected MCPIP siRNA into RAW264.7 cells before 38-kDa Ag stimulation, and measured the generation of ROS and expression of ER molecular chaperones. ROS production and CHOP expression were decreased by the silencing of MCPIP induction. Our results demonstrate that the expression of MCPIP by 38-kDa Ag stimulation is increased through a TLR-MAPK-dependent signaling pathway, and leads to ER stress-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, MCPIP is important for host defense mechanisms in mycobacterial pathogenesis.
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Goto M, Hayata K, Chiba J, Matsuura M, Iwaki-Egawa S, Watanabe Y. Multiplex cytokine analysis of Werner syndrome. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2015; 4:190-7. [PMID: 26668779 PMCID: PMC4660860 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2015.01035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We reported a minor inflammation-driven ageing (inflammageing) assessed by highly sensitive CRP (hsCRP) in normal individuals and patients with Werner syndrome (WS), followed by an ageing associated Th2-biased cytokine change in normal ageing in the previous papers. To further study the association of hsCRP and 26 cytokines/chemokines in 35 WS patients, a multiple cytokine array system was used in the same serum samples as were examined for hsCRP. The serum levels of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and GM-CSF), Th1 products (IL-2, TNFα, IL-12, and IFNγ) and monocyte/macrophage products (MCP-1, basic FGF and G-CSF) in WS were significantly elevated compared with normal ageing. Elevated hsCRP level in WS was significantly correlated with IL-6, IL-12 and VEGF levels, if age and sex were taken into account. A pro-inflammatory cytokine/chemokine circuit-stimulated immunological shift to Th2 in WS was similar to normal ageing. These cytokine/chemokine changes may induce a systemic chronic inflammation monitored by hsCRP, though these immunological changes in WS were more complicated than normal ageing, possibly due to the WS-specific chronic inflammation such as skin ulcer, diabetes mellitus and central obesity with visceral fat deposition. Further study may warrant the pathophysiology of Th2 shift and Th2-biased inflammageing in normal ageing and WS.
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- Makoto Goto
- Division of Anti-ageing and Longevity Sciences, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medical Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Orthopaedics & Rheumatology, East Medical Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Rheumatology, Nerima-Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Address correspondence to: Dr. Makoto Goto, Department of Orthopaedics & Rheumatology, East Medical center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-Ku, Tokyo 116-8567, Japan. E-mail:
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Rheumatology, East Medical Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Rheumatology, East Medical Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Genomics, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
- Graduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kim JA, Jang HJ, Hwang DH. Toll-like receptor 4-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to impairment of vasodilator action of insulin. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2015; 309:E767-76. [PMID: 26522062 PMCID: PMC4628943 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00369.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Impairment of vasodilator action of insulin is associated with endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance. Activation of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) induces proinflammatory response and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Saturated fatty acids (SFA) activate TLR4, which induces ER stress and endothelial dysfunction. Therefore, we determined whether TLR4-mediated ER stress is an obligatory step mediating SFA-induced endothelial dysfunction. Palmitate stimulated proinflammatory responses and ER stress, and this was suppressed by knockdown of TLR4 in primary human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC). Next, we examined the role of TLR4 in vasodilatory responses in intact vessels isolated from wild-type (WT, C57BL/6) and TLR4-KO mice after feeding high-fat (HFD) or normal chow diet (NCD) for 12 wk. Arterioles isolated from HFD WT mice exhibited impaired insulin-stimulated vasodilation compared with arterioles isolated from NCD WT mice. Deficiency of TLR4 was protective from HFD-induced impairment of insulin-stimulated vasodilation. There were no differences in acetylcholine (Ach)- or sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-stimulated vasodilation between the two groups. Furthermore, we examined whether ER stress is involved in SFA-induced impairment of vasodilator actions of insulin. Infusion of palmitate showed the impairment of vasodilatory response to insulin, which was ameliorated by coinfusion with tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), an ER stress suppressor. Taken together, the results suggest that TLR4-induced ER stress may be an obligatory step mediating the SFA-mediated endothelial dysfunction.
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- Jeong-A Kim
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Diabetes Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Western Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Estensen ME, Grindheim G, Remme EW, Godang K, Henriksen T, Aukrust P, Aakhus S, Gullestad L, Ueland T. Elevated inflammatory markers in preeclamptic pregnancies, but no relation to systemic arterial stiffness. Pregnancy Hypertens 2015; 5:325-9. [PMID: 26597749 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate if circulating markers of systemic and vascular inflammation are associated with systemic arterial properties at term and 6months post-partum in women with preeclampsia (PE) and normal pregnancy (NP). STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal, sampling at term and 6months post-partum in 34 women (32±6years) with PE and 61 women (32±5years) with NP. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Circulating markers related to systemic and vascular inflammation were measured by enzyme immune-assay. Systemic arterial properties were estimated by Doppler (transthoracic echocardiography) and calibrated right subclavian artery pulse traces. RESULTS CXCL16, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 (sTNF-R1), monocyte chemoattractant peptide 1, pentraxin 3 and soluble vascular adhesion molecule 1 (sVCAM-1) were elevated at term in PE, and sTNF-R1 remained elevated 6months post partum compared to NP. However, apart from a negative correlation between mean arterial pressure and sTNF-R1 and sVCAM-1 at term, no associations between systemic and vascular inflammatory markers and systemic arterial properties as reflected by characteristic impedance and arterial elastance, representing proximal aortic stiffness and effective arterial elastance, were found at any time point. CONCLUSIONS Preeclamptic pregnancies are characterized by increased circulating levels of systemic and vascular inflammatory markers. However, these are not associated with systemic arterial properties at term or 6months post partum.
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- Mette-Elise Estensen
- National Resource Center for Women's Health, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Specialized Endocrinology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Institute for Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Inflammatory Research Center, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Center and Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Institute for Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Inflammatory Research Center, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Cardiac Research Center and Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Hasturk H, Kantarci A. Activation and resolution of periodontal inflammation and its systemic impact. Periodontol 2000 2015; 69:255-73. [PMID: 26252412 PMCID: PMC4530469 DOI: 10.1111/prd.12105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inflammation is a highly organized event impacting upon organs, tissues and biological systems. Periodontal diseases are characterized by dysregulation or dysfunction of resolution pathways of inflammation that results in failure to heal and in a dominant chronic, progressive, destructive and predominantly unresolved inflammation. The biological consequences of inflammatory processes may be independent of the etiological agents, such as trauma, microbial organisms and stress. The impact of the inflammatory pathological process depends upon the tissues or organ system affected. Whilst mediators are similar, there is tissue specificity for the inflammatory events. It is plausible that inflammatory processes in one organ could directly lead to pathologies in another organ or tissue. Communication between distant parts of the body and their inflammatory status is also mediated by common signaling mechanisms mediated via cells and soluble mediators. This review focuses on periodontal inflammation, its systemic associations and advances in therapeutic approaches based on mediators acting through orchestration of natural pathways to resolution of inflammation. We also discuss a new treatment concept in which natural pathways of resolution of periodontal inflammation can be used to limit systemic inflammation and promote healing and regeneration.
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- Hatice Hasturk
- The Forsyth Institute, Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Center for Periodontology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Phone: 617-892-8499; Fax: 617-892-8505
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- The Forsyth Institute, Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Center for Periodontology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Phone: 617-892-8530
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Blanco-Alvarez VM, Soto-Rodriguez G, Gonzalez-Barrios JA, Martinez-Fong D, Brambila E, Torres-Soto M, Aguilar-Peralta AK, Gonzalez-Vazquez A, Tomás-Sanchez C, Limón ID, Eguibar JR, Ugarte A, Hernandez-Castillo J, Leon-Chavez BA. Prophylactic Subacute Administration of Zinc Increases CCL2, CCR2, FGF2, and IGF-1 Expression and Prevents the Long-Term Memory Loss in a Rat Model of Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia. Neural Plast 2015; 2015:375391. [PMID: 26355725 PMCID: PMC4556331 DOI: 10.1155/2015/375391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Prophylactic subacute administration of zinc decreases lipoperoxidation and cell death following a transient cerebral hypoxia-ischemia, thus suggesting neuroprotective and preconditioning effects. Chemokines and growth factors are also involved in the neuroprotective effect in hypoxia-ischemia. We explored whether zinc prevents the cerebral cortex-hippocampus injury through regulation of CCL2, CCR2, FGF2, and IGF-1 expression following a 10 min of common carotid artery occlusion (CCAO). Male rats were grouped as follows: (1) Zn96h, rats injected with ZnCl2 (one dose every 24 h during four days); (2) Zn96h + CCAO, rats treated with ZnCl2 before CCAO; (3) CCAO, rats with CCAO only; (4) Sham group, rats with mock CCAO; and (5) untreated rats. The cerebral cortex-hippocampus was dissected at different times before and after CCAO. CCL2/CCR2, FGF2, and IGF-1 expression was assessed by RT-PCR and ELISA. Learning in Morris Water Maze was achieved by daily training during 5 days. Long-term memory was evaluated on day 7 after learning. Subacute administration of zinc increased expression of CCL2, CCR2, FGF2, and IGF-1 in the early and late phases of postreperfusion and prevented the CCAO-induced memory loss in the rat. These results might be explained by the induction of neural plasticity because of the expression of CCL2 and growth factors.
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Genómica, Hospital Regional 1° de Octubre, ISSSTE, Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 1669, 07760 México, DF, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000 México, DF, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, BUAP, 14 Sur y Avenida San Claudio, 72570 Puebla, PUE, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, BUAP, 14 Sur y Avenida San Claudio, 72570 Puebla, PUE, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, BUAP, 14 Sur y Avenida San Claudio, 72570 Puebla, PUE, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología, BUAP, 14 Sur 6301, 72570 Puebla, PUE, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología, BUAP, 14 Sur 6301, 72570 Puebla, PUE, Mexico
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Zhang H, Faber JE. De-novo collateral formation following acute myocardial infarction: Dependence on CCR2⁺ bone marrow cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2015; 87:4-16. [PMID: 26254180 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wide variation exists in the extent (number and diameter) of native pre-existing collaterals in tissues of different strains of mice, with supportive indirect evidence recently appearing for humans. This variation is a major determinant of the wide variation in severity of tissue injury in occlusive vascular disease. Whether such genetic-dependent variation also exists in the heart is unknown because no model exists for study of mouse coronary collaterals. Also owing to methodological limitations, it is not known if ischemia can induce new coronary collaterals to form ("neo-collaterals") versus remodeling of pre-existing ones. The present study sought to develop a model to study coronary collaterals in mice, determine whether neo-collateral formation occurs, and investigate the responsible mechanisms. Four strains with known rank-ordered differences in collateral extent in brain and skeletal muscle were studied: C57BLKS>C57BL/6>A/J>BALB/c. Unexpectedly, these and 5 additional strains lacked native coronary collaterals. However after ligation, neo-collaterals formed rapidly within 1-to-2 days, reaching their maximum extent in ≤7 days. Rank-order for neo-collateral formation differed from the above: C57BL/6>BALB/c>C57BLKS>A/J. Collateral network conductance, infarct volume(-1), and contractile function followed this same rank-order. Neo-collateral formation and collateral conductance were reduced and infarct volume increased in MCP1(-/-) and CCR2(-/-) mice. Bone-marrow transplant rescued collateral formation in CCR2(-/-) mice. Involvement of fractalkine➔CX3CR1 signaling and endothelial cell proliferation were also identified. This study introduces a model for investigating the coronary collateral circulation in mice, demonstrates that neo-collaterals form rapidly after coronary occlusion, and finds that MCP➔CCR2-mediated recruitment of myeloid cells is required for this process.
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- Hua Zhang
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
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Yang F, Bai Y, Jiang Y. Effects of Apelin on RAW264.7 cells under both normal and hypoxic conditions. Peptides 2015; 69:133-43. [PMID: 25963277 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Macrophages are an important source of pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic factors, which can promote pathological processes involving inflammation and angiogenesis. This study investigated the effects of Apelin on macrophages under both normal and hypoxic conditions. Under normal culture conditions, Apelin down-regulated the mRNA expression levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP1), monocyte chemotactic protein 3 (MCP3), macrophage inflammatory protein 1 (MIP1α, MIP1β), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), Angiopoietin 2 (Ang2) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα). The supernatant concentrations of MCP1, MCP3, MIP1α, MIP1β, macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP2) and TNFα proteins were significantly decreased in the Apelin treated group. Hypoxia induced profound up-regulations of the angiogenic, chemokine, and inflammatory factors at both the mRNA and protein levels. Apelin suppressed the hypoxia-induced increases in MCP1, MCP3, MIP2, MIP1β and TNFα expression. The underlying mechanism of Apelin inhibit inflammation is regulating NF-κB/JNK signal pathway. Additionally, Apelin can protect macrophages from apoptosis and can enhance cell migration during hypoxia. And cleaved Caspase9/3 pathways were involved in Apelin inhibiting RAW264.7 apoptosis. In conclusion, we showed the effect of Apelin on RAW264.7 macrophage under normal and hypoxic condition, which could further influence the angiogenesis and inflammation process that promoted by macrophages.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Key Laboratory of Vision Loss and Restoration, Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Beijing, China.
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Bai X, Qi Z, Song G, Zhao X, Zhao H, Meng X, Liu C, Bing W, Bi Y. Effects of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 and Nuclear Factor of Kappa B Pathway in Rejection of Cardiac Allograft in Rat. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2010-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Fontes JD, Rahman F, Lacey S, Larson MG, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Harris WS, Robins SJ. Red blood cell fatty acids and biomarkers of inflammation: a cross-sectional study in a community-based cohort. Atherosclerosis 2015; 240:431-6. [PMID: 25897795 PMCID: PMC4511480 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Inflammation and inflammatory biomarkers have emerged as integral components and predictors of incident cardiovascular (CV) disease. Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids (EPA and DHA) have anti-inflammatory properties, and have been variably associated with lower blood pressure, favorable blood lipid changes, and reduced CV events. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the cross-sectional association of red blood cell (RBC) fatty acids, representative of body membrane fatty acid composition, with 10 biomarkers active in multiple inflammatory pathways in 2724 participants (mean age 66 ± 9 years, 54% women, 8% minorities) from the Framingham Offspring and minority Omni Cohorts. After multivariable adjustment, the RBC EPA and DHA content was inversely correlated (all P ≤ 0.001) with 8 biomarkers: urinary isoprostanes (r = -0.16); and soluble interleukin-6 (r = -0.10); C-reactive protein (r = -0.08); tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (r = -0.08); intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (r = -0.08); P-selectin (r = -0.06); lipoprotein-associated phospholipase-A2 mass (r = -0.11) and activity (r = -0.08). The correlations for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 was -0.05, P = 0.006 and osteoprotegerin (r = -0.06, P = 0.002) were only nominally significant. CONCLUSION In our large community-based study, we observed modest inverse associations between several types of inflammatory biomarkers with RBC omega-3 fatty acid levels. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties.
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- João D Fontes
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Epidemiology Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Epidemiology Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, and OmegaQuant Analytics, LLC, 5009 W. 12th St, Ste 8, Sioux Falls, SD 57106, USA.
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA; Department of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Nam DH, Han JH, Lee TJ, Shishido T, Lim JH, Kim GY, Woo CH. CHOP deficiency prevents methylglyoxal-induced myocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2015; 85:168-77. [PMID: 26027784 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Epidemiological studies indicate that methylglyoxal (MGO) plasma levels are closely linked to diabetes and the exacerbation of diabetic cardiovascular complications. Recently, it was established that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress importantly contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetes and its cardiovascular complications. The objective of this study was to explore the mechanism by which diabetes instigates cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction via MGO-mediated myocyte apoptosis. Intriguingly, the MGO activated unfolded protein response pathway accompanying apoptotic events, such as cleavages of PARP-1 and caspase-3. In addition, Western blot analysis revealed that MGO-induced myocyte apoptosis was inhibited by depletion of CHOP with siRNA against Ddit3, the gene name for rat CHOP. To investigate the physiologic roles of CHOP in vivo, glucose tolerance and cardiac dysfunction were assessed in CHOP-deficient mice. No significant difference was observed between CHOP KO and littermate naïve controls in terms of the MGO-induced impairment of glucose tolerance. In contrast, myocyte apoptosis, inflammation, and cardiac dysfunction were significantly diminished in CHOP KO compared with littermate naïve controls. These results showed that CHOP is the key signal for myocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction induced by MGO. These findings suggest a therapeutic potential of CHOP inhibition in the management of diabetic cardiovascular complications including diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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- Dae-Hwan Nam
- Department of Pharmacology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1 Daemyung-dong, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1 Daemyung-dong, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1 Daemyung-dong, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 911-1 Mok-dong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Rare Diseases, Center for Biomedical Sciences, Korea National Institute of Health, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 317-1 Daemyung-dong, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Chronic inflammation aggravates metabolic disorders of hepatic fatty acids in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10222. [PMID: 25974206 PMCID: PMC4431481 DOI: 10.1038/srep10222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases with increasing body mass index (BMI). However, approximately 40–50% of obese adults do not develop hepatic steatosis. The level of inflammatory biomarkers is higher in obese subjects with NAFLD compared to BMI-matched subjects without hepatic steatosis. We used a casein injection in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed C57BL/6J mice to induce inflammatory stress. Although mice on a HFD exhibited apparent phenotypes of obesity and hyperlipidemia regardless of exposure to casein injection, only the HFD+Casein mice showed increased hepatic vacuolar degeneration accompanied with elevated inflammatory cytokines in the liver and serum, compared to mice on a normal chow diet. The expression of genes related to hepatic fatty acid synthesis and oxidation were upregulated in the HFD-only mice. The casein injection further increased baseline levels of lipogenic genes and decreased the levels of oxidative genes in HFD-only mice. Inflammatory stress induced both oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress in HFD-fed mice livers. We conclude that chronic inflammation precedes hepatic steatosis by disrupting the balance between fatty acid synthesis and oxidation in the livers of HFD-fed obese mice. This mechanism may operate in obese individuals with chronic inflammation, thus making them more prone to NAFLD.
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Li L, Ryoo JE, Lee KJ, Choi BC, Baek KH. Genetic variation in the Mcp-1 gene promoter associated with the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123045. [PMID: 25902044 PMCID: PMC4406762 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a pivotal chemokine in the inflammatory response, which plays an important role in recruiting monocytes to sites of injury and infection. However, the exact mechanism of Mcp-1 associated with PCOS risk was unknown. In this study, we explored whether the Mcp-1 -2518G>A polymorphism increases the risk of PCOS. We performed a comparative study of -2518G>A polymorphism of the Mcp-1 gene with PCOS. In addition, luciferase reporter assay was performed to evaluate the Mcp-1 transcriptional activity. A strong association was observed between the -2518G>A polymorphism of Mcp-1 gene and PCOS (p-value = 0.016, odd ratio (OR) = 0.693). A p-value under 0.05 is considered statistically significant. The genotype and allelic frequencies were assumed to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE). The luciferase assays in 2 cell lines showed that the Mcp-1 -2518G>A substitution can increase the expression of Mcp-1. MCP-1 levels in serum for PCOS group were significantly higher than those in serum for controls (p-value = 0.02). Furthermore, the patients carrying a genotype A/A had significantly increased levels of MCP-1 in serum compared with levels of the MCP-1 of the patients with genotypes G/G and G/A (p-value = 0.031). This is the first study on the genetic variation of the Mcp-1 gene and PCOS. This finding suggests that the Mcp-1 -2518G>A polymorphism is associated with PCOS risk by affecting transcriptional activity, leading to an increased expression level of Mcp-1.
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- Lan Li
- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Bundang CHA Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, CHA University, CHA General Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CL Women’s Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Bundang CHA Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Blanco FJ, Ojeda-Fernandez L, Aristorena M, Gallardo-Vara E, Benguria A, Dopazo A, Langa C, Botella LM, Bernabeu C. Genome-wide transcriptional and functional analysis of endoglin isoforms in the human promonocytic cell line U937. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:947-58. [PMID: 25216259 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Endoglin is an auxiliary cell surface receptor for TGF-β family members. Two different alternatively spliced isoforms, long (L)-endoglin and short (S)-endoglin, have been reported. S-endoglin and L-endoglin proteins vary from each other in their cytoplasmic tails that contain 14 and 47 amino acids, respectively. A critical role for endoglin in vascular development has primarily been studied in endothelial cells. In addition, endoglin expression is upregulated during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation; however, little is known about its role in this myeloid context. To investigate the function of endoglin in monocytes, stable transfectants expressing the two endoglin isoforms in the promonocytic human cell line U937 were generated. The differential gene expression fingerprinting of these endoglin transfectants using DNA microarrays and further bioinformatics analysis showed a clear alteration in essential biological functions, mainly those related to "Cellular Movement", including cell adhesion and transmigration. Interestingly, these cellular functions are highly dependent on adhesion molecules, including integrins α1 (CD49a, ITGA1 gene), αL (CD11a, ITGAL gene), αM (CD11b, ITGAM gene) and β2 (CD18, ITGB2 gene) and the chemokine receptor CCR2 (CD192, CCR2 gene), which are downregulated in endoglin transfectants. Moreover, activin A (INHBA gene), a TGF-β superfamily member involved in macrophage polarization, was distinctly affected in each endoglin transfectant, and may contribute to the regulated expression of integrins. These data were confirmed by quantitative PCR, flow cytometry and functional tests. Taken together, these results provide new insight into endoglin function in monocytes.
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- Francisco J Blanco
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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Patel BB, Kasneci A, Bolt AM, Di Lalla V, Di Iorio MR, Raad M, Mann KK, Chalifour LE. Chronic Exposure to Bisphenol A Reduces Successful Cardiac Remodeling After an Experimental Myocardial Infarction in Male C57bl/6n Mice. Toxicol Sci 2015; 146:101-15. [PMID: 25862758 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Estrogenic compounds such as bisphenol A (BPA) leach from plastics into food and beverage containers. Increased BPA exposure has been correlated with increased cardiovascular disease. To test the hypothesis that increased BPA exposure reduces cardiovascular remodeling, we chronically exposed C57bl/6n male mice to BPA and performed a myocardial infarction (MI). We measured cardiac function, as well as myeloid and cardiac fibroblast accumulation and activity. We found increased early death as well as increased cardiac dilation and reduced cardiac function in surviving BPA-exposed mice. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) protein and activity were increased 1.5-fold in BPA-exposed heart. BPA-exposed mice had similar neutrophil infiltration; however, monocyte and macrophage (MΦ) infiltration into the ischemic area was 5-fold greater than VEH mice potentially due to a 2-fold increase in monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. Monocyte and MΦ exposure to BPA in vitro in primary bone marrow cultures or in isolated peritoneal MΦ increased polarization to an activated MΦ, increased MMP2 and MMP9 expression 2-fold and activity 3-fold, and increased uptake of microspheres 3-fold. Cardiac fibroblasts (CF) differentiate to α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) expressing myofibroblasts, migrate to the ischemic area and secrete collagen to strengthen the scar. Collagen and αSMA expression were reduced 50% in BPA-exposed hearts. Chronic in vivo or continuous in vitro BPA exposure ablated transforming growth factor beta-mediated differentiation of CF, reduced αSMA expression 50% and reduced migration 40% yet increased secreted MMP2 activity 2-fold. We conclude that chronic BPA exposure reduces the ability to successfully remodel after an MI by increasing MΦ-based inflammation and reducing myofibroblast repair function.
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- Bhavini B Patel
- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada *Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Department of Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, 850 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A2, Canada, Division of Cardiology and Division of Endocrinology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Chemin Cote Ste Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2, Canada
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Monk JM, Liddle DM, De Boer AA, Brown MJ, Power KA, Ma DW, Robinson LE. Fish-oil-derived n-3 PUFAs reduce inflammatory and chemotactic adipokine-mediated cross-talk between co-cultured murine splenic CD8+ T cells and adipocytes. J Nutr 2015; 145:829-38. [PMID: 25833786 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.205443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Obese adipose tissue (AT) inflammation is characterized by dysregulated adipokine production and immune cell accumulation. Cluster of differentiation (CD) 8+ T cell AT infiltration represents a critical step that precedes macrophage infiltration. n-3 (ω-3) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) exert anti-inflammatory effects in obese AT, thereby disrupting AT inflammatory paracrine signaling. OBJECTIVE We assessed the effect of n-3 PUFAs on paracrine interactions between adipocytes and primary CD8+ T cells co-cultured at the cellular ratio observed in obese AT. METHODS C57BL/6 mice were fed either a 3% menhaden fish-oil + 7% safflower oil (FO) diet (wt:wt) or an isocaloric 10% safflower oil (wt:wt) control (CON) for 3 wk, and splenic CD8+ T cells were isolated by positive selection (via magnetic microbeads) and co-cultured with 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Co-cultures were unstimulated (cells alone), T cell receptor stimulated, or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated for 24 h. RESULTS In LPS-stimulated co-cultures, FO reduced secreted protein concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6 (-42.6%), tumor necrosis factor α (-67%), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) 1α (-52%), MIP-1β (-62%), monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP) 1 (-23%), and MCP-3 (-19%) vs. CON, which coincided with a 74% reduction in macrophage chemotaxis toward secreted chemotaxins in LPS-stimulated FO-enriched co-culture-conditioned media. FO increased mRNA expression of the inflammatory signaling negative regulators monocyte chemoattractant 1-induced protein (Mcpip; +9.3-fold) and suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (Socs3; +1.7-fold), whereas FO reduced activation of inflammatory transcription factors nuclear transcription factor κB (NF-κB) p65 and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) by 27% and 33%, respectively. Finally, mRNA expression of the inflammasome components Caspase1 (-36.4%), Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (Nlrp3; -99%), and Il1b (-68.8%) were decreased by FO compared with CON (P ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSION FO exerted an anti-inflammatory and antichemotactic effect on the cross-talk between CD8+ T cells and adipocytes and has implications in mitigating macrophage-centered AT-driven components of the obese phenotype.
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- Jennifer M Monk
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and Guelph Food Research Centre, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; and
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C-C chemokine receptor 2 inhibitor ameliorates hepatic steatosis by improving ER stress and inflammation in a type 2 diabetic mouse model. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120711. [PMID: 25816097 PMCID: PMC4376739 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hepatic steatosis is the accumulation of excess fat in the liver. Recently, hepatic steatosis has become more important because it occurs in the patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hyperlipidemia and is associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and insulin resistance. C-C chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) inhibitor has been reported to improve inflammation and glucose intolerance in diabetes, but its mechanisms remained unknown in hepatic steatosis. We examined whether CCR2 inhibitor improves ER stress-induced hepatic steatosis in type 2 diabetic mice. In this study, db/db and db/m (n = 9) mice were fed CCR2 inhibitor (2 mg/kg/day) for 9 weeks. In diabetic mice, CCR2 inhibitor decreased plasma and hepatic triglycerides levels and improved insulin sensitivity. Moreover, CCR2 inhibitor treatment decreased ER stress markers (e.g., BiP, ATF4, CHOP, and XBP-1) and inflammatory cytokines (e.g., TNFα, IL-6, and MCP-1) while increasing markers of mitochondrial biogenesis (e.g., PGC-1α, Tfam, and COX1) in the liver. We suggest that CCR2 inhibitor may ameliorate hepatic steatosis by reducing ER stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Kim S, Joe Y, Kim HJ, Kim YS, Jeong SO, Pae HO, Ryter SW, Surh YJ, Chung HT. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced IRE1α activation mediates cross-talk of GSK-3β and XBP-1 to regulate inflammatory cytokine production. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:4498-506. [PMID: 25821218 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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IL-1β and TNF-α are important proinflammatory cytokines that respond to mutated self-antigens of tissue damage and exogenous pathogens. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and unfolded protein responses are related to the induction of proinflammatory cytokines. However, the detailed molecular pathways by which ER stress mediates cytokine gene expression have not been investigated. In this study, we found that ER stress-induced inositol-requiring enzyme (IRE)1α activation differentially regulates proinflammatory cytokine gene expression via activation of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β and X-box binding protein (XBP)-1. Surprisingly, IL-1β gene expression was modulated by IRE1α-mediated GSK-3β activation, but not by XBP-1. However, IRE1α-mediated XBP-1 splicing regulated TNF-α gene expression. SB216763, a GSK-3 inhibitor, selectively inhibited IL-1β gene expression, whereas the IRE1α RNase inhibitor STF083010 suppressed only TNF-α production. Additionally, inhibition of GSK-3β greatly increased IRE1α-dependent XBP-1 splicing. Our results identify an unsuspected differential role of downstream mediators GSK-3β and XBP-1 in ER stress-induced IRE1α activation that regulates cytokine production through signaling cross-talk. These results have important implications in the regulation of inflammatory pathways during ER stress, and they suggest novel therapeutic targets for diseases in which meta-inflammation plays a key role.
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- Sena Kim
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon 443-721, Korea; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon 443-721, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan 570-749, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan 570-749, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115; Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065; and
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Korea;
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Narsale AA, Enos RT, Puppa MJ, Chatterjee S, Murphy EA, Fayad R, Pena MO, Durstine JL, Carson JA. Liver inflammation and metabolic signaling in ApcMin/+ mice: the role of cachexia progression. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119888. [PMID: 25789991 PMCID: PMC4366213 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The ApcMin/+ mouse exhibits an intestinal tumor associated loss of muscle and fat that is accompanied by chronic inflammation, insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia. Since the liver governs systemic energy demands through regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism, it is likely that the liver is a pathological target of cachexia progression in the ApcMin/+ mouse. The purpose of this study was to determine if cancer and the progression of cachexia affected liver endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress, inflammation, metabolism, and protein synthesis signaling. The effect of cancer (without cachexia) was examined in wild-type and weight-stable ApcMin/+ mice. Cachexia progression was examined in weight-stable, pre-cachectic, and severely-cachectic ApcMin/+ mice. Livers were analyzed for morphology, glycogen content, ER-stress, inflammation, and metabolic changes. Cancer induced hepatic expression of ER-stress markers BiP (binding immunoglobulin protein), IRE-1α (endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signaling 1), and inflammatory intermediate STAT-3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3). While gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) mRNA expression was suppressed by cancer, glycogen content or protein synthesis signaling remained unaffected. Cachexia progression depleted liver glycogen content and increased mRNA expression of glycolytic enzyme PFK (phosphofrucktokinase) and gluconeogenic enzyme PEPCK. Cachexia progression further increased pSTAT-3 but suppressed p-65 and JNK (c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase) activation. Interestingly, progression of cachexia suppressed upstream ER-stress markers BiP and IRE-1α, while inducing its downstream target CHOP (DNA-damage inducible transcript 3). Cachectic mice exhibited a dysregulation of protein synthesis signaling, with an induction of p-mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin), despite a suppression of Akt (thymoma viral proto-oncogene 1) and S6 (ribosomal protein S6) phosphorylation. Thus, cancer induced ER-stress markers in the liver, however cachexia progression further deteriorated liver ER-stress, disrupted protein synthesis regulation and caused a differential inflammatory response related to STAT-3 and NF-κB (Nuclear factor—κB) signaling.
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- Aditi A. Narsale
- Integrative Muscle Biology Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Division of Applied Physiology, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Integrative Muscle Biology Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Division of Applied Physiology, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Environmental Health and Disease Laboratory, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Colon Cancer Research, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Division of Applied Physiology, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Center for Colon Cancer Research, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Applied Physiology, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Integrative Muscle Biology Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Center for Colon Cancer Research, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Division of Applied Physiology, Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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Rangel-Aldao R. The unfolded protein response, inflammation, oscillators, and disease: a systems biology approach. ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS IN DISEASES 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/ersc-2015-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes and obesity are responsible for about two thirds of mortality worldwide, and all of these ailments share a common low-intensity systemic chronic inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress), and the ensuing Unfolded Protein Response (UPR). These adaptive mechanisms are also responsible for significant metabolic changes that feedback with the central clock of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus, as well as with oscillators of peripheral tissues. In this review we attempt to use a systems biology approach to explore such interactions as a whole; to answer two fundamental questions: (1) how dependent are these adaptive responses and subsequent events leading to NCD with their state of synchrony with the SCN and peripheral oscillators? And, (2) How could modifiers of the activity of SCN for instance, food intake, exercise, and drugs, be potentially used to modulate systemic inflammation and ER stress to ameliorate or even prevent NCDs?
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- Rafael Rangel-Aldao
- 1Department of Technology of Biological Processes and Group of Digital Science, Simon Bolivar University, Caracas, 1083, Venezuela
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Karaman S, Hollmén M, Robciuc MR, Alitalo A, Nurmi H, Morf B, Buschle D, Alkan HF, Ochsenbein AM, Alitalo K, Wolfrum C, Detmar M. Blockade of VEGF-C and VEGF-D modulates adipose tissue inflammation and improves metabolic parameters under high-fat diet. Mol Metab 2015; 4:93-105. [PMID: 25685697 PMCID: PMC4314545 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Elevated serum levels of the lymphangiogenic factors VEGF-C and -D have been observed in obese individuals but their relevance for the metabolic syndrome has remained unknown. METHODS K14-VEGFR-3-Ig (sR3) mice that constitutively express soluble-VEGFR-3-Ig in the skin, scavenging VEGF-C and -D, and wildtype (WT) mice were fed either chow or high-fat diet for 20 weeks. To assess the effect of VEGFR-3 blockage on adipose tissue growth and insulin sensitivity, we evaluated weight gain, adipocyte size and hepatic lipid accumulation. These results were complemented with insulin tolerance tests, FACS analysis of adipose tissue macrophages, in vitro 3T3-L1 differentiation assays and in vivo blocking antibody treatment experiments. RESULTS We show here that sR3 mice are protected from obesity-induced insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation. This protection is associated with enhanced subcutaneous adipose tissue hyperplasia and an increased number of alternatively-activated (M2) macrophages in adipose tissue. We also show that VEGF-C and -D are chemotactic for murine macrophages and that this effect is mediated by VEGFR-3, which is upregulated on M1 polarized macrophages. Systemic antibody blockage of VEGFR-3 in db/db mice reduces adipose tissue macrophage infiltration and hepatic lipid accumulation, and improves insulin sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS These results reveal an unanticipated role of the lymphangiogenic factors VEGF-C and -D in the mediation of metabolic syndrome-associated adipose tissue inflammation. Blockage of these lymphangiogenic factors might constitute a new therapeutic strategy for the prevention of obesity-associated insulin resistance.
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- Sinem Karaman
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Wihuri Research Institute and Translational Cancer Biology Program, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Wihuri Research Institute and Translational Cancer Biology Program, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Wihuri Research Institute and Translational Cancer Biology Program, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8603 Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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