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Hypoxia and inflammatory bowel disease. Microbes Infect 2017; 19:210-221. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Van Welden S, De Vos M, Wielockx B, Tavernier SJ, Dullaers M, Neyt S, Descamps B, Devisscher L, Devriese S, Van den Bossche L, Holvoet T, Baeyens A, Correale C, D'Alessio S, Vanhove C, De Vos F, Verhasselt B, Breier G, Lambrecht BN, Janssens S, Carmeliet P, Danese S, Elewaut D, Laukens D, Hindryckx P. Haematopoietic prolyl hydroxylase-1 deficiency promotes M2 macrophage polarization and is both necessary and sufficient to protect against experimental colitis. J Pathol 2017; 241:547-558. [PMID: 27981571 DOI: 10.1002/path.4861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing proteins (PHDs) regulate the adaptation of cells to hypoxia. Pan-hydroxylase inhibition is protective in experimental colitis, in which PHD1 plays a prominent role. However, it is currently unknown how PHD1 targeting regulates this protection and which cell type(s) are involved. Here, we demonstrated that Phd1 deletion in endothelial and haematopoietic cells (Phd1f/f Tie2:cre) protected mice from dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis, with reduced epithelial erosions, immune cell infiltration, and colonic microvascular dysfunction, whereas the response of Phd2f/+ Tie2:cre and Phd3f/f Tie2:cre mice to DSS was similar to that of their littermate controls. Using bone marrow chimeras and cell-specific cre mice, we demonstrated that ablation of Phd1 in haematopoietic cells but not in endothelial cells was both necessary and sufficient to inhibit experimental colitis. This effect relied, at least in part, on skewing of Phd1-deficient bone marrow-derived macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype. These cells showed an attenuated nuclear factor-κB-dependent response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which in turn diminished endothelial chemokine expression. In addition, Phd1 deficiency in dendritic cells significantly reduced interleukin-1β production in response to LPS. Taken together, our results further support the development of selective PHD1 inhibitors for ulcerative colitis, and identify haematopoietic cells as their primary target. Copyright © 2016 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Heisenberg Research Group, Department of Clinical Pathobiochemistry, Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Inflammation Research Centre VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Inflammation Research Centre VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Radiopharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Infinity Imaging Laboratory (iMinds Medical IT-IBiTech-MEDISIP), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- IBD Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre, Rozzano, Italy
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- IBD Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre, Rozzano, Italy
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- Infinity Imaging Laboratory (iMinds Medical IT-IBiTech-MEDISIP), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Radiopharmacy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Division of Medical Biology, Department of Psychiatry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Inflammation Research Centre VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Inflammation Research Centre VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular metabolism, Vesalius Research Centre, KU Leuven, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- IBD Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre, Rozzano, Italy
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- Inflammation Research Centre VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.,Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Vavricka S, Ruiz PA, Scharl S, Biedermann L, Scharl M, de Vallière C, Lundby C, Wenger RH, Held L, Merz TM, Gassmann M, Lutz T, Kunz A, Bron D, Fontana A, Strauss L, Weber A, Fried M, Rogler G, Zeitz J. Protocol for a prospective, controlled, observational study to evaluate the influence of hypoxia on healthy volunteers and patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the Altitude IBD Study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e013477. [PMID: 28057654 PMCID: PMC5223677 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal disorder, often leading to an impaired quality of life in affected patients. The importance of environmental factors in the pathogenesis of IBD, including their disease-modifying potential, is increasingly recognised. Hypoxia seems to be an important driver of inflammation, as has been reported by our group and others. The aim of the study is to evaluate if hypoxia can alter disease activity of IBD measured by Harvey-Bradshaw Activity Index in Crohn's disease (increase to ≥5 points) and the partial Mayo Score for ulcerative colitis (increase to ≥2 points). To test the effects of hypoxia under standardised conditions, we designed a prospective and controlled investigation in healthy controls and patients with IBD in stable remission. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a prospective, controlled and observational study. Participants undergo a 3-hour exposure to hypoxic conditions simulating an altitude of 4000 metres above sea level (m.a.s.l.) in a hypobaric pressure chamber. Clinical parameters, as well as blood and stool samples and biopsies from the sigmoid colon are collected at subsequent time points. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kanton Zurich (reference KEK-ZH-number 2013-0284). The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and shared with the worldwide medical community. TRIALS REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02849821; Pre-results.
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- Stephan Vavricka
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Division of Gastroenterology, Triemli Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biostatistics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Zurich, Switzerland
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Lima, Peru
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Aeromedical Center, Dubendorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss Aeromedical Center, Dubendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Zhdanov AV, Okkelman IA, Golubeva AV, Doerr B, Hyland NP, Melgar S, Shanahan F, Cryan JF, Papkovsky DB. Quantitative analysis of mucosal oxygenation using ex vivo imaging of healthy and inflamed mammalian colon tissue. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:141-151. [PMID: 27510419 PMCID: PMC11107550 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2323-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Colonic inflammation is associated with decreased tissue oxygenation, significantly affecting gut homeostasis. However, the crosstalk between O2 consumption and supply in the inflamed tissue are not fully understood. Using a murine model of colitis, we analysed O2 in freshly prepared samples of healthy and inflamed colon tissue. We developed protocols for efficient ex vivo staining of mouse distal colon mucosa with a cell-penetrating O2 sensitive probe Pt-Glc and high-resolution imaging of O2 concentration in live tissue by confocal phosphorescence lifetime-imaging microscopy (PLIM). Microscopy analysis revealed that Pt-Glc stained mostly the top 50-60 μm layer of the mucosa, with high phosphorescence intensity in epithelial cells. Measured O2 values in normal mouse tissue ranged between 5 and 35 μM (4-28 Torr), tending to decrease in the deeper tissue areas. Four-day treatment with dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) triggered colon inflammation, as evidenced by an increase in local IL6 and mKC mRNA levels, but did not affect the gross architecture of colonic epithelium. We further observed an increase in oxygenation, partial activation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) 1 signalling, and negative trends in pyruvate dehydrogenase activity and O2 consumption rate in the colitis mucosa, suggesting a decrease in mitochondrial respiration, which is known to be regulated via HIF-1 signalling and pyruvate oxidation rate. These results along with efficient staining with Pt-Glc of rat and human colonic mucosa reveal high potential of PLIM platform as a powerful tool for the high-resolution analysis of the intestinal tissue oxygenation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other pathologies, affecting tissue respiration.
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- Alexander V Zhdanov
- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork, Ireland.
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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Montgomery ST, Mall MA, Kicic A, Stick SM. Hypoxia and sterile inflammation in cystic fibrosis airways: mechanisms and potential therapies. Eur Respir J 2016; 49:13993003.00903-2016. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00903-2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common autosomal recessive genetic diseases in Caucasian populations. Diagnosisvianewborn screening and targeted nutritional and antibiotic therapy have improved outcomes, however respiratory failure remains the key cause of morbidity and mortality. Progressive respiratory disease in cystic fibrosis is characterised by chronic neutrophilic airway inflammation associated with structural airway damage leading to bronchiectasis and decreased lung function. Mucus obstruction is a characteristic early abnormality in the cystic fibrosis airway, associated with neutrophilic inflammation often in the absence of detectable infection. Recent studies have suggested a link between hypoxic cell death and sterile neutrophilic inflammation in cystic fibrosis and other diseasesviathe IL-1 signalling pathway. In this review, we consider recent evidence regarding the cellular responses to respiratory hypoxia as a potential driver of sterile neutrophilic inflammation in the lung, current knowledge on hypoxia as a pathogenic mechanism in cystic fibrosis and the potential for current and future therapies to alleviate hypoxia-driven sterile inflammation.
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Zeitouni NE, Chotikatum S, von Köckritz-Blickwede M, Naim HY. The impact of hypoxia on intestinal epithelial cell functions: consequences for invasion by bacterial pathogens. Mol Cell Pediatr 2016; 3:14. [PMID: 27002817 PMCID: PMC4803720 DOI: 10.1186/s40348-016-0041-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The maintenance of oxygen homeostasis in human tissues is mediated by several cellular adaptations in response to low-oxygen stress, called hypoxia. A decrease in tissue oxygen levels is initially counteracted by increasing local blood flow to overcome diminished oxygenation and avoid hypoxic stress. However, studies have shown that the physiological oxygen concentrations in several tissues are much lower than atmospheric (normoxic) conditions, and the oxygen supply is finely regulated in individual cell types. The gastrointestinal tract has been described to subsist in a state of physiologically low oxygen level and is thus depicted as a tissue in the state of constant low-grade inflammation. The intestinal epithelial cell layer plays a vital role in the immune response to inflammation and infections that occur within the intestinal tissue and is involved in many of the adaptation responses to hypoxic stress. This is especially relevant in the context of inflammatory disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therefore, this review aims to describe the intestinal epithelial cellular response to hypoxia and the consequences for host interactions with invading gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens.
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- Nathalie E. Zeitouni
- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Manresa MC, Tambuwala MM, Radhakrishnan P, Harnoss JM, Brown E, Cavadas MA, Keogh CE, Cheong A, Barrett KE, Cummins EP, Schneider M, Taylor CT. Hydroxylase inhibition regulates inflammation-induced intestinal fibrosis through the suppression of ERK-mediated TGF-β1 signaling. [corrected]. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2016; 311:G1076-G1090. [PMID: 27789456 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00229.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fibrosis is a complication of chronic inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, a condition which has limited therapeutic options and often requires surgical intervention. Pharmacologic inhibition of oxygen-sensing prolyl hydroxylases, which confer oxygen sensitivity upon the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway, has recently been shown to have therapeutic potential in colitis, although the mechanisms involved remain unclear. Here, we investigated the impact of hydroxylase inhibition on inflammation-driven fibrosis in a murine colitis model. Mice exposed to dextran sodium sulfate, followed by a period of recovery, developed intestinal fibrosis characterized by alterations in the pattern of collagen deposition and infiltration of activated fibroblasts. Treatment with the hydroxylase inhibitor dimethyloxalylglycine ameliorated fibrosis. TGF-β1 is a key regulator of fibrosis that acts through the activation of fibroblasts. Hydroxylase inhibition reduced TGF-β1-induced expression of fibrotic markers in cultured fibroblasts, suggesting a direct role for hydroxylases in TGF-β1 signaling. This was at least in part due to inhibition of noncanonical activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling. In summary, pharmacologic hydroxylase inhibition ameliorates intestinal fibrosis through suppression of TGF-β1-dependent ERK activation in fibroblasts. We hypothesize that in addition to previously reported immunosupressive effects, hydroxylase inhibitors independently suppress profibrotic pathways.
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- Mario C Manresa
- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,School of Medicine and Medical Science, Charles Institute of Dermatology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northerm Ireland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; and
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; and
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Medicine and Medical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; .,Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; and
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Hookham MB, Ali IHA, O'Neill CL, Hackett E, Lambe MH, Schmidt T, Medina RJ, Chamney S, Rao B, McLoone E, Sweet D, Stitt AW, Brazil DP. Hypoxia-induced responses by endothelial colony-forming cells are modulated by placental growth factor. Stem Cell Res Ther 2016; 7:173. [PMID: 27899144 PMCID: PMC5129608 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-016-0430-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs), also termed late outgrowth endothelial cells, are a well-defined circulating endothelial progenitor cell type with an established role in vascular repair. ECFCs have clear potential for cell therapy to treat ischaemic disease, although the precise mechanism(s) underlying their response to hypoxia remains ill-defined. Methods In this study, we isolated ECFCs from umbilical cord blood and cultured them on collagen. We defined the response of ECFCs to 1% O2 exposure at acute and chronic time points. Results In response to low oxygen, changes in ECFC cell shape, proliferation, size and cytoskeleton phenotype were detected. An increase in the number of senescent ECFCs also occurred as a result of long-term culture in 1% O2. Low oxygen exposure altered ECFC migration and tube formation in Matrigel®. Increases in angiogenic factors secreted from ECFCs exposed to hypoxia were also detected, in particular, after treatment with placental growth factor (PlGF). Exposure of cells to agents that stabilise hypoxia-inducible factors such as dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG) also increased PlGF levels. Conditioned medium from both hypoxia-treated and DMOG-treated cells inhibited ECFC tube formation. This effect was reversed by the addition of PlGF neutralising antibody to the conditioned medium, confirming the direct role of PlGF in this effect. Conclusions This study deepens our understanding of the response of ECFCs to hypoxia and also identifies a novel and important role for PlGF in regulating the vasculogenic potential of ECFCs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13287-016-0430-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Michelle B Hookham
- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Eye & Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK
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- Regional Neonatal Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK
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- Eye & Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK
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- Regional Neonatal Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK.
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Halligan DN, Murphy SJE, Taylor CT. The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) couples immunity with metabolism. Semin Immunol 2016; 28:469-477. [PMID: 27717536 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Crosstalk between metabolic and immune pathways has recently become appreciated to be key to the regulation of host defence. The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a transcription factor which was initially described as a ubiquitous master regulator of the transcriptional response to hypoxia. In this role, HIF regulates genes promoting adaptation to hypoxia including a number which influence the cellular metabolic strategy of a cell. It has more recently been appreciated that the regulation of HIF is not restricted to oxygen-dependent pathways, and is now known to be mediated by a number of additional metabolic and immune cues including metabolites and cytokines respectively. Furthermore, our understanding of the functional role of HIF has expanded to it now being appreciated as a major regulator of host immunity. This places HIF in an ideal position to act as a regulatory hub which links metabolic activity with immunity. In this review we synthesise recent data which identifies HIF as both a target and effector for metabolic and immune processes. Developing our understanding of the role of HIF in this context will uncover new therapeutic targets for inflammatory and infectious disease.
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- Doug N Halligan
- Conway Institute, Charles Institute & Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland; Sigmoid Pharma, Invent Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Conway Institute, Charles Institute & Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Conway Institute, Charles Institute & Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland; IRCAN, Centre A. Lacassagne, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 33 Avenue Valombrose, 06107 Nice, France; Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM), 8, Quai Antoine Premier, Monaco.
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Zurlo G, Guo J, Takada M, Wei W, Zhang Q. New Insights into Protein Hydroxylation and Its Important Role in Human Diseases. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2016; 1866:208-220. [PMID: 27663420 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Protein hydroxylation is a post-translational modification catalyzed by 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases. The hydroxylation modification can take place on various amino acids, including but not limited to proline, lysine, asparagine, aspartate and histidine. A classical example of this modification is hypoxia inducible factor alpha (HIF-α) prolyl hydroxylation, which affects HIF-α protein stability via the Von-Hippel Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor pathway, a Cullin 2-based E3 ligase adaptor protein frequently mutated in kidney cancer. In addition to protein stability regulation, protein hydroxylation may influence other post-translational modifications or the kinase activity of the modified protein (such as Akt and DYRK1A/B). In other cases, protein hydroxylation may alter protein-protein interaction and its downstream signaling events in vivo (such as OTUB1, MAPK6 and eEF2K). In this review, we highlight the recently identified protein hydroxylation targets and their pathophysiological roles, especially in cancer settings. Better understanding of protein hydroxylation will help identify novel therapeutic targets and their regulation mechanisms to foster development of more effective treatment strategies for various human cancers.
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- Giada Zurlo
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Hurst JH. William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe, and Gregg Semenza receive the 2016 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. J Clin Invest 2016; 126:3628-3638. [PMID: 27620538 DOI: 10.1172/jci90055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Triner D, Shah YM. Hypoxia-inducible factors: a central link between inflammation and cancer. J Clin Invest 2016; 126:3689-3698. [PMID: 27525434 DOI: 10.1172/jci84430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The tumor immune response is in a dynamic balance between antitumor mechanisms, which serve to decrease cancer growth, and the protumor inflammatory response, which increases immune tolerance, cell survival, and proliferation. Hypoxia and expression of HIF-1α and HIF-2α are characteristic features of all solid tumors. HIF signaling serves as a major adaptive mechanism in tumor growth in a hypoxic microenvironment. HIFs represent a critical signaling node in the switch to protumorigenic inflammatory responses through recruitment of protumor immune cells and altered immune cell effector functions to suppress antitumor immune responses and promote tumor growth through direct growth-promoting cytokine production, angiogenesis, and ROS production. Modulating HIF function will be an important mechanism to dampen the tumor-promoting inflammatory response and inhibit cancer growth.
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Glover LE, Lee JS, Colgan SP. Oxygen metabolism and barrier regulation in the intestinal mucosa. J Clin Invest 2016; 126:3680-3688. [PMID: 27500494 DOI: 10.1172/jci84429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mucosal surfaces are lined by epithelial cells and provide an important barrier to the flux of antigens from the outside. This barrier is provided at a number of levels, including epithelial junctional complexes, mucus production, and mucosa-derived antimicrobials. Tissue metabolism is central to the maintenance of homeostasis in the mucosa. In the intestine, for example, baseline pO2 levels are uniquely low due to counter-current blood flow and the presence of large numbers of bacteria. As such, hypoxia and HIF signaling predominates normal intestinal metabolism and barrier regulation during both homeostasis and active inflammation. Contributing factors that elicit important adaptive responses within the mucosa include the transcriptional regulation of tight junction proteins, metabolic regulation of barrier components, and changes in autophagic flux. Here, we review recent literature around the topic of hypoxia and barrier function in health and during disease.
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Cummins EP, Keogh CE. Respiratory gases and the regulation of transcription. Exp Physiol 2016; 101:986-1002. [DOI: 10.1113/ep085715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Eoin P. Cummins
- School of Medicine; University College Dublin; Belfield 4 Dublin Ireland
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- School of Medicine; University College Dublin; Belfield 4 Dublin Ireland
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Taylor CT, Doherty G, Fallon PG, Cummins EP. Hypoxia-dependent regulation of inflammatory pathways in immune cells. J Clin Invest 2016; 126:3716-3724. [PMID: 27454299 DOI: 10.1172/jci84433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Uncontrolled inflammation underpins a diverse range of diseases where effective therapy remains an unmet clinical need. Hypoxia is a prominent feature of the inflammatory microenvironment that regulates key transcription factors including HIF and NF-κB in both innate and adaptive immune cells. In turn, altered activity of the pathways controlled by these factors can affect the course of inflammation through the regulation of immune cell development and function. In this review, we will discuss these pathways and the oxygen sensors that confer hypoxic sensitivity in immune cells. Furthermore, we will describe how hypoxia-dependent pathways contribute to immunity and discuss their potential as therapeutic targets in inflammatory and infectious disease.
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Kiers HD, Scheffer GJ, van der Hoeven JG, Eltzschig HK, Pickkers P, Kox M. Immunologic Consequences of Hypoxia during Critical Illness. Anesthesiology 2016; 125:237-49. [PMID: 27183167 PMCID: PMC5119461 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypoxia and immunity are highly intertwined at clinical, cellular, and molecular levels. The prevention of tissue hypoxia and modulation of systemic inflammation are cornerstones of daily practice in the intensive care unit. Potentially, immunologic effects of hypoxia may contribute to outcome and represent possible therapeutic targets. Hypoxia and activation of downstream signaling pathways result in enhanced innate immune responses, aimed to augment pathogen clearance. On the other hand, hypoxia also exerts antiinflammatory and tissue-protective effects in lymphocytes and other tissues. Although human data on the net immunologic effects of hypoxia and pharmacologic modulation of downstream pathways are limited, preclinical data support the concept of tailoring the immune response through modulation of the oxygen status or pharmacologic modulation of hypoxia-signaling pathways in critically ill patients.
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- Harmke D. Kiers
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCI), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCI), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Organ Protection Program; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCI), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCI), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Deng W, Feng X, Li X, Wang D, Sun L. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 in autoimmune diseases. Cell Immunol 2016; 303:7-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Selfridge AC, Cavadas MAS, Scholz CC, Campbell EL, Welch LC, Lecuona E, Colgan SP, Barrett KE, Sporn PHS, Sznajder JI, Cummins EP, Taylor CT. Hypercapnia Suppresses the HIF-dependent Adaptive Response to Hypoxia. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:11800-8. [PMID: 27044749 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.713941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Molecular oxygen and carbon dioxide are the primary gaseous substrate and product of oxidative metabolism, respectively. Hypoxia (low oxygen) and hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide) are co-incidental features of the tissue microenvironment in a range of pathophysiologic states, including acute and chronic respiratory diseases. The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is the master regulator of the transcriptional response to hypoxia; however, little is known about the impact of hypercapnia on gene transcription. Because of the relationship between hypoxia and hypercapnia, we investigated the effect of hypercapnia on the HIF pathway. Hypercapnia suppressed HIF-α protein stability and HIF target gene expression both in mice and cultured cells in a manner that was at least in part independent of the canonical O2-dependent HIF degradation pathway. The suppressive effects of hypercapnia on HIF-α protein stability could be mimicked by reducing intracellular pH at a constant level of partial pressure of CO2 Bafilomycin A1, a specific inhibitor of vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase that blocks lysosomal degradation, prevented the hypercapnic suppression of HIF-α protein. Based on these results, we hypothesize that hypercapnia counter-regulates activation of the HIF pathway by reducing intracellular pH and promoting lysosomal degradation of HIF-α subunits. Therefore, hypercapnia may play a key role in the pathophysiology of diseases where HIF is implicated.
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- Conway Institute, and Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, the Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and
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- the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland,
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O'Shea CJ, O'Doherty JV, Callanan JJ, Doyle D, Thornton K, Sweeney T. The effect of algal polysaccharides laminarin and fucoidan on colonic pathology, cytokine gene expression and Enterobacteriaceae in a dextran sodium sulfate-challenged porcine model. J Nutr Sci 2016; 5:e15. [PMID: 27110358 PMCID: PMC4831127 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2016.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The algal polysaccharides laminarin (LAM) and fucoidan (FUC) have potent anti-inflammatory activities in the gastrointestinal tract. Our objective was to examine the impact of prior consumption of LAM and/or FUC on pathology and inflammation following a dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) challenge in pigs. Pigs (n 7/group) were assigned to one of five experimental groups for 56 d. From 49-55 d, distilled water or DSS was administered intragastrically. The experimental groups were: (1) basal diet + distilled water (control); (2) basal diet + DSS (DSS); (3) basal diet + FUC + DSS (FUC + DSS); (4) basal diet + LAM + DSS (LAM + DSS); and (5) basal diet + LAM + FUC + DSS (LAMFUC + DSS). The DSS group had decreased body-weight gain (P < 0·05) and serum xylose (P < 0·05), and increased proximal colon pathology score (P < 0·05), diarrhoeal score (P < 0·001) and colonic Enterobacteriaceae (P < 0·05) relative to the control group. The FUC + DSS (P < 0·01), LAM + DSS (P < 0·05) and LAMFUC + DSS (P < 0·05) groups had improved diarrhoeal score, and the LAMFUC + DSS (P < 0·05) group had improved body weight relative to the DSS group. The FUC + DSS group (P < 0·001), LAM + DSS group (P < 0·05) and LAMFUC + DSS group (P < 0·001) had lower IL-6 mRNA abundance relative to the DSS group. The LAM + DSS group had reduced Enterobacteriaceae in proximal colon digesta relative to the DSS group (P < 0·05). In conclusion, FUC or a combination of FUC and LAM improved body-weight loss, diarrhoeal scores and clinical variables associated with a DSS challenge in pigs, in tandem with a reduction in colonic IL-6 mRNA abundance.
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- C. J. O'Shea
- School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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Li J, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Zhang H, Wei L, Shen T, Jiang C, Zhu D. A20 deficiency leads to angiogenesis of pulmonary artery endothelial cells through stronger NF-κB activation under hypoxia. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 20:1319-28. [PMID: 26991692 PMCID: PMC4929300 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A20 is a zinc finger protein associated with hypoxia. As chronic hypoxia is responsible for intimal hyperplasia and disordered angiogenesis of pulmonary artery, which are histological hallmarks of pulmonary artery hypertension, we intended to explore the role of A20 in angiogenesis of pulmonary artery endothelial cells (ECs). Here, we found a transient elevation of A20 expression in the lung tissues from hypoxic rats compared with normoxic controls. This rapid enhancement was mainly detected in the endothelium, and similar results were reproduced in vitro. During early hypoxia, genetic inhibition of A20 increased proliferation in pulmonary artery ECs, linking to advanced cell cycle progression as well as microtubule polymerization, and aggravated angiogenic effects including tube formation, cell migration and adhesion molecules expression. In addition, a negative feedback loop between nuclear factor-kappa B and A20 was confirmed. Our findings provide evidence for an adaptive role of A20 against pulmonary artery ECs angiogenesis via nuclear factor-kappa B activation.
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- Jing Li
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Flück K, Breves G, Fandrey J, Winning S. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 in dendritic cells is crucial for the activation of protective regulatory T cells in murine colitis. Mucosal Immunol 2016; 9:379-90. [PMID: 26220168 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2015.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) serve as a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity and help to maintain intestinal homeostasis. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with dysregulation of the mucosal immune response. The concomitant hypoxic inflammation in IBD will activate the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) to also drive gene expression in DCs. Recent studies have described a protective role for epithelial HIF-1 in mouse models of IBD. We investigated the role of HIF-1 in DC function in a dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced model of murine colitis. Wild-type and dendritic cell-specific HIF-1α knockout mice were treated with 3% DSS for 7 days. Knockout of HIF-1α in DCs led to a significantly larger loss of body weight in mice with DSS-induced colitis than in control mice. Knockout mice exhibited more severe intestinal inflammation with increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and enhanced production of mucin. Induction of regulatory T cells (Tregs) was impaired, and the number of forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) Tregs was diminished by dendritic HIF-1α knockout. Our findings demonstrate that in DCs HIF-1α is necessary for the induction of sufficient numbers of Tregs to control intestinal inflammation.
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- K Flück
- Institut für Physiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Physiologisches Institut, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Physiologisches Institut, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Quaegebeur A, Segura I, Schmieder R, Verdegem D, Decimo I, Bifari F, Dresselaers T, Eelen G, Ghosh D, Davidson SM, Schoors S, Broekaert D, Cruys B, Govaerts K, De Legher C, Bouché A, Schoonjans L, Ramer MS, Hung G, Bossaert G, Cleveland DW, Himmelreich U, Voets T, Lemmens R, Bennett CF, Robberecht W, De Bock K, Dewerchin M, Ghesquière B, Fendt SM, Carmeliet P. Deletion or Inhibition of the Oxygen Sensor PHD1 Protects against Ischemic Stroke via Reprogramming of Neuronal Metabolism. Cell Metab 2016; 23:280-91. [PMID: 26774962 PMCID: PMC4880550 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The oxygen-sensing prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins (PHDs) regulate cellular metabolism, but their role in neuronal metabolism during stroke is unknown. Here we report that PHD1 deficiency provides neuroprotection in a murine model of permanent brain ischemia. This was not due to an increased collateral vessel network. Instead, PHD1(-/-) neurons were protected against oxygen-nutrient deprivation by reprogramming glucose metabolism. Indeed, PHD1(-/-) neurons enhanced glucose flux through the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway by diverting glucose away from glycolysis. As a result, PHD1(-/-) neurons increased their redox buffering capacity to scavenge oxygen radicals in ischemia. Intracerebroventricular injection of PHD1-antisense oligonucleotides reduced the cerebral infarct size and neurological deficits following stroke. These data identify PHD1 as a regulator of neuronal metabolism and a potential therapeutic target in ischemic stroke.
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- Annelies Quaegebeur
- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Metabolomics Expertise Center, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical MRI/Mosaic, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP channel research platform Leuven, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical MRI/Mosaic, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA
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- Leuven Statistics Research Centre (LStat), University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medicine and Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Biomedical MRI/Mosaic, Department of Imaging and Pathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP channel research platform Leuven, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Experimental Neurology (Department of Neurosciences) and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Experimental Neurology (Department of Neurosciences) and Leuven Research Institute for Neuroscience and Disease (LIND), University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Metabolomics Expertise Center, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the intestine. IBD is a multifactorial disorder, and IBD-associated genes are critical in innate immune response, inflammatory response, autophagy, and epithelial barrier integrity. Moreover, epithelial oxygen tension plays a critical role in intestinal inflammation and resolution in IBD. The intestines have a dynamic and rapid fluctuation in cellular oxygen tension, which is dysregulated in IBD. Intestinal epithelial cells have a steep oxygen gradient where the tips of the villi are hypoxic and the oxygenation increases at the base of the villi. IBD results in heightened hypoxia throughout the mucosa. Hypoxia signals through a well-conserved family of transcription factors, where hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α and HIF-2α are essential in maintaining intestinal homeostasis. In inflamed mucosa, HIF-1α increases barrier protective genes, elicits protective innate immune responses, and activates an antimicrobial response through the increase in β-defensins. HIF-2α is essential in maintaining an epithelial-elicited inflammatory response and the regenerative and proliferative capacity of the intestine following an acute injury. HIF-1α activation in colitis leads to a protective response, whereas chronic activation of HIF-2α increases the pro-inflammatory response, intestinal injury, and cancer. In this mini-review, we detail the role of HIF-1α and HIF-2α in intestinal inflammation and injury and therapeutic implications of targeting HIF signaling in IBD.
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- Yatrik M Shah
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. .,Department of Internal medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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In this review, I summarize some of the recent insight into pharmacological targeting of hypoxia in disease models. Studies from cultured cell systems, animal models, and translation to human patients have revealed that posttranslational modifications of individual proteins within NF-κB and hypoxia-inducible factor pathways serve as ideal targets for analysis in disease models. Studies defining differences and similarities between these responses have taught us a number of important lessons about the complexity of the inflammatory response. A clearer definition of these pathways has provided new insight into disease pathogenesis and, importantly, the potential for new therapeutic targets.
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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two major forms of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are thought to occur through a loss of intestinal barrier leading to an inappropriate immune response toward intestinal microbiota. While genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have provided much information about susceptibility loci associated with these diseases, the etiology of IBD is still unknown. Metabolomic analysis allows for the comprehensive measurement of multiple small molecule metabolites in biological samples. During the past decade, metabolomic techniques have yielded novel and potentially important findings, revealing insight into metabolic perturbations associated with these diseases. This chapter provides metabolomic methodologies describing a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based non-targeted approach that has been utilized to make important contributions toward a better understanding of IBD.
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- Daniel J Kao
- Department of Medicine, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Mucosal Inflammation Program, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Mucosal Inflammation Program, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Mucosal Inflammation Program, The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, 109 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA.
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The intestine is supported by a complex vascular system that undergoes dynamic and transient daily shifts in blood perfusion, depending on the metabolic state. Moreover, the intestinal villi have a steep oxygen gradient from the hypoxic epithelium adjacent to the anoxic lumen to the relative higher tissue oxygenation at the base of villi. Due to the daily changes in tissue oxygen levels in the intestine, the hypoxic transcription factors hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α and HIF-2α are essential in maintaining intestinal homeostasis. HIF-2α is essential in maintaining proper micronutrient balance, the inflammatory response, and the regenerative and proliferative capacity of the intestine following an acute injury. However, chronic activation of HIF-2α leads to enhanced proinflammatory response, intestinal injury, and colorectal cancer. In this review, we detail the major mechanisms by which HIF-2α contributes to health and disease of the intestine and the therapeutic implications of targeting HIF-2α in intestinal diseases.
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109;
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Recent Advances in Developing Inhibitors for Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Prolyl Hydroxylases and Their Therapeutic Implications. Molecules 2015; 20:20551-68. [PMID: 26610437 PMCID: PMC6332328 DOI: 10.3390/molecules201119717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) are members of the 2-oxoglutarate dependent non-heme iron dioxygenases. Due to their physiological roles in regulation of HIF-1α stability, many efforts have been focused on searching for selective PHD inhibitors to control HIF-1α levels for therapeutic applications. In this review, we first describe the structure of PHD2 as a molecular basis for structure-based drug design (SBDD) and various experimental methods developed for measuring PHD activity. We further discuss the current status of the development of PHD inhibitors enabled by combining SBDD approaches with high-throughput screening. Finally, we highlight the clinical implications of small molecule PHD inhibitors.
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Vohwinkel CU, Hoegl S, Eltzschig HK. Hypoxia signaling during acute lung injury. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2015; 119:1157-63. [PMID: 25977449 PMCID: PMC4816417 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00226.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is an inflammatory lung disease that manifests itself in patients as acute respiratory distress syndrome and thereby contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of patients experiencing critical illness. Even though it may seem counterintuitive, as the lungs are typically well-oxygenated organs, hypoxia signaling pathways have recently been implicated in the resolution of ALI. For example, functional studies suggest that transcriptional responses under the control of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) are critical in optimizing alveolar epithelial carbohydrate metabolism, and thereby dampen lung inflammation during ALI. In the present review we discuss functional roles of oxygenation, hypoxia and HIFs during ALI, mechanisms of how HIFs are stabilized during lung inflammation, and how HIFs can mediate lung protection during ALI.
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- Christine U Vohwinkel
- Organ Protection Program, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; and
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- Organ Protection Program, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Organ Protection Program, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Tambuwala MM, Manresa MC, Cummins EP, Aversa V, Coulter IS, Taylor CT. Targeted delivery of the hydroxylase inhibitor DMOG provides enhanced efficacy with reduced systemic exposure in a murine model of colitis. J Control Release 2015; 217:221-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zhdanov AV, Okkelman IA, Collins FW, Melgar S, Papkovsky DB. A novel effect of DMOG on cell metabolism: direct inhibition of mitochondrial function precedes HIF target gene expression. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2015; 1847:1254-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The regulation of pulmonary inflammation by the hypoxia-inducible factor-hydroxylase oxygen-sensing pathway. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2015; 11 Suppl 5:S271-6. [PMID: 25525731 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201403-108aw] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Although the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-hydroxylase oxygen-sensing pathway has been extensively reviewed in the context of cellular responses to hypoxia and cancer biology, its importance in regulating innate immune biology is less well described. In this review, we focus on the role of the HIF-hydroxylase pathway in regulating myeloid cell responses and its relevance to inflammatory lung disease. The more specific roles of individual HIF/ prolyl hydroxylase pathway members in vivo are discussed in the context of lineage-specific rodent models of inflammation, with final reference made to the therapeutic challenges of targeting the HIF/hydroxylase pathway in immune cells.
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Chen Y, Zhang HS, Fong GH, Xi QL, Wu GH, Bai CG, Ling ZQ, Fan L, Xu YM, Qin YQ, Yuan TL, Sun H, Fang J. PHD3 Stabilizes the Tight Junction Protein Occludin and Protects Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Function. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:20580-9. [PMID: 26124271 PMCID: PMC4536461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.653584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins (PHDs) control cellular adaptation to hypoxia. PHDs are found involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, the exact role of PHD3, a member of the PHD family, in IBD remains unknown. We show here that PHD3 plays a critical role in maintaining intestinal epithelial barrier function. We found that genetic ablation of Phd3 in intestinal epithelial cells led to spontaneous colitis in mice. Deletion of PHD3 decreases the level of tight junction protein occludin, leading to a failure of intestinal epithelial barrier function. Further studies indicate that PHD3 stabilizes occludin by preventing the interaction between the E3 ligase Itch and occludin, in a hydroxylase-independent manner. Examination of biopsy of human ulcerative colitis patients indicates that PHD3 is decreased with disease severity, indicating that PHD3 down-regulation is associated with progression of this disease. We show that PHD3 protects intestinal epithelial barrier function and reveal a hydroxylase-independent function of PHD3 in stabilizing occludin. These findings may help open avenues for developing a therapeutic strategy for IBD.
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- Ying Chen
- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- the Center for Vascular Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
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- the Department of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- the Department of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- the Department of Pathology, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- the Department of Pathology, Zhejiang Cancer Research Institute, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and Zhejiang Cancer Center, Hangzhou 310022, China, and
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China, the Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100021 China
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Maybin JA, Critchley HOD. Menstrual physiology: implications for endometrial pathology and beyond. Hum Reprod Update 2015; 21:748-61. [PMID: 26253932 PMCID: PMC4594618 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmv038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Each month the endometrium becomes inflamed, and the luminal portion is shed during menstruation. The subsequent repair is remarkable, allowing implantation to occur if fertilization takes place. Aberrations in menstrual physiology can lead to common gynaecological conditions, such as heavy or prolonged bleeding. Increased knowledge of the processes involved in menstrual physiology may also have translational benefits at other tissue sites. METHODS Pubmed and Cochrane databases were searched for all original and review articles published in English until April 2015. Search terms included ‘endometrium’, ‘menstruation’, ‘endometrial repair’, ‘endometrial regeneration’ ‘angiogenesis’, ‘inflammation’ and ‘heavy menstrual bleeding’ or ‘menorrhagia’. RESULTS Menstruation occurs naturally in very few species. Human menstruation is thought to occur as a consequence of preimplantation decidualization, conferring embryo selectivity and the ability to adapt to optimize function. We highlight how current and future study of endometrial inflammation, vascular changes and repair/regeneration will allow us to identify new therapeutic targets for common gynaecological disorders. In addition, we describe how increased knowledge of this endometrial physiology will have many translational applications at other tissue sites. We highlight the clinical applications of what we know, the key questions that remain and the scientific and medical possibilities for the future. CONCLUSIONS The study of menstruation, in both normal and abnormal scenarios, is essential for the production of novel, acceptable medical treatments for common gynaecological complaints. Furthermore, collaboration and communication with specialists in other fields could significantly advance the therapeutic potential of this dynamic tissue.
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- Jacqueline A Maybin
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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Yum S, Jeong S, Lee S, Nam J, Kim W, Yoo JW, Kim MS, Lee BL, Jung Y. Colon-targeted delivery of piceatannol enhances anti-colitic effects of the natural product: potential molecular mechanisms for therapeutic enhancement. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2015; 9:4247-58. [PMID: 26273188 PMCID: PMC4532174 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s88670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Piceatannol (PCT), an anti-colitic natural product, undergoes extensive Phase II hepatic metabolism, resulting in very low bioavailability. We investigated whether colon-targeted delivery of PCT could enhance anti-colitic effects and how therapeutic enhancement occurred at the molecular level. Molecular effects of PCT were examined in human colon carcinoma cells and inflamed colons. The anti-colitic effects of PCT in a colon-targeted capsule (colon-targeted PCT) were compared with PCT in a gelatin capsule (conventional PCT) in a trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced rat colitis model. Colon-targeted PCT elicited greatly enhanced recovery of the colonic inflammation. In HCT116 cells, PCT inhibited nuclear factor kappaB while activating anti-colitic transcription factors, nuclear factor-erythroid 2 (NF-E2) p45-related factor 2, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1. Colon-targeted PCT, but not conventional PCT, modulated production of the target gene products of the transcription factors in the inflamed colonic tissues. Rectal administration of PCT, which simulates the therapeutic action of colon-targeted PCT, also ameliorated rat colitis and reproduced the molecular effects in the inflamed colonic tissues. Colon-targeted delivery increased therapeutic efficacy of PCT against colitis, likely resulting from multitargeted effects exerted by colon-targeted PCT. The drug delivery technique may be useful for therapeutic optimization of anti-colitic lead compounds including natural products.
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- Soohwan Yum
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Hypoxia is a hallmark of chronically inflamed tissue. Hypoxia develops from vascular dysfunction and increased oxygen consumption by infiltrating leukocytes. With respect to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), hypoxia is likely to be of particular importance: Impairment of the intestinal barrier during IBD allows anoxia from the lumen of the gut to spread to formerly normoxic tissue. In addition, disturbed perfusion of inflamed tissue and a higher oxygen demand of infiltrating immune cells lead to low oxygen levels in inflamed mucosal tissue. Here, cells become hypoxic and must now adapt to this condition. The hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1 complex is a key transcription factor for cellular adaption to low oxygen tension. HIF-1 is a heterodimer formed by two subunits: HIF-α (either HIF-1α or HIF-2α) and HIF-1β. Under normoxic conditions, hydroxylation of the HIF-α subunit by specific oxygen-dependent prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) leads to ubiquitin proteasome-dependent degradation. Under hypoxic conditions, however, PHD activity is inhibited; thus, HIF-α can translocate into the nucleus, dimerize with HIF-1β, and bind to hypoxia-responsive elements of HIF-1 target genes. So far, most studies have addressed the function of HIF-1α in intestinal epithelial cells and the effect of HIF stabilization by PHD inhibitors in murine models of colitis. Furthermore, the role of HIF-1α in immune cells becomes more and more important as T cells or dendritic cells for which HIF-1 is of critical importance are highly involved in the pathogenesis of IBD. This review will summarize the function of HIF-1α and the therapeutic prospects for targeting the HIF pathway in intestinal mucosal inflammation.
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- Katharina Flück
- Institut für Physiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Mladenova DN, Dahlstrom JE, Tran PN, Benthani F, Bean EG, Ng I, Pangon L, Currey N, Kohonen-Corish MRJ. HIF1α deficiency reduces inflammation in a mouse model of proximal colon cancer. Dis Model Mech 2015; 8:1093-103. [PMID: 26183215 PMCID: PMC4582097 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.019000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α) is a transcription factor that regulates the adaptation of cells to hypoxic microenvironments, for example inside solid tumours. Stabilisation of HIF1α can also occur in normoxic conditions in inflamed tissue or as a result of inactivating mutations in negative regulators of HIF1α. Aberrant overexpression of HIF1α in many different cancers has led to intensive efforts to develop HIF1α-targeted therapies. However, the role of HIF1α is still poorly understood in chronic inflammation that predisposes the colon to carcinogenesis. We have previously reported that the transcription of HIF1α is upregulated and that the protein is stabilised in inflammatory lesions that are caused by the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) sulindac in the mouse proximal colon. Here, we exploited this side effect of long-term sulindac administration to analyse the role of HIF1α in colon inflammation using mice with a Villin-Cre-induced deletion of Hif1α exon 2 in the intestinal epithelium (Hif1αΔIEC). We also analysed the effect of sulindac sulfide on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) pathway in vitro in colon cancer cells. Most sulindac-treated mice developed visible lesions, resembling the appearance of flat adenomas in the human colon, surrounded by macroscopically normal mucosa. Hif1αΔIEC mice still developed lesions but they were smaller than in the Hif1α-floxed siblings (Hif1αF/F). Microscopically, Hif1αΔIEC mice had significantly less severe colon inflammation than Hif1αF/F mice. Molecular analysis showed reduced MIF expression and increased E-cadherin mRNA expression in the colon of sulindac-treated Hif1αΔIEC mice. However, immunohistochemistry analysis revealed a defect of E-cadherin protein expression in sulindac-treated Hif1αΔIEC mice. Sulindac sulfide treatment in vitro upregulated Hif1α, c-JUN and IL8 expression through the AHR pathway. Taken together, HIF1α expression augments inflammation in the proximal colon of sulindac-treated mice, and AHR activation by sulindac might lead to the reduction of E-cadherin protein levels through the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Summary: HIF1α deficiency reduces inflammation in the mouse proximal colon but is associated with defective E-cadherin expression in colon epithelial cells when mice lacking intestinal epithelium expression of Hif1α are challenged with sulindac.
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- Dessislava N Mladenova
- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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- ACT Pathology, The Canberra Hospital and Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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- ACT Pathology, The Canberra Hospital and Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2560, Australia
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Zhang HS, Chen Y, Fan L, Xi QL, Wu GH, Li XX, Yuan TL, He SQ, Yu Y, Shao ML, Liu Y, Bai CG, Ling ZQ, Li M, Liu Y, Fang J. The Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Sensor IRE1α in Intestinal Epithelial Cells Is Essential for Protecting against Colitis. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:15327-36. [PMID: 25925952 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.633560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) have critical roles in maintaining homeostasis of intestinal epithelium. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is implicated in intestinal epithelium homeostasis and inflammatory bowel disease; however, it remains elusive whether IRE1α, a major sensor of ER stress, is directly involved in these processes. We demonstrate here that genetic ablation of Ire1α in IECs leads to spontaneous colitis in mice. Deletion of IRE1α in IECs results in loss of goblet cells and failure of intestinal epithelial barrier function. IRE1α deficiency induces cell apoptosis through induction of CHOP, the pro-apoptotic protein, and sensitizes cells to lipopolysaccharide, an endotoxin from bacteria. IRE1α deficiency confers upon mice higher susceptibility to chemical-induced colitis. These results suggest that IRE1α functions to maintain the intestinal epithelial homeostasis and plays an important role in defending against inflammation bowel diseases.
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- Hai-Sheng Zhang
- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- the Department of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030
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- the Department of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031
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- the Department of Pathology, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433
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- the Department of Pathology, Zhejiang Cancer Research Institute, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and Zhejiang Cancer Center, Hangzhou 310022
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- the Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031,
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- From the Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, the Department of Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, the Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100021, and
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Saeedi BJ, Kao DJ, Kitzenberg DA, Dobrinskikh E, Schwisow KD, Masterson JC, Kendrick AA, Kelly CJ, Bayless AJ, Kominsky DJ, Campbell EL, Kuhn KA, Furuta GT, Colgan SP, Glover LE. HIF-dependent regulation of claudin-1 is central to intestinal epithelial tight junction integrity. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:2252-62. [PMID: 25904334 PMCID: PMC4462943 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-07-1194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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This study demonstrates a critical link between hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) and claudin-1 (CLDN1). HIF1β-deficient intestinal epithelial cells develop abnormal tight junction (TJ) structure and have striking barrier defects. CLDN1 is an HIF target gene, and overexpression of CLDN1 in HIF1β-deficient cells restores TJ structure and function. Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are exposed to profound fluctuations in oxygen tension and have evolved adaptive transcriptional responses to a low-oxygen environment. These adaptations are mediated primarily through the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) complex. Given the central role of the IEC in barrier function, we sought to determine whether HIF influenced epithelial tight junction (TJ) structure and function. Initial studies revealed that short hairpin RNA–mediated depletion of the HIF1β in T84 cells resulted in profound defects in barrier and nonuniform, undulating TJ morphology. Global HIF1α chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis identified claudin-1 (CLDN1) as a prominent HIF target gene. Analysis of HIF1β-deficient IEC revealed significantly reduced levels of CLDN1. Overexpression of CLDN1 in HIF1β-deficient cells resulted in resolution of morphological abnormalities and restoration of barrier function. ChIP and site-directed mutagenesis revealed prominent hypoxia response elements in the CLDN1 promoter region. Subsequent in vivo analysis revealed the importance of HIF-mediated CLDN1 expression during experimental colitis. These results identify a critical link between HIF and specific tight junction function, providing important insight into mechanisms of HIF-regulated epithelial homeostasis.
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- Bejan J Saeedi
- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, Department of Pediatrics, Digestive Health Institute, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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Colgan SP, Curtis VF, Lanis JM, Glover LE. Metabolic regulation of intestinal epithelial barrier during inflammation. Tissue Barriers 2015; 3:e970936. [PMID: 25838978 DOI: 10.4161/21688362.2014.970936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal mucosa has proven to be an interesting tissue for which to investigate disease-related metabolism. In this review, we outline some evidence that implicates metabolic signaling as important features of barrier in the healthy and disease. Studies from cultured cell systems, animal models and human patients have revealed that metabolites generated within the inflammatory microenvironment are central to barrier regulation. These studies have revealed a prominent role for hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) at key steps in adenine nucleotide metabolism and within the creatine kinase pathway. Results from animal models of intestinal inflammation have demonstrated an almost uniformly beneficial influence of HIF stabilization on disease outcomes and barrier function. Studies underway to elucidate the contribution of immune responses will provide additional insight into how metabolic changes contribute to the complexity of the gastrointestinal tract and how such information might be harnessed for therapeutic benefit.
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Key Words
- AMP, adenosine monophosphate
- CK, creatine kinase
- ChIP, chromatin immunoprecipitation
- Colitis
- HIF, hypoxia-inducible factor
- PHD, prolyl hydroxylase
- PMN, polymorphonuclear leukcoyte, neutrophil
- TJ, tight junction
- VASP, vasodilator-stimulated
- ZO-1, zonula occludens-1
- creatine
- epithelium
- inflammation
- metabolism
- mucosa
- murine model
- neutrophil
- nucleoside
- nucleotidase
- nucleotide
- phosphocreatine
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- Sean P Colgan
- Departments of Medicine and the Mucosal Inflammation Program; University of Colorado School of Medicine ; Aurora, CO USA
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- Departments of Medicine and the Mucosal Inflammation Program; University of Colorado School of Medicine ; Aurora, CO USA
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- Departments of Medicine and the Mucosal Inflammation Program; University of Colorado School of Medicine ; Aurora, CO USA
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- Departments of Medicine and the Mucosal Inflammation Program; University of Colorado School of Medicine ; Aurora, CO USA
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Significant progress in our understanding of Crohn's disease (CD), an archetypal common, complex disease, has now been achieved. Our ability to interrogate the deep complexities of the biological processes involved in maintaining gut mucosal homeostasis is a major over-riding factor underpinning this rapid progress. Key studies now offer many novel and expansive insights into the interacting roles of genetic susceptibility, immune function, and the gut microbiota in CD. Here, we provide overviews of these recent advances and new mechanistic themes, and address the challenges and prospects for translation from concept to clinic.
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- Ray Boyapati
- Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of EdinburghEdinburgh, EH16 4TJUK
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, EH4 2XUUK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of EdinburghEdinburgh, EH16 4TJUK
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, EH4 2XUUK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of EdinburghEdinburgh, EH16 4TJUK
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, EH4 2XUUK
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BACKGROUND Caspase activation and recruitment domain 3 (CARD3) is a 61-kDa protein kinase. Recent evidence shows the importance of CARD3 in the immune response and inflammatory diseases. To elucidate its impact on inflammatory bowel disease, we studied the effects of the loss of CARD3 in the acute dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis. METHODS Colitis was induced by administration of dextran sodium sulfate to wild-type and CARD3 mice. Colon tissues were analyzed. RESULTS CARD3 mice were less susceptible to the development of colitis than wild-type controls as determined by weight loss, disease activity, colon histology, neutrophil infiltration, and cytokine expression. Reduced susceptibility of CARD3 mice to colitis was closely related to increased density of colonic epithelial cells relative to wild-type controls, which was because of decreased levels of apoptosis that resulted in enhanced epithelial barrier function. Finally, CARD3 levels were increased in intestinal tissue from patients with IBD. CONCLUSIONS These results imply a role for CARD3 as a positive regulator of intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis in the inflamed colon. Genetic loss of CARD3 is protective against colitis through decreased epithelial cell apoptosis and consequent enhancement of intestinal epithelial barrier function. Thus, targeted CARD3 inhibition may represent a new therapeutic approach in IBD.
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Neutrophils and inflammatory resolution in the mucosa. Semin Immunol 2015; 27:177-83. [PMID: 25818531 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Inflammatory diseases in mucosal organs as diverse as the lung, liver and intestine inevitably require the intimate interactions between neutrophils and epithelia. The physiologic consequences of such interactions often determine endpoint organ function, and for this reason, much recent interest has developed in identifying mechanisms and novel targets to promote the resolution of mucosal inflammation. Physiologically-relevant in vitro and in vivo model systems have aided in discovery of novel pathways to define basic inflammatory mechanisms and approaches to defining the concepts of inflammatory resolution. Here, we will review the recent literature regarding the contribution of neutrophils to inflammatory resolution, with an emphasis on the role of the tissue microenvironment, endogenous pathways for promoting resolution and the molecular determinants of neutrophil-epithelial cell interactions during ongoing inflammation. These recent studies highlight the dynamic nature of pro-resolving pathways and lend insight into the complexity of treating mucosal inflammation.
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Yum S, Jeong S, Lee S, Kim W, Nam J, Jung Y. HIF-prolyl hydroxylase is a potential molecular target for esculetin-mediated anti-colitic effects. Fitoterapia 2015; 103:55-62. [PMID: 25797536 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2015.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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We investigated a potential molecular target for anti-colitic effects of esculetin, 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin. Esculetin administered rectally effectively ameliorated TNBS-induced rat colitis and attenuated the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators in the inflamed colon. In human colon carcinoma HCT116 cells, esculetin induced hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), leading to secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor, a HIF-1 target gene product involved in ulcer healing of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Esculetin directly inhibited HIF prolyl hydroxylase-2 (HPH-2), an enzyme playing a major role in negatively regulating HIF-1α protein stability. Esculetin inhibition of HPH and consequent induction of HIF-1α were attenuated by escalating dose of either ascorbate or 2-ketoglutarate, the required factors of the enzyme. Structurally, the catechol moiety in esculetin was required for HPH inhibition. Collectively, HPH may be a molecular target for esculetin-mediated anti-colitic effects and the catechol moiety in esculetin is the pharmacophore for HPH inhibition.
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- Soohwan Yum
- Laboratory of Biomedicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biomedicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biomedicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biomedicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biomedicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Biomedicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
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Tan SC, Gomes RSM, Yeoh KK, Perbellini F, Malandraki-Miller S, Ambrose L, Heather LC, Faggian G, Schofield CJ, Davies KE, Clarke K, Carr CA. Preconditioning of Cardiosphere-Derived Cells With Hypoxia or Prolyl-4-Hydroxylase Inhibitors Increases Stemness and Decreases Reliance on Oxidative Metabolism. Cell Transplant 2015; 25:35-53. [PMID: 25751158 PMCID: PMC6042641 DOI: 10.3727/096368915x687697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs), which can be isolated from heart explants, are a promising candidate cell source for infarcted myocardium regeneration. However, current protocols used to expand CDCs require at least 1 month in vitro to obtain sufficient cells for transplantation. We report that CDC culture can be optimized by preconditioning the cells under hypoxia (2% oxygen), which may reflect the physiological oxygen level of the stem cell niche. Under hypoxia, the CDC proliferation rate increased by 1.4-fold, generating 6 × 10(6) CDCs with higher expression of cardiac stem cell and pluripotency gene markers compared to normoxia. Furthermore, telomerase (TERT), cytokines/ligands involved in stem cell trafficking (SDF/CXCR-4), erythropoiesis (EPO), and angiogenesis (VEGF) were increased under hypoxia. Hypoxic preconditioning was mimicked by treatment with two types of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl-4-hydroxylase inhibitors (PHDIs): dimethyloxaloylglycine (DMOG) and 2-(1-chloro-4-hydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxamido) acetic acid (BIC). Despite the difference in specificity, both PHDIs significantly increased c-Kit expression and activated HIF, EPO, and CXCR-4. Furthermore, treatment with PHDIs for 24 h increased cell proliferation. Notably, all hypoxic and PHDI-preconditioned CDCs had decreased oxygen consumption and increased glycolytic metabolism. In conclusion, cells cultured under hypoxia could have potentially enhanced therapeutic potential, which can be mimicked, in part, by PHDIs.
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- Suat Cheng Tan
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Health Science, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK
- School of Chemical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Campbell EL, Colgan SP. Neutrophils and inflammatory metabolism in antimicrobial functions of the mucosa. J Leukoc Biol 2015; 98:517-22. [PMID: 25714801 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3mr1114-556r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In this mini-review, we will discuss recent findings that implicate neutrophil infiltration and function in establishing a metabolic environment to facilitate efficient pathogen clearance. For decades, neutrophils have been regarded as short lived, nonspecific granulocytes, equipped with toxic antimicrobial factors and a respiratory burst generating ROS. Recent findings demonstrate the importance of HIF signaling in leukocytes and surrounding tissues during inflammation. Here, we will review the potential mechanisms and outcomes of HIF stabilization within the intestinal mucosa.
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- Eric L Campbell
- Mucosal Inflammation Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Departments of Medicine and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Mucosal Inflammation Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Departments of Medicine and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Oral delivery of prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor: AKB-4924 promotes localized mucosal healing in a mouse model of colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2015; 21:267-75. [PMID: 25545377 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pharmacological induction of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), a global transcriptional regulator of the hypoxic response, by prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (PHDi) is protective in murine models of colitis, and epithelial cells are critical for the observed therapeutic efficacy. Because systemic HIF activation may lead to potentially negative off-target effects, we hypothesized that targeting epithelial HIF through oral delivery of PHDi would be sufficient to protect against colitis in a mouse model. METHODS Using a chemically induced trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid murine model of colitis, we compared the efficacy of oral and intraperitoneal (i.p.) delivery of the PHDi; AKB-4924 in preventing colitis, as measured by endoscopy, histology, barrier integrity, and immune profiling. Furthermore, we measured potential off-target effects, examining HIF and HIF target genes in the heart and kidney, as well as erythropoietin and hematocrit levels. RESULTS Oral administration of AKB-4924 exhibited mucosal protection comparable i.p. dosing. Oral delivery of PHDi led to reduced colonic epithelial HIF stabilization compared with i.p. delivery, but this was still sufficient to induce transcription of downstream HIF targets. Furthermore, oral delivery of PHDi led to reduced stabilization of HIF and activation of HIF targets in extraintestinal organs. CONCLUSIONS Oral delivery of PHDi therapies to this intestinal mucosa protects against colitis in animal models and represents a potential therapeutic strategy for inflammatory bowel disease, which also precludes unwanted extraintestinal effects.
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Harnoss JM, Strowitzki MJ, Radhakrishnan P, Platzer LK, Harnoss JC, Hank T, Cai J, Ulrich A, Schneider M. Therapeutic inhibition of prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing enzymes in surgery: putative applications and challenges. HYPOXIA 2015; 3:1-14. [PMID: 27774478 PMCID: PMC5045068 DOI: 10.2147/hp.s60872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Oxygen is essential for metazoans to generate energy. Upon oxygen deprivation adaptive and protective pathways are induced, mediated by hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) and prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing enzymes (PHDs). Both play a pivotal role in various conditions associated with prolonged ischemia and inflammation, and are promising targets for therapeutic intervention. This review focuses on aspects of therapeutic PHD modulation in surgically relevant disease conditions such as hepatic and intestinal disorders, wound healing, innate immune responses, and tumorigenesis, and discusses the therapeutic potential and challenges of PHD inhibition in surgical patients.
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- Jonathan Michael Harnoss
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Biddlestone J, Bandarra D, Rocha S. The role of hypoxia in inflammatory disease (review). Int J Mol Med 2015; 35:859-69. [PMID: 25625467 PMCID: PMC4356629 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mammals have developed evolutionarily conserved programs of transcriptional response to hypoxia and inflammation. These stimuli commonly occur together in vivo and there is significant crosstalk between the transcription factors that are classically understood to respond to either hypoxia or inflammation. This crosstalk can be used to modulate the overall response to environmental stress. Several common disease processes are characterised by aberrant transcriptional programs in response to environmental stress. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of the role of the hypoxia-responsive (hypoxia-inducible factor) and inflammatory (nuclear factor-κB) transcription factor families and their crosstalk in rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, with relevance for future therapies for the management of these conditions.
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- John Biddlestone
- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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Jeong S, Park H, Hong S, Yum S, Kim W, Jung Y. Lipophilic modification enhances anti-colitic properties of rosmarinic acid by potentiating its HIF-prolyl hydroxylases inhibitory activity. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 747:114-22. [PMID: 25483211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inhibition of hypoxia inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase-2 (HPH), leading to activation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1 is a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of colitis. Rosmarinic acid (RA), an ester of caffeic acid and 3,4-dihydroxyphenyllactic acid is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound with two catechols, a or inhibition of HPH. To improve accessibility of highly hydrophilic RA to HPH, an intracellular target, RA was chemically modified to decrease hydrophilicity. Of the less-hydrophilic derivatives, rosmarinic acid methyl ester (RAME) most potently inhibited HPH. Accordingly, RAME prevented hydroxylation of HIF-1α and consequently stabilized HIF-1α protein in cells. RAME inhibition of HPH and induction of HIF-1α were diminished by elevated doses of the required factors of HPH, 2-ketoglutarate and ascorbate. RAME induction of HIF-1α led to activation of an ulcer healing pathway, HIF-1-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in human colon carcinoma cells. RAME administered rectally ameliorated TNBS-induced rat colitis and substantially decreased the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators in the inflamed colonic tissue. In parallel with the cellular effects of RAME, RAME up-regulated HIF-1α and VEGF in the inflamed colonic tissue. Thus, lipophilic modification of RA improves its ability to inhibit HPH, leading to activation of the HIF-1-VEGF pathway. RAME, a lipophilic RA derivative, may exert anti-colitic effects via activation of the ulcer healing pathway.
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- Seongkeun Jeong
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
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