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Chen CF, Chien CH, Yang YP, Chou SJ, Wang ML, Huo TI, Lin CC. Role of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in patients with diabetes infected with coronavirus-19. J Chin Med Assoc 2020; 83:710-711. [PMID: 32349031 PMCID: PMC7493766 DOI: 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The pandemic infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is widely increasing the patients affiliated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from last December of 2019. It is reported that the entry receptor of SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed to be angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Notably, whether the ACE-related inhibitors or drugs modulated ACE2 activity in affecting the viral activity and disease severity of SARS-CoV-2 is still an open question. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DDP-4), a well-known anti-diabetic drug, has been widely used to control the glycemic condition in patients with diabetes. In this article, we are focusing on the impact of ACE inhibitors (ACEI) and DPP4 inhibitors used on SARS-CoV-2 activity and discussions about those drugs that may be related to infectious condition of COVID-19 diseases.
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- Chun-Fan Chen
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Address Correspondence. Dr. Chih-Ching Lin, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shi-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC. E-mail address: (C.-C. Lin)
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Plasma levels of DPP4 activity and sDPP4 are dissociated from inflammation in mice and humans. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3766. [PMID: 32724076 PMCID: PMC7387453 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17556-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) modulates inflammation by enzymatic cleavage of immunoregulatory peptides and through its soluble form (sDPP4) that directly engages immune cells. Here we examine whether reduction of DPP4 activity alters inflammation. Prolonged DPP4 inhibition increases plasma levels of sDPP4, and induces sDPP4 expression in lymphocyte-enriched organs in mice. Bone marrow transplantation experiments identify hematopoietic cells as the predominant source of plasma sDPP4 following catalytic DPP4 inhibition. Surprisingly, systemic DPP4 inhibition increases plasma levels of inflammatory markers in regular chow-fed but not in high fat-fed mice. Plasma levels of sDPP4 and biomarkers of inflammation are lower in metformin-treated subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease, yet exhibit considerable inter-individual variation. Sitagliptin therapy for 12 months reduces DPP4 activity yet does not increase markers of inflammation or levels of sDPP4. Collectively our findings dissociate levels of DPP4 enzyme activity, sDPP4 and biomarkers of inflammation in mice and humans.
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Sitagliptin Mitigates Total Body Irradiation-Induced Hematopoietic Injury in Mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:8308616. [PMID: 32774687 PMCID: PMC7397422 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8308616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Sitagliptin, an inhibitor of the dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP4), has been implicated in the regulation of type 2 diabetes. However, the role and mechanism of sitagliptin administration in total body irradiation (TBI)- induced hematopoietic cells injury are unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that sitagliptin had therapeutic effects on hematopoietic damage, which protected mice from 7.5 Gy TBI-induced death, increased the numbers and colony formation ability of hematopoietic cells. These therapeutic effects might be attributed to the inhibition of NOX4-mediated oxidative stress in hematopoietic cells, and the alleviation of inflammation was also helpful. Therefore, sitagliptin has potential as an effective radiotherapeutic agent for ameliorating TBI-induced hematopoietic injury.
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Palomero L, Galván-Femenía I, de Cid R, Espín R, Barnes DR, Cimba, Blommaert E, Gil-Gil M, Falo C, Stradella A, Ouchi D, Roso-Llorach A, Violan C, Peña-Chilet M, Dopazo J, Extremera AI, García-Valero M, Herranz C, Mateo F, Mereu E, Beesley J, Chenevix-Trench G, Roux C, Mak T, Brunet J, Hakem R, Gorrini C, Antoniou AC, Lázaro C, Pujana MA. Immune Cell Associations with Cancer Risk. iScience 2020; 23:101296. [PMID: 32622267 PMCID: PMC7334419 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Proper immune system function hinders cancer development, but little is known about whether genetic variants linked to cancer risk alter immune cells. Here, we report 57 cancer risk loci associated with differences in immune and/or stromal cell contents in the corresponding tissue. Predicted target genes show expression and regulatory associations with immune features. Polygenic risk scores also reveal associations with immune and/or stromal cell contents, and breast cancer scores show consistent results in normal and tumor tissue. SH2B3 links peripheral alterations of several immune cell types to the risk of this malignancy. Pleiotropic SH2B3 variants are associated with breast cancer risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. A retrospective case-cohort study indicates a positive association between blood counts of basophils, leukocytes, and monocytes and age at breast cancer diagnosis. These findings broaden our knowledge of the role of the immune system in cancer and highlight promising prevention strategies for individuals at high risk.
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- Luis Palomero
- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- GCAT-Genomes for Life, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute (IGTP), Program for Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer (IMPPC), Badalona, Catalonia 08916, Spain
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- GCAT-Genomes for Life, Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute (IGTP), Program for Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer (IMPPC), Badalona, Catalonia 08916, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- Jordi Gol University Institute for Research Primary Healthcare (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia 08007, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08913, Spain
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- Jordi Gol University Institute for Research Primary Healthcare (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia 08007, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08913, Spain
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- Jordi Gol University Institute for Research Primary Healthcare (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Catalonia 08007, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Catalonia 08913, Spain
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Area, Fundación Progreso y Salud (FPS), Bioinformatics in Rare Diseases (BiER), CIBERER, INB-ELIXIR-es, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville 41013, Spain
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- Clinical Bioinformatics Area, Fundación Progreso y Salud (FPS), Bioinformatics in Rare Diseases (BiER), CIBERER, INB-ELIXIR-es, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville 41013, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Catalonia 08003, Spain
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- Cancer Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Biomedical Research Institute of Girona (IDIBGI), Girona, Catalonia 17190, Spain
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Department of Medical Biophysics, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK.
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- Hereditary Cancer Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Oncobell, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, and Spanish Biomedical Research Network Centre in Oncology (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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- ProCURE, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia 08908, Spain.
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Chen HH, Chen CC, Ho CW, Hsieh MC, Hsu SP, Lin CL, Kao CH. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor treatment could decrease Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia in patients with type 2 diabetes. Postgrad Med 2020; 132:714-719. [PMID: 32633173 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2020.1793520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4i) for Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) pneumonia in patients with diabetes. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes from 2009 to 2012 were recruited for this population-based and observational study. Diabetes complications severity index (DCSI) score and defined daily dose (DDD) were used for analysis. The multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the risk of KP pneumonia by DPP4i use, with adjustments for propensity score. The Kaplan-Meier method with the log-rank test was used to estimate the risk of KP pneumonia for DPP4i users. RESULTS 34774 patients were included. The incidence rate of KP pneumonia in DDP4i users was 1.51 per 1000 person-years and that for the comparison was 2.25 per 1000 person-years. DDP4i users also had a significantly lower cumulative incidence of KP pneumonia (log-rank test p-value = 0.03). DDP4i users had a significantly lower risk of developing KP pneumonia compared with nonusers (adjusted HR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.48-0.95). CONCLUSIONS For public health issue with type2 diabetes and infection, DPP4i use decreased KP pneumonia. Male gender, patients with co-morbidities, patients with higher DSCI score and higher DDD of DPP4i were observed to decrease KP pneumonia infection in our analysis. The possible role of DPP4i causing immunological disturbances should be considered.
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- Hsin-Hung Chen
- Intelligent Diabetes Metabolism and Exercise Center, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Institute of Medicine and Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan
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- Intelligent Diabetes Metabolism and Exercise Center, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan
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- Intelligent Diabetes Metabolism and Exercise Center, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Integrative Medicine, China Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan.,Division of Clinical Nutrition, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan
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- Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan.,College of Medicine, China Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University , Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University , Taichung, Taiwan.,Center of Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan
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Solerte SB, Di Sabatino A, Galli M, Fiorina P. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibition in COVID-19. Acta Diabetol 2020; 57:779-783. [PMID: 32506195 PMCID: PMC7275134 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-020-01539-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIMS SARS-CoV-2 causes severe respiratory syndrome (COVID-19) with high mortality due to a direct cytotoxic viral effect and a severe systemic inflammation. We are herein discussing a possible novel therapeutic tool for COVID-19. METHODS Virus binds to the cell surface receptor ACE2; indeed, recent evidences suggested that SARS-CoV-2 may be using as co-receptor, when entering the cells, the same one used by MERS-Co-V, namely the DPP4/CD26 receptor. The aforementioned observation underlined that mechanism of cell entry is supposedly similar among different coronavirus, that the co-expression of ACE2 and DPP4/CD26 could identify those cells targeted by different human coronaviruses and that clinical complications may be similar. RESULTS The DPP4 family/system was implicated in various physiological processes and diseases of the immune system, and DPP4/CD26 is variously expressed on epithelia and endothelia of the systemic vasculature, lung, kidney, small intestine and heart. In particular, DPP4 distribution in the human respiratory tract may facilitate the entrance of the virus into the airway tract itself and could contribute to the development of cytokine storm and immunopathology in causing fatal COVID-19 pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS The use of DPP4 inhibitors, such as gliptins, in patients with COVID-19 with, or even without, type 2 diabetes, may offer a simple way to reduce the virus entry and replication into the airways and to hamper the sustained cytokine storm and inflammation within the lung in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection.
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- Sebastiano Bruno Solerte
- Geriatric and Diabetology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Clinical Sciences 'Luigi Sacco', University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- III Division of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, DIBIC L. Sacco, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy.
- Division of Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Gudjonsson JE, Kabashima K, Eyerich K. Mechanisms of skin autoimmunity: Cellular and soluble immune components of the skin. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2020; 146:8-16. [PMID: 32631499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Autoimmune diseases are driven by either T cells or antibodies reacting specifically to 1 or more self-antigens. Although a number of self-antigens associated with skin diseases have been identified, the causative antigen(s) remains unknown in the great majority of skin diseases suspected to be autoimmune driven. Model diseases such as pemphigus, dermatitis herpetiformis, and more recently psoriasis have added greatly to our understanding of skin autoimmunity. Depending on the dominant T- or B-cell phenotype, skin autoimmune diseases usually follow 1 of 6 immune response patterns: lichenoid, eczematous, bullous, psoriatic, fibrogenic, or granulomatous. Usually, skin autoimmunity develops as a consequence of several events-an altered microbiome, inherited dysfunctional immunity, antigens activating innate immunity, epigenetic modifications, sex predisposition, and impact of antigens either as neoantigen or through molecular mimicry. This review summarizes currently known antigens of skin autoimmune diseases and discusses mechanisms of skin autoimmunity.
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine Solna, and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Monavarian M, Kader S, Moeinzadeh S, Jabbari E. Regenerative Scar-Free Skin Wound Healing. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2020; 25:294-311. [PMID: 30938269 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2018.0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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IMPACT STATEMENT Millions of people every year develop scars in response to skin injuries after surgery, trauma, or burns with significant undesired physical and psychological effects. This review provides an update on engineering strategies for scar-free wound healing and discusses the role of different cell types, growth factors, cytokines, and extracellular components in regenerative wound healing. The use of pro-regenerative matrices combined with engineered cells with less intrinsic potential for fibrogenesis is a promising strategy for achieving scar-free skin tissue regeneration.
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- Mehri Monavarian
- 1Biomimetic Materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- 1Biomimetic Materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.,2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- 1Biomimetic Materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- 1Biomimetic Materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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Badawi A. Hypercytokinemia and Pathogen-Host Interaction in COVID-19. J Inflamm Res 2020; 13:255-261. [PMID: 32606886 PMCID: PMC7320995 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s259096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV)-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus identified as the cause of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) that began in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and spread now in 210 countries and territories around the world. Many people are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. However, in some cases (usually the elderly and those with comorbidities) the disease may progress to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction that can lead to death. Such wide interindividual differences in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection may relate to several pathogen- and host-related factors. These include the different levels of the ubiquitously present human angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors gene expression and its variant alleles, the different binding affinities of ACE2 to the virus spike (S) protein given its L- and S-subtypes and the subsequent extent of innate immunity-related hypercytokinemia. The extensive synthesis of cytokines and chemokines in coronavirus diseases was suggested as a major factor in exacerbating lung damage and other fatal complications. The polymorphisms in genes coding for pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines have been associated with mediating the response and susceptibility to a wide range of infections and their severe outcomes. Understanding the nature of pathogen-host interaction in COVID-19 symptomatology together with the role of hypercytokinemia in disease severity may permit developing new avenues of approach for prevention and treatment and can delineate public health measures to control the spread of the disease.
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- Alaa Badawi
- Public Health Risk Sciences Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Bellinato F, Maurelli M, Schena D, Gisondi P, Girolomoni G. Clinical and immunological profile of patients with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor-associated bullous pemphigoid. Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2020; 156:455-459. [PMID: 32545941 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.20.06562-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease caused by antibodies against the hemidesmosomal BP180 and/or BP230 proteins. There is an increasing evidence that the use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, also known as gliptins, increases the risk for BP. The gliptins more frequently associated with BP are vildagliptin and sitagliptin. Clinical, immunological and pathological features of gliptin-associated BP have been reported to be distinct, compared to classic BP. METHODS In this study, 15 gliptin-associated BP (g-BP) cases have been compared with 16 consecutive idiopathic BP (i-BP) to clarify whether g-BP has distinctive clinical and immunopathological characteristics. Comorbidities, concomitant treatments, latency of the onset of the disease and the time to achieve the remission were also considered. RESULTS The mean latency from drug intake to g-BP appearance was 9.4 months (median 10, inter-quartile range [IQR] 6-12). There were no differences in sex and age prevalence between the two groups (g-BP median age 77 years, IQR: 70-84; i-BP: 81 years, IQR: 72-86). There were no differences as far clinical presentation including disease severity, lesions types (urticarial and bullous) or mucosal involvement between g-BP and i-BP cases. The median antibody anti-BP180 and anti-BP230 titers was also similar between the two groups with 29.1 UI/mL (IQR: 12.9-65.3) and 11.8 UI/mL (IQR: 1.7-26.3), respectively. Gliptins were withdrawn in ten out of 15 patients and remission was achieved with systemic corticosteroids (0.3-0.7 mg/Kg daily) alone or in association with doxycycline (100-200 mg daily) within a mean of 8 months. CONCLUSIONS A non-inflammatory phenotype with less erythema, fewer urticarial lesions and fewer eosinophils in skin lesions has been associated with gliptins in selected Japanese BP populations. As reported in European studies, no significant differences among the considered variables in the g-BP and i-BP cases have been found in our study.
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- Francesco Bellinato
- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy -
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Nicotera R, Casarella A, Longhitano E, Bolignano D, Andreucci M, De Sarro G, Cernaro V, Russo E, Coppolino G. Antiproteinuric effect of DPP-IV inhibitors in diabetic and non-diabetic kidney diseases. Pharmacol Res 2020; 159:105019. [PMID: 32553713 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic and severe metabolic disease, characterized by chronic hyperglycemia due to insulin resistance and/or reduced insulin secretion. Concerning the non-insulin glucose-lowering therapy for diabetes, Dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, members of the incretin family, represent new agents, capable of a glycemic control improvement with an advantageous safety profile, given the absence of weight gain, the low incidence of hypoglycemia and the good renal tolerance in patients suffering from chronic renal failure. In addition to demonstrating efficacy in glycemic control through inhibition of GLP-1 degradation, DPP-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) seem to demonstrate pleiotropic effects, which also make them interesting in both diabetic and non-diabetic nephropathies, especially for their capacity of reducing proteinuria. Several studies about diabetic nephropathy on patients' cohorts and murine models have demonstrated a solid direct relationship between DPP-4 activity and urinary albumin excretion (UAE), thus confirming the capacity of DPP-4is to reduce proteinuria; the mechanism responsible for that effect was studied to assess if it was the result of a direct action on renal impairment or a secondary consequence of the better glycemic control related to these agents. As a result of these more in-depth studies, DPP-4is have demonstrated an improvement of renal inflammation markers and consequent proteinuria reduction, regardless of glucose concentrations. Considering the nephroprotective effects of DPP-4is might be glycemic independent, several studies were conducted to prove the validity of the same effects in non-diabetic nephropathies. Among these studies, DPP-4is demonstrated an improvement of various renal inflammatory markers on several models of non-diabetes dependent renal impairment, confirming their capacity to reduce proteinuria, independently from the action on glucose metabolism. The objective of this review is to present and discuss the so far demonstrated antiproteinuric effect of DPP-4is and their effects on diabetic and non-diabetic nephropathies.
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- Ramona Nicotera
- Renal Unit, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Department of Health Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Xiang F, Cao X, Shen B, Chen X, Guo M, Ding X, Zou J. Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Indoxyl Sulfate Should Be Culpable of Impaired T Cell Function in Chronic Kidney Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:178. [PMID: 32435647 PMCID: PMC7218060 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Introduction: Chronic inflammation and immune system dysfunction have been evaluated as major factors in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), contributing to the high mortality rates observed in these populations. Uremic toxins seem to be the potential “missing link.” Indoxyl sulfate (IS) is one of the protein-bound renal toxins. It participates in multiple pathologies of CKD complications, yet its effect on immune cell has not been studied. This study aimed to explore the genome-wide expression profile in human peripheral blood T cells under stimulation by IS. Methods: In this study, we employed RNA-sequencing transcriptome profiling to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) responding to IS stimulation in human peripheral T cells in vitro. Flow cytometry and western blot were used to verify the discovery in RNA-sequencing analysis. Results: Our results yielded a total of 5129 DEGs that were at least twofold up-regulated or down-regulated significantly by IS stimulation and half of them were concentration-specific. Analysis of T cell functional markers revealed a quite different transcription profile under various IS concentration. Transcription factors analysis showed the similar pattern. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) target genes CYP1A1, CYP1B1, NQO1, and AhRR were up-regulated by IS stimulation. Pro-inflammatory genes TNF-α and IFN-γ were up-regulated as verified by flow cytometry analysis. DNA damage was induced by IS stimulation as confirmed by elevated protein level of p-ATM, p-ATR, p-BRCA1, and p-p53 in T cells. Conclusion: The toxicity of IS to T cells could be an important source of chronic inflammation in CKD patients. As an endogenous ligand of AhR, IS may influence multiple biological functions of T cells including inflammatory response and cell cycle regulation. Further researches are required to promulgate the underling mechanism and explore effective method of reserving T cell function in CKD.
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- Fangfang Xiang
- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Medical Center for Kidney, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Medical Center for Kidney, Shanghai, China
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Šimková A, Bušek P, Šedo A, Konvalinka J. Molecular recognition of fibroblast activation protein for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2020; 1868:140409. [PMID: 32171757 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a non-classical serine protease expressed predominantly in conditions accompanied by tissue remodeling, particularly cancer. Due to its plasma membrane localization, FAP represents a promising molecular target for tumor imaging and treatment. The unique enzymatic activity of FAP facilitates development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools based on molecular recognition of FAP by substrates and small-molecule inhibitors, in addition to conventional antibody-based strategies. In this review, we provide background on the pathophysiological role of FAP and discuss its potential for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Furthermore, we present a detailed analysis of the structural patterns crucial for substrate and inhibitor recognition by the FAP active site and determinants of selectivity over the related proteases dipeptidyl peptidase IV and prolyl endopeptidase. We also review published data on targeting of the tumor microenvironment with FAP antibodies, FAP-targeted prodrugs, activity-based probes and small-molecule inhibitors. We describe use of a recently developed, selective FAP inhibitor with low-nanomolar potency in inhibitor-based targeting strategies including synthetic antibody mimetics based on hydrophilic polymers and inhibitor conjugates for PET imaging. In conclusion, recent advances in understanding of the molecular structure and function of FAP have significantly contributed to the development of several tools with potential for translation into clinical practice.
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- Adéla Šimková
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 542/2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic; Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 12843 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, U Nemocnice 5, 128 53 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, U Nemocnice 5, 128 53 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 542/2, 166 10 Praha 6, Czech Republic; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 12843 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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Xu W, Liu Y, Cheng X, Huang N, Hou N, Wang H, Han F, Han X, Sun X. Decreased shedding dipeptidyl peptidase 4 from membrane in Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 81:106315. [PMID: 32086131 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIMS This study aimed to determine the concentration and enzymatic activity of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) in serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and to explore the potential mechanism of the abnormal DPP4 in HT development. METHODS A total of 33 newly diagnosed HT patients and 31 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. Clinical characteristics and thyroid function data were collected for all participants. Serum DPP4 and kallikrein-related peptidase 5 (KLK5) concentrations were measured by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. DPP4 enzymatic activities in serum and PBMCs were determined by enzymatic assay. DPP4, KLK5 and interferon (IFN)-γ mRNA expression levels in PBMCs were evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Serum DPP4 level and activity were significantly lower in the HT group compared with the control group. However, DPP4 mRNA expression was significantly increased and both serum KLK5 concentration and KLK5 mRNA expression in PBMCs were significantly decreased in HT patients. Correlation analyses revealed that DPP4 concentration was positively correlated with DPP4 enzymatic activity in serum. No significant difference in DPP4 activity was found in PBMCs. DPP4 enzymatic activity in PBMCs was negatively correlated with DPP4 enzymatic activity in serum. IFN-γ mRNA expression in PBMCs was significantly increased in HT patients. CONCLUSIONS DPP4 is involved in the development and pathological process of HT. Decreased cleavage of membrane-anchored DPP4 by KLK5 may be responsible for the decreased serum DPP4 levels in HT patients.
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- Wenjie Xu
- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China.
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Gliptin-Associated Bullous Pemphigoid: A Valuable Model of the Mechanism of Breakdown of Immune Tolerance against BP180. J Invest Dermatol 2020; 139:755-756. [PMID: 30904079 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The study by Plaquevent et al. strongly supports the recent discovery that the use of gliptins is a risk factor for bullous pemphigoid (BP). However, regarding the phenotype of gliptin-associated BP and the necessity of gliptin withdrawal, clinical data remain scarce. We predict that future studies of gliptin-associated BP will offer valuable information concerning autoimmunity against BP180 and may also shed light on the pathology of autoimmune diseases in general.
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Trzaskalski NA, Fadzeyeva E, Mulvihill EE. Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 at the Interface Between Inflammation and Metabolism. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES 2020; 13:1179551420912972. [PMID: 32231442 PMCID: PMC7088130 DOI: 10.1177/1179551420912972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) is a serine protease that rapidly inactivates the incretin peptides, glucagon-like peptide-1, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide to modulate postprandial islet hormone secretion and glycemia. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 also has nonglycemic effects by controlling the progression of inflammation, which may be mediated more through direct protein-protein interactions than catalytic activity in the context of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), obesity, and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Failure to resolve inflammation resulting in chronic subclinical activation of the immune system may influence the development of metabolic dysregulation. Thus, through both its cleavage and regulation of the bioactivity of peptide hormones and its influence on inflammation, DPP4 exhibits a diverse array of effects that can influence the progression of metabolic disease. Here, we highlight our current understanding of the complex biology of DPP4 at the intersection of inflammation, obesity, T2D, and NAFLD. We compare and review new mechanisms identified in basic laboratory and clinical studies, which may have therapeutic application and relevance to the pathogenesis of obesity and T2D.
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- Natasha A Trzaskalski
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Alogliptin inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammatory response in fibroblast-like synoviocytes. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 83:106372. [PMID: 32179246 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Excessive production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β plays an important role in the chronic inflammation in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Alogliptin, an important selective dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor licensed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, has displayed a wide range of pharmacological capacities. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether alogliptin possessed a protective effect against IL-1β-induced insult in FLS. Our results indicate that alogliptin treatment ameliorated IL-1β-induced production of reactive oxygen species, the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) and MMP-13, secretions of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-6, and IL-8. Additionally, we found that alogliptin inhibited c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/activator protein 1 (AP-1) signaling by reducing IL-1β-induced phosphorylation of JNK, the expression of c-Jun and c-Fos, and the luciferase activity of AP-1. Importantly, alogliptin suppressed IL-1β-induced activation of IκBα/NF-κB signaling by preventing the phosphorylation and degradation of IκBα, nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65, as well as the luciferase activity of AP-1. These findings suggest that alogliptin might have therapeutic potential for the treatment of chronic inflammation in RA.
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Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) is a unique serine protease that exists in a membrane bound state and in a soluble state in most tissues in the body. DPP-IV has multiple targets including cytokines, neuropeptides, and incretin hormones, and plays an important role in health and disease. Recent work suggests that skeletal muscle releases DPP-IV as a myokine and participates in control of muscle blood flow. However, few of the functions of DPP-IV as a myokine have been investigated to date and there is a poor understanding about what causes DPP-IV to be released from muscle.
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- Heidi A Kluess
- School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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Li SY, Chen HH, Lai CC, Lin CL, Kao CH. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor treatment could decrease chronic rhinosinusitis in diabetic patients. QJM 2020; 113:181-185. [PMID: 31584671 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate the relationship between dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4i) treatment and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in diabetic patients. METHODS We used the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database for this population-based and population-matched cohort design study. Chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used to evaluate the association between categorical and continuous variables, respectively. The Kaplan-Meier method with the log-rank test was used to estimate the risk of CRS and DPP4i users. RESULTS A total of 6198 diabetic patients were included in this cohort study. DPP4i users had a lower risk of developing CRS. The risk of CRS was significantly lower in women, patients with a Diabetes Complications Severity Index score higher than 4, patients with comorbidities, and patients with higher cumulative defined daily dose in the DPP4i group. CONCLUSION The results of our study demonstrate that the use of DPP4i treatment could decrease CRS risk in diabetic patients in Taiwan.
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- S-Y Li
- From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Nanhsiau Street, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Metabolism & Endocrinology, Intelligent Diabetes Metabolism and Exercise Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Long Term Care School of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, China Medical University, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, and Center of Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Jackson EK, Gillespie DG, Tofovic SP. DPP4 Inhibition, NPY 1-36, PYY 1-36, SDF-1 α, and a Hypertensive Genetic Background Conspire to Augment Cell Proliferation and Collagen Production: Effects That Are Abolished by Low Concentrations of 2-Methoxyestradiol. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2020; 373:135-148. [PMID: 32015161 PMCID: PMC7174788 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.119.263467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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By reducing their metabolism, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibition (DPP4I) enhances the effects of numerous peptides including neuropeptide Y1–36 (NPY1–36), peptide YY1–36 (PYY1–36), and SDF-1α. Studies show that separately NPY1–36, PYY1–36 and SDF-1α stimulate proliferation of, and collagen production by, cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), preglomerular vascular smooth muscle cells (PGVSMCs), and glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs), particularly in cells isolated from genetically hypertensive rats. Whether certain combinations of these factors, in the absence or presence of DPP4I, are more profibrotic than others is unknown. Here we contrasted 24 different combinations of conditions (DPP4I, hypertensive genotype and physiologic levels [3 nM] of NPY1–36, PYY1–36, or SDF-1α) on proliferation of, and [3H]-proline incorporation by, CFs, PGVSMCs, and GMCs. In all three cell types, the various treatment conditions differentially increased proliferation and [3H]-proline incorporation, with a hypertensive genotype + DPP4I + NPY1–36 + SDF-1α being the most efficacious combination. Although the effects of this four-way combination were similar in male versus female CFs, physiologic (1 nM) concentrations of 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME; nonestrogenic metabolite of 17β-estradiol), abolished the effects of this combination in both male and female CFs. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that CFs, PGVSMCs, and GMCs are differentially activated by various combinations of NPY1–36, PYY1–36, SDF-1α, a hypertensive genetic background and DPP4I. We hypothesize that as these progrowth conditions accumulate, a tipping point would be reached that manifests in the long term as organ fibrosis and that 2ME would obviate any profibrotic effects of DPP4I, even under the most profibrotic conditions (i.e., hypertensive genotype with high NPY1–36 + SDF-1α levels and low 2ME levels).
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- Edwin K Jackson
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Lettau M, Dietz M, Vollmers S, Armbrust F, Peters C, Dang TM, Chitadze G, Kabelitz D, Janssen O. Degranulation of human cytotoxic lymphocytes is a major source of proteolytically active soluble CD26/DPP4. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:751-764. [PMID: 31300870 PMCID: PMC11104794 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03207-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4, CD26) is a serine protease detected on several immune cells and on epithelial cells of various organs. Besides the membrane-bound enzyme, a catalytically active soluble form (sCD26/DPP4) is detected in several body fluids. Both variants cleave off dipeptides from the N-termini of various chemokines, neuropeptides, and hormones. CD26/DPP4 plays a fundamental role in the regulation of blood glucose levels by inactivating insulinotropic incretins and CD26/DPP4 inhibitors are thus routinely used in diabetes mellitus type 2 therapy to improve glucose tolerance. Such inhibitors might also prevent the CD26/DPP4-mediated inactivation of the T-cell chemoattractant CXCL10 released by certain tumors and thus improve anti-tumor immunity and immunotherapy. Despite its implication in the regulation of many (patho-)physiological processes and its consideration as a biomarker and therapeutic target, the cellular source of sCD26/DPP4 remains highly debated and mechanisms of its release are so far unknown. In line with recent reports that activated T lymphocytes could be a major source of sCD26/DPP4, we now demonstrate that CD26/DPP4 is stored in secretory granules of several major human cytotoxic lymphocyte populations and co-localizes with effector proteins such as granzymes, perforin, and granulysin. Upon stimulation, vesicular CD26/DPP4 is rapidly translocated to the cell surface in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Importantly, activation-induced degranulation leads to a massive release of proteolytically active sCD26/DPP4. Since activated effector lymphocytes serve as a major source of sCD26/DPP4, these results might explain the observed disease-associated alterations of sCD26/DPP4 serum levels and also indicate a so far unknown role of CD26/DPP4 in lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity.
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- Marcus Lettau
- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Department II, Unit for Hematological Diagnostics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Langer Segen 8-10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Bldg. 17, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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Zou H, Zhu N, Li S. The emerging role of dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 as a therapeutic target in lung disease. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2020; 24:147-153. [PMID: 31971463 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2020.1721468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Introduction: Dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is a surface bound ectopeptidase that is commonly known as CD26 or adenosine deaminase binding protein. DPP-4 is membrane anchored but it can be cleaved by numerous proteases including matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs). DPP-4 is expressed by endothelial and epithelial cells, the kidney, intestine and cells of the immune system; it has a broad spectrum of biological functions in immune regulation, cancer biology and glucose metabolism.Areas covered: This article sheds light on the functions of DPP-4, the molecular mechanisms that govern its expression, it's role in the pathogenesis of common respiratory illnesses and potential as a therapeutic target.Expert opinion: DPP-4 has a deleterious role in respiratory disease. Its biological functions, key molecular pathways, interactions and associations are slowly being elucidated. Progressing our knowledge of the role of this multi-faceted molecule may yield vital and novel therapies for respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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- Hai Zou
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor-associated bullous pemphigoid, likely triggered by scabies, in a hemodialysis patient with human leukocyte antigen-DQB1*03:01. CEN Case Rep 2020; 9:189-194. [PMID: 31993957 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-020-00452-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune subepidermal bullous diseases. Autoantibodies against hemidesmosomal adhesion proteins might be involved in the developing process. BP usually affects the elderly with high mortality whereas the drug-induced BP is often improved and rarely relapses after the withdrawal of the suspected drug. An accumulated evidence suggests that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4I), which has been widely used as the antidiabetic drug improves glycemic control with little risk for hypoglycemia, could be an inducer of DPP-4I-associated BP (DPP-4I-BP). While the precise mechanism remains unclear, a unique immunological profile with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1*03:01 could be a biomarker of genetic susceptibility to DPP-4I-BP. Here, we encountered an interesting case of DPP-4I-BP with HLA-DQB1*03:01, which was likely triggered by scabies. A 56-year-old Japanese male with type 2 diabetes on hemodialysis was referred to our hospital due to worsened blisters. Prior to his admission, he had been on linagliptin, a DPP-4I, for 5 months. He then suffered from scabies 2 weeks before his admission while the treatment with ivermectin failed to improve his symptom. Based on his clinical symptom, positive for anti-BP180 autoantibody in serum, and the pathological alterations of skin biopsy specimens, he was diagnosed with DPP-4I-BP. Importantly, he also carried an HLA-DQB1*03:01 allele. Oral prednisolone was subsequently administered after the discontinuation of linagliptin, and his symptom gradually disappeared. Given the fact that the DPP-4I-BP could be a life-threating disease, we should be cautious of prescribing DPP-4I in hemodialysis patients, whose immune system could be impaired.
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Kleine-Weber H, Schroeder S, Krüger N, Prokscha A, Naim HY, Müller MA, Drosten C, Pöhlmann S, Hoffmann M. Polymorphisms in dipeptidyl peptidase 4 reduce host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Emerg Microbes Infect 2020; 9:155-168. [PMID: 31964246 PMCID: PMC7006675 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1713705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes a severe respiratory disease in humans. The MERS-CoV spike (S) glycoprotein mediates viral entry into target cells. For this, MERS-CoV S engages the host cell protein dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4, CD26) and the interface between MERS-CoV S and DPP4 has been resolved on the atomic level. Here, we asked whether naturally-occurring polymorphisms in DPP4, that alter amino acid residues required for MERS-CoV S binding, influence cellular entry of MERS-CoV. By screening of public databases, we identified fourteen such polymorphisms. Introduction of the respective mutations into DPP4 revealed that all except one (Δ346-348) were compatible with robust DPP4 expression. Four polymorphisms (K267E, K267N, A291P and Δ346-348) strongly reduced binding of MERS-CoV S to DPP4 and S protein-driven host cell entry, as determined using soluble S protein and S protein bearing rhabdoviral vectors, respectively. Two polymorphisms (K267E and A291P) were analyzed in the context of authentic MERS-CoV and were found to attenuate viral replication. Collectively, we identified naturally-occurring polymorphisms in DPP4 that negatively impact cellular entry of MERS-CoV and might thus modulate MERS development in infected patients.
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- Hannah Kleine-Weber
- Infection Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany.,Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, 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
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, associated partner Charité, Berlin, Germany.,Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, associated partner Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Infection Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany.,Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Infection Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Vorstandlechner V, Laggner M, Kalinina P, Haslik W, Radtke C, Shaw L, Lichtenberger BM, Tschachler E, Ankersmit HJ, Mildner M. Deciphering the functional heterogeneity of skin fibroblasts using single-cell RNA sequencing. FASEB J 2020; 34:3677-3692. [PMID: 31930613 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902001rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Though skin fibroblasts (FB) are the main cell population within the dermis, the different skin FB subsets are not well characterized and the traditional classification into reticular and papillary FBs has little functional relevance. To fill the gap of knowledge on FB diversity in human skin, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing. Investigation of marker genes for the different skin cell subtypes revealed a heterogeneous picture of FBs. When mapping reticular and papillary FB markers, we could not detect cluster specificity, suggesting that these two populations show a higher transcriptional heterogeneity than expected. This finding was further confirmed by in situ hybridization, showing that DPP4 was expressed in both dermal layers. Our analysis identified six FB clusters with distinct transcriptional signatures. Importantly, we could demonstrate that in human skin DPP4+ FBs are the main producers of factors involved in extracellular matrix (ECM) assembly. In conclusion, we provide evidence that hitherto considered FB markers are not ideal to characterize skin FB subpopulations in single-cell sequencing analyses. The identification of DPP4+ FBs as the main ECM-producing cells in human skin will foster the development of anti-fibrotic treatments for the skin and other organs.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Division of Biology and Pathobiology of the Skin, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Skin and Endothelium Research Division, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Division of Biology and Pathobiology of the Skin, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Research Division of Biology and Pathobiology of the Skin, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Caio G, Lungaro L, Cultrera R, De Giorgio R, Volta U. Coronaviruses and gastrointestinal symptoms: an old liaison for the new SARS-CoV-2. GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH 2020; 13:341-350. [PMID: 33244376 PMCID: PMC7682957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has caused a pandemic with more than 600,000 deaths to date. It is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a member of the beta-coronavirus genus that also includes SARS and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS). While the typical presentation is given by respiratory symptoms and fever, some patients also report gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Several studies have identified the SARS-CoV-2 RNA in stool specimens of infected patients, and its viral receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is highly expressed in enterocytes. In this short review, we report the frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in infected patients and suggest possible implications for disease management, transmission, and infection control.
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- Giacomo Caio
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara Italy
- Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Jäckle A, Ziemssen F, Kuhn EM, Kampmeier J, Lang GK, Lang GE, Deissler H, Deissler HL. Sitagliptin and the Blood-Retina Barrier: Effects on Retinal Endothelial Cells Manifested Only after Prolonged Exposure. J Diabetes Res 2020; 2020:2450781. [PMID: 32566677 PMCID: PMC7271241 DOI: 10.1155/2020/2450781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) are widely used to treat diabetes mellitus, but data concerning their effects on the barrier stability of retinal endothelial cells (REC) in vivo and in vitro are inconsistent. Therefore, we studied whether the barrier properties of immortalized endothelial cells of the bovine retina (iBREC) were affected by the inhibitors of DPP-4 sitagliptin (10-1000 nM) and diprotin A (1-25 μM). Their effects were also investigated in the presence of VEGF-A165 because diabetic patients often develop macular edema caused by VEGF-A-induced permeability of REC. To detect even transient or subtle changes of paracellular and transcellular flow as well as adhesion of the cells to the extracellular matrix, we continuously monitored the cell index (CI) of confluent iBREC grown on gold electrodes. Initially, the CI remained stable but started to decline significantly and persistently at 40 h or 55 h after addition of sitagliptin or diprotin A, respectively. Both inhibitors did not modulate, prevent, or revert the persistent VEGF-A165-induced reduction of the CI. Interestingly, sitagliptin and diprotin A increased the expression of the tight-junction protein claudin-1 which is an important component of a functional barrier formed by iBREC. In contrast, expressions of CD29-a subunit of the fibronectin receptor-or of the tetraspanin CD9 were lower after extended treatment with the DPP-4 inhibitors; less of the CD9 was seen at the plasma membrane after prolonged exposure to sitagliptin. Because both associated proteins are important for adhesion of iBREC to the extracellular matrix, the observed low CI might be caused by weakened attachment of the cells. From our results, we conclude that extended inhibition of DPP-4 destabilizes the barrier formed by microvascular REC and that DPP-4 inhibitors like sitagliptin do not counteract or enhance a VEGF-A165-induced barrier dysfunction as frequently observed in DME.
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- Anja Jäckle
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Centre of Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 7, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulm, Frauensteige 14, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulm, Frauensteige 14, 89075 Ulm, Germany
- HD/U, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulm, Prittwitzstrasse 43, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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Hung CT, Liu JS, Cheng CY, Chung CH, Chiang CP, Chien WC, Wang WM. Increased risk of bullous pemphigoid in dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors: A nationwide, population-based, cohort study in Taiwan. J Dermatol 2019; 47:245-250. [PMID: 31885117 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recent studies revealed the risk of bullous pemphigoid (BP) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) taking dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. To clarify the relationship between taking DPP-4 inhibitors and the risk of BP among patients with DM, we conducted a cohort study by using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2015. We identified 6340 patients with DM taking DPP-4 inhibitors and 25 360 DM patients who had not taken DPP-4 inhibitors during the 7-year follow-up period. Compared with the non-DPP-4 inhibitor group, patients taking DDP-4 inhibitors had a higher risk of BP (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.382; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.163-4.883; P = 0.017]. Among the DPP-4 inhibitors available in Taiwan, vildagliptin showed the highest risk of BP (aHR, 2.849; 95% CI, 1.893-4.215; P < 0.001), followed by saxagliptin (aHR, 2.657; 95% CI, 1.770-3.934; P < 0.001). Subgroup analysis revealed that the higher risk of BP was observed in patients older than 65 years (aHR, 2.403; 95% CI, 1.590-3.627; P < 0.001). This study revealed that treatment with DPP-4 inhibitors, especially vildagliptin, was significantly associated with an increased risk of BP among DM patients.
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- Chih-Tsung Hung
- Department of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Soare A, Györfi HA, Matei AE, Dees C, Rauber S, Wohlfahrt T, Chen C, Ludolph I, Horch RE, Bäuerle T, Hörsten S, Mihai C, Distler O, Ramming A, Schett G, Distler JHW. Dipeptidylpeptidase 4 as a Marker of Activated Fibroblasts and a Potential Target for the Treatment of Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2019; 72:137-149. [DOI: 10.1002/art.41058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Alina Soare
- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, and Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, and Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich‐Alexander University Erlangen‐Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Erlangen Germany
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Huang F, Ning M, Wang K, Liu J, Guan W, Leng Y, Shen J. Discovery of Highly Polar β-Homophenylalanine Derivatives as Nonsystemic Intestine-Targeted Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2019; 62:10919-10925. [PMID: 31747282 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although intensively expressed within intestine, the precise roles of intestinal dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) in numerous pathologies remain incompletely understood. Here, we first reported a nonsystemic intestine-targeted (NSIT) DPPIV inhibitor with β-homophenylalanine scaffold, compound 7, which selectively inhibited the intestinal rather than plasmatic DPPIV at an oral dosage as high as 30 mg/kg. We expect that compound 7 could serve as a qualified tissue-selective tool to determine undetected physiological or pathological roles of intestinal DPPIV.
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 19A Yuquan Road , Beijing , 100049 , China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , No. 19A Yuquan Road , Beijing , 100049 , China
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Xue K, Yang J, Zhao Y, Cheng J, Wang Z. Identification of Susceptibility Genes to Allergic Rhinitis by Gene Expression Data Sets. Clin Transl Sci 2019; 13:169-178. [PMID: 31794148 PMCID: PMC6951973 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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As an extremely prevalent disease worldwide, allergic rhinitis (AR) is a condition characterized by chronic inflammation of the nasal mucosa. To identify the finer molecular mechanisms associated with the AR susceptibility genes, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in AR were investigated. The DEG expression and clinical data of the GSE19187 data set were used for weighted gene co‐expression network analysis (WGCNA). After the modules related to AR had been screened, the genes in the module were extracted for Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis, whereby the genes enriched in the KEGG pathway were regarded as the pathway‐genes. The DEGs in patients with AR were subsequently screened out from GSE19187, and the sensitive genes were identified in GSE18574 in connection with the allergen challenge. Two kinds of genes were compared with the pathway‐genes in order to screen the AR susceptibility genes. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the capability of the susceptibility genes to distinguish the AR state. Based on the WGCNA in the GSE19187 data set, 10 co‐expression network modules were identified. The correlation analyses revealed that the yellow module was positively correlated with the disease state of AR. A total of 89 genes were found to be involved in the enrichment of the yellow module pathway. Four genes (CST1,SH2D1B,DPP4, and SLC5A5) were upregulated in AR and sensitive to allergen challenge, whose potentials were further confirmed by ROC curve. Taken together, CST1,SH2D1B,DPP4, and SLC5A5 are susceptibility genes to AR.
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- Kai Xue
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Sato T, Tatekoshi A, Takada K, Iyama S, Kamihara Y, Jawaid P, Rehman MU, Noguchi K, Kondo T, Kajikawa S, Arita K, Wada A, Murakami J, Arai M, Yasuda I, Dang NH, Hatano R, Iwao N, Ohnuma K, Morimoto C. DPP8 is a novel therapeutic target for multiple myeloma. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18094. [PMID: 31792328 PMCID: PMC6889119 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54695-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Dipeptidyl peptidases (DPPs) are proteolytic enzymes that are ideal therapeutic targets in human diseases. Indeed, DPP4 inhibitors are widely used in clinical practice as anti-diabetic agents. In this paper, we show that DPP4 inhibitors also induced cell death in multiple human myeloma cells. Among five DPP4 inhibitors, only two of them, vildagliptin and saxagliptin, exhibited apparent cytotoxic effects on myeloma cell lines, without any difference in suppression of DPP4 activity. As these two DPP4 inhibitors are known to have off-target effects against DPP8/9, we employed the specific DPP8/9 inhibitor 1G244. 1G244 demonstrated anti-myeloma effects on several cell lines and CD138+ cells from patients as well as in murine xenograft model. Through siRNA silencing approach, we further confirmed that DPP8 but not DPP9 is a key molecule in inducing cell death induced by DPP8/9 inhibition. In fact, the expression of DPP8 in CD38+ cells from myeloma patients was higher than that of healthy volunteers. DPP8/9 inhibition induced apoptosis, as evidenced by activated form of PARP, caspases-3 and was suppressed by the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK. Taken together, these results indicate that DPP8 is a novel therapeutic target for myeloma treatment.
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- Tsutomu Sato
- Department of Hematology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Therapy Development and Innovation for Immune Disorders and Cancers, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Therapy Development and Innovation for Immune Disorders and Cancers, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Therapy Development and Innovation for Immune Disorders and Cancers, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Therapy Development and Innovation for Immune Disorders and Cancers, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) activates immune cells chemotaxis in hepatocellular carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.onsig.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Algaissi A, Agrawal AS, Han S, Peng BH, Luo C, Li F, Chan TS, Couch RB, Tseng CTK. Elevated Human Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Expression Reduces the Susceptibility of hDPP4 Transgenic Mice to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection and Disease. J Infect Dis 2019; 219:829-835. [PMID: 30256968 PMCID: PMC6376904 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background The ongoing Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections pose threats to public health worldwide, making an understanding of MERS pathogenesis and development of effective medical countermeasures (MCMs) urgent. Methods We used homozygous (+/+) and heterozygous (+/−) human dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (hDPP4) transgenic mice to study the effect of hDPP4 on MERS-CoV infection. Specifically, we determined values of 50% lethal dose (LD50) of MERS-CoV for the 2 strains of mice, compared and correlated their levels of soluble (s)hDPP4 expression to susceptibility, and explored recombinant (r)shDPP4 as an effective MCM for MERS infection. Results hDPP4+/+ mice were unexpectedly more resistant than hDPP4+/− mice to MERS-CoV infection, as judged by increased LD50, reduced lung viral infection, attenuated morbidity and mortality, and reduced histopathology. Additionally, the resistance to MERS-CoV infection directly correlated with increased serum shDPP4 and serum virus neutralizing activity. Finally, administration of rshDPP4 led to reduced lung virus titer and histopathology. Conclusions Our studies suggest that the serum shDPP4 levels play a role in MERS pathogenesis and demonstrate a potential of rshDPP4 as a treatment option for MERS. Additionally, it offers a validated pair of Tg mice strains for characterizing the effect of shDPP4 on MERS pathogenesis.
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- Abdullah Algaissi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.,Department of Medical Laboratories Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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- Department of Neurosciences, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.,Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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Wang T, Yang JY, Buse JB, Pate V, Tang H, Barnes EL, Sandler RS, Stürmer T. Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Real-world Evidence in U.S. Adults. Diabetes Care 2019; 42:2065-2074. [PMID: 31471377 PMCID: PMC6804610 DOI: 10.2337/dc19-0162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A recent study raises concerns that dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4i) are associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We evaluated the association between new use of DPP4i and IBD risk compared with other second-line antihyperglycemics. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We implemented an active-comparator, new-user cohort design using two U.S. administrative claims databases for commercially insured (MarketScan) and older adult (Medicare fee-for-service, 20% random sample) patients from January 2007 to December 2016. We identified patients, aged ≥18 years, who initiated DPP4i versus sulfonylureas (SUs) or initiated DPP4i versus thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and were without prior diagnosis, treatment, or procedure for IBD. The primary outcome was incident IBD, defined by IBD diagnosis preceded by colonoscopy and biopsy and followed by IBD treatment. We performed propensity score weighting to control for measured baseline confounding, estimated adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs [95% CI]) using weighted Cox proportional hazards models, and used random-effects meta-analysis models to pool aHRs across cohorts. RESULTS We identified 895,747 eligible patients initiating DPP4i, SU, or TZD; IBD incidence rates ranged from 11.6 to 32.3/100,000 person-years. Over a median treatment duration of 1.09-1.69 years, DPP4i were not associated with increased IBD risk across comparisons. The pooled aHRs for IBD were 0.82 (95% CI 0.41-1.61) when comparing DPP4i (n = 161,612) to SU (n = 310,550) and 0.76 (0.46-1.26) when comparing DPP4i (n = 205,570) to TZD (n = 87,543). CONCLUSIONS Our population-based cohort study of U.S. adults with diabetes suggests that short-term DPP4i treatment does not increase IBD risk.
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- Tiansheng Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Institute for Drug Evaluation, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Wagener I, Jungen M, von Hörsten S, Stephan M, Schmiedl A. Postnatal morphological lung development of wild type and CD26/DPP4 deficient rat pups in dependency of LPS exposure. Ann Anat 2019; 229:151423. [PMID: 31654734 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.151423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rodents are born with morphological immature lungs and an intact surfactant system. CD26/DPP4 is a multifactorial transmembrane integral type II protein, which is involved in physiological and pathophysiological processes and is already expressed during development. CD26/DPP4, called CD26 in the following, is able to enhance or dampen differently triggered inflammation. LPS exposure often used to simulate perinatal infection delays lung development. OBJECTIVE A perinatal LPS rat model was used to test the hypothesis that CD26 deficiency modulates LPS-induced retardation in morphological lung development. METHODS New born Fischer CD26 positive (CD26+) and deficient (CD26-) rats were exposed to LPS on postnatal day (day post partum, dpp) 3 and 5. Morphological parameters of lung development were determined stereologically. Lung development was analysed in 7, 10 14 and 21day old rats. RESULTS Compared to controls LPS application resulted (1) in a mild inflammation independent of the strain, (2) in significantly lower total surface and volume of alveolar septa combined with significantly higher total volume of airspaces and alveolar size on dpp 7 in both substrains. However, compared to controls in LPS treated CD26- rats significant lower values of total septal surface and volume combined with higher values of total parenchymal airspaces and alveolar size were found until the end of classical alveolarization (dpp14). In LPS treated CD26+ rat pups the retardation was abolished already on dpp 10. CONCLUSION In absence of CD26, LPS enhances the delay of morphological lung development. Morphological recovery was slower after the end of LPS exposure in CD26 deficient lungs.
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- Inga Wagener
- Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Franz-Penzoldt-Centre, Experimental Therapy, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen, Germany.
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- Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Clinic for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Kulcsar KA, Coleman CM, Beck SE, Frieman MB. Comorbid diabetes results in immune dysregulation and enhanced disease severity following MERS-CoV infection. JCI Insight 2019; 4:131774. [PMID: 31550243 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and has caused over 2400 cases and more than 800 deaths. Epidemiological studies identified diabetes as the primary comorbidity associated with severe or lethal MERS-CoV infection. Understanding how diabetes affects MERS is important because of the global burden of diabetes and pandemic potential of MERS-CoV. We used a model in which mice were made susceptible to MERS-CoV by expressing human DPP4, and type 2 diabetes was induced by administering a high-fat diet. Upon infection with MERS-CoV, diabetic mice had a prolonged phase of severe disease and delayed recovery that was independent of virus titers. Histological analysis revealed that diabetic mice had delayed inflammation, which was then prolonged through 21 days after infection. Diabetic mice had fewer inflammatory monocyte/macrophages and CD4+ T cells, which correlated with lower levels of Ccl2 and Cxcl10 expression. Diabetic mice also had lower levels of Tnfa, Il6, Il12b, and Arg1 expression and higher levels of Il17a expression. These data suggest that the increased disease severity observed in individuals with MERS and comorbid type 2 diabetes is likely due to a dysregulated immune response, which results in more severe and prolonged lung pathology.
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- Kirsten A Kulcsar
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Horai Y, Origuchi T, Iwanaga N, Tokumitsu J, Ikeoka T, Kuriya G, Izumi Y, Kawakami A. Clinical analysis of pre-existing diabetes mellitus and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in patients with remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis and pitting edema syndrome. Mod Rheumatol 2019; 30:703-707. [PMID: 31500483 DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2019.1666463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Objectives: To analyze the association among remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) syndrome, diabetes mellitus (DM), and antidiabetic drugs.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and serologic manifestations of patients who had RS3PE syndrome with and without pre-existing DM. Then we performed a subanalysis in which patients with pre-existing DM were classified into two groups according to whether they were or were not taking a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor (DPP4i), an antidiabetic drug that was suggested to have an association with the pathogenesis of RS3PE syndrome.Results: Pre-existing DM was found in 13 (35.1%) of 37 patients with RS3PE syndrome. No significant differences in age, gender, physical manifestations, and laboratory findings were observed between the patients with DM and those without DM. DPP4i had been administered to 6 of 13 patients with RS3PE and pre-existing DM. We observed no significant differences in manifestations of RS3PE syndrome before treatment; however, one relapse occurred in a patient with poorly controlled DM who had been continuing DPP4i therapy.Conclusion: This study revealed no evidence suggesting an association among RS3PE syndrome, DM, and antidiabetic drugs. DPP4i would be safe for use by most of patients with RS3PE syndrome. However, elderly patients and patients with poorly controlled DM might require careful observation.
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- Yoshiro Horai
- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.,Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Unit of Translational Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.,Diabetes Center, Sasebo Chuo Hospital, Sasebo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Leist SR, Cockrell AS. Genetically Engineering a Susceptible Mouse Model for MERS-CoV-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 2099:137-159. [PMID: 31883094 PMCID: PMC7123801 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0211-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Since 2012, monthly cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continue to cause severe respiratory disease that is fatal in ~35% of diagnosed individuals. The ongoing threat to global public health and the need for novel therapeutic countermeasures have driven the development of animal models that can reproducibly replicate the pathology associated with MERS-CoV in human infections. The inability of MERS-CoV to replicate in the respiratory tracts of mice, hamsters, and ferrets stymied initial attempts to generate small animal models. Identification of human dipeptidyl peptidase IV (hDPP4) as the receptor for MERS-CoV infection opened the door for genetic engineering of mice. Precise molecular engineering of mouse DPP4 (mDPP4) with clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 technology maintained inherent expression profiles, and limited MERS-CoV susceptibility to tissues that naturally express mDPP4, notably the lower respiratory tract wherein MERS-CoV elicits severe pulmonary pathology. Here, we describe the generation of the 288-330+/+ MERS-CoV mouse model in which mice were made susceptible to MERS-CoV by modifying two amino acids on mDPP4 (A288 and T330), and the use of adaptive evolution to generate novel MERS-CoV isolates that cause fatal respiratory disease. The 288-330+/+ mice are currently being used to evaluate novel drug, antibody, and vaccine therapeutic countermeasures for MERS-CoV. The chapter starts with a historical perspective on the emergence of MERS-CoV and animal models evaluated for MERS-CoV pathogenesis, and then outlines the development of the 288-330+/+ mouse model, assays for assessing a MERS-CoV pulmonary infection in a mouse model, and describes some of the challenges associated with using genetically engineered mice.
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- Sarah R Leist
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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More than just an enzyme: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) and its association with diabetic kidney remodelling. Pharmacol Res 2019; 147:104391. [PMID: 31401210 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW This review article discusses recent advances in the mechanism of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) actions in renal diseases, especially diabetic kidney fibrosis, and summarizes anti-fibrotic functions of various DPP-4 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy (DN). RECENT FINDINGS DN is a common complication of diabetes and is a leading cause of the end-stage renal disease (ESRD). DPP-4 is a member of serine proteases, and more than 30 substrates have been identified that act via several biochemical messengers in a variety of tissues including kidney. Intriguingly, DPP-4 actions on the diabetic kidney is a complex mechanism, and a variety of pathways are involved including increasing GLP-1/SDF-1, disrupting AGE-RAGE pathways, and integrin-β- and TGF-β-Smad-mediated signalling pathways that finally lead to endothelial to mesenchymal transition. Interestingly, an array of DPP-4 inhibitors is well recognized as oral drugs to treat type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients, which promote better glycemic control. Furthermore, recent experimental and preclinical data reveal that DPP-4 inhibitors may also exhibit protective effects in renal disease progression including anti-fibrotic effects in the diabetic kidney by attenuating above signalling cascade(s), either singly or as a combinatorial effect. In this review, we discussed the anti-fibrotic effects of DPP-4 inhibitors based on recent reports along with the possible mechanism of actions and future perspectives to underscore the beneficial effects of DPP-4 inhibitors in DN. SUMMARY With recent experimental, preclinical, and clinical evidence, we summarized DPP-4 activities and its mechanism of actions in diabetic kidney diseases. A knowledge gap of DPP-4 inhibition in controlling renal fibrosis in DN has also been postulated in this review for future research perspectives.
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Zhao Y. CD26 in autoimmune diseases: The other side of "moonlight protein". Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 75:105757. [PMID: 31357088 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.105757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) is a serine protease, which has enzymatic activity to selectively clean the N-terminal dipeptide of peptides and proteins with proline or alanine in the second position. DPP-4 inhibitor has been widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes by increasing the level of the glucagon-like peptide-1 and decreasing the glucose level. DPP-4, also known as lymphocyte cell surface protein CD26, plays a core role of T cell immunity. Many roles of CD26 in other immune cells have been found. As a "moonlight protein", the effect of CD26 in autoimmune diseases has attracted more and more attention. The paper reviewed the function and potential effect of CD26 in autoimmune diseases, which shows CD26 may be a new target of autoimmune diseases deserved further study.
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- Yunjuan Zhao
- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, The East Chang-Gang Road, Guangzhou, China.
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Molecular remission using low-dose immunotherapy for relapsed refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia post-allogeneic stem cell transplant. Future Sci OA 2019; 5:FSO380. [PMID: 31245042 PMCID: PMC6554698 DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2019-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Adults with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia have a poor prognosis. While current immunotherapies are promising, they are toxic, with graft-versus-host disease a major complication of allogeneic therapy. Here, we report a patient with high-risk relapsed/refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) following chemotherapy induction, matched related donor allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT), donor lymphocyte infusion and two tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The patient achieved a complete molecular and cytogenetic remission with minimal adverse events or evidence of GVHD following recombinant human IL-2 (rIL-2), in combination with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). There was a ninefold increase in natural killer (NK) cell activity and natural killer T cells (NKT) cells (CD2+CD26+). Personalized low dose recombinant human IL-2-mediated NK cell stimulation represents an effective, nontoxic immunotherapy administered in the outpatient setting for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia and warrants further investigation.
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Vieillard V, Combadière B, Tubiana R, Launay O, Pialoux G, Cotte L, Girard PM, Simon A, Dudoit Y, Reynes J, Rockstroh J, Garcia F, Gatell J, Devidas A, Yazdanpanah Y, Weiss L, Fätkenheuer G, Autran B, Joyeux D, Gharakhanian S, Debré P, Katlama C. HIV therapeutic vaccine enhances non-exhausted CD4 + T cells in a randomised phase 2 trial. NPJ Vaccines 2019; 4:25. [PMID: 31231551 PMCID: PMC6546693 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-019-0117-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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VAC-3S is a therapeutic vaccine comprising a highly conserved HIV-gp41 motif coupled with the CRM197 carrier protein. High levels of anti-3S antibodies (Abs) have been associated with improved protection of CD4+ T-cell survival. A previous phase 1 study demonstrated the safety of VAC-3S. This multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial enroled between January 2014 and March 2015 HIV-1-infected patients under ART with plasma HIV RNA levels below 50 copies/mL and CD4 counts between 200 and 500 cells/μL. Participants were immunised with 16, 32, or 64 μg of VAC-3S, and compared to placebo. The primary outcome was immunogenicity assessed by changes from baseline of anti-3S Abs levels at week 12. Secondary outcomes included adverse events and the course of plasma HIV RNA level, CD4 count, CD4/CD8 ratio, inflammation and immune checkpoints from week 0 to week 48. Vaccination was well tolerated with no serious adverse events and induced a significant increase in anti-3S Ab response in vaccinated patients (p < 0.0001), compared to placebo. In high responders, the robust increased of CD4 count was associated with a significant and sustained reduction of PD-1 expression on CD4+ T cells through week 48 (variance p = 0.0017). PD-1 expression was correlated with level of anti-3S Abs (p = 0.0092, r = −0.68) and expression of NKp44L (p < 0.0001; r = 0.54) in CD4+ T cells. Our findings regarding the increase of non-exhausted CD4+ T cells have potentially important application in personalised HIV vaccination for HIV-infected patients with high level of PD-1 to improve their T-cell immune function.
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- Vincent Vieillard
- 1Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- 1Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France
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- 2AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.,3Sorbonne Université, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France
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- 6Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- 2AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.,3Sorbonne Université, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France
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- 8Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France.,9Unité Mixte Internationale "TransVIHMI", IRD UMI233, Inserm U1175, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- 13Centre hospitalier Sud Francilien, Corbeil-Essonne, France
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- 15AP-HP Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris-Cité; Inserm, Paris, France
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- 17Department 1 for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research, Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- 1Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France.,2AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Pharmaceutical Medicine & Infectious Diseases, CIC: Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge, MA USA
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- 1Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris), Paris, France.,2AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- 2AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.,3Sorbonne Université, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Inserm, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France
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Elmansi AM, Awad ME, Eisa NH, Kondrikov D, Hussein KA, Aguilar-Pérez A, Herberg S, Periyasamy-Thandavan S, Fulzele S, Hamrick MW, McGee-Lawrence ME, Isales CM, Volkman BF, Hill WD. What doesn't kill you makes you stranger: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (CD26) proteolysis differentially modulates the activity of many peptide hormones and cytokines generating novel cryptic bioactive ligands. Pharmacol Ther 2019; 198:90-108. [PMID: 30759373 PMCID: PMC7883480 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is an exopeptidase found either on cell surfaces where it is highly regulated in terms of its expression and surface availability (CD26) or in a free/circulating soluble constitutively available and intrinsically active form. It is responsible for proteolytic cleavage of many peptide substrates. In this review we discuss the idea that DPP4-cleaved peptides are not necessarily inactivated, but rather can possess either a modified receptor selectivity, modified bioactivity, new antagonistic activity, or even a novel activity relative to the intact parent ligand. We examine in detail five different major DPP4 substrates: glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), peptide tyrosine-tyrosine (PYY), and neuropeptide Y (NPY), and stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-1 aka CXCL12). We note that discussion of the cleaved forms of these five peptides are underrepresented in the research literature, and are both poorly investigated and poorly understood, representing a serious research literature gap. We believe they are understudied and misinterpreted as inactive due to several factors. This includes lack of accurate and specific quantification methods, sample collection techniques that are inherently inaccurate and inappropriate, and a general perception that DPP4 cleavage inactivates its ligand substrates. Increasing evidence points towards many DPP4-cleaved ligands having their own bioactivity. For example, GLP-1 can work through a different receptor than GLP-1R, DPP4-cleaved GIP can function as a GIP receptor antagonist at high doses, and DPP4-cleaved PYY, NPY, and CXCL12 can have different receptor selectivity, or can bind novel, previously unrecognized receptors to their intact ligands, resulting in altered signaling and functionality. We believe that more rigorous research in this area could lead to a better understanding of DPP4's role and the biological importance of the generation of novel cryptic ligands. This will also significantly impact our understanding of the clinical effects and side effects of DPP4-inhibitors as a class of anti-diabetic drugs that potentially have an expanding clinical relevance. This will be specifically relevant in targeting DPP4 substrate ligands involved in a variety of other major clinical acute and chronic injury/disease areas including inflammation, immunology, cardiology, stroke, musculoskeletal disease and injury, as well as cancer biology and tissue maintenance in aging.
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- Ahmed M Elmansi
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, United States; Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29403, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States
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- Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, United States; Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29403, United States
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- Department of Surgery and Medicine, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN, United States; Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamon, 00956, Puerto Rico; Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States
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- Departments of Ophthalmology & Cell and Dev. Bio., SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States
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- Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States
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- Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States
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- Biochemistry Department, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, United States; Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29403, United States; Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Center for Healthy Aging, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States.
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Mezawa Y, Daigo Y, Takano A, Miyagi Y, Yokose T, Yamashita T, Morimoto C, Hino O, Orimo A. CD26 expression is attenuated by TGF-β and SDF-1 autocrine signaling on stromal myofibroblasts in human breast cancers. Cancer Med 2019; 8:3936-3948. [PMID: 31140748 PMCID: PMC6639198 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human breast carcinoma‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) increasingly acquire both transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) and stromal cell‐derived factor‐1 (SDF‐1) signaling in an autocrine fashion during tumor progression. Such signaling mediates activated myofibroblastic and tumor‐promoting properties in these fibroblasts. CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 is a serine protease that cleaves various chemokines including SDF‐1. Stromal CD26 expression is reportedly undetectable in human skin squamous cell carcinomas. However, whether stromal CD26 expression is also downregulated in human breast cancers and which stromal cells potentially lack CD26 expression remain elusive. To answer these questions, sections prepared from 239 human breast carcinomas were stained with antibodies against CD26 and α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA), a marker for activated myofibroblasts. We found that tumor‐associated stroma involving α‐SMA‐positive myofibroblasts stained negative or negligible for CD26 in 118 out of 193 (61.1%) tumors, whereas noncancerous stromal regions of the breast showed considerable staining for CD26. This decreased stromal CD26 staining in tumors also tends to be associated with poor outcomes for breast cancer patients. Moreover, we demonstrated that CD26 staining is attenuated on stromal myofibroblasts in human breast cancers. Consistently, CD26 expression is significantly downregulated in cultured CAF myofibroblasts extracted from human breast carcinomas as compared to control human mammary fibroblasts. Inhibition of TGF‐β or SDF‐1 signaling in CAFs by shRNA clearly upregulated the CD26 expression. Taken together, these findings indicate that CD26 expression is attenuated by TGF‐β‐ and SDF‐1‐autocrine signaling on stromal myofibroblasts in human mammary carcinomas, and that decreased stromal CD26 expression has potential as a prognostic marker.
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- Yoshihiro Mezawa
- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Antibody and Vaccine Therapy, Institute of Medical Science, Research Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Medical Oncology and Cancer Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Center for Antibody and Vaccine Therapy, Institute of Medical Science, Research Hospital, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Medical Oncology and Cancer Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Molecular Pathology and Genetics Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Therapy Development and Innovation for Immune Disorders and Cancers, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Expansion of different subpopulations of CD26 -/low T cells in allergic and non-allergic asthmatics. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7556. [PMID: 31101830 PMCID: PMC6525268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43622-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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CD26 displays variable levels between effector (TH17 ≫ TH1 > TH2 > Treg) and naïve/memory (memory > naïve) CD4+ T lymphocytes. Besides, IL-6/IL−6R is associated with TH17-differentiation and asthma severity. Allergic/atopic asthma (AA) is dominated by TH2 responses, while TH17 immunity might either modulate the TH2-dependent inflammation in AA or be an important mechanism boosting non-allergic asthma (NAA). Therefore, in this work we have compared the expression of CD26 and CD126 (IL-6Rα) in lymphocytes from different groups of donors: allergic (AA) and non-allergic (NAA) asthma, rhinitis, and healthy subjects. For this purpose, flow cytometry, haematological/biochemical, and in vitro proliferation assays were performed. Our results show a strong CD26-CD126 correlation and an over-representation of CD26− subsets with a highly-differentiated effector phenotype in AA (CD4+CD26−/low T cells) and NAA (CD4−CD26− γδ-T cells). In addition, we found that circulating levels of CD26 (sCD26) were reduced in both AA and NAA, while loss of CD126 expression on different leukocytes correlated with higher disease severity. Finally, selective inhibition of CD26-mRNA translation led to enhanced T cell proliferation in vitro. These findings support that CD26 down-modulation could play a role in facilitating the expansion of highly-differentiated effector T cell subsets in asthma.
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Neuhaus M, Munder A, Schipke J, Schmiedl A. Lung infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a CD26/DPP4 deficient F344 rat model. Inflamm Res 2019; 68:529-544. [PMID: 31089745 PMCID: PMC7079754 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-019-01236-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the most important opportunistic pathogen in causing nosocomial infections and, furthermore, poses a permanent threat for severe chronic infections in patients with cystic fibrosis or COPD. The transmembrane protein CD26 with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) activity shows an increased expression in inflamed tissue. We tested whether CD26/DPP4 deficiency leads to reduced inflammation and decreased structural damage when infected with PA. Methods CD26/DPP4+ and CD26/DPP4− rats were instilled intratracheally with NaCl (controls) or with PA. Six hours later, bacterial distribution was detected with the in vivo imaging system 200 (IVIS). Lungs were then processed for molecular biology, light and electron microscopy and analyzed qualitatively, quantitatively and stereologically. Bacterial numbers were determined in homogenized lungs. Results Compared to saline treated controls, in both infected groups (1) the acinar airspace was significantly increased, (2) the volume density of the alveolar epithelium was significantly decreased, (3) the septal thickness was significantly reduced, (4) more than 40% of the alveolar epithelial surface was damaged, and up to 36% of the epithelial surface was covered with edema. In infected CD26− rats, the increase in lung weight was significantly less pronounced, the portion of edematous alveolar airspace was significantly lower and the part of edema interspersed with PA was decreased significantly. Conclusions CD26/DPP4 deficiency resulted in reduced pulmonary edema under sublethal PA infection, implicating a role for CD26 in infection progression. The partly pronounced structural damage may mask further possible influences of CD26 on the inflammatory response.
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- M Neuhaus
- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,REBIRTH Cluster of Excellence, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. .,Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. .,REBIRTH Cluster of Excellence, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Gall MG, Zhang HE, Lee Q, Jolly CJ, McCaughan GW, Cook A, Roediger B, Gorrell MD. Immune regeneration in irradiated mice is not impaired by the absence of DPP9 enzymatic activity. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7292. [PMID: 31086209 PMCID: PMC6513830 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43739-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The ubiquitous intracellular protease dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP9) has roles in antigen presentation and B cell signaling. To investigate the importance of DPP9 in immune regeneration, primary and secondary chimeric mice were created in irradiated recipients using fetal liver cells and adult bone marrow cells, respectively, using wild-type (WT) and DPP9 gene-knockin (DPP9S729A) enzyme-inactive mice. Immune cell reconstitution was assessed at 6 and 16 weeks post-transplant. Primary chimeric mice successfully regenerated neutrophils, natural killer, T and B cells, irrespective of donor cell genotype. There were no significant differences in total myeloid cell or neutrophil numbers between DPP9-WT and DPP9S729A-reconstituted mice. In secondary chimeric mice, cells of DPP9S729A-origin cells displayed enhanced engraftment compared to WT. However, we observed no differences in myeloid or lymphoid lineage reconstitution between WT and DPP9S729A donors, indicating that hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) engraftment and self-renewal is not diminished by the absence of DPP9 enzymatic activity. This is the first report on transplantation of bone marrow cells that lack DPP9 enzymatic activity.
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- Margaret G Gall
- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Maitre E, Le‐Page A, Comoz F, Truquet F, Damaj G, Cornet E, Verneuil L, Salaün V, Troussard X. Usefulness of Flow Cytometry for the Detection of Cutaneous Localization in Malignant Hematologic Disorders. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2019; 96:283-293. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Elsa Maitre
- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Institut d'Hématologie Bas Normand, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
- Institut d'Hématologie Bas Normand, CHU de Caen, Calvados, 14033 Caen France
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Molecular remission using low-dose immunotherapy for relapsed refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia post-allogeneic stem cell transplant. Future Sci OA 2019. [DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2019-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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