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Yu A, Zhang T, Zhong W, Duan H, Wang S, Ye P, Wang J, Zhong S, Yang Z. miRNA-144 induces microglial autophagy and inflammation following intracerebral hemorrhage. Immunol Lett 2017; 182:18-23. [PMID: 28062218 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Autophagic activation mediated inflammation contributes to brain injury of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). MiRNAs play a key role in inflammation, which negatively and posttranscriptionally regulate gene expression and function. Modulating the mTOR signal, a central regulator of autophagy, could be of great significance for ICH. However, the specific of miRNA is unknown. In the current study, we detected the miRNA-144 expression, autophagic activity and inflammation of microglia in ICH. We also knocked down endogenous miRNA-144 to regulate autophagy and inflammation in ICH. In addition, we assessed the neurological damge in ICH mice. We found that ICH promoted miRNA-144 expression but downregulated mTOR expression. In addition, upregulation of mTOR attenuated microglial autophagy and inflammation in ICH. Furthermore, downregulation of miRNA-144 also inhibited inflammation, brain edema and improved neurological functions in ICH mice. Taken together, our findings suggested that miRNA-144 was a crucial regulator of autophagy via regulation of mTOR, and represented a promising therapeutical strategy for ICH.
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- Anyong Yu
- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Guizhou 563003, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
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Sermersheim MA, Park KH, Gumpper K, Adesanya TMA, Song K, Tan T, Ren X, Yang JM, Zhu H. MicroRNA regulation of autophagy in cardiovascular disease. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2017; 22:48-65. [PMID: 27814601 DOI: 10.2741/4471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Autophagy, a form of lysosomal degradation capable of eliminating dysfunctional proteins and organelles, is a cellular process associated with homeostasis. Autophagy functions in cell survival by breaking down proteins and organelles and recycling them to meet metabolic demands. However, aberrant up regulation of autophagy can function as an alternative to apoptosis. The duality of autophagy, and its regulation over cell survival/death, intimately links it with human disease. Non-coding RNAs regulate mRNA levels and elicit diverse effects on mammalian protein expression. The most studied non-coding RNAs to-date are microRNAs (miRNA). MicroRNAs function in post-transcriptional regulation, causing profound changes in protein levels, and affect many biological processes and diseases. The role and regulation of autophagy, whether it is beneficial or harmful, is a controversial topic in cardiovascular disease. A number of recent studies have identified miRNAs that target autophagy-related proteins and influence the development, progression, or treatment of cardiovascular disease. Understanding the mechanisms by which these miRNAs work can provide promising insight and potential progress towards the development of therapeutic treatments in cardiovascular disease.
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- Matthew A Sermersheim
- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA,
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Bouché V, Espinosa AP, Leone L, Sardiello M, Ballabio A, Botas J. Drosophila Mitf regulates the V-ATPase and the lysosomal-autophagic pathway. Autophagy 2016; 12:484-98. [PMID: 26761346 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1134081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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An evolutionarily conserved gene network regulates the expression of genes involved in lysosome biogenesis, autophagy, and lipid metabolism. In mammals, TFEB and other members of the MiTF-TFE family of transcription factors control this network. Here we report that the lysosomal-autophagy pathway is controlled by Mitf gene in Drosophila melanogaster. Mitf is the single MiTF-TFE family member in Drosophila and prior to this work was known only for its function in eye development. We show that Mitf regulates the expression of genes encoding V-ATPase subunits as well as many additional genes involved in the lysosomal-autophagy pathway. Reduction of Mitf function leads to abnormal lysosomes and impairs autophagosome fusion and lipid breakdown during the response to starvation. In contrast, elevated Mitf levels increase the number of lysosomes, autophagosomes and autolysosomes, and decrease the size of lipid droplets. Inhibition of Drosophila MTORC1 induces Mitf translocation to the nucleus, underscoring conserved regulatory mechanisms between Drosophila and mammalian systems. Furthermore, we show Mitf-mediated clearance of cytosolic and nuclear expanded ATXN1 (ataxin 1) in a cellular model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). This remarkable observation illustrates the potential of the lysosomal-autophagy system to prevent toxic protein aggregation in both the cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments. We anticipate that the genetics of the Drosophila model and the absence of redundant MIT transcription factors will be exploited to investigate the regulation and function of the lysosomal-autophagy gene network.
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- Valentina Bouché
- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA.,c Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA.,d Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Pozzuoli , Italy
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA.,c Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Naples , Italy.,e Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medicine, Federico II University , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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Lin SJ, Leng ZG, Guo YH, Cai L, Cai Y, Li N, Shang HB, Le WD, Zhao WG, Wu ZB. Suppression of mTOR pathway and induction of autophagy-dependent cell death by cabergoline. Oncotarget 2016; 6:39329-41. [PMID: 26513171 PMCID: PMC4770775 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cabergoline (CAB), the first-line drug for treatment of prolactinomas, is effective in suppressing prolactin hypersecretion, reducing tumor size, and restoring gonadal function. However, mechanisms for CAB-mediated tumor shrinkage are largely unknown. Here we report a novel cytotoxic mechanism for CAB. CAB induced formation of autophagosome in rat pituitary tumor MMQ and GH3 cells at the early stage through inhibiting mTOR pathway, resulting in higher conversion rates of LC3-I to LC3-II, GFP-LC3 aggregation, and increased autophagosome formation. Interestingly, CAB treatment augmented lysosome acidification and resulted in impaired proteolytic degradation within autolysosomes. This blocked the autophagic flux, leading to the accumulation of p62 aggregation and undigested autolysosomes. Knockdown of ATG7, ATG5, or Becn1, could significantly rescue the CAB-mediated cell death of MMQ cells (p < 0.05). CAB-induced autophagy and blockade of autophagy flux participated in antitumoral action in vivo. In conclusion, our study provides evidence that CAB concomitantly induces autophagy and inhibits the autophagic flux, leading to autophagy-dependent cell death. These findings elucidate novel mechanisms for CAB action.
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- Shao Jian Lin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Brucella Melitensis 16M Regulates the Effect of AIR Domain on Inflammatory Factors, Autophagy, and Apoptosis in Mouse Macrophage through the ROS Signaling Pathway. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167486. [PMID: 27907115 PMCID: PMC5132199 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by Brucella. Brucella can invade and persist inside host cells, which results in chronic infection. We constructed AIR interference and overexpression lentiviruses to acquire AIR interference, overexpression, and rescue stable expression cell lines. We also established a Brucella melitensis 16M-infected macrophage model, which was treated with either the vehicle control or NAC (ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for 0, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h. Confocal laser microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, fluorescence quantitative PCR, flow cytometry, ELISA, and Western blot were used to detect inflammation, cell autophagy and apoptosis-related protein expression levels, ROS levels, and the distribution of mitochondria. It was found that after interference and overexpression of AIR, ROS release was significantly changed, and mitochondria became abnormally aggregated. B. melitensis 16M activated the NLRP3/AIM2 inflammatory complex, and induced RAW264.7 cells to secrete IL-1β and IL-18 through the ROS pathway. B. melitensis 16M also altered autophagy-related gene expression, increased autophagy activity, and induced cell apoptosis through the ROS pathway. The results showed that after B. melitensis 16M infection, ROS induced apoptosis, inflammation, and autophagy while AIR inhibited autophagosome maturation and autophagy initiation. Autophagy negatively regulated the activation of inflammasomes and prevented inflammation from occurring. In addition, mitophagy could promote cell apoptosis.
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Chen YD, Fang YT, Chang CP, Lin CF, Hsu LJ, Wu SR, Chiu YC, Anderson R, Lin YS. S100A10 Regulates ULK1 Localization to ER-Mitochondria Contact Sites in IFN-γ-Triggered Autophagy. J Mol Biol 2016; 429:142-157. [PMID: 27871932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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During the process of autophagy, the autophagy-related proteins are translocated to autophagosome formation sites. Here, we demonstrate that S100A10 is required for ULK1 localization to autophagosome formation sites. Silencing of S100A10 reduces IFN-γ-induced autophagosome formation. We also determined the role of annexin A2 (ANXA2), a binding partner of S100A10, which has been reported to promote phagophore assembly. Silencing of ANXA2 reduced S100A10 expression. However, overexpression of S100A10 in ANXA2-silenced cells was still able to enhance autophagosome formation, suggesting that ANXA2 regulates IFN-γ-induced autophagy through S100A10. We also observed that S100A10 interacted with ULK1 after IFN-γ stimulation, and S100A10 knockdown prevented ULK1 localization to autophagosome formation sites. Finally, the release of high mobility group protein B1, one of the functions mediated by IFN-γ-induced autophagy, was inhibited in S100A10 knockdown cells. These results elucidate the importance of S100A10 in autophagosome formation and reveal the relationship between S100A10 and ULK1 in IFN-γ-induced autophagy.
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- Ying-Da Chen
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Pediatrics, and Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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Rahman MA, Bishayee K, Sadra A, Huh SO. Oxyresveratrol activates parallel apoptotic and autophagic cell death pathways in neuroblastoma cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1861:23-36. [PMID: 27815218 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Drug resistance from apoptosis is a challenging issue with different cancer types, and there is an interest in identifying other means of inducing cytotoxicity. Here, treatment of neuroblastoma cells with oxyresveratrol (OXYRES), a natural antioxidant, led to dose-dependent cell death and increased autophagic flux along with activation of caspase-dependent apoptosis. METHODS For cell viability, we performed the CCK-8 assay. Protein expression changes were with Western blot and immunocytochemistry. Silencing of proteins was with siRNA. The readouts for cell cycle, mitochondria membrane potential, caspase-3, autophagy and apoptosis were performed with flow cytometry. RESULTS Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK increased with OXYRES treatment and inhibition of p38 reduced autophagy and cell death from OXYRES. In contrast, PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling decreased in the target cells with OXYRES and inhibition of PI3K or mTOR enhanced OXYRES-mediated cytotoxicity with increased levels of autophagy. Modulation of either of the apoptosis and autophagy flux pathways affected the extent of cell death by OXYRES, but did not affect the indicators of these pathways with respect to each other. Both pathways were independent of ROS generation or p53 activation. CONCLUSION OXYRES led to cell death from autophagy, which was independent of apoptosis induction. The OXYRES effects were due to changes in the activity levels of p38 MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE With two independent and parallel pathways for cytotoxicity induction in target cells, this study puts forward a potential utility for OXYRES or the pathways it represents as novel means of inducing cell death in neuroblastoma cells.
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- Md Ataur Rahman
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University, South Korea.
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Park J, Shin H, Song H, Lim HJ. Autophagic regulation in steroid hormone-responsive systems. Steroids 2016; 115:177-181. [PMID: 27643453 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Two female sex steroid hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are crucial regulators of many physiological functions of reproductive organs. These two hormones are versatile factors linking growth, differentiation, metabolism, and death of cells in the uterus. In recent years, it has become evident that autophagy is involved in the effects of estrogen and progesterone on various cellular events in reproductive organs. Autophagy is the self-eating catabolic process which is linked to cell survival and death in many contexts. In this review, we focus on the new findings concerning the regulation of autophagic response by sex steroid hormones in responsive target organs. We also attempt to further expand our insight into intracellular signaling mediators governing this regulation.
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- Jaekyoung Park
- Department of Biomedical Science & Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science & Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Zhou L, Ma B, Han X. The role of autophagy in angiotensin II-induced pathological cardiac hypertrophy. J Mol Endocrinol 2016; 57:R143-R152. [PMID: 27620875 DOI: 10.1530/jme-16-0086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pathological cardiac hypertrophy is associated with nearly all forms of heart failure. It develops in response to disorders such as coronary artery disease, hypertension and myocardial infarction. Angiotensin II (Ang II) has direct effects on the myocardium and promotes hypertension. Chronic elevation of Ang II can lead to pathological cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac failure. Autophagy is an important process in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Under physiological conditions, autophagy is an essential homeostatic mechanism to maintain the global cardiac structure function by ridding damaged cells or unwanted macromolecules and organelles. Dysregulation of autophagy may play an important role in Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy although conflicting reports on the effects of Ang II on autophagy and cardiac hypertrophy exist. Some studies showed that autophagy activation attenuated Ang II-induced cardiac dysfunction. Others suggested that inhibition of the Ang II induced autophagy should be protective. The discrepancies may be due to different model systems and different signaling pathway involved. Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy may be alleviated through regulation of autophagy. This review focuses on Ang II to highlight the molecular targets and pathways identified in the prevention and treatment of Ang II-induced pathological cardiac hypertrophy by regulating autophagy.
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- Lichun Zhou
- Department of PharmacologySchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Pharmaceutical Preparation SectionCentral Hospital of Qingdao, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of PharmacologySchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Macroautophagy/autophagy is a conserved lysosomal degradation process essential for cell physiology and human health. By regulating apoptosis, inflammation, pathogen clearance, immune response and other cellular processes, autophagy acts as a modulator of pathogenesis and is a potential therapeutic target in diverse diseases. With regard to oral disease, autophagy can be problematic either when it is activated or impaired, because this process is involved in diverse functions, depending on the specific disease and its level of progression. In particular, activated autophagy functions as a cytoprotective mechanism under environmental stress conditions, which regulates tumor growth and mediates resistance to anticancer treatment in established tumors. During infections and inflammation, activated autophagy selectively delivers microbial antigens to the immune systems, and is therefore connected to the elimination of intracellular pathogens. Impaired autophagy contributes to oxidative stress, genomic instability, chronic tissue damage, inflammation and tumorigenesis, and is involved in aberrant bacterial clearance and immune priming. Hence, substantial progress in the study of autophagy provides new insights into the pathogenesis of oral diseases. This review outlines the mechanisms of autophagy, and highlights the emerging roles of this process in oral cancer, periapical lesions, periodontal diseases, and oral candidiasis.
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- Ya-Qin Tan
- a The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education , School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan , Hubei , China
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- a The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education , School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan , Hubei , China.,b Department of Oral Medicine , School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan , Hubei , China
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- a The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education , School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan , Hubei , China.,b Department of Oral Medicine , School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University , Wuhan , Hubei , China
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Wang Y, Zhao ZM, Zhang GX, Yang F, Yan Y, Liu SX, Li SH, Wang GK, Xu ZY. Dynamic autophagic activity affected the development of thoracic aortic dissection by regulating functional properties of smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 479:358-364. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.09.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ma K, Zhang C, Huang MY, Guo YX, Hu GQ. Crosstalk between Beclin-1-dependent autophagy and caspase‑dependent apoptosis induced by tanshinone IIA in human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells. Oncol Rep 2016; 36:1807-18. [PMID: 27499329 PMCID: PMC5022923 DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.5003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to ascertain whether or not autophagy is induced by tanshinone IIA (TanIIA), and to explore the crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis in regards to the antitumor effects of TanIIA on MG-63 cells and the potential mechanism. MG-63 cells were cultured in vitro with various concentrations of TanIIA (0, 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 mg/l) for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide MTT assay was used to evaluate the inhibition of the proliferation of osteosarcoma MG-63 cells by TanIIA or in the presence/absence of chloroquine (CQ). Autophagic vacuoles and characteristic autophagosomes were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TanIIA-induced autophagy in MG-63 cells was confirmed by GFP-LC3 punctate fluorescence. The expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 and cleaved-PARP and autophagy-related proteins LC3II/LC3I and Beclin-1 were detected by western blotting. FITC-Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) staining, flow cytometry and Hoechst 33258 staining were used to analyze the apoptotic rate. Fluorescence intensity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was examined under a fluorescence microscope using an analysis software system. Cell proliferation was obviously inhibited by TanIIA in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Generation of autophagy was triggered by TanIIA (0–20 mg/l) treatment, and in a Beclin-1-dependent manner. Compared with the control group, the apoptosis ratio following treatment with 2.5 mg/l TanIIA failed to achieve statistical significance. Expression of caspase-3, -8 and -9, and cleaved-PARP in the other groups was gradually enhanced in dose-dependent manner. Our analysis also suggested that the influence of autophagy on TanIIA cytotoxicity had a phase effect; with low-dose drugs and shorter treatment periods, autophagy functioned as a damage repair mechanism. In conrast, when the cells were treated with higher doses of TanIIA for longer treatment periods, autophagic cell death contributed to apoptosis. Furthermore, generation of ROS occurred in a dose-dependent manner and pretreatment with NAC, a selective ROS scavenger, blocked the coexistence of Beclin-1 autophagy and caspase-dependent apoptosis. In conclusion, our findings provide strong evidence that TanIIA may be a potential therapeutic drug against osteosarcoma. Moreover, its cytotoxity can be enhanced with ROS agonists.
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- Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital and Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China
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- Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital and Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China
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- Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital and Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China
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- Luoyang Orthopaedic-Traumatological Hospital and Henan Orthopaedic Hospital, Luoyang, Henan 471002, P.R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475000, P.R. China
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Pazhouhi M, Sariri R, Rabzia A, Khazaei M. Thymoquinone synergistically potentiates temozolomide cytotoxicity through the inhibition of autophagy in U87MG cell line. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2016; 19:890-898. [PMID: 27746872 PMCID: PMC5048126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most lethal forms of human cancer and temozolomide (TMZ) is currently part of the standard treatment for this disease. Combination therapy using natural substances can enhance the anti-cancer activity of TMZ. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of TMZ in combination with thymoquinone (TQ) on human GBM cell line (U87MG). MATERIALS AND METHODS The cell line was treated with TMZ and/or TQ. Cell viability was assessed using trypan blue and MTT assay. The effect of TMZ and/or TQ on colony-forming ability of the cells was investigated. Apoptosis and autophagy were quantified by fluorescent dye staining. The expression level of two autophagy related genes (ATG) were assessed using RT-PCR. Furthermore, nitric oxide (NO) production was detected by Griess reaction. RESULTS After treatment with TMZ and/or TQ, the cell viability was reduced in a time- and dose-dependent manner, and the cell survival fraction (SF) was significantly decreased (P=0.000). Apoptosis index of U87MG cells was also significantly increased (P=0.000). Autophagy was significantly increased by TMZ (P=0.000) and decreased by TQ (P=0.018). Also TMZ and/or TQ significantly decreased NO production by U87MG cell (P=0.000). CONCLUSION TQ enhanced the anti-cancer activity of TMZ by inhibition of autophagy at the transcriptional level and decreased the colony-forming ability and NO production of U87MG cell line.
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- Mona Pazhouhi
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran,Corresponding author: Mozafar Khazaei. Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Tel: +98-83-34274618; Fax: +98-83- 34281563;
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Chen Y, Yu Q, Wang H, Dong Y, Jia C, Zhang B, Xiao C, Zhang B, Xing L, Li M. The malfunction of peroxisome has an impact on the oxidative stress sensitivity in Candida albicans. Fungal Genet Biol 2016; 95:1-12. [PMID: 27473887 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The peroxisome plays an essential role in eukaryotic cellular metabolism, including β-oxidation of fatty acids and detoxification of hydrogen peroxide. However, its functions in the important fungal pathogen, C. albicans, remain to be investigated. In this study, we identified a homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae peroxisomal protein Pex1 in this pathogen, and explored its functions in stress tolerance. Fluorescence observation revealed that C. albicans Pex1 was localized in the peroxisomes, and its loss led to the defect in peroxisome formation. Interestingly, the pex1Δ/Δ mutant had increased tolerance to oxidative stress, which was neither associated with the Cap1 pathway, nor related to the altered distribution of catalase. However, under oxidative stress, the pex1Δ/Δ mutant showed increased expression of autophagy-related genes, with enhanced cytoplasm-to-vacuole transport and degradation of the autophagy markers Atg8 and Lap41. Moreover, the double mutants pex1Δ/Δatg8Δ/Δ and pex1Δ/Δatg1Δ/Δ, both of which were defective in autophagy and peroxisome formation, showed remarkable attenuated tolerance to oxidative stress. These results indicated that autophagy is involved in resistance to oxidative stress in pex1Δ/Δ mutant. Taken together, this study provides evidence that the peroxisomal protein Pex1 regulates oxidative stress tolerance in an autophagy-dependent manner in C. albicans.
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- Yulu Chen
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China.
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Stavoe AKH, Hill SE, Hall DH, Colón-Ramos DA. KIF1A/UNC-104 Transports ATG-9 to Regulate Neurodevelopment and Autophagy at Synapses. Dev Cell 2016; 38:171-85. [PMID: 27396362 PMCID: PMC4961624 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Autophagy is a cellular degradation process important for neuronal development and survival. Neurons are highly polarized cells in which autophagosome biogenesis is spatially compartmentalized. The mechanisms and physiological importance of this spatial compartmentalization of autophagy in the neuronal development of living animals are not well understood. Here we determine that, in Caenorhabditis elegans neurons, autophagosomes form near synapses and are required for neurodevelopment. We first determine, through unbiased genetic screens and systematic genetic analyses, that autophagy is required cell autonomously for presynaptic assembly and for axon outgrowth dynamics in specific neurons. We observe autophagosome biogenesis in the axon near synapses, and this localization depends on the synaptic vesicle kinesin, KIF1A/UNC-104. KIF1A/UNC-104 coordinates localized autophagosome formation by regulating the transport of the integral membrane autophagy protein, ATG-9. Our findings indicate that autophagy is spatially regulated in neurons through the transport of ATG-9 by KIF1A/UNC-104 to regulate neurodevelopment.
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- Andrea K H Stavoe
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Departments of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, BCMM 436B, New Haven, CT 06536-0812, USA
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- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Departments of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, BCMM 436B, New Haven, CT 06536-0812, USA
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- Center for C. elegans Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Departments of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, BCMM 436B, New Haven, CT 06536-0812, USA; Instituto de Neurobiología, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 201 Boulevard del Valle, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico.
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Thiyagarajan V, Sivalingam KS, Viswanadha VP, Weng CF. 16-hydroxy-cleroda-3,13-dien-16,15-olide induced glioma cell autophagy via ROS generation and activation of p38 MAPK and ERK-1/2. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2016; 45:202-211. [PMID: 27318969 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 05/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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16-hydroxy-cleroda-3,13-dien-16,15-olide (HCD), a natural product isolated from medicinal plant Polyalthia longifolia exhibits anticancer activity through caspase-independent apoptosis in brain tumors, as previously reported. This study further attempted to investigate the involvement of HCD-induced autophagy in brain tumor cell lines neuroblastoma N18 and glioma C6 through the induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activation of p38 and ERK-1/2 pathway. The results demonstrated that HCD increased the hyper-generation of ROS and decreased cellular antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione s transferase (GST). Furthermore, HCD increased the expressions of autophagic marker proteins LC3-II and Beclin-1 in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Additionally, HCD was found to significantly induce p-p38 MAPK and p-ERK-1/2 proteins by Western blot, which implies that HCD is a potential therapeutic anticancer agent that exerts its activity through inducing ROS-mediation for the autophagy of brain tumor cells.
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- Varadharajan Thiyagarajan
- Department of Life Science and the Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan
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- Animal Tissue Culture and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, India
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- Animal Tissue Culture and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, India
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- Department of Life Science and the Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan.
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Li H, Peng X, Wang Y, Cao S, Xiong L, Fan J, Wang Y, Zhuang S, Yu X, Mao H. Atg5-mediated autophagy deficiency in proximal tubules promotes cell cycle G2/M arrest and renal fibrosis. Autophagy 2016; 12:1472-86. [PMID: 27304991 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2016.1190071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Macroautophagy/autophagy protects against cellular stress. Renal sublethal injury-triggered tubular epithelial cell cycle arrest at G2/M is associated with interstitial fibrosis. However, the role of autophagy in renal fibrosis is elusive. Here, we hypothesized that autophagy activity in tubular epithelial cells is pivotal for inhibition of cell cycle G2/M arrest and subsequent fibrogenic response. In both renal epithelial cells stimulated by angiotensin II (AGT II) and the murine kidney after unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), we observed that occurrence of autophagy preceded increased production of COL1 (collagen, type I). Pharmacological enhancement of autophagy by rapamycin suppressed COL1 accumulation and renal fibrosis. In contrast, genetic ablation of autophagy by proximal tubular epithelial cell-specific deletion of Atg5, with reduction of the LC3-II protein level and degradation of SQSTM1/p62, showed marked cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, robust COL1 deposition, and severe interstitial fibrosis in a UUO model, as compared with wild-type mice. In vitro, AGT II exposure triggered autophagy preferentially in the G1/S phase, and increased COL1 expression in the G2/M phase in renal epithelial cells. Stimulation of Atg5-deficient primary proximal tubular cells with AGT II also resulted in elevated G2/M arrest and COL1 production. Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of autophagy increased AGT II-mediated G2/M arrest. Enhanced expression of ATG5, but not the autophagy-deficient ATG5 mutant K130R, rescued the G2/M arrest, suggesting the regulation of cell cycle progression by ATG5 is autophagy dependent. In conclusion, Atg5-mediated autophagy in proximal epithelial cells is a critical host-defense mechanism that prevents renal fibrosis by blocking G2/M arrest.
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- Huiyan Li
- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- b Laboratory for Kidney Pathology, Inc. , Nashville , TN USA
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- c Department of Medicine , Alpert Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital of Brown University, Providence , RI USA
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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- a Department of Nephrology , the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Key Laboratory of Nephrology, Ministry of Health of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nephrology , Guangzhou , China
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Hu S, Li X, Xu R, Ye L, Kong H, Zeng X, Wang H, Xie W. The synergistic effect of resveratrol in combination with cisplatin on apoptosis via modulating autophagy in A549 cells. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2016; 48:528-35. [PMID: 27084520 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmw026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Several studies have shown that combination treatment with natural products and chemotherapy agents can improve the sensitivity and cytotoxicity of chemotherapy agents. Resveratrol, a natural product, has many biological effects including antitumor and antiviral activities, as well as vascular protective effect. The aim of this study is to investigate the synergistic anticancer effect of resveratrol in combination with cisplatin and the potential anticancer mechanisms involved in A549 cells. The results obtained from Cell Counting Kit-8 and isobolographic analysis demonstrated that combination of resveratrol and cisplatin resulted in synergistic cytotoxic effects in A549 cells. Results from Hoechst staining, flow cytometry and western blot analysis suggested that resveratrol enhanced cisplatin-mediated apoptosis. Meanwhile, the changes of LC3-II and P62 levels and formation of autophagosome suggested that resveratrol in combination with cisplatin triggered autophagy. More importantly, inhibiting autophagy by 3-methyladenine markedly attenuated the apoptosis caused by combination of resveratrol and cisplatin in A549 cells. Taken together, our study provides the first evidence that resveratrol combined with cisplatin synergistically induce apoptosis via modulating autophagic cell death in A549 cells. These findings also help us to understand the role of natural products in combination with chemotherapy agents in lung cancer.
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- Song Hu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Di Fazio P, Waldegger P, Jabari S, Lingelbach S, Montalbano R, Ocker M, Slater EP, Bartsch DK, Illig R, Neureiter D, Wissniowski TT. Autophagy-related cell death by pan-histone deacetylase inhibition in liver cancer. Oncotarget 2016; 7:28998-9010. [PMID: 27058414 PMCID: PMC5045373 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Autophagy is a homeostatic, catabolic degradation process and cell fate essential regulatory mechanism. Protracted autophagy triggers cell death; its aberrant function is responsible for several malignancies. Panobinostat, a potent pan-deacetylase inhibitor, causes endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced cell death. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of autophagy in deacetylase inhibitor-triggered liver cancer cell death.HepG2 (p53wt) and Hep3B (p53 null) liver cancer cell lines were exposed to panobinostat. RT-qPCR and western blot confirmed autophagic factor modulation. Immuno-fluorescence, -precipitation and -histochemistry as well as transmission electron microscopy verified autophagosome formation. The cytotoxicity of panobinostat and autophagy modulators was detected using a real time cell viability assay.Panobinostat induced autophagy-related factor expression and aggregation. Map1LC3B and Beclin1 were significantly over-expressed in HepG2 xenografts in nude mice treated with panobinostat for 4 weeks. Subcellular distribution of Beclin1 increased with the appearance of autophagosomes-like aggregates. Cytosolic loss of p53, in HepG2, and p73, in Hep3B cells, and a corresponding gain of their nuclear level, together with modulation of DRAM1, were observed. Autophagosome aggregation was visible after 6 h of treatment. Treatment of cells stably expressing GFP-RFPtag Map1LC3B resulted in aggregation and a fluorescence switch, thus confirming autophagosome formation and maturation. Tamoxifen, an inducer of autophagy, caused only a block in cell proliferation; but in combination with panobinostat it resulted in cell death.Autophagy triggers cell demise in liver cancer. Its modulation by the combination of tamoxifen and panobinostat could be a new option for palliative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Pietro Di Fazio
- 1 Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- 2 Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Rennweg, Innsbruck, Austria
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- 3 Institute for Anatomy I, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- 4 Department of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- 5 Institute for Surgical Research, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- 8 Experimental Medicine Oncology, Bayer Pharma AG, Berlin Germany
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- 1 Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- 6 Institute of Pathology, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK), Salzburg, Austria
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- 6 Institute of Pathology, Paracelsus Medical University/Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK), Salzburg, Austria
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- 7 Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Bang S, Lee GK, Shin H, Suh CS, Lim HJ. Vitrification, in vitro fertilization, and development of Atg7 deficient mouse oocytes. Clin Exp Reprod Med 2016; 43:9-14. [PMID: 27104152 PMCID: PMC4838585 DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2016.43.1.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Objective Autophagy contributes to the clearance and recycling of macromolecules and organelles in response to stress. We previously reported that vitrified mouse oocytes show acute increases in autophagy during warming. Herein, we investigate the potential role of Atg7 in oocyte vitrification by using an oocyte-specific deletion model of the Atg7 gene, a crucial upstream gene in the autophagic pathway. Methods Oocyte-specific Atg7 deficient mice were generated by crossing Atg7 floxed mice and Zp3-Cre transgenic mice. The oocytes were vitrified-warmed and then subjected to in vitro fertilization and development. The rates of survival, fertilization, and development were assessed in the Atg7 deficient oocytes in comparison with the wildtype oocytes. Light chain 3 (LC3) immunofluorescence staining was performed to determine whether this method effectively evaluates the autophagy status of oocytes. Results The survival rate of vitrified-warmed Atg7f/f;Zp3-Cre (Atg7d/d) metaphase II (MII) oocytes was not significantly different from that of the wildtype (Atg7f/f) oocytes. Fertilization and development in the Atg7d/d oocytes were significantly lower than the Atg7f/f oocytes, comparable to the Atg5d/d oocytes previously described. Notably, the developmental rate improved slightly in vitrified-warmed Atg7d/d MII oocytes when compared to fresh Atg7d/d oocytes. LC3 immunofluorescence staining showed that this method can be reliably used to assess autophagic activation in oocytes. Conclusion We confirmed that the LC3-positive signal is nearly absent in Atg7d/d oocytes. While autophagy is induced during the warming process after vitrification of MII oocytes, the Atg7 gene is not essential for survival of vitrified-warmed oocytes. Thus, induction of autophagy during warming of vitrified MII oocytes seems to be a natural response to manage cold or other cellular stresses.
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- Soyoung Bang
- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Zhu HX, Gao JL, Zhao MM, Li R, Tian YX, Wang X, Zhang J, Yuan JX, Cui JZ. Effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on the autophagic activity of alveolar macrophages in a rat model of silicosis. Exp Ther Med 2016; 11:2577-2582. [PMID: 27284351 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on the expression of the autophagy-associated proteins, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC-3) and autophagy-related gene Beclin-1 (Beclin-1), in alveolar macrophages (AMs) in a rat model of silicosis. Furthermore, the study investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of BMSC treatment. A population of 60 adult female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were allocated at random into three groups, namely the control, model and BMSC treatment groups (n=20 per group). BMSCs were isolated from five male SD rats (age, 6-8 weeks) and cultured in vitro. The silicosis model was established using a single 1.0-ml infusion of silicon dioxide suspension administered via non-exposed tracheal intubation. Rats in the BMSC treatment group received a 1.0-ml transplantation of BMSCs (1×106/ml). The rats were sacrificed on days 1, 7, 14 and 28 after modeling, and AMs were extracted from the rats using bronchoalveolar lavage. Third-generation BMSCs were identified using flow cytometry with fluorescein isothiocyanate staining, and the morphological characteristics of the AMs were observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining. The expression levels of LC-3 and Beclin-1 were determined using immunocytochemistry sand western blot analysis. The expression levels of LC-3 and Beclin-1 were found to be increased at all the time points in the model group. LC-3 and Beclin-1 levels began to increase at day 1, peaked at day 14 and decreased after day 28; however, the levels remained elevated compared with the basal expression levels. The AMs of the BMSC treatment group exhibited significantly alleviated pathological symptoms compared with the model group AMs, as indicated by significantly decreased expression levels of LC-3 and Beclin-1 at each time point. Therefore, the results indicated that autophagy was promoted in the AMs of the silicosis model rats. Furthermore, treatment with BMSCs was demonstrated to reduce the expression levels of LC-3 and Beclin-1, subsequently inhibiting autophagic activity and mitigating the damage associated with silicosis.
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- Hui-Xing Zhu
- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tangshan Workers' Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China
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Yoon SY, Kim DH. Alzheimer's disease genes and autophagy. Brain Res 2016; 1649:201-209. [PMID: 27016058 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Autophagy is a process to degrade and recycle cellular constituents via the lysosome for regulating cellular homeostasis. Its dysfunction is now considered to be involved in many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. Many features reflecting autophagy impairment, such as autophagosome accumulation and lysosomal dysfunction, have been also revealed to be involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent genetic studies such as genome-wide association studies in AD have identified a number of novel genes associated with AD. Some of the identified genes have demonstrated dysfunction in autophagic processes in AD, while others remain under investigation. Since autophagy is strongly regarded to be one of the major pathogenic mechanisms of AD, it is necessary to review how the AD-associated genes are related to autophagy. We anticipate our current review to be a starting point for future studies regarding AD-associated genes and autophagy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI:Autophagy.
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- Seung-Yong Yoon
- Alzheimer's Disease Experts Lab (ADEL), Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Brain Science, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Bio-Medical Institute of Technology (BMIT), University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cell Dysfunction Research Center (CDRC), University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Alzheimer's Disease Experts Lab (ADEL), Asan Institute of Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Brain Science, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Bio-Medical Institute of Technology (BMIT), University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cell Dysfunction Research Center (CDRC), University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Ondrej M, Cechakova L, Durisova K, Pejchal J, Tichy A. To live or let die: Unclear task of autophagy in the radiosensitization battle. Radiother Oncol 2016; 119:265-75. [PMID: 26993419 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Radiation-induced autophagy is believed to represent a radioprotective mechanism of cancer cells. Thus, its inhibition should support radiation treatment and increase its efficacy. On the other hand, there is evidence that radiation alone or in combination with various chemical agents can induce autophagy that results into increased cell death, especially within transformed apoptosis-resistant cells. In this paper, besides description of autophagic process and its relation to cancer and radiotherapy, we compared two contradictory radiosensitization approaches that employ inhibition and induction of autophagy. In spite of the classical concept based on cytoprotective model, there is a plethora of recently developed inducers of autophagy, which indicates the future trend in radiosensitization via modulation of autophagy. Because contemporary literature is conflicting and inconsistent in this respect, we reviewed the recent studies focused on enhancement of sensitivity of cancer cells toward radiation in regard to autophagy, revealing some striking discrepancies. The deeper the knowledge, the more complex this situation is. To interpret results of various studies correctly one has to take into account the methodology of autophagy assessment and also the fact that radiosensitization might be mediated by other than intrinsic mechanisms related to autophagy. Notwithstanding, targeting autophagy remains an attractive anti-tumor strategy.
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- Martin Ondrej
- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove, University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove, University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove, University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove, University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove, University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic; Centre of Biomedical Research, University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
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Autophagy regulates odontoblast differentiation by suppressing NF-κB activation in an inflammatory environment. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2122. [PMID: 26938294 PMCID: PMC4823923 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Odontoblasts are derived from dental papilla mesenchymal cells and have an important role in defense against bacterial infection, whereas autophagy can recycle long-lived proteins and damaged organelles to sustain cellular homeostasis. Thus, this study explores the role of autophagy in odontoblast differentiation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in vitro and the colocalization of p-NF-κB and LC3 in caries teeth. The odontoblasts differentiation was enhanced through LPS stimulation, and this outcome was reflected in the increased number of mineralized nodules and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. The expression levels of the autophagy markers LC3, Atg5, Beclin1 and TFE3 increased time dependently, as well along with the amount of autophagosomes and autophagy fluxes. This result suggests that autophagy was enhanced in odontoblasts cultured with mineralized-induced media containing LPS. To confirm the role of autophagy in differentiated odontoblasts with LPS stimulation, chloroquine (CQ) or rapamycin were used to either block or enhance autophagy. The number of mineralized nodules decreased when autophagy was inhibited, but this number increased with rapamycin treatment. Phosphorylated nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) expression was negatively related to autophagy and could inhibit odontoblast differentiation. Furthermore, p-NF-κB and LC3 colocalization could be detected in cells stimulated with LPS. The nucleus translocation of p-NF-κB in odontoblasts was enhanced when autophagy was inhibited by Atg5 small interfering RNA. In addition, the colocalization of p-NF-κB and LC3 in odontoblasts and sub-odontoblastic layers was observed in caries teeth with reactionary dentin. Therefore, our findings provide a novel insight into the role of autophagy in regulating odontoblast differentiation by suppressing NF-κB activation in inflammatory environments.
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Identification of a new cyathane diterpene that induces mitochondrial and autophagy-dependent apoptosis and shows a potent in vivo anti-colorectal cancer activity. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 111:183-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ouyang F, Huang H, Zhang M, Chen M, Huang H, Huang F, Zhou S. HMGB1 induces apoptosis and EMT in association with increased autophagy following H/R injury in cardiomyocytes. Int J Mol Med 2016; 37:679-89. [PMID: 26847839 PMCID: PMC4771104 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) is a critical factor in the pathogenesis of tissue injury following myocardial infarction (MI) which can lead to tissue damage and pathological remodeling. Therefore, it is necessary to try and prevent myocardial H/R injury in order to optimize the treatment of MI. This study aimed to explore the functions and molecular mechanisms of action of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and its role in H/R injury to H9c2 cells. The mRNA expression of levels genes were detected by RT-qPCR. The protein levels were examined by western blot analysis. The Beclin 1 expression level was further determined by immunocytochemistry (ICC). In addition, an HMGB1 overexpression vector and a shRNA lentiviral vector were constructed in order to induce the overexpression and silencing of HMGB1, respectively. The apoptotic rate of the H9c2 cells was determined by flow cytometry. The expression of miR-210 was markedly increased following the exposure of the cells to H/R, thus indicating that the cell model of H/R injury was successfully established. In addition, an in vivo model of MI was also created using rats. The mRNA and protein level of HMGB1 was found to be upregulated in the myocardial tissue of the rats with MI and in the H9c2 cells subjected to H/R injury. HMGB1 promoted apoptosis by increasing the expression of cleaved caspase-3 and the apoptotic rate of the cells, while decreasing the expression of Bcl-2 during H/R in the H9c2 cells. HMGB1 promoted epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by reducing the protein level of the epithelial marker, E-cadherin, while increasing the expression of the mesenchymal markers, vimentin and fibroblast-specific protein (FSP), during H/R in the H9c2 cells. HMGB1 induced the apoptosis of the H9c2 cells and EMT following H/R in association with the induction of autophagy. HMGB1 induced autophagy by upregulating the expression of discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) and downregulating the phosphorylation levels of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). In conclusion, the findings of our study suggest that HMGB1 promotes apoptosis and EMT in association with the induction of autophagy through the upregulation of the expression of DDR1 and the downregulation of the phosphorylation of mTOR following H/R injury in H9c2 cells.
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- Fan Ouyang
- Department of Cardiology, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan 411100, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan, Hunan 411100, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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Cho GW, Altamirano F, Hill JA. Chronic heart failure: Ca(2+), catabolism, and catastrophic cell death. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:763-777. [PMID: 26775029 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Robust successes have been achieved in recent years in conquering the acutely lethal manifestations of heart disease. Many patients who previously would have died now survive to enjoy happy and productive lives. Nevertheless, the devastating impact of heart disease continues unabated, as the spectrum of disease has evolved with new manifestations. In light of this ever-evolving challenge, insights that culminate in novel therapeutic targets are urgently needed. Here, we review fundamental mechanisms of heart failure, both with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction. We discuss pathways that regulate cardiomyocyte remodeling and turnover, focusing on Ca(2+) signaling, autophagy, and apoptosis. In particular, we highlight recent insights pointing to novel connections among these events. We also explore mechanisms whereby potential therapeutic approaches targeting these processes may improve morbidity and mortality in the devastating syndrome of heart failure.
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- Geoffrey W Cho
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Zhou Y, Rucker EB, Zhou BP. Autophagy regulation in the development and treatment of breast cancer. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2016; 48:60-74. [PMID: 26637829 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmv119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a major catabolic process in which intracellular membrane structures, protein complexes, and lysosomes are formed as lysoautophagosome to degrade and renew cytoplasmic components. Autophagy is physiologically a strategy and mechanism for cellular homeostasis as well as adaptation to stress, and thus alterations in the autophagy machinery may lead to diverse pathological conditions. The role of autophagy in cancer is complex, and the current literature reflects this as a 'double-edged sword'. Autophagy shows promise as a novel therapeutic target in various types of breast cancer, inhibiting or increasing treatment efficacy in a context- and cell-type-dependent manner. This review aims to summarize the recent advances in the understanding of the mechanisms by which key modulators of autophagy participate in cancer metastasis, highlight different autophagy-deficient murine models for breast cancer study, and provide further impetus for the modulation of autophagy in anticancer therapy.
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- Yuting Zhou
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA Department of Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, Lexington, KY 40506, USA Department of Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA Department of Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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Rovira-Llopis S, Díaz-Morales N, Bañuls C, Blas-García A, Polo M, López-Domenech S, Jover A, Rocha M, Hernández-Mijares A, Víctor VM. Is Autophagy Altered in the Leukocytes of Type 2 Diabetic Patients? Antioxid Redox Signal 2015. [PMID: 26218267 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2015.6447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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It is unknown whether autophagy is altered in the leukocytes of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients and whether oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stresses regulate this mechanism. We studied anthropometric and metabolic parameters and evaluated oxidative stress, chromatin condensation, ER stress, and autophagy parameters in leukocytes of 103 T2D patients versus 109 sex- and age-matched controls. Patients showed increases in glucose, insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) compared with controls (p < 0.001). Leukocytes displayed enhanced total and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduced mitochondrial mass, and increased chromatin condensation (p < 0.05). ER stress was also activated in diabetic patients, who displayed augmented glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa (GRP78), phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 1 alpha (P-eIF2α), and activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) levels (p < 0.05). We also observed an increase in the autophagy markers, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3)-II and Beclin 1 (p < 0.05), and significant positive correlations between Beclin 1 and total ROS (r = 0.667), GRP78 (r = 0.925) and P-eIF2α (r = 0.644), and between LC3-II and P-eIF2α (r = 0.636) and ATF6 (r = 0.601). Our results lead to the hypothesis that autophagy is activated in the leukocytes of T2D patients and that both oxidative and ER stress signaling pathways may be implicated in the induction of autophagy.
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- Susana Rovira-Llopis
- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,2 Institute of Health Research INCLIVA, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,2 Institute of Health Research INCLIVA, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,3 CIBERehd-Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,3 CIBERehd-Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,2 Institute of Health Research INCLIVA, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain .,3 CIBERehd-Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,2 Institute of Health Research INCLIVA, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain .,4 Department of Medicine, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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- 1 Service of Endocrinology, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region (FISABIO), University Hospital Doctor Peset , Valencia, Spain .,2 Institute of Health Research INCLIVA, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain .,3 CIBERehd-Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain .,5 Department of Physiology, University of Valencia , Valencia, Spain
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Zhou H, Shen T, Shang C, Luo Y, Liu L, Yan J, Li Y, Huang S. Ciclopirox induces autophagy through reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of JNK signaling pathway. Oncotarget 2015; 5:10140-50. [PMID: 25294812 PMCID: PMC4259411 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ciclopirox olamine (CPX), a fungicide, has been demonstrated as a potential anticancer agent. However, the underlying anticancer mechanism is not well understood. Here, we found that CPX induced autophagy in human rhabdomyosarcoma (Rh30 and RD) cells. It appeared that CPX-induced autophagy was attributed to induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), as N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), a ROS scavenger and antioxidant, prevented this process. Furthermore, we observed that CPX induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK, which was also blocked by NAC. However, only inhibition of JNK (with SP600125) or expression of dominant negative c-Jun partially prevented CPX-induced autophagy, indicating that ROS-mediated activation of JNK signaling pathway contributed to CPX-induced autophagy. Of interest, inhibition of autophagy by chloroquine (CQ) enhanced CPX-induced cell death, indicating that CPX-induced autophagy plays a pro-survival role in human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Our finding suggests that the combination with autophagy inhibitors may be a novel strategy in potentiating the anticancer activity of CPX for treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma.
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- Hongyu Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA. Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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Yu Q, Jia C, Dong Y, Zhang B, Xiao C, Chen Y, Wang Y, Li X, Wang L, Zhang B, Li M. Candida albicans autophagy, no longer a bystander: Its role in tolerance to ER stress-related antifungal drugs. Fungal Genet Biol 2015; 81:238-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang Z, Guo M, Zhao S, Xu W, Shao J, Zhang F, Wu L, Lu Y, Zheng S. The update on transcriptional regulation of autophagy in normal and pathologic cells: A novel therapeutic target. Biomed Pharmacother 2015; 74:17-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Liao H, Xiao Y, Hu Y, Xiao Y, Yin Z, Liu L. microRNA-32 induces radioresistance by targeting DAB2IP and regulating autophagy in prostate cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2015; 10:2055-2062. [PMID: 26622795 PMCID: PMC4579868 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) has been found in numerous cancer types. miR-32 is an oncomiR in prostate cancer (PCa), however, the mechanisms by which miR-32 functions as a regulator of radiotherapy response and resistance in PCa are largely unknown. In the present study, it was found that DAB2 interacting protein (DAB2IP), the miR-32-dependent tumor-suppressor gene, was downregulated and induced autophagy and inhibited radiotherapy-induced apoptosis in PCa cells. miR-32 expression was upregulated or overexpressed in PCa, and miR-32 inhibited DAB2IP expression through a direct binding site within the DAB2IP 3′ untranslated region. miR-32 mimics enhanced tumor cell survival and decreased radiosensitivity in the PCa cells, which were reversed by miR-32 inhibitor. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that overexpressed miR-32, consistent with the DAB2IP-knockdown results, reduced ionizing radiation (IR)-induced cell apoptosis, which was restored by 4 nM brefeldin A treatment. More significantly, the overexpression of miR-32 and the knockdown of DAB2IP enhanced autophagy in the IR-treated PCa cells. miR-32 regulated the expression of autophagy-related proteins, such as DAB2IP, Beclin 1 and Light chain 3β I/II, as well as phosphorylation of S6 kinase and mammalian target of rapamycin. In conclusion, these data provide novel insights into the mechanisms governing the regulation of DAB2IP expression by miR-32 and their possible contribution to autophagy and radioresistance in PCa.
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- Haiqiu Liao
- Department of Urology, Loudi Central Hospital of Hunan, Loudi, Hunan 417000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Loudi Central Hospital of Hunan, Loudi, Hunan 417000, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Loudi Central Hospital of Hunan, Loudi, Hunan 417000, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Loudi Central Hospital of Hunan, Loudi, Hunan 417000, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Loudi Central Hospital of Hunan, Loudi, Hunan 417000, P.R. China
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The selective degradation of damaged or excessive mitochondria by autophagy is termed mitophagy. Mitophagy is crucial for mitochondrial quality control and has been implicated in several neurodegenerative disorders as well as in ischemic brain injury. Emerging evidence suggested that the role of mitophagy in cerebral ischemia may depend on different pathological processes. In particular, a neuroprotective role of mitophagy has been proposed, and the regulation of mitophagy seems to be important in cell survival. For these reasons, extensive investigations aimed to profile the mitophagy process and its underlying molecular mechanisms have been executed in recent years. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the mitophagy process and its role in cerebral ischemia, and focus on the pathological events and molecules that regulate mitophagy in ischemic brain injury.
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- Yang Yuan
- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology (Ministry of Health of China), College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Joshi A, Iyengar R, Joo JH, Li-Harms XJ, Wright C, Marino R, Winborn BJ, Phillips A, Temirov J, Sciarretta S, Kriwacki R, Peng J, Shelat A, Kundu M. Nuclear ULK1 promotes cell death in response to oxidative stress through PARP1. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:216-30. [PMID: 26138443 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) may cause cellular damage and oxidative stress-induced cell death. Autophagy, an evolutionarily conserved intracellular catabolic process, is executed by autophagy (ATG) proteins, including the autophagy initiation kinase Unc-51-like kinase (ULK1)/ATG1. Although autophagy has been implicated to have both cytoprotective and cytotoxic roles in the response to ROS, the role of individual ATG proteins, including ULK1, remains poorly characterized. In this study, we demonstrate that ULK1 sensitizes cells to necrotic cell death induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Moreover, we demonstrate that ULK1 localizes to the nucleus and regulates the activity of the DNA damage repair protein poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) in a kinase-dependent manner. By enhancing PARP1 activity, ULK1 contributes to ATP depletion and death of H2O2-treated cells. Our study provides the first evidence of an autophagy-independent prodeath role for nuclear ULK1 in response to ROS-induced damage. On the basis of our data, we propose that the subcellular distribution of ULK1 has an important role in deciding whether a cell lives or dies on exposure to adverse environmental or intracellular conditions.
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- A Joshi
- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Structural Biology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Cell and Tissue Imaging Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine Department, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Structural Biology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- St. Jude Proteomics Facility, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Chemical Biology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Pathology Department, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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Zhang L, Sun Y, Fei M, Tan C, Wu J, Zheng J, Tang J, Sun W, Lv Z, Bao J, Xu Q, Yu H. Disruption of chaperone-mediated autophagy-dependent degradation of MEF2A by oxidative stress-induced lysosome destabilization. Autophagy 2015; 10:1015-35. [PMID: 24879151 DOI: 10.4161/auto.28477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress has been implicated in both normal aging and various neurodegenerative disorders and it may be a major cause of neuronal death. Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) targets selective cytoplasmic proteins for degradation by lysosomes and protects neurons against various extracellular stimuli including oxidative stress. MEF2A (myocyte enhancer factor 2A), a key transcription factor, protects primary neurons from oxidative stress-induced cell damage. However, the precise mechanisms of how the protein stability and the transcriptional activity of MEF2A are regulated under oxidative stress remain unknown. In this study, we report that MEF2A is physiologically degraded through the CMA pathway. In pathological conditions, mild oxidative stress (200 μM H 2O 2) enhances the degradation of MEF2A as well as its activity, whereas excessive oxidative stress (> 400 μM H 2O 2) disrupts its degradation process and leads to the accumulation of nonfunctional MEF2A. Under excessive oxidative stress, an N-terminal HDAC4 (histone deacetylase 4) cleavage product (HDAC4-NT), is significantly induced by lysosomal serine proteases released from ruptured lysosomes in a PRKACA (protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, catalytic, α)-independent manner. The production of HDAC4-NT, as a MEF2 repressor, may account for the reduced DNA-binding and transcriptional activity of MEF2A. Our work provides reliable evidence for the first time that MEF2A is targeted to lysosomes for CMA degradation; oxidative stress-induced lysosome destabilization leads to the disruption of MEF2A degradation as well as the dysregulation of its function. These findings may shed light on the underlying mechanisms of pathogenic processes of neuronal damage in various neurodegenerative-related diseases.
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- Li Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine; Ministry of Health; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine; Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine; Wuxi, Jiangsu China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences; Nanjing University; Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences; Nanjing University; Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- J David Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology; University of California, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine; Ministry of Health; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine; Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine; Wuxi, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine; Ministry of Health; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine; Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine; Wuxi, Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi, Jiangsu China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Changsha University of Science and Technology; Changsha, Hunan China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Changsha University of Science and Technology; Changsha, Hunan China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Changsha University of Science and Technology; Changsha, Hunan China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine; Ministry of Health; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine; Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine; Wuxi, Jiangsu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences; Nanjing University; Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine; Ministry of Health; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine; Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine; Wuxi, Jiangsu China
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Fang Y, Tan J, Zhang Q. Signaling pathways and mechanisms of hypoxia-induced autophagy in the animal cells. Cell Biol Int 2015; 39:891-8. [PMID: 25808799 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hypoxia occurs in a series of supraphysiological circumstances, for instance, sleep disorders, myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke, that can induce a systematic inflammatory response. Such a response may then lead to a widespread dysfunction and cell injury. Autophagy, a cellular homeostatic process that governs the turnover of damaged organelles and proteins, can be triggered by multiple forms of extra- and intracellular stress, for example, hypoxia, nutrient deprivation and reactive oxygen specie. Central to this process is the formation of double-membrane vesicles, thereby autophagosomes sequester portions of cytosol and deliver them to the lysosomes for a breakdown. In recent years, several distinct oxygen-sensing pathways that regulate the cellular response to autophagy have been defined. For instance, hypoxia influences autophagy in part through the activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-dependent pathways. In chronic and moderate hypoxia, autophagy plays a protective role by mediating the removal of the damaged organelles and protein. Moreover, three additional oxygen-sensitive signaling pathways are also associated with the activation of autophagy. These include mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, unfolded protein response (UPR)- and PKCδ-JNK1-dependent pathways. Contrary to the protective effects of autophagy, during rapid and severe oxygen fluctuations, autophagy may be detrimental and induce cell death. In this review, we highlight a serious of recent advances on how autophagy is regulated at the molecular level and on final consequences of cell under different hypoxic environment.
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- Yungyun Fang
- Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin Geriatrics Institute, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin Geriatrics Institute, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin Geriatrics Institute, Tianjin, China
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Expression of cell cycle and apoptosis regulators in thymus and thymic epithelial tumors. Clin Exp Med 2015; 16:147-59. [PMID: 25794494 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-015-0344-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The human thymus supports the production of self-tolerant T cells with competent and regulatory functions. Various cellular components of the thymic microenvironment such as thymic epithelial cells (TEC) and dendritic cells play essential roles in thymic T cell differentiation. The multiple cellular events occurring during thymic T cell and TEC differentiation involve proteins regulating cell cycle and apoptosis. Dysregulation of the cell cycle and apoptosis networks is involved in the pathogenesis of thymic epithelial tumors (TET) which are divided into two broad categories, thymomas and thymic carcinomas. The present review focuses on the usefulness of the analysis of the expression patterns of major cell cycle and apoptosis regulators in order to gain insight in the histophysiology of thymus and the histopathology, the clinical behavior and the biology of TET.
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Min A, Im SA, Kim DK, Song SH, Kim HJ, Lee KH, Kim TY, Han SW, Oh DY, Kim TY, O'Connor MJ, Bang YJ. Histone deacetylase inhibitor, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), enhances anti-tumor effects of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor olaparib in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Res 2015; 17:33. [PMID: 25888415 PMCID: PMC4425881 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-015-0534-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Olaparib, a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, has been found to have therapeutic potential for treating cancers associated with impaired DNA repair capabilities, particularly those with deficiencies in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are important for enabling functional HRR of DNA by regulating the expression of HRR-related genes and promoting the accurate assembly of HRR-directed sub-nuclear foci. Thus, HDAC inhibitors have recently emerged as a therapeutic agent for treating cancer by inhibiting DNA repair. Based on this, HDAC inhibition could be predicted to enhance the anti-tumor effect of PARP inhibitors in cancer cells by blocking the HRR pathway. Methods We determined whether suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a HDAC inhibitor, could enhance the anti-tumor effects of olaparib on breast cancer cell lines using a cytotoxic assay, cell cycle analysis, and Western blotting. We evaluated how exposure to SAHA affects the expression of HRR-associated genes. The accumulation of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) induced by combination treatment was assessed. Induction of autophagy was monitored by imaging green fluorescent protein-tagged microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 (LC3) expression following co-treatment with olaparib and SAHA. These in vitro data were validated in vivo using a human breast cancer xenograft model. Results Triple-negative breast cancer cell (TNBC) lines showed heterogeneous responses to the PARP and HDAC inhibitors. Co-administration of olaparib and SAHA synergistically inhibited the growth of TNBC cells that expressed functional Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN). This effect was associated with down-regulation of the proliferative signaling pathway, increased apoptotic and autophagic cell death, and accumulation of DNA damage. The combined anti-tumor effect of olaparib and SAHA was also observed in a xenograft model. These data suggest that PTEN expression in TNBC cells can sensitize the cell response to simultaneous inhibition of PARP and HDAC both in vitro and in vivo. Conclusion Our findings suggest that expression of functional PTEN may serve as a biomarker for selecting TNBC patients that would favorably respond to a combination of olaparib with SAHA. This provides a strong rationale for treating TNBC patients with PTEN expression with a combination therapy consisting of olaparib and SAHA. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13058-015-0534-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ahrum Min
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, 156-755, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 110-799, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-799, Korea.
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Autophagy in neuronal cells: general principles and physiological and pathological functions. Acta Neuropathol 2015; 129:337-62. [PMID: 25367385 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-014-1361-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Autophagy delivers cytoplasmic components and organelles to lysosomes for degradation. This pathway serves to degrade nonfunctional or unnecessary organelles and aggregate-prone and oxidized proteins to produce substrates for energy production and biosynthesis. Macroautophagy delivers large aggregates and whole organelles to lysosomes by first enveloping them into autophagosomes that then fuse with lysosomes. Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) degrades proteins containing the KFERQ-like motif in their amino acid sequence, by transporting them from the cytosol across the lysosomal membrane into the lysosomal lumen. Autophagy is especially important for the survival and homeostasis of postmitotic cells like neurons, because these cells are not able to dilute accumulating detrimental substances and damaged organelles by cell division. Our current knowledge on the autophagic pathways and molecular mechanisms and regulation of autophagy will be summarized in this review. We will describe the physiological functions of macroautophagy and CMA in neuronal cells. Finally, we will summarize the current evidence showing that dysfunction of macroautophagy and/or CMA contributes to neuronal diseases. We will give an overview of our current knowledge on the role of autophagy in aging neurons, and focus on the role of autophagy in four types of neurodegenerative diseases, i.e., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia, prion diseases, lysosomal storage diseases, and Parkinson's disease.
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Jiang T, Yu JT, Zhu XC, Wang HF, Tan MS, Cao L, Zhang QQ, Gao L, Shi JQ, Zhang YD, Tan L. Acute metformin preconditioning confers neuroprotection against focal cerebral ischaemia by pre-activation of AMPK-dependent autophagy. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 171:3146-57. [PMID: 24611741 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2013] [Revised: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent clinical trials report that metformin, an activator of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) used to treat type 2 diabetes, significantly reduces the risk of stroke by actions that are independent of its glucose-lowering effects. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not known. Here, we tested the possibility that acute metformin preconditioning confers neuroprotection by pre-activation of AMPK-dependent autophagy in a rat model of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Male Sprague-Dawley rats were pretreated with either vehicle, an AMPK inhibitor, Compound C, or an autophagy inhibitor, 3-methyladenine, and were injected with a single dose of metformin (10 mg kg(-1), i.p.). Then, AMPK activity and autophagy biomarkers in the brain were assessed. At 24 h after metformin treatment, rats were subjected to pMCAO; infarct volume, neurological deficits and cell apoptosis were evaluated 24 and 96 h later. KEY RESULTS A single dose of metformin significantly activated AMPK and induced autophagy in the brain. The enhanced autophagic activity was inhibited by Compound C pretreatment. Furthermore, acute metformin preconditioning significantly reduced infarct volume, neurological deficits and cell apoptosis during a subsequent focal cerebral ischaemia. The neuroprotection mediated by metformin preconditioning was fully abolished by Compound C and partially inhibited by 3-methyladenine. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These results provide the first evidence that acute metformin preconditioning induces autophagy by activation of brain AMPK, which confers neuroprotection against subsequent cerebral ischaemia. This suggests that metformin, a well-known hypoglycaemic drug, may have a practical clinical use for stroke prevention.
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- Teng Jiang
- Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China
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Ash D, Subramanian M, Surolia A, Shaha C. Nitric oxide is the key mediator of death induced by fisetin in human acute monocytic leukemia cells. Am J Cancer Res 2015; 5:481-497. [PMID: 25973292 PMCID: PMC4396042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to be effective in cancer chemoprevention and therefore drugs that help generate NO would be preferable for combination chemotherapy or solo use. This study shows a new evidence of NO as a mediator of acute leukemia cell death induced by fisetin, a promising chemotherapeutic agent. Fisetin was able to kill THP-1 cells in vivo resulting in tumor shrinkage in the mouse xenograft model. Death induction in vitro was mediated by an increase in NO resulting in double strand DNA breaks and the activation of both the extrinsic and the intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Double strand DNA breaks could be reduced if NO inhibitor was present during fisetin treatment. Fisetin also inhibited the downstream components of the mTORC1 pathway through downregulation of levels of p70 S6 kinase and inducing hypo-phosphorylation of S6 Ri P kinase, eIF4B and eEF2K. NO inhibition restored phosphorylation of downstream effectors of mTORC1 and rescued cells from death. Fisetin induced Ca(2+) entry through L-type Ca(2+) channels and abrogation of Ca(2+) influx reduced caspase activation and cell death. NO increase and increased Ca(2+) were independent phenomenon. It was inferred that apoptotic death of acute monocytic leukemia cells was induced by fisetin through increased generation of NO and elevated Ca(2+) entry activating the caspase dependent apoptotic pathways. Therefore, manipulation of NO production could be viewed as a potential strategy to increase efficacy of chemotherapy in acute monocytic leukemia.
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- Dipankar Ash
- Cell Death and Differentiation Research Laboratory, National Institute of ImmunologyNew Delhi-110067, India
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- Cell Death and Differentiation Research Laboratory, National Institute of ImmunologyNew Delhi-110067, India
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- Cell Death and Differentiation Research Laboratory, National Institute of ImmunologyNew Delhi-110067, India
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Wang H, Liu T, Li L, Wang Q, Yu C, Liu X, Li W. Tetrandrine is a potent cell autophagy agonist via activated intracellular reactive oxygen species. Cell Biosci 2015; 5:4. [PMID: 25973171 PMCID: PMC4429611 DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-5-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular process that involves the lysosomal degradation of proteins and organelles and the recycling of cellular components to ensure cellular survival under external or internal stress. Numerous data has indicated that autophagy can be successfully targeted for the treatment of multiple cancers. We have previously demonstrated that tetrandrine, a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from the broadly used Chinese medicinal herb Stephaniae tetrandrae, exhibits potent antitumor effects when used either alone or in combination with other drugs. Results In the present study, we showed that tetrandrine is a broad-spectrum potent autophagy agonist. Although low-dose tetrandrine treatment does not affect cell viability, it can potently induce autophagy in a variety of cell lines, including cancerous cells and nontumorigenic cells. The autophagy inhibitors 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and chloroquine (CQ), effectively blocked tetrandrine-induced autophagy. Moreover, tetrandrine significantly triggered the induction of mitophagy. The underlying mechanisms are associated with the tetrandrine-induced production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), which plays a critical role in tetrandrine-induced autophagy. Conclusions Here, we report that tetrandrine is a potent cell autophagy agonist and may have a wide range of applications in the fields of antitumor therapy and basic scientific research.
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- Haiqing Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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- Ministry of Education Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery, College of pharmacy, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 P R China
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Zhu L, Zhang J, Xiao L, Liu S, Yu J, Chen W, Zhang X, Peng B. Autophagy in resin monomer-initiated toxicity of dental mesenchymal cells: a novel therapeutic target of N-acetyl cysteine. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:6820-6836. [PMID: 32262475 DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00894h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A proposed schematic model of autophagy involvement in resin monomer-initiated toxicity of dental mesenchymal cells and as a novel therapeutic target of NAC.
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- Lingxin Zhu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education
- School & Hospital of Stomatology
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430079
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education
- School & Hospital of Stomatology
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430079
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education
- School & Hospital of Stomatology
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430079
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education
- School & Hospital of Stomatology
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430079
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education
- School & Hospital of Stomatology
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430079
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education
- School & Hospital of Stomatology
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430079
- China
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Beclin-1 deficiency in the murine ovary results in the reduction of progesterone production to promote preterm labor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:E4194-203. [PMID: 25246579 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1409323111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Autophagy is an important cellular process that serves as a companion pathway to the ubiquitin-proteasome system to degrade long-lived proteins and organelles to maintain cell homeostasis. Although initially characterized in yeast, autophagy is being realized as an important regulator of development and disease in mammals. Beclin1 (Becn1) is a putative tumor suppressor gene that has been shown to undergo a loss of heterozygosity in 40-75% of human breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers. Because Becn1 is a key regulator of autophagy, we sought to investigate its role in female reproduction by using a conditional knockout approach in mice. We find that pregnant females lacking Becn1 in the ovarian granulosa cell population have a defect in progesterone production and a subsequent preterm labor phenotype. Luteal cells in this model exhibit defective autophagy and a failure to accumulate lipid droplets needed for steroidogenesis. Collectively, we show that Becn1 provides essential functions in the ovary that are essential for mammalian reproduction.
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Ke XX, Zhang D, Zhu S, Xia Q, Xiang Z, Cui H. Inhibition of H3K9 methyltransferase G9a repressed cell proliferation and induced autophagy in neuroblastoma cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106962. [PMID: 25198515 PMCID: PMC4157855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Histone methylation plays an important role in gene transcription and chromatin organization and is linked to the silencing of a number of critical tumor suppressor genes in tumorigenesis. G9a is a histone methyltransferase (HMTase) for histone H3 lysine 9. In this study, we investigated the role of G9a in neuroblastoma tumor growth together with the G9a inhibitor BIX01294. The exposure of neuroblastoma cells to BIX01294 resulted in the inhibition of cell growth and proliferation, and BIX01294 treatment resulted in the inhibition of the tumorigenicity of neuroblastoma cells in NOD/SCID mice. Therefore, G9a may be a potential therapeutic target in neuroblastoma. Moreover, we found several specific characteristics of autophagy after BIX01294 treatment, including the appearance of membranous vacuoles and microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3B). Similar results were observed in G9a-knockdown cells. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that G9a is a prognostic marker in neuroblastoma, and revealed a potential role of G9a in regulating the autophagy signaling pathway in neuroblastoma.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- * E-mail: (ZX); (HC)
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- * E-mail: (ZX); (HC)
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Zhang H, Duan C, Yang H. Defective autophagy in Parkinson's disease: lessons from genetics. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 51:89-104. [PMID: 24990317 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8787-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative movement disorder. Genetic studies over the past two decades have greatly advanced our understanding of the etiological basis of PD and elucidated pathways leading to neuronal degeneration. Recent studies have suggested that abnormal autophagy, a well conserved homeostatic process for protein and organelle turnover, may contribute to neurodegeneration in PD. Moreover, many of the proteins related to both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive PD, such as α-synuclein, PINK1, Parkin, LRRK2, DJ-1, GBA, and ATPA13A2, are also involved in the regulation of autophagy. We propose that reduced autophagy enhances the accumulation of α-synuclein, other pathogenic proteins, and dysfunctional mitochondria in PD, leading to oxidative stress and neuronal death.
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- Center of Parkinson's Disease Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of the Ministry of Education, Department of Neurobiology Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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Zhang X, Lu H, Ai H, Peng R, Yang Y, Li A, Hong H, Peng J, Liu K. Distribution, cleavage and lipidation of Atg8 fusion proteins in Spodoptera litura Sl-HP cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96059. [PMID: 24788719 PMCID: PMC4008565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Atg8 proteins fused with tags are commonly used to detect autophagy. The expression patterns of Lepidopteran insect Atg8 are relatively well documented. However, the influence of protein tags on characterization of Atg8 is still not very clear. Our results showed that endogenous Spodoptera litura Atg8 and HA tagged Atg8 driven by the baculovirus ie2 promoter were enriched in cytoplasm. The recombinant plasmid pEGFP-Atg8(EGFP) in which Atg8 contained a stop codon was constructed and expressed. Green fluorescence was accumulated in cytoplasm. However, red fluorescence was located in both cytoplasm and nucleoplasm in most cells transfected with the recombinant plasmid pmCherry-Atg8(EGFP). In contrast to pEGFP-Atg8(EGFP), green fluorescence was also located in both cytoplasm and nucleoplasm in most cells transfected with the recombinant plasmid pie2/EGFP-Atg8 driven by the baculovirus ie2 promoter in which the CMV promoter and EGFP nucleotide sequences were removed, and the high level of the EGFP-Atg8 expression significantly increased its abundance in nucleoplasm. HA-Atg8 expressed at high level through baculovirus under the control of polyherin promoter was also localized in cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. The cleavage of mCherry-Atg8 was different from that of EGFP-Atg8. Both the mutant mCherry-Atg8F77/79A resulting in non-cleavage of the Atg8 and the mutant mCherry-Atg8G exposing its glycine residue at the end of C-terminus were also localized in cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. The increase of autophagosomes decreased the abundance of mCherry-Atg8 in nucleoplasm. In addition, the ratio of HA-Atg8-PE/HA-Atg8 was less than that of endogenous Atg8-PE/Atg8. These results demonstrated that the Atg8 is located in both nucleus and cytoplasm when expressed at high level and exported to the cytoplasm when autophagy is activated, and the fusion tags of Atg8 might have influence on the processing of Atg8 fusion proteins.
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- Xiaojuan Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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Cells use an exquisite network of mechanisms to maintain the integrity and functionality of their protein components. In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), these networks of protein homeostasis--referred to as proteostasis--regulate protein synthesis, folding and degradation via the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway. The UPR pathway has two components: the adaptive UPR pathway, which predominantly maintains the ER function or ER proteostasis, and the apoptotic UPR pathway, which eliminates dysfunctional cells that have been subject to long-term or severe ER stress. Dysregulation of the UPR pathway often occurs in glomerular or tubulointerstitial cells under a pathogenic microenvironment, such as oxidative stress, glycative stress or hypoxia. A defective UPR is highly deleterious to renal cell function and viability and is thereby implicated in the pathophysiology of various kidney diseases. Accumulating evidence provides a link between the UPR pathway and mitochondrial structure and function, indicating the important role of ER proteostasis in the maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis. Restoration of normal proteostasis, therefore, holds promise in protecting the kidney from pathogenic stresses as well as ageing. This Review is focused on the role of the ER stress and UPR pathway in the maintenance of ER proteostasis, and highlights the involvement of the derangement of ER proteostasis and ER stress in various pathogenic stress signals in the kidney.
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Patterson SE, Dealy CN. Mechanisms and models of endoplasmic reticulum stress in chondrodysplasia. Dev Dyn 2014; 243:875-93. [DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Sara E. Patterson
- Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development; Department of Reconstructive Sciences; University of Connecticut Health Center; Farmington Connecticut
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development; Department of Reconstructive Sciences; University of Connecticut Health Center; Farmington Connecticut
- Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development; Department of Orthopedic Surgery; University of Connecticut Health Center; Farmington Connecticut
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