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Headley CA, Gautam S, Olmo‐Fontanez A, Garcia‐Vilanova A, Dwivedi V, Akhter A, Schami A, Chiem K, Ault R, Zhang H, Cai H, Whigham A, Delgado J, Hicks A, Tsao PS, Gelfond J, Martinez‐Sobrido L, Wang Y, Torrelles JB, Turner J. Extracellular Delivery of Functional Mitochondria Rescues the Dysfunction of CD4 + T Cells in Aging. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2303664. [PMID: 37990641 PMCID: PMC10837346 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction alters cellular metabolism, increases tissue oxidative stress, and may be principal to the dysregulated signaling and function of CD4+ T lymphocytes in the elderly. In this proof of principle study, it is investigated whether the transfer of functional mitochondria into CD4+ T cells that are isolated from old mice (aged CD4+ T cells), can abrogate aging-associated mitochondrial dysfunction, and improve the aged CD4+ T cell functionality. The results show that the delivery of exogenous mitochondria to aged non-activated CD4+ T cells led to significant mitochondrial proteome alterations highlighted by improved aerobic metabolism and decreased cellular mitoROS. Additionally, mito-transferred aged CD4+ T cells showed improvements in activation-induced TCR-signaling kinetics displaying markers of activation (CD25), increased IL-2 production, enhanced proliferation ex vivo. Importantly, immune deficient mouse models (RAG-KO) showed that adoptive transfer of mito-transferred naive aged CD4+ T cells, protected recipient mice from influenza A and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. These findings support mitochondria as targets of therapeutic intervention in aging.
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- Colwyn A. Headley
- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate ProgramThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhio43201USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular InstituteStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCA94305USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Population Health ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Population Health ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Disease Intervention & Prevention ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate ProgramThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhio43201USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and ImmunologySouth Texas Center for Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioTX78249USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and ImmunologySouth Texas Center for Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioTX78249USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Stanford Cardiovascular InstituteStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCA94305USA
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- UT‐Health San AntonioDepartment of Epidemiology & BiostatisticsSan AntonioTexas78229USA
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- Disease Intervention & Prevention ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and ImmunologySouth Texas Center for Emerging Infectious DiseasesThe University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioTX78249USA
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- Population Health ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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- Host‐Pathogen Interactions ProgramTexas Biomedical Research InstituteSan AntonioTexas78227USA
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Mishra PK, Bhargava A, Kumari R, Bunkar N, Chauhan P, Mukherjee S, Shandilya R, Singh RD, Tiwari R, Chaudhury K. Integrated mitoepigenetic signalling mechanisms associated with airborne particulate matter exposure: A cross-sectional pilot study. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH 2022; 13:101399. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2022.101399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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Sharma J, Kumari R, Bhargava A, Tiwari R, Mishra PK. Mitochondrial-induced Epigenetic Modifications: From Biology to Clinical Translation. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 27:159-176. [PMID: 32851956 DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200826165735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitochondria are maternally inherited semi-autonomous organelles that play a central role in redox balance, energy metabolism, control of integrated stress responses, and cellular homeostasis. The molecular communication between mitochondria and the nucleus is intricate and bidirectional in nature. Though mitochondrial genome encodes for several key proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation, several regulatory factors encoded by nuclear DNA are prominent contributors to mitochondrial biogenesis and function. The loss of synergy between this reciprocal control of anterograde (nuclear to mitochondrial) and retrograde (mitochondrial to nuclear) signaling, triggers epigenomic imbalance and affects mitochondrial function and global gene expressions. Recent expansions of our knowledge on mitochondrial epigenomics have offered novel perspectives for the study of several non-communicable diseases including cancer. As mitochondria are considered beacons for pharmacological interventions, new frontiers in targeted delivery approaches could provide opportunities for effective disease management and cure through reversible epigenetic reprogramming. This review focuses on recent progress in the area of mitochondrial-nuclear cross-talk and epigenetic regulation of mitochondrial DNA methylation, mitochondrial micro RNAs, and post-translational modification of mitochondrial nucleoid-associated proteins that hold major opportunities for targeted drug delivery and clinical translation.
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- Jahnavi Sharma
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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Romero-Cordero S, Kirwan R, Noguera-Julian A, Cardellach F, Fortuny C, Morén C. A Mitocentric View of the Main Bacterial and Parasitic Infectious Diseases in the Pediatric Population. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:3272. [PMID: 33806981 PMCID: PMC8004694 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Infectious diseases occur worldwide with great frequency in both adults and children. Both infections and their treatments trigger mitochondrial interactions at multiple levels: (i) incorporation of damaged or mutated proteins to the complexes of the electron transport chain, (ii) mitochondrial genome (depletion, deletions, and point mutations) and mitochondrial dynamics (fusion and fission), (iii) membrane potential, (iv) apoptotic regulation, (v) generation of reactive oxygen species, among others. Such alterations may result in serious adverse clinical events with great impact on children's quality of life, even resulting in death. As such, bacterial agents are frequently associated with loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and cytochrome c release, ultimately leading to mitochondrial apoptosis by activation of caspases-3 and -9. Using Rayyan QCRI software for systematic reviews, we explore the association between mitochondrial alterations and pediatric infections including (i) bacterial: M. tuberculosis, E. cloacae, P. mirabilis, E. coli, S. enterica, S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis and (ii) parasitic: P. falciparum. We analyze how these pediatric infections and their treatments may lead to mitochondrial deterioration in this especially vulnerable population, with the intention of improving both the understanding of these diseases and their management in clinical practice.
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- Sonia Romero-Cordero
- Faculty of Medicine, Pompeu Fabra University and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08002 Barcelona, Spain;
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L2 2QP, UK
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- Malalties Infeccioses i Resposta Inflamatòria Sistèmica en Pediatria, Unitat d’Infeccions, Servei de Pediatria, Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain; (A.N.-J.); (C.F.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Red de Investigación Translacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain;
- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex-IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) (ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Internal Medicine Department-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (HCB), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Malalties Infeccioses i Resposta Inflamatòria Sistèmica en Pediatria, Unitat d’Infeccions, Servei de Pediatria, Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain; (A.N.-J.); (C.F.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Red de Investigación Translacional en Infectología Pediátrica (RITIP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain;
- Muscle Research and Mitochondrial Function Laboratory, Cellex-IDIBAPS, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) (ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Internal Medicine Department-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (HCB), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Sharma J, Parsai K, Raghuwanshi P, Ali SA, Tiwari V, Bhargava A, Mishra PK. Emerging role of mitochondria in airborne particulate matter-induced immunotoxicity. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 270:116242. [PMID: 33321436 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The immune system is one of the primary targets of airborne particulate matter. Recent evidence suggests that mitochondria lie at the center of particulate matter-induced immunotoxicity. Particulate matter can directly interact with mitochondrial components (proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) and impairs the vital mitochondrial processes including redox mechanisms, fusion-fission, autophagy, and metabolic pathways. These disturbances impede different mitochondrial functions including ATP production, which acts as an important platform to regulate immunity and inflammatory responses. Moreover, the mitochondrial DNA released into the cytosol or in the extracellular milieu acts as a danger-associated molecular pattern and triggers the signaling pathways, involving cGAS-STING, TLR9, and NLRP3. In the present review, we discuss the emerging role of mitochondria in airborne particulate matter-induced immunotoxicity and its myriad biological consequences in health and disease.
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- Jahnavi Sharma
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India.
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Guo Q, Bi J, Wang H, Zhang X. Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESX-1-secreted substrate protein EspC promotes mycobacterial survival through endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis. Emerg Microbes Infect 2020; 10:19-36. [PMID: 33290182 PMCID: PMC7832037 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1861913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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EsxA, secreted by the ESAT-6 secretion system 1 (ESX-1) secretion system, is considered the major Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) virulence determinant. However, the roles of the individual ESX-1 substrates, such as EspC, remain unclear due to their interdependency for secretion with EsxA. Here, we validated that EspC triggered ER stress-mediated apoptosis in macrophages. The EspC-mediated ER stress was involved in pro-inflammatory cytokines generation, intracellular Ca2+ release, and reactive oxygen species accumulation. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential dissipation and mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization occurred in EspC-treated macrophages, causing apoptosis. Furthermore, ER stress-mediated apoptosis was effectively induced in EspC-overexpressing Mycobacterium smegmatis-infected macrophages and mice. EspC overexpression caused a significant increase in bacterial survival in the macrophages, spleens, and lungs, and accelerated mouse death was observed. Moreover, the increased viability of bacteria in the macrophages was significantly reduced by pretreatment with the apoptosis inhibitor. Overall, our results revealed that EspC is an essential ESX-1 protein for Mtb–host interactions and EspC-induced ER stress-mediated apoptosis may be employed by Mtb to establish and spread infection. Given the critical roles of the ESX systems in Mtb pathogenesis and immunity, our findings offer new perspectives on the complex host-pathogen interactions and mechanisms underlying ESX-1-mediated pathogenesis.
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- Qinglong Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease (Tuberculosis), Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Ministry of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Mishra PK, Bunkar N, Singh RD, Kumar R, Gupta PK, Tiwari R, Lodhi L, Bhargava A, Chaudhury K. Comparative profiling of epigenetic modifications among individuals living in different high and low air pollution zones: A pilot study from India.. [DOI: 10.1101/2020.09.15.20194928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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AbstractEpigenetic modifications act as an important bridge to regulate the complex network of gene-environment interaction. As these mechanisms determines the gene-expression patterns via regulating the transcriptomic machinery, environmental stress induced epigenetic modifications may interrupt distinct cellular functions resulting into generation of diseased phenotypes. In the present study, we used a multi-city approach to compare the epigenomic signatures of individuals living in two tiers of Indian cities categorized as low-risk and high-risk air pollution zones. The high-risk group reported marked changes in the expression levels of epigenetic modifiers (DNMT1, DNMT3a, EZH2, EHMT2 and HAT), that maintains the levels of specific epigenetic marks essential for appropriate gene functioning. These results also coincided with the observed alterations in the levels of DNA methylation (LINE-1 and % 5mC), and histone modifications (H3 and H4), among the high-risk group. In addition, higher degree of changes reported in the expression profile of a selected miRNA panel in the high-risk group indicated the probability of deregulated transcriptional machinery. This was further confirmed by the analysis of a target gene panel involved in various signalling pathways, which revealed differential expression of the gene transcripts regulating cell cycle, inflammation, cell survival, apoptosis and cell adhesion. Together, our results provide first insights of epigenetic modifications among individuals living in different high and low levels of air pollution zones of India. However, further steps to develop a point-of-care epigenomic assay for human bio-monitoring may be immensely beneficial to reduce the health burden of air pollution especially in lower-middle-income countries.
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Bunkar N, Sharma J, Chouksey A, Kumari R, Gupta PK, Tiwari R, Lodhi L, Srivastava RK, Bhargava A, Mishra PK. Clostridium perfringens phospholipase C impairs innate immune response by inducing integrated stress response and mitochondrial-induced epigenetic modifications. Cell Signal 2020; 75:109776. [PMID: 32916276 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Clostridium perfringens, a rod-shaped, gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium is one of the most widely occurring bacterial pathogens, associated with a spectrum of diseases in humans. A major virulence factor during its infection is the enzyme phospholipase C encoded by the plc gene, known as Clostridium perfringens phospholipase C (CpPLC). The present study was designed to understand the role of CpPLC in inducing survival mechanisms and mitochondrial-induced epigenetic changes in a human lymphocyte cell culture model. Following exposure to CpPLC, a significant generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species was observed, which coincided with the changes in the expression of vital components of MAP/ERK/RTK signaling cascade that regulates the downstream cellular functions. These disturbances further led to alterations in the mitochondrial genome and functioning. This was supported by the observed upregulation in the expression of mitochondrial fission genes Drp1, Fis1, and Mff, and mitochondrial fusion genes MFN1, MFN2, and OPA1 following CpPLC exposure. CpPLC exposed cells showed upregulation of OMA1, DELE1, and HRI genes involved in the integrated stress response (ISR), which suggests that it may induce the ISR that provides a pro-survival mechanism to the host cell. CpPLC also initiated immune patho-physiologic mechanisms including mitochondrial-induced epigenetic modifications through a mitochondrial-ROS driven signaling pathway. Interestingly, epigenetic machinery not only play a pivotal role in lymphocyte homeostasis by contributing to cell-fate decisions but thought to be one of the mechanisms by which intracellular pathogens survive within the host cells. Importantly, the impairment of mtDNA repair among the CpPLC exposed cells, induced alterations within mtDNA methylation, and led to the deregulation of MT-CO1, MT-ND6, MT-ATPase 6, and MT-ATPase8 gene expression profiles that are important for mitochondrial bioenergetics and subsequent metabolic pathways. This was further confirmed by the changes in the activity of mitochondrial electron chain complexes (complex I, II, III, IV and V). The altered mtDNA methylation profile was also found to be closely associated with the varied expression of mitomiRs and their targets. CpPLC exposed cells showed up-regulation of miR24 expression and down-regulation of miR34a, miR150, and miR155, while the increased expression of mitomiR target genes i.e. of K-Ras, MYC, EGFR, and NF-kβ was also observed in these cells. Altogether, our findings provide novel insights into the derailment of redox signaling machinery in CpPLC treated lymphocytes and its role in the induction of survival mechanisms and mitochondrial-induced epigenetic modifications.
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- Neha Bunkar
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India.
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Bhargava A, Kumari R, Khare S, Shandilya R, Gupta PK, Tiwari R, Rahman A, Chaudhury K, Goryacheva IY, Mishra PK. Mapping the Mitochondrial Regulation of Epigenetic Modifications in Association With Carcinogenic and Noncarcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure. Int J Toxicol 2020; 39:465-476. [PMID: 32588678 DOI: 10.1177/1091581820932875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) refer to a ubiquitous group of anthropogenic air pollutants that are generated through incomplete carbon combustion. Although the immunotoxic nature of PAHs has been previously reported, the underlying molecular mechanisms of this effect are not fully understood. In the present study, we investigated the mitochondrial-mediated epigenetic regulation of 2 PAHs, carcinogenic (benzo[a]pyrene; BaP) and noncarcinogenic (anthracene [ANT]), in peripheral lymphocytes. While ANT exposure triggered mitochondrial oxidative damage, no appreciable epigenetic modifications were observed. On the other hand, exposure to BaP perturbed the mitochondrial redox machinery and initiated cascade of epigenetic modifications. Cells exposed to BaP showed prominent changes in the expression of mitochondrial microRNAs (miR-24, miR-34a, miR-150, and miR-155) and their respective gene targets (NF-κβ, MYC, and p53). The exposure of BaP also caused significant alterations in the expression of epigenetic modifiers (DNMT1, HDAC1, HDAC7, KDM3a, EZH2, and P300) and hypomethylation within nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. This further induced methylation of histone tails, which play a crucial role in the regulation of chromatin structure. Overall, our study provides novel mechanistic insights into the mitochondrial regulation of epigenetic modifications in association with PAH-induced immunotoxicity.
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- Arpit Bhargava
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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Talhar SS, Ambulkar PS, Sontakke BR, Waghmare PJ, Shende MR, Pal AK, Narang P. Oxidative stress and its impact on mitochondrial DNA in pulmonary tuberculosis patients- a pilot study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 66:227-233. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Bhargava A, Tamrakar S, Aglawe A, Lad H, Srivastava RK, Mishra DK, Tiwari R, Chaudhury K, Goryacheva IY, Mishra PK. Ultrafine particulate matter impairs mitochondrial redox homeostasis and activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase mediated DNA damage responses in lymphocytes. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 234:406-419. [PMID: 29202419 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Particulate matter (PM), broadly defined as coarse (2.5-10 μm), fine (0.1-2.5 μm) and ultrafine particles (≤0.1 μm), is a major constituent of ambient air pollution. Recent studies have linked PM exposure (coarse and fine particles) with several human diseases including cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying ultrafine PM exposure induced cellular and sub-cellular repercussions are ill-defined. Since mitochondria are one of the major targets of different environmental pollutants, we herein aimed to understand the molecular repercussion of ultrafine PM exposure on mitochondrial machinery in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Upon comparative analysis, a significantly higher DCF fluorescence was observed in ultrafine PM exposed cells that confirmed the strong pro-oxidant nature of these particles. In addition, the depleted activity of antioxidant enzymes, glutathione reductase and superoxide dismutase suggested the strong association of ultrafine PM with oxidative stress. These results further coincided with mitochondrial membrane depolarization, altered mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme activity and decline in mtDNA copy number. Moreover, the higher accumulation of DNA damage response proteins (γH2AX, pATM, p-p53), suggested that exposure to ultrafine PM induces DNA damage and triggers phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase mediated response pathway. Further, the alterations in mitochondrial machinery and redox balance among ultrafine PM exposed cells were accompanied by a considerably elevated pro-inflammatory cytokine response. Interestingly, the lower apoptosis levels observed in ultrafine particle treated cells suggest the possibility that the marked alterations may lead to the impairment of mitochondrial-nuclear cross talk. Together, our results showed that ultrafine PM, because of their smaller size possesses significant ability to disturb mitochondrial redox homeostasis and activates phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase mediated DNA damage response pathway, an unknown molecular paradigm of ultrafine PM exposure. Our findings also indicate that maneuvering through the mitochondrial function might be a viable, indirect method to modulate lymphocyte homeostasis in air pollution associated immune disorders.
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- Arpit Bhargava
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, Narsee Moonjee Institute of Management Studies, Shirpur, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India.
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Qian Z, Lv J, Kelly GT, Wang H, Zhang X, Gu W, Yin X, Wang T, Zhou T. Expression of nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 2-mediated genes differentiates tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2016; 99:56-62. [PMID: 27450006 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2016.04.008] [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: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
During infection and host defense, nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 2 (Nrf2) dependent signaling is an efficient antioxidant defensive mechanism used by host cells to control the destructive effects of reactive oxygen species. This allows for effective defense responses against microbes while minimizing oxidative injury to the host cell itself. As a central regulator of antioxidant genes, Nrf2 has gained great attention in its pivotal role in infection, especially in tuberculosis (TB), the top infectious disease killer worldwide. To elucidate the genes potentially regulated by Nrf2 in TB, we conducted a meta-analysis on published gene expression datasets. Firstly, we compared the global gene expression profiles between control and Nrf2-deficient human cells. The differentially expressed genes were deemed as "Nrf2-mediated genes". Next, the whole blood gene expression pattern of TB patients was compared with that of healthy controls, pneumonia patients, and lung cancer patients. We found that the genes deregulated in TB significantly overlap with the Nrf2-mediated genes. Based on the intersection of Nrf2-mediated and TB-regulated genes, we identified an Nrf2-mediated 17-gene signature, which reflects a cluster of gene ontology terms highly related to TB physiology. We demonstrated that the 17-gene signature can be used to distinguish TB patients from healthy controls and patients with latent TB infection, pneumonia, or lung cancer. Also, the Nrf2-mediated gene signature can be used as an indicator of the anti-TB therapeutic response. More importantly, we confirmed that the predictive power of the Nrf2-mediated 17-gene signature is significantly better than the random gene sets selected from the human transcriptome. Also, the 17-gene signature performs even better than the random gene signatures selected from TB-associated genes. Our study confirms the central role of Nrf2 in TB pathogenesis and provides a novel and useful diagnostic method to differentiate TB patients from other human subjects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhongqing Qian
- Key Laboratory of Anhui Province for Infection and Immunology, Bengbu Medical College, 2600 Donghai Avenue, Bengbu, Anhui, 233003, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bengbu Medical College, 2600 Donghai Avenue, Bengbu, Anhui, 233003, China.
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, 1656 East Mabel Street, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Anhui Province for Infection and Immunology, Bengbu Medical College, 2600 Donghai Avenue, Bengbu, Anhui, 233003, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Anhui Province for Infection and Immunology, Bengbu Medical College, 2600 Donghai Avenue, Bengbu, Anhui, 233003, China.
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- Research Center for Learning Sciences, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, 1656 East Mabel Street, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, 89557, USA.
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