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Mihajlovic M, Rosseel Z, De Waele E, Vinken M. Parenteral nutrition-associated liver injury: clinical relevance and mechanistic insights. Toxicol Sci 2024; 199:1-11. [PMID: 38383052 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfae020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD) is a relatively common complication in individuals receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). IFALD can be manifested as different types of liver injury, including steatosis, cholestasis, and fibrosis, and could result in liver failure in some cases. The onset and progression of IFALD are highly dependent on various patient and PN-related risk factors. Despite still being under investigation, several mechanisms have been proposed. Liver injury can originate due to caloric overload, nutrient deficiency, and toxicity, as well as phytosterol content, and omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids ratio contained in lipid emulsions. Additional mechanisms include immature or defective bile acid metabolism, acute heart failure, infections, and sepsis exerting negative effects via Toll-like receptor 4 and nuclear factor κB inflammatory signaling. Furthermore, lack of enteral feeding, gut dysbiosis, and altered enterohepatic circulation that affect the farnesoid x receptor-fibroblast growth factor 19 axis can also contribute to IFALD. Various best practices can be adopted to minimize the risk of developing IFALD, such as prevention and management of central line infections and sepsis, preservation of intestine's length, a switch to oral and enteral feeding, cyclic PN, avoidance of overfeeding and soybean oil-based lipid formulations, and avoiding hepatotoxic substances. The present review thus provides a comprehensive overview of all relevant aspects inherent to IFALD. Further research focused on clinical observations, translational models, and advanced toxicological knowledge frameworks is needed to gain more insight into the molecular pathogenesis of hepatotoxicity, reduce IFALD incidence, and encourage the safe use of PN.
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- Milos Mihajlovic
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), 1090 Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), 1090 Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Intensive Care, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), 1090 Brussels, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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Majima M, Hosono K, Ito Y, Amano H, Nagashima Y, Matsuda Y, Watanabe SI, Nishimura H. A biologically active lipid, thromboxane, as a regulator of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 163:114831. [PMID: 37150029 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Thromboxane (TX) and prostaglandins are metabolites of arachidonic acid, a twenty-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, and have a variety of actions that are exerted via specific receptors. Angiogenesis is defined as the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vascular beds and is a critical component of pathological conditions, including inflammation and cancer. Lymphatic vessels play crucial roles in the regulation of interstitial fluid, immune surveillance, and the absorption of dietary fat from the intestine; and they are also involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases. Similar to angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, the formation of new lymphatic vessels, is a critical component of pathological conditions. The TP-dependent accumulation of platelets in microvessels has been reported to enhance angiogenesis under pathological conditions. Although the roles of some growth factors and cytokines in angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis have been well characterized, accumulating evidence suggests that TX induces the production of proangiogenic and prolymphangiogenic factors through the activation of adenylate cyclase, and upregulates angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis under disease conditions. In this review, we discuss the role of TX as a regulator of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, and its emerging importance as a therapeutic target.
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- Masataka Majima
- Department of Medical Therapeutics, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-Ogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan; Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine and Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine and Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine and Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine and Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Medical Therapeutics, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-Ogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan; Tokyo Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3, Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 131-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Support Engineering, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-Ogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan
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- Department of Exercise Physiology and Health Sciences, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-Ogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan
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- Department of Biological Information, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1030 Shimo-Ogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan
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Matsuda H, Ito Y, Hosono K, Tsuru S, Inoue T, Nakamoto S, Kurashige C, Hirashima M, Narumiya S, Okamoto H, Majima M. Roles of Thromboxane Receptor Signaling in Enhancement of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lymphangiogenesis and Lymphatic Drainage Function in Diaphragm. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:1390-1407. [PMID: 33567865 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.315507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Diaphragm/immunology
- Diaphragm/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Humans
- Inflammation/chemically induced
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Inflammation/physiopathology
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Lymphangiogenesis/drug effects
- Lymphatic Vessels/drug effects
- Lymphatic Vessels/metabolism
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2/genetics
- Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Thromboxane A2/metabolism
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C/metabolism
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D/metabolism
- Mice
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- Hiromi Matsuda
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Anesthesiology (H.M., S.T., C.K., H.O.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Anesthesiology (H.M., S.T., C.K., H.O.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Center for Innovation in Immunoregulation Technology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (S.N.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology (H.M., S.T., C.K., H.O.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Japan (M.H.)
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- Center for Innovation in Immunoregulation Technology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (S.N.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology (H.M., S.T., C.K., H.O.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., T.I., S.N., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology (H.M., Y.I., K.H., S.T., M.M.), School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Impact of Parenteral Lipid Emulsion Components on Cholestatic Liver Disease in Neonates. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13020508. [PMID: 33557154 PMCID: PMC7913904 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is a life-saving intervention for infants that are unable to feed by mouth. Infants that remain on TPN for extended periods of time are at risk for the development of liver injury in the form of parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis (PNAC). Current research suggests the lipid component of TPN is a factor in the development of PNAC. Most notably, the fatty acid composition, vitamin E concentration, and presence of phytosterols are believed key mediators of lipid emulsion driven PNAC development. New emulsions comprised of fish oil and medium chain triglycerides show promise for reducing the incidence of PNAC in infants. In this review we will cover the current clinical studies on the benefit of fish oil and medium chain triglyceride containing lipid emulsions on the development of PNAC, the current constituents of lipid emulsions that may modulate the prevalence of PNAC, and potential new supplements to TPN to further reduce the incidence of PNAC.
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Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling in endothelial cells attenuates monocrotaline-induced liver injury. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 381:114733. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dec K, Łukomska A, Baranowska-Bosiacka I, Pilutin A, Maciejewska D, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Derkacz R, Goschorska M, Wąsik A, Rębacz-Maron E, Gutowska I. Pre-and postnatal exposition to fluorides induce changes in rats liver morphology by impairment of antioxidant defense mechanisms and COX induction. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 211:112-119. [PMID: 30071422 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Fluorides are common in the environment and are absorbed mostly in the stomach and gut, it can easily move through cell membranes and its accumulation can cause harmful effects in skeletal and soft tissues. One of the most important F- accumulation sites is the liver. The aim of this study was to determine whether F- can cause inflammation in rat liver by affecting the activity of antioxidant enzymes and changes in the synthesis of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and thromboxane B2 (TXB2). MATERIALS AND METHODS An in vivo model of prenatal and postnatal exposure to sodium fluoride (NaF) was used to carry out the experiment. Animals from control group received tap water to drink, while animals exposed to F- received drinking water containing NaF, 50 mg/L. In serum and liver we analyzed F- concentration, in liver - antioxidant enzymes activity, PGE2 and TXB2 concentration and immunolocalization of COX1 and COX2 proteins were measured. RESULTS We observed significant changes in F- concentration only in liver. The results of this study showed that F- affects antioxidant enzymes activity, COX2 protein expression and PGE2 synthesis in liver. Also, in some regions of the liver of rats exposed to F-, the hepatocytes were diffusely altered, with changes resembling microvesicular steatosis. CONCLUSION Chronic exposure to F- during development causes an accumulation of this element in the liver and changes in antioxidant enzymes activity and cyclooxygenase expression. Long term exposure to this element is toxic to the liver and can cause disturbances in its homeostasis.
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- K Dec
- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 Str., 70-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72 av., 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72 av., 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72 av., 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 Str., 70-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 Str., 70-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 Str., 70-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72 av., 70-111, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Akademy of Sciences, Smętna 12 Str, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- University of Szczecin, Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Anthropology, Institute for Research on Biodiversity, Faculty of Biology, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13 St., 71-415, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24 Str., 70-460, Szczecin, Poland.
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Croce AC, Ferrigno A, Bottiroli G, Vairetti M. Autofluorescence-based optical biopsy: An effective diagnostic tool in hepatology. Liver Int 2018; 38:1160-1174. [PMID: 29624848 DOI: 10.1111/liv.13753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Autofluorescence emission of liver tissue depends on the presence of endogenous biomolecules able to fluoresce under suitable light excitation. Overall autofluorescence emission contains much information of diagnostic value because it is the sum of individual autofluorescence contributions from fluorophores involved in metabolism, for example, NAD(P)H, flavins, lipofuscins, retinoids, porphyrins, bilirubin and lipids, or in structural architecture, for example, fibrous proteins, in close relationship with normal, altered or diseased conditions of the liver. Since the 1950s, hepatocytes and liver have been historical models to study NAD(P)H and flavins as in situ, real-time autofluorescence biomarkers of energy metabolism and redox state. Later investigations designed to monitor organ responses to ischaemia/reperfusion were able to predict the risk of dysfunction in surgery and transplantation or support the development of procedures to ameliorate the liver outcome. Subsequently, fluorescent fatty acids, lipofuscin-like lipopigments and collagen were characterized as optical biomarkers of liver steatosis, oxidative stress damage, fibrosis and disease progression. Currently, serum AF is being investigated to improve non-invasive optical diagnosis of liver disease. Validation of endogenous fluorophores and in situ discrimination of cancerous from non-cancerous tissue belong to the few studies on liver in human subjects. These reports along with other optical techniques and the huge work performed on animal models suggest many optically based applications in hepatology. Optical diagnosis is currently offering beneficial outcomes in clinical fields ranging from the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, to dermatology and ophthalmology. Accordingly, this review aims to promote an effective bench to bedside transfer in hepatology.
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- Anna Cleta Croce
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Pavia, Italy.,Department of Biology & Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Therapy Department, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Pavia, Italy.,Department of Biology & Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Therapy Department, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Lopes Pires ME, Clarke SR, Marcondes S, Gibbins JM. Lipopolysaccharide potentiates platelet responses via toll-like receptor 4-stimulated Akt-Erk-PLA2 signalling. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0186981. [PMID: 29136006 PMCID: PMC5685579 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria is a principal cause of the symptoms of sepsis. LPS has been reported to modulate the function of platelets although the underlying mechanisms of LPS action in these cells remain unclear. Platelets express the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) which serves as a receptor for LPS, although the potential role of TLR4 and associated cell signalling in controlling platelet responses to LPS has not been extensively explored. In this study, we therefore investigated the actions of LPS prepared from different strains of Escherichia coli on platelet function, the underlying signalling mechanisms, and the potential role of TLR4 in orchestrating these. We report that LPS increased the aggregation of washed platelets stimulated by thromboxane (U46619) or GPVI collagen receptor agonists, effects that were prevented by a TLR4 antagonist. Associated with this, LPS enhanced fibrinogen binding, P-selectin exposure and reactive oxygen species (ROS) release. Increase of ROS was found to be important for the actions of LPS on platelets, since these were inhibited in the presence of superoxide dismutase or catalase. The effects of LPS were associated with phosphorylation of Akt, ERK1/2 and PLA2 in stimulated platelets, and inhibitors of PI3-kinase, Akt and ERK1/2 reduced significantly LPS enhanced platelet function and associated ROS production. Furthermore, inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase or the thromboxane receptor, revealed an important role for thromboxane A2. We therefore conclude that LPS increases human platelet activation through a TLR4-PI3K-Akt-ERK1/2-PLA2 -dependent pathway that is dependent on ROS and TXA2 formation.
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- Maria E. Lopes Pires
- School of Biological Science, Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Science, Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- School of Biological Science, Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Park JW, Kwon OK, Oh SR, Lee J, Eum S, Nguon S, Choi SH, Khiev P, Ahn KS. Dipterocarpus obtusifolius attenuates the effects of lipopolysaccharide‑induced inflammatory response in RAW264.7 macrophages. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:8463-8470. [PMID: 28983588 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dipterocarpus obtusifolius has been traditionally used as a herbal medicine and is considered to have anticancer properties. The biological activity of D. obtusifolius in inflammation and the underlying mechanisms of its activity remain to be elucidated. The present study investigated the effects of D. obtusifolius methanolic extract (DOME) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‑stimulated inflammation in RAW264.7 cells. The effects of DOME on the production of nitric oxide, prostaglandin E2 and pro‑inflammatory cytokines were assessed by ELISA, western blot analysis and reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction. It was demonstrated that expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase‑2, interleukin‑1β and tumor necrosis factor‑α was suppressed by DOME in LPS‑stimulated cells. Furthermore, treatment with DOME suppressed phosphorylation of mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) molecules, including extracellular signal‑regulated kinase, c‑Jun N‑terminal kinase and p38 MAPK. Translocation of the nuclear factor‑κB p65 subunit into the nucleus was additionally inhibited by DOME. Phosphorylation of MAPK promoter activity was inhibited by treatment with DOME, PD98059, SB202190 and SP600125. These results demonstrated that DOME inhibits LPS‑induced inflammatory responses. Therefore, DOME may be a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Ji-Won Park
- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju‑si, Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju‑si, Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju‑si, Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, Yuseong‑gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong‑gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Processing, University of Battambang, Sangkat Praek Preah Sdach, Battambang 02107, Cambodia
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- International Biological Material Research Center, KRIBB, Yuseong‑gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Khan Toulkok, Phnom Penh 12304, Cambodia
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- Natural Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju‑si, Chungbuk 28116, Republic of Korea
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Croce AC, Bottiroli G. Lipids: Evergreen autofluorescent biomarkers for the liver functional profiling. Eur J Histochem 2017; 61:2808. [PMID: 28735528 PMCID: PMC5460376 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2017.2808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Depending on their chemical nature, lipids can be classified in two main categories: hydrophilic, greatly contributing to membrane composition and subcellular organelle compartmentalization, and hydrophobic, mostly triglycerides, greatly enrolled in the storage and production of energy. In both cases, some lipid molecules can be involved as signaling agents in the regulation of metabolism and protective or damaging pathways in responses to harmful stimuli. These events could affect in particular the liver, because of its central role in the maintenance of lipid homeostasis. Lipids have been demonstrated to fluoresce, contributing to the overall emission signal of the liver tissue along with other endogenous fluorophores, relatable to energy metabolism and oxidative events. The mere estimation of the fluorescing lipid fraction in parallel with the other endogenous fluorophores, and with the common biochemical and histochemical biomarkers of tissue injury has been exploited to investigate the liver morpho- functional conditions in experimental hepatology. More interestingly, the fluorescing lipid fraction is greatly relatable to free fatty acids such as arachidonic, linoleic and linolenic acid, which are deserving increasing attention as precursors of products involved in several and complex signaling pathways. On these bases, the ability of autofluorescence to detect directly arachidonic acid and its balance with other unsaturated fatty acids may be exploited in the diagnosis and follow-up of fatty livers, helping to improve the personalization of the metabolic/ lipidomic profiling. This could also contribute to elucidate the role of the injuring factors in the choice of suitable donors, and in the set-up of preservation procedures in liver transplantation.
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Fujita T, Soontrapa K, Ito Y, Iwaisako K, Moniaga CS, Asagiri M, Majima M, Narumiya S. Hepatic stellate cells relay inflammation signaling from sinusoids to parenchyma in mouse models of immune-mediated hepatitis. Hepatology 2016; 63:1325-39. [PMID: 26248612 DOI: 10.1002/hep.28112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) constitute the liver sinusoid with Kupffer cells and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. While the sinusoid functions as the gateway to liver inflammation, whether HSCs contribute to liver inflammation and, if so, how they exert such functions remain elusive. Here, we found that mouse as well as human HSCs expressed DP1 receptor for prostaglandin D2 selectively in the liver. Pharmacological stimulation of DP1 by BW245C, a DP1-selective agonist, suppressed the activation of cultured HSCs by tumor necrosis factor-α at least in part through down-regulation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells signaling and inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation. DP1 deficiency or BW245C administration in mice significantly enhanced or suppressed concanavalin A (ConA)-induced hepatitis, respectively. ConA injection induced tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ expression in the sinusoid, which was suppressed by administration of BW245C. Coculture of spleen cells and liver nonparenchymal cells showed that ConA first activated spleen cells and that this activation led to activation of nonparenchymal cells to secondarily produce tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ. Microarray analysis revealed ConA-induced expression of endothelin-1, tissue factor, and chemokines in the liver and inducible nitric oxide synthase in hepatocytes, resulting in flow stagnation, leukocyte adherence and migration to the parenchyma, and hepatocyte death. DP1 stimulation inhibits all these events in the liver. Therefore, HSCs mediate amplification of ConA-induced liver inflammation in the sinusoid, causing direct and indirect hepatocyte injury, and DP1 stimulation inhibits this HSC activation. CONCLUSIONS HSCs integrate cytokine-mediated inflammatory responses in the sinusoids and relay them to the liver parenchyma, and these HSC actions are inhibited by DP1 stimulation.
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- Tomoko Fujita
- Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Center for Innovation in Immunoregulatory Technology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Target Therapy Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Innovation in Immunoregulatory Technology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Innovation in Immunoregulatory Technology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Center for Innovation in Immunoregulatory Technology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Tan TL, Ahmad NS, Nasuruddin DN, Ithnin A, Tajul Arifin K, Zaini IZ, Wan Ngah WZ. CD64 and Group II Secretory Phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA) as Biomarkers for Distinguishing Adult Sepsis and Bacterial Infections in the Emergency Department. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152065. [PMID: 27003588 PMCID: PMC4803226 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Early diagnosis of sepsis and bacterial infection is imperative as treatment relies on early antibiotic administration. There is a need to develop new biomarkers to detect patients with sepsis and bacterial infection as early as possible, thereby enabling prompt antibiotic treatment and improving the survival rate. METHODS Fifty-one adult patients with suspected bacterial sepsis on admission to the Emergency Department (ED) of a teaching hospital were included into the study. All relevant cultures and serology tests were performed. Serum levels for Group II Secretory Phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIA) and CD64 were subsequently analyzed. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Sepsis was confirmed in 42 patients from a total of 51 recruited subjects. Twenty-one patients had culture-confirmed bacterial infections. Both biomarkers were shown to be good in distinguishing sepsis from non-sepsis groups. CD64 and sPLA2-IIA also demonstrated a strong correlation with early sepsis diagnosis in adults. The area under the curve (AUC) of both Receiver Operating Characteristic curves showed that sPLA2-IIA was better than CD64 (AUC = 0.93, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.83-0.97 and AUC = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.82-0.99, respectively). The optimum cutoff value was 2.13μg/l for sPLA2-IIA (sensitivity = 91%, specificity = 78%) and 45 antigen bound cell (abc) for CD64 (sensitivity = 81%, specificity = 89%). In diagnosing bacterial infections, sPLA2-IIA showed superiority over CD64 (AUC = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.85-0.96, and AUC = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.93-1.00, respectively). The optimum cutoff value for bacterial infection was 5.63μg/l for sPLA2-IIA (sensitivity = 94%, specificity = 94%) and 46abc for CD64 (sensitivity = 94%, specificity = 83%). CONCLUSIONS sPLA2-IIA showed superior performance in sepsis and bacterial infection diagnosis compared to CD64. sPLA2-IIA appears to be an excellent biomarker for sepsis screening and for diagnosing bacterial infections, whereas CD64 could be used for screening bacterial infections. Both biomarkers either alone or in combination with other markers may assist in decision making for early antimicrobial administration. We recommend incorporating sPLA2-IIA and CD64 into the diagnostic algorithm of sepsis in ED.
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- Toh Leong Tan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Paulistine--The Functional Duality of a Wasp Venom Peptide Toxin. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:toxins8030061. [PMID: 26938560 PMCID: PMC4810206 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8030061] [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: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It has been reported that Paulistine in the venom of the wasp Polybia paulista co-exists as two different forms: an oxidized form presenting a compact structure due to the presence of a disulfide bridge, which causes inflammation through an apparent interaction with receptors in the 5-lipoxygenase pathway, and a naturally reduced form (without the disulfide bridge) that exists in a linear conformation and which also causes hyperalgesia and acts in the cyclooxygenase type II pathway. The reduced peptide was acetamidomethylated (Acm-Paulistine) to stabilize this form, and it still maintained its typical inflammatory activity. Oxidized Paulistine docks onto PGHS2 (COX-2) molecules, blocking the access of oxygen to the heme group and inhibiting the inflammatory activity of Acm-Paulistine in the cyclooxygenase type II pathway. Docking simulations revealed that the site of the docking of Paulistine within the PGHS2 molecule is unusual among commercial inhibitors of the enzyme, with an affinity potentially much higher than those observed for traditional anti-inflammatory drugs. Therefore, Paulistine causes inflammatory activity at the level of the 5-lipooxygenase pathway and, in parallel, it competes with its reduced form in relation to the activation of the cyclooxygenase pathway. Thus, while the reduced Paulistine causes inflammation, its oxidized form is a potent inhibitor of this activity.
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Matsuda H, Hosono K, Tsuru S, Kurashige C, Sekiguchi K, Akira S, Uematsu S, Okamoto H, Majima M. Roles of mPGES-1, an inducible prostaglandin E synthase, in enhancement of LPS-induced lymphangiogenesis in a mouse peritonitis model. Life Sci 2015; 142:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Suciu M, Gruia AT, Nica DV, Azghadi SM, Mic AA, Mic FA. Acetaminophen-induced liver injury: Implications for temporal homeostasis of lipid metabolism and eicosanoid signaling pathway. Chem Biol Interact 2015; 242:335-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chung MY, Jung SK, Lee HJ, Shon DH, Kim HK. Ethanol Extract of Sarcodon asparatus Mitigates Inflammatory Responses in Lipopolysaccharide-Challenged Mice and Murine Macrophages. J Med Food 2015; 18:1198-206. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2014.3422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Gyeonggi, Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
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Amano H, Ito Y, Eshima K, Kato S, Ogawa F, Hosono K, Oba K, Tamaki H, Sakagami H, Shibuya M, Narumiya S, Majima M. Thromboxane A2induces blood flow recovery via platelet adhesion to ischaemic regions. Cardiovasc Res 2015; 107:509-21. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Minamino T, Ito Y, Ohkubo H, Shimuzu Y, Kojo K, Nishizwa N, Amano H, Narumiya S, Koizumi W, Majima M. Adhesion of platelets through thromboxane A₂ receptor signaling facilitates liver repair during acute chemical-induced hepatotoxicity. Life Sci 2015; 132:85-92. [PMID: 25921763 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AIMS Platelets have been suggested to play an important role in liver regeneration and repair after hepatic resection and acute liver injury. However, the underlying mechanisms of liver repair remain elusive. Signaling through thromboxane prostanoid (TP) receptor participates in inflammation and tissue injury through platelet aggregation. On the other hand, TP receptor signaling also is involved in tissue repair and tumor growth through angiogenesis. The present study was examined whether or not TP receptor signaling contributes to liver repair and sinusoidal restoration from acute liver injury through platelet adhesion to the hepatic sinusoids. MAIN METHODS Carbon tetrachrolide (CCl4) was used to induce acute liver injury in TP receptor knockout mice (TP(-/-) mice) and their wild-type littermates (WT mice). KEY FINDINGS Compared with WT mice, TP(-/-) mice exhibited delayed in liver repair and sinusoidal restoration after CCl4 treatment, which were associated with attenuated hepatic expression of pro-angiogenic factors. Intravital microscopic observation revealed that adhering platelets to the sinusoids was increased in WT livers during the repair phase as compared with TP(-/-) livers, and platelet adhesion was dependent on TP receptor signaling. The levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in platelets from WT mice treated with CCl4 for 48h were greater than those form TP(-/-) mice, and HGF enhanced the expression of angiogenic factors in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). SIGNIFICANCE These results suggested that TP receptor signaling facilitates liver repair and sinusoidal restoration from acute liver injury through HGF release from platelets adhering to the sinusoids.
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- Tsutomu Minamino
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan; Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan; Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Innovation Center for Immunoregulation Technologies and Drugs (AK project), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan.
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Oba K, Hosono K, Amano H, Okizaki SI, Ito Y, Shichiri M, Majima M. Downregulation of the proangiogenic prostaglandin E receptor EP3 and reduced angiogenesis in a mouse model of diabetes mellitus. Biomed Pharmacother 2014; 68:1125-33. [PMID: 25465154 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2014.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vascular complications such as foot ulcers are a hallmark of diabetes mellitus (DM), although the molecular mechanisms that underlie vascular dysfunction remain unclear. Herein, we show that angiogenesis, which is indispensable to the healing of ulcers, is suppressed in polyurethane sponge implants in mice with DM and reduced proangiogenic signaling. DM was induced in male C57BL/6 mice by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (100mg/kg). Polyurethane sponge disks were implanted into subcutaneous tissues on the backs of mice, and angiogenesis and expression of related factors were analyzed in sponge granulation tissues. Densities of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1)-positive vascular structures and PECAM-1 expression in sponge granulation tissues were increased over time in control mice and reduced in diabetic mice. The reductions in diabetic mice were accompanied by reduced expression of inducible cyclo-oxygenase-2 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1. The prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP3 was downregulated in sponge granulation tissues in diabetic mice, whereas EP1, EP2, and EP4 were not. The expression of the proangiogenic growth factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and the chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) were both reduced in diabetic mice. Treatment of diabetic mice with a selective agonist of EP3, ONO-AE 248 (30 nmol/site/day, topical injection), reversed suppression of angiogenesis in diabetic mice. These results indicate that proangiogenic EP3 signaling is suppressed in diabetic mice with reduced expression of VEGF and SDF-1. Stimulation of EP3 signaling restored angiogenesis in a sponge implant model in mice with DM. This suggests that topical application of an EP3 agonist could be a novel strategy to treat foot ulcers in patients with DM.
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- Kazuhito Oba
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan.
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Ohkubo H, Ito Y, Minamino T, Eshima K, Kojo K, Okizaki SI, Hirata M, Shibuya M, Watanabe M, Majima M. VEGFR1-positive macrophages facilitate liver repair and sinusoidal reconstruction after hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105533. [PMID: 25162491 PMCID: PMC4146544 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Liver repair after acute liver injury is characterized by hepatocyte proliferation, removal of necrotic tissue, and restoration of hepatocellular and hepatic microvascular architecture. Macrophage recruitment is essential for liver tissue repair and recovery from injury; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Signaling through vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1) is suggested to play a role in macrophage migration and angiogenesis. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of VEGFR1 in liver repair and sinusoidal reconstruction after hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). VEGFR1 tyrosine kinase knockout mice (VEGFR1 TK-/- mice) and wild-type (WT) mice were subjected to hepatic warm I/R, and the processes of liver repair and sinusoidal reconstruction were examined. Compared with WT mice, VEGFR1 TK-/- mice exhibited delayed liver repair after hepatic I/R. VEGFR1-expressing macrophages recruited to the injured liver showed reduced expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF). VEGFR1 TK-/- mice also showed evidence of sustained sinusoidal functional and structural damage, and reduced expression of pro-angiogenic factors. Treatment of VEGFR1 TK-/- mice with EGF attenuated hepatoceullar and sinusoidal injury during hepatic I/R. VEGFR1 TK-/- bone marrow (BM) chimeric mice showed impaired liver repair and sinusoidal reconstruction, and reduced recruitment of VEGFR1-expressing macrophages to the injured liver. VEGFR1-macrophages recruited to the liver during hepatic I/R contribute to liver repair and sinusoidal reconstruction. VEGFR1 activation is a potential therapeutic strategy for promoting liver repair and sinusoidal restoration after acute liver injury.
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- Hirotoki Ohkubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Gakubunkan Institute of Physiology and Medicine, Jobu University, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kalish BT, Le HD, Fitzgerald JM, Wang S, Seamon K, Gura KM, Gronert K, Puder M. Intravenous fish oil lipid emulsion promotes a shift toward anti-inflammatory proresolving lipid mediators. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2013; 305:G818-28. [PMID: 24091595 PMCID: PMC3882434 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00106.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Parenteral nutrition (PN)-associated liver disease (PNALD) is a life-threatening complication of the administration of PN. The development of PNALD may be partly due to the composition of the lipid emulsion administered with PN: soybean oil-based lipid emulsions (SOLE) are associated with liver disease, while fish oil-based lipid emulsions (FOLE) are associated with prevention and improvement of liver disease. The objective of this study was to determine how the choice of lipid emulsion modified the production of bioactive lipid mediators (LMs). We utilized a mouse model of steatosis to study the differential effect of FOLE and SOLE. We subsequently validated these results in serum samples from a small cohort of human infants transitioning from SOLE to FOLE. In mice, FOLE was associated with production of anti-inflammatory, proresolving LMs; SOLE was associated with increased production of inflammatory LMs. In human infants, the transition from SOLE to FOLE was associated with a shift toward a proresolving lipidome. Together, these results demonstrate that the composition of the lipid emulsion directly modifies inflammatory homeostasis.
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- Brian T. Kalish
- 1Department of Surgery and The Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
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- 1Department of Surgery and The Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; ,2Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
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- 3Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts;
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- 4Vision Science Program, School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California; and
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- 4Vision Science Program, School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California; and
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- 5Department of Pharmacy, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- 4Vision Science Program, School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California; and
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- 1Department of Surgery and The Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
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Hepatoprotective effect and mechanistic insights of deoxyelephantopin, a phyto-sesquiterpene lactone, against fulminant hepatitis. J Nutr Biochem 2012; 24:516-30. [PMID: 22748804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Deoxyelephantopin (DET) is an abundant sesquiterpene lactone isolated from an anecdotally hepatoprotective phytomedicine, Elephantopus scaber. Our objective in this study was to provide scientific evidence for the in vivo efficacy and the underlying mechanisms of action of DET in lipopolysaccharide/d-galactosamine (LPS/D-GalN)-induced fulminant hepatitis. We investigated both the protective effect of pretreatment with DET (10 mg/kg body weight, Pre-DET10) prior to administration of LPS/D-GalN and the therapeutic effect of treatment with 10 mg/kg DET (Post-DET10) or the hepatoprotective drug silymarin (Post-SM10) following the administration of LPS/D-GalN. Our data showed that Pre-DET10 prevented LPS/D-GalN-induced infiltration of F4/80 monocytes/macrophages and an increase of nitrotyrosine and cyclooxygenase-2 protein in liver tissues. Further, Post-DET10 and Psot-SM10 treatments protected against liver cell apoptosis. All three treatments suppressed serum aminotransferase activities, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 levels, and serum and hepatic matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity. The Pre-DET10 or Post-DET10 and Post-SM10 treatments in combination with inhibition of heme oxygenase-1 expression ultimately decreased protection of mice from LPS/D-GalN-induced mortality, with decreased survival from 75% and 62.5% to 50%, respectively. Results obtained from serial liver scintigraphy with (99m)Tc-diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (DISIDA) on single-photon emission computed tomography analysis showed that both liver uptake and excretion times of DISIDA were significantly delayed in LPS/D-GalN-treated animals and were effectively recovered by DET and silymarin treatment. This report demonstrates that DET functions in the modulating multiple molecular targets or signaling pathways that counteract inflammation during the progression of fulminant hepatitis and may serve as a novel lead compound for future development of anti-inflammatory or hepatoprotective agents.
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Minamino T, Ito Y, Ohkubo H, Hosono K, Suzuki T, Sato T, Ae T, Shibuya A, Sakagami H, Narumiya S, Koizumi W, Majima M. Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling promotes liver tissue repair after toxic injury through the enhancement of macrophage recruitment. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2012; 259:104-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 12/10/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Intestinal lymph-borne factors induce lung release of inflammatory mediators and expression of adhesion molecules after an intestinal ischemic insult. J Surg Res 2011; 176:195-201. [PMID: 21872880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) is a documented cause of acute lung injury (ALI) and systemic inflammation. We previously reported that obstruction of thoracic lymphatic flow during intestinal I/R blunts pulmonary neutrophil recruitment and microvascular injury and decreases the systemic levels of tumor necrosis factor. Here, we consider the existence of a gut-lung axis promoting the induction of systemic inflammation, whereby drained intestinal lymph stimulates lung expression of adhesion molecules and matrix components and generation of inflammatory mediators. MATERIAL AND METHODS Upon administration of anesthesia, male Wistar rats were subjected to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery for 45 min, followed by 2 h of intestinal reperfusion (I/R); groups of rats were subjected to I/R with or without thoracic lymphatic duct ligation immediately before the procedure. The non-manipulated rats were used to investigate basal parameters. RESULTS Obstruction of thoracic lymphatic flow before intestinal I/R decreased the ability of cultured lung tissue explants to release IL-1β, IL-10, and VEGF. In contrast, lymphatic obstruction normalized the elevated lung expression of PECAM-1 caused by intestinal I/R. On the other hand, lung E-selectin expression was significantly reduced, whereas fibronectin expression and collagen synthesis were not affected. Lymph levels of LTB(4) and TXB(2) were found to be significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that lymph factors drained from the intestine during ischemic trauma stimulate the lung to generate inflammatory mediators and alter the expression of adhesion molecules. Disturbances in lung homeostasis mediated by lymph might contribute to the spread of inflammatory processes, thereby accounting for the systemic inflammation induced by intestinal I/R.
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Félétou M. The Endothelium, Part I: Multiple Functions of the Endothelial Cells -- Focus on Endothelium-Derived Vasoactive Mediators. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4199/c00031ed1v01y201105isp019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hosono K, Suzuki T, Tamaki H, Sakagami H, Hayashi I, Narumiya S, Alitalo K, Majima M. Roles of prostaglandin E2-EP3/EP4 receptor signaling in the enhancement of lymphangiogenesis during fibroblast growth factor-2-induced granulation formation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011; 31:1049-58. [PMID: 21311040 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.222356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE One of the hallmarks of inflammation is lymphangiogesis that drains the interstitial fluids. During chronic inflammation, angiogenesis is induced by a variety of inflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandins (PGs). However, it remains unknown whether they enhance lymphangiogenesis. We examined the roles of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and PGE2 receptor signaling in enhancement of lymphangiogenesis during proliferative inflammation. METHODS AND RESULTS Lymphangiogenesis estimated by podoplanin/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-3/LYVE-1 expression was upregulated during proliferative inflammation seen around and into subcutaneous Matrigel plugs containing fibroblast growth factor-2 (125 ng/site). A COX-2 inhibitor (celecoxib) significantly reduced lymphangiogenesis in a dose-dependent manner, whereas topical PGE2 enhanced lymphangiogenesis. Topical injection of fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran into the Matrigel revealed that lymphatic flow from the Matrigels was COX-2 dependent. Lymphangiogenesis was suppressed in the granulation tissues of mice lacking either EP3 or EP4, suggesting that these molecules are receptors in response to endogenous PGE2. An EP3-selective agonist (ONO-AE-248) increased the expression of VEGF-C and VEGF-D in cultured macrophages, whereas an EP4-selective agonist (ONO-AE1-329) increased VEGF-C expression in cultured macrophages and increased VEGF-D expression in cultured fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that COX-2 and EP3/EP4 signaling contributes to lymphangiogenesis in proliferative inflammation, possibly via induction of VEGF-C and VEGF-D, and may become a therapeutic target for controlling lymphangiogenesis.
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- Kanako Hosono
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, 228-8555, Japan
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Kato T, Ito Y, Hosono K, Suzuki T, Tamaki H, Minamino T, Kato S, Sakagami H, Shibuya M, Majima M. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 signaling promotes liver repair through restoration of liver microvasculature after acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. Toxicol Sci 2010; 120:218-29. [PMID: 21135413 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors promote liver regeneration. The objective of the present study was to examine the role of VEGF receptor 1 (VEGFR1) signaling in hepatic tissue repair after acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol) (APAP)-induced liver injury. To do this, we treated VEGFR1 tyrosine kinase knockout (VEGFR1 TK(-/-)) and wild-type (WT) mice with APAP (300 mg/kg, ip). In WT mice, serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and the necrotic area peaked between 8 and 24 h and then declined. In VEGFR1 TK(-/-) mice, ALT levels remained high at 48 h and extensive hepatic necrosis and hemorrhage were observed, as well as high mortality. Downregulation of hepatic messenger RNA expression of VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 was also noted in VEGFR1 TK(-/-) mice. VEGFR1 TK(-/-) mice displayed lower expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and of growth factors including hepatocyte growth factor, CD31, and basic fibroblast growth factor than WT. The hepatic microvasculature in VEGFR1 TK(-/-) was compromised as evidenced by impaired sinusoidal perfusion, suppressed endocytosis in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), and the formation of large gaps in LSECs. In WT mice, immunofluorescence revealed that recruited VEGFR1(+) cells in the necrotic area were positive for CD11b. VEGFR1 TK(-/-) exhibited fewer VEGFR1(+) and VEGFR2(+) cells. These results suggest that VEGFR1 signaling facilitates liver recovery from APAP hepatotoxicity by preventing excessive hemorrhage and reconstituting the sinusoids through recruitment of VEGFR1-expressing macrophages to the injured area and also through affecting expression of genes including hepatotrophic and pro-angiogenic growth factors.
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- Tetsuki Kato
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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Mizuguchi S, Ohno T, Hattori Y, Ae T, Minamino T, Satoh T, Arai K, Saeki T, Hayashi I, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Saigenji K, Majima M. Roles of prostaglandin E2-EP1 receptor signaling in regulation of gastric motor activity and emptying. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010; 299:G1078-86. [PMID: 20798358 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00524.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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It is widely accepted that the inhibition of gastric motor activity as well as the maintenance of gastric mucosal blood flow and mucous secretion are important for the homeostasis of the gastric mucosa. The present study was performed to ascertain whether or not endogenous PGs, which can protect the stomach from noxious stimuli, affect gastric motor activity and emptying. The myoelectrical activity of rat gastric smooth muscle was increased at intragastric pressures of over 2 cmH(2)O. Replacement of intragastric physiological saline with 1 M NaCl solution significantly increased PGI(2) and PGE(2) in stomach and suppressed the myoelectrical activity under a pressure of 2 cmH(2)O by 70%. Indomethacin inhibited the suppression of myoelectrical activity by 1 M NaCl. The myoelectrical activity under a pressure of 2 cmH(2)O was suppressed by continuous infusion of a selective EP1 agonist (ONO-DI-004, 3-100 nmol·kg(-1)·min(-1)) into the gastric artery in a dose-dependent manner, but not by that of the PGI receptor agonist beraprost sodium (100 nmol·kg(-1)·min(-1)). Suppression of myoelectrical activity with 1 M NaCl was inhibited by continuous infusion of a selective EP1 antagonist (ONO-8711, 100 nmol·kg(-1)·min(-1)) into the gastric artery. Furthermore, gastric emptying was tested in EP1 knockout mice and their wild-type counterparts. Gastric emptying was strongly suppressed with intragastric 1 M NaCl in wild-type mice, but this 1 M NaCl-induced suppression was not seen in EP1 knockout mice. These results suggest that PGE(2)-EP1 signaling has crucial roles in suppression of myoelectrical activity of gastric smooth muscles and inhibition of gastric emptying and that EP1 is an obvious target for drugs that control gastric emptying.
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- Sumito Mizuguchi
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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The stimulation of thromboxane/endoperoxide receptors (TP) elicits diverse physiological/pathophysiological reactions, including platelet aggregation and contraction of vascular smooth muscle. Furthermore, the activation of endothelial TP promotes the expression of adhesion molecules and favors adhesion and infiltration of monocytes/macrophages. In various cardiovascular diseases, endothelial dysfunction is predominantly the result of the release of endothelium-derived contracting factors that counteract the vasodilator effect of nitric oxide produced by the endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Endothelium-dependent contractions involve the activation of cyclooxygenases, the production of reactive oxygen species along with that of endothelium-derived contracting factors, which diffuse toward the vascular smooth muscle cells and activate their TP. TP antagonists curtail the endothelial dysfunction in diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, are potent antithrombotic agents, and reduce vascular inflammation. Therefore, TP antagonists, because of this triple activity, may have a unique potential for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
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Kamata H, Hosono K, Suzuki T, Ogawa Y, Kubo H, Katoh H, Ito Y, Uematsu S, Akira S, Watanabe M, Majima M. mPGES-1-expressing bone marrow-derived cells enhance tumor growth and angiogenesis in mice. Biomed Pharmacother 2010; 64:409-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2010.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Bone marrow-derived EP3-expressing stromal cells enhance tumor-associated angiogenesis and tumor growth. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 382:720-5. [PMID: 19318087 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent results suggest that bone marrow (BM)-derived hematopoietic cells are major components of tumor stroma and play crucial roles in tumor growth and angiogenesis. An E-type prostaglandin is known to regulate angiogenesis. We examined the role of BM-derived cells expressing an E-type prostaglandin receptor subtype (EP3) in tumor-induced angiogenesis and tumor growth. The replacement of wild-type (WT) BM with BM cells (BMCs) from green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic mice revealed that the stroma developed via the recruitment of BMCs. Selective knockdown of EP3 by recruitment of genetically modified BMCs lacking EP3 receptors was performed by transplantation of BMCs from EP3 knockout (EP3(-/-)) mice. Tumor growth and tumor-associated angiogenesis were suppressed in WT mice transplanted with BMCs from EP3(-/-) mice, but not in mice transplanted with BMCs from either EP1(-/-), EP2(-/-), or EP4(-/-) mice. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression was suppressed in the stroma of mice transplanted with BMCs from EP3(-/-) mice. EP3 signaling played a significant role in the recruitment of VEGFR-1- and VEGFR-2-positive cells from the BM to the stroma. These results indicate that the EP3 signaling expressed in bone marrow-derived cells has a crucial role in tumor-associated angiogenesis and tumor growth with upregulation of the expression of the host stromal VEGF together with the recruitment of VEGFR-1/VEGFR-2-positive. The present study suggests that the blockade of EP3 signaling and the recruitment of EP3-expressing stromal cells may become a novel strategy to treat solid tumors.
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Ishitsuka Y, Moriuchi H, Isohama Y, Tokunaga H, Hatamoto K, Kurita S, Irikura M, Iyama KI, Irie T. A Selective Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) Synthase Inhibitor, Ozagrel, Attenuates Lung Injury and Decreases Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Interleukin-8 mRNA Expression in Oleic Acid–Induced Lung Injury in Guinea Pigs. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 111:211-5. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09128sc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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TNF-alpha induces thromboxane receptor signaling-dependent microcirculatory dysfunction in mouse liver. Shock 2008; 30:463-7. [PMID: 18800000 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e3181673f54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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TNF-alpha is a critical mediator of hepatic microcirculatory dysfunction during endotoxemia. The present study was to investigate the role of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and the biological significance of thromboxane prostanoid (TP) receptor signaling in TNF-alpha-mediated hepatic microcirculatory dysfunction in male C57Bl/6 mice. The number of leukocytes adhering to the endothelial cells of the hepatic microvessels (the portal venules, sinusoids, and central venules) and the percentage of nonperfused sinusoids were determined using in vivo fluorescence microscopy. FR167653, an inhibitor of TNF-alpha, was administered 0 and 2 h after LPS injection. A TXA2 synthase inhibitor, OKY-046, was administered 30 min before TNF-alpha injection. Thromboxane prostanoid receptor knockout mice were used to investigate whether TNF-alpha-induced hepatic microcirculatory dysfunction is mediated by endogenously produced TXA2. FR167653 reduced LPS-induced leukocyte adhesion (50%-80%) and the percentage of nonperfused sinusoids (55%). The leukocyte adhesion was increased in the portal venules (8-fold), sinusoids (51-fold), and central venules (73-fold) in TNF-alpha-treated mice, accompanied with an increase in sinusoidal perfusion deficits (8-fold). Alanine aminotransferase levels rose as the adhesion of leukocytes increased. OKY-046 administration before TNF-alpha administration reduced leukocyte adhesion (41%-49% decrease) and sinusoid perfusion deficits (34% decrease). In TP receptor knockout mice, the number of adhering leukocytes, the percentage of nonperfused sinusoids, and alanine aminotransferase levels were lower (by 43%-56%, 41%, and 29%, respectively) than in wild-type counterparts. The results suggest that TP receptor signaling may promote hepatic microcirculatory dysfunction elicited by TNF-alpha. Blockade of TNF-alpha generation and TP receptor signaling may be a good strategy for managing endotoxin-induced hepatic injury.
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LEUKOTRIENE B4/LEUKOTRIENE B4 RECEPTOR PATHWAY IS INVOLVED IN HEPATIC MICROCIRCULATORY DYSFUNCTION ELICITED BY ENDOTOXIN. Shock 2008; 30:87-91. [DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31815d06a1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hamada T, Tsuchihashi S, Avanesyan A, Duarte S, Moore C, Busuttil RW, Coito AJ. Cyclooxygenase-2 deficiency enhances Th2 immune responses and impairs neutrophil recruitment in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:1843-53. [PMID: 18209082 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.3.1843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a prostanoid-synthesizing enzyme that is critically implicated in a variety of pathophysiological processes. Using a COX-2-deficient mouse model, we present data that suggest that COX-2 has an active role in liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. We demonstrate that COX-2-deficient mice had a significant reduction in liver damage after I/R insult. The inability of COX-2(-/-) to elaborate COX-2 products favored a Th2-type response in these mice. COX-2(-/-) livers after I/R injury showed significantly decreased levels of IL-2, as well as IL-12, a cytokine known to have a central role in Th1 effector cell differentiation. Moreover, such livers expressed enhanced levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, shifting the balance in favor of a Th2 response in COX-2-deficient mice. The lack of COX-2 expression resulted in decreased levels of CXCL2, a neutrophil-activating chemokine, reduced infiltration of MMP-9-positive neutrophils, and impaired late macrophage activation in livers after I/R injury. Additionally, Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) were normally expressed in COX-2(-/-) livers after injury, whereas respective wild-type controls were almost depleted of these two inhibitors of cell death. In contrast, caspase-3 activation and TUNEL-positive cells were depressed in COX-2(-/-) livers. Therefore, our data support the concept that COX-2 is involved in the pathogenic events occurring in liver I/R injury. The data also suggest that potential valuable therapeutic approaches in liver I/R injury may result from further studies aimed at identifying specific COX-2-derived prostanoid pathways.
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- Takashi Hamada
- The Dumont-University of California Los Angeles Transplant Center, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Hattori Y, Ohno T, Ae T, Saeki T, Arai K, Mizuguchi S, Saigenji K, Majima M. Gastric mucosal protection against ethanol by EP2 and EP4 signaling through the inhibition of leukotriene C4 production. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 294:G80-7. [PMID: 17947453 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00292.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Prostaglandin (PG)E derivatives are widely used for treating gastric mucosal injury. PGE receptors are classified into four subtypes, EP(1), EP(2), EP(3), and EP(4). We have tested which EP receptor subtypes participate in gastric mucosal protection against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury and clarified the mechanisms of such protection. The gastric mucosa of anesthetized rats was perfused at 2 ml/min with physiological saline, agonists for EP(1), EP(2), EP(3), and EP(4), or 50% ethanol, using a constant-rate pump connected to a cannula placed in the esophagus. The gastric microcirculation of the mucosal base of anesthetized rats was observed by transillumination through a window made by removal of the adventitia and muscularis externa. PGE(2) and subtype-specific EP agonists were applied to the muscularis mucosae at the window. Application of 50% ethanol dilated the mucosal arterioles and constricted the collecting venules. Collecting venule constriction by ethanol was completely inhibited by PGE(2) and by EP(2) and EP(4) agonists (100 nM) but not by an EP(1) or an EP(3) agonist. Ethanol-induced mucosal injury was also inhibited by EP(2) and EP(4) agonists. When leukotriene (LT)C(4) levels in the perfusate of the gastric mucosa were determined by ELISA, intragastric ethanol administration elevated the LTC(4) levels sixfold from the basal levels. These elevated levels were significantly (60%) reduced by both EP(2) and EP(4) agonists but not by other EP agonists. Since LTC(4) application at the window constricted collecting venules strongly, and an LTC antagonist reduced ethanol-induced mucosal injury, reductions in LTC(4) generation in response to EP(2) and EP(4) receptor signaling may be relevant to the protective action of PGE(2). The present results indicate that EP(2) and EP(4) receptor signaling inhibits ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury through cancellation of collecting venule constriction by reducing LTC(4) production.
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- Youichiro Hattori
- Dept. of Pharmacology, Kitasato Univ. School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555, Japan
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Kamoshita E, Ikeda Y, Fujita M, Amano H, Oikawa A, Suzuki T, Ogawa Y, Yamashina S, Azuma S, Narumiya S, Unno N, Majima M. Recruitment of a prostaglandin E receptor subtype, EP3-expressing bone marrow cells is crucial in wound-induced angiogenesis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2006; 169:1458-72. [PMID: 17003499 PMCID: PMC1780188 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.051358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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E-type prostaglandins have been reported to be proangiogenic in vivo. Thus, we examined prostaglandin receptor signaling relevant to wound-induced angiogenesis. Full-thickness skin wounds were created on the backs of mice, and angiogenesis in wound granulation tissues was estimated. Wound closure and re-epithelization in EP3 receptor knockout mice (EP3-/-) were significantly delayed compared with their wild-type (WT) mice, whereas those in EP1-/-, EP2-/-, and EP4-/- were not delayed. Wound-induced angiogenesis estimated with CD31 immunohistochemistry in EP3-/- mice was significantly inhibited compared with that in WT mice. Immunoreactive vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in wound granulation tissues in EP3-/- mice was markedly less than that in WT mice. Wound closure in WT mice was delayed significantly by VEGF neutralizing antibody compared with control IgG. Wound-induced angiogenesis and wound closure were significantly suppressed in EP3-/- bone marrow transplantation mice compared with those in WT bone marrow transplantation mice. These were accompanied with the reductions in accumulation of VEGF-expressing cells in wound granulation tissues and in mobilization of VEGF receptor 1-expressing leukocytes in peripheral circulation. These results indicate that the recruitment of EP3-expressing cells to wound granulation tissues is critical for surgical wound healing and angiogenesis via up-regulation of VEGF.
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- Emi Kamoshita
- Department of Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa 228-8555, Japan
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Singer G, Urakami H, Specian RD, Stokes KY, Granger DN. Platelet Recruitment in the Murine Hepatic Microvasculature During Experimental Sepsis: Role of Neutrophils. Microcirculation 2006; 13:89-97. [PMID: 16459322 DOI: 10.1080/10739680500466343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sepsis is a major clinical problem that often results in the dysfunction or failure of multiple organs, including the liver. While inflammatory cell activation has been implicated as an early critical event in sepsis-induced liver dysfunction, there is growing evidence for the involvement of activated platelets in this pathologic process. METHODS Intravital microscopy was used in this study to assess the magnitude and time course of platelet adhesion in the liver microcirculation during experimental sepsis and to determine whether the platelet accumulation is linked to leukocyte infiltration. The adhesion of platelets and leukocytes in terminal hepatic venules (THV) and sinusoids was quantified at 2, 4, and 6 h after abdominal sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). RESULTS While the rolling and firm adhesion of platelets and leukocytes in THV were not altered in the first 2 h after CLP, platelet recruitment was observed at 4 h and further elevated at 6 h after CLP. Leukocyte adhesion in THV exhibited a similar time course. A similar accumulation of blood cells in sinusoids was noted after CLP. This was accompanied by an increased number of nonperfused sinusoids. CLP-induced leukocyte and platelet recruitment in THV and sinusoids was attenuated in mice rendered neutropenic with anti-neutrophil serum. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that sepsis is associated with a neutrophil-dependent recruitment of platelets in the liver microcirculation that impairs sinusoidal perfusion and may contribute to the liver dysfunction associated with sepsis.
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- Georg Singer
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130-3932, USA
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Chen YL, Hu CS, Lin FY, Chen YH, Sheu LM, Ku HH, Shiao MS, Chen JW, Lin SJ. Salvianolic acid B attenuates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in vitro in LPS-treated human aortic smooth muscle cells and in vivo in the apolipoprotein-E-deficient mouse aorta. J Cell Biochem 2006; 98:618-31. [PMID: 16440326 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Inflammation plays an essential role in atherosclerosis and post-angioplasty restenosis and the synthesis and release of inflammatory cytokines from vascular smooth muscle cells is an important contributor to these pathologies. It is assumed that drugs that prevent the overproduction of inflammatory cytokines may inhibit cardiovascular disorders. In the present study, the effects of a water-soluble antioxidant, salvianolic acid B (Sal B), derived from a Chinese herb, on the expression of cyclooxygenase (COX) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) and in the aortas of cholesterol-fed apoE deficient mice were investigated. In unstimulated HASMCs, COX-2 mRNA and protein were almost undetectable, but were strongly upregulated in response to LPS. In contrast, HASMCs with or without LPS treatment showed constitutive expression of COX-1 mRNA and protein. The activation of COX-2 protein synthesis in LPS-stimulated HASMCs was shown to involve the activation of the extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Incubation of HASMCs with Sal B before LPS stimulation resulted in pronounced downregulation of COX-2 expression. Sal B treatment suppressed ERK1/2 and JNK phosphorylation and attenuated the increase in prostaglandin E(2) production and NADPH oxidase activity in LPS-treated HASMCs. When apoE-deficient mice were fed a 0.15% cholesterol diet with or without supplementation with 0.3% Sal B for 12 weeks, the intima/media area ratio in the thoracic aortas was significantly reduced in the Sal B group (0.010 +/- 0.009%) compared to the apoE-deficient group (0.114 +/- 0.043%) and there was a significant reduction in COX-2 protein expression in the thickened intima. These results demonstrate that Sal B has anti-inflammatory properties and may explain its anti-atherosclerotic properties. This new mechanism of action of Sal B, in addition to its previously reported inhibition of LDL oxidation, may help explain its efficacy in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- Yuh-Lien Chen
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yokoyama Y, Nimura Y, Nagino M, Bland KI, Chaudry IH. Current Understanding of Gender Dimorphism in Hepatic Pathophysiology1. J Surg Res 2005; 128:147-56. [PMID: 15939435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2005] [Revised: 01/15/2005] [Accepted: 04/08/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Studies have shown gender dimorphic response of the liver for various hepatic stresses including ischemia/reperfusion, hemorrhagic shock-resuscitation, hepatectomy, liver cirrhosis, endotoxemia, and chronic alcoholic consumption. The mechanisms responsible for the gender dimorphic response include differences in pro-inflammatory cytokine release, production of reactive oxygen species, and alteration in hepatic vasoregulatory action. These effects were shown to be modulated by circulating sex steroid levels. In this regard, modulation of sex steroid levels by agents/drugs has been proposed as a therapeutic option for preventing hepatic damage in various hepatic stress models. Further elucidation of precise mechanisms responsible for the gender-related differences in the hepatic pathophysiology is essential for the potential clinical application of sex hormone modulation therapy. In this article, current progress in our understanding the gender difference in the hepatic pathophysiology under the condition of hepatic stress is reviewed and discussed.
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- Yukihiro Yokoyama
- Center for Surgical Research and Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0019, USA
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Xu H, Korneszczuk K, Karaa A, Lin T, Clemens MG, Zhang JX. Thromboxane A2 from Kupffer cells contributes to the hyperresponsiveness of hepatic portal circulation to endothelin-1 in endotoxemic rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 288:G277-83. [PMID: 15647606 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00256.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We examined the role of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) in LPS-induced hyperresponsiveness of hepatic portal circulation to endothelins (ETs) and whether Kupffer cells are the primary source of TXA2 release in response to ET-1 in endotoxemia. After 6 h of LPS (1 mg/kg body wt ip) or saline (control), liver was isolated and perfused with recirculating Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer at a constant flow rate (100 ml.min(-1).kg body wt(-1)). ET-1 (10 pmol/min) was infused for 10 min. Portal pressure (PP) was continuously monitored during perfusion. Perfusate was sampled for enzyme immunoassay of thromboxane B2 (TXB2; the stable metabolite of TXA2) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. ET-1 infusion resulted in a significantly greater increase of PP in the LPS group than in controls. Both TXA2 synthase inhibitor furegrelate (Fureg) and TXA2 receptor antagonist SQ-29548 (SQ) substantially blocked enhanced increase of PP in the LPS group (4.9 +/- 0.4 vs. 3.6 +/- 0.5 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.6 mmHg for LPS alone, LPS + Fureg, and LPS + SQ, respectively; P < 0.05) while having no significant effect on controls. GdCl3 for inhibition of Kupffer cells had similar effects (4.9 +/- 0.4 mmHg vs. 2.9 +/- 0.4 mmHg for LPS alone and GdCl3 + LPS, respectively; P < 0.05). In addition, the attenuated PP after ET-1 was found concomitantly with significantly decreased releases of TXB2 and LDH in LPS rats treated with Fureg, SQ, and GdCl3 (886.6 +/- 73.4 vs. 110.8 +/- 0.8 vs. 114.8 +/- 54.7 vs. 135.2 +/- 45.2 pg/ml, respectively; P < 0.05). After 6 h of LPS, Kupffer cells in isolated cell preparations released a significant amount of TXA2 in response to ET-1. These results clearly indicate that hyperresponsiveness of hepatic portal circulation to ET-1 in endotoxemia is mediated at least in part by TXA2-induced receptor activation, and Kupffer cells are likely the primary source of increased TXA2 release.
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- Hongzhi Xu
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 Univ. City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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Gierer P, Mittlmeier T, Bordel R, Schaser KD, Gradl G, Vollmar B. Selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition reverses microcirculatory and inflammatory sequelae of closed soft-tissue trauma in an animal model. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005; 87:153-60. [PMID: 15634827 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.c.01510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the common use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of closed soft-tissue injuries, our understanding of the effect of these medications on tissue healing is incomplete. Using high-resolution multifluorescence microscopy, we investigated the efficiency of preinjury and postinjury treatment with the selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor parecoxib to improve compromised perfusion of traumatized muscle tissue and to minimize secondary tissue damage. METHODS With use of a pneumatically driven and computer-controlled impact device, closed soft-tissue trauma of the left hindlimb was induced in anesthetized rats that had had intravenous administration of 10 mg/kg of either parecoxib sodium (seven rats) or an equal volume of saline solution (seven rats). Seven additional animals received parecoxib two hours after the trauma, and seven animals without trauma served as controls. RESULTS Time-course studies with use of both Western blot protein analysis and immunohistochemistry demonstrated a transient upregulation of COX-2 protein expression with peak levels eight to twelve hours after trauma and a return to near baseline level at eighteen hours. Regardless of whether parecoxib was administered before or after the injury, it completely restored microcirculatory impairment within the injured muscle. This was indicated by the mean values (and standard error of the mean) for nutritive perfusion (434 +/- 15 cm/cm(2) in animals treated before the injury and 399 +/- 8 cm/cm(2) in those treated after injury), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) levels (73 +/- 2 aU and 74 +/- 1 aU, respectively), and inflammatory cell interaction (184 +/- 36 and 186 +/- 32 n/mm(2), respectively, for leukocytes, and 1.0 +/-0.1 and 0.8 +/- 0.1 n/mm(2), respectively, for platelets) at eighteen hours after trauma, which were not different from those found in noninjured muscle tissue of controls. In contrast, skeletal muscle in saline solution-treated animals revealed persistent perfusion failure (296 +/-30 cm/cm(2)) with tissue hypoxia (NADH, 100 +/- 4 aU), and enhanced endothelial interaction of both leukocytes (854 +/- 73 mm(-2)) and platelets (2.3 +/- 0.5 n/mm(2)) at eighteen hours after trauma. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Treatment of skeletal muscle soft-tissue trauma with parecoxib before as well as after injury is highly effective in restoring disturbed microcirculation. Moreover, a reduced inflammatory cell response helps to prevent leukocyte or platelet-dependent secondary tissue injury. These results deserve further investigation to prove that selective COX-2 inhibitors improve performance and promote healing following closed soft-tissue injury.
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- Philip Gierer
- Departments of Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 70, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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Kobayashi T, Tahara Y, Matsumoto M, Iguchi M, Sano H, Murayama T, Arai H, Oida H, Yurugi-Kobayashi T, Yamashita JK, Katagiri H, Majima M, Yokode M, Kita T, Narumiya S. Roles of thromboxane A(2) and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice. J Clin Invest 2004; 114:784-94. [PMID: 15372102 PMCID: PMC516261 DOI: 10.1172/jci21446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2004] [Accepted: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Production of thromboxane (TX) A2 and PG I2/prostacyclin (PGI2) is increased in patients with atherosclerosis. However, their roles in atherogenesis have not been critically defined. To examine this issue, we cross-bred atherosclerosis-prone apoE-deficient mice with mice deficient in either the TXA receptor (TP) or the PGI receptor (IP). Although they showed levels of serum cholesterol and triglyceride similar to those of apoE-deficient mice, apoE-/-TP-/- mice exhibited a significant delay in atherogenesis, and apoE-/-IP-/- mice exhibited a significant acceleration in atherogenesis compared with mice deficient in apoE alone. The plaques in apoE-/-IP-/- mice showed partial endothelial disruption and exhibited enhanced expression of ICAM-1 and decreased expression of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (PECAM-1) in the overlying endothelial cells compared with those of apoE-/-TP-/- mice. Platelet activation with thrombin ex vivo revealed higher and lower sensitivity for surface P-selectin expression in platelets of apoE-/-IP-/- and apoE-/-TP-/- mice, respectively, than in those of apoE-/- mice. Intravital microscopy of the common carotid artery revealed a significantly greater number of leukocytes rolling on the vessel walls in apoE-/-IP-/- mice than in either apoE-/-TP-/- or apoE-/- mice. We conclude that TXA2 promotes and PGI2 prevents the initiation and progression of atherogenesis through control of platelet activation and leukocyte-endothelial cell interaction.
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- Takuya Kobayashi
- Department of Pharmacology, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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Ganey PE, Luyendyk JP, Maddox JF, Roth RA. Adverse hepatic drug reactions: inflammatory episodes as consequence and contributor. Chem Biol Interact 2004; 150:35-51. [PMID: 15522260 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Susceptibility to drug toxicity is influenced by a variety of factors, both genetic and environmental. The focus of this article is the evidence addressing the hypothesis that inflammation is both a result of and a susceptibility factor for drug toxicity, with an emphasis on liver as a target organ. Results of studies suggesting a role for inflammatory mediators in the hepatotoxicity caused by acetaminophen or ethanol are discussed. For several drugs, the evidence from animal models that concurrent inflammation increases injury is presented. In addition, the occurrence of adverse drug reactions in people with preexisting inflammatory diseases is considered. The special case of idiosyncratic drug reactions is discussed and the potential raised for development of animal models for this type of drug toxicity. The conclusion is that inflammatory factors should be considered as determinants of sensitivity to adverse drug reactions.
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- Patricia E Ganey
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Center for Integrative Toxicology, 221 Food Safety and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Kobayashi T, Tahara Y, Matsumoto M, Iguchi M, Sano H, Murayama T, Arai H, Oida H, Yurugi-Kobayashi T, Yamashita JK, Katagiri H, Majima M, Yokode M, Kita T, Narumiya S. Roles of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice. J Clin Invest 2004. [DOI: 10.1172/jci200421446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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