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Zhou J, Liu X, Yin H, Zhou Y, Xu Z, Zhou K, Li T, Fang Y, Shen Q. Nur77 inhibition of β-catenin expression mediates Hepatoblastoma progression and enhances cisplatin's therapeutic effect. Gene 2024; 908:148292. [PMID: 38369247 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common malignant tumor in children under 5 years old, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. Nur77 has been reported to be an important regulator for cancer progression in various cancer types. This study found that Nur77 was downregulated in HB tumors, compared with paracancer tissue. Knockout or overexpression of Nur77 in HB tumor cell line HepG2 and HuH6 could significantly enhance or inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. Further studies illustrated that Nur77 regulated the proliferation of tumor cells by affecting the expression of β-catenin. Nur77 agonist Csn-B effectively enhanced the therapeutic effect of cisplatin on HB tumors both in vitro and in vivo. This study confirms that Nur77 may act as an oncogene in HB tumors and mediate the progression of HB by inhibiting the expression of β-catenin, which provides a new targeted therapy for the clinical treatment of HB patients; meanwhile, the combination of Nur77 agonist and cisplatin treatment may improve the chemotherapeutic efficacy of HB patients, which provides a new idea for the improvement of the clinical prognosis of HB patients.
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- Jianfeng Zhou
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group Suqian Hospital, Suqian, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China.
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Discovery of 5-((4-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl)amino)-1H-indole-2-carboxamide derivatives as novel anti-cancer agents targeting Nur77. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 244:114849. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Melis M, Tang XH, Trasino SE, Gudas LJ. Retinoids in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Liver Diseases. Nutrients 2022; 14:1456. [PMID: 35406069 PMCID: PMC9002467 DOI: 10.3390/nu14071456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Vitamin A (VA), all-trans-retinol (ROL), and its analogs are collectively called retinoids. Acting through the retinoic acid receptors RARα, RARβ, and RARγ, all-trans-retinoic acid, an active metabolite of VA, is a potent regulator of numerous biological pathways, including embryonic and somatic cellular differentiation, immune functions, and energy metabolism. The liver is the primary organ for retinoid storage and metabolism in humans. For reasons that remain incompletely understood, a body of evidence shows that reductions in liver retinoids, aberrant retinoid metabolism, and reductions in RAR signaling are implicated in numerous diseases of the liver, including hepatocellular carcinoma, non-alcohol-associated fatty liver diseases, and alcohol-associated liver diseases. Conversely, restoration of retinoid signaling, pharmacological treatments with natural and synthetic retinoids, and newer agonists for specific RARs show promising benefits for treatment of a number of these liver diseases. Here we provide a comprehensive review of the literature demonstrating a role for retinoids in limiting the pathogenesis of these diseases and in the treatment of liver diseases.
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- Marta Melis
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA; (M.M.); (X.-H.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA; (M.M.); (X.-H.T.)
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- Nutrition Program, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA; (M.M.); (X.-H.T.)
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Pu ZQ, Liu D, Lobo Mouguegue HPP, Jin CW, Sadiq E, Qin DD, Yu TF, Zong C, Chen JC, Zhao RX, Lin JY, Cheng J, Yu X, Li X, Zhang YC, Liu YT, Guan QB, Wang XD. NR4A1 counteracts JNK activation incurred by ER stress or ROS in pancreatic β-cells for protection. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:14171-14183. [PMID: 33124187 PMCID: PMC7754045 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Sustained hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia incur endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction in pancreatic β‐cells. ER stress or ROS causes c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK) activation, and the activated JNK triggers apoptosis in different cells. Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 (NR4A1) is an inducible multi‐stress response factor. The aim of this study was to explore the role of NR4A1 in counteracting JNK activation induced by ER stress or ROS and the related mechanism. qPCR, Western blotting, dual‐luciferase reporter and ChIP assays were applied to detect gene expression or regulation by NR4A1. Immunofluorescence was used to detect a specific protein expression in β‐cells. Our data showed that NR4A1 reduced the phosphorylated JNK (p‐JNK) in MIN6 cells encountering ER stress or ROS and reduced MKK4 protein in a proteasome‐dependent manner. We found that NR4A1 increased the expression of cbl‐b (an E3 ligase); knocking down cbl‐b expression increased MKK4 and p‐JNK levels under ER stress or ROS conditions. We elucidated that NR4A1 enhanced the transactivation of cbl‐b promoter by physical association. We further confirmed that cbl‐b expression in β‐cells was reduced in NR4A1‐knockout mice compared with WT mice. NR4A1 down‐regulates JNK activation by ER stress or ROS in β‐cells via enhancing cbl‐b expression.
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- Ze-Qing Pu
- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Blood Transfusion Department, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.,Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences for Chronic Degenerative Diseases in Universities of Shandong (Shandong University), Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.,Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences for Chronic Degenerative Diseases in Universities of Shandong (Shandong University), Jinan, China
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Wang Y, Ding Y, Wang C, Gao M, Xu Y, Ma X, Ma X, Cui H, Li L. Fenretinide-polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugate with improved solubility enhanced cytotoxicity to cancer cell and potent in vivo efficacy. Pharm Dev Technol 2020; 25:962-970. [PMID: 32366203 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2020.1765377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Fenretinide (4-HPR), a synthetic retinoid, has shown its antitumor activity in many tumor types with low cytotoxicity to normal cells and high clinical safety. However, the low water solubility limits its further biological applications. To increase solubility, 4-HPR was conjugated with methoxy polyethylene glycol carboxylic acid (mPEG2K-COOH) by an ester linkage between the phenol hydroxyl of 4-HPR and the carboxyl of mPEG2K-COOH. The 4-HPR-PEG2K conjugate micelles had mean size of 76.70 ± 1.248 nm with a narrow distribution and a low critical micelle concentration. In vitro cytotoxicity studies showed the micelles have higher cytotoxicity to A2780s and MCF-7 cells. Its IC50 was 4.7 and 4.1-fold lower than the free 4-HPR, respectively. Importantly, in vivo pharmacokinetic studies, the AUC of 4-HPR was found to be 2.3-fold higher in 4-HPR-PEG2K micelles compared to free 4-HPR. And the 4-HPR-PEG2K micelles had higher antitumor activity. Meanwhile, the histopathology analysis exhibited that the micellar treatment decreased the viability of A2780s cells and increased the level of induced apoptosis. Therefore, the enhanced activity of 4-HPR by the method of conjugation with mPEG2K-COOH could hopefully provide new insights into the matter of ovarian cancer and breast cancer treatment.
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- Yutong Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory for Basic and Applied Research on Pharmacodynamic Substances of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Liaoning Province, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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Maruoka H, Yamazoe R, Takahashi R, Yatsuo K, Ido D, Fuchigami Y, Hoshikawa F, Shimoke K. Molecular mechanism of nur77 gene expression and downstream target genes in the early stage of forskolin-induced differentiation in PC12 cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6325. [PMID: 32286359 PMCID: PMC7156746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62968-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Forskolin promotes neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells via the PKA-CREB-dependent signaling pathway. Activation of PKA by forskolin phosphorylates CREB, which then binds to CRE sites in numerous gene promoters. However, it is unclear which gene contains the CRE sites responsible for forskolin-induced neuronal differentiation. In this study, we investigated how an immediate early gene, nur77, which has CRE sites in the promoter region, contributes to the early stage of differentiation of forskolin-treated PC12 cells. After treatment with forskolin, expression of Nur77 was upregulated within 1 hr. In addition, knockdown of nur77 inhibited neurite outgrowth induced by forskolin. We also revealed that the specific four CRE sites near the transcriptional start site (TSS) of nur77 were strongly associated with phosphorylated CREB within 1 hr after treatment with forskolin. To analyze the roles of these four sites, reporter assays using the nur77 promoter region were performed. The results showed that nur77 expression was mediated through three of the CRE sites, -242, -222, and -78, and that -78, the nearest of the three to the TSS of nur77, was particularly important. An analysis of neuronal markers controlled by Nur77 after A-CREB-Nur77-Synapsin1 signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in differentiation of forskolin-induced PC12 cells.
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- Hiroki Maruoka
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan.
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Wang Y, Ding Y, Xu Y, Wang C, Ding Y, Gao M, Ma C, Ma X, Li L. Mixed micelles of TPGS and Soluplus ® for co-delivery of paclitaxel and fenretinide: in vitro and in vivo anticancer study. Pharm Dev Technol 2020; 25:865-873. [PMID: 32266855 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2020.1753770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Fenretinide (4-HPR), as a semi-synthetic retinoid, has apoptosis-promoting effects as a single agent and chemotherapy synergist in vitro. When a human ovarian cancer cells line (A2780s) was treated with both PTX and 4-HPR, there was a synergistic anti-cancer effect demonstrated with a average combination index of 0.44. In this research, a new TPGS-Soluplus® mixed micelles were developed which encapsulation efficiencies of paclitaxel (PTX) and fenretinide (4-HPR) were as high as 98%, and the average diameter of the micelles was 66.26 nm. Cytotoxicity of the mixed micelles co-delivered with PTX and 4-HPR reduced significantly 7.3 and 25.1 times compared with free drug respectively in A2780s cells. More importantly, in vivo pharmacokinetic study, the loaded drugs in mixed micelles exhibited higher AUC and t1/2 values than free drugs. Furthermore, in vivo antitumor efficacy experiments demonstrated that PF-TS exhibited superior in vivo antitumor activity on the inhibition rate of tumor growth than other treatment groups (77.8% corresponding tumor growth inhibition in PF-TS treated group vs 19.9, 12.5, and 26.0% of tumor growth inhibition rate in Taxol®, 4-HPR, and Taxol®+4-HPR, respectively). Therefore, the mixed micelles of co-deliver PTX and 4-HPR successfully constructed may hopefully be applied to the cancer combination treatment with less toxic effect and more antitumor activity.
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- Yutong Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory for Basic and Applied Research on Pharmacodynamic Substances of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Liaoning Province, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P.R. China
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Guan YF, Huang QL, Ai YL, Chen QT, Zhao WX, Wang XM, Wu Q, Chen HZ. Nur77-activated lncRNA WFDC21P attenuates hepatocarcinogenesis via modulating glycolysis. Oncogene 2020; 39:2408-2423. [PMID: 31959898 PMCID: PMC7067692 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-1158-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Orphan nuclear receptor Nur77, which is low expressed in HCC, functions as a tumor suppressor to suppress HCC. However, the detailed mechanism is still not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that Nur77 could inhibit HCC development via transcriptional activation of the lncRNA WAP four-disulfide core domain 21 pseudogene (WFDC21P). Nur77 binds to its response elements on the WFDC21P promoter to directly induce WFDC21P transcription, which inhibits HCC cell proliferation, tumor growth, and tumor metastasis both in vitro and in vivo. In clinical HCC samples, WFDC21P expression positively correlated with that of Nur77, and the loss of WFDC21P is associated with worse prognosis. Mechanistically, WFDC21P could inhibit glycolysis by simultaneously interacting with PFKP and PKM2, two key enzymes in glycolysis. These interactions not only abrogate the tetramer formation of PFKP to impede its catalytic activity but also prevent the nuclear translocation of PKM2 to suppress its function as a transcriptional coactivator. Cytosporone-B (Csn-B), an agonist for Nur77, could stimulate WFDC21P expression and suppress HCC in a WFDC21P-dependent manner. Therefore, our study reveals a new HCC suppressor and connects the glycolytic remodeling of HCC with the Nur77-WFDC21P-PFKP/PKM2 axis.
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- Yun-Feng Guan
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chronic Liver Disease and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Zhong Shan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chronic Liver Disease and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Zhong Shan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, Fujian, PR China.
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Tsilimigras DI, Ntanasis-Stathopoulos I, Moris D, Spartalis E, Pawlik TM. Histone deacetylase inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinoma: A therapeutic perspective. Surg Oncol 2018; 27:611-618. [DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hu Y, French SW, Chau T, Liu HX, Sheng L, Wei F, Stondell J, Garcia JC, Du Y, Bowlus CL, Wan YJY. RARβ acts as both an upstream regulator and downstream effector of miR-22, which epigenetically regulates NUR77 to induce apoptosis of colon cancer cells. FASEB J 2018; 33:2314-2326. [PMID: 30252536 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801390r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
This study investigates the mechanism and consequences of microRNA-22 ( miR-22) induction. Our data revealed for the first time that retinoic acid (RA) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, including short-chain fatty acids and suberanilohydroxamic acid (SAHA), could individually or in combination induce miR-22. This induction was mediated via RA receptor β (RARβ) binding to a direct repeat 5 (DR5) motif. In addition, we uncovered HDAC1 as a novel miR-22 target. In an miR-22-dependent manner, HDAC inhibitors and RA reduced HDAC1, HDAC4, and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), which were involved in chromatin remodeling of the RARβ and nerve growth factor IB ( NUR77). Thus, HDAC inhibitors and RA-induced miR-22 resulted in simultaneous induction of cytoplasmic RARβ and NUR77, leading to apoptosis of colon cancer cells. In mice, miR-22 and its inducers inhibited the growth of xenograft colon cancer. Moreover, tumor size reduction was accompanied by elevated miR-22, NUR77, and RARβ and by reduced HDACs. In human colon polyps and adenocarcinomas, miR-22 and RARβ were consistently reduced, which was associated with elevated HDAC1, HDAC4, and SIRT1 in colon adenocarcinomas. Results from this study revealed a novel anticancer mechanism of RARβ via miR-22 induction to epigenetically regulate itself and NUR77, providing a promising cancer treatment modality using miR-22 and its inducers.-Hu, Y., French, S. W., Chau, T., Liu, H.-X., Sheng, L., Wei, F., Stondell, J., Garcia, J. C., Du, Y., Bowlus, C. L., Wan, Y.-J. Y. RARβ acts as both an upstream regulator and downstream effector of miR-22, which epigenetically regulates NUR77 to induce apoptosis of colon cancer cells.
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- Ying Hu
- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, First Municipal People's Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, First Municipal People's Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA
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Dai Y, Jin W, Cheng L, Yu C, Chen C, Ni H. Nur77 is a promoting factor in traumatic brain injury-induced nerve cell apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 108:774-782. [PMID: 30248546 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses a serious threat to human health. TBI has a high mortality rate, resulting in a great burden on the affected individual's family as well as society as a whole. The incidence of craniocerebral fractures continues to rise as both the economy and transportation options grow, making it imperative that the mortality and disability rate of craniocerebral trauma be reduced. Nur77 is a transcription factor of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Following stimulation of extracellular apoptosis, Nur77 is involved in a variety of diseases as a powerful pro-apoptotic molecule. Here, we determined the effect and mechanism of Nur77 in TBI-induced nerve cell apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. We found that Nur77 and Bcl-2 protein expression increased as nerve cell apoptosis increased in TBI tissues. Furthermore, inhibition of Nur77 improved nerve cell injury by regulation of Bcl-2 and downstream pathways in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yuxiang Dai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China.
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Liu KY, Wang LT, Hsu SH. Modification of Epigenetic Histone Acetylation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10010008. [PMID: 29301348 PMCID: PMC5789358 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cells respond to various environmental factors such as nutrients, food intake, and drugs or toxins by undergoing dynamic epigenetic changes. An imbalance in dynamic epigenetic changes is one of the major causes of disease, oncogenic activities, and immunosuppressive effects. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a unique cellular chemical sensor present in most organs, and its dysregulation has been demonstrated in multiple stages of tumor progression in humans and experimental models; however, the effects of the pathogenic mechanisms of AHR on epigenetic regulation remain unclear. Apart from proto-oncogene activation, epigenetic repressions of tumor suppressor genes are involved in tumor initiation, procession, and metastasis. Reverse epigenetic repression of the tumor suppressor genes by epigenetic enzyme activity inhibition and epigenetic enzyme level manipulation is a potential path for tumor therapy. Current evidence and our recent work on deacetylation of histones on tumor-suppressive genes suggest that histone deacetylase (HDAC) is involved in tumor formation and progression, and treating hepatocellular carcinoma with HDAC inhibitors can, at least partially, repress tumor proliferation and transformation by recusing the expression of tumor-suppressive genes such as TP53 and RB1.
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- Kwei-Yan Liu
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
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Sheng L, Jena PK, Hu Y, Liu HX, Nagar N, Kalanetra KM, French SW, French SW, Mills DA, Wan YJY. Hepatic inflammation caused by dysregulated bile acid synthesis is reversible by butyrate supplementation. J Pathol 2017; 243:431-441. [PMID: 28892150 DOI: 10.1002/path.4983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Dysregulated bile acid (BA) synthesis or reduced farnesoid X receptor (FXR) levels are found in patients having metabolic diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis or cancer. The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between butyrate and dysregulated BA synthesis-induced hepatitis as well as the effect of butyrate in reversing the liver pathology. Wild-type (WT) and FXR knockout (KO) male mice were placed on a control (CD) or western diet (WD) for 15 months. In the presence or absence of butyrate supplementation, feces obtained from 15-month-old WD-fed FXR KO mice, which had severe hepatitis and liver tumors, were transplanted to 7-month-old WD-fed FXR KO for 3 months. Hepatic phenotypes, microbiota profile, and BA composition were analyzed. Butyrate-generating bacteria and colonic butyrate concentration were reduced due to FXR inactivation and further reduced by WD intake. In addition, WD-fed FXR KO male mice had the highest concentration of hepatic β-muricholic acid (β-MCA) and bacteria-generated deoxycholic acid (DCA) accompanied by serious hepatitis. Moreover, dysregulated BA and reduced SCFA signaling co-existed in both human liver cancers and WD-fed FXR KO mice. Microbiota transplantation using butyrate-deficient feces derived from 15-month-old WD-fed FXR KO mice increased hepatic lymphocyte numbers as well as hepatic β-MCA and DCA concentrations. Furthermore, butyrate supplementation reduced hepatic β-MCA as well as DCA and eliminated hepatic lymphocyte infiltration. In conclusion, reduced butyrate contributes to the development of hepatitis in the FXR KO mouse model. In addition, butyrate reverses dysregulated BA synthesis and its associated hepatitis. Copyright © 2017 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Lili Sheng
- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Chen T, Gu C, Xue C, Yang T, Zhong Y, Liu S, Nie Y, Yang H. LncRNA-uc002mbe.2 Interacting with hnRNPA2B1 Mediates AKT Deactivation and p21 Up-Regulation Induced by Trichostatin in Liver Cancer Cells. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:669. [PMID: 28993733 PMCID: PMC5622184 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in liver carcinogenesis. We previously showed that the induction of lncRNA-uc002mbe.2 is positively associated with the apoptotic effect of trichostatin A (TSA) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The current study further analyzed the role of uc002mbe.2 in TSA-induced liver cancer cell death. The level of uc002mbe.2 was markedly increased by TSA in the cytoplasm of HCC cells. Knockdown of uc002mbe.2 prohibited TSA-induced G2/M cell cycle arrest, p21 induction, and apoptosis of Huh7 cells and reversed the TSA-mediated decrease in p-AKT. RNA pull-down and RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays revealed that TSA induced an interaction between uc002mbe.2 and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2B1 (hnRNPA2B1) in Huh7 cells. This interaction mediated AKT deactivation and p21 induction in liver cancer cells. In an athymic xenograft mouse model, knockdown of uc002mbe.2 significantly prohibited the TSA-mediated reduction in tumor size and weight. In addition, the ability of TSA to reduce hnRNPA2B1 and p-AKT levels and induce p21 in the xenograft tumors was prevented by uc002mbe.2 knockdown. Therefore, the interaction of uc002mbe.2 and hnRNPA2B1 in mediating AKT deactivation and p21 induction is involved in the cytostatic effect of trichostatin in liver cancer cells.
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- Ting Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular DiseaseGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
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Romidepsin induces G2/M phase arrest via Erk/cdc25C/cdc2/cyclinB pathway and apoptosis induction through JNK/c-Jun/caspase3 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2017; 127:90-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Nur77 suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma via switching glucose metabolism toward gluconeogenesis through attenuating phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase sumoylation. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14420. [PMID: 28240261 PMCID: PMC5333363 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Gluconeogenesis, an essential metabolic process for hepatocytes, is downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here we show that the nuclear receptor Nur77 is a tumour suppressor for HCC that regulates gluconeogenesis. Low Nur77 expression in clinical HCC samples correlates with poor prognosis, and a Nur77 deficiency in mice promotes HCC development. Nur77 interacts with phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK1), the rate-limiting enzyme in gluconeogenesis, to increase gluconeogenesis and suppress glycolysis, resulting in ATP depletion and cell growth arrest. However, PEPCK1 becomes labile after sumoylation and is degraded via ubiquitination, which is augmented by the p300 acetylation of ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 9 (Ubc9). Although Nur77 attenuates sumoylation and stabilizes PEPCK1 via impairing p300 activity and preventing the Ubc9-PEPCK1 interaction, Nur77 is silenced in HCC samples due to Snail-mediated DNA methylation of the Nur77 promoter. Our study reveals a unique mechanism to suppress HCC by switching from glycolysis to gluconeogenesis through Nur77 antagonism of PEPCK1 degradation.
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Xu Y, Chen T, Liao D, Wu X, Zhong Y, Liu S, Yang H, Nie Y. The antitumor effect of TIG3 in liver cancer cells is involved in ERK1/2 inhibition. Tumour Biol 2016; 37:11311-20. [PMID: 26951515 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-016-4998-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Tazarotene-induced gene 3 (TIG3) was first characterized in tazarotene-treated human keratinocytes and identified as a retinoic acid responder gene, an important mediator of antitumor effects by retinoids. In this study, we aim to investigate the inhibitory effect of TIG3 on the growth of liver cancer and explore its underlying mechanism. Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Hep3B cells were transfected with plasmid GV141 carrying full-length TIG3 complementary DNA (cDNA). The effects of TIG3 on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration were determined in vitro. The suppressor effect of TIG3 on tumor growth was evaluated in vivo in a nude mouse HCC model. We observed that TIG3 expression is decreased in the Hep3B cell line as well as primary HCC tumors, and TIG3 expression inversely correlates with Ki-67 expression. Overexpression of TIG3 suppresses tumor growth in HCC both in vitro and in vivo via ERK1/2 inhibition by promoting apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation and migration. These findings identify TIG3 as an attractive therapeutic target for HCC.
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- Yan Xu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, First Municipal's People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 250 Changgang Dong Road, Guangzhou, 510260, China
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- Department of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 250 Changgang Dong Road, Guangzhou, 510260, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 250 Changgang Dong Road, Guangzhou, 510260, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, First Municipal's People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou, 510180, China.
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Hamers AAJ, Argmann C, Moerland PD, Koenis DS, Marinković G, Sokolović M, de Vos AF, de Vries CJM, van Tiel CM. Nur77-deficiency in bone marrow-derived macrophages modulates inflammatory responses, extracellular matrix homeostasis, phagocytosis and tolerance. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:162. [PMID: 26932821 PMCID: PMC4774191 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2469-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The nuclear orphan receptor Nur77 (NR4A1, TR3, or NGFI-B) has been shown to modulate the inflammatory response of macrophages. To further elucidate the role of Nur77 in macrophage physiology, we compared the transcriptome of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) from wild-type (WT) and Nur77-knockout (KO) mice. Results In line with previous observations, SDF-1α (CXCL12) was among the most upregulated genes in Nur77-deficient BMM and we demonstrated that Nur77 binds directly to the SDF-1α promoter, resulting in inhibition of SDF-1α expression. The cytokine receptor CX3CR1 was strongly downregulated in Nur77-KO BMM, implying involvement of Nur77 in macrophage tolerance. Ingenuity pathway analyses (IPA) to identify canonical pathways regulation and gene set enrichment analyses (GSEA) revealed a potential role for Nur77 in extracellular matrix homeostasis. Nur77-deficiency increased the collagen content of macrophage extracellular matrix through enhanced expression of several collagen subtypes and diminished matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 activity. IPA upstream regulator analyses discerned the small GTPase Rac1 as a novel regulator of Nur77-mediated gene expression. We identified an inhibitory feedback loop with increased Rac1 activity in Nur77-KO BMM, which may explain the augmented phagocytic activity of these cells. Finally, we predict multiple chronic inflammatory diseases to be influenced by macrophage Nur77 expression. GSEA and IPA associated Nur77 to osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and allergic airway inflammatory diseases. Conclusions Altogether these data identify Nur77 as a modulator of macrophage function and an interesting target to treat chronic inflammatory disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2469-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Anouk A J Hamers
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Present address: Department of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, USA.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Present address: Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA.
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Present address: European Food Information Council, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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HCV core protein promotes hepatocyte proliferation and chemoresistance by inhibiting NR4A1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 466:592-8. [PMID: 26392314 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study investigated the effect of HCV core protein on the proliferation of hepatocytes and hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCC), the influence of HCV core protein on HCC apoptosis induced by the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin, and the mechanism through which HCV core protein acts as a potential oncoprotein in HCV-related HCC by measuring the levels of NR4A1 and Runt-related transcription factor 3 (RUNX3), which are associated with tumor suppression and chemotherapy resistance. In the present study, PcDNA3.1-core and RUNX3 siRNA were transfected into LO2 and HepG2 cells using Lipofectamine 2000. LO2-core, HepG2-core, LO2-RUNX3 (low) and control cells were treated with different concentrations of cisplatin for 72 h, and cell proliferation and apoptosis were assayed using the CellTiter 96(®)Aqueous Non-Radioactive Cell Proliferation Assay Kit. Western blot and real time PCR analyses were used to detect NR4A1, RUNX3, smad7, Cyclin D1 and BAX. Confocal microscopy was used to determine the levels of NR4A1 in HepG2 and HepG2-core cells. The growth rate of HepG2-core cells was considerably greater than that of HepG2 cells. HCV core protein increased the expression of cyclin D1 and decreased the expressions of NR4A1 and RUNX3. In LO2 - RUNX3 (low), the rate of cell proliferation and the level of cisplatin resistance were the same as in the LO2 -core. These results suggest that HCV core protein decreases the sensitivity of hepatocytes to cisplatin by inhibiting the expression of NR4A1 and promoting the expression of smad7, which negatively regulates the TGF-β pathway. This effect results in down regulation of RUNX3, a target of the TGF-β pathway. Taken together, these findings indicate that in hepatocytes, HCV core protein increases drug resistance and inhibits cell apoptosis by inhibiting the expressions of NR4A1 and RUNX3.
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Udhane SS, Pandey AV, Hofer G, Mullis PE, Flück CE. Retinoic acid receptor beta and angiopoietin-like protein 1 are involved in the regulation of human androgen biosynthesis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10132. [PMID: 25970467 PMCID: PMC4429542 DOI: 10.1038/srep10132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Androgens are essential for sexual development and reproduction. However, androgen regulation in health and disease is poorly understood. We showed that human adrenocortical H295R cells grown under starvation conditions acquire a hyperandrogenic steroid profile with changes in steroid metabolizing enzymes HSD3B2 and CYP17A1 essential for androgen production. Here we studied the regulatory mechanisms underlying androgen production in starved H295R cells. Microarray expression profiling of normal versus starved H295R cells revealed fourteen differentially expressed genes; HSD3B2, HSD3B1, CYP21A2, RARB, ASS1, CFI, ASCL1 and ENC1 play a role in steroid and energy metabolism and ANGPTL1, PLK2, DUSP6, DUSP10 and FREM2 are involved in signal transduction. We discovered two new gene networks around RARB and ANGPTL1, and show how they regulate androgen biosynthesis. Transcription factor RARB stimulated the promoters of genes involved in androgen production (StAR, CYP17A1 and HSD3B2) and enhanced androstenedione production. For HSD3B2 regulation RARB worked in cooperation with Nur77. Secretory protein ANGPTL1 modulated CYP17A1 and DUSP6 expression by inducing ERK1/2 phosphorylation. By contrast, our studies revealed no evidence for hormones or cell cycle involvement in regulating androgen biosynthesis. In summary, these studies establish a firm role for RARB and ANGPTL1 in the regulation of androgen production in H295R cells.
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- Sameer S Udhane
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital.,The Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital.,The Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital.,The Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital.,The Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital.,The Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Hu Y, Zhan Q, Liu HX, Chau T, Li Y, Wan YJ, Yvonne Wan YJ. Accelerated partial hepatectomy-induced liver cell proliferation is associated with liver injury in Nur77 knockout mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2014; 184:3272-83. [PMID: 25307349 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nur77, encoded by Nr4a1 (alias Nur77), plays roles in cell death, survival, and inflammation. To study the role of Nur77 in liver regeneration, wild-type (WT) and Nur77 knockout (KO) mice were subjected to standard two-thirds partial hepatectomy (PH). Nur77 mRNA and protein levels were markedly induced at 1 hour after PH in WT livers, coinciding with ERK1/2 activation. Surprisingly, Nur77 KO mice exhibited a higher liver-to-body weight ratio than WT mice at 24, 48, and 72 hours after PH. Nur77 KO livers exhibited increase in Ki-67-positive hepatocytes at 24 hours, with early induction of cell-cycle genes. Despite accelerated regeneration, Nur77 KO livers paradoxically incurred necrosis, hepatocyte apoptosis, elevated serum alanine aminotransferase activity, and Kupffer cell accumulation. Microarray analysis revealed up-regulation of genes modulating inflammation, cell proliferation, and apoptosis but down-regulation (due to Nur77 deficiency) of glucose and lipid homeostasis genes. Levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-12, IL-23, and CCL2 were increased and levels of anti-inflammatory IL-10 were decreased, compared with WT. Activated NF-κB and STAT3 and mRNA levels of target genes Myc and Bcl2l1 were elevated in Nur77 KO livers. Overall, Nur77 appears essential for regulating early signaling of liver regeneration by modulating cytokine-mediated inflammatory, apoptotic, and energy mobilization processes. The accelerated liver regeneration observed in Nur77 KO mice is likely due to a compensatory effect caused by injury.
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- Ying Hu
- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Digestive Disease Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Digestive Disease Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Digestive Disease Center, Guangzhou, China.
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Hu Y, Chau T, Liu HX, Liao D, Keane R, Nie Y, Yang H, Wan YJY. Bile acids regulate nuclear receptor (Nur77) expression and intracellular location to control proliferation and apoptosis. Mol Cancer Res 2014; 13:281-92. [PMID: 25232032 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-14-0230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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UNLABELLED Bile acids (BA) are endogenous agents capable of causing cancer throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. To uncover the mechanism by which BAs exert carcinogenic effects, both human liver and colon cancer cells as well as mouse primary hepatocytes were treated with BAs and assayed for viability, genotoxic stress, and transcriptional response. BAs induced both Nur77 (NR4A1) and proinflammatory gene expression. The intracellular location of BA-induced Nur77 was time dependent; short-term (1-3 hours) exposure induced nuclear Nur77, whereas longer (1-2 days) exposure also increased cytosolic Nur77 expression and apoptosis. Inhibiting Nur77 nuclear export with leptomycin B decreased lithocholic acid (LCA)-induced apoptosis. Extended (7 days) treatment with BA generated resistance to BA with increased nuclear Nur77, viability, and mobility. While, knockdown of Nur77 in BA-resistant cells increased cellular susceptibility to LCA-induced apoptosis. Moreover, in vivo mouse xenograft experiments demonstrated that BA-resistant cells form larger tumors with elevated Nur77 expression compared with parental controls. DNA-binding and gene expression assays identified multiple survival genes (CDK4, CCND2, MAP4K5, STAT5A, and RBBP8) and a proapoptosis gene (BID) as Nur77 targets. Consistently, BA-induced upregulation of the aforementioned genes was abrogated by a lack of Nur77. Importantly, Nur77 was overexpressed in high percentage of human colon and liver cancer specimens, and the intracellular location of Nur77 correlated with elevated serum total BA levels in patients with colon cancer. These data show for the first time that BAs via Nur77 have a dual role in modulating cell survival and death. IMPLICATIONS These findings establish a direct link between Nur77 and the carcinogenic effect of BAs.
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- Ying Hu
- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Municipal's People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, California. Department of Gastroenterology, First Municipal's People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Dai Y, Zhang W, Zhou X, Shi J. Inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase ameliorates early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of a Nur77 dependent apoptosis pathway. Neurochem Res 2014; 39:1603-11. [PMID: 24928238 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-014-1355-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nur77 is a potent pro-apoptotic member of the orphan nuclear receptor superfamily. Our previous study revealed Nur77-mediated apoptotic also involved in early brain injury (EBI) after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Previous researches show that c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) positively regulates Nur77 nuclear export and apoptosis by phosphorylating Nur77. To determine whether activation of JNK is directly associated with Nur77 dependent apoptosis pathway. We hypothesized that SP600125, a chemical inhibitor of JNK, may effectively ameliorate EBI by inhibiting Nur77 phosphorylation and its transcriptional activity. Hence, in this study was designed to explore the neuroprotective effects of SP600125 in EBI after SAH. Adult male SD rats were randomly assigned to four groups: control; SAH + DMSO; SAH + SP10 and SAH + SP30, a dose of 10 and 30 mg/kg SP600125 was directly administered intraperitoneally 30 min before and 2 h after SAH induction. SP600125 markedly decreased expressions of p-JNK, p-Nur77, Bcl-2, cyto C, caspase-3 and inhibited apoptosis. Improvement of neurological deficit, alleviation of brain edema and amelioration of EBI were obtained after treatment of SP600125. Transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells were reduced markedly in brain cortex by SP600125. Our studies indicate JNK plays important roles in Nur77 activation. These findings strongly support the hypothesis that SP600125 treatment can ameliorate EBI after experimentally induced SAH by inhibiting a Nur77-dependent apoptotic pathway.
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- Yuxiang Dai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Dai Y, Zhang W, Sun Q, Zhang X, Zhou X, Hu Y, Shi J. Nuclear receptor nur77 promotes cerebral cell apoptosis and induces early brain injury after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. J Neurosci Res 2014; 92:1110-21. [PMID: 24737679 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Nur77 is a potent proapoptotic member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that is expressed predominantly in brain tissue. It has been demonstrated that Nur77 mediates apoptosis in multiple organs. Nur77-mediated early brain injury (EBI) involves a conformational change in BCL-2 and triggers cytochrome C (cytoC) release resulting in cellular apoptosis. This study investigates whether Nur77 can promote cerebral cell apoptosis after experimentally induced subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in rats. Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups: 1) untreated group, 2) treatment control group, and 3) SAH group. The experimental SAH group was divided into four subgroups, corresponding to 12 hr, 24 hr, 48 hr, and 72 hr after experimentally induced SAH. It remains unclear whether Nur77 can play an important role during EBI after SAH as a proapoptotic protein in cerebral cells. Cytosporone B (Csn-B) was used to demonstrate that Nur77 could be enriched and used to aggravate EBI after SAH. Rats treated with Csn-B were given an intraperitoneal injection (13 mg/kg) 30 min after experimentally induced SAH. We found that Nur77 promotes cerebral cell apoptosis by mediating EBI and triggering a conformational change in BCL-2, resulting in cytoC release. Nur77 activity, along with cerebral cell apoptosis, peaked at 24 hr after SAH onset. After induction of SAH, an injection of Csn-B, an agonist for Nur77, enhanced the expression and function of Nur77. In summary, we have demonstrated the proapoptotic effect of Nur77 within cerebral cells, an effect that can be further exacerbated with Csn-B stimulation.
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- Yuxiang Dai
- Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Dai Y, Sun Q, Zhang X, Hu Y, Zhou M, Shi J. Cyclosporin A ameliorates early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of a Nur77 dependent apoptosis pathway. Brain Res 2014; 1556:67-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Niu G, Lu L, Gan J, Zhang D, Liu J, Huang G. Dual roles of orphan nuclear receptor TR3/Nur77/NGFI-B in mediating cell survival and apoptosis. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 313:219-58. [PMID: 25376494 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800177-6.00007-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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As a transcriptional factor, Nur77 has sparked interests across different research fields in recent years. A number of studies have demonstrated the functional complexity of Nur77 in mediating survival/apoptosis in a variety of cells, including tumor cells. Conflicting observations also exist in clinical reports, in that TR3 behaves like an oncogene in tumors of the GI tract, lung, and breast, that is negatively associated with tumor stage and patient prognosis; while functions as a tumor suppressor gene in malignancies of the hematological and lymphatic system, skin, and ovary whose malfunction results in carcinogenesis. This chapter summarizes the apparent opposing effects of Nur77 on cells and explicates the mechanisms that determine the functional preference of Nur77. We conclude that in addition to cell type and agent context, other factors such as cellular localization, signaling pathway, and posttranslational modification also determine the final effects of Nur77 on cells.
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- Gengming Niu
- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Main Library, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Liu J, Li J, Zhang JF, Xin XY. Combination of fenretinide and selenite inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:21790-804. [PMID: 24192821 PMCID: PMC3856035 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141121790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The combination of fenretinide and selenite on ovarian cancer cells was investigated to assess its effects on proliferation and ability to induce apoptosis. Our results showed that fenretinide and selenite in combination significantly suppress the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells and induced apoptosis (including reactive oxygen species generation, and the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential) compared with either drug used alone. The caspase3/9-dependent pathway was triggered significantly in combination treatment, and moreover, the AMPK pathway also mediated the apoptosis induction in fenretinide and selenite combination. Fenretinide and selenite combination treatment was demonstrated to suppress tumor growth in vivo, this drug combination has been thus found to have an enhanced anti-tumor effect on ovarian cancers cells.
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- Jie Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
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Yang H, Zhong Y, Xie H, Lai X, Xu M, Nie Y, Liu S, Wan YJY. Induction of the liver cancer-down-regulated long noncoding RNA uc002mbe.2 mediates trichostatin-induced apoptosis of liver cancer cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 85:1761-9. [PMID: 23643933 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Differential expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) plays critical roles in hepatocarcinogenesis. Considerable attention has focused on the antitumor effect of histone deacetylase inhibitor (Trichostatin A, TSA) as well as the coding gene expression-induced apoptosis of cancer cells. However, it is not known whether lncRNA has a role in TSA-induced apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The global expression of lncRNAs and coding genes was analyzed with the Human LncRNA Array V2.0 after 24 h treatment. Expression was verified in cell lines and tissues by quantitative real-time PCR. The data showed that 4.8% (959) of lncRNA and 6.1% (1849) of protein coding gene were significantly differentially expressed. The differential expressions of lncRNA and protein coding genes had distinguishable hierarchical clustering expression profiling pattern. Among these differentially expressed lncRNAs, the greatest change was noted for uc002mbe.2, which had more than 300 folds induction upon TSA treatment. TSA selectively induced uc002mbe.2 in four studied HCC cell lines. Compared with normal human hepatocytes and adjacent noncancerous tissues, uc002mbe.2 expression level was significantly lower in the HCC cell lines and liver cancer tissues. The TSA-induced uc002mbe.2 expression was positively correlated with the apoptotic effect of TSA in HCC cells. In addition, knockdown the expression of uc002mbe.2 significantly reduced TSA-induced apoptosis of Huh7cells. Therefore, TSA-induced apoptosis of HCC cells is uc002mbe.2 dependent and reduced expression of uc002mbe.2 may be associated with liver carcinogenesis.
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- Hui Yang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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PKA/Smurf1 signaling-mediated stabilization of Nur77 is required for anticancer drug cisplatin-induced apoptosis. Oncogene 2013; 33:1629-39. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hu Y, Liu HX, He Y, Fang Y, Fang J, Wan YJY. Transcriptome profiling and genome-wide DNA binding define the differential role of fenretinide and all-trans RA in regulating the death and survival of human hepatocellular carcinoma Huh7 cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 85:1007-17. [PMID: 23396089 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 01/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fenretinide is significantly more effective in inducing apoptosis in cancer cells than all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). The current study uses a genome-wide approach to understand the differential role fenretinide and ATRA have in inducing apoptosis in Huh7 cells. Fenretinide and ATRA-induced gene expressions and DNA bindings were profiled using microarray and chromatin immunoprecipitation with anti-RXRα antibody. The data showed that fenretinide was not a strong transcription regulator. Fenretinide only changed the expressions of 1 093 genes, approximately three times less than the number of genes regulated by ATRA (2 811). Biological function annotation demonstrated that both fenretinide and ATRA participated in pathways that determine cell fate and metabolic processes. However, fenretinide specifically induced Fas/TNFα-mediated apoptosis by increasing the expression of pro-apoptotic genes i.e., DEDD2, CASP8, CASP4, and HSPA1A/B; whereas, ATRA induced the expression of BIRC3 and TNFAIP3, which inhibit apoptosis by interacting with TRAF2. In addition, fenretinide inhibited the expression of the genes involved in RAS/RAF/ERK-mediated survival pathway. In contrast, ATRA increased the expression of SOSC2, BRAF, MEK, and ERK genes. Most genes regulated by fenretinide and ATRA were bound by RXRα, suggesting a direct effect. This study revealed that by regulating fewer genes, the effects of fenretinide become more specific and thus has fewer side effects than ATRA. The data also suggested that fenretinide induces apoptosis via death receptor effector and by inhibiting the RAS/RAF/ERK pathway. It provides insight on how retinoid efficacy can be improved and how side effects in cancer therapy can be reduced.
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- Ying Hu
- Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 4645 2nd Ave, Research Building III, University of California, Davis Health Systems, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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Yang WLR, Lee YE, Chen MH, Chao KM, Huang CYF. In-silico drug screening and potential target identification for hepatocellular carcinoma using Support Vector Machines based on drug screening result. Gene 2012; 518:201-8. [PMID: 23220021 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a severe liver malignancy with few drug treatment options. In finding an effective treatment for HCC, screening drugs that are already FDA-approved will fast track the clinical trial and drug approval process. Connectivity Map (CMap), a large repository of chemical-induced gene expression profiles, provides the opportunity to analyze drug properties on the basis of gene expression. Support Vector Machines (SVM) were utilized to classify the effectiveness of drugs against HCC using gene expression profiles in CMap. The results of this classification will help us (1) identify genes that are chemically sensitive, and (2) predict the effectiveness of remaining chemicals in CMap in the treatment of HCC and provide a prioritized list of possible HCC drugs for biological verification. Four HCC cell lines were treated with 146 distinct chemicals, and cell viability was examined. SVM successfully classified the effectiveness of the chemicals with an average Area Under ROC Curve (AUROC) of 0.9. Using reported HCC patient samples, we identified chemically sensitive genes that may be possible HCC therapeutic targets, including MT1E, MYC, and GADD45B. Using SVM, several known HCC inhibitors, such as geldanamycin, alvespimycin (HSP90 inhibitors), and doxorubicin (chemotherapy drug), were predicted. Seven out of the 23 predicted drugs were cardiac glycosides, suggesting a link between this drug category and HCC inhibition. The study demonstrates a strategy of in silico drug screening with SVM using a large repository of microarrays based on initial in vitro drug screening. Verifying these results biologically would help develop a more accurate chemical sensitivity model.
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- Wu-Lung R Yang
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Mohan HM, Aherne CM, Rogers AC, Baird AW, Winter DC, Murphy EP. Molecular pathways: the role of NR4A orphan nuclear receptors in cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2012; 18:3223-8. [PMID: 22566377 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-2953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nuclear receptors are of integral importance in carcinogenesis. Manipulation of classic ligand-activated nuclear receptors, such as estrogen receptor blockade in breast cancer, is an important established cancer therapy. Orphan nuclear receptors, such as nuclear family 4 subgroup A (NR4A) receptors, have no known natural ligand(s). These elusive receptors are increasingly recognized as molecular switches in cell survival and a molecular link between inflammation and cancer. NR4A receptors act as transcription factors, altering expression of downstream genes in apoptosis (Fas-ligand, TRAIL), proliferation, DNA repair, metabolism, cell migration, inflammation (interleukin-8), and angiogenesis (VEGF). NR4A receptors are modulated by multiple cell-signaling pathways, including protein kinase A/CREB, NF-κB, phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT, c-jun-NH(2)-kinase, Wnt, and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. NR4A receptor effects are context and tissue specific, influenced by their levels of expression, posttranslational modification, and interaction with other transcription factors (RXR, PPAR-Υ). The subcellular location of NR4A "nuclear receptors" is also important functionally; novel roles have been described in the cytoplasm where NR4A proteins act both indirectly and directly on the mitochondria to promote apoptosis via Bcl-2. NR4A receptors are implicated in a wide variety of malignancies, including breast, lung, colon, bladder, and prostate cancer; glioblastoma multiforme; sarcoma; and acute and/or chronic myeloid leukemia. NR4A receptors modulate response to conventional chemotherapy and represent an exciting frontier for chemotherapeutic intervention, as novel agents targeting NR4A receptors have now been developed. This review provides a concise clinical overview of current knowledge of NR4A signaling in cancer and the potential for therapeutic manipulation.
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- Helen M Mohan
- UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland.
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Shirakami Y, Lee SA, Clugston RD, Blaner WS. Hepatic metabolism of retinoids and disease associations. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2012; 1821:124-36. [PMID: 21763780 PMCID: PMC3488285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2011] [Revised: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The liver is the most important tissue site in the body for uptake of postprandial retinoid, as well as for retinoid storage. Within the liver, both hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are importantly involved in retinoid metabolism. Hepatocytes play an indispensable role in uptake and processing of dietary retinoid into the liver, and in synthesis and secretion of retinol-binding protein (RBP), which is required for mobilizing hepatic retinoid stores. HSCs are the central cellular site for retinoid storage in the healthy animal, accounting for as much as 50-60% of the total retinoid present in the entire body. The liver is also an important target organ for retinoid actions. Retinoic acid is synthesized in the liver and can interact with retinoid receptors which control expression of a large number of genes involved in hepatic processes. Altered retinoid metabolism and the accompanying dysregulation of retinoid signaling in the liver contribute to hepatic disease. This is related to HSCs, which contribute significantly to the development of hepatic disease when they undergo a process of cellular activation. HSC activation results in the loss of HSC retinoid stores and changes in extracellular matrix deposition leading to the onset of liver fibrosis. An association between hepatic disease progression and decreased hepatic retinoid storage has been demonstrated. In this review article, we summarize the essential role of the liver in retinoid metabolism and consider briefly associations between hepatic retinoid metabolism and disease. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Retinoid and Lipid Metabolism.
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- Yohei Shirakami
- Department of Medicine, College of Physcians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 630 W, 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
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