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Dowling P, Trollet C, Negroni E, Swandulla D, Ohlendieck K. How Can Proteomics Help to Elucidate the Pathophysiological Crosstalk in Muscular Dystrophy and Associated Multi-System Dysfunction? Proteomes 2024; 12:4. [PMID: 38250815 PMCID: PMC10801633 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes12010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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This perspective article is concerned with the question of how proteomics, which is a core technique of systems biology that is deeply embedded in the multi-omics field of modern bioresearch, can help us better understand the molecular pathogenesis of complex diseases. As an illustrative example of a monogenetic disorder that primarily affects the neuromuscular system but is characterized by a plethora of multi-system pathophysiological alterations, the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy was examined. Recent achievements in the field of dystrophinopathy research are described with special reference to the proteome-wide complexity of neuromuscular changes and body-wide alterations/adaptations. Based on a description of the current applications of top-down versus bottom-up proteomic approaches and their technical challenges, future systems biological approaches are outlined. The envisaged holistic and integromic bioanalysis would encompass the integration of diverse omics-type studies including inter- and intra-proteomics as the core disciplines for systematic protein evaluations, with sophisticated biomolecular analyses, including physiology, molecular biology, biochemistry and histochemistry. Integrated proteomic findings promise to be instrumental in improving our detailed knowledge of pathogenic mechanisms and multi-system dysfunction, widening the available biomarker signature of dystrophinopathy for improved diagnostic/prognostic procedures, and advancing the identification of novel therapeutic targets to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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- Paul Dowling
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland;
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Center for Research in Myology U974, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Myology Institute, 75013 Paris, France; (C.T.); (E.N.)
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- Center for Research in Myology U974, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Myology Institute, 75013 Paris, France; (C.T.); (E.N.)
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- Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn, D53115 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland;
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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Morroni J, Benedetti A, Esposito L, De Bardi M, Borsellino G, Riera CS, Giordani L, Bouche M, Lozanoska-Ochser B. Injury-experienced satellite cells retain long-term enhanced regenerative capacity. Stem Cell Res Ther 2023; 14:246. [PMID: 37697344 PMCID: PMC10496398 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-023-03492-4] [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] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory memory or trained immunity is a recently described process in immune and non-immune tissue resident cells, whereby previous exposure to inflammation mediators leads to a faster and stronger responses upon secondary challenge. Whether previous muscle injury is associated with altered responses to subsequent injury by satellite cells (SCs), the muscle stem cells, is not known. METHODS We used a mouse model of repeated muscle injury, in which intramuscular cardiotoxin (CTX) injections were administered 50 days apart in order to allow for full recovery of the injured muscle before the second injury. The effect of prior injury on the phenotype, proliferation and regenerative potential of satellite cells following a second injury was examined in vitro and in vivo by immunohistochemistry, RT-qPCR and histological analysis. RESULTS We show that SCs isolated from muscle at 50 days post-injury (injury-experienced SCs (ieSCs)) enter the cell cycle faster and form bigger myotubes when cultured in vitro, compared to control SCs isolated from uninjured contralateral muscle. Injury-experienced SCs were characterized by the activation of the mTORC 1 signaling pathway, suggesting they are poised to activate sooner following a second injury. Consequently, upon second injury, SCs accumulate in greater numbers in muscle at 3 and 10 days after injury. These changes in SC phenotype and behavior were associated with accelerated muscle regeneration, as evidenced by an earlier appearance of bigger fibers and increased number of myonuclei per fiber at day 10 after the second injury. CONCLUSIONS Overall, we show that skeletal muscle injury has a lasting effect on SC function priming them to respond faster to a subsequent injury. The ieSCs have long-term enhanced regenerative properties that contribute to accelerated regeneration following a secondary challenge.
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- Jacopo Morroni
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- COU of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Translational Oncology Research Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS 974, Association Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, Bari, Italy.
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Bez Batti Angulski A, Hosny N, Cohen H, Martin AA, Hahn D, Bauer J, Metzger JM. Duchenne muscular dystrophy: disease mechanism and therapeutic strategies. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1183101. [PMID: 37435300 PMCID: PMC10330733 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1183101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe, progressive, and ultimately fatal disease of skeletal muscle wasting, respiratory insufficiency, and cardiomyopathy. The identification of the dystrophin gene as central to DMD pathogenesis has led to the understanding of the muscle membrane and the proteins involved in membrane stability as the focal point of the disease. The lessons learned from decades of research in human genetics, biochemistry, and physiology have culminated in establishing the myriad functionalities of dystrophin in striated muscle biology. Here, we review the pathophysiological basis of DMD and discuss recent progress toward the development of therapeutic strategies for DMD that are currently close to or are in human clinical trials. The first section of the review focuses on DMD and the mechanisms contributing to membrane instability, inflammation, and fibrosis. The second section discusses therapeutic strategies currently used to treat DMD. This includes a focus on outlining the strengths and limitations of approaches directed at correcting the genetic defect through dystrophin gene replacement, modification, repair, and/or a range of dystrophin-independent approaches. The final section highlights the different therapeutic strategies for DMD currently in clinical trials.
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Muraine L, Bensalah M, Butler-Browne G, Bigot A, Trollet C, Mouly V, Negroni E. Update on anti-fibrotic pharmacotherapies in skeletal muscle disease. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2023; 68:102332. [PMID: 36566666 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2022.102332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fibrosis, defined as an excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix, is the end point of a defective regenerative process, unresolved inflammation and/or chronic damage. Numerous muscle disorders (MD) are characterized by high levels of fibrosis associated with muscle wasting and weakness. Fibrosis alters muscle homeostasis/regeneration and fiber environment and may interfere with gene and cell therapies. Slowing down or reversing fibrosis is a crucial therapeutic goal to maintain muscle identity in the context of therapies. Several pathways are implicated in the modulation of the fibrotic progression and multiple therapeutic compounds targeting fibrogenic signals have been tested in MDs, mostly in the context of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In this review, we present an up-to-date overview of pharmacotherapies that have been tested to reduce fibrosis in the skeletal muscle.
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- Laura Muraine
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Paris, France.
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Millozzi F, Papait A, Bouché M, Parolini O, Palacios D. Nano-Immunomodulation: A New Strategy for Skeletal Muscle Diseases and Aging? Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021175. [PMID: 36674691 PMCID: PMC9862642 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The skeletal muscle has a very remarkable ability to regenerate upon injury under physiological conditions; however, this regenerative capacity is strongly diminished in physio-pathological conditions, such as those present in diseased or aged muscles. Many muscular dystrophies (MDs) are characterized by aberrant inflammation due to the deregulation of both the lymphoid and myeloid cell populations and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Pathological inflammation is also observed in old muscles due to a systemic change in the immune system, known as "inflammaging". Immunomodulation represents, therefore, a promising therapeutic opportunity for different skeletal muscle conditions. However, the use of immunomodulatory drugs in the clinics presents several caveats, including their low stability in vivo, the need for high doses to obtain therapeutically relevant effects, and the presence of strong side effects. Within this context, the emerging field of nanomedicine provides the powerful tools needed to control the immune response. Nano-scale materials are currently being explored as biocarriers to release immunomodulatory agents in the damaged tissues, allowing therapeutic doses with limited off-target effects. In addition, the intrinsic immunomodulatory properties of some nanomaterials offer further opportunities for intervention that still need to be systematically explored. Here we exhaustively review the state-of-the-art regarding the use of nano-sized materials to modulate the aberrant immune response that characterizes some physio-pathological muscle conditions, such as MDs or sarcopenia (the age-dependent loss of muscle mass). Based on our learnings from cancer and immune tolerance induction, we also discuss further opportunities, challenges, and limitations of the emerging field of nano-immunomodulation.
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- Francesco Millozzi
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via del Fosso di Fiorano, 64, 00143 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Vito, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Vito, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Vito, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Vito, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Vito, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Vito, 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Rumney RMH, Róg J, Chira N, Kao AP, Al-Khalidi R, Górecki DC. P2X7 Purinoceptor Affects Ectopic Calcification of Dystrophic Muscles. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:935804. [PMID: 35910348 PMCID: PMC9333129 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.935804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ectopic calcification (EC) of myofibers is a pathological feature of muscle damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Mineralisation of muscle tissue occurs concomitantly with macrophage infiltration, suggesting a link between ectopic mineral deposition and inflammation. One potential link is the P2X7 purinoceptor, a key trigger of inflammation, which is expressed on macrophages but also up-regulated in dystrophic muscle cells. To investigate the role of P2X7 in dystrophic calcification, we utilised the Dmdmdx-βgeo dystrophin-null mouse model of DMD crossed with a global P2X7 knockout (P2rx7−/−) or with our novel P2X7 knockin-knockout mouse (P2x7KiKo), which expresses P2X7 in macrophages but not muscle cells. Total loss of P2X7 increased EC, indicating that P2X7 overexpression is a protective mechanism against dystrophic mineralisation. Given that muscle-specific P2X7 ablation did not affect dystrophic EC, this underlined the role of P2X7 receptor expression on the inflammatory cells. Serum phosphate reflected dystrophic calcification, with the highest serum phosphate levels found in genotypes with the most ectopic mineral. To further investigate the underlying mechanisms, we measured phosphate release from cells in vitro, and found that dystrophic myoblasts released less phosphate than non-dystrophic cells. Treatment with P2X7 antagonists increased phosphate release from both dystrophic and control myoblasts indicating that muscle cells are a potential source of secreted phosphate while macrophages protect against ectopic mineralisation. Treatment of cells with high phosphate media engendered mineral deposition, which was decreased in the presence of the P2X7 agonist BzATP, particularly in cultures of dystrophic cells, further supporting a protective role for P2X7 against ectopic mineralisation in dystrophic muscle.
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- Robin M. H. Rumney
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Zeiss Global Centre, School of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Warsaw, Poland
- *Correspondence: Dariusz C. Górecki,
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Morroni J, Schirone L, Valenti V, Zwergel C, Riera CS, Valente S, Vecchio D, Schiavon S, Ragno R, Mai A, Sciarretta S, Lozanoska-Ochser B, Bouchè M. Inhibition of PKCθ Improves Dystrophic Heart Phenotype and Function in a Novel Model of DMD Cardiomyopathy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042256. [PMID: 35216371 PMCID: PMC8880527 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Chronic cardiac muscle inflammation and subsequent fibrotic tissue deposition are key features in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The treatment of choice for delaying DMD progression both in skeletal and cardiac muscle are corticosteroids, supporting the notion that chronic inflammation in the heart plays a pivotal role in fibrosis deposition and subsequent cardiac dysfunction. Nevertheless, considering the adverse effects associated with long-term corticosteroid treatments, there is a need for novel anti-inflammatory therapies. In this study, we used our recently described exercised mdx (ex mdx) mouse model characterised by accelerated heart pathology, and the specific PKCθ inhibitor Compound 20 (C20), to show that inhibition of this kinase leads to a significant reduction in the number of immune cells infiltrating the heart, as well as necrosis and fibrosis. Functionally, C20 treatment also prevented the reduction in left ventricle fractional shortening, which was typically observed in the vehicle-treated ex mdx mice. Based on these findings, we propose that PKCθ pharmacological inhibition could be an attractive therapeutic approach to treating dystrophic cardiomyopathy
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- Jacopo Morroni
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (J.M.); (C.S.R.); (B.L.-O.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (D.V.); (S.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, 04100 Latina, Italy;
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.Z.); (S.V.); (R.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (J.M.); (C.S.R.); (B.L.-O.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.Z.); (S.V.); (R.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (D.V.); (S.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (D.V.); (S.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.Z.); (S.V.); (R.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.Z.); (S.V.); (R.R.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (D.V.); (S.S.); (S.S.)
- Department of AngioCardioNeurology, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (J.M.); (C.S.R.); (B.L.-O.)
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; (J.M.); (C.S.R.); (B.L.-O.)
- Correspondence:
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Charrier M, Lorant J, Contreras-Lopez R, Téjédor G, Blanquart C, Lieubeau B, Schleder C, Leroux I, Deshayes S, Fonteneau JF, Babarit C, Hamel A, Magot A, Péréon Y, Viau S, Delorme B, Luz-Crawford P, Lamirault G, Djouad F, Rouger K. Human MuStem cells repress T-cell proliferation and cytotoxicity through both paracrine and contact-dependent pathways. Stem Cell Res Ther 2022; 13:7. [PMID: 35012660 PMCID: PMC8751303 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02681-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are inherited diseases in which a dysregulation of the immune response exacerbates disease severity and are characterized by infiltration of various immune cell types leading to muscle inflammation, fiber necrosis and fibrosis. Immunosuppressive properties have been attributed to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that regulate the phenotype and function of different immune cells. However, such properties were poorly considered until now for adult stem cells with myogenic potential and advanced as possible therapeutic candidates for MDs. In the present study, we investigated the immunoregulatory potential of human MuStem (hMuStem) cells, for which we previously demonstrated that they can survive in injured muscle and robustly counteract adverse tissue remodeling. Methods The impact of hMuStem cells or their secretome on the proliferative and phenotypic properties of T-cells was explored by co-culture experiments with either peripheral blood mononucleated cells or CD3-sorted T-cells. A comparative study was produced with the bone marrow (BM)-MSCs. The expression profile of immune cell-related markers on hMuStem cells was determined by flow cytometry while their secretory profile was examined by ELISA assays. Finally, the paracrine and cell contact-dependent effects of hMuStem cells on the T-cell-mediated cytotoxic response were analyzed through IFN-γ expression and lysis activity. Results Here, we show that hMuStem cells have an immunosuppressive phenotype and can inhibit the proliferation and the cytotoxic response of T-cells as well as promote the generation of regulatory T-cells through direct contact and via soluble factors. These effects are associated, in part, with the production of mediators including heme-oxygenase-1, leukemia inhibitory factor and intracellular cell adhesion molecule-1, all of which are produced at significantly higher levels by hMuStem cells than BM-MSCs. While the production of prostaglandin E2 is involved in the suppression of T-cell proliferation by both hMuStem cells and BM-MSCs, the participation of inducible nitric oxide synthase activity appears to be specific to hMuStem cell-mediated one. Conclusions Together, our findings demonstrate that hMuStem cells are potent immunoregulatory cells. Combined with their myogenic potential, the attribution of these properties reinforces the positioning of hMuStem cells as candidate therapeutic agents for the treatment of MDs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13287-021-02681-3.
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- Marine Charrier
- INRAE, Oniris, PAnTher, UMR 703, Oniris - Site de La Chantrerie, 101, Route de Gachet, CS. 40706, 44307, Nantes, France.,L'institut du Thorax, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, 44007, Nantes, France.,Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, Oniris, PAnTher, UMR 703, Oniris - Site de La Chantrerie, 101, Route de Gachet, CS. 40706, 44307, Nantes, France
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- INSERM U1183 IRMB, Hôpital Saint Eloi, CHRU Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, 80, Rue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier, France.,Laboratorio de Immunología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes, Chile
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- INSERM U1183 IRMB, Hôpital Saint Eloi, CHRU Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, 80, Rue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- INRAE, Oniris, PAnTher, UMR 703, Oniris - Site de La Chantrerie, 101, Route de Gachet, CS. 40706, 44307, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, Oniris, PAnTher, UMR 703, Oniris - Site de La Chantrerie, 101, Route de Gachet, CS. 40706, 44307, Nantes, France
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- CNRS, INSERM, CRCINA, Université de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, Oniris, PAnTher, UMR 703, Oniris - Site de La Chantrerie, 101, Route de Gachet, CS. 40706, 44307, Nantes, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Infantile, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Nantes, 44093, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires AOC, CHU Nantes, 44093, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles, Centre de Référence Maladies Neuromusculaires AOC, CHU Nantes, 44093, Nantes, France
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- Biotherapy Division, Macopharma, 59420, Mouvaux, France
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- Biotherapy Division, Macopharma, 59420, Mouvaux, France
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- Laboratorio de Immunología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes, Chile.,IMPACT, Center of Interventional Medicine for Precision and Advanced Cellular Therapy, Santiago, Chile
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- INSERM U1183 IRMB, Hôpital Saint Eloi, CHRU Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, 80, Rue Augustin Fliche, 34295, Montpellier, France.
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- INRAE, Oniris, PAnTher, UMR 703, Oniris - Site de La Chantrerie, 101, Route de Gachet, CS. 40706, 44307, Nantes, France.
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Accelerating the Mdx Heart Histo-Pathology through Physical Exercise. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11070706. [PMID: 34357078 PMCID: PMC8306456 DOI: 10.3390/life11070706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic cardiac muscle inflammation and fibrosis are key features of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Around 90% of 18-year-old patients already show signs of DMD-related cardiomyopathy, and cardiac failure is rising as the main cause of death among DMD patients. The evaluation of novel therapies for the treatment of dystrophic heart problems depends on the availability of animal models that closely mirror the human pathology. The widely used DMD animal model, the mdx mouse, presents a milder cardiac pathology compared to humans, with a late onset, which precludes large-scale and reliable studies. In this study, we used an exercise protocol to accelerate and worsen the cardiac pathology in mdx mice. The mice were subjected to a 1 h-long running session on a treadmill, at moderate speed, twice a week for 8 weeks. We demonstrate that subjecting young mdx mice (4-week-old) to "endurance" exercise accelerates heart pathology progression, as shown by early fibrosis deposition, increases necrosis and inflammation, and reduces heart function compared to controls. We believe that our exercised mdx model represents an easily reproducible and useful tool to study the molecular and cellular networks involved in dystrophic heart alterations, as well as to evaluate novel therapeutic strategies aimed at ameliorating dystrophic heart pathology.
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Benedetti A, Cera G, De Meo D, Villani C, Bouche M, Lozanoska-Ochser B. A novel approach for the isolation and long-term expansion of pure satellite cells based on ice-cold treatment. Skelet Muscle 2021; 11:7. [PMID: 33731194 PMCID: PMC7968259 DOI: 10.1186/s13395-021-00261-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Satellite cells (SCs) are muscle stem cells capable of regenerating injured muscle. The study of their functional potential depends on the availability of methods for the isolation and expansion of pure SCs with preserved myogenic properties after serial passages in vitro. Here, we describe the ice-cold treatment (ICT) method, which is a simple, economical, and efficient method for the isolation and in vitro expansion of highly pure mouse and human SCs. It involves a brief (15-30 min) incubation on ice (0 °C) of a dish containing a heterogeneous mix of adherent muscle mononuclear cells, which leads to the detachment of only the SCs, and gives rise to cultures of superior purity compared to other commonly used isolation methods. The ICT method doubles up as a gentle passaging technique, allowing SC expansion over extended periods of time without compromising their proliferation and differentiation potential. Moreover, SCs isolated and expanded using the ICT method are capable of regenerating injured muscle in vivo. The ICT method involves minimal cell manipulation, does not require any expertise or expensive reagents, it is fast, and highly reproducible, and greatly reduces the number of animals or human biopsies required in order to obtain sufficient number of SCs. The cost-effectiveness, accessibility, and technical simplicity of this method, as well as its remarkable efficiency, will no doubt accelerate SC basic and translational research bringing their therapeutic use closer to the clinic.
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- Anna Benedetti
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Dowling P, Gargan S, Zweyer M, Henry M, Meleady P, Swandulla D, Ohlendieck K. Proteome-wide Changes in the mdx-4cv Spleen due to Pathophysiological Cross Talk with Dystrophin-Deficient Skeletal Muscle. iScience 2020; 23:101500. [PMID: 32916630 PMCID: PMC7490529 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is primarily characterized by progressive muscle wasting due to deficiency in the membrane cytoskeletal protein dystrophin but is also associated with body-wide cellular disturbances in a variety of non-muscle tissues. In this study, we have focused on the comparative proteomic analysis of the spleen and established considerable changes in this crucial secondary lymphoid organ from the genetic mdx-4cv mouse model of dystrophinopathy. An apparent short isoform of dystrophin and associated glycoproteins were identified in spleen by mass spectrometry but appear not be affected in muscular dystrophy. In contrast, the mdx-4cv spleen showed significant proteome-wide changes in other protein species that are involved in metabolism, signaling, and cellular architecture. Since the spleen plays a key role in the immune response, these proteomic alterations may reflect pathophysiological cross talk between the lymphoid system and dystrophic muscles, which are affected by both fiber degeneration and inflammation.
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- Paul Dowling
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23F2H6, Ireland
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23F2H6, Ireland
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23F2H6, Ireland
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23F2H6, Ireland
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- Department of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23F2H6, Ireland
- Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23F2H6, Ireland
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Gao S, Chen SN, Di Nardo C, Lombardi R. Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy and Skeletal Muscle Dystrophies: Shared Histopathological Features and Pathogenic Mechanisms. Front Physiol 2020; 11:834. [PMID: 32848821 PMCID: PMC7406798 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a heritable cardiac disease characterized by fibrotic or fibrofatty myocardial replacement, associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Originally described as a disease of the right ventricle, ACM is currently recognized as a biventricular entity, due to the increasing numbers of reports of predominant left ventricular or biventricular involvement. Research over the last 20 years has significantly advanced our knowledge of the etiology and pathogenesis of ACM. Several etiopathogenetic theories have been proposed; among them, the most attractive one is the dystrophic theory, based on the observation of similar histopathological features between ACM and skeletal muscle dystrophies (SMDs), such as progressive muscular degeneration, inflammation, and tissue replacement by fatty and fibrous tissue. This review will describe the pathophysiological and molecular similarities shared by ACM with SMDs.
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- Shanshan Gao
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Benedetti A, Fiore PF, Madaro L, Lozanoska-Ochser B, Bouché M. Targeting PKCθ Promotes Satellite Cell Self-Renewal. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21072419. [PMID: 32244482 PMCID: PMC7177808 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle regeneration following injury depends on the ability of satellite cells (SCs) to proliferate, self-renew, and eventually differentiate. The factors that regulate the process of self-renewal are poorly understood. In this study we examined the role of PKCθ in SC self-renewal and differentiation. We show that PKCθ is expressed in SCs, and its active form is localized to the chromosomes, centrosomes, and midbody during mitosis. Lack of PKCθ promotes SC symmetric self-renewal division by regulating Pard3 polarity protein localization, without affecting the overall proliferation rate. Genetic ablation of PKCθ or its pharmacological inhibition in vivo did not affect SC number in healthy muscle. By contrast, after induction of muscle injury, lack or inhibition of PKCθ resulted in a significant expansion of the quiescent SC pool. Finally, we show that lack of PKCθ does not alter the inflammatory milieu after acute injury in muscle, suggesting that the enhanced self-renewal ability of SCs in PKCθ-/- mice is not due to an alteration in the inflammatory milieu. Together, these results suggest that PKCθ plays an important role in SC self-renewal by stimulating their expansion through symmetric division, and it may represent a promising target to manipulate satellite cell self-renewal in pathological conditions.
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Fiore PF, Benedetti A, Sandonà M, Madaro L, De Bardi M, Saccone V, Puri PL, Gargioli C, Lozanoska-Ochser B, Bouché M. Lack of PKCθ Promotes Regenerative Ability of Muscle Stem Cells in Chronic Muscle Injury. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030932. [PMID: 32023816 PMCID: PMC7037041 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease characterized by muscle wasting and chronic inflammation, leading to impaired satellite cells (SCs) function and exhaustion of their regenerative capacity. We previously showed that lack of PKCθ in mdx mice, a mouse model of DMD, reduces muscle wasting and inflammation, and improves muscle regeneration and performance at early stages of the disease. In this study, we show that muscle regeneration is boosted, and fibrosis reduced in mdxθ−/− mice, even at advanced stages of the disease. This phenotype was associated with a higher number of Pax7 positive cells in mdxθ−/− muscle compared with mdx muscle, during the progression of the disease. Moreover, the expression level of Pax7 and Notch1, the pivotal regulators of SCs self-renewal, were upregulated in SCs isolated from mdxθ−/− muscle compared with mdx derived SCs. Likewise, the expression of the Notch ligands Delta1 and Jagged1 was higher in mdxθ−/− muscle compared with mdx. The expression level of Delta1 and Jagged1 was also higher in PKCθ−/− muscle compared with WT muscle following acute injury. In addition, lack of PKCθ prolonged the survival and sustained the differentiation of transplanted myogenic progenitors. Overall, our results suggest that lack of PKCθ promotes muscle repair in dystrophic mice, supporting stem cells survival and maintenance through increased Delta-Notch signaling.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cardiotoxins/adverse effects
- Cell Differentiation
- Cells, Cultured
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred mdx
- Muscle, Skeletal/cytology
- Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects
- Muscle, Skeletal/injuries
- Muscle, Skeletal/physiology
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/genetics
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/metabolism
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/therapy
- PAX7 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Protein Kinase C-theta/genetics
- Receptor, Notch1/metabolism
- Regeneration
- Signal Transduction
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Stem Cells/cytology
- Stem Cells/drug effects
- Stem Cells/metabolism
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- Piera Filomena Fiore
- Department of AHFMO, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Via A. Scarpa 14, 00161 Rome, Italy; (P.F.F.); (A.B.); (M.S.); (L.M.); (B.L.-O.)
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- Department of AHFMO, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Via A. Scarpa 14, 00161 Rome, Italy; (P.F.F.); (A.B.); (M.S.); (L.M.); (B.L.-O.)
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- Department of AHFMO, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Via A. Scarpa 14, 00161 Rome, Italy; (P.F.F.); (A.B.); (M.S.); (L.M.); (B.L.-O.)
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia (FSL), e00143 Rome, Italy; (M.D.B.); (V.S.)
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- Department of AHFMO, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Via A. Scarpa 14, 00161 Rome, Italy; (P.F.F.); (A.B.); (M.S.); (L.M.); (B.L.-O.)
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia (FSL), e00143 Rome, Italy; (M.D.B.); (V.S.)
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- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia (FSL), e00143 Rome, Italy; (M.D.B.); (V.S.)
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- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia (FSL), e00143 Rome, Italy; (M.D.B.); (V.S.)
- Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of AHFMO, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Via A. Scarpa 14, 00161 Rome, Italy; (P.F.F.); (A.B.); (M.S.); (L.M.); (B.L.-O.)
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- Department of AHFMO, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Via A. Scarpa 14, 00161 Rome, Italy; (P.F.F.); (A.B.); (M.S.); (L.M.); (B.L.-O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-4976-6755
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Rizzo G, Di Maggio R, Benedetti A, Morroni J, Bouche M, Lozanoska-Ochser B. Splenic Ly6Chi monocytes are critical players in dystrophic muscle injury and repair. JCI Insight 2020; 5:130807. [PMID: 31874104 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.130807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dystrophic muscle is characterized by chronic injury and a steady recruitment of inflammatory Ly6Chi monocytes. Recent studies have identified the spleen as the dominant reservoir of these cells during chronic inflammation. Here, we investigated the contribution of splenic Ly6Chi monocytes to dystrophic muscle pathology. Using the mdx mouse model of muscular dystrophy, we show that Ly6Chi monocytes accumulate in great numbers in the spleen over the course of the disease. The chemokine receptor CCR2 was upregulated on Ly6Chi monocytes in mdx spleen before disease onset, thereby enabling their recruitment to dystrophic muscle. Splenectomy performed before disease onset significantly reduced the number of Ly6Chi monocytes infiltrating dystrophic limb muscle. Moreover, in the absence of splenic Ly6Chi monocytes there was a significant reduction in dystrophic muscle inflammation and necrosis, along with improved regeneration during early disease. However, during late disease, a lack of splenic Ly6Chi monocytes adversely affected muscle fiber repair, due to a delay in the phenotypic shift of proinflammatory F4/80+Ly6ChiCD206lo to antiinflammatory F4/80+Ly6CloCD206+ macrophages. Overall, we show that the spleen is an indispensable source of Ly6Chi monocytes in muscular dystrophy and that splenic monocytes are critical players in both muscle fiber injury and repair.
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Adamo S, Pigna E, Lugarà R, Moresi V, Coletti D, Bouché M. Skeletal Muscle: A Significant Novel Neurohypophyseal Hormone-Secreting Organ. Front Physiol 2019; 9:1885. [PMID: 30670984 PMCID: PMC6331439 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Sergio Adamo
- Section of Histology & Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Histology & Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Histology & Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Histology & Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Histology & Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR 8256-INSERM ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Aging B2A, Paris, France
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- Section of Histology & Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Genetic and pharmacological regulation of the endocannabinoid CB1 receptor in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3950. [PMID: 30262909 PMCID: PMC6160489 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06267-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The endocannabinoid system refers to a widespread signaling system and its alteration is implicated in a growing number of human diseases. However, the potential role of endocannabinoids in skeletal muscle disorders remains unknown. Here we report the role of the endocannabinoid CB1 receptors in Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. In murine and human models, CB1 transcripts show the highest degree of expression at disease onset, and then decline overtime. Similar changes are observed for PAX7, a key regulator of muscle stem cells. Bioinformatics and biochemical analysis reveal that PAX7 binds and upregulates the CB1 gene in dystrophic more than in healthy muscles. Rimonabant, an antagonist of CB1, promotes human satellite cell differentiation in vitro, increases the number of regenerated myofibers, and prevents locomotor impairment in dystrophic mice. In conclusion, our study uncovers a PAX7-CB1 cross talk potentially exacerbating DMD and highlights the role of CB1 receptors as target for potential therapies.
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