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Janjić K, Nemec M, Maaser JL, Sagl B, Jonke E, Andrukhov O. Differential gene expression and protein-protein interaction networks of human periodontal ligament stromal cells under mechanical tension. Eur J Cell Biol 2023; 102:151319. [PMID: 37119575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Orthodontic treatment is based on complex strategies and takes up to years until a desired therapeutic outcome is accomplished, implying long periods of high costs and discomfort for the patient. Choosing the optimal settings for force intensities in the initial phase of orthodontic tooth movement is the key to successful orthodontic treatment. It is known that orthodontic tooth movement is mainly mediated by tensile and compressive forces that are communicated to the alveolar bone via the periodontal ligament. While the revelation of the complex molecular network was already approached by transcriptomic analysis of compressed periodontal ligament cells, the entity of molecular key players activated by tensile forces remains elusive. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of mechanical tensile forces on the gene expression profile of human primary periodontal ligament stromal cells, mimicking the initial phase of orthodontic tooth movement. A transcriptomic analysis of tension-treated and untreated periodontal ligament stromal cells yielded 543 upregulated and 793 downregulated differentially expressed genes. Finally, six highly significant genes were found in the transcriptome that are related to biological processes with relevance to orthodontic tooth movement, including apelin, fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, noggin, sulfatase 1, secreted frizzled-related protein 4 and stanniocalcin 1. Additionally, differences of gene expression profiles between individual cell donors showed a high effect size. Closer understanding of the roles of the identified candidates in the initial phase of orthodontic tooth movement could help to clarify the underlying mechanisms, which will be essential for the development of personalized treatment strategies in orthodontics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Klara Janjić
- Competence Center Periodontal Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Center of Clinical Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Orthodontics, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Clinical Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Center of Clinical Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Orthodontics, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Competence Center Periodontal Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2a, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Liu Y, Wu K, Cui X, Mao Y. Compressive force regulates GSK-3β in osteoclasts contributing to alveolar bone resorption during orthodontic tooth movement in vivo. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10379. [PMID: 36061014 PMCID: PMC9433691 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Meyers J, Eaker L, Zhang J, di Pauli von Treuheim T, Lonner B. Vertebral Body Tethering in 49 Adolescent Patients after Peak Height Velocity for the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis: 2-5 Year Follow-Up. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11113161. [PMID: 35683548 PMCID: PMC9181769 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11113161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) is a non-fusion surgical treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) that elicits correction via growth modulation in skeletally immature patients. VBT after peak height velocity is controversial and is the subject of this study. A retrospective review of Risser 3−5 AIS patients treated with VBT, and min. 2-year FU was performed. Pre to post-op changes in clinical outcomes were compared using Student’s t-test or the Mann-Whitney test. A total of 49 patients met criteria, age 15.0 ± 1.9 years, FU 32.5 ± 9.1 months. For thoracic (T) major curvatures, T curvature improved from 51.1 ± 6.9° to 27.2° ± 8.1° (p < 0.01) and TL from 37.2° ± 10.7° to 19.2° ± 6.8° (p < 0.01). For thoracolumbar (TL) major curvatures, T improved from 37.2° ± 10.7° to 18.8° ± 9.4° (p < 0.01) and TL from 49.0° ± 6.4° to 20.1° ± 8.5° (p < 0.01). Major curve inclinometer measurements and SRS-22 domains, except activity, improved significantly (p ≤ 0.05). At the latest FU, one (2%) patient required fusion of the T curve and revision of the TL tether due to curve progression in the previously uninstrumented T curve and tether breakage (TB) in the TL. Twenty (41%) patients experienced TB. VBT in AIS patients with limited remaining skeletal growth resulted in satisfactory clinical outcomes at the latest FU.
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Liang W, Wu X, Dong Y, Chen X, Zhou P, Xu F. Mechanical stimuli-mediated modulation of bone cell function-implications for bone remodeling and angiogenesis. Cell Tissue Res 2021; 386:445-454. [PMID: 34665321 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03532-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bone remodeling, expressed as bone formation and turnover, is a complex and dynamic process closely related to its form and function. Different events, such as development, aging, and function, play a critical role in bone remodeling and metabolism. The ability of the bone to adapt to new loads and forces has been well known and has proven useful in orthopedics and insightful for research in bone and cell biology. Mechanical stimulation is one of the most important drivers of bone metabolism. Interestingly, different types of forces will have specific consequences in bone remodeling, and their beneficial effects can be traced using different biomarkers. In this narrative review, we summarize the major mediators and events in bone remodeling, focusing on the effects of mechanical stimulation on bone metabolism, cell populations, and ultimately, bone health.
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- Wenqing Liang
- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhoushan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 355 Xinqiao Road, Dinghai District, Zhoushan 316000, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhoushan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 355 Xinqiao Road, Dinghai District, Zhoushan 316000, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xinchang People's Hospital, Shaoxing, 312500, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhoushan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 355 Xinqiao Road, Dinghai District, Zhoushan 316000, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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Jiang N, He D, Ma Y, Su J, Wu X, Cui S, Li Z, Zhou Y, Yu H, Liu Y. Force-Induced Autophagy in Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells Modulates M1 Macrophage Polarization via AKT Signaling. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:666631. [PMID: 34124048 PMCID: PMC8187804 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.666631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Autophagy, a lysosomal degradation pathway, serves as a protective cellular mechanism in maintaining cell and tissue homeostasis under mechanical stimulation. As the mechanosensitive cells, periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) play an important role in the force-induced inflammatory bone remodeling and tooth movement process. However, whether and how autophagy in PDLSCs influences the inflammatory bone remodeling process under mechanical force stimuli is still unknown. In this study, we found that mechanical force stimuli increased the expression of the autophagy protein LC3, the number of M1 macrophages and osteoclasts, as well as the ratio of M1/M2 macrophages in the compression side of the periodontal ligament in vivo. These biological changes induced by mechanical force were repressed by the application of an autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine. Moreover, autophagy was activated in the force-loaded PDLSCs, and force-stimulated PDLSC autophagy further induced M1 macrophage polarization in vitro. The macrophage polarization could be partially blocked by the administration of autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine or enhanced by the administration of autophagy activator rapamycin in PDLSCs. Mechanistically, force-induced PDLSC autophagy promoted M1 macrophage polarization via the inhibition of the AKT signaling pathway. These data suggest a novel mechanism that force-stimulated PDLSC autophagy steers macrophages into the M1 phenotype via the AKT signaling pathway, which contributes to the inflammatory bone remodeling and tooth movement process.
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- Nan Jiang
- Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Biomimetic Nanomaterials, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Biomimetic Nanomaterials, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Endodontics, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi, China
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- Laboratory of Biomimetic Nanomaterials, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Biomimetic Nanomaterials, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Biomimetic Nanomaterials, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- The Fourth Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Biomimetic Nanomaterials, Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China
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Luo H, Wu H, Tan X, Ye Y, Huang L, Dai H, Mei L. Osteopenic effects of high-fat diet-induced obesity on mechanically induced alveolar bone remodeling. Oral Dis 2020; 27:1243-1256. [PMID: 32989808 DOI: 10.1111/odi.13651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of obesity on the tissue and molecular reactions of alveolar bone in response to orthodontic force and its underlying mechanisms. METHODS Sixty-four rats were randomly divided into normal diet (ND) and high-fat diet (HFD) groups for eight weeks of dietary treatment. OTM was induced using nickel-titanium springs between the upper left first molar and incisor. After 1, 3, 7, and 14 days of OTM, the maxillary alveolar bone and gingival tissues were harvested and analyzed. RESULTS Compared with the ND rats, the HFD rats had greater OTM distance, serum levels of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), as well as significant alveolar bone loss and bone architecture deterioration on both the compression and tension sides (p < .05 for all). This response was linked to the increased osteoclast numbers and functional activity and decreased osteoblast activity in the periodontal ligament, gingival tissue, and alveolar bone. CONCLUSIONS HFD-induced obesity promoted mechanically induced alveolar bone remodeling and detrimental changes in alveolar bone microstructure by increasing osteoclastogenesis and regulating inflammatory cytokine expression. The increased alveolar bone remodeling in the obese rats lead to an accelerated OTM.
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- Hong Luo
- Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Gong X, Huang X, Yang Y, Zhou S, Dai Q, Jiang L. Local orthodontic force initiates widespread remodelling of the maxillary alveolar bone. AUSTRALASIAN ORTHODONTIC JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.21307/aoj-2020-020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Objectives
To clarify the effects of a local orthodontic force on alveolar bone by analysing bone remodelling in different regions of the maxilla during orthodontic tooth movement (OTM).
Methods
An OTM model was established in rats. Histological changes in the maxilla were analysed using TRAP staining, IHC staining for CTSK and haematoxylin and eosin (H and E) staining. The root bifurcation region of the alveolar bone of the first (M1), second (M2) and third (M3) molars were selected as the regions of interest (ROIs), which were further divided into a cervical and an apical level. Sequential fluorochrome labelling was performed to analyse bone deposition rates.
Results
The maxillary left first molars were moved mesially. TRAP staining and IHC staining for CTSK showed orthodontic force increased osteoclast numbers in all six ROIs at both the cervical and apical levels. H and E staining indicated elevated osteoblast numbers in the OTM group in all induced regions. Sequential fluorochrome labelling exhibited increased bone deposition rates around M1, M2 and M3 in the OTM group.
Conclusions
An orthodontic force applied to the first molar could initiate widespread remodelling of the maxillary alveolar bone, which was not restricted to the tension and pressure sites. This may revise the orthodontic biomechanical theory and provide new insights for clinical work.
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- Xinyi Gong
- * Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics , Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science , Ninth People’s Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , P.R. China
- † The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology , School of Stomatology , Zhejiang University School of Medicine , and University Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province , Hangzhou , P.R. China
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- * Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics , Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science , Ninth People’s Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , P.R. China
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- * Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics , Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science , Ninth People’s Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , P.R. China
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- * Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics , Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science , Ninth People’s Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , P.R. China
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- ± 2nd Dental Center , Ninth People’s Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , P.R. China
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- * Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics , Department of Oral and Cranio-maxillofacial Science , Ninth People’s Hospital , Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai , P.R. China
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Autophagy promotes hepatic differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. J Mol Histol 2019; 50:75-90. [PMID: 30604254 PMCID: PMC6323068 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-018-9808-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) can be activated when the liver suffers persistent and severe damage and can differentiate into hepatocytes to maintain liver regeneration and homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the hepatic differentiation of HPCs is unclear. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the roles of autophagy and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway during hepatic differentiation of HPCs in vivo and in vitro. First, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy showed that Atg5 and β-catenin were highly expressed in human fibrotic liver and mouse liver injury induced by feeding a 50% choline-deficient diet plus 0.15% ethionine solution in drinking water (CDE diet) for 21 days; in addition, these factors were expressed in CK19-positive HPCs. Second, Western blotting and immunofluorescence confirmed that CK19-positive HPCs incubated in differentiation medium for 7 days can differentiate into hepatocytes and that differentiated HPCs were able to take up ICG and secrete albumin and urea. Further investigation via Western blotting, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy revealed autophagy and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway to be activated during hepatic differentiation of HPCs. Next, we found that inhibiting autophagy by downregulating Atg5 gene expression impaired hepatic differentiation of HPCs and inhibited activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, which was rescued by overexpression of the β-catenin gene. Moreover, downregulating β-catenin gene expression without inhibiting autophagy still impeded the differentiation of HPCs. Finally, coimmunoprecipitation demonstrated that P62 forms a complex with phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (pGSK3β). Third, in mouse CDE-induced liver injury, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence confirmed that downregulating Atg5 gene expression inhibited autophagy, thus impeding hepatic differentiation of HPCs and inhibiting activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. As observed in vitro, overexpression of β-catenin rescued this phenomenon caused by autophagy inhibition, though decreasing β-catenin levels without autophagy inhibition still impeded HPC differentiation. We also found that HPCs differentiated into hepatocytes in human fibrotic liver tissue. Collectively, these results demonstrate that autophagy promotes HPC differentiation by regulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Our results are the first to identify a role for autophagy in promoting the hepatic differentiation of HPCs.
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Zhang C, Su L, Huang L, Song ZY. GSK3β inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/Akt pathways. Int J Ophthalmol 2018; 11:1120-1128. [PMID: 30046527 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2018.07.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the regulatory mechanism of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process after proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) induction. METHODS Experimental PVR was induced by intravitreal injection of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells in the eyes of rabbits. A PI3K/Akt inhibitor (wortmannin) and a GSK3β inhibitor (LiCl) were also injected at different time during PVR progress. Electroretinogram (ERG), ocular fundus photographs, and B-scan ultrasonography were used to observe the PVR progress. Western blot test on the extracted retina were performed at 1, 2, 4wk. The expression of the mesenchymal marker vimentin was determined by immunohistochemistry. Toxicity of wortmannin and LiCl were evaluated by ERG and TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The vitreous was also collected for metabolomic analysis. RESULTS Experimental PVR could significantly lead to EMT, along with the suppressed expression of GSK3β and the activation of Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/Akt pathways. It was verified that upregulating the expression of GSK3β could effectively inhibit EMT process by suppressing Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/Akt pathways. CONCLUSION GSK3β effectively inhibits EMT via the Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/Akt pathways. GSK3β may be regarded as a promising target of experimental PVR inhibition.
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- Cheng Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200000, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Diseases, Shanghai 200000, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200000, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200000, China
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