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Sampath C, Chukkapalli SS, Raju AV, Alluri LSC, Srisai D, Gangula PR. Cinnamaldehyde Protects against P. gingivalis Induced Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in IEC-6 Cells via the PI3K/Akt-Mediated NO/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4734. [PMID: 38731952 PMCID: PMC11083591 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094734] [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: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), a Gram-negative oral pathogen, promotes and accelerates periodontitis-associated gut disorders. Intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction is crucial in the pathogenesis of intestinal and systemic diseases. In this study, we sought to elucidate the protective role of cinnamaldehyde (CNM, an activator of Nrf2) against P. gingivalis (W83) and Pg-derived lipopolysaccharide (Pg-LPS) induced intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction via antioxidative mechanisms in IEC-6 cells. IEC-6 (ATCC, CRL-1592) cells were pretreated with or without CNM (100 µM), in the presence or absence of P. gingivalis (strain W83, 109 MOI) or Pg-LPS (1, 10, and 100 µg/mL), respectively, between 0-72 h time points by adopting a co-culture method. Intestinal barrier function, cytokine secretion, and intestinal oxidative stress protein markers were analyzed. P. gingivalis or Pg-LPS significantly (p < 0.05) increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels expressing oxidative stress damage. Pg-LPS, as well as Pg alone, induces inflammatory cytokines via TLR-4 signaling. Furthermore, infection reduced Nrf2 and NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1). Interestingly, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression significantly (p < 0.05) increased with Pg-LPS or Pg infection, with elevated levels of nitric oxide (NO). CNM treatment suppressed both Pg- and Pg-LPS-induced intestinal oxidative stress damage by reducing ROS, MDA, and NO production. Furthermore, CNM treatment significantly upregulated the expression of tight junction proteins via increasing the phosphorylation levels of PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 suppressing inflammatory cytokines. CNM protected against Pg infection-induced intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction by activating the PI3K/Akt-mediated Nrf2 signaling pathway in IEC-6 cells.
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- Chethan Sampath
- Department of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA;
- Department of ODS & Research, School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO 64106, USA;
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- Department of ODS & Research, School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA;
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- Department of ODS & Research, School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA;
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Li H, Liu C, Cui Y, Chang P, Chong W. Effect of tubastatin A on NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages under hypoxia/reoxygenation conditions. World J Emerg Med 2024; 15:289-296. [PMID: 39050221 PMCID: PMC11265631 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2024.059] [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: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There are currently no effective drugs to mitigate the ischemia/reperfusion injury caused by fluid resuscitation after hemorrhagic shock (HS). The aim of this study was to explore the potential of the histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6)-specific inhibitor tubastatin A (TubA) to suppress nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in macrophages under hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) conditions. METHODS The viability of RAW264.7 cells subjected to H/R after treatment with different concentrations of TubA was assessed using a cell-counting kit-8 (CCK8) assay. Briefly, 2.5 μmol/L TubA was used with RAW264.7 cells under H/R condition. RAW264.7 cells were divided into three groups, namely the control, H/R, and TubA groups. The levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cells were detected using fluorescence microscopy. The protein expression of HDAC6, heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), NLRP3, gasdermin-D (GSDMD), Caspase-1, GSDMD-N, and Caspase-1 p20 was detected by western blotting. The levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 in the supernatants were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS HDAC6, Hsp90, and iNOS expression levels were significantly higher (P<0.01) in the H/R group than in the control group, but lower in the TubA group than in the H/R group (P<0.05). When comparing the H/R group to the control group, ROS levels were significantly higher (P<0.01), but significantly reduced in the TubA group (P<0.05). The H/R group had higher NLRP3, GSDMD, Caspase-1, GSDMD-N, and Caspase-1 p20 expression levels than the control group (P<0.05), however, the TubA group had significantly lower expression levels than the H/R group (P<0.05). IL-1β and IL-18 levels in the supernatants were significantly higher in the H/R group compared to the control group (P<0.01), but significantly lower in the TubA group compared to the H/R group (P<0.01). CONCLUSION TubA inhibited the expression of HDAC6, Hsp90, and iNOS in macrophages subjected to H/R. This inhibition led to a decrease in the content of ROS in cells, which subsequently inhibited the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and the secretion of IL-1β and IL-18.
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- Hao Li
- Department of Emergency Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Trauma Medicine Center, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100871, China
- Key Laboratory of Trauma and Neural Regeneration, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- National Center for Trauma Medicine of China, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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Zheng SY, Shao X, Qi Z, Yan M, Tao MH, Wu XM, Zhang L, Ma J, Li A, Chang MX. Zebrafish nos2a benefits bacterial proliferation via suppressing ROS and inducing NO production to impair the expressions of inflammatory cytokines and antibacterial genes. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 142:109178. [PMID: 37863126 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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The enzyme nitric oxide synthase 2 or inducible NOS (NOS2), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) are important participants in various inflammatory and immune responses. However, the functional significances of the correlations among piscine NOS2, ROS and NO during pathogen infection remain unclear. In teleost, there are two nos2 genes (nos2a and nos2b). It has been previously reported that zebrafish nos2a behaves as a classical inducible NOS, and nos2b exerts some functions similar to mammalian NOS3. In the present study, we reported the functional characterization of zebrafish nos2a during bacterial infection. We found that zebrafish nos2a promoted bacterial proliferation, accompanied by an increased susceptibility to Edwardsiella piscicida infection. The nagative regulation of zebrafish nos2a during E. piscicida infection was characterized by the impaired ROS levels, the induced NO production and the decreased expressions of proinflammatory cytokines, antibacterial genes and oxidant factors. Furthermore, although both inducing ROS and inhibiting NO production significantly inhibited bacterial proliferation, only inhibiting NO production but not inducing ROS significantly increased resistance to E. piscicida infection. More importantly, ROS supplementation and inhibition of NO completely abolished this detrimental consequence mediated by zebrafish nos2a during E. piscicida infection. All together, these results firstly demonstrate that the innate response mediated by zebrafish nos2a in promoting bacterial proliferation is dependent on the lower ROS level and higher NO production. The present study also reveals that inhibition of NO can be effective in the protection against E. piscicida infection.
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- Si Yao Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325005, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325005, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325005, China
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Ling X, Cao Z, Sun P, Zhang H, Sun Y, Zhong J, Yin W, Fan K, Zheng X, Li H, Sun N. Target Discovery of Matrine against PRRSV in Marc-145 Cells via Activity-Based Protein Profiling. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11526. [PMID: 37511286 PMCID: PMC10381006 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411526] [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: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) seriously endangers the sustainable development of the pig industry. Our previous studies have shown that matrine can resist porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. This study aimed to explore the anti-PRRSV targets of matrine in Marc-145 cells. Biotin-labeled matrine 1 and 2 were used as probes. MTT assay was used to determine the maximum non-cytotoxic concentration (MNTC) of each probe in Marc-145 cells. The anti-PRRSV activity of each probe was evaluated via MTT, qPCR and Western blot, and its anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated via qPCR and Western blot. The targets of matrine in Marc-145 cells were searched using activity-based protein profiling (ABPP), and compared with the targets predicted via network pharmacology for screening the potential targets of matrine against PRRSV. The protein-protein interaction networks (PPI) of potential targets were constructed using a network database and GO/KEGG enrichment analysis was performed. ACAT1, ALB, HMOX1, HSPA8, HSP90AB1, PARP1 and STAT1 were identified as potential targets of matrine, and their functions were related to antiviral capacity and immunity. Matrine may play an anti-PRRSV role by directly acting on ACAT1, ALB, HMOX1, HSPA8, HSP90AB1, PARP1 and STAT1.
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- Xiaoya Ling
- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory for Modernization of TCVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030600, China
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PRRSV infection activates NLRP3 inflammasome through inducing cytosolic mitochondrial DNA stress. Vet Microbiol 2023; 279:109673. [PMID: 36764219 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2023.109673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection causes severe interstitial pneumonia and inflammatory response in piglets and growing pigs. IL-1β is implicated in PRRSV-mediated inflammatory response and the pathogenesis of PRRSV infection. Mitochondria are critical intracellular organelles which is served as signaling platform for antiviral immunity response to participate in immune response of virus infection. The role of mitochondria in PRRSV-mediated inflammatory response and the pathogenesis of PRRSV infection has not been elucidated. Here, our data suggested that PRRSV infection facilitates mitochondrial dysfunction, which induces cytosolic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) stress and ROS accumulation, severally activates the NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-κB signaling pathway, and consequently stimulates IL-1β production in PAMs. Furthermore, mtDNA degradation by DNase I abrogates the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β secretion during PRRSV infection. Scavenging ROS significantly inhibits NF-κB signaling activation and the subsequently transcription and secretion of IL-1β. In conclusion, our results indicate that cytosolic mtDNA stress and ROS accumulation after PRRSV infection-induced mitochondrial dysfunction activate NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-κB signaling pathway to promote IL-1β production, revealing a new strategy for vaccine and drug development to PRRSV.
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Wu Y, Song X, Li P, Wang Z, Zhao Z, Zhang T. Highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-induced inflammatory response in porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and effects of herbal ingredients on main inflammatory molecules. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 118:110012. [PMID: 36958210 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110012] [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: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The role of microvascular endothelial cells (MVECs) in viral infection has received increasing attention. Our previous study demonstrated the susceptibility of porcine pulmonary MVECs to highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (HP-PRRSV), while their responses to the viral infection remain unclear. This study aimed to understand effects of the HP-PRRSV infection on functions of porcine pulmonary MVECs and the intervention effects of Chinese herbal ingredients on them. Highly purified porcine pulmonary MVECs were separated using CD31-immunomagnetic beads and infected with HP-PRRSV JXA1 and HN strain. The virus particles in cells and the ultrastructural pathological changes of cells were revealed by transmission electron microscopy. High-throughput transcriptome sequencing indicated that 104 and 228 genes were differentially expressed at 36 h post-infection, respectively, including many inflammatory molecules such as interleukins, chemokines, and adhesion molecules. The expression kinetics of HP-PRRSV-induced IL-1α, IL-6, IL-8, and VCAM-1 were characterized at the mRNA and protein levels. Luteolin significantly down-regulated HP-PRRSV-induced increase of the four molecules at both levels, and glycyrrhetinic acid and baicalin reduced that of IL-6 and VCAM-1. Our results suggest that porcine pulmonary MVECs play important roles in the inflammatory lung injury caused by HP-PRRSV infection and that herbal ingredients have potential regulatory effects on the HP-PRRSV-induced dysfunction of MVECs.
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- Yanmei Wu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7 Beinong Road, Beijing 102206, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7 Beinong Road, Beijing 102206, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7 Beinong Road, Beijing 102206, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7 Beinong Road, Beijing 102206, China
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- Laboratory of Pharmacobiology, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7 Beinong Road, Beijing 102206, China.
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Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses Induced by Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia and Hyphae. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:28. [PMID: 36474044 PMCID: PMC9734344 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-022-03102-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Previous research indicated that hyphae of Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) rather than conidia could successfully build a pulmonary aspergillosis model in immunocompetent mice. In this study, we compared the immune responses induced by hyphae and conidia to explore the possible mechanism of this striking phenomenon. Herein, a novel method was designed and adopted to quantify hyphal fragments. Murine macrophages RAW264.7 and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated by A. fumigatus hyphae and conidia in vitro, respectively, and then immunological reactions were measured. Male C57BL/6 mice were challenged with conidia and hyphae through intratracheal inoculation. Dynamic conditions of mice were recorded, and RNA-seq measured corresponding immune responses. The results of the study confirmed that hyphae could induce more intensive inflammation than conidia in vitro and in vivo. However, macrophages revealed a higher production of ROS and M1 polarisation in response to conidia stimuli. Additionally, conidia could promote Th1 cell differentiation, while hyphae could increase the CD4/CD8 ratio. RNA-seq validated the fact that those multiple immunologically relevant pathways were more strongly activated by hyphae than conidia, which also promoted Th2 cell differentiation and suppressed Th1 signalling. Both hyphae and conidia could activate Th17 signalling. In general, conidia and hyphae induced distinctly different host immune responses, and the immune responses induced by conidia played a better protective effect. Therefore, the unique function of hyphae in the spread and infection of Aspergillus should be emphasised, and more research is required to clarify the underlying mechanisms for better understanding and management of aspergillosis.
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Damle VG, Wu K, Arouri DJ, Schirhagl R. Detecting free radicals post viral infections. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 191:8-23. [PMID: 36002131 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Free radical generation plays a key role in viral infections. While free radicals have an antimicrobial effect on bacteria or fungi, their interplay with viruses is complicated and varies greatly for different types of viruses as well as different radical species. In some cases, radical generation contributes to the defense against the viruses and thus reduces the viral load. In other cases, radical generation induces mutations or damages the host tissue and can increase the viral load. This has led to antioxidants being used to treat viral infections. Here we discuss the roles that radicals play in virus pathology. Furthermore, we critically review methods that facilitate the detection of free radicals in vivo or in vitro in viral infections.
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- V G Damle
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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AMP-activated kinase regulates porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in vitro. Virus Genes 2022; 58:133-142. [DOI: 10.1007/s11262-022-01888-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sampath C, Okoro EU, Gipson MJ, Chukkapalli SS, Farmer-Dixon CM, Gangula PR. Porphyromonas gingivalis infection alters Nrf2-phase II enzymes and nitric oxide in primary human aortic endothelial cells. J Periodontol 2020; 92:54-65. [PMID: 33128253 DOI: 10.1002/jper.20-0444] [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] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Periodontal disease (PD) is known to be associated with endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary artery and/or cardiovascular disease. In our study, we sought to explore the virulence of P. gingivalis (Pg) affecting glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β)/nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2)/tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4 )/ nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression in primary human aortic endothelial cells (pHAECs). METHODS pHAECs were infected for 48 hours with Pg in vitro using the Human oxygen-Bacteria anaerobic coculture technique. Cell viability was determined, and target gene expression changes were evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction at the end of each incubation period. RESULTS Pg impaired pHAEC viability 24 hours post-infection. Pg infection reduced mRNA expression levels of endothelial NOS (eNOS), Nrf2, and Phase II enzymes (heme oxygenase-1, catalase, superoxide dismutase-1) in a time-dependent manner. Significant (P <0.05) increase in the inflammatory markers (interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α) were observed in the medium as well as in the infected cells. Interestingly, inducible NOS mRNA levels showed a significant (P <0.05) increase at 12 hours and 24 hours and were reduced at later time points. BH4 (cofactor of eNOS) biosynthesis enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR, salvage pathway) mRNA levels showed a significant (P <0.05) decrease, while mRNA levels of GSK-3β were elevated. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that periodontal bacterial infection may cause significant changes in the endothelial GSK-3β/BH4 /eNOS/Nrf2 pathways, which may lead to impaired vascular relaxation. Greater understanding of the factors that adversely affect endothelial cell function could contribute to the development of new therapeutic compounds to treat PD-induced vascular diseases.
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- Chethan Sampath
- Department of ODS & Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
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- Department of ODS & Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
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- Department of ODS & Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
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Van Goor A, Pasternak A, Walker K, Hong L, Malgarin C, MacPhee DJ, Harding JCS, Lunney JK. Differential responses in placenta and fetal thymus at 12 days post infection elucidate mechanisms of viral level and fetal compromise following PRRSV2 infection. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:763. [PMID: 33148169 PMCID: PMC7640517 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07154-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A pregnant gilt infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) can transmit the virus to her fetuses across the maternal-fetal-interface resulting in varying disease outcomes. However, the mechanisms leading to variation in fetal outcome in response to PRRSV infection are not fully understood. Our objective was to assess targeted immune-related gene expression patterns and pathways in the placenta and fetal thymus to elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in the resistance/tolerance and susceptibility of fetuses to PRRSV2 infection. Fetuses were grouped by preservation status and PRRS viral load (VL): mock infected control (CTRL), no virus detected (UNINF), virus detected in the placenta only with viable (PLCO-VIA) or meconium-stained fetus (PLCO-MEC), low VL with viable (LVL-VIA) or meconium-stained fetus (LVL-MEC), and high VL with viable (HVL-VIA) or meconium-stained fetus (HVL-MEC). RESULTS The host immune response was initiated only in fetuses with detectable levels of PRRSV. No differentially expressed genes (DEG) in either the placenta or thymus were identified in UNINF, PLCO-VIA, and PLCO-MEC when compared to CTRL fetuses. Upon fetal infection, a set of core responsive IFN-inducible genes (CXCL10, IFIH1, IFIT1, IFIT3, ISG15, and MX1) were strongly upregulated in both tissues. Gene expression in the thymus is a better differentiator of fetal VL; the strong downregulation of several innate and adaptive immune pathways (e.g., B Cell Development) are indicative of HVL. Gene expression in the placenta may be a better differentiator of fetal demise than the thymus, based-on principle component analysis clustering, gene expression patterns, and dysregulation of the Apoptosis and Ubiquitination pathways. CONCLUSION Our data supports the concept that fetal outcome in response to PRRSV2 infection is determined by fetal, and more significantly placental response, which is initiated only after fetal infection. This conceptual model represents a significant step forward in understanding the mechanisms underpinning fetal susceptibility to the virus.
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- Angelica Van Goor
- Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD, USA.
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Li P, Yang Z, Ma S, Hu G, Dong H, Zhang T. Susceptibility of porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. J Vet Med Sci 2020; 82:1404-1409. [PMID: 32830156 PMCID: PMC7538327 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.20-0324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Microvascular endothelial cells possess versatile functions and their roles in a variety of viral infections have been documented. Porcine reproductive and
respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection induces severe lung inflammatory lesions in piglets, which is manifested as pulmonary endothelial dysfunction.
However, the underlying mechanism of PRRSV affecting porcine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMECs) remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the
susceptibility of PMECs to PRRSV. Primary PMECs were isolated and purified from piglet lungs, and the expression of three PRRSV receptors was characterized
using immunofluorescence. Overt cytopathic effects of the PRRSV strain HN in PMECs were observed at day five post-infection, and PRRSV antigens in PMECs were
determined at both RNA and protein levels using immunofluorescence and quantitative RT-PCR assays. The viral antigen significantly increased at 96 hr
post-infection, and infectious virus was recovered from the supernatant of the infected PMECs. The results show that PMECs can be infected with the PRRSV strain
HN, and that their receptor expression pattern is different from that of alveolar macrophages. The results of this study shed light on the potential roles of
PMECs in PRRSV infection and provide a comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis underlying its severe manifestation.
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- Peishan Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China.,Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, 100000, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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Sánchez-Carvajal JM, Rodríguez-Gómez IM, Ruedas-Torres I, Larenas-Muñoz F, Díaz I, Revilla C, Mateu E, Domínguez J, Martín-Valls G, Barranco I, Pallarés FJ, Carrasco L, Gómez-Laguna J. Activation of pro- and anti-inflammatory responses in lung tissue injury during the acute phase of PRRSV-1 infection with the virulent strain Lena. Vet Microbiol 2020; 246:108744. [PMID: 32605751 PMCID: PMC7265841 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Lena virulent strain caused an increase in sera levels of IFN-γ and IL-6. Lung viral load and PRRSV-N-protein+ cells were inversely correlated with CD163+ macrophages in the lung. CD14+ cells infiltrated interstitium to possibly replenish macrophages subsets. Lena-induced microscopic lung injury was linked to an increase of iNOS+ cells. The increase of CD200R1+ and FoxP3+ cells was associated with the course of lung injury.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) plays a key role in porcine respiratory disease complex modulating the host immune response and favouring secondary bacterial infections. Pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAMs) are the main cells supporting PRRSV replication, with CD163 as the essential receptor for viral infection. Although interstitial pneumonia is by far the representative lung lesion, suppurative bronchopneumonia is described for PRRSV virulent strains. This research explores the role of several immune markers potentially involved in the regulation of the inflammatory response and sensitisation of lung to secondary bacterial infections by PRRSV-1 strains of different virulence. Conventional pigs were intranasally inoculated with the virulent subtype 3 Lena strain or the low virulent subtype 1 3249 strain and euthanised at 1, 3, 6 and 8 dpi. Lena-infected pigs exhibited more severe clinical signs, macroscopic lung score and viraemia associated with an increase of IL-6 and IFN-γ in sera compared to 3249-infected pigs. Extensive areas of lung consolidation corresponding with suppurative bronchopneumonia were observed in Lena-infected pigs. Lung viral load and PRRSV-N-protein+ cells were always higher in Lena-infected animals. PRRSV-N-protein+ cells were linked to a marked drop of CD163+ macrophages. The number of CD14+ and iNOS+ cells gradually increased along PRRSV-1 infection, being more evident in Lena-infected pigs. The frequency of CD200R1+ and FoxP3+ cells peaked late in both PRRSV-1 strains, with a strong correlation between CD200R1+ cells and lung injury in Lena-infected pigs. These results highlight the role of molecules involved in the earlier and higher extent of lung lesions in piglets infected with the virulent Lena strain, pointing out the activation of routes potentially involved in the restraint of the local inflammatory response.
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- J M Sánchez-Carvajal
- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries - Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (IRTA-CReSA), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries - Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (IRTA-CReSA), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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Multifaceted Functions of Host Cell Caveolae/Caveolin-1 in Virus Infections. Viruses 2020; 12:v12050487. [PMID: 32357558 PMCID: PMC7291293 DOI: 10.3390/v12050487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Virus infection has drawn extensive attention since it causes serious or even deadly diseases, consequently inducing a series of social and public health problems. Caveolin-1 is the most important structural protein of caveolae, a membrane invagination widely known for its role in endocytosis and subsequent cytoplasmic transportation. Caveolae/caveolin-1 is tightly associated with a wide range of biological processes, including cholesterol homeostasis, cell mechano-sensing, tumorigenesis, and signal transduction. Intriguingly, the versatile roles of caveolae/caveolin-1 in virus infections have increasingly been appreciated. Over the past few decades, more and more viruses have been identified to invade host cells via caveolae-mediated endocytosis, although other known pathways have been explored. The subsequent post-entry events, including trafficking, replication, assembly, and egress of a large number of viruses, are caveolae/caveolin-1-dependent. Deprivation of caveolae/caveolin-1 by drug application or gene editing leads to abnormalities in viral uptake, viral protein expression, or virion release, whereas the underlying mechanisms remain elusive and must be explored holistically to provide potential novel antiviral targets and strategies. This review recapitulates our current knowledge on how caveolae/caveolin-1 functions in every step of the viral infection cycle and various relevant signaling pathways, hoping to provide a new perspective for future viral cell biology research.
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Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for PRRSV Pathogenesis and Host Response to Infection. Virus Res 2020; 286:197980. [PMID: 32311386 PMCID: PMC7165118 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.197980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PRRSV has evolved to arm with various strategies to modify host antiviral response. Viral modulation of homeostatic cellular processes provides favorable conditions for PRRSV survival during infection. PRRSV modulation of cellular processes includes pathways for interferons, apoptosis, microRNAs, cytokines, autophagy, and viral genome recombination.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has caused tremendous amounts of economic losses to the swine industry for more than three decades, but its control is still unsatisfactory. A significant amount of information is available for host cell-virus interactions during infection, and it is evident that PRRSV has evolved to equip various strategies to disrupt the host antiviral system and provide favorable conditions for survival. The current study reviews viral strategies for modulations of cellular processes including innate immunity, apoptosis, microRNAs, inflammatory cytokines, and other cellular pathways.
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Ruedas-Torres I, Rodríguez-Gómez IM, Sánchez-Carvajal JM, Pallares FJ, Barranco I, Carrasco L, Gómez-Laguna J. Activation of the extrinsic apoptotic pathway in the thymus of piglets infected with PRRSV-1 strains of different virulence. Vet Microbiol 2020; 243:108639. [PMID: 32273018 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the last decade, the outbreaks caused by virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strains from both PRRSV-1 and PRRSV-2 have considerably increased. PRRSV is able to modulate the host's immune response through the induction of apoptosis of cells in lymphoid organs like thymus, increasing the susceptibility to secondary infectious agents. The present study aimed to compare the impact of two PRRSV-1 strains, a field low virulent strain (3249 strain) and a virulent strain (Lena strain), in the thymus of infected pigs, focusing on clinical signs, histological analysis, viraemia, thymus viral load and the study of the different routes of apoptosis phenomena by immunohistochemistry. Sera and thymus samples were collected from infected animals with 3249 strain, Lena strain and mock-infected animals at 1, 3, 6, 8 and 13 days post-infection (dpi). Lena-infected animals showed severe clinical disease, high sera and thymus viral loads with evident thymic atrophy since 6 dpi, matching with PRRSV-N protein, TUNEL and cCasp3 expression in the thymic cortex. In both infected groups, there was an increase in the number of cells expressing molecules related to the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis (cCasp8 and Fas) in cortex and medulla, showing an important role in the apoptosis induction produced in thymus of PRRSV-infected piglets. The extensive apoptosis in the thymus through this pathway would lead to a decrease in the number of mature T lymphocytes and the sustained release of viral particles, which may explain the greater severity of the clinical signs observed in Lena-infected pigs.
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- Inés Ruedas-Torres
- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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Nakamura H, O'Donnell AM, Tomuschat C, Coyle D, Puri P. Altered expression of caveolin-1 in the colon of patients with Hirschsprung's disease. Pediatr Surg Int 2019; 35:929-934. [PMID: 31256294 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-019-04505-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is unclear. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) regulates the functions of different nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms, which play critical roles in inflammation and intestinal epithelial barrier function. We designed this study to investigate the hypothesis that Cav-1 expression is altered in the bowel of patients with Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). METHODS HSCR tissue specimens (n = 10) were collected at the time of pull-through surgery and control samples were obtained at the time of colostomy closure in patients with imperforate anus (n = 10). qRT-PCR analysis was undertaken to quantify Cav-1 gene expression, and Western blot analysis was undertaken to determine Cav-1 protein quantification. Immunolabelling of Cav-1 proteins was visualized using confocal microscopy. RESULTS qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis revealed that Cav-1 was significantly downregulated in the aganglionic and ganglionic colon of patients with HSCR compared to controls (p < 0.01). Confocal microscopy revealed a markedly decreased expression of Cav-1 in colonic epithelium of aganglionic and ganglionic bowel of patients with HSCR compared to controls. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first report of significantly decreased Cav-1 expression in patients with HSCR. Decreased expression of Cav-1 in the bowel of HSCR may increase susceptibility to HAEC in HSCR.
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- Hiroki Nakamura
- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. .,School of Medicine and Medical Science and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Fan L. Signaling pathways involved in regulating apoptosis induction in host cells upon PRRSV infection. Virus Genes 2019; 55:433-439. [PMID: 31004277 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-019-01665-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the etiologic agent of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), a devastating disease of swine that poses a serious threat to the swine industry worldwide. The induction of apoptosis in host cells is suggested to be the key cellular mechanism that contributes to the pathogenesis of PRRS. Various signaling pathways have been identified to be involved in regulating PRRSV-induced apoptosis. In this review, we summarize the potential signaling pathways that contribute to PRRSV-induced apoptosis, and propose the issues that need to be addressed in future studies for a better understanding of the molecular basis underlying the pathogenesis of PRRS.
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- Lihong Fan
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Wang TT, Shi MM, Liao XL, Li YQ, Yuan HX, Li Y, Liu X, Ning DS, Peng YM, Yang F, Mo ZW, Jiang YM, Xu YQ, Li H, Wang M, Ou ZJ, Xia Z, Ou JS. Overexpression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the diabetic heart compromises ischemic postconditioning. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2019; 129:144-153. [PMID: 30797815 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ischemia postconditioning (PTC) can reduce myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, the effectiveness of PTC cardioprotection is reduced or lost in diabetes and the mechanisms are largely unclear. Hyperglycemia can induce overexpression of inducible nitric oxide synthesis (iNOS) in the myocardium of diabetic subjects. However, it is unknown whether or not iNOS especially its overexpression plays an important role in the loss of cardioprotection of PTC in diabetes. C57BL6 and iNOS-/- mice were treated with streptozotocin to induce diabetes. Part of diabetic C57BL6 mice were also treated with an iNOS specific inhibitor, 1400 W. Mice were subjected to myocardial ischemia/ reperfusion with/without PTC. The hemodynamic parameters, plasma levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT), TNF-α, IL-6 and nitric oxide (NO) were monitored. The myocardial infarct size, superoxide anion (O2-) generation, nitrotyrosine production and apoptosis were measured. The expression of phosphorylated Akt, endothelial NOS (eNOS), iNOS and Erk1/2 in ischemic heart were detected by immunoblot analysis. In diabetic C57BL6 and iNOS-/- mice, the post-ischemic hemodynamics were impaired, the cTnT, TNF-α, IL-6 level, myocardial infarct size, apoptotic index, O2- and nitrotyrosine generation were increased and the Akt/eNOS signal pathways were inhibited. PTC improved hemodynamic parameters, reduced cTnT level, myocardial infarct size, apoptotic index, O2- and nitrotyrosine generation and activated Akt/eNOS and Erk1/2 signal pathways in both non-diabetic C57BL6 and iNOS-/- mice as well as diabetic iNOS-/- mice, but not in diabetic C57BL6 mice. PTC also increased NO production in both non-diabetic and diabetic C57BL6 and iNOS-/- mice, and enhanced iNOS expression in non-diabetic C57BL6 mice. 1400 W restored the cardioprotection of PTC in diabetic C57BL6 mice. Our data demonstrated that PTC reduced myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in non-diabetic mice but not C57BL6 diabetic mice. Deletion of iNOS restored the cardioprotection of PTC in diabetic mice. Our findings suggest that iNOS plays a key role in the reduction of cardioprotection of PTC in diabetes and may provide a therapeutic target for diabetic patients.
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- Tian-Tian Wang
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China
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- Department of Extracorporeal circulation, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China
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- Division of Hypertension and Vascular Diseases, Heart Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Heart center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, PR China; National and Guangdong Province Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Guangzhou 510080, PR China.
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Abstract
Pulmonary vascular diseases are associated with several factors including infection, cigarette smoking, abuse of dietary suppressants and drugs, prolonged exposure to high altitude, and other causes which in part induce significant oxidative stress resulting in endothelial cell injury, apoptosis, hyperproliferation, and vaso-occlusive disease. Maintenance of normal endothelial cell function is a critical role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity and physiologic nitric oxide (NO) signaling in the vascular wall. eNOS expression and activity is regulated by the membrane-associated scaffolding protein caveolin-1 (Cav-1), the main protein constituent of caveolae. This chapter summarizes the literature and highlights unanswered questions related to how inflammation-associated oxidative stress affects Cav-1 expression and regulatory functions, and how dysregulated eNOS enzymatic activity promotes endothelial dysfunction. Focus is given to how the conversion of eNOS from a NO-producing enzyme to a transient oxidant-generating system is associated twith Cav-1 depletion, endothelial cell injury, and pulmonary vascular diseases. Importantly, the vascular defects observed in absence of Cav-1 that give rise to injured or hyperproliferative endothelial cells and promote remodeled vasculature can be rescued by "re-coupling," inhibiting, or genetically deleting eNOS, supporting the notion that strict control of Cav-1 expression and eNOS activity and signaling is critical for maintaining pulmonary vascular homeostasis.
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- Suellen D S Oliveira
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
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Chen Y, Zhou R, Yi Z, Li Y, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Li P, Li X, Pan Y. Porphyromonas gingivalis induced inflammatory responses and promoted apoptosis in lung epithelial cells infected with H1N1 via the Bcl‑2/Bax/Caspase‑3 signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:97-104. [PMID: 29750299 PMCID: PMC6059728 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) on inflammatory cytokine and nitic oxide (NO) production in lung epithelial cells infected with H1N1, and the underlying mechanisms. Lung epithelial cells were co-infected with P. gingivalis and H1N1. The concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were detected via an ELISA, and the concentration of NO was detected by the nitrate reductive enzymatic method at 4, 8, 12 and 24 h following infection. The expression levels of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) was detected by western blotting. The apoptotic rate of lung epithelial cells was detected by flow cytometry. The relative protein expression levels of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) and caspase-3 in lung epithelial cells were detected by western blotting. Compared with the control group, the concentration of the inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 exhibited a significant increase (P<0.05) in the viral-infected, bacterial-infected and co-infected groups. The concentration of NO also increased significantly (P<0.05), along with the rise in the expression levels of iNOS (P<0.05) and the increase in the apoptosis rate of lung epithelial cells (P<0.05). The relative expression levels of caspase-3 and Bax proteins were increased significantly in the viral- and bacterial-infected groups when compared with the control. The relative expression levels of Bcl-2 protein exhibited a significant decrease in lung epithelial cells following the co-infection with P. gingivalis and H1N1 compared with the control (P<0.05). The results of the present study revealed that the combination of P. gingivalis and H1N1 infection in lung epithelial cells may promote the production of inflammatory cytokines and increase NO production, leading to increased levels of apoptosis in lung epithelial cells via the Bcl-2/Bax/caspase-3 signaling pathway.
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- Yongju Chen
- School of Stomatology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110002, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogeny Biology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogeny Biology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- School of Stomatology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- School of Stomatology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121000, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110002, P.R. China
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Schweer WP, Patience JF, Burrough ER, Kerr BJ, Gabler NK. Impact of PRRSV infection and dietary soybean meal on ileal amino acid digestibility and endogenous amino acid losses in growing pigs. J Anim Sci 2018; 96:1846-1859. [PMID: 29534187 PMCID: PMC6140837 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a significant disease in the swine industry, and increasing soybean meal (SBM) consumption during this disease challenge may improve performance. Our objectives were to determine the impact of SBM level on apparent total tract (ATTD) and ileal (AID) digestibility during PRRSV infection and to determine ileal basal endogenous losses (BEL) during PRRSV infection. Forty PRRSV negative gilts were fitted with a T-cannula in the distal ileum. Treatments were arranged in a 2 × 2 factorial with high and low SBM (HSBM, 29% vs. LSBM, 10%), with and without PRRSV (n = 6/treatment). The remaining pigs (n = 8/challenge status) were fed a N-free diet. Chromic oxide was used as an indigestible marker. On day post inoculation (dpi) 0, at 47.7 ± 0.57 kg BW, 20 pigs were inoculated with live PRRSV; 20 control pigs were sham inoculated. Infection was confirmed by serum PCR. Feces were collected at dpi 5 to 6 and dpi 16 to 17, and ileal digesta collected at dpi 7 to 8 and dpi 18 to 19. Feed, feces, and digesta were analyzed for DM, N, and GE. Digesta and feed were analyzed for AA. Data were analyzed in a 2 × 2 + 2 factorial design to determine main effects of diet and PRRSV and their interaction. Data from N-free fed pigs were analyzed separately to determine BEL and hindgut disappearance due to PRRSV infection. All control pigs remained PRRSV negative. There were no interactions for AID of AA; however, HSBM reduced DM, GE, Lys, and Met AID and increased Arg and Gly AID during both collection periods (P < 0.05). At dpi 7 to 8 only, PRRSV reduced DM and GE AID (P < 0.05). At 7 to 8 dpi, BEL of Arg, Ala, and Pro were reduced (P < 0.05) due to PRRSV by 64%, 39%, and 94%, respectively. At dpi 18 to 19, BEL of Thr tended (P = 0.06) to be increased in PRRSV-infected pigs; however, no other differences were observed. Pigs fed LSBM had increased Lys, Met, Thr, Trp, and Pro standardized ileal digestibility (SID), primarily at 7 to 8 dpi. At 7 to 8 dpi, PRRSV reduced Arg, Gly, and Pro SID (P < 0.01), and SID Pro continued to be reduced by 17% at dpi 18 to 19. Compared with HSBM pigs, LSBM reduced hindgut disappearance of DM and GE at dpi 5 to 8 and dpi 16 to 19, while N disappearance was reduced at dpi 5 to 8. There were no differences between control and PRRSV N-free fed pigs. Altogether, SBM inclusion impacts SID of AA and hindgut disappearance of nutrients, regardless of PRRSV. In contrast, there is minimal impact of PRRSV on BEL, and therefore, SID of most AA are not different.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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- USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, Ames, IA
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Shao Y, Zhao H, Wang Y, Liu J, Li J, Chai H, Xing M. Arsenic and/or copper caused inflammatory response via activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase pathway and triggered heat shock protein responses in testis tissues of chicken. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:7719-7729. [PMID: 29288301 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1042-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of arsenic (As) and copper (Cu) on the inflammatory response, and the protective roles of heat shock proteins (Hsps) in chicken testes. Seventy-two 1-day-old male Hy-line chickens were treated with 30 mg/kg feed of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) and/or 300 mg/kg feed of copper sulfate (CuSO4) for 4, 8, and 12 weeks. The histological changes, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity, and the expressions of Hsps and inflammatory cytokines were detected. The results showed that slight histology changes were obvious in the testis tissue exposure to treatment groups. The activity and the protein level of iNOS were increased compared to the control group. The mRNA levels of proinflammatory cytokines and inflammatory factors were increased as a whole. However, anti-inflammatory cytokines were inhibited. The mRNA and protein levels of Hsp60, Hsp70, and Hsp90 were upregulated. These results suggested that sub-chronic exposure to As and/or Cu induced testicular poisoning in chickens. Increased Hsps tried to protect chicken testis tissues from tissues damage caused by inflammation. In conclusion, testicular poisoning induced by As and/or Cu caused inflammatory response and heat shock protein response in chicken testis tissues.
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- Yizhi Shao
- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Wildlife Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
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Design, synthesis and ability of non-gold complexed substituted purine derivatives to inhibit LPS-induced inflammatory response. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 149:10-21. [PMID: 29494841 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In order to study the anti-inflammatory activity of novel 6-substituted and 6,9-disubstituted purine derivatives, 20 compounds, L1-10 and W1-10, derived from purine and lacking a gold complex were designed, synthesized and their anti-inflammatory activity was screened. LPS-induced TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, PGE2, NO, COX-2 and iNOS mRNA were evaluated, and western blot and NF-κB p65 translocation assay were performed in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, carrageenan-induced hind paw edema experiments were performed in mice. Compound L1, L4, W2, and W4 markedly exerted a dose-dependent inhibition of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and PGE2 release induced by LPS in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Moreover, these compounds strongly inhibited LPS-induced NO, COX-2 and iNOS mRNA in the same cells. Anti-inflammatory activity tests in vivo showed that L1 and L4 were more effective than Au(L3)(PPh3), a known anti-inflammatory agent, at 2-5 h, and W4 was the most effective at 3-5 h after dosing. Thus, W2, W4, and L1, L4, could effectively inhibit LPS-induced inflammatory response in vitro and in vivo suggesting a promising role as anti-inflammatory agents.
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Pourgholamhossein F, Rasooli R, Pournamdari M, Pourgholi L, Samareh-Fekri M, Ghazi-Khansari M, Iranpour M, Poursalehi HR, Heidari MR, Mandegary A. Pirfenidone protects against paraquat-induced lung injury and fibrosis in mice by modulation of inflammation, oxidative stress, and gene expression. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 112:39-46. [PMID: 29273418 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Revised: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In this study we investigated the protective effects and possible mechanisms of pirfenidone (PF) in paraquat (PQ)-induced lung injury and fibrosis in mice. Lung injury was induced by injection of PQ (20 mg/kg). Thereafter, mice orally received water and PF (100 and 200 mg/kg) for four weeks. After 28 days, the inflammation and fibrosis were determined in the lungs by analysis of histopathology, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell count, lung wet/dry weight ratio, hydroxyproline content, and oxidative stress biomarkers. Expression of several genes involved in fibrogenesis and modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, such as TGF-β1, α-SMA, collagen Iα and IV, NOX1, NOX4, iNOS, and GPX1 were determined using RT-qPCR. PF significantly decreased the lung fibrosis and edema, inflammatory cells infiltration, TGF-β1 concentration, and amount of hydroxyproline in the lung tissue. PF dose-dependently improved the expression level of the studied genes to the near normal. Decreasing of lung lipid peroxidation and catalase activity, and increasing of SOD activity in the treated mice were significant compared to the control group. Pirfenidone ameliorate paraquat induced lung injury and fibrosis partly through inhibition of inflammation and oxidative stress, and downregulation of genes encoding for profibrotic cytokines and enzymatic systems for ROS production.
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- Fateme Pourgholamhossein
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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