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Iu ECY, So H, Chan CB. Mitochondrial defects in sporadic inclusion body myositis-causes and consequences. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1403463. [PMID: 38808223 PMCID: PMC11130370 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1403463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is a distinct subcategory of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM), characterized by unique pathological features such as muscle inflammation, rimmed vacuoles, and protein aggregation within the myofibers. Although hyperactivation of the immune system is widely believed as the primary cause of IIM, it is debated whether non-immune tissue dysfunction might contribute to the disease's onset as patients with sIBM are refractory to conventional immunosuppressant treatment. Moreover, the findings that mitochondrial dysfunction can elicit non-apoptotic programmed cell death and the subsequent immune response further support this hypothesis. Notably, abnormal mitochondrial structure and activities are more prominent in the muscle of sIBM than in other types of IIM, suggesting the presence of defective mitochondria might represent an overlooked contributor to the disease onset. The large-scale mitochondrial DNA deletion, aberrant protein aggregation, and slowed organelle turnover have provided mechanistic insights into the genesis of impaired mitochondria in sIBM. This article reviews the disease hallmarks of sIBM, the plausible contributors of mitochondrial damage in the sIBM muscle, and the immunological responses associated with mitochondrial perturbations. Additionally, the potential application of mitochondrial-targeted chemicals as a new treatment strategy to sIBM is explored and discussed.
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- Elsie Chit Yu Iu
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Guglielmi V, Cheli M, Tonin P, Vattemi G. Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis at the Crossroads between Muscle Degeneration, Inflammation, and Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2742. [PMID: 38473988 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is the most common muscle disease of older people and is clinically characterized by slowly progressive asymmetrical muscle weakness, predominantly affecting the quadriceps, deep finger flexors, and foot extensors. At present, there are no enduring treatments for this relentless disease that eventually leads to severe disability and wheelchair dependency. Although sIBM is considered a rare muscle disorder, its prevalence is certainly higher as the disease is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. The histopathological phenotype of sIBM muscle biopsy includes muscle fiber degeneration and endomysial lymphocytic infiltrates that mainly consist of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells surrounding nonnecrotic muscle fibers expressing MHCI. Muscle fiber degeneration is characterized by vacuolization and the accumulation of congophilic misfolded multi-protein aggregates, mainly in their non-vacuolated cytoplasm. Many players have been identified in sIBM pathogenesis, including environmental factors, autoimmunity, abnormalities of protein transcription and processing, the accumulation of several toxic proteins, the impairment of autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system, oxidative and nitrative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, myonuclear degeneration, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Aging has also been proposed as a contributor to the disease. However, the interplay between these processes and the primary event that leads to the coexistence of autoimmune and degenerative changes is still under debate. Here, we outline our current understanding of disease pathogenesis, focusing on degenerative mechanisms, and discuss the possible involvement of aging.
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- Valeria Guglielmi
- Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer Program, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Immunity and Pathogenesis Program, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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Zhang R, Zeng M, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Lv N, Wang L, Gan J, Li Y, Jiang X, Yang L. Therapeutic Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease: Saponins. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10505. [PMID: 37445682 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Drug development for Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has been a long-standing challenge. Saponins, which are steroid or triterpenoid glycosides with various pharmacological activities, have displayed therapeutic potential in treating Alzheimer's disease. In a comprehensive review of the literature from May 2007 to May 2023, we identified 63 references involving 40 different types of saponins that have been studied for their effects on Alzheimer's disease. These studies suggest that saponins have the potential to ameliorate Alzheimer's disease by reducing amyloid beta peptide deposition, inhibiting tau phosphorylation, modulating oxidative stress, reducing inflammation, and antiapoptosis. Most intriguingly, ginsenoside Rg1 and pseudoginsenoside-F11 possess these important pharmacological properties and show the best promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. This review provides a summary and classification of common saponins that have been studied for their therapeutic potential in Alzheimer's disease, showcasing their underlying mechanisms. This highlights the promising potential of saponins for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Ruifeng Zhang
- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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Role of Myokines in Myositis Pathogenesis and Their Potential to be New Therapeutic Targets in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. J Immunol Res 2020; 2020:9079083. [PMID: 32775472 PMCID: PMC7396002 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9079083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represent a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases whose treatment is often a challenge. Many patients, even after immunosuppressive therapy, do not respond to treatment, so new alternatives have been sought for this. Therefore, other signaling pathways that could contribute to the pathogenesis of myositis have been investigated, such as the expression of myokines in skeletal muscle in response to the inflammatory process. In this review, we will refer to these muscle cytokines that are overexpressed or downregulated in skeletal muscle in patients with various forms of IIM, thus being able to contribute to the maintenance of the autoimmune process. Some muscle cytokines, through their antagonistic action, may be a helpful contributor to the disease modulation, and thus, they could represent personalized treatment targets. Here, we consider the main myokines involved in the pathogenesis of myositis, expressing our view on the possibility of using them as potential therapeutic targets: interleukins IL-6, IL-15, and IL-18; chemokines CXCL10, CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, and CCL20; myostatin; follistatin; decorin; osteonectin; and insulin-like 6. An interesting topic regarding the complex connection between myokines and noninflammatory pathways implied in IIM has also been briefly described, because it is an important scientific approach to the pathogenesis of IIM and can be a therapeutic alternative to be considered, especially for the patients who do not respond to immunosuppressive treatment.
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Tang S, Wang J, Liu J, Huang Y, Zhou Y, Yang S, Zhang W, Yang M, Zhang H. Niban protein regulates apoptosis in HK-2 cells via caspase-dependent pathway. Ren Fail 2019; 41:455-466. [PMID: 31163002 PMCID: PMC6566711 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2019.1619582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Purpose: To investigate whether Niban protein plays a role in renal interstitial fibrosis by regulating renal tubular epithelial cell apoptosis and explore the underlying mechanism. Methods: Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model was performed in C57B/6J mice, and divided into sham operation group and groups of days 3, days 7, and days 14. Niban expression was detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot. TUNEL assays were used to detected apoptosis. Niban siRNA and overexpression Niban plasmid were transfected in HK-2 cells respectively to explore apoptosis related mechanisms of Niban during angiotensin II (AngII) - and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced injury. Results: With the development of obstruction, Niban's expression decreased gradually while apoptosis increased. Silencing of Niban not only increased the AngII- and ER stress-induced apoptosis, but also promoted the expression of caspase 8, caspase 9, Bip, and Chop. Overexpression of Niban reduced AngII-induced apoptosis and the expression of caspase 8 and caspase 9. Conclusions: Niban protein is involved in apoptosis regulation in HK-2 cells, and most likely via caspase-dependent pathway.
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- Shiqi Tang
- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Riemschoss K, Arndt V, Bolognesi B, von Eisenhart-Rothe P, Liu S, Buravlova O, Duernberger Y, Paulsen L, Hornberger A, Hossinger A, Lorenzo-Gotor N, Hogl S, Müller SA, Tartaglia G, Lichtenthaler SF, Vorberg IM. Fibril-induced glutamine-/asparagine-rich prions recruit stress granule proteins in mammalian cells. Life Sci Alliance 2019; 2:2/4/e201800280. [PMID: 31266883 PMCID: PMC6607448 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201800280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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This study provides evidence that exogenous proteinaceous seeds can induce protein aggregates that sequester stress granule components independent of stress granule assembly. Prions of lower eukaryotes are self-templating protein aggregates that replicate by converting homotypic proteins into stable, tightly packed beta-sheet–rich protein assemblies. Propagation is mediated by prion domains, low-complexity regions enriched in polar and devoid of charged amino acid residues. In mammals, compositionally similar domains modulate the assembly of dynamic stress granules (SGs) that associate via multivalent weak interactions. Dysregulation of SGs composed of proteins with prion-like domains has been proposed to underlie the formation of pathological inclusions in several neurodegenerative diseases. The events that drive prion-like domains into transient or solid assemblies are not well understood. We studied the interactors of the prototype prion domain NM of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sup35 in its soluble or fibril-induced prion conformation in the mammalian cytosol. We show that the interactomes of soluble and prionized NM overlap with that of SGs. Prion induction by exogenous seeds does not cause SG assembly, demonstrating that colocalization of aberrant protein inclusions with SG components does not necessarily reveal SGs as initial sites of protein misfolding.
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- Katrin Riemschoss
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany
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- Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany.,Neuroproteomics, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, and Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany.,Neuroproteomics, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, and Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Bonn (DZNE e.V.), Bonn, Germany .,Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Naddaf E, Barohn RJ, Dimachkie MM. Inclusion Body Myositis: Update on Pathogenesis and Treatment. Neurotherapeutics 2018; 15:995-1005. [PMID: 30136253 PMCID: PMC6277289 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-018-0658-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Inclusion body myositis is the most common acquired myopathy after the age of 50. It is characterized by progressive asymmetric weakness predominantly affecting the quadriceps and/or finger flexors. Loss of ambulation and dysphagia are major complications of the disease. Inclusion body myositis can be associated with cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A antibodies. Muscle biopsy usually shows inflammatory cells surrounding and invading non-necrotic muscle fibers, rimmed vacuoles, congophilic inclusions, and protein aggregates. Disease pathogenesis remains poorly understood and consists of an interplay between inflammatory and degenerative pathways. Antigen-driven, clonally restricted, cytotoxic T cells represent a main feature of the inflammatory component, whereas abnormal protein homeostasis with protein misfolding, aggregation, and dysfunctional protein disposal is the hallmark of the degenerative component. Inclusion body myositis remains refractory to treatment. Better understanding of the disease pathogenesis led to the identification of novel therapeutic targets, addressing both the inflammatory and degenerative pathways.
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- Elie Naddaf
- Neuromuscular Medicine Division, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, USA
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- Neuromuscular Medicine Division, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, 66103, USA
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- Neuromuscular Medicine Division, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, 66103, USA.
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