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Maekawa K, Ishizawa M, Ikawa T, Sajiki H, Matsumoto T, Tokiwa H, Makishima M, Yamada S. Syntheses of 25-Adamantyl-25-alkyl-2-methylidene-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 Derivatives with Structure-Function Studies of Antagonistic and Agonistic Active Vitamin D Analogs. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1082. [PMID: 37509118 PMCID: PMC10377034 DOI: 10.3390/biom13071082] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The active form of vitamin D3, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], is a major regulator of calcium homeostasis through activation of the vitamin D receptor (VDR). We have previously synthesized vitamin D derivatives with large adamantane (AD) rings at position 24, 25, or 26 of the side chain to study VDR agonist and/or antagonist properties. One of them-ADTK1, with an AD ring and 23,24-triple bond-shows a high VDR affinity and cell-selective VDR activity. In this study, we synthesized novel vitamin D derivatives (ADKM1-6) with an alkyl group substituted at position 25 of ADTK1 to develop more cell-selective VDR ligands. ADKM2, ADKM4, and ADKM6 had VDR transcriptional activity comparable to 1,25(OH)2D3 and ADTK1, although their VDR affinities were weaker. Interestingly, ADKM2 has selective VDR activity in kidney- and skin-derived cells-a unique phenotype that differs from ADTK1. Furthermore, ADKM2, ADKM4, and ADKM6 induced osteoblast differentiation in human dedifferentiated fat cells more effectively than ADTK1. The development of vitamin D derivatives with bulky modifications such as AD at position 24, 25, or 26 of the side chain is useful for increased stability and tissue selectivity in VDR-targeting therapy.
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- Kazuki Maekawa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Department of Functional Morphology, Division of Cell Regeneration and Transplantation, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Roy D, Tomo S, Modi A, Purohit P, Sharma P. Optimising total RNA quality and quantity by phenol-chloroform extraction method from human visceral adipose tissue: A standardisation study. MethodsX 2020; 7:101113. [PMID: 33204654 PMCID: PMC7653057 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.101113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A multitude of challenges is faced during RNA extraction from human visceral adipose tissue (VAT) due to its atypical nature and a dearth of existing literature. Our study provides a convenient and inexpensive manual method using TRIzol reagent for the reproducible recovery of intact RNA from sparse human VAT samples. Fifty-two (52) samples were grouped and tested for the effect of different factors viz. initial VAT amount, TRIzol volume per unit tissue mass, residual fat following homogenisation and first centrifugation, an additional chloroform wash, and an additional ethanol wash on the extraction process. We found that increasing initial tissue mass and decreasing TRIzol volume simultaneously improved RNA yield and purity. A fat layer removal step and additional ethanol wash further propel the A260/280 and A260/230 to their desired values. Our modifications in the isolation protocol were combined and tested through reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR, which yielded consistent results, upholding our optimisation.
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Umeda N, Endo-Umeda K, Nakashima H, Kato S, Seki S, Makishima M. Frontline Science: Concanavalin A-induced acute hepatitis is attenuated in vitamin D receptor knockout mice with decreased immune cell function. J Leukoc Biol 2019; 106:791-801. [PMID: 31034649 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3hi0219-048r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a nuclear receptor for the active form of vitamin D, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 , and regulates various physiologic processes, such as bone and calcium metabolism, cellular proliferation and differentiation, and immunity. VDR is highly expressed in the intestine, kidney, bone, and macrophages, but is expressed at a low level in the liver. The liver is a major metabolic organ and also acts as an immune gateway for dietary nutrients and xenobiotics. In this study, we investigated the function of VDR in hepatic immune cells, such as Kupffer cells/macrophages, utilizing VDR knockout (KO) mice. We showed that VDR is functionally expressed in hepatic mononuclear cells, specifically resident Kupffer cells. We examined the role of VDR in acute hepatitis induced by concanavalin A (Con-A) and found that Con-A-induced hepatitis is attenuated in VDR-KO mice compared to wild-type (WT) mice. Con-A-induced hepatitis is known to be mediated by NKT cell activation, cytokine production, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in Kupffer cells/macrophages. However, the proportions of Kupffer cells/macrophages and the NKT cell activation were similar in the liver of WT and VDR-KO mice and inflammatory cytokine gene expression was increased in VDR-KO mice. On the other hand, plasma and hepatic ROS levels were decreased in the liver of VDR-KO mice compared to WT mice. The phagocytic activity of resident Kupffer cells and hepatic neutrophils were also decreased in VDR-KO mice. Therefore, VDR is necessary for Con-A-induced acute hepatitis and plays an important role in hepatic immune cell functions.
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- Naoki Umeda
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Iwaki Meisei University, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan.,Research Institute of Innovative Medicine, Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Otero R, Ishizawa M, Numoto N, Ikura T, Ito N, Tokiwa H, Mouriño A, Makishima M, Yamada S. 25 S-Adamantyl-23-yne-26,27-dinor-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3: Synthesis, Tissue Selective Biological Activities, and X-ray Crystal Structural Analysis of Its Vitamin D Receptor Complex. J Med Chem 2018; 61:6658-6673. [PMID: 29989817 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Both 25 R- and 25 S-25-adamantyl-23-yne-26,27-dinor-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (4a and 4b) were stereoselectively synthesized by a Pd(0)-catalyzed ring closure and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling between enol-triflate 7 and alkenyl-boronic ester 8. The 25 S isomer (4b) showed high vitamin D receptor (VDR) affinity (50% of that of the natural hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, 1) and transactivation potency (kidney HEK293, 90%). In endogenous gene expression, it showed high cell-type selectivity for kidney cells (HEK293, CYP24A1 160% of 1), bone cells (MG63, osteocalcin 64%), and monocytes (U937, CAMP 96%) over intestine (SW480, CYP24A1 8%) and skin (HaCaT, CYP24A1 7%) cells. The X-ray crystal structural analysis of 4b in complex with rat VDR-ligand binding domain (LBD) showed the highest Cα positional shift from the 1/VDR-LBD complex at helix 11. Helix 11 of the 4b and 1 VDR-LBD complexes also showed significant differences in surface properties. These results suggest that 4b should be examined further as another candidate for a mild preventive osteoporosis agent.
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- Rocio Otero
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences , Nihon University School of Medicine , Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610 , Japan
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- Medical Research Institute , Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510 , Japan
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- Medical Research Institute , Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510 , Japan
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- Medical Research Institute , Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Rikkyo University , Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501 , Japan
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas , Universidad de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences , Nihon University School of Medicine , Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610 , Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences , Nihon University School of Medicine , Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610 , Japan
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Watarai Y, Ishizawa M, Ikura T, Zacconi FCM, Uno S, Ito N, Mouriño A, Tokiwa H, Makishima M, Yamada S. Synthesis, Biological Activities, and X-ray Crystal Structural Analysis of 25-Hydroxy-25(or 26)-adamantyl-17-[20(22),23-diynyl]-21-norvitamin D Compounds. J Med Chem 2015; 58:9510-21. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Yusuke Watarai
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Medical
Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación
Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Medical
Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación
Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Rikkyo University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1
Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Induced differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells into M2 macrophages by combined treatment with retinoic acid and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113722. [PMID: 25409436 PMCID: PMC4237509 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Retinoids and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) induce differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells into granulocyte and macrophage lineages, respectively. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), which is effective in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, can induce differentiation of other types of myeloid leukemia cells, and combined treatment with retinoid and 1,25(OH)2D3 effectively enhances the differentiation of leukemia cells into macrophage-like cells. Recent work has classified macrophages into M1 and M2 types. In this study, we investigated the effect of combined treatment with retinoid and 1,25(OH)2D3 on differentiation of myeloid leukemia THP-1 and HL60 cells. 9-cis Retinoic acid (9cRA) plus 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibited proliferation of THP-1 and HL60 cells and increased myeloid differentiation markers including nitroblue tetrazolium reducing activity and expression of CD14 and CD11b. ATRA and the synthetic retinoic acid receptor agonist Am80 exhibited similar effects in combination with 1,25(OH)2D3 but less effectively than 9cRA, while the retinoid X receptor agonist HX630 was not effective. 9cRA plus 1,25(OH)2D3 effectively increased expression of M2 macrophage marker genes, such as CD163, ARG1 and IL10, increased surface CD163 expression, and induced interleukin-10 secretion in myeloid leukemia cells, while 9cRA alone had weaker effects on these phenotypes and 1,25(OH)2D3 was not effective. Taken together, our results demonstrate selective induction of M2 macrophage markers in human myeloid leukemia cells by combined treatment with 9cRA and 1,25(OH)2D3.
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Shannonhouse JL, Fong LA, Clossen BL, Hairgrove RE, York DC, Walker BB, Hercules GW, Mertesdorf LM, Patel M, Morgan C. Female-biased anorexia and anxiety in the Syrian hamster. Physiol Behav 2014; 133:141-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Kudo T, Ishizawa M, Maekawa K, Nakabayashi M, Watarai Y, Uchida H, Tokiwa H, Ikura T, Ito N, Makishima M, Yamada S. Combination of Triple Bond and Adamantane Ring on the Vitamin D Side Chain Produced Partial Agonists for Vitamin D Receptor. J Med Chem 2014; 57:4073-87. [DOI: 10.1021/jm401989c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Cirera S. Highly efficient method for isolation of total RNA from adipose tissue. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:472. [PMID: 24245791 PMCID: PMC4225616 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background RNA extraction is a crucial step for monitoring gene expression. Poor RNA quality (including degradation and remaining impurities) can result in misleading results. Isolation of RNA from animal tissues with high lipid content can be challenging. Especially, it is not trivial to isolate high quality RNA with a reasonable yield from adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to provide an optimized protocol for isolating total RNA from adipose tissue. This was achieved by combining the advantages of the two routinely used methods, TRI Reagent® and miRNeasy. Findings The miRNeasy method results in cleaner samples but more prone to degradation while the TRI Reagent® method results in samples contaminated with salts and solvents but more intact. The new protocol combines the best of both methods resulting in RNA of high quality and suitable for downstream experiments like RT-qPCR, microarrays and high-throughput sequencing. Conclusions The current protocol for total RNA isolation from adipose tissue yields sufficient amount of high quality total RNA free of contaminants.
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- Susanna Cirera
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Section for Animal Genetics, Bioinformatics and Breeding, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Ozeki J, Choi M, Endo-Umeda K, Sakurai K, Amano S, Makishima M. Enhanced transcription of pancreatic peptide YY by 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 administration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Neuropeptides 2013; 47:329-32. [PMID: 23899497 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2013] [Revised: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peptide YY (PYY) is a peptide hormone secreted from L cells in the intestine in response to food intake that regulates appetite and gastrointestinal function. PYY is also produced in the pancreatic islets. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a nuclear receptor for the active form of vitamin D3 that regulates numerous physiological processes. VDR is expressed in the pancreatic islets and pharmacological VDR activation increases PYY expression in mouse peripheral islet cells. Although VDR is present in insulin-producing β cells as well as non-β cells, the role of β cell VDR in Pyy transcription remains unknown. We treated mice with streptozotocin to ablate β cells in the pancreas. Pancreatic Vdr mRNA expression was decreased in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Interestingly, streptozotocin-treated mice exhibited increased basal Pyy expression and 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 treatment further increased expression. Moreover, 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 increased mRNA expression of pancreatic polypeptide and decreased that of neuropeptide Y in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice but not in control mice. 1α-Hydroxyvitamin D3 slightly increased mRNA expression of insulin but transcript levels were nearly undetectable in the pancreas of streptozotocin-treated mice. Thus, VDR in non-β islet cells is involved in Pyy expression in the mouse pancreas. The findings from this β cell ablation study suggest a hormone transcription regulatory network composed of β cells and non-β cells.
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- Jun Ozeki
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan; Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Rodina AV, Gorokhovets NV, Makarov VA, Sologub VK, Koromyslova IA, Pozdniakova LP, Andreev DA, Ermakov NV, Severin SE. Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to human adiponectin for its quantitative measurement in serum. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683812080054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Matsunawa M, Akagi D, Uno S, Endo-Umeda K, Yamada S, Ikeda K, Makishima M. Vitamin D receptor activation enhances benzo[a]pyrene metabolism via CYP1A1 expression in macrophages. Drug Metab Dispos 2012; 40:2059-66. [PMID: 22837390 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.112.046839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) activates the aryl hydrocarbon (AHR) and induces the expression of genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism, including CYP1A1. CYP1A1 is involved not only in BaP detoxification but also in metabolic activation, which results in DNA adduct formation. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) belongs to the NR1I subfamily of the nuclear receptor superfamily, which also regulates expression of xenobiotic metabolism genes. We investigated the cross-talk between AHR and VDR signaling pathways and found that 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)], a potent physiological VDR agonist, enhanced BaP-induced transcription of CYP1A1 in human monocytic U937 cells and THP-1 cells, breast cancer cells, and kidney epithelium-derived cells. 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) alone did not induce CYP1A1, and 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) plus BaP did not increase CYP1A2 or CYP1B1 mRNA expression in U937 cells. The combination of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and BaP increased CYP1A1 protein levels, BaP hydroxylation activity, and BaP-DNA adduct formation in U937 cells and THP-1 cells more effectively than BaP alone. The combined effect of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and BaP on CYP1A1 mRNA expression in U937 cells and/or THP-1 cells was inhibited by VDR knockdown, VDR antagonists, and α-naphthoflavone, an AHR antagonist. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that VDR directly bound to an everted repeat (ER) 8 motif in the human CYP1A1 promoter. Thus, CYP1A1 is a novel VDR target gene involved in xenobiotic metabolism. Induction of CYP1A1 by the activation of VDR and AHR may contribute to BaP-mediated toxicity and the physiological function of this enzyme.
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- Manabu Matsunawa
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Martínez-Martínez M, Diez-Valcarce M, Cook N, Hernández M, Rodríguez-Lázaro D. Evaluation of Extraction Methods for Efficient Detection of Enteric Viruses in Pork Meat Products. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-010-9165-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Amano Y, Cho Y, Matsunawa M, Komiyama K, Makishima M. Increased nuclear expression and transactivation of vitamin D receptor by the cardiotonic steroid bufalin in human myeloid leukemia cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 114:144-51. [PMID: 19429444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Revised: 01/25/2009] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The active form of vitamin D(3), 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)], is a potent ligand for the nuclear receptor vitamin D receptor (VDR) and induces myeloid leukemia cell differentiation. The cardiotonic steroid bufalin enhances vitamin D-induced differentiation of leukemia cells and VDR transactivation activity. In this study, we examined the combined effects of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and bufalin on differentiation and VDR target gene expression in human leukemia cells. Bufalin in combination with 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) enhanced the expression of VDR target genes, such as CYP24A1 and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, and effectively induced differentiation phenotypes. An inhibitor of the Erk mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway partially inhibited bufalin induction of VDR target gene expression. 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) treatment induced transient nuclear expression of VDR in HL60 cells. Interestingly, bufalin enhanced 1,25(OH)(2)D(3)-induced nuclear VDR expression. The MAP kinase pathway inhibitor increased nuclear VDR expression induced by 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and did not change that by 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) plus bufalin. A proteasome inhibitor also enhanced 1,25(OH)(2)D(3)-induced CYP24A1 expression and nuclear VDR expression. Bufalin-induced nuclear VDR expression was associated with histone acetylation and VDR recruitment to the CYP24A1 promoter in HL60 cells. Thus, the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase inhibitor bufalin modulates VDR function through several mechanisms, including Erk MAP kinase activation and increased nuclear VDR expression.
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- Yusuke Amano
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Muyal JP, Muyal V, Kaistha BP, Seifart C, Fehrenbach H. Systematic comparison of RNA extraction techniques from frozen and fresh lung tissues: checkpoint towards gene expression studies. Diagn Pathol 2009; 4:9. [PMID: 19317905 PMCID: PMC2669047 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-4-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The reliability of gene expression profiling-based technologies to detect transcriptional differences representative of the original samples is affected by the quality of the extracted RNA. It strictly depends upon the technique that has been employed. Hence, the present study aimed at systematically comparing silica-gel column (SGC) and guanidine isothiocyanate (GTC) techniques of RNA isolation to answer the question which technique is preferable when frozen, long-term stored or fresh lung tissues have to be evaluated for the downstream molecular analysis. Methods Frozen lungs (n = 3) were prepared by long-term storage (2.5 yrs) in -80°C while fresh lungs (n = 3) were harvested and processed immediately. The purity and quantification of RNA was determined with a spectrophotometer whereas the total amounted copy numbers of target sequences were determined with iCycler detection system for assessment of RNA intactness (28S and 18S) and fragment sizes, i.e. short (GAPDH-3' UTR), medium (GAPDH), and long (PBGD) with 200 bp, 700 bp, and 1400 bp distance to the 3'ends of mRNA motif, respectively. Results Total yield of RNA was higher with GTC than SGC technique in frozen as well as fresh tissues while the purity of RNA remained comparable. The quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction data revealed that higher mean copy numbers of 28S and a longer fragment (1400 bp) were obtained from RNA isolated with SGC than GTC technique using fresh as well as frozen tissues. Additionally, a high mean copy number of 18S and medium fragment (700 bp) were obtained in RNA isolated with SGC technique from fresh tissues, only. For the shorter fragment, no significant differences between both techniques were noticed. Conclusion Our data demonstrated that although the GTC technique has yielded a higher amount of RNA, the SGC technique was much more superior with respect to the reliable generation of an intact RNA and effectively amplified longer products in fresh as well as in frozen tissues.
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- Jai Prakash Muyal
- Section of Experimental Pneumology, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany.
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CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 expression: comparing 'humanized' mouse lines and wild-type mice; comparing human and mouse hepatoma-derived cell lines. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2009; 237:119-26. [PMID: 19285097 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Human and rodent cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes sometimes exhibit striking species-specific differences in substrate preference and rate of metabolism. Human risk assessment of CYP substrates might therefore best be evaluated in the intact mouse by replacing mouse Cyp genes with human CYP orthologs; however, how "human-like" can human gene expression be expected in mouse tissues? Previously a bacterial-artificial-chromosome-transgenic mouse, carrying the human CYP1A1_CYP1A2 locus and lacking the mouse Cyp1a1 and Cyp1a2 orthologs, was shown to express robustly human dioxin-inducible CYP1A1 and basal versus inducible CYP1A2 (mRNAs, proteins, enzyme activities) in each of nine mouse tissues examined. Chimeric mice carrying humanized liver have also been generated, by transplanting human hepatocytes into a urokinase-type plasminogen activator(+/+)_severe-combined-immunodeficiency (uPA/SCID) line with most of its mouse hepatocytes ablated. Herein we compare basal and dioxin-induced CYP1A mRNA copy numbers, protein levels, and four enzymes (benzo[a]pyrene hydroxylase, ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase, acetanilide 4-hydroxylase, methoxyresorufin O-demethylase) in liver of these two humanized mouse lines versus wild-type mice; we also compare these same parameters in mouse Hepa-1c1c7 and human HepG2 hepatoma-derived established cell lines. Most strikingly, mouse liver CYP1A1-specific enzyme activities are between 38- and 170-fold higher than human CYP1A1-specific enzyme activities (per unit of mRNA), whereas mouse versus human CYP1A2 enzyme activities (per unit of mRNA) are within 2.5-fold of one another. Moreover, both the mouse and human hepatoma cell lines exhibit striking differences in CYP1A mRNA levels and enzyme activities. These findings are relevant to risk assessment involving human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 substrates, when administered to mice as environmental toxicants or drugs.
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Matsunawa M, Amano Y, Endo K, Uno S, Sakaki T, Yamada S, Makishima M. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor activator benzo[a]pyrene enhances vitamin D3 catabolism in macrophages. Toxicol Sci 2009; 109:50-8. [PMID: 19244278 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon produced by cigarette combustion, is implicated as a causative agent in smoking-related cancer and atherosclerosis. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], a potent ligand for the nuclear receptor vitamin D receptor (VDR), has been shown to decrease the risk of osteoporosis, some types of cancer and cardiovascular disease, suggesting an opposing effect of vitamin D3 to cigarette smoking. In this study, we investigated the effects of BaP on the vitamin D3 signaling pathway. BaP effectively enhanced the 1,25(OH)2D3-dependent induction of cytochrome P450 24A1 (CYP24A1) in human monocyte/macrophage-derived THP-1 cells and breast cancer MCF-7 cells. BaP combination was less or not effective on mRNA expression of CD14, arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase, and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide in THP-1 cells. BaP also increased the expression of CYP24A1 induced by a non-vitamin D VDR ligand, lithocholic acid acetate. Another aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligand, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, enhanced CYP24A1 expression by 1,25(OH)2D3 in THP-1 cells. Treatment of cells with an AhR antagonist and a protein synthesis inhibitor inhibited the enhancing effect of BaP on CYP24A1 induction, indicating that the effects of BaP are mediated by AhR activation and de novo protein synthesis. BaP pretreatment increased 1,25(OH)2D3-dependent recruitment of VDR and retinoid X receptor to the CYP24A1 promoter. Analysis of 1,25(OH)2D3 metabolism showed that BaP enhanced the hydroxylation of 1,25(OH)2D3 by CYP24A1 in THP-1 cells. Thus, AhR activation by BaP stimulates vitamin D3 catabolism. Modulation of vitamin D signaling by AhR may represent a mechanism underlying cigarette smoking-related diseases.
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- Manabu Matsunawa
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Muyal JP, Singh SK, Fehrenbach H. DNA-Microarray Technology: Comparison of Methodological Factors of Recent Technique Towards Gene Expression Profiling. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2008; 28:239-51. [DOI: 10.1080/07388550802428400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ogura M, Nishida S, Ishizawa M, Sakurai K, Shimizu M, Matsuo S, Amano S, Uno S, Makishima M. Vitamin D3 modulates the expression of bile acid regulatory genes and represses inflammation in bile duct-ligated mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008; 328:564-70. [PMID: 18988769 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.145987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Vitamin D receptor (VDR), a nuclear receptor that regulates calcium homeostasis, has been found to function as a receptor for secondary bile acids. Because the in vivo role of VDR in bile acid metabolism remains unknown, we investigated the effect of VDR activation in a mouse model of cholestasis. We treated mice with 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D(3) [1alpha(OH)D(3)] after bile duct ligation (BDL) and examined mRNA expression and cytokine levels. 1alpha(OH)D(3) treatment altered the expression of genes involved in bile acid synthesis and transport in the liver, kidney, and intestine but did not decrease bile acid levels in the plasma and liver of BDL mice. 1alpha(OH)D(3) treatment suppressed mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the liver and strongly decreased the plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines in BDL mice. These findings indicate that 1alpha(OH)D(3) regulates a network of bile acid metabolic genes and represses proinflammatory cytokine expression in BDL mice. VDR ligands have the potential to prevent the cholestasis-induced inflammatory response.
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- Michitaka Ogura
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Ishizawa M, Matsunawa M, Adachi R, Uno S, Ikeda K, Masuno H, Shimizu M, Iwasaki KI, Yamada S, Makishima M. Lithocholic acid derivatives act as selective vitamin D receptor modulators without inducing hypercalcemia. J Lipid Res 2008; 49:763-72. [PMID: 18180267 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m700293-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)], a vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligand, regulates calcium homeostasis and also exhibits noncalcemic actions on immunity and cell differentiation. In addition to disorders of bone and calcium metabolism, VDR ligands are potential therapeutic agents in the treatment of immune disorders, microbial infections, and malignancies. Hypercalcemia, the major adverse effect of vitamin D(3) derivatives, limits their clinical application. The secondary bile acid lithocholic acid (LCA) is an additional physiological ligand for VDR, and its synthetic derivative, LCA acetate, is a potent VDR agonist. In this study, we found that an additional derivative, LCA propionate, is a more selective VDR activator than LCA acetate. LCA acetate and LCA propionate induced the expression of the calcium channel transient receptor potential vanilloid type 6 (TRPV6) as effectively as that of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) 24-hydroxylase (CYP24A1), whereas 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) was more effective on TRPV6 than on CYP24A1 in intestinal cells. In vivo experiments showed that LCA acetate and LCA propionate effectively induced tissue VDR activation without causing hypercalcemia. These bile acid derivatives have the ability to function as selective VDR modulators.
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- Michiyasu Ishizawa
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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Lacinova Z, Dolinkova M, Haluzikova D, Krajickova J, Haluzik M. Comparison of Manual and Automatic (MagNA Pure) Isolation Methods of Total RNA from Adipose Tissue. Mol Biotechnol 2007; 38:195-201. [DOI: 10.1007/s12033-007-9016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2007] [Accepted: 10/26/2007] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Tavangar K, Murata Y, Patel S, Kalinyak JE, Pedersen ME, Goers JF, Hoffman AR, Kraemer FB. Developmental regulation of lipoprotein lipase in rats. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1992; 262:E330-7. [PMID: 1550225 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1992.262.3.e330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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To evaluate changes in lipoprotein lipase (LPL) expression during development, levels of LPL mRNA, protein, and enzyme activity were measured in heart, epididymal fat, kidney, and brain of rats, from late gestation through 24 mo. LPL mRNA, protein, and enzyme activity were low in fetal and neonatal hearts. LPL mRNA increased 11-fold by 60 days and remained at this level thereafter; LPL protein and enzyme activity increased 10-fold by weaning, before declining to low values by 3 mo. LPL mRNA levels, protein, and enzyme activity did not change in epididymal fat from 3 wk to 21 mo. In the kidney, LPL mRNA levels were high at the end of gestation but fluctuated during the first month. LPL protein and activity were low at day 1 and rose eightfold to peak values by day 7 before decreasing to low levels by weaning. LPL mRNA levels were relatively high in fetal brains and then fell 60% during the neonatal period. LPL protein peaked at day 7 before falling 95% by weaning. Thus LPL is under complex tissue-specific regulation involving transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms.
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- K Tavangar
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305
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Louveau I, Chaudhuri S, Etherton TD. An improved method for isolating RNA from porcine adipose tissue. Anal Biochem 1991; 196:308-10. [PMID: 1723250 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(91)90471-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In the present study, we describe a method that we developed to isolate total RNA from porcine adipose tissue. This method entails homogenizing porcine adipose tissue in 10 ml of 4 M guanidium thiocyanate, 25 mM sodium citrate, 0.5% Sarcosyl, 0.1 M beta-mercaptoethanol, pH 7.0, and then performing two CHCl3 extractions to remove lipid before following the procedure described by P. Chomczynski and N. Sacchi (1987, Anal. Biochem. 162, 156-159). This modification improved the yield of RNA approximately threefold (yield was 88 +/- 7 micrograms total RNA/g of tissue) without affecting RNA quality.
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- I Louveau
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherches Porcines, Saint Gilles, L'Hermitage, France
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Kraemer FB, Tavangar K, Hoffman AR. Developmental regulation of hormone-sensitive lipase mRNA in the rat: changes in steroidogenic tissues. J Lipid Res 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)41960-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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