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Yap HYY, Tan NH, Ng ST, Tan CS, Fung SY. Molecular attributes and apoptosis-inducing activities of a putative serine protease isolated from Tiger Milk mushroom ( Lignosus rhinocerus) sclerotium against breast cancer cells in vitro. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4940. [PMID: 29888137 PMCID: PMC5993024 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background The highly valued medicinal tiger milk mushroom (also known as Lignosus rhinocerus) has the ability to cure numerous ailments. Its anticancer activities are well explored, and recently a partially purified cytotoxic protein fraction termed F5 from the mushroom’s sclerotial cold water extract consisting mainly of fungal serine proteases was found to exhibit potent selective cytotoxicity against a human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF7) with IC50 value of 3.00 μg/ml. However, characterization of its cell death-inducing activity has yet to be established. Methods The mechanism involved in the cytotoxic activities of F5 against MCF7 cells was elucidated by flow cytometry-based apoptosis detection, caspases activity measurement, and expression profiling of apoptosis markers by western blotting. Molecular attributes of F5 were further mined from L. rhinocerus’s published genome and transcriptome for future exploration. Results and Discussion Apoptosis induction in MCF7 cells by F5 may involve a cross-talk between the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways with upregulation of caspase-8 and -9 activities and a marked decrease of Bcl-2. On the other hand, the levels of pro-apoptotic Bax, BID, and cleaved BID were increased accompanied by observable actin cleavage. At gene level, F5 composed of three predicted non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (T > C) and an alternative 5′ splice site. Conclusions Findings from this study provide an advanced framework for further investigations on cancer therapeutics development from L. rhinocerus.
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- Hui Yeng Y Yap
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Medicinal Mushroom Research Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
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- Ligno Biotech Sdn Bhd, Balakong Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Ligno Biotech Sdn Bhd, Balakong Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Medicinal Mushroom Research Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.,Center for Natural Products Research and Drug Discovery, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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miR-125a, miR-139 and miR-324 contribute to Urocortin protection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8898. [PMID: 28827743 PMCID: PMC5566224 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09198-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Urocortin 1 and 2 (Ucn-1 and Ucn-2) have established protective actions against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injuries. However, little is known about their role in posttranscriptional regulation in the process of cardioprotection. Herein, we investigated whether microRNAs play a role in urocortin-induced cardioprotection. Administration of Ucn-1 and Ucn-2 at the beginning of reperfusion significantly restored cardiac function, as evidenced ex vivo in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts and in vivo in rat subjected to I/R. Experiments using microarray and qRT-PCR determined that the addition of Ucn-1 at reperfusion modulated the expression of several miRNAs with unknown role in cardiac protection. Ucn-1 enhanced the expression of miR-125a-3p, miR-324-3p; meanwhile it decreased miR-139-3p. Similarly, intravenous infusion of Ucn-2 in rat model of I/R mimicked the effect of Ucn-1 on miR-324-3p and miR-139-3p. The effect of Ucn-1 involves the activation of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor-2, Epac2 and ERK1/2. Moreover, the overexpression of miR-125a-3p, miR-324-3p and miR-139-3p promoted dysregulation of genes expression involved in cell death and apoptosis (BRCA1, BIM, STAT2), in cAMP and Ca2+ signaling (PDE4a, CASQ1), in cell stress (NFAT5, XBP1, MAP3K12) and in metabolism (CPT2, FoxO1, MTRF1, TAZ). Altogether, these data unveil a novel role of urocortin in myocardial protection, involving posttranscriptional regulation with miRNAs.
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Calderón-Sánchez E, Díaz I, Ordóñez A, Smani T. Urocortin-1 Mediated Cardioprotection Involves XIAP and CD40-Ligand Recovery: Role of EPAC2 and ERK1/2. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147375. [PMID: 26840743 PMCID: PMC4739601 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aims Urocortin-1 (Ucn-1) is an endogenous peptide that protects heart from ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injuries. Ucn-1 is known to prevent cardiac cell death, but its role in the transcription of specific genes related to survival signaling pathway has not been fully defined. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular signaling implicated in the improvement of cardiac myocytes survival induced by Ucn-1. Methods and Results Ucn-1 administration before ischemia and at the onset of reperfusion, in rat hearts perfused in Langendorff system, fully recovered heart contractility and other hemodynamic parameters. Ucn-1 enhanced cell viability and decreased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release in adult cardiac myocytes subjected to simulated I/R. Annexin V-FITC/PI staining indicated that Ucn-1 promoted cell survival and decreased cell necrosis through Epac2 (exchange protein directly activated by cAMP) and ERK1/2 (extracellular signal–regulated kinases 1/2) activation. We determined that Ucn-1 shifted cell death from necrosis to apoptosis and activated caspases 9 and 3/7. Furthermore, mini-array, RT-qPCR and protein analyses of apoptotic genes showed that Ucn-1 upregulated the expression of CD40lg, Xiap and BAD in cells undergoing I/R, involving Epac2 and ERK1/2 activation. Conclusions Our data indicate that Ucn-1 efficiently protected hearts from I/R damage by increasing the cell survival and stimulated apoptotic genes, CD40lg, Xiap and BAD, overexpression through the activation of Epac2 and ERK1/2.
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- Eva Calderón-Sánchez
- Grupo de Fisiopatología Cardiovascular, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-IBiS, HUVR/Universidad de Sevilla/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Grupo de Fisiopatología Cardiovascular, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-IBiS, HUVR/Universidad de Sevilla/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Grupo de Fisiopatología Cardiovascular, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-IBiS, HUVR/Universidad de Sevilla/CSIC, Seville, Spain
- * E-mail: (TS); (AO)
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- Grupo de Fisiopatología Cardiovascular, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla-IBiS, HUVR/Universidad de Sevilla/CSIC, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- * E-mail: (TS); (AO)
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Alexander M, Krishnan R, Buder B, Lamb M, Laugenour K, Chapman D, Foster CE, Lakey JRT. Impact of hypothermic preservation on tissue yield and viability in pig pancreata. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:1975-7. [PMID: 25131086 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Chronic shortage of quality human cadaveric pancreata limits islet transplantation. Porcine islet xenotransplantation is being explored to increase the donor pool. For clinical-ready islets, centralized animal husbandry, Current Good Manufacturing Practice-regulated processing facilities, and organ transportation support are required. Amount of cold ischemia time (CIT) before isolation significantly affects transplantation. The goal of this study was to determine the maximum safe CIT of whole pancreata before islet isolation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pancreata were rapidly removed from Yorkshire pigs (age, 14-22 days) and stored in modified University of Wisconsin solution or in EuroCollins solution at 4(°)C. Pancreata were processed with <1 hour CIT (control) or stored for 4 or 12 hours before isolation. Islet yield and percent purity and viability were determined after 7 days of in vitro tissue culture and maturation. Samples from nonprocessed pancreata were collected and snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 24 hours of preservation, then analyzed for adenosine diphosphate/adenosine triphosphate ratio as a measure of tissue energetics. RESULTS Up to 12 hours in cold storage had no significant impact on overall islet yield after 7 days of in vitro culture compared with controls; islet yield at the end of the maturation process was 28,700 ± 500 islet equivalents per pancreas (mean ± SEM control yield, 30,300 ± 900 islet equivalents per pancreas); islet purity was 75 ± 5% compared with 74 ± 5% in controls. Islet viability was significantly reduced at 12 hours compared with controls (80 ± 6% vs 96 ± 5%; P < .05). The tissue adenosine diphosphate/adenosine triphosphate ratio was maintained within the first 6 hours (1.6 ± 0.1 to 1.8 ± 0.2; P = NS) but was markedly increased during the 24-hour study (3.3 ± 0.1 at 24 hours), indicating a progressive loss of adenosine triphosphate tissue stores. CONCLUSIONS Young pig pancreata can be hypothermically stored for up to 12 hours without affecting islet yield and purity; however, islet viability is reduced. These data highlight the need for uniform shipping parameters to standardize islet quality, ideally with CIT <6 hours.
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California.
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Jonecova Z, Toth S, Maretta M, Ciccocioppo R, Varga J, Rodrigo L, Kruzliak P. Protective effect of ischemic preconditioning on the jejunal graft mucosa injury during cold preservation. Exp Mol Pathol 2015; 99:229-35. [PMID: 26123930 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2015.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Protection of intestinal graft mucosa during cold preservation is still an unmet need in clinical practice, thus affecting the success of transplantation. The present study investigates the ability of two ischemic preconditioning (IPC) procedures to limit cold preservation injury. Three groups of Sprague-Dawley rats were recruited (n=11 each) as follows: the short IPC (SIPC) performed through 4 cycles of mesenteric ischemia of 4 min each followed by 10 min of reperfusion, the long IPC (LIPC) obtained by 2 ischemic cycles of 12 min each followed by 10 min of reperfusion, and the control group (C) without IPC. Grafts were then stored in cold histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution and samples were taken at 0, 3, 6 and 9 h lasting preservation. Both IPC groups showed an advanced degree of preservation with delayed development of graft mucosa damage, mainly in the crypt region. At the beginning of preservation, the graft mucosa in both IPC groups showed lower degree of mucosal injury index (MII) by 50% in comparison with C group. Specifically, a significant improvement of MII was observed after 3h of preservation in the LIPC group (p<0.05) in comparison with untreated C grafts. Significant atrophy of the intestinal mucosa in C group was found after 3h of preservation (p<0.01), in SIPC group the progress of atrophy was delayed to 6 h (p<0.001), and in LIPC group only moderate decrease in that was found. A parallel increase of laminin expression with the MII rate after 6 and 9h of preservation in comparison with the level at time 0 was observed in all grafts (p<0.001 and p<0.01, respectively). In both IPC groups the apoptotic cell (AC) rate was significantly reduced at the beginning of cold preservation (p<0.05 both). Moreover, in both the SIPC and C groups, the progressive increase in MII rate connected with AC rate decrease was due to a predominance of necrosis. By contrast in the LIPC group, after an increase of nearly 50% in the AC rate at the 3rd hour, its level remained fairly constant during the further 6 h of preservation, thus probably preventing necrosis and improving graft viability.
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- Zuzana Jonecova
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Neurology, Louis Pasteur University Hospital, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Clinica Medica I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
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- 2(nd) Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA) Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Targeting urocortin signaling pathways to enhance cardioprotection: is it time to move from bench to bedside? Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2014; 27:451-63. [PMID: 23824484 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-013-6468-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Despite the exponential growth in medical knowledge, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) contribute to more than one-third of worldwide morbidity and mortality. A range of therapies already exist for established CVDs, although there is significant interest in further understanding their pathogenesis. The urocortins (Ucns) are peptide members of the corticotrophin-releasing factor family, a group of evolutionary conserved peptides with homologues in fish, amphibians and mammals and considered to play a pivotal role in energy homeostasis and local tissue repair. A number of preclinical studies in vitro, in-vivo and ex-vivo have defined a multifaceted effect of Ucns on the cardiovascular system. Different G-protein coupled signaling and protein-kinase pathways have been shown to be activated by Ucns, together with different transcriptional and translational effects, all of which preferentially converge on the mitochondria, where the modulation of apoptosis is considered their principal action. It has been demonstrated in experimental models, and consequentially suggested in human diseases, that Ucn-mediated inhibition of apoptosis can be exploited for the improvement of both therapeutic and preventative strategies against CVDs. Specifically, some unavoidable iatrogenic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries, e.g. during cardiac surgery or percutaneous coronary angioplasty, may greatly benefit from the anti-apoptotic effect of Ucns. However, few studies on the topic have been employed in humans to date. Therefore, this review will focus on the different intra-cellular mechanisms of action of Urocortins, and detail the different Ucn-mediated pathways identified so far. It will also highlight the limited evidence already existing in human clinical and surgical settings, as well as emphasize the potential uses of Ucns in human cardiac pathology.
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Mirbolooki MR, Alexander M, Hoyt DB, Lakey JRT. Pancreatic duct: A suitable route to oxygenate tissue during pancreas hypothermic preservation? Transpl Immunol 2009; 22:191-4. [PMID: 19900551 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Revised: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The effectiveness of Two-Layer Method has been questioned recently. In this study we hypothesized that pancreatic duct might be an appropriate route to oxygenate the organ and prevent cold ischemic injury. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were employed for the pancreas procurement. Pancreata were removed after 20ml ductal injection of cold Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS), or pre-oxygenated solutions of HBSS (O-HBSS), perfluorocarbon (O-PFC), and emulsified PFC (O-ePFC) and then preserved in HBSS for 24h. Spectrophotometric analysis was performed to measure ATP, adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and adenosine monophosphate (AMP). To standardize metabolite data, values were reported in terms of 'per gram protein of pancreatic tissue'. Protein was measured according to Lowry et al. ADP/ATP ratio, total adenylates and energy charge (EC) were calculated. There was a significant decrease in tissue ATP after hypothermic preservation. Pancreatic tissues lost 47.8% of their ATP values just in the first hour of preservation and 98.5% of their ATP values within 12h of preservation and ductal oxygenation could not prevent the ischemia. Unlike the other groups, ductal injection of oxygenated PFC could slow the total adenylates reduction rate that no significant difference was detected (9.6+/-2.9 vs. 14.8+/-2.1mol/g protein, NS) after 12h of preservation. Ductal injection of oxygenated PFC significantly reduced ADP/ATP ratio (8.57+/-0.6 vs. 14.2+/-2.4, p<0.03) and improved intracellular energy charge (0.36+/-0.05 vs. 0.22+/-0.03, p<0.001) as compared to HBSS group. The findings indicate that the pancreatic duct might be a suitable route for pancreatic oxygenation.
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- M Reza Mirbolooki
- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, United States.
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Mechanisms of action and clinical implications of cardiac urocortin: A journey from the heart to the systemic circulation, with a stopover in the mitochondria. Int J Cardiol 2009; 137:189-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Pérez López S, Otero Hernández J, Vázquez Moreno N, Escudero Augusto D, Álvarez Menéndez F, Astudillo González A. Brain Death Effects on Catecholamine Levels and Subsequent Cardiac Damage Assessed in Organ Donors. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009; 28:815-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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