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Ji M, Kim HJ, Ahn CB, Son KH, Hong JH. Cellular channelopathy mediated by hypergravity: IL-6-mediated Nkcc1 activation and enhanced Trpm2 expression in rat atrium. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 383:1017-1024. [PMID: 33159577 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03299-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Although cardiac tissue is considered a target of gravitational force (g-force), the mechanism of hypergravity on the ion modulation or identification of ion transporters is still unknown. Thus, we determine the effect of hypergravity on a physical force-sensitive cytokine, IL-6 and its related channel activity to investigate rat cardiac function changes in response to accelerated g-force. Serum IL-6 levels and intracellular calcium levels of the right atrium were moderately increased under hypergravity stimulation (4g). IL-6 was involved in the modulation of sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter (Nkcc) activity. Surprisingly, the right atrium under 4g revealed significantly enhanced Nkcc1 activity. The use of IL-6 on the NKCC1-overexpressed or native NKCC-expressing cells also showed enhanced NKCC1 activity. Hypergravity conditions were also involved in the oxidative stress activated Trpm2 channel and revealed an enhanced expression of the Trpm2 channel under 4g in the rat right atrium. In conclusion, hypergravity revealed that moderate increases in serum IL-6 and enhanced Nkcc1 activity was modulated by IL-6. In addition, enhanced Trpm2 channel expression could be involved in the increased intracellular calcium levels of the right atrium under hypergravitational force. We therefore address that enhanced physical force-sensitive cytokine and oxidative stress by the gravitational force mediate activation of the cotransporter involved in possibilities of edema and calcium loading in cardiac tissue.
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- Minjeong Ji
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, 155 Getbeolro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21999, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, 27 Inhang-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332, South Korea
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- Center for Information Security Technologies, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, 21565, South Korea.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, 155 Getbeolro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21999, South Korea. .,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, GAIHST, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, 155 Getbeolro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21999, South Korea.
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Jang TY, Jung AY, Kwon S, Kim YH. Hypergravity enhances the therapeutic effect of dexamethasone in allergic asthma and rhinitis animal model. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197594. [PMID: 29772010 PMCID: PMC5957331 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We investigated whether the therapeutic effects of dexamethasone for allergic asthma and rhinitis were enhanced in mice when exposed to hypergravity. Forty mice were divided into 5 groups (n = 8/group): Control group received saline intraperitoneally (i.p.) and intranasally (i.n.); Asthma group received i.p./i.n. ovalbumin (OVA) for inducing allergic asthma/rhinitis; Dexa group received i.n. dexamethasone (0.75 mg/kg) 30 minutes before each OVA challenge; Hypergravity group was subjected to allergic asthma/rhinitis as well as exposed to 5 G hypergravity for 30 days; Finally in Dexa/Hypergravity group, hypergravity and dexamethasone were used simultaneously during induction of allergic asthma/rhinitis. Dexa group and Hypergravity group showed a significant decrease in serum total IgE levels compared to the Asthma group (p<0.05). Dexa/Hypergravity group showed greater IgE decrease compared with Dexa group (p = 0.040). Compared with the monotherapy groups, Dexa/Hypergravity group showed significantly fewer eosinophils in BAL fluid (p<0.05). Dexa/Hypergravity group showed significantly decreased eosinophilic infiltration into the lungs and nasal cavity (p<0.05). EC-SOD (extracellular superoxide dismutase) expression was significantly upregulated in the Hypergravity group and Dexa/Hypergravity group, compared with the Dexa group (p<0.05). In conclusion, hypergravity enhanced the therapeutic effect of dexamethasone in a murine model of allergic asthma and rhinitis. Therefore, combination could be a promising strategy, and one of its mechanisms could be up-regulation of EC-SOD expression.
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- Tae Young Jang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Yoon G, Oh CS, Kim HS. Distinctive expression patterns of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and endothelial nitric oxide synthase following hypergravity exposure. Oncotarget 2018; 7:33675-88. [PMID: 27191892 PMCID: PMC5085111 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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This study was designed to examine the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and the level and activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in the hearts and livers of mice exposed to hypergravity. Hypergravity-induced hypoxia and the subsequent post-exposure reoxygenation significantly increased cardiac HIF-1α levels. Furthermore, the levels and activity of cardiac eNOS also showed significant increase immediately following hypergravity exposure and during the reoxygenation period. In contrast, the expression of phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) showed significant elevation only during the reoxygenation period. These data raise the possibility that the increase in cardiac HIF-1α expression induced by reoxygenation involves a cascade of signaling events, including activation of the Akt and ERK pathways. In the liver, HIF-1α expression was significantly increased immediately after hypergravity exposure, indicating that hypergravity exposure to causes hepatocellular hypoxia. The hypergravity-exposed livers showed significantly higher eNOS immunoreactivity than did those of control mice. Consistent with these results, significant increases in eNOS activity and nitrate/nitrite levels were also observed. These findings suggest that hypergravity-induced hypoxia plays a significant role in the upregulation of hepatic eNOS.
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- Gun Yoon
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Aerospace Medicine Research Center, Republic of Korea Air Force Aerospace Medical Center, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Michaletti A, Gioia M, Tarantino U, Zolla L. Effects of microgravity on osteoblast mitochondria: a proteomic and metabolomics profile. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15376. [PMID: 29133864 PMCID: PMC5684136 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15612-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The response of human primary osteoblasts exposed to simulated microgravity has been investigated and analysis of metabolomic and proteomic profiles demonstrated a prominent dysregulation of mitochondrion homeostasis. Gravitational unloading treatment induced a decrease in mitochondrial proteins, mainly affecting efficiency of the respiratory chain. Metabolomic analysis revealed that microgravity influenced several metabolic pathways; stimulating glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathways, while the Krebs cycle was interrupted at succinate-fumarate transformation. Interestingly, proteomic analysis revealed that Complex II of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, which catalyses the biotransformation of this step, was under-represented by 50%. Accordingly, down-regulation of quinones 9 and 10 was measured. Complex III resulted in up-regulation by 60%, while Complex IV was down-regulated by 14%, accompanied by a reduction in proton transport synthesis of ATP. Finally, microgravity treatment induced an oxidative stress response, indicated by significant decreases in oxidised glutathione and antioxidant enzymes. Decrease in malate dehydrogenase induced a reverse in the malate-aspartate shuttle, contributing to dysregulation of ATP synthesis. Beta-oxidation of fatty acids was inhibited, promoting triglyceride production along with a reduction in the glycerol shuttle. Taken together, our findings suggest that microgravity may suppress bone cell functions, impairing mitochondrial energy potential and the energy state of the cell.
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- Anna Michaletti
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Translational Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Translational Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
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Sun W, Yang Y, Yu H, Wang L, Pan S. The Synergistic Effect of Microwave Radiation and Hypergravity on Rats and the Intervention Effect of Rana Sylvatica Le Conte Oil. Dose Response 2017; 15:1559325817711511. [PMID: 28717348 PMCID: PMC5502943 DOI: 10.1177/1559325817711511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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AIM The phenomena of hypergravity and microwave radiation are widespread, which cause more and more concern for the hazards to human health. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of microwave radiation and hypergravity on rats and observe the protective effect of Rana sylvatica Le conte oil. METHODS Rats were exposed to microwave radiation and hypergravity, and the rat weight, the climbing pole height, serum enzyme activities, blood urea nitrogen concentration, and total antioxidant capacity were detected. RESULTS The climbing pole height, the activities of choline acetyl transferase and cholinesterase, and the total antioxidant capacity decreased, whereas the activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, areatine kinase, isocitric dehydrogenase, hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and the blood urea nitrogen concentration increased in the hypergravity irradiation group as compared with the others. CONCLUSION These results imply that the motion and nervous system of rats might be affected critically by the synergistic effect of microwave radiation and hypergravity, and it causes damage to most rat organs, such as the bone, skeletal muscle, liver, heart, and kidney, and the antioxidant effect is also damaged, while the injury resulted from it could be protected by Rana sylvatica Le conte oil.
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- Wei Sun
- Department of Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun Jilin, China
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- China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun Jilin, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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A load of mice to hypergravity causes AMPKα repression with liver injury, which is overcome by preconditioning loads via Nrf2. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15643. [PMID: 26493041 PMCID: PMC4616048 DOI: 10.1038/srep15643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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An understanding of the effects of hypergravity on energy homeostasis is necessary in managing proper physiological countermeasures for aerospace missions. This study investigated whether a single or multiple load(s) of mice to hypergravity has an effect on molecules associated with energy metabolism. In the liver, AMPKα level and its signaling were repressed 6 h after a load to +9 Gz hypergravity for 1 h, and then gradually returned toward normal. AMPKα level was restored after 3 loads to +9 Gz, suggestive of preconditioning adaptation. In cDNA microarray analyses, 221 genes were differentially expressed by +9 Gz, and the down-regulated genes included Nrf2 targets. Nrf2 gene knockout abrogated the recovery of AMPKα elicited by 3 loads to +9 Gz, indicating that Nrf2 plays a role in the adaptive increase of AMPKα. In addition, +9 Gz stress decreased STAT3, FOXO1/3 and CREB levels, which was attenuated during the resting time. Similarly, apoptotic markers were enhanced in the liver, indicating that the liver may be vulnerable to hypergravity stress. Preconditioning loads prevented hepatocyte apoptosis. Overall, a load of mice to +9 Gz hypergravity causes AMPKα repression with liver injury, which may be overcome by multiple loads to hypergravity as mediated by Nrf2.
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Rubenstein DA, Yin W. Hypergravity and Hypobaric Hypoxic Conditions Promote Endothelial Cell and Platelet Activation. High Alt Med Biol 2014; 15:396-405. [DOI: 10.1089/ham.2013.1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- David A. Rubenstein
- Work completed at School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Present address: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Work completed at School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Present address: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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Zaiss AK, Zuber J, Chu C, Machado HB, Jiao J, Catapang AB, Ishikawa TO, Gil JS, Lowe SW, Herschman HR. Reversible suppression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) expression in vivo by inducible RNA interference. PLoS One 2014; 9:e101263. [PMID: 24988319 PMCID: PMC4079684 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), also known as cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), plays a critical role in many normal physiological functions and modulates a variety of pathological conditions. The ability to turn endogenous COX-2 on and off in a reversible fashion, at specific times and in specific cell types, would be a powerful tool in determining its role in many contexts. To achieve this goal, we took advantage of a recently developed RNA interference system in mice. An shRNA targeting the Cox2 mRNA 3′untranslated region was inserted into a microRNA expression cassette, under the control of a tetracycline response element (TRE) promoter. Transgenic mice containing the COX-2-shRNA were crossed with mice encoding a CAG promoter-driven reverse tetracycline transactivator, which activates the TRE promoter in the presence of tetracycline/doxycycline. To facilitate testing the system, we generated a knockin reporter mouse in which the firefly luciferase gene replaces the Cox2 coding region. Cox2 promoter activation in cultured cells from triple transgenic mice containing the luciferase allele, the shRNA and the transactivator transgene resulted in robust luciferase and COX-2 expression that was reversibly down-regulated by doxycycline administration. In vivo, using a skin inflammation-model, both luciferase and COX-2 expression were inhibited over 80% in mice that received doxycycline in their diet, leading to a significant reduction of infiltrating leukocytes. In summary, using inducible RNA interference to target COX-2 expression, we demonstrate potent, reversible Cox2 gene silencing in vivo. This system should provide a valuable tool to analyze cell type-specific roles for COX-2.
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- Anne K. Zaiss
- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Fu Y. Adiponectin Signaling and Metabolic Syndrome. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2014; 121:293-319. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800101-1.00009-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Adipose tissue secretes a variety of bioactive molecules, also known as adipocytokines or adipokines. Obesity, in particular, visceral fat accumulation, is implicated in the dysregulated secretion of adipocytokines, which can contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. Adiponectin is an adipocytokine that is exclusively secreted from adipose tissue, but its plasma levels are reduced in obese subjects, especially those with visceral fat accumulation. Adiponectin has a variety of protective properties against obesity-linked complications, such as hypertension, metabolic dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and ischemic heart disease. Adiponectin exerts the beneficial effects on vascular disorders by directly affecting components of vascular tissue. This review will discuss clinical and experimental findings that examine the role of adiponectin in regulation of hypertension and vascular function.
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Ishikawa TO, Jain NK, Taketo MM, Herschman HR. Imaging cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) gene expression in living animals with a luciferase knock-in reporter gene. Mol Imaging Biol 2009; 8:171-87. [PMID: 16557423 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-006-0034-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) gene plays a role in a variety of normal and pathophysiological conditions. Expression of the Cox-2 gene is induced in a broad range of cells, in response to many distinct stimuli. The ability to monitor and quantify Cox-2 expression noninvasively in vivo may facilitate a better understanding of the role of Cox-2, both in normal physiology and in different diseases. We generated a "knock-in" mouse in which the firefly luciferase reporter enzyme is expressed at the start site of translation of the endogenous Cox-2 gene. Correlation of luciferase and Cox-2 expression was confirmed in heterozygous Cox-2luc/+ mouse embryonic fibroblasts isolated from the knock-in mouse. In an acute sepsis model, following injection of interferon gamma and endotoxin, ex vivo imaging and Western blotting demonstrated coordinate Cox-2 and luciferase induction in multiple organs. Using both paw and air pouch inflammation models, we can monitor repeatedly localized luciferase expression in the same living mouse. Cox-2luc/+ knock-in mice should provide a valuable tool to analyze Cox-2 expression in many disease models.
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- Tomo-O Ishikawa
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, 341 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Li S, Shi Q, Wang Z, Yan R, Cheng H, Dai K. Hypergravity results in human platelet hyperactivity. J Physiol Biochem 2009; 65:147-56. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03179065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sakurai T, Terashima S, Miyakoshi J. Enhanced secretion of prostaglandin E2 from osteoblasts by exposure to a strong static magnetic field. Bioelectromagnetics 2008; 29:277-83. [DOI: 10.1002/bem.20392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Oshima M, Suzuki H, Guo X, Oshima H. Increased level of serum vascular endothelial growth factor by long-term exposure to hypergravity. Exp Anim 2007; 56:309-13. [PMID: 17660686 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.56.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that short-term exposure to hypergravity at 2G for 4 h induces expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the mouse heart. Moreover, expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is also induced in the heart in a COX-2-dependent manner. Here, we demonstrate that long-term exposure of mice to 2G for 24 h resulted in a significant increase of serum VEGF level, although expression of COX-2 and VEGF in the heart decreased to the 1G-control level. Moreover, increase of serum VEGF was not suppressed by treatment with COX-2 inhibitor, indicating that VEGF was induced in a COX-2-independent manner. These results suggest that gravitational force contributes to maintenance of the serum VEGF level.
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- Masanobu Oshima
- Division of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-0934, Japan
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Birkenmeier K, Staudt A, Schunck WH, Janke I, Labitzke C, Prange T, Trimpert C, Krieg T, Landsberger M, Stangl V, Felix SB. COX-2-dependent and potentially cardioprotective effects of negative inotropic substances released after ischemia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H2148-54. [PMID: 17660401 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00074.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During reperfusion, cardiodepressive factors are released from isolated rat hearts after ischemia. The present study analyzes the mechanisms by which these substances mediate their cardiodepressive effect. After 10 min of global stop-flow ischemia, rat hearts were reperfused and coronary effluent was collected over a period of 30 s. We tested the effect of this postischemic effluent on systolic cell shortening and Ca(2+) metabolism by application of fluorescence microscopy of field-stimulated rat cardiomyocytes stained with fura-2 AM. Cells were preincubated with various inhibitors, e.g., the cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor indomethacin, the COX-2 inhibitors NS-398 and lumiracoxib, the COX-1 inhibitor SC-560, and the potassium (ATP) channel blocker glibenclamide. Lysates of cardiomyocytes and extracts from whole rat hearts were tested for expression of COX-2 with Western blot analysis. As a result, in contrast to nonischemic effluent (control), postischemic effluent induced a reduction of Ca(2+) transient and systolic cell shortening in the rat cardiomyocytes (P < 0.001 vs. control). After preincubation of cells with indomethacin, NS-398, and lumiracoxib, the negative inotropic effect was attenuated. SC-560 did not influence the effect of postischemic effluent. The inducibly expressed COX-2 was detected in cardiomyocytes prepared for fluorescence microscopy. The effect of postischemic effluent was eliminated with applications of glibenclamide. Furthermore, postischemic effluent significantly reduced the intracellular diastolic and systolic Ca(2+) increase (P < 0.01 vs. control). In conclusion, the cardiodepressive effect of postischemic effluent is COX-2 dependent and protective against Ca(2+) overload in the cells.
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Kawakami S, Kashiwagi K, Furuno N, Yamashita M, Kashiwagi A. Effects of hypergravity environments on amphibian development, gene expression and apoptosis. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2006; 145:65-72. [PMID: 16807024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2005] [Revised: 05/02/2006] [Accepted: 05/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This study investigates how rearing under conditions of hypergravity affects amphibian development, Xotx2 and Xag1 gene expression and apoptosis. Uncleaved Xenopus laevis eggs 20 min after insemination, 2 cell stage embryos, and gastrula stage embryos were raised at 2G and 5G, while controls were raised in normal gravity. Apoptosis in brain and eye inner structures of hatching embryos was scored using the TUNEL staining method, and gene expression in tail-bud embryos was analyzed by whole-mount in situ hybridization. Results showed that: (1) 5G retarded the development of eggs and embryos and induced microcephaly and microphthalmia. (2) 5G suppressed the expression of the two genes, Xotx2 (involved in fore- and midbrain and eye development) and Xag1 (regulating cement gland formation). (3) Eggs and 2 cell stage embryos raised at 5G showed a greater extent of brain and eye apoptosis compared with controls, while those raised at 2G showed no significant difference. These findings suggest that high gravity suppresses certain gene functions and induces abnormal apoptosis in brain and eyes, resulting in developmental retardation and various morphological abnormalities.
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- Satomi Kawakami
- Institute for Amphibian Biology, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Uenoyama Y, Seno H, Fukuda A, Sekikawa A, Nanakin A, Sawabu T, Kawada M, Kanda N, Suzuki K, Yada N, Fukui H, Chiba T. Hypoxia induced by benign intestinal epithelial cells is associated with cyclooxygenase-2 expression in stromal cells through AP-1-dependent pathway. Oncogene 2006; 25:3277-85. [PMID: 16407821 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays important roles in tumor development. Especially in the early-stage colorectal tumors, COX-2 expression is often observed in the tumor stroma. However, the mechanism regulating such stromal expression of COX-2 remains unknown. In the present study, we simulated the indirect interaction between epithelial cells and stromal cells in the process of colorectal tumor development using an in vitro co-culture model in which NIH3T3 fibroblasts were co-cultured with 'sparsely' or 'densely' populated intestinal epithelial cells, Intestine-407 as a model of premalignant or benign intestinal epithelial cells, and DLD-1 and Caco-2 as models of malignant epithelial cells. COX-2 expression in NIH3T3 fibroblasts was upregulated when co-cultured with the 'dense' epithelial cells regardless of their character. Interestingly, there was pericellular hypoxia in the vicinity of NIH3T3 fibroblasts when co-cultured with 'dense' epithelial cells, and the recovery of the partial pressure of oxygen level resulted in the reduction of enhanced COX-2 expression only in NIH3T3 fibroblasts co-cultured with 'dense' Intestine-407 cells. Furthermore, COX-2 expression was also reduced by the inhibition of transcription factor AP-1. Thus, pericellular hypoxia of the stromal cells caused by densely populated epithelial cells may be one of the potent COX-2 enhancers before completion of malignant transformation during intestinal tumor development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y Uenoyama
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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