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Do HT, Ono M, Wang Z, Kitagawa W, Dang AT, Yonezawa T, Kuboki T, Oohashi T, Kubota S. Inverse genetics tracing the differentiation pathway of human chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2024:S1063-4584(24)01262-7. [PMID: 38925474 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Mammalian somatic cells can be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) via the forced expression of Yamanaka reprogramming factors. However, only a limited population of the cells that pass through a particular pathway can metamorphose into iPSCs, while the others do not. This study aimed to clarify the pathways that chondrocytes follow during the reprogramming process. DESIGN The fate of human articular chondrocytes under reprogramming was investigated through a time-coursed single-cell transcriptomic analysis, which we termed an inverse genetic approach. The iPS interference technique was also employed to verify that chondrocytes inversely return to pluripotency following the proper differentiation pathway. RESULTS We confirmed that human chondrocytes could be converted into cells with an iPSC phenotype. Moreover, it was clarified that a limited population that underwent the silencing of SOX9, a master gene for chondrogenesis, at a specific point during the proper transcriptome transition pathway, could eventually become iPSCs. Interestingly, the other cells, which failed to be reprogrammed, followed a distinct pathway toward cells with a surface zone chondrocyte phenotype. The critical involvement of cellular communication network factors (CCNs) in this process was indicated. The idea that chondrocytes, when reprogrammed into iPSCs, follow the differentiation pathway backward was supported by the successful iPS interference using SOX9. CONCLUSIONS This inverse genetic strategy may be useful for seeking candidates for the master genes for the differentiation of various somatic cells. The utility of CCNs in articular cartilage regeneration is also supported.
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- H T Do
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Implantology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Implantology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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Juma SN, Liao J, Huang Y, Vlashi R, Wang Q, Wu B, Wang D, Wu M, Chen G. Osteoarthritis versus psoriasis arthritis: Physiopathology, cellular signaling, and therapeutic strategies. Genes Dis 2024; 11:100986. [PMID: 38292181 PMCID: PMC10825447 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2023.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Osteoarthritis and psoriasis arthritis are two degenerative forms of arthritis that share similar yet also different manifestations at the histological, cellular, and clinical levels. Rheumatologists have marked them as two entirely distinct arthropathies. Given recent discoveries in disease initiation and progression, potential mechanisms, cellular signaling pathways, and ongoing clinical therapeutics, there are now more opportunities for discovering osteoarthritis drugs. This review summarized the osteoarthritis and psoriasis arthritis signaling pathways, crosstalk between BMP, WNT, TGF-β, VEGF, TLR, and FGF signaling pathways, biomarkers, and anatomical pathologies. Through bench research, we demonstrated that regenerative medicine is a promising alternative for treating osteoarthritis by highlighting significant scientific discoveries on entheses, multiple signaling blockers, and novel molecules such as immunoglobulin new antigen receptors targeted for potential drug evaluation. Furthermore, we offered valuable therapeutic approaches with a multidisciplinary strategy to treat patients with osteoarthritis or psoriasis arthritis in the coming future in the clinic.
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- Salma Nassor Juma
- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Silkworm Bioreactor and Biomedicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
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Wu C, Shi Z, Ge Q, Xu H, Wu Z, Tong P, Jin H. Catalpol promotes articular cartilage repair by enhancing the recruitment of endogenous mesenchymal stem cells. J Cell Mol Med 2024; 28:e18242. [PMID: 38509736 PMCID: PMC10955160 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.18242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Articular cartilage defect is challenged by insufficient regenerative ability of cartilage. Catalpol (CA), the primary active component of Rehmanniae Radix, could exert protective effects against various diseases. However, the impact of CA on the treatment of articular cartilage injuries is still unclear. In this study, full-thickness articular cartilage defect was induced in a mouse model via surgery. The animals were intraperitoneally injected with CA for 4 or 8 weeks. According to the results of macroscopic observation, micro-computed tomography CT (μCT), histological and immunohistochemistry staining, CA treatment could promote mouse cartilage repair, resulting in cartilage regeneration, bone structure improvement and matrix anabolism. Specifically, an increase in the expression of CD90, the marker of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), in the cartilage was observed. In addition, we evaluated the migratory and chondrogenic effects of CA on MSCs. Different concentration of CA was added to C3H10 T1/2 cells. The results showed that CA enhanced cell migration and chondrogenesis without affecting proliferation. Collectively, our findings indicate that CA may be effective for the treatment of cartilage defects via stimulation of endogenous MSCs.
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- Congzi Wu
- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Zhejiang ProvinceThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)HangzhouZhejiangChina
- The First College of Clinical MedicineZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Zhejiang ProvinceThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)HangzhouZhejiangChina
- The First College of Clinical MedicineZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Zhejiang ProvinceThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)HangzhouZhejiangChina
- The First College of Clinical MedicineZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryTongde Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Zhejiang ProvinceThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)HangzhouZhejiangChina
- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Zhejiang ProvinceThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)HangzhouZhejiangChina
- Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryThe First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouChina
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Iqbal Z, Xia J, Murtaza G, Shabbir M, Rehman K, Yujie L, Duan L. Targeting WNT signalling pathways as new therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis. J Drug Target 2023; 31:1027-1049. [PMID: 37969105 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2023.2281861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent chronic joint disease and the leading cause of disability. Currently, no drugs are available to control joint damage or ease the associated pain. The wingless-type (WNT) signalling pathway is vital in OA progression. Excessive activation of the WNT signalling pathway is pertinent to OA progression and severity. Therefore, agonists and antagonists of the WNT pathway are considered potential drug candidates for OA treatment. For example, SM04690, a novel small molecule inhibitor of WNT signalling, has demonstrated its potential in a recent phase III clinical trial as a disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD). Therefore, targeting the WNT signalling pathway may be a distinctive approach to developing particular agents helpful in treating OA. This review aims to update the most recent progress in OA drug development by targeting the WNT pathway. In this, we introduce WNT pathways and their crosstalk with other signalling pathways in OA development and highlight the role of the WNT signalling pathway as a key regulator in OA development. Several articles have reviewed the Wnt pathway from different aspects. This candid review provides an introduction to WNT pathways and their crosstalk with other signalling pathways in OA development, highlighting the role of the WNT signalling pathway as a key regulator in OA development with the latest research. Particularly, we emphasise the state-of-the-art in targeting the WNT pathway as a promising therapeutic approach for OA and challenges in their development and the nanocarrier-based delivery of WNT modulators for treating OA.
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- Zoya Iqbal
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
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- Department of Allied health sciences, The University of Agriculture, D.I.Khan, Pakistan
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- Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Luo Z, Xie J, Ye H, Zhang J, Liu Y, Ma C, Cao J, Pan H, Liu X, Zhou X, Kong J, Chen D, Liu A. Novel-miR-81 Promotes the Chondrocytes Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Inhibiting Rac2 Expression. Cartilage 2023:19476035231207778. [PMID: 37997349 DOI: 10.1177/19476035231207778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in the differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) into chondrocytes. Our previous study found that novel-miR-81 can relieve osteoarthritis, but its role in chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of novel-miR-81 in chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs. METHODS We used a model in which transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3-induced BMSCs differentiation into chondrocytes. We detected the expression Sox9, Collagen Ⅱ, Aggrecan, novel-miR-81, and Rac2 by real-time reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Western blot was performed to detect the expression of Sox9, Collagen Ⅱ, and Rac2. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay confirmed that the association between novel-miR-81 and Rac2. In addition, the ectopic chondrocyte differentiation of BMSCs was performed subcutaneously in nude mice. The effect of novel-miR-81 and Rac2 on ectopic chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs was determined by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS Novel-miR-81 upregulated in chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs. Rac2 was a key target of novel-miR-81. Mimic novel-miR-81 and siRac2 upregulated the expression of Sox9, Collagen Ⅱ, and Aggrecan. CONCLUSION Novel-miR-81 promotes the chondrocytes differentiation of BMSCs by inhibiting the expression of target gene Rac2, which provides potential targets for BMSCs transplantation to repair cartilage defects.
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- Ziwei Luo
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Innovation Research Center, Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shenzhen, P.R. China
- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Innovation Research Center, Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shenzhen, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Research Centre of Basic Integrative Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Birkeness LB, Banerjee S, Quadir M, Banerjee SK. The role of CCNs in controlling cellular communication in the tumor microenvironment. J Cell Commun Signal 2023; 17:35-45. [PMID: 35674933 PMCID: PMC10030743 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-022-00682-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The Cellular communication network (CCN) family of growth regulatory factors comprises six secreted matricellular proteins that promote signal transduction through cell-cell or cell-matrix interaction. The diversity of functionality between each protein is specific to the many aspects of healthy and cancer biology. For example, CCN family proteins modulate cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, invasiveness, apoptosis, and survival. In addition, the expression of each protein regulates many biological and pathobiological processes within its microenvironment to regulate angiogenesis, inflammatory response, chondrogenesis, fibrosis, and mitochondrial integrity. The collective range of CCN operation remains fully comprehended; however, understanding each protein's microenvironment may draw more conclusions about the abundance of interactions and signaling cascades occurring within such issues. This review observes and distinguishes the various roles a CCN protein may execute within distinct tumor microenvironments and the biological associations among them. Finally. We also review how CCN-family proteins can be used in nano-based therapeutic implications.
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- Lauren B Birkeness
- Cancer Research Unit, Research Division, VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64128, USA
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- Cancer Research Unit, Research Division, VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64128, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66106, USA
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- Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA
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- Cancer Research Unit, Research Division, VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64128, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66106, USA.
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Zhang C, Wang G, Lin H, Shang Y, Liu N, Zhen Y, An Y. Cartilage 3D bioprinting for rhinoplasty using adipose-derived stem cells as seed cells: Review and recent advances. Cell Prolif 2023; 56:e13417. [PMID: 36775884 PMCID: PMC10068946 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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Nasal deformities due to various causes affect the aesthetics and use of the nose, in which case rhinoplasty is necessary. However, the lack of cartilage for grafting has been a major problem and tissue engineering seems to be a promising solution. 3D bioprinting has become one of the most advanced tissue engineering methods. To construct ideal cartilage, bio-ink, seed cells, growth factors and other methods to promote chondrogenesis should be considered and weighed carefully. With continuous progress in the field, bio-ink choices are becoming increasingly abundant, from a single hydrogel to a combination of hydrogels with various characteristics, and more 3D bioprinting methods are also emerging. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have become one of the most popular seed cells in cartilage 3D bioprinting, owing to their abundance, excellent proliferative potential, minimal morbidity during harvest and lack of ethical considerations limitations. In addition, the co-culture of ADSCs and chondrocytes is commonly used to achieve better chondrogenesis. To promote chondrogenic differentiation of ADSCs and construct ideal highly bionic tissue-engineered cartilage, researchers have used a variety of methods, including adding appropriate growth factors, applying biomechanical stimuli and reducing oxygen tension. According to the process and sequence of cartilage 3D bioprinting, this review summarizes and discusses the selection of hydrogel and seed cells (centered on ADSCs), the design of printing, and methods for inducing the chondrogenesis of ADSCs.
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- Chong Zhang
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, College of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, College of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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Farahat M, Hara ES, Anada R, Kazi GAS, Akhter NM, Matsumoto T. Mechanotransductive Mechanisms of Biomimetic Hydrogel Cues Modulating Meckel's Cartilage Degeneration. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2022; 6:e2101315. [PMID: 35347898 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202101315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Meckel's cartilage, a cartilage rod present in the mandible during developmental stages, shows a unique developmental fate: while the anterior and posterior portions undergo ossification, the middle part degenerates. Previously, it was shown that a stiff environment promoted cartilage degeneration in the middle region, while a soft environment enhanced the mineralization in the anterior region of Meckel's cartilage. This study aims to elucidate the spatio-temporal changes in the mechanosensing properties of Meckel's cartilage during its early developmental stages and clarify the mechanotransduction-related mechanisms involved in its degeneration. The results show that the expression of Hippo pathway effector yes-associated protein (YAP) is only detectable in the Meckel's cartilage onward embryonic day (E)14.5, indicating that mechanosensing is dependent on the tissue developmental stage. Consistently, microenvironmental stiffness-induced cartilage degeneration can only be induced in cartilages onward E14.5, but not in those at earlier developmental stages. Expressions of integrin-β1 and cartilage matrix-degrading enzymes, matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) and MMP-13, are significantly enhanced in the degeneration area. Moreover, verteporfin (YAP inhibitor) and integrin-β1 antibody block the substrate stiffness-induced degeneration by suppressing the expressions of MMP-1 and MMP-13. These data provide new insights into the interplay between biochemical and mechanical cues determining the fate of Meckel's cartilage.
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- Mahmoud Farahat
- Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Applied Life Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Kubota S, Kawaki H, Perbal B, Kawata K, Hattori T, Nishida T. Cellular communication network factor 3 in cartilage development and maintenance. J Cell Commun Signal 2021; 15:533-543. [PMID: 34125392 PMCID: PMC8642582 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-021-00629-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cellular communication network factor (CCN) 3 is one of the classical members of the CCN family, which are characterized by common molecular structures and multiple functionalities. Although this protein was discovered as a gene product overexpressed in a truncated form in nephroblastoma, recent studies have revealed its physiological roles in the development and homeostasis of mammalian species, in addition to its pathological association with a number of diseases. Cartilage is a tissue that creates most of the bony parts and cartilaginous tissues that constitute the human skeleton, in which CCN3 is also differentially produced to exert its molecular missions therein. In this review article, after the summary of the molecular structure and function of CCN3, recent findings on the regulation of ccn3 expression and the roles of CCN3 in endochondral ossification, cartilage development, maintenance and disorders are introduced with an emphasis on the metabolic regulation and function of this matricellular multifunctional molecule.
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- Satoshi Kubota
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
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- Department of Oral Biochemistry, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama, Japan
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Neefjes M, Housmans BAC, van Beuningen HM, Vitters EL, van den Akker GGH, Welting TJM, van Caam APM, van der Kraan PM. Prediction of the Effect of the Osteoarthritic Joint Microenvironment on Cartilage Repair. Tissue Eng Part A 2021; 28:27-37. [PMID: 34039008 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2021.0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive articular cartilage loss. Human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can be used for cartilage repair therapies based on their potential to differentiate into chondrocytes. However, the joint microenvironment is a major determinant of the success of MSC-based cartilage formation. Currently, there is no tool that is able to predict the effect of a patient's OA joint microenvironment on MSC-based cartilage formation. Our goal was to develop a molecular tool that can predict this effect before the start of cartilage repair therapies. Six different promoter reporters (hIL6, hIL8, hADAMTS5, hWISP1, hMMP13, and hADAM28) were generated and evaluated in an immortalized human articular chondrocyte for their responsiveness to an osteoarthritic microenvironment by stimulation with OA synovium-conditioned medium (OAs-cm) obtained from 32 different knee OA patients. To study the effect of this OA microenvironment on MSC-based cartilage formation, MSCs were cultured in a three-dimensional pellet culture model, while stimulated with OAs-cm. Cartilage formation was assessed histologically and by quantifying sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) production. We confirmed that OAs-cm of different patients had significantly different effects on sGAG production. In addition, significant correlations were obtained between the effect of the OAs-cm on cartilage formation and promoter reporter outcome. Furthermore, we validated the predictive value of measuring two promoter reporters with an independent cohort of OAs-cm and the effect of 87.5% of the OAs-cm on MSC-based cartilage formation could be predicted. Together, we developed a novel tool to predict the effect of the OA joint microenvironment on MSC-based cartilage formation. This is an important first step toward personalized cartilage repair strategies for OA patients.
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- Margot Neefjes
- Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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CCN proteins in the musculoskeletal system: current understanding and challenges in physiology and pathology. J Cell Commun Signal 2021; 15:545-566. [PMID: 34228239 PMCID: PMC8642527 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-021-00631-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The acronym for the CCN family was recently revised to represent “cellular communication network”. These six, small, cysteine-enriched and evolutionarily conserved proteins are secreted matricellular proteins, that convey and modulate intercellular communication by interacting with structural proteins, signalling factors and cell surface receptors. Their role in the development and physiology of musculoskeletal system, constituted by connective tissues where cells are interspersed in the cellular matrix, has been broadly studied. Previous research has highlighted a crucial balance of CCN proteins in mesenchymal stem cell commitment and a pivotal role for CCN1, CCN2 and their alter ego CCN3 in chondrogenesis and osteogenesis; CCN4 plays a minor role and the role of CCN5 and CCN6 is still unclear. CCN proteins also participate in osteoclastogenesis and myogenesis. In adult life, CCN proteins serve as mechanosensory proteins in the musculoskeletal system providing a steady response to environmental stimuli and participating in fracture healing. Substantial evidence also supports the involvement of CCN proteins in inflammatory pathologies, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as in cancers affecting the musculoskeletal system and bone metastasis. These matricellular proteins indeed show involvement in inflammation and cancer, thus representing intriguing therapeutic targets. This review discusses the current understanding of CCN proteins in the musculoskeletal system as well as the controversies and challenges associated with their multiple and complex roles, and it aims to link the dispersed knowledge in an effort to stimulate and guide readers to an area that the writers consider to have significant impact and relevant potentialities.
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Zhu G, Zhang T, Chen M, Yao K, Huang X, Zhang B, Li Y, Liu J, Wang Y, Zhao Z. Bone physiological microenvironment and healing mechanism: Basis for future bone-tissue engineering scaffolds. Bioact Mater 2021; 6:4110-4140. [PMID: 33997497 PMCID: PMC8091181 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bone-tissue defects affect millions of people worldwide. Despite being common treatment approaches, autologous and allogeneic bone grafting have not achieved the ideal therapeutic effect. This has prompted researchers to explore novel bone-regeneration methods. In recent decades, the development of bone tissue engineering (BTE) scaffolds has been leading the forefront of this field. As researchers have provided deep insights into bone physiology and the bone-healing mechanism, various biomimicking and bioinspired BTE scaffolds have been reported. Now it is necessary to review the progress of natural bone physiology and bone healing mechanism, which will provide more valuable enlightenments for researchers in this field. This work details the physiological microenvironment of the natural bone tissue, bone-healing process, and various biomolecules involved therein. Next, according to the bone physiological microenvironment and the delivery of bioactive factors based on the bone-healing mechanism, it elaborates the biomimetic design of a scaffold, highlighting the designing of BTE scaffolds according to bone biology and providing the rationale for designing next-generation BTE scaffolds that conform to natural bone healing and regeneration.
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- Guanyin Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, PR China
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Cherifi C, Monteagudo S, Lories RJ. Promising targets for therapy of osteoarthritis: a review on the Wnt and TGF-β signalling pathways. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2021; 13:1759720X211006959. [PMID: 33948125 PMCID: PMC8053758 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x211006959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic joint disorder worldwide, with a high personal burden for the patients and an important socio-economic impact. Current therapies are largely limited to pain management and rehabilitation and exercise strategies. For advanced cases, joint replacement surgery may be the only option. Hence, there is an enormous need for the development of effective and safe disease-modifying anti-OA drugs. A strong focus in OA research has been on the identification and role of molecular signalling pathways that contribute to the balance between anabolism and catabolism in the articular cartilage. In this context, most insights have been gained in understanding the roles of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and the Wingless-type (Wnt) signalling cascades. The emerging picture demonstrates a high degree of complexity with context-dependent events. TGF-β appears to protect cartilage under healthy conditions, but shifts in its receptor use and subsequent downstream signalling may be deleterious in aged individuals or in damaged cartilage. Likewise, low levels of Wnt activity appear important to sustain chondrocyte viability but excessive activation is associated with progressive joint damage. Emerging clinical data suggest some potential for the use of sprifermin, a recombinant forms of fibroblast growth factor 18, a distant TGF-β superfamily member, and for lorecivivint, a Wnt pathway modulator.
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- Chahrazad Cherifi
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, Box 813 O&N, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Pham HT, Ono M, Hara ES, Nguyen HTT, Dang AT, Do HT, Komori T, Tosa I, Hazehara-Kunitomo Y, Yoshioka Y, Oida Y, Akiyama K, Kuboki T. Tryptophan and Kynurenine Enhances the Stemness and Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14010208. [PMID: 33406724 PMCID: PMC7796421 DOI: 10.3390/ma14010208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Aging tissues present a progressive decline in homeostasis and regenerative capacities, which has been associated with degenerative changes in tissue-specific stem cells and stem cell niches. We hypothesized that amino acids could regulate the stem cell phenotype and differentiation ability of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hBMSCs). Thus, we performed a screening of 22 standard amino acids and found that D-tryptophan (10 μM) increased the number of cells positive for the early stem cell marker SSEA-4, and the gene expression levels of OCT-4, NANOG, and SOX-2 in hBMSCs. Comparison between D- and L-tryptophan isomers showed that the latter presents a stronger effect in inducing the mRNA levels of Oct-4 and Nanog, and in increasing the osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs. On the other hand, L-tryptophan suppressed adipogenesis. The migration and colony-forming ability of hBMSCs were also enhanced by L-tryptophan treatment. In vivo experiments delivering L-tryptophan (50 mg/kg/day) by intraperitoneal injections for three weeks confirmed that L-tryptophan significantly increased the percentage of cells positive for SSEA-4, mRNA levels of Nanog and Oct-4, and the migration and colony-forming ability of mouse BMSCs. L-kynurenine, a major metabolite of L-tryptophan, also induced similar effects of L-tryptophan in enhancing stemness and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs in vitro and in vivo, possibly indicating the involvement of the kynurenine pathway as the downstream signaling of L-tryptophan. Finally, since BMSCs migrate to the wound healing site to promote bone healing, surgical defects of 1 mm in diameter were created in mouse femur to evaluate bone formation after two weeks of L-tryptophan or L-kynurenine injection. Both L-tryptophan and L-kynurenine accelerated bone healing compared to the PBS-injected control group. In summary, L-tryptophan enhanced the stemness and osteoblastic differentiation of BMSCs and may be used as an essential factor to maintain the stem cell properties and accelerate bone healing and/or prevent bone loss.
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- Hai Thanh Pham
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Dentistry, Hai Phong University of Medical and Pharmacy, Haiphong 04211, Vietnam
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
- Correspondence: (M.O.); (E.S.H.); Tel.: +81-86-235-7127 (M.O.); +81-86-235-6667 (E.S.H.); Fax: +81-86-222-7768 (M.O.); +81-86-235-6669 (E.S.H.)
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- Department of Biomaterials, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
- Correspondence: (M.O.); (E.S.H.); Tel.: +81-86-235-7127 (M.O.); +81-86-235-6667 (E.S.H.); Fax: +81-86-222-7768 (M.O.); +81-86-235-6669 (E.S.H.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Dentistry, Hai Phong University of Medical and Pharmacy, Haiphong 04211, Vietnam
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Dentistry, Hai Phong University of Medical and Pharmacy, Haiphong 04211, Vietnam
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Dentistry, Hai Phong University of Medical and Pharmacy, Haiphong 04211, Vietnam
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama 700-8558, Japan; (H.T.P.); (H.T.T.N.); (A.T.D.); (H.T.D.); (T.K.); (I.T.); (Y.H.-K.); (Y.Y.); (Y.O.); (K.A.); (T.K.)
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Co-Culture of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Chondrocytes With Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 3 Promotes Chondrogenic Differentiation. J Craniofac Surg 2020; 31:2355-2359. [PMID: 33136890 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000006748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Tissue engineering cartilage is a promising strategy to reconstruct the craniofacial cartilaginous defects. It demands plenty of chondrocytes to generate human-sized craniofacial frameworks. Partly replacement of chondrocytes by adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) can be an alternative strategy.The study aimed at evaluating the chondrogenic outcome of ADSCs and chondrocytes in direct co-culture with transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β3). Porcine ADSCs and chondrocytes were obtained from abdominal wall and external ears. Four groups: ADSCs or chondrocytes monocultured in medium added with TGF-β3; ADSCs and ACs co-cultured with or without TGF-β3. Cell growth rate was performed to evaluate the cell proliferation. Morphological, histologic and real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis were performed to characterize the chondrogenic outcome of pellets. ADSCs had favorable multi-lineage differentiation potential. Further, when ADSCs were co-cultured with chondrocytes in medium added with TGF-β3, the cell proliferation was promoted and the chondrogenic differentiation of ADSCs was enhanced. We demonstrate that pellet co-culture of ADSCs and chondrocyte with TGF-β3 could construct high quantity cartilages. It suggests that this strategy might be useful in future cartilage repair.
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Keenan CM, Ramos-Mucci L, Kanakis I, Milner PI, Leask A, Abraham D, Bou-Gharios G, Poulet B. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis development is not modified by postnatal chondrocyte deletion of Ccn2. Dis Model Mech 2020; 13:dmm044719. [PMID: 32616521 PMCID: PMC7375478 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.044719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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CCN2 is a matricellular protein involved in several crucial biological processes. In particular, CCN2 is involved in cartilage development and in osteoarthritis. Ccn2 null mice exhibit a range of skeletal dysmorphisms, highlighting its importance in regulating matrix formation during development; however, its role in adult cartilage remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the role of CCN2 in postnatal chondrocytes in models of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). Ccn2 deletion was induced in articular chondrocytes of male transgenic mice at 8 weeks of age. PTOA was induced in knees either surgically or non-invasively by repetitive mechanical loading at 10 weeks of age. Knee joints were harvested, scanned with micro-computed tomography and processed for histology. Sections were stained with Toluidine Blue and scored using the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) grading system. In the non-invasive model, cartilage lesions were present in the lateral femur, but no significant differences were observed between wild-type (WT) and Ccn2 knockout (KO) mice 6 weeks post-loading. In the surgical model, severe cartilage degeneration was observed in the medial compartments, but no significant differences were observed between WT and Ccn2 KO mice at 2, 4 and 8 weeks post-surgery. We conclude that Ccn2 deletion in chondrocytes does not modify the development of PTOA in mice, suggesting that chondrocyte expression of CCN2 in adults is not a crucial factor in protecting cartilage from the degeneration associated with PTOA.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Craig M Keenan
- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E4, Canada
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- Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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Hsu GCY, Marini S, Negri S, Wang Y, Xu J, Pagani C, Hwang C, Stepien D, Meyers CA, Miller S, McCarthy E, Lyons KM, Levi B, James AW. Endogenous CCN family member WISP1 inhibits trauma-induced heterotopic ossification. JCI Insight 2020; 5:135432. [PMID: 32484792 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.135432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is defined as abnormal differentiation of local stromal cells of mesenchymal origin, resulting in pathologic cartilage and bone matrix deposition. Cyr61, CTGF, Nov (CCN) family members are matricellular proteins that have diverse regulatory functions on cell proliferation and differentiation, including the regulation of chondrogenesis. However, little is known regarding CCN family member expression or function in HO. Here, a combination of bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing defined the dynamic temporospatial pattern of CCN family member induction within a mouse model of trauma-induced HO. Among CCN family proteins, Wisp1 (also known as Ccn4) was most upregulated during the evolution of HO, and Wisp1 expression corresponded with chondrogenic gene profile. Immunohistochemistry confirmed WISP1 expression across traumatic and genetic HO mouse models as well as in human HO samples. Transgenic Wisp1LacZ/LacZ knockin animals showed an increase in endochondral ossification in HO after trauma. Finally, the transcriptome of Wisp1-null tenocytes revealed enrichment in signaling pathways, such as the STAT3 and PCP signaling pathways, that may explain increased HO in the context of Wisp1 deficiency. In sum, CCN family members, and in particular Wisp1, are spatiotemporally associated with and negatively regulate trauma-induced HO formation.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Zhang C, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Tong H, Li S, Yan Y. WISP1 promotes bovine MDSC differentiation via recruitment of ANXA1 for the regulation of the TGF-β signalling pathway. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 470:215-227. [PMID: 32458119 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03763-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Skeletal muscle is one of the most important tissues of the human body necessary for sporting activities. The differentiation of muscle-derived satellite cells (MDSCs) plays an important role in the development and regeneration of skeletal muscles. Similarly, the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway plays an important role in the process of muscle differentiation. Wnt1-inducible signalling pathway protein-1 (WISP1), a downstream protein of the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway and a member of the CCN family that also plays an important role in the differentiation process, and its expression increase during the differentiation of bovine MDSCs. However, its role in MDSC differentiation is poorly understood. Therefore, we investigated the mechanisms regulating this process via Western blot and immunofluorescence staining. Immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry detected annexin A1 (ANXA1), a protein that interacts with WISP1. To determine whether WISP1 influences TGF-β signalling and differentiation independently of ANXA1, the latter was knocked down, while WISP1 was activated. WISP1 expression increased significantly during bovine MDSC differentiation. However, WISP1 did not affect the TGF-β signalling pathway protein marker when ANXA1 was inhibited. Taken together, WISP1 regulates the TGF-β signalling pathway through ANXA1 recruitment, thereby promoting bovine MDSC differentiation, suggesting the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway as another target to promote cell differentiation.
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- Chunyu Zhang
- The Laboratory of Cell and Development, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road No. 600, Xiang Fang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Laboratory of Cell and Development, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road No. 600, Xiang Fang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Laboratory of Cell and Development, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road No. 600, Xiang Fang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Laboratory of Cell and Development, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road No. 600, Xiang Fang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Laboratory of Cell and Development, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road No. 600, Xiang Fang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Laboratory of Cell and Development, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road No. 600, Xiang Fang District, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, China.
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van den Bosch MHJ, Ramos YFM, den Hollander W, Bomer N, Nelissen RGHH, Bovée JVMG, van den Berg WB, van Lent PLEM, Blom AB, van der Kraan PM, Meulenbelt I. Increased WISP1 expression in human osteoarthritic articular cartilage is epigenetically regulated and decreases cartilage matrix production. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 58:1065-1074. [PMID: 30649473 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Previously, we have shown the involvement of Wnt-activated protein Wnt-1-induced signaling protein 1 (WISP1) in the development of OA in mice. Here, we aimed to characterize the relation between WISP1 expression and human OA and its regulatory epigenetic determinants. METHODS Preserved and lesioned articular cartilage from end-stage OA patients and non-OA-diagnosed individuals was collected. WISP1 expression was determined using immunohistochemistry and damage was classified using Mankin scoring. RNA expression and DNA methylation were assessed in silico from genome-wide datasets (microarray analysis and RNA sequencing, and 450 k-methylationarrays, respectively). Effects of WISP1 were tested in pellet cultures of primary human chondrocytes. RESULTS WISP1 expression in cartilage of OA patients was increased compared with non-OA-diagnosed controls and, within OA patients, WISP1 was even higher in lesioned compared with preserved regions, with expression strongly correlating with Mankin score. In early symptomatic OA patients with disease progression, higher synovial WISP1 expression was observed as compared with non-progressors. Notably, increased WISP1 expression was inversely correlated with methylation levels of a positional CpG-dinucleotide (cg10191240), with lesioned areas showing strong hypomethylation for this CpG as compared with preserved cartilage. Additionally, we observed that methylation levels were allele-dependent for an intronic single-nucleotide polymorphism nearby cg10191240. Finally, addition of recombinant WISP1 to pellets of primary chondrocytes strongly inhibited deposition of extracellular matrix as reflected by decreased pellet circumference, proteoglycan content and decreased expression of matrix components. CONCLUSION Increased WISP1 expression is found in lesioned human articular cartilage, and appears epigenetically regulated via DNA methylation. In vitro assays suggest that increased WISP1 is detrimental for cartilage integrity.
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Gaudreau PO, Clairefond S, Class CA, Boulay PL, Chrobak P, Allard B, Azzi F, Pommey S, Do KA, Saad F, Trudel D, Young M, Stagg J. WISP1 is associated to advanced disease, EMT and an inflamed tumor microenvironment in multiple solid tumors. Oncoimmunology 2019; 8:e1581545. [PMID: 31069142 PMCID: PMC6492985 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2019.1581545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background: WNT1-Inducible Signaling Pathway Protein 1 (WISP1) is implicated in prostate cancer growth and metastasis and the regulation of inflammation in diverse benign diseases. The objectives of this study were to assess the prognostic value of WISP1, its association to inflammation and its relevance as a biomarker for immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) response. Methods: Publicly available RNA-seq datasets were used to evaluate the prognostic value of WISP1 gene expression and its association with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, inflamed tumor microenvironment, and anti-PD-1 ICB response. A tissue microarray (TMA) including 285 radical prostatectomy specimens was used to confirm these associations in prostate cancer. The effect of recombinant WISP1 (rWISP1) on inflammatory cytokines was assessed in vitro. Results: High levels of WISP1 correlated with BCR-free survival in prostate adenocarcinoma and overall survival in primary melanoma, low-grade glioma, and kidney papillary cell carcinoma. Some effects could be accounted for by higher WISP1 expression in advanced disease. High WISP1 expression in prostate adenocarcinoma was correlated with CD8+ cells density. In vitro, rWISP1 increased inflammatory cytokine production. High WISP1 gene expression in RNA-seq datasets was correlated with gene signatures of multiple immune cell types as well as an inflammatory cytokine, immune checkpoint, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) gene expression. WISP1 mRNA expression was associated with primary resistance to ICB in datasets showing EMT. Conclusions: Our results support an association between WISP1 expression and advanced disease, EMT and an inflamed tumor microenvironment in multiple solid tumors. The consequences of WISP1 expression on cancer immunotherapy remains to be addressed.
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- Pierre-Olivier Gaudreau
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Axe Cancer, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- T. Boone Pickens Academic Tower, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Département de pharmacologie et de physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Axe Cancer, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Axe Cancer, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CRCHUM)/Institut du Cancer de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Axe Cancer, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- T. Boone Pickens Academic Tower, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Département d'Urologie du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CHUM) et Institut du Cancer de Montréal / CRCHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Département de pathologie), Département de pathologie et axe cancer, Université de Montréal (Département de pathologie et de biologie cellulaire) et Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- NIDCR, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal et Institut du Cancer de Montréal / CRCHUM, Axe Cancer, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Deng W, Fernandez A, McLaughlin SL, Klinke DJ. WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP1/CCN4) stimulates melanoma invasion and metastasis by promoting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:5261-5280. [PMID: 30723155 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Besides intrinsic changes, malignant cells also release soluble signals that reshape their microenvironment. Among these signals is WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP1), a secreted matricellular protein whose expression is elevated in several cancers, including melanoma, and is associated with reduced survival of patients diagnosed with primary melanoma. Here, we found that WISP1 knockout increases cell proliferation and represses wound healing, migration, and invasion of mouse and human melanoma cells in multiple in vitro assays. Metastasis assays revealed that WISP1 knockout represses tumor metastasis of B16F10 and YUMM1.7 melanoma cells in both C57BL/6Ncrl and NOD-scid IL2Rγnull (NSG) mice. WT B16F10 cells having an invasion phenotype in a transwell assay possessed a gene expression signature similar to that observed in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), including E-cadherin repression and fibronectin and N-cadherin induction. Upon WISP1 knockout, expression of these EMT signature genes went in the opposite direction in both mouse and human cell lines, and EMT-associated gene expression was restored upon exposure to media containing WISP1 or to recombinant WISP1 protein. In vivo, Wisp1 knockout-associated metastasis repression was reversed by the reintroduction of either WISP1 or snail family transcriptional repressor 1 (SNAI1). Experiments testing EMT gene activation and inhibition with recombinant WISP1 or kinase inhibitors in B16F10 and YUMM1.7 cells suggested that WISP1 activates AKT Ser/Thr kinase and that MEK/ERK signaling pathways shift melanoma cells from proliferation to invasion. Our results indicate that WISP1 present within the tumor microenvironment stimulates melanoma invasion and metastasis by promoting an EMT-like process.
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- Wentao Deng
- From the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.,the West Virginia University Cancer Institute
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- From the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology.,the West Virginia University Cancer Institute
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- the West Virginia University Cancer Institute.,the Animal Models and Imaging Facility, and
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- From the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, .,the West Virginia University Cancer Institute.,the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
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Lukjanenko L, Karaz S, Stuelsatz P, Gurriaran-Rodriguez U, Michaud J, Dammone G, Sizzano F, Mashinchian O, Ancel S, Migliavacca E, Liot S, Jacot G, Metairon S, Raymond F, Descombes P, Palini A, Chazaud B, Rudnicki MA, Bentzinger CF, Feige JN. Aging Disrupts Muscle Stem Cell Function by Impairing Matricellular WISP1 Secretion from Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors. Cell Stem Cell 2019; 24:433-446.e7. [PMID: 30686765 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Research on age-related regenerative failure of skeletal muscle has extensively focused on the phenotypes of muscle stem cells (MuSCs). In contrast, the impact of aging on regulatory cells in the MuSC niche remains largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that aging impairs the function of mouse fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) and thereby indirectly affects the myogenic potential of MuSCs. Using transcriptomic profiling, we identify WNT1 Inducible Signaling Pathway Protein 1 (WISP1) as a FAP-derived matricellular signal that is lost during aging. WISP1 is required for efficient muscle regeneration and controls the expansion and asymmetric commitment of MuSCs through Akt signaling. Transplantation of young FAPs or systemic treatment with WISP1 restores the myogenic capacity of MuSCs in aged mice and rescues skeletal muscle regeneration. Our work establishes that loss of WISP1 from FAPs contributes to MuSC dysfunction in aged skeletal muscles and demonstrates that this mechanism can be targeted to rejuvenate myogenesis.
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- Laura Lukjanenko
- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H8L6, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, Lyon, France
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS 5310, INSERM U1217, Lyon, France
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- Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H8L6, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Département de pharmacologie et physiologie, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Ishikawa T, Nishida T, Ono M, Takarada T, Nguyen HT, Kurihara S, Furumatsu T, Murase Y, Takigawa M, Oohashi T, Kamioka H, Kubota S. Physiological role of urothelial cancer-associated one long noncoding RNA in human skeletogenic cell differentiation. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:4825-4840. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Takanori Ishikawa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
- Department of Orthodontics; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Science; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; Okayama University Dental School; Okayama Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; Okayama University Dental School; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama Japan
- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; Okayama University Dental School; Okayama Japan
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CCN4/WISP1 controls cutaneous wound healing by modulating proliferation, migration and ECM expression in dermal fibroblasts via α5β1 and TNFα. Matrix Biol 2018; 68-69:533-546. [PMID: 29330021 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2018.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Understanding the mechanisms that control cutaneous wound healing is crucial to successfully manage repair of damaged skin. The goal of the current study was to uncover novel extracellular matrix (ECM) components that control the wound healing process. Full thickness skin defects were created in mice and used to show CCN4 up-regulation during wound-healing as early as 1 day after surgery, suggesting a role in inflammation and subsequent dermal migration and proliferation. To determine how CCN4 could regulate wound healing we used Ccn4-KO mice and showed they had delayed wound closure accompanied by reduced expression of Col1a1 and Fn mRNA. Boyden chamber assays using Ccn4-deficient dermal fibroblasts showed they have reduced migration and proliferation compared to WT counterparts. To confirm CCN4 has a role in proliferation and migration of dermal cells, siRNA knockdown and transduction of CCN4 adenoviral transduction were used and resulted in reduced or enhanced migration of human adult dermal fibroblast (hADF) cells respectively. The induced migration of the dermal fibroblasts by CCN4 appears to work via α5β1 integrin receptors that further stimulates down-stream ERK/JNK signaling. The regulation of CCN4 by TNF-α prompted us look further at their potential relationship. Treatment of hADFs with CCN4 and TNF-α alone or together showed CCN4 counteracted the inhibition of TNF-α on COL1A1 and FN mRNA expression and the stimulation of TNF-α on MMP-1 and MMP3 mRNA expression. CCN4 appeared to counterbalance the effects of TNF-α by inhibiting downstream NF-κB/p-65 signaling. Taken together we show CCN4 stimulates dermal fibroblast cell migration, proliferation and inhibits TNF-α stimulation, all of which could regulate wound healing.
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Effects of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) on condylar chondrocyte proliferation, migration, maturation, differentiation and signalling pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 495:1447-1453. [PMID: 29198711 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CCN2, also known as connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), is a 38 kDa cysteine-rich extracellular matrix protein that regulates a sequence of cellular functions and participates in multiple complex biological processes, such as chondrogenesis and osteogenesis. In the present study, we provided the first evidence describing the physiological role of CCN2 in condylar chondrocyte proliferation, migration, maturation and differentiation. CCN2 was widely expressed throughout the whole layers of condylar cartilage and predominantly distributed in the proliferative zone. Recombinant CCN2 promoted the proliferation, migration, proteoglycan synthesis and differentiation capacity of isolated condylar chondrocytes. The stimulatory effect of CCN2 on chondrocyte proliferation was associated with the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signalling pathway. The blocking of this pathway by its inhibitor LY294002 impaired the proliferative effect of CCN2 on chondrocytes. These results suggested a novel physiological role of CCN2 in the development of condylar cartilage.
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