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Stergiou IE, Tsironis C, Papadakos SP, Tsitsilonis OE, Dimopoulos MA, Theocharis S. Unraveling the Role of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Lymphoma: Implications in Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2369. [PMID: 38397043 PMCID: PMC10889189 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042369] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Inflammasomes are multimeric protein complexes, sensors of intracellular danger signals, and crucial components of the innate immune system, with the NLRP3 inflammasome being the best characterized among them. The increasing scientific interest in the mechanisms interconnecting inflammation and tumorigenesis has led to the study of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the setting of various neoplasms. Despite a plethora of data regarding solid tumors, NLRP3 inflammasome's implication in the pathogenesis of hematological malignancies only recently gained attention. In this review, we investigate its role in normal lymphopoiesis and lymphomagenesis. Considering that lymphomas comprise a heterogeneous group of hematologic neoplasms, both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressing properties were attributed to the NLRP3 inflammasome, affecting neoplastic cells and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins were associated with disease characteristics, response to treatment, and prognosis. Few studies assess the efficacy of NLRP3 inflammasome therapeutic targeting with encouraging results, though most are still at the preclinical level. Further understanding of the mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation during lymphoma development and progression can contribute to the investigation of novel treatment approaches to cover unmet needs in lymphoma therapeutics.
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- Ioanna E. Stergiou
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (I.E.S.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (I.E.S.); (C.T.)
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece;
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- Flow Cytometry Unit, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece;
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10679 Athens, Greece;
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Yamanishi K, Hata M, Gamachi N, Watanabe Y, Yamanishi C, Okamura H, Matsunaga H. Molecular Mechanisms of IL18 in Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17170. [PMID: 38139000 PMCID: PMC10743479 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417170] [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: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Interleukin 18 (IL18) was originally identified as an inflammation-induced cytokine that is secreted by immune cells. An increasing number of studies have focused on its non-immunological functions, with demonstrated functions for IL18 in energy homeostasis and neural stability. IL18 is reportedly required for lipid metabolism in the liver and brown adipose tissue. Furthermore, IL18 (Il18) deficiency in mice leads to mitochondrial dysfunction in hippocampal cells, resulting in depressive-like symptoms and cognitive impairment. Microarray analyses of Il18-/- mice have revealed a set of genes with differential expression in liver, brown adipose tissue, and brain; however, the impact of IL18 deficiency in these tissues remains uncertain. In this review article, we discuss these genes, with a focus on their relationships with the phenotypic disease traits of Il18-/- mice.
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- Kyosuke Yamanishi
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
- Department of Psychoimmunology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Psychoimmunology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Psychoimmunology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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- Hirakata General Hospital for Developmental Disorders, Hirakata 573-0122, Osaka, Japan; (Y.W.); (C.Y.)
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- Hirakata General Hospital for Developmental Disorders, Hirakata 573-0122, Osaka, Japan; (Y.W.); (C.Y.)
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- Department of Psychoimmunology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
- Department of Psychoimmunology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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Lin X, Chen J, Tao C, Luo L, He J, Wang Q. Osthole regulates N6-methyladenosine-modified TGM2 to inhibit the progression of rheumatoid arthritis and associated interstitial lung disease. MedComm (Beijing) 2023; 4:e219. [PMID: 36845072 PMCID: PMC9945862 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease, and RA interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe complication of RA. This investigation aims to determine the effect and underlying mechanism of osthole (OS), which could be extracted from Cnidium, Angelica, and Citrus plants and evaluate the role of transglutaminase 2 (TGM2) in RA and RA-ILD. In this work, OS downregulated TGM2 to exert its additive effect with methotrexate and suppress the proliferation, migration, and invasion of RA-fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) by attenuating NF-κB signaling, resulting in the suppression of RA progression. Interestingly, WTAP-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification of TGM2 and Myc-mediated WTAP transcription cooperatively contributed to the formation of a TGM2/Myc/WTAP-positive feedback loop through upregulating NF-κB signaling. Moreover, OS could downregulate the activation of the TGM2/Myc/WTAP-positive feedback circuit. Furthermore, OS restrained the proliferation and polarization of M2 macrophages to inhibit the aggregation of lung interstitial CD11b+ macrophages, and the effectiveness and non-toxicity of OS in suppressing RA and RA-ILD progression were verified in vivo. Finally, bioinformatics analyses validated the importance and the clinical significance of the OS-regulated molecular network. Taken together, our work emphasized OS as an effective drug candidate and TGM2 as a promising target for RA and RA-ILD treatment.
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- Xian Lin
- Department of Rheumatism and ImmunologyPeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhenChina,Institute of Immunology and Inflammatory DiseasesShenzhen Peking University‐The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology DiseasesShenzhenChina
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- Department of Rheumatism and ImmunologyPeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhenChina,Institute of Immunology and Inflammatory DiseasesShenzhen Peking University‐The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology DiseasesShenzhenChina
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- School of PharmacyGuangdong Medical UniversityDongguanChina
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- The Marine Biomedical Research InstituteGuangdong Medical UniversityZhanjiangChina,The Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Guangdong ZhanjiangZhanjiangChina
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- Department of Rheumatism and ImmunologyPeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhenChina,Institute of Immunology and Inflammatory DiseasesShenzhen Peking University‐The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology DiseasesShenzhenChina
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- Department of Rheumatism and ImmunologyPeking University Shenzhen HospitalShenzhenChina,Institute of Immunology and Inflammatory DiseasesShenzhen Peking University‐The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology DiseasesShenzhenChina
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Liu Y, Li X, Zhou X, Wang J, Ao X. FADD as a key molecular player in cancer progression. Mol Med 2022; 28:132. [DOI: 10.1186/s10020-022-00560-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AbstractCancer is a leading disease-related cause of death worldwide. Despite advances in therapeutic interventions, cancer remains a major global public health problem. Cancer pathogenesis is extremely intricate and largely unknown. Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD) was initially identified as an adaptor protein for death receptor-mediated extrinsic apoptosis. Recent evidence suggests that FADD plays a vital role in non-apoptotic cellular processes, such as proliferation, autophagy, and necroptosis. FADD expression and activity of are modulated by a complicated network of processes, such as DNA methylation, non-coding RNA, and post-translational modification. FADD dysregulation has been shown to be closely associated with the pathogenesis of numerous types of cancer. However, the detailed mechanisms of FADD dysregulation involved in cancer progression are still not fully understood. This review mainly summarizes recent findings on the structure, functions, and regulatory mechanisms of FADD and focuses on its role in cancer progression. The clinical implications of FADD as a biomarker and therapeutic target for cancer patients are also discussed. The information reviewed herein may expand researchers’ understanding of FADD and contribute to the development of FADD-based therapeutic strategies for cancer patients.
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Kuo SH, Yang SH, Wei MF, Lee HW, Tien YW, Cheng AL, Yeh KH. Contribution of nuclear BCL10 expression to tumor progression and poor prognosis of advanced and/or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by activating NF-κB-related signaling. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:436. [PMID: 34412631 PMCID: PMC8375138 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02143-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously demonstrated that nuclear BCL10 translocation participates in the instigation of NF-κB in breast cancer and lymphoma cell lines. In this study, we assessed whether nuclear BCL10 translocation is clinically significant in advanced and metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). METHOD AND MATERIALS We analyzed the expression of BCL10-, cell cycle-, and NF-κB- related signaling molecules, and the DNA-binding activity of NF-κB in three PDAC cell lines (mutant KRAS lines: PANC-1 and AsPC-1; wild-type KRAS line: BxPC-3) using BCL10 short hairpin RNA (shBCL10). To assess the anti-tumor effect of BCL10 knockdown in PDAC xenograft model, PANC-1 cells treated with or without shBCL10 transfection were inoculated into the flanks of mice. We assessed the expression patterns of BCL10 and NF-κB in tumor cells in 136 patients with recurrent, advanced, and metastatic PDAC using immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS We revealed that shBCL10 transfection caused cytoplasmic translocation of BCL10 from the nuclei, inhibited cell viability, and enhanced the cytotoxicities of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin in three PDAC cell lines. Inhibition of BCL10 differentially blocked cell cycle progression in PDAC cell lines. Arrest at G1 phase was noted in wild-type KRAS cell lines; and arrest at G2/M phase was noted in mutant KRAS cell lines. Furthermore, shBCL10 transfection downregulated the expression of phospho-CDC2, phospho-CDC25C, Cyclin B1 (PANC-1), Cyclins A, D1, and E, CDK2, and CDK4 (BxPC-3), p-IκBα, nuclear expression of BCL10, BCL3, and NF-κB (p65), and attenuated the NF-κB pathway activation and its downstream molecule, c-Myc, while inhibition of BCL10 upregulated expression of p21, and p27 in both PANC-1 and BxPC-3 cells. In a PANC-1-xenograft mouse model, inhibition of BCL10 expression also attenuated the tumor growth of PDAC. In clinical samples, nuclear BCL10 expression was closely associated with nuclear NF-κB expression (p < 0.001), and patients with nuclear BCL10 expression had the worse median overall survival than those without nuclear BCL10 expression (6.90 months versus 9.53 months, p = 0.019). CONCLUSION Nuclear BCL10 translocation activates NF-κB signaling and contributes to tumor progression and poor prognosis of advanced/metastatic PDAC.
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- Sung-Hsin Kuo
- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cancer Research Center, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cancer Research Center, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cancer Research Center, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Cancer Research Center, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Shi L, Zhang S, Huang Z, Hu F, Zhang T, Wei M, Bai Q, Lu B, Ji L. Baicalin promotes liver regeneration after acetaminophen-induced liver injury by inducing NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 160:163-177. [PMID: 32682928 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Liver regeneration has become a new hotspot in the study of drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Baicalin has already been reported to alleviate acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver injury in our previous study. This study aims to observe whether baicalin also promotes liver regeneration after APAP-induced liver injury and to elucidate its engaged mechanism. Baicalin alleviated APAP-induced hepatic parenchymal cells injury and enhanced the number of mitotic and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-positive hepatocytes in APAP-intoxicated mice. Baicalin increased hepatic PCNA and cyclinD1 expression in APAP-intoxicated mice. Baicalin induced the activation of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, leading to the increased hepatic expression of interleukin-18 (IL-18) and IL-1β in APAP-intoxicated mice. The results in vitro demonstrated that IL-18 promoted the proliferation of human normal liver L-02 cells. Moreover, the baicalin-provided promotion on liver regeneration in APAP-intoxicated mice was diminished after the application of NLRP3 inhibitor MCC950 and the recombinant mouse IL-18 binding protein (rmIL-18BP). Baicalin induced the cytosolic accumulation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and increased the interaction between Nrf2 with Nlrp3, ASC and pro-caspase-1 in livers from APAP-intoxicated mice. Furthermore, the baicalin-provided NLRP3 inflammasome activation and promotion on liver regeneration after APAP-induced liver injury in wild-type mice were diminished in Nrf2 knockout mice. In conclusion, baicalin promoted liver regeneration after APAP-induced acute liver injury in mice via inducing Nrf2 accumulation in cytoplasm that led to NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and then caused the increased expression of IL-18, which induced hepatocytes proliferation.
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- Liang Shi
- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Yichun University, Jiangxi, 336000, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Zimmer CL, Cornillet M, Solà-Riera C, Cheung KW, Ivarsson MA, Lim MQ, Marquardt N, Leo YS, Lye DC, Klingström J, MacAry PA, Ljunggren HG, Rivino L, Björkström NK. NK cells are activated and primed for skin-homing during acute dengue virus infection in humans. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3897. [PMID: 31467285 PMCID: PMC6715742 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11878-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite animal models showing that natural killer (NK) cells are important players in the early defense against many viral infections, the NK cell response is poorly understood in humans. Here we analyze the phenotype, temporal dynamics, regulation and trafficking of NK cells in a patient cohort with acute dengue virus infection. NK cells are robustly activated and proliferate during the first week after symptom debut. Increased IL-18 levels in plasma and in induced skin blisters of DENV-infected patients, as well as concomitant signaling downstream of the IL-18R, suggests an IL-18-dependent mechanism in driving the proliferative NK cell response. Responding NK cells have a less mature phenotype and a distinct chemokine-receptor imprint indicative of skin-homing. A corresponding NK cell subset can be localized to skin early during acute infection. These data provide evidence of an IL-18-driven NK cell proliferation and priming for skin-homing during an acute viral infection in humans. Here, Zimmer et al. analyze the natural killer (NK) cell response in a patient cohort with acute dengue virus infection showing early NK cell activation and proliferation, and the data suggest that NK cell proliferation depends on IL-18 signaling, and that responding NK cells have a skin-homing phenotype.
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- Christine L Zimmer
- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Communicable Disease Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Communicable Disease Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Immunology Programme, Life Science Institute and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Sun Z, Li Y, Wang H, Cai M, Gao S, Liu J, Tong L, Hu Z, Wang Y, Wang K, Zhang L, Cao X, Zhang S, Shi F, Zhao J. miR-181c-5p mediates simulated microgravity-induced impaired osteoblast proliferation by promoting cell cycle arrested in the G 2 phase. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:3302-3316. [PMID: 30761733 PMCID: PMC6484313 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Impaired osteoblast proliferation plays fundamental roles in microgravity‐induced bone loss, and cell cycle imbalance may result in abnormal osteoblast proliferation. However, whether microgravity exerts an influence on the cell cycle in osteoblasts or what mechanisms may underlie such an effect remains to be fully elucidated. Herein, we confirmed that simulated microgravity inhibits osteoblast proliferation. Then, we investigated the effect of mechanical unloading on the osteoblast cell cycle and found that simulated microgravity arrested the osteoblast cell cycle in the G2 phase. In addition, our data showed that cell cycle arrest in osteoblasts from simulated microgravity was mainly because of decreased cyclin B1 expression. Furthermore, miR‐181c‐5p directly inhibited cyclin B1 protein translation by binding to a target site in the 3′UTR. Lastly, we demonstrated that inhibition of miR‐181c‐5p partially counteracted cell cycle arrest and decreased the osteoblast proliferation induced by simulated microgravity. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that simulated microgravity inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell cycle arrest in the G2 phase in primary mouse osteoblasts partially through the miR‐181c‐5p/cyclin B1 pathway. This work may provide a novel mechanism of microgravity‐induced detrimental effects on osteoblasts and offer a new avenue to further investigate bone loss induced by mechanical unloading.
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- Zhongyang Sun
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Orthopedics, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China.,The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Aviation Medicine Research Institute, Fourth Military Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Medical Services Section, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Services Section, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Junxie Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Chinese Ministry of Education, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Liu Q, Yin X, Li M, Wan L, Liu L, Zhong X, Liu Z, Wang Q. Identification of potential crucial genes and pathways associated with vein graft restenosis based on gene expression analysis in experimental rabbits. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4704. [PMID: 29785339 PMCID: PMC5960261 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Occlusive artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Bypass graft surgery remains the most prevalently performed treatment for occlusive arterial disease, and veins are the most frequently used conduits for surgical revascularization. However, the clinical efficacy of bypass graft surgery is highly affected by the long-term potency rates of vein grafts, and no optimal treatments are available for the prevention of vein graft restenosis (VGR) at present. Hence, there is an urgent need to improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in mediating VGR. The past decade has seen the rapid development of genomic technologies, such as genome sequencing and microarray technologies, which will provide novel insights into potential molecular mechanisms involved in the VGR program. Ironically, high throughput data associated with VGR are extremely scarce. The main goal of the current study was to explore potential crucial genes and pathways associated with VGR and to provide valid biological information for further investigation of VGR. A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis was performed using high throughput gene expression data. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the R and Bioconductor packages. After functional enrichment analysis of the DEGs, protein–protein interaction (PPI) network and sub-PPI network analyses were performed. Finally, nine potential hub genes and fourteen pathways were identified. These hub genes may interact with each other and regulate the VGR program by modulating the cell cycle pathway. Future studies focusing on revealing the specific cellular and molecular mechanisms of these key genes and pathways involved in regulating the VGR program may provide novel therapeutic targets for VGR inhibition.
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- Qiang Liu
- Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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Chang C, Zhao W, Luo Y, Xi L, Chen S, Zhao C, Wang G, Guo J, Xu C. Serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type I (SPINK1) promotes BRL-3A cell proliferation via p38, ERK, and JNK pathways. Cell Biochem Funct 2017; 35:339-348. [PMID: 28845526 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type I (SPINK1) has the similar spatial structure as epidermal growth factor (EGF); EGF can interact with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) to promote proliferation in different cell types. However, whether SPINK1 can interact with EGFR and further regulate the proliferation of hepatocytes in liver regeneration remains largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the role of SPINK1 in a rat liver hepatocyte line of BRL-3A in vitro. The results showed the upregulation of endogenous Spink1 (gene addition) significantly increased not only the cell viability, cell numbers in S and G2 /M phase, but also upregulated the genes/proteins expression related to cell proliferation and anti-apoptosis in BRL-3A. In contrast, the cell number in G1 phase and the expression of pro-apoptosis-related genes/proteins were significantly decreased. The similar results were observed when the cells were treated with exogenous rat recombinant SPINK1. Immunoblotting suggested SPINK1 can interact with EGFR. By Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software, the SPINK1 signalling pathway was built; the predicted read outs were validated by qRT-PCR and western blot; and the results showed that p38, ERK, and JNK pathways-related genes/proteins were involved in the cell proliferation upon the treatment of endogenous Spink1 and exogenous SPINK1. Collectively, SPINK1 can associate with EGFR to promote the expression of cell proliferation-related and anti-apoptosis-related genes/proteins; inhibit the expression of pro-apoptosis-related genes/proteins via p38, ERK, and JNK pathways; and consequently promote the proliferation of BRL-3A cells. For the first time, we demonstrated that SPINK1 can associate with EGFR to promote the proliferation of BRL-3A cells via p38, ERK, and JNK pathways. This work has direct implications on the underlying mechanism of SPINK1 in regulating hepatocytes proliferation in vivo and liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy.
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- Cuifang Chang
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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Zhang C, Chang C, Zhao W, Gao H, Wang Q, Li D, Zhang F, Zhang S, Xu C. The novel protein C9orf116 promotes rat liver cell line BRL-3A proliferation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180607. [PMID: 28749992 PMCID: PMC5531498 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Our previous study has proved that the chromosome 9 open reading frame 116 (C9orf116) (NM_001106564.1) was significantly up-regulated in the proliferation phase of liver regeneration. To study its possible physiological function, we analyzed the effect of C9orf116 on BRL-3A cells via over-expression and interference technique. MTT results showed that the cell viability of the interference group was significantly lower than the control group at 48h after transfection (P<0.05), whereas it was significantly higher in the over-expression group (P<0.05). The flow cytometry results showed that C9orf116 knockdown or over-expression had little effect on BRL-3A cell apoptosis. However, the number of cells in division phase (G2/M) was significantly reduced in the interference group (P<0.05), but significantly increased in the over-expression group (P<0.01). Furthermore, the expressions of cell proliferation-related genes CCNA2, CCND1 and MYC both at mRNA and protein levels were down-regulated in the interference group and up-regulated in the over-expression group. Therefore, we concluded that C9orf116 may promote cell proliferation by modulating cell cycle transition and the expression of key genes CCNA2, CCND1 and MYC in BRL-3A cells.
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- Chunyan Zhang
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
- Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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Yun KL, Wang ZY. Target/signalling pathways of natural plant-derived radioprotective agents from treatment to potential candidates: A reverse thought on anti-tumour drugs. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 91:1122-1151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Liu S, Wang F, Liu J, Jin P, Wang X, Yang L, Xi S. ATF2 partly mediated the expressions of proliferative factors and inhibited pro-inflammatory factors' secretion in arsenite-treated human uroepithelial cells. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2017; 6:468-476. [PMID: 30090515 PMCID: PMC6062379 DOI: 10.1039/c6tx00407e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inorganic arsenic (iAs) could induce the expression of activating transcription factor-2 (ATF2) in the human urinary bladder epithelial cell line (SV-HUC-1 cells). ATF2, as a member of the bZIP transcription factor family, has been implicated in a transcriptional response leading to cell growth, migration and malignant tumor progression. However, little is known about the effects of ATF2 on proliferative factors in iAs treated human urothelial cells. In this study, ATF2 siRNA was employed to investigate the relationship between ATF2 activation and the expressions of proliferative factors, such as BCL2, cyclin D1, COX-2, MMP1 and PCNA, and pro-inflammatory factors (TNFα, TGFα and IL-8) in SV-HUC-1 cells. The results showed that low concentration arsenite increased the expressions of proliferative factors BCL2, cyclin D1, COX-2, MMP1 and PCNA in SV-HUC-1 cells, and ATF2 siRNA partly decreased the expressions of BCL2, cyclin D1, and COX-2. A neutralizing antibody of IL-8 was used for attenuating the levels of IL-8 and neutralizing antibody of IL-8 did not relieve the expressions of ATF2 and proliferative factors induced by arsenite in SV-HUC-1 cells. In addition, ATF2 knockdown did not decrease the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by arsenite in SV-HUC-1 cells, but dramatically increased mRNA expressions of TNFα, TGFα and IL-8 under arsenite and non-arsenite conditions. In conclusion, our present study indicated that ATF2, but not IL-8, played a partial role in the expressions of proliferative factors induced by arsenite in human uroepithelial cells.
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- Shengnan Liu
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , School of Public Health , China Medical University , No. 77 Puhe Road , Shenyang North New Area , Shenyang , Liaoning Province 110122 , People's Republic of China .
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Zhang W, Guo S, Li B, Liu L, Ge R, Cao T, Wang H, Gao T, Wang G, Li C. Proinflammatory effect of high-mobility group protein B1 on keratinocytes: an autocrine mechanism underlying psoriasis development. J Pathol 2016; 241:392-404. [PMID: 27859256 DOI: 10.1002/path.4848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disease, in which keratinocytes play a crucial pathogenic role. High-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) is an inflammatory factor that can be released from keratinocyte nuclei in psoriatic lesions. We aimed to investigate the proinflammatory effect of HMGB1 on keratinocytes and the contribution of HMGB1 to psoriasis development. Normal human keratinocytes were treated with recombinant human HMGB1, and the production of inflammatory factors and the intermediary signalling pathways were examined. Furthermore, the imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like mouse model was used to investigate the role of HMGB1 in psoriasis development in vivo. A total of 11 inflammatory factors were shown to be upregulated by HMGB1 in keratinocytes, among which interleukin (IL)-18 showed the greatest change. We then found that activation of the nuclear factor-κB signalling pathway and inflammasomes accounted for HMGB1-induced IL-18 expression and secretion. Moreover, HMGB1 and downstream IL-18 contributed to the development of psoriasiform dermatitis in the imiquimod-treated mice. In addition, T-helper 17 immune response in the psoriasis-like mouse model could be inhibited by both HMGB1 and IL-18 blockade. Our findings indicate that HMGB1 secreted from keratinocytes can facilitate the production and secretion of inflammatory factors such as IL-18 in keratinocytes in an autocrine way, thus promoting the development of psoriasis. Blocking the proinflammatory function of the HMGB1-IL-18 axis may be useful for psoriasis treatment in the future. Copyright © 2016 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Weigang Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China
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Scott GK, Chu D, Kaur R, Malato J, Rothschild DE, Frazier K, Eppenberger-Castori S, Hann B, Park BH, Benz CC. ERpS294 is a biomarker of ligand or mutational ERα activation and a breast cancer target for CDK2 inhibition. Oncotarget 2016; 8:83432-83445. [PMID: 29137354 PMCID: PMC5663526 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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ERα phosphorylation at hinge site S294 (pS294) was recently shown to be essential for ER-dependent gene transcription and mediated by an unknown cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK). This study was undertaken to identify the exact CDK pathway mediating pS294 formation, and to determine if this phosphorylation event occurs with, and can be targeted to treat, the ligand-independent growth of breast cancers expressing endocrine-refractory ESR1 mutations. Using a newly developed anti-pS294 monoclonal antibody, a combination of CDK specific siRNA knockdown studies and a broad panel of CDK selective inhibitors against ligand (E2)-stimulated MCF7 cells, we first identified CDK2 as the primary mediator of pS294 formation and showed that CDK2-selective inhibitors like Dinaciclib, but not CDK4/6 inhibitors like Palbociclib, can selectively prevent pS294 formation and repress ER-dependent gene expression. We then expressed the ER-activating mutations ERmut(Y537S) and ERmut(D538G) in MCF7 cells, and demonstrated their ability to induce ligand-independent and tamoxifen-resistant growth, associated with constitutive and CDK2-dependent pS294 expression. Following robust growth of E2-independent and TAM-resistant MCF7mutER(Y537S) tumors in vivo, nude mice were also treated with either Dinaciclib or Palbociclib at doses and injection schedules unable to retard tumor growth as single agents; the TAM plus Palbociclib combination arrested further tumor growth without affecting pS294 formation, while the TAM plus Dinaciclib combination produced tumor regression associated with loss of pS294 expression. These findings, and our proposed mechanistic model, provide new rationale for the clinical evaluation of CDK2 inhibitors given in combination with endocrine agents as a new treatment strategy against ESR1 mutation expressing breast cancers.
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- Gary K Scott
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA.,Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Koo JB, Han JS. Cigarette smoke extract-induced interleukin-6 expression is regulated by phospholipase D1 in human bronchial epithelial cells. J Toxicol Sci 2016; 41:77-89. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.41.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Jun Bon Koo
- Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea
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