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Wang J, Zhou J, Wang C, Fukunaga A, Li S, Yodoi J, Tian H. Thioredoxin-1: A Promising Target for the Treatment of Allergic Diseases. Front Immunol 2022; 13:883116. [PMID: 35572600 PMCID: PMC9095844 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.883116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Thioredoxin-1 (Trx1) is an important regulator of cellular redox homeostasis that comprises a redox-active dithiol. Trx1 is induced in response to various stress conditions, such as oxidative damage, infection or inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, irradiation, and chemical exposure. It has shown excellent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in the treatment of various human inflammatory disorders in animal models. This review focused on the protective roles and mechanisms of Trx1 in allergic diseases, such as allergic asthma, contact dermatitis, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and drug allergies. Trx1 plays an important role in allergic diseases through processes, such as antioxidation, inhibiting macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), regulating Th1/Th2 immune balance, modulating allergic inflammatory cells, and suppressing complement activation. The regulatory mechanism of Trx1 differs from that of glucocorticoids that regulates the inflammatory reactions associated with immune response suppression. Furthermore, Trx1 exerts a beneficial effect on glucocorticoid resistance of allergic inflammation by inhibiting the production and internalization of MIF. Our results suggest that Trx1 has the potential for future success in translational research.
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- Jinquan Wang
- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Laboratory of Infection and Prevention, Department of Biological Response, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China.,Department of Research and Development, Jiaozhimei Biotechnology (Shaoxing) Co., Ltd., Shaoxing, China
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Long-Acting Thioredoxin Ameliorates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy via Its Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Action. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14030562. [PMID: 35335938 PMCID: PMC8953310 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Although the number of patients with heart failure is increasing, a sufficient treatment agent has not been established. Oxidative stress and inflammation play important roles in the development of myocardial remodeling. When thioredoxin (Trx), an endogenous anti-oxidative and inflammatory modulator with a molecular weight of 12 kDa, is exogenously administered, it disappears rapidly from the blood circulation. In this study, we prepared a long-acting Trx, by fusing human Trx (HSA-Trx) with human serum albumin (HSA) and evaluated its efficacy in treating drug-induced heart failure. Drug-induced cardiomyopathy was created by intraperitoneally administering doxorubicin (Dox) to mice three times per week. A decrease in heart weight, increased myocardial fibrosis and markers for myocardial damage that were observed in the Dox group were suppressed by HSA-Trx administration. HSA-Trx also suppressed the expression of atrogin-1 and myostatin, myocardial atrophy factors in addition to suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation. In the Dox group, a decreased expression of endogenous Trx in cardiac tissue and an increased expression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor were observed, but these changes were restored to normal levels by HSA-Trx administration. These findings suggest that HSA-Trx improves the pathological condition associated with Dox-induced cardiomyopathy by its anti-oxidative/anti-inflammatory and myocardial atrophy inhibitory action.
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Nishida K, Watanabe H, Miyahisa M, Hiramoto Y, Nosaki H, Fujimura R, Maeda H, Otagiri M, Maruyama T. Systemic and sustained thioredoxin analogue prevents acute kidney injury and its-associated distant organ damage in renal ischemia reperfusion injury mice. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20635. [PMID: 33244034 PMCID: PMC7691343 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75025-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The mortality of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) remains high due to AKI associated-lung injury. An effective strategy for preventing both AKI and AKI-associated lung injury is urgently needed. Thioredoxin-1 (Trx) is a redox-active protein that possesses anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties including modulation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), but its short half-life limits its clinical application. Therefore, we examined the preventive effect of a long-acting Trx, which is a fusion protein of albumin and Trx (HSA-Trx), against AKI and AKI-associated lung injury. Recombinant HSA-Trx was expressed using a Pichia expression system. AKI-induced lung injury mice were generated by bilateral renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). HSA-Trx administration attenuated renal IRI and its-associated lung injury. Both renal and pulmonary oxidative stress were suppressed by HSA-Trx. Moreover, HSA-Trx inhibited elevations of plasma IL-6 and TNF-α level, and suppressed IL-6–CXCL1/2-mediated neutrophil infiltration into lung and TNF-α-mediated pulmonary apoptosis. Additionally, HSA-Trx suppressed renal IRI-induced MIF expression in kidney and lung. Administration of HSA-Trx resulted in a significant increase in the survival rate of renal IRI mice. Collectively, HSA-Trx could have therapeutic utility in preventing both AKI and AKI-associated lung injury as a consequence of its systemic and sustained multiple biological action.
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- Kento Nishida
- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan. .,Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan.
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan.,Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto, 860-0082, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan. .,Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Kumamoto University, 5-1, Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 862-0973, Japan.
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Wang C, Zhou J, Wang J, Li S, Fukunaga A, Yodoi J, Tian H. Progress in the mechanism and targeted drug therapy for COPD. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2020; 5:248. [PMID: 33110061 PMCID: PMC7588592 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-020-00345-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis characterised by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow. The prevalence of COPD has increased over the last decade and the drugs most commonly used to treat it, such as glucocorticoids and bronchodilators, have significant therapeutic effects; however, they also cause side effects, including infection and immunosuppression. Here we reviewed the pathogenesis and progression of COPD and elaborated on the effects and mechanisms of newly developed molecular targeted COPD therapeutic drugs. Among these new drugs, we focussed on thioredoxin (Trx). Trx effectively prevents the progression of COPD by regulating redox status and protease/anti-protease balance, blocking the NF-κB and MAPK signalling pathways, suppressing the activation and migration of inflammatory cells and the production of cytokines, inhibiting the synthesis and the activation of adhesion factors and growth factors, and controlling the cAMP-PKA and PI3K/Akt signalling pathways. The mechanism by which Trx affects COPD is different from glucocorticoid-based mechanisms which regulate the inflammatory reaction in association with suppressing immune responses. In addition, Trx also improves the insensitivity of COPD to steroids by inhibiting the production and internalisation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Taken together, these findings suggest that Trx may be the ideal drug for treating COPD.
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- Cuixue Wang
- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Laboratory of Infection and Prevention, Department of Biological Response, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China.
- Jiaozhimei Biotechnology (Shaoxing) Co, Ltd, Shaoxing, 312000, China.
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Zhou J, Wang C, Wu J, Fukunaga A, Cheng Z, Wang J, Yamauchi A, Yodoi J, Tian H. Anti-Allergic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Thioredoxin on Respiratory System Diseases. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 32:785-801. [PMID: 31884805 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Significance: The pathogenesis and progression of allergic inflammation in the respiratory system are closely linked to oxidative stress. Thioredoxin (TRX) is an essential redox balance regulator in organisms and is induced by various oxidative stress factors, including ultraviolet rays, radiation, oxidation, viral infections, ischemia reperfusion, and anticancer agents. Recent Advances: We demonstrated that systemic administration and transgenic overexpression of TRX is useful in a wide variety of in vivo inflammatory respiratory diseases models, such as viral pneumonia, interstitial lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, by removing reactive oxygen species, blocking production of inflammatory cytokines, inhibiting migration and activation of neutrophils and eosinophils, and regulating the cellular redox status. In addition, TRX's anti-inflammatory mechanism is different from the mechanisms associated with anti-inflammatory agents, such as glucocorticoids, which regulate the inflammatory reaction in association with suppressing immune responses. Critical Issues: Understanding the molecular mechanism of TRX is very helpful for understanding the role of TRX in respiratory diseases. In this review, we show the protective effect of TRX in various respiratory diseases. In addition, we discuss its anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory molecular mechanism in detail. Future Directions: The application of TRX may be useful for treating respiratory allergic inflammatory disorders. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 32, 785-801.
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- JieDong Zhou
- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shaoxing Seventh People's Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Nara Prefectural General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Infection and Prevention, Department of Biological Response, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China.,Jiaozhimei Biotechnology (Shaoxing) Co., Ltd., Shaoxing, China
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Ren X, Liu P, Li J. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Marsupenaeus japonicus hepatopancreas in response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and white spot syndrome virus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 87:755-764. [PMID: 30790658 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) are pathogens that cause epidemics in kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) during aquaculture, resulting in severe economic losses to local farmers. To characterise the mechanisms of the molecular responses to V. parahaemolyticus and WSSV infection in M. japonicus, the transcriptome of hepatopancreas was sequenced using next-generation sequencing after infection. A total of 29,180 unigenes were assembled, with an average length of 1,151 bp (N50 = 1,951 bp). After BLASTX searching against the Nr database (E-value cut-off = 10-5), 15,176 assembled unigenes remained, with 3,039 and 1,803 differentially expressed transcripts identified in the V. parahaemolyticus- and WSSV-infected groups, respectively. Of these, 1466 transcripts were up-regulated and 1573 were down-regulated in V. parahaemolyticus-infected shrimps, and 970 transcripts were up-regulated and 833 were down-regulated in the WSSV-infected shrimps. Additionally, 761 transcripts were differentially expressed in both V. parahaemolyticus- and WSSV-infected shrimps. Several known immune-related genes including caspase 4, integrin, crustin, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2, C-type lectin, and α2-macroglobulin were among the differentially expressed transcripts. These results provide valuable information for characterising the immune mechanisms of the shrimp responses of to V. parahaemolyticus andWSSV infection.
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- Xianyun Ren
- Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, PR China; Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, PR China; Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, PR China; Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China.
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Fallica J, Varela L, Johnston L, Kim B, Serebreni L, Wang L, Damarla M, Kolb TM, Hassoun PM, Damico R. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor: A Novel Inhibitor of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1-p38-Xanthine Oxidoreductase-Dependent Cigarette Smoke-Induced Apoptosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2016; 54:504-14. [PMID: 26390063 PMCID: PMC4821049 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2014-0403oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is the leading cause of emphysema. CS mediates pathologic emphysematous remodeling of the lung via apoptosis of lung parenchymal cells resulting in enlargement of the airspaces, loss of the capillary bed, and diminished surface area for gas exchange. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a pleiotropic cytokine, is reduced both in a preclinical model of CS-induced emphysema and in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, particularly those with the most severe disease and emphysematous phenotype. MIF functions to antagonize CS-induced DNA damage, p53-dependent apoptosis of pulmonary endothelial cells (EndoCs) and resultant emphysematous tissue remodeling. Using primary alveolar EndoCs and a mouse model of CS-induced lung damage, we investigated the capacity and molecular mechanism(s) by which MIF modifies oxidant injury. Here, we demonstrate that both the activity of xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR), a superoxide-generating enzyme obligatory for CS-induced DNA damage and EndoC apoptosis, and superoxide concentrations are increased after CS exposure in the absence of MIF. Both XOR hyperactivation and apoptosis in the absence of MIF occurred via a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent mechanism. Furthermore, a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase family member, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), was necessary for CS-induced p38 activation and EndoC apoptosis. MIF was sufficient to directly suppress ASK1 enzymatic activity. Taken together, MIF suppresses CS-mediated cytotoxicity in the lung, in part by antagonizing ASK1-p38-XOR-dependent apoptosis.
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- Jonathan Fallica
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
- Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; and
- Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Miljković D, Spasojević I. Multiple sclerosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 19:2286-334. [PMID: 23473637 PMCID: PMC3869544 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) involves several components: redox, inflammatory/autoimmune, vascular, and neurodegenerative. All of them are supported by the intertwined lines of evidence, and none of them should be written off. However, the exact mechanisms of MS initiation, its development, and progression are still elusive, despite the impressive pace by which the data on MS are accumulating. In this review, we will try to integrate the current facts and concepts, focusing on the role of redox changes and various reactive species in MS. Knowing the schedule of initial changes in pathogenic factors and the key turning points, as well as understanding the redox processes involved in MS pathogenesis is the way to enable MS prevention, early treatment, and the development of therapies that target specific pathophysiological components of the heterogeneous mechanisms of MS, which could alleviate the symptoms and hopefully stop MS. Pertinent to this, we will outline (i) redox processes involved in MS initiation; (ii) the role of reactive species in inflammation; (iii) prooxidative changes responsible for neurodegeneration; and (iv) the potential of antioxidative therapy.
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- Djordje Miljković
- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković,” University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Life Sciences Department, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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The redox proteome consists of reversible and irreversible covalent modifications that link redox metabolism to biologic structure and function. These modifications, especially of Cys, function at the molecular level in protein folding and maturation, catalytic activity, signaling, and macromolecular interactions and at the macroscopic level in control of secretion and cell shape. Interaction of the redox proteome with redox-active chemicals is central to macromolecular structure, regulation, and signaling during the life cycle and has a central role in the tolerance and adaptability to diet and environmental challenges.
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- Young-Mi Go
- From the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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Yodoi J, Maeda M. Discovery of ATL: an odyssey in restrospect. Int J Hematol 2011; 94:423-8. [PMID: 22068231 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-011-0957-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Abstract
Forty years have passed since our initial description of peculiar cases of adult-onset leukemia with abnormal cells having multi-convoluted nuclei and T cell properties, frequent in the southern regions of Japan in the early 1970s. Retrospectively, the study of adult T cell leukemia (ATL) and the related virus HTLV-I was a forerunner for all of human retrovirology, in which AIDS and the related retrovirus HIV were identified a few years later in the 1980s. Using the anti-TAC monoclonal antibody generated by the late Takashi Uchiyama during his stay in T. A. Waldmann's laboratory in NIH Bethesda, a cDNA encoding IL-2Rα chain was cloned by our group in Kyoto and by Waldmann's group in Bethesda. Abnormal IL-2Rα chain expression and the IL-2 dependency of ATL cell lines greatly contributed to the study of leukemogenesis of ATL. A new soluble factor named ADF/ATL-derived factor was also detected in ATL cell lines. After years of study, ADF proved to be a first human counterpart of thiol-related oxido-reductase thioredoxin/TRX, which opened the field of redox regulation of cell signaling involved in a variety of diseases. Close interaction among Drs. Kimishige Ishizaka, Kiyoshi Takastuki and T. A. Waldmanns before ATL and HTLV-I study was an essential base for our initiation of ATL research with Takashi Uchiyama and many other colleagues.
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- Junji Yodoi
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Koga K, Kenessey A, Powell SR, Sison CP, Miller EJ, Ojamaa K. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor provides cardioprotection during ischemia/reperfusion by reducing oxidative stress. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 14:1191-202. [PMID: 20831446 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional protein that exhibits an intrinsic thiol protein oxidoreductase activity and proinflammatory activities. In the present study to examine intracellular MIF redox function, exposure of MIF-deficient cardiac fibroblasts to oxidizing conditions resulted in a 2.3-fold increase (p < 0.001) in intracellular ROS that could be significantly reduced by adenoviral-mediated reexpression of recombinant MIF. In an animal model of myocardial injury by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), MIF-deficient hearts exhibited higher levels of oxidative stress than did wild-type hearts, as measured by significantly higher oxidized glutathione levels (decreased GSH/GSSG ratio), increased protein oxidation, reduced aconitase activity, and increased mitochondrial injury (increased cytochrome c release). The increased myocardial oxidative stress after I/R was reflected by larger infarct size (INF) in MIF-deficient hearts versus wild-type (WT) hearts (21 ± 6% vs. 8 ± 3% INF/LV; p < 0.05). In vivo hemodynamic measurements showed that left ventricular (LV) contractile function of MIF-deficient hearts subjected to 15-min ischemia failed to recover during reperfusion compared with WT hearts (LV developed pressure and ± dP/dt; p = 0.02). These data represent the first in vivo evidence in support of a cardioprotective role of MIF in the postischemic heart by reducing oxidative stress.
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- Kiyokazu Koga
- Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, New York, USA
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Go YM, Jones DP. Cysteine/cystine redox signaling in cardiovascular disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:495-509. [PMID: 21130865 PMCID: PMC3040416 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Extracellular thiol/disulfide redox environments are highly regulated in healthy individuals. The major thiol/disulfide redox couple in human plasma is cysteine (Cys) and its disulfide form, cystine (CySS). Oxidation of this redox couple, measured as a more positive steady-state redox potential (E(h)), is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including aging, smoking, obesity, and alcohol abuse. Rodent and vascular cell studies show that the extracellular redox state of Cys/CySS (E(h)CySS) can play a vital role in controlling CVD through proinflammatory signaling. This inflammatory signaling is regulated by cell-surface protein redox state and involves mitochondrial oxidation, nuclear factor-κB activation, and elevated expression of genes for monocyte recruitment to endothelial cells. Gene array and proteomics studies reveal the global nature of redox effects, and different cell types, e.g., endothelial cells, monocytes, fibroblasts, and epithelial cells, show cell-specific redox responses with different phenotypic traits, e.g., proliferation and apoptosis, which can contribute to CVD. The critical nature of the proinflammatory redox signaling and cell biology associated with E(h)CySS supports the use of plasma levels of Cys, CySS, and E(h)CySS as key indicators of vascular health. Plasma redox-state-based pharmacologic interventions to control or improve E(h)CySS may be effective in preventing CVD onset or progression.
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- Young-Mi Go
- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Gaber T, Schellmann S, Erekul KB, Fangradt M, Tykwinska K, Hahne M, Maschmeyer P, Wagegg M, Stahn C, Kolar P, Dziurla R, Löhning M, Burmester GR, Buttgereit F. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Counterregulates Dexamethasone-Mediated Suppression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Function and Differentially Influences Human CD4+ T Cell Proliferation under Hypoxia. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 186:764-74. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0903421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Won HY, Sohn JH, Min HJ, Lee K, Woo HA, Ho YS, Park JW, Rhee SG, Hwang ES. Glutathione peroxidase 1 deficiency attenuates allergen-induced airway inflammation by suppressing Th2 and Th17 cell development. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 13:575-87. [PMID: 20367278 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Engagement of T cell receptor (TCR) triggers signaling pathways that mediate activation, proliferation, and differentiation of T lymphocytes. Such signaling events are mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), including hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxides, both of which are reduced by glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1). We have now examined the role of GPx1 in the activation, differentiation, and functions of CD4(+) T helper (Th) cells. TCR stimulation increased the intracellular ROS concentration in Th cells in a time-dependent manner, and such TCR-induced ROS generation was found to promote cell proliferation. GPx1-deficient Th cells produced higher levels of intracellular ROS and interleukin-2 than wild-type Th cells and proliferated at a faster rate than did wild-type cells. Moreover, differentiation of GPx1-deficient Th cells was biased toward Th1, and Th17 cell development was also impeded by GPx1 depletion. Consistent with these findings, GPx1-null mice were protected from the development of ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma. Eosinophil infiltration, goblet cell hyperplasia, collagen deposition, and airway hyperresponsiveness were thus all attenuated in the lungs of GPx1-null mice. These data indicate that GPx1-dependent control of intracellular ROS accumulation is important not only for regulation of Th cell proliferation but for modulation of differentiation into Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells.
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- Hee Yeon Won
- College of Pharmacy, Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Center for Cell Signaling & Drug Discovery Research, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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Ren Q, Zhang RR, Zhao XF, Wang JX. A thioredoxin response to the WSSV challenge on the Chinese white shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2010; 151:92-8. [PMID: 19747568 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2009] [Revised: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 08/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Thioredoxin (TRX) is involved in cell redox homeostasis. In addition, it is responsible for maintaining proteins in their reduced state. In our study, a Fenneropenaeus chinensis thioredoxin (FcTRX) gene was identified from the Chinese white shrimp. The full length of FcTRX was 777 bp, including a 60 bp 5' untranslated region (UTR), a 318 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 105 amino acids protein, and a 399 bp 3' UTR. FcTRX contained a TRX domain with a conserved motif of Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys (CGPC). No signal peptide was predicted by SMART analysis. The molecular mass and pI of FcTRX were 12 kDa and 4.62, respectively. FcTRX is a widely distributed gene, and its mRNA is detected in hemocytes, hearts, hepatopancreas, gills, stomach, and intestine from an unchallenged shrimp. The expression level of FcTRX was the highest in hepatopancreas, where it was down-regulated to the lowest level at 12 h white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) challenge. In the gills, it went up to the highest level at 6 h. Western blot showed that FcTRX protein in hepatopancreas challenged with WSSV was down-regulated from 2 h to 12 h and then restored to the level similar to that of unchallenged shrimp at 24 h. In the gills challenged with WSSV, the FcTRX protein was up-regulated from 6 h to 24 h. Our research indicated its possible role in the anti-WSSV innate immunity of shrimps.
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- Qian Ren
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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Ahsan MK, Lekli I, Ray D, Yodoi J, Das DK. Redox regulation of cell survival by the thioredoxin superfamily: an implication of redox gene therapy in the heart. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:2741-58. [PMID: 19583492 PMCID: PMC2821134 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the key mediators of pathogenesis in cardiovascular diseases. Members of the thioredoxin superfamily take an active part in scavenging reactive oxygen species, thus playing an essential role in maintaining the intracellular redox status. The alteration in the expression levels of thioredoxin family members and related molecules constitute effective biomarkers in various diseases, including cardiovascular complications that involve oxidative stress. Thioredoxin, glutaredoxin, peroxiredoxin, and glutathione peroxidase, along with their isoforms, are involved in interaction with the members of metabolic and signaling pathways, thus making them attractive targets for clinical intervention. Studies with cells and transgenic animals have supported this notion and raised the hope for possible gene therapy as modern genetic medicine. Of all the molecules, thioredoxins, glutaredoxins, and peroxiredoxins are emphasized, because a growing body of evidence reveals their essential and regulatory role in several steps of redox regulation. In this review, we discuss some pertinent observations regarding their distribution, structure, functions, and interactions with the several survival- and death-signaling pathways, especially in the myocardium.
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- Md Kaimul Ahsan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center , Farmington, CT 06030-1110, USA.
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Son A, Kato N, Horibe T, Matsuo Y, Mochizuki M, Mitsui A, Kawakami K, Nakamura H, Yodoi J. Direct association of thioredoxin-1 (TRX) with macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF): regulatory role of TRX on MIF internalization and signaling. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:2595-605. [PMID: 19601712 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a small (14 kDa) multifunctional protein with the redox-active site Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a 12 kDa cytokine belonging to the TRX family. Historically, when we purified TRX from the supernatant of ATL-2 cells, a 12 kDa protein was identified along with TRX, which was later proved to be MIF. Here, we show that TRX and MIF form a complex in the cell and the culture supernatant of ATL-2 cells. Using a BIAcore assay, we confirmed that TRX has a specific affinity with MIF. We also found that extracellular MIF was more effectively internalized into the ATL-2 cells expressing TRX on the cell surface, than the Jurkat T cells which do not express surface TRX. Moreover, anti-TRX antibody blocked the MIF internalization, suggesting that the cell surface TRX is involved in MIF internalization into the cells. Furthermore, anti-TRX antibody inhibited MIF-mediated enhancement of TNF-alpha production from macrophage RAW264.7 cells. These results suggest that the cell surface TRX serves as one of the MIF binding molecules or MIF receptor component and inhibits MIF-mediated inflammatory signals.
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- Aoi Son
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Leaver SK, MacCallum NS, Pingle V, Hacking MB, Quinlan GJ, Evans TW, Burke-Gaffney A. Increased plasma thioredoxin levels in patients with sepsis: positive association with macrophage migration inhibitory factor. Intensive Care Med 2009; 36:336-41. [PMID: 19756498 PMCID: PMC2809307 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1640-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 08/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Purpose To establish the relationship between plasma levels of thioredoxin (Trx) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in systemic inflammatory stress syndrome (SIRS)/sepsis. Methods Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay measurements of Trx, MIF, IL-6, -8, and -10 and enzyme-linked fluorescent assay determination of procalcitonin (PCT) in plasma from patients with SIRS/sepsis, neutropenic sepsis, healthy volunteers and pre-oesophagectomy patients. Results Thioredoxin was significantly higher in SIRS/sepsis patients [101.3 ng ml−1, interquartile range (IQR) 68.7–155.6, n = 32] compared with that in healthy controls (49.5 ng ml−1, IQR 31.4–71.1, P < 0.001, n = 17) or pre-oesophagectomy patients (40.5 ng ml−1, IQR 36.9–63.2, P < 0.01, n = 7), but was not raised in neutropenics (n = 5). MIF levels were also significantly higher in SIRS/sepsis patients (12.1 ng ml−1, IQR 9.5–15.5, n = 35), but not in the neutropenic group, when compared with healthy controls (9.3 ng ml−1, IQR 7.3–10.7, P < 0.01, n = 20). Trx levels correlated, positively, with MIF levels and APACHE II scores. Plasma levels of IL-6, -8 and -10 and PCT increased significantly in patients with SIRS/sepsis (P < 0.001) and with neutropenic sepsis, but did not correlate with Trx or MIF levels. Conclusion Plasma levels of Trx, MIF, IL-6, -8, -10 and PCT were raised in patients with SIRS/sepsis. Comparisons between mediators suggest a unique correlation of Trx with MIF. Moreover, Trx and MIF differed from cytokines and PCT in that levels were significantly lower in patients with neutropenia compared with the main SIRS/sepsis group. By contrast, IL-8 and PCT levels were significantly greater in the neutropenic patient group. The link between MIF and Trx highlighted in this study has implications for future investigations into the pathogenesis of SIRS/sepsis.
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- Susannah K Leaver
- Unit of Critical Care, Respiratory Science, National Heart and Lung Institute Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW3-6LY, UK
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INTRODUCTION Thioredoxin (TRX) is assumed to be beneficial in acute inflammatory diseases because of its potent antioxidant properties and an inhibitory effect on neutrophil evasion into sites of inflammation. OBJECTIVE To compare plasma levels of thioredoxin in septic patients and to investigate the role of thioredoxin in a polymicrobial septic mouse model. DESIGN AND INTERVENTIONS A combined single-center noninterventional clinical observation study and randomized controlled experimental investigation. SETTING Intensive care unit of a university hospital and laboratories of four university hospitals. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS To evaluate the role of TRX in sepsis, we measured TRX in plasma of septic patients and compared its levels in survivors and patients who did not survive sepsis. In addition, we examined the effect of neutralization of endogenous TRX as well as of treatment with recombinant TRX in a mouse peritonitis model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). We found that the serum plasma levels of TRX were significantly higher in patients with sepsis compared with healthy individuals. Furthermore, nonsurvivors showed even higher TRX levels than survivors of sepsis. The CLP septic mouse model revealed that neutralization of endogenous TRX impaired survival of septic mice, whereas treatment with recombinant TRX after CLP strongly enhanced the survival of mice. CONCLUSIONS Our results therefore demonstrate a critical role for TRX in the septic inflammatory response and suggest TRX as a potential therapeutic target for septic shock.
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Nakamura T, Hoshino Y, Yamada A, Teratani A, Furukawa S, Okuyama H, Ueda S, Wada H, Yodoi J, Nakamura H. Recombinant human thioredoxin-1 becomes oxidized in circulation and suppresses bleomycin-induced neutrophil recruitment in the rat airway. Free Radic Res 2009; 41:1089-98. [PMID: 17886030 DOI: 10.1080/10715760701487682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a redox-active protein with anti-inflammatory effects. This study investigated the optimal delivery method and the mechanisms of recombinant human TRX (rhTRX) to suppress neutrophil recruitment in a rat bleomycin (BLM)-induced sustained acute lung injury model. In male Wister rats intratracheally administered with 0.125 mg/kg BLM, 8 mg/kg/day rhTRX was intravenously administered on days 3-6 using one of three protocols: daily bolus injection, 3 h daily infusion or continuous infusion for 96 h. Only the continuous-infusion of rhTRX significantly reduced the neutrophil infiltration compared with the other two methods. The BLM-induced down-regulation of L-selectin expression on circulating neutrophils was inhibited by rhTRX. Oxidized rhTRX showed a comparable effect with reduced rhTRX and rhTRX incubated with plasma or circulating in plasma was more than 99% oxidized. These results suggest that rhTRX becomes oxidized in circulation and continuous infusion of rhTRX suppresses neutrophil recruitment in the airway.
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- Takayuki Nakamura
- Thioredoxin Project, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Burn injury induces the expression of cystine/glutamate transporter (x(c)(-)) in mouse T cells. Immunol Lett 2009; 125:137-44. [PMID: 19576933 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2009] [Revised: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 06/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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System x(c)(-) transporter, formed by the association of CD98 and xCT proteins, regulates the import of cystine into cells and is poorly expressed in T lymphocytes. Thermal injury is associated with high oxidative stress, decreased levels of glutathione (GSH) and protein deficiency, all described as promoters of xCT expression and system x(c)(-) activity. T cell dysfunction is a consequence of thermal injury and has been related to oxidative stress. In order to evaluate if thermal injury induced system x(c)(-) expression in splenic T lymphocytes, cells were isolated from sham- and burn-injured mice at day 10 post-burn and cultured in 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME)-rich and -free media. Isolated splenic T cells were stimulated and cell proliferation, system x(c)(-) expression and cystine transport activity were measured. Our results demonstrate that only burn-injured T cells express xCT and proliferate in (2-ME)-free media. In these cells, viability and CD25 expression was higher than control T cells. x(c)(-) system expression was responsible for significantly higher (14)C-cystine uptake by burn-injured T cells and its inhibition by sulfasalazine (SASP) decreased significantly their proliferation. Overall, these results demonstrate that xCT expression is induced by thermal injury in T lymphocytes and that cystine import by x(c)(-) leads to T cell dysfunction.
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Thioredoxin 1 (Trx 1) is a redox-active small protein ubiquitously present in human body. It is one of the defensive proteins induced in response to various stress conditions. In addition to its anti-oxidative effect by dithiol-disulfide exchange in its active site, Trx 1 has anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects. Trx 1 overexpression has been shown to be effective in a wide variety of animal models for oxidative and inflammatory disorders. An administration of recombinant Trx 1 protein is also effective in animal models especially for severe acute lung diseases where Trx 1 is likely to act with its anti-inflammatory properties. Trx 1 in circulation shows anti-chemotactic effects for neutrophils and inhibitory effects against macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Neovascularization is also suppressed by Trx 1 via inhibition of the complement activation. Here we discuss precise mechanisms of Trx 1 and potential therapeutic approach of this molecule.
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Cho ML, Moon YM, Heo YJ, Woo YJ, Ju JH, Park KS, Kim SI, Park SH, Kim HY, Min JK. NF-κB inhibition leads to increased synthesis and secretion of MIF in human CD4+ T cells. Immunol Lett 2009; 123:21-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Revised: 01/19/2009] [Accepted: 01/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Durocher S, Rezaee A, Hamm C, Rangan C, Mittler S, Mutus B. Disulfide-Linked, Gold Nanoparticle Based Reagent for Detecting Small Molecular Weight Thiols. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:2475-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja808548x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Suzanne Durocher
- Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Cunning factor: macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a redox‐regulated target. Immunol Cell Biol 2007; 86:232-8. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Matsuura T, Harrison RA, Westwell AD, Nakamura H, Martynyuk AE, Sumners C. Basal and angiotensin II-inhibited neuronal delayed-rectifier K+ current are regulated by thioredoxin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C211-7. [PMID: 17360810 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00615.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In previous studies, we determined that macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), acting intracellularly via its intrinsic thiol-protein oxidoreductase (TPOR) activity, stimulates basal neuronal delayed-rectifier K+ current ( IKv) and inhibits basal and angiotensin (ANG) II-induced increases in neuronal activity. These findings are the basis for our hypothesis that MIF is a negative regulator of ANG II actions in neurons. MIF has recently been recategorized as a member of the thioredoxin (Trx) superfamily of small proteins. In the present study we have examined whether Trx influences basal and ANG II-modulated IKv in an effort to determine whether the Trx superfamily can exert a general regulatory influence over neuronal activity and the actions of ANG II. Intracellular application of Trx (0.8–80 nM) into rat hypothalamic/brain stem neurons in culture increased neuronal IKv, as measured by voltage-clamp recordings. This effect of Trx was abolished in the presence of the TPOR inhibitor PMX 464 (800 nM). Furthermore, the mutant protein recombinant human C32S/C35S-Trx, which lacks TPOR activity, failed to alter neuronal IKv. Trx applied at a concentration (0.08 nM) that does not alter basal IKv abolished the inhibition of neuronal IKv produced by ANG II (100 nM). Given our observation that ANG II increases Trx levels in neuronal cultures, it is possible that Trx (like MIF) has a negative regulatory role over basal and ANG II-stimulated neuronal activity via modulation of IKv. Moreover, these data suggest that TPOR may be a general mechanism for negatively regulating neuronal activity.
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- Tomokazu Matsuura
- Dept. of Physiology and Functional Genomics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Box 100274, 1600 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, FL 32610-0274, USA
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Tamaki H, Nakamura H, Nishio A, Nakase H, Ueno S, Uza N, Kido M, Inoue S, Mikami S, Asada M, Kiriya K, Kitamura H, Ohashi S, Fukui T, Kawasaki K, Matsuura M, Ishii Y, Okazaki K, Yodoi J, Chiba T. Human thioredoxin-1 ameliorates experimental murine colitis in association with suppressed macrophage inhibitory factor production. Gastroenterology 2006; 131:1110-21. [PMID: 17030181 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/15/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a small multifunctional protein with antioxidative and redox-regulating functions. In this study, we investigated the significance of TRX in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the ability and mechanism to ameliorate experimental colitis. METHODS Serum TRX and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels were measured in patients with IBD. The effects of TRX were evaluated in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis model by comparing TRX-overexpressing transgenic (TRX-TG) and control mice. We further evaluated the effect of recombinant human TRX (rhTRX) administration on DSS-induced colitis and colonic inflammation of interleukin (IL)-10 knockout (IL-10 KO) mice. Colonic inflammation was examined clinically and histologically. Proinflammatory cytokine levels were examined in colonic tissues, and MIF levels were measured in colonic tissues and sera in mice. The effect of TRX on MIF production was also analyzed in vitro. RESULTS Serum TRX and MIF levels were significantly higher in patients with IBD than normal controls, and TRX levels correlated with disease activity. TRX significantly ameliorated DSS-induced colitis and colonic inflammation of IL-10 KO mice. Increase of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon-gamma in colonic tissues was significantly suppressed in TRX-TG mice compared with wild-type mice. MIF levels in colonic tissues and sera were significantly lower in TRX-TG mice than in wild-type mice, irrespective of DSS administration. Anti-TRX treatment exacerbated DSS-induced colitis. In vitro studies demonstrated that rhTRX suppressed MIF production in human monocyte cells. CONCLUSIONS TRX might have a potential as a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of IBD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anticoagulants
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Colitis, Ulcerative/blood
- Colitis, Ulcerative/chemically induced
- Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy
- Colitis, Ulcerative/immunology
- Colon/metabolism
- Crohn Disease/blood
- Crohn Disease/drug therapy
- Crohn Disease/immunology
- Dextran Sulfate
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Immune Sera/pharmacology
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukin-10/genetics
- Intramolecular Oxidoreductases
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
- Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors/blood
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Monocytes/drug effects
- Monocytes/immunology
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Oxidative Stress/drug effects
- Oxidative Stress/physiology
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
- Thioredoxins/blood
- Thioredoxins/genetics
- Thioredoxins/pharmacology
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
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- Hiroyuki Tamaki
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Nakamura H, Masutani H, Yodoi J. Extracellular thioredoxin and thioredoxin-binding protein 2 in control of cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2006; 16:444-51. [PMID: 17095246 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a redox-active protein with multiple intracellular and extracellular functions. Intracellular redox balance is maintained by the TRX family and its related molecules. Extracellular TRX shows cytoprotective effects, while truncated Trx80 has more mitogenic activity. Exogenously administered TRX does not promote the growth of cancer in vivo and shows anti-chemotactic effect for neutrophils and anti-inflammatory functions. Thioredoxin is released from cells in response to oxidative stress and TRX levels in plasma or serum are good markers for oxidative stress associated with cancer. Thioredoxin-binding protein 2 (TBP-2) is an endogenous negative regulator of TRX and a tumor suppressor.
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- Hajime Nakamura
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Oxidative stresses are largely mediated by intracellular protein oxidations by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Host cells are equipped with antioxidants that scavenge ROS. The cellular reduction/oxidation (redox) balance is maintained by ROS and antioxidants. Accumulating evidence suggests that the redox balance plays an important role in cellular signaling through the redox modification of cysteine residues in various important components of the signal transduction pathway. Thioredoxin (TRX) is a small protein playing important roles in cellular responses, including cell growth, cell cycle, gene expression, and apoptosis, to maintain the redox circumstance. Moreover, many recent papers have shown that the redox regulation by TRX is deeply involved in the pathogenesis of various oxidative stress-associated disorders. This review focuses on TRX and its related molecules, and discusses the role of TRX-dependent redox regulation in oxidative stress-induced signal transduction.
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- Norihiko Kondo
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Translational Research Center Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Sato A, Hara T, Nakamura H, Kato N, Hoshino Y, Kondo N, Mishima M, Yodoi J. Thioredoxin-1 suppresses systemic inflammatory responses against cigarette smoking. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:1891-6. [PMID: 16987041 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.1891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a small redox-active protein with antioxidative effects and redox-regulating functions. Cigarette smoking is a major etiological factor in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases and recruits systemic immune and inflammatory responses. This report demonstrates that TRX attenuates the systemic inflammatory responses induced by cigarette smoking. The mRNA expressions of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) were suppressed in the spleen of TRX overexpressing transgenic mice (TRX-tg) exposed to cigarette smoking, compared with control C57BL/6 mice. In addition, protein carbonylation, a marker of cellular protein oxidation, was enhanced by cigarette smoking in the tissues of heart and liver in control mice more than in TRX-tg mice. These findings suggest that TRX may suppress the systemic inflammatory responses against cigarette smoking.
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- Atsuyasu Sato
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Son A, Nakamura H, Kondo N, Matsuo Y, Liu W, Oka SI, Ishii Y, Yodoi J. Redox regulation of mast cell histamine release in thioredoxin-1 (TRX) transgenic mice. Cell Res 2006; 16:230-9. [PMID: 16474438 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a stress-inducible redox-regulatory protein with antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Here we show that the release of histamine from mast cells elicited by cross-linking of high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcepsilonRI) was significantly suppressed in TRX transgenic (TRX-tg) mice compared to wild type (WT) mice. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) of mast cells stimulated by IgE and antigen was also reduced in TRX-tg mice compared to WT mice. Whereas there was no difference in the production of cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-alpha) from mast cells in response to 2,4-dinitrophenylated bovine serum albumin (DNP-BSA) stimulation in TRX-tg and WT mice. Immunological status of TRX-tg mice inclined to T helper (Th) 2 dominant in primary immune response, although there was no difference in the population of dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T cells. We conclude that the histamine release from mast cells in TRX-tg mice is suppressed by inhibition of ROS generation. As ROS are involved in mast cell activation and facilitate mediator release, TRX may be a key signaling molecule regulating the early events in the IgE signaling in mast cells and the allergic inflammation.
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- Aoi Son
- 1Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Thiele M, Bernhagen J. Link between macrophage migration inhibitory factor and cellular redox regulation. Antioxid Redox Signal 2005; 7:1234-48. [PMID: 16115028 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2005.7.1234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an evolutionary conserved 12.5-kDa protein mediator with multiple functions in innate and acquired immunity. Upon leaderless secretion, MIF acts as a typical inflammatory cytokine, but there is no structural homology between MIF and any of the known cytokine protein families. Also, MIF is unique among cytokines in that it exhibits certain endocrine properties and has enzymatic activity. The catalytic thiol-protein oxidoreductase (TPOR) activity of MIF is mediated by a Cys-Ala-Leu-Cys active site between residues 57 and 60 that can undergo reversible intramolecular disulfide formation. Such a redox motif is typically found in TPORs of the thioredoxin (Trx) family of proteins. MIF seems to act as a disulfide reductase, and structure-function analyses of the redox site indicate that this activity is not only observed in vitro, but plays a role in cellular redox homeostasis, apoptosis inhibition, MIF-mediated monocyte/macrophage activation, and possibly the modulation of the activity of MIF-binding proteins. In this Forum review, the biochemical and biological evidence for a role of the TPOR activity for various MIF functions is summarized and discussed. In particular, the marked functional homologies with Trx proteins, the MIF redox/MHC II link, and recent attempts to discern the intra- versus extracellular roles of the MIF TPOR activity are dealt with.
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- Michael Thiele
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Yan MD, Hong CC, Lai GM, Cheng AL, Lin YW, Chuang SE. Identification and characterization of a novel gene Saf transcribed from the opposite strand of Fas. Hum Mol Genet 2005; 14:1465-74. [PMID: 15829500 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Apoptosis is a morphologically distinct form of cell death involved in many physiological and pathological processes. The regulation of Fas/Apo-1 involved in membrane-mediated apoptosis has also been known to play crucial roles in many systems. More and more naturally occurring antisense RNAs are now known to regulate, at least in part, a growing number of eukaryotic genes. In this report, we describe the findings of a novel RNA transcribed from the opposite strand of the intron 1 of the human Fas gene. Using orientation-specific RT-PCR and northern blot analysis, we show that this transcript is 1.5 kb in length and was expressed in several human tissues and cell lines. This transcript was cloned by 5'- and 3'-RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends) and the transcription start site was determined by primer extension. This novel gene was named Saf. To assess the functions of Saf, Jurkat cells transfected with human Saf or control vector was prepared. The stable Saf-transfectant was highly resistant to Fas-mediated but not to TNF-alpha-mediated apoptosis. Although the overall mRNA expression level of Fas was not affected, expression of some novel forms of Fas transcripts was increased in Saf-transfectant, especially the inhibitory soluble forms. These findings collectively suggest that Saf might protect T lymphocytes from Fas-mediated apoptosis by blocking the binding of FasL or its agonistic Fas antibody. Saf might regulate the expression of Fas alternative splice forms through pre-mRNA processing.
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- Ming-De Yan
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Burger-Kentischer A, Finkelmeier D, Thiele M, Schmucker J, Geiger G, Tovar GEM, Bernhagen J. Binding of JAB1/CSN5 to MIF is mediated by the MPN domain but is independent of the JAMM motif. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1693-701. [PMID: 15757663 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Revised: 01/07/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) binds to c-Jun activation domain binding protein-1 (JAB1)/subunit 5 of COP9 signalosome (CSN5) and modulates cell signaling and the cell cycle through JAB1. The binding domain of JAB1 responsible for binding to MIF is unknown. We hypothesized that the conserved Mpr1p Pad1p N-terminal (MPN) domain of JAB1 may mediate binding to MIF. In fact, yeast two hybrid (YTH) and in vitro translation/coimmunoprecipitation (CoIP) analysis showed that a core MPN domain, which did not cover the functional JAB1/MPN/Mov34 metalloenzyme (JAMM) deneddylase sequence, binds to MIF comparable to full-length JAB1. YTH and pull-down analysis in conjunction with nanobead affinity matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry demonstrated that MIF(50-65) and MPN are sufficient to mediate MIF-JAB1 interaction, respectively. Finally, endogenous CoIP of MIF-CSN6 complexes from mammalian cells demonstrated that MPN is responsible for MIF-JAB1 binding in vivo, and, as CSN6 does not contain a functional JAMM motif, confirmed that the interaction does not require JAMM.
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- Anke Burger-Kentischer
- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Nobelstrasse 12, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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