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Huang Y, Lu D, Ma W, Liu J, Ning Q, Tang F, Li L. miR-223 in exosomes from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells ameliorates rheumatoid arthritis via downregulation of NLRP3 expression in macrophages. Mol Immunol 2022; 143:68-76. [PMID: 35042119 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with major clinical manifestations of human limb joint invasion, joint synovitis, and symmetrical lesions. In recent years, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been found to have low immunogenicity and immunomodulatory effects, which can regulate other types of cells through exosomes. However, the effect of BMSCs on immune response in the progression of RA has not been fully elucidated. AIMS The current research aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of microRNA (miR)-223 in exosomes secreted by BMSCs on immune response in the progression of RA. METHODS Firstly, BMSCs were isolated and extracted, and then the influence of BMSCs on the level of inflammatory cytokines was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Exosomes from BMSCs were extracted and characterized. Some key autoimmune response genes and their protein products were detected in vivo and in vitro by real-time quantitative PCR, western blot and ELISA. Finally, the targeting relationship between miR-223 and NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) was predicted by bioanalytical software and verified by luciferase reporter assay and rescue experiments in vitro. RESULTS Exosomes from BMSCs could inhibit the release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-18 (IL-18), and NLRP3 activation in macrophages and RA rats. In addition, we predicted online that miR-223 could target NLRP3 and provided a possible regulation pathway for the anti-inflammatory effects of BMSCs-secreted exosomes. Furthermore, we further confirmed that miR-223 could target and inhibit the expression of NLRP3. CONCLUSION Taken together, these findings suggest that miR-223 carried by BMSCs-derived exosomes targets NLRP3 to regulate the activation of inflammasomes, which therefore can be served as a possible therapy for RA.
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- Ying Huang
- School of clinical medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Beijing Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550004, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The 2nd Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou University of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550003, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The 2nd Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou University of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The 2nd Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou University of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550003, China.
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- School of clinical medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Beijing Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550004, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Beijing Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550004, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The 2nd Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou University of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550003, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The 2nd Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou University of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550003, China
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- School of clinical medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Beijing Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550004, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Beijing Road, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550004, China.
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Wang QS, Fan KJ, Teng H, Chen S, Xu BX, Chen D, Wang TY. Mir204 and Mir211 suppress synovial inflammation and proliferation in rheumatoid arthritis by targeting Ssrp1. eLife 2022; 11:78085. [PMID: 36511897 PMCID: PMC9747153 DOI: 10.7554/elife.78085] [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: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease characterized by synovial hyperplasia. Mir204 and Mir211 are homologous miRNAs with the same gene targeting spectrum. It is known that Mir204/211 play an important role in protecting osteoarthritis development; however, the roles of Mir204/211 in RA disease have not been determined. In the present study, we investigated the effects and molecular mechanisms of Mir204/211 on synovial inflammation and hyperproliferation in RA. The effects of Mir204/211 on the inflammation and abnormal proliferation in primary fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) were examined by Mir204/211 gain-of-function and loss-of-function approaches in vitro and in vivo. We identified the structure-specific recognition protein 1 (Ssrp1) as a downstream target gene of Mir204/211 based on the bioinformatics analysis. We overexpressed Ssrp1and Mir204/211 in FLS to determine the relationship between Ssrp1 and Mir204/211 and their effects on synovial hyperplasia. We created a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model in wild-type as well as Mir204/211 double knockout (dKO) mice to induce RA phenotype and administered adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated Ssrp1-shRNA (AAV-shSsrp1) by intra-articular injection into Mir204/211 dKO mice. We found that Mir204/211 attenuated excessive cell proliferation and synovial inflammation in RA. Ssrp1 was the downstream target gene of Mir204/211. Mir204/211 affected synovial proliferation and decelerated RA progression by targeting Ssrp1. CIA mice with Mir204/211 deficiency displayed enhanced synovial hyperplasia and inflammation. RA phenotypes observed in Mir204/211 deficient mice were significantly ameliorated by intra-articular delivery of AAV-shSsrp1, confirming the involvement of Mir204/211-Ssrp1signaling during RA development. In this study, we demonstrated that Mir204/211 antagonize synovial hyperplasia and inflammation in RA by regulation of Ssrp1. Mir204/211 may serve as novel agents to treat RA disease.
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- Qi-Shan Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesShenzhenChina
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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Liao K, Su X, Lei K, Liu Z, Lu L, Wu Q, Pan H, Huang Q, Zhao Y, Wang M, Cai J, Liu L, Li T. Sinomenine protects bone from destruction to ameliorate arthritis via activating p62 Thr269/Ser272-Keap1-Nrf2 feedback loop. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 135:111195. [PMID: 33395605 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are the first line medications to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic and systemic autoimmune disease affecting multiple joints. Sinomenine (SIN) is thought a natural DMARD (nDMARD) and effectively utilized to treat RA in clinic for several decades in China. Here we reported that it is not methotrexate (MTX), a representative drug of DMARDs, but SIN protected joints from destruction to alleviate the symptoms of the mice with arthritis, indicating that the underlying mechanism of SIN is different from MTX to treat arthritis. Due to the dominate role of synovium fibroblasts in the joint destruction of arthritis, we applied synovium fibroblasts derived from RA patients (RASFs) to investigate the anti-arthritic effect and explore the underlying mechanism of SIN. We found that SIN significantly inhibited the secretion of IL-6 and IL-33 and ROS production in RASFs to mediate protective effect on bone destruction to mediate anti-arthritis effect. Underlying mechanistic study showed that SIN induced phosphorylation of p62 at Ser349 and Thr269/Ser272 to activate Keap1-Nrf2 signaling in RASFs. In line with the results, we then observed that the anti-arthritic effect of SIN was significantly attenuated in Nrf2 deficient (Nrf2-/-) mice. Notably, we found that p62 expression and phosphorylation at Thr269/Ser272 remarkably reduced, while p62 phosphorylation at Ser351 was up-regulated in Nrf2 deficient mice compared to its wild littermates, indicating that Nrf2 probably negative regulates p62 phosphorylation at Ser351. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that SIN phosphorylated p62 at Ser351 (corresponding to human Ser349) to degrade Keap1 expression and accumulate Nrf2 expression, increased p62 expression and phosphorylation at Thr269/Ser272 to activate p62-Keap1-Nrf2 axis, and finally exerted anti-arthritic effect. The current study not only clarified the anti-arthritic characteristics of SIN but also provided the clue to elucidate the correlation of p62 phosphorylation sites and Nrf2 signaling activation.
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- Kangsheng Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China; Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China; Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China; Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China; Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine/Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China; Joint Laboratory for Translational Cancer Research of Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Respiratory Infectious Disease, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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Xu H, Cao J, Li X, Lu X, Xia Y, Fan D, Zhao H, Ju D, Xiao C. Regional Differences in the Gut Microbiota and Gut-Associated Immunologic Factors in the Ileum and Cecum of Rats With Collagen-Induced Arthritis. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:587534. [PMID: 33442384 PMCID: PMC7797777 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.587534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and a multifactorial etiology. We previously showed that gut microbiota dysbiosis in the rat ileum is involved in the development of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). The gut microbiota in the distinct gastrointestinal tract (GIT) plays region-specific roles, but information on the different roles of the microbiota in distinct GIT compartments of CIA rats is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the region-specific differences in the gut microbial communities and certain gut-associated immunologic factors in the ileum and cecum of CIA rats. Ileal and cecal digesta were collected from CIA and control rats for microbiome analysis. We determined the microbial richness, diversity and taxa as well as the expression of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-17A in the epithelium and lamina propria of the ileum and cecum mucosal layers. The CIA-induced microbiota alterations in the ileum differed from those in the cecum. The ileal microbiota were more markedly influenced in CIA, as revealed by sharp reductions in the abundances of the families Enterococcaceae, Lactobacillaceae and Streptococcaceae and the genera Lactobacillus and Lactococcus. Moreover, significant increases in IL-1β, and IL-17A mRNA expression were detected in only the ileal epithelium and lamina propria of the mucosal layer. Therefore, the microbial characteristics in the ileum were consistent with the immune-mediated inflammatory features of CIA, suggesting that the ileal microbiota might better represent the CIA-induced inflammatory responses than the cecal microbiota and that these responses might partially impact the progression of RA by regulating intestinal mucosal immunity.
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- Huihui Xu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,The Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Research of Chinese Medicine on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Emergency, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wang QS, Xu BX, Fan KJ, Li YW, Wu J, Wang TY. Dexamethasone-Loaded Thermosensitive Hydrogel Suppresses Inflammation and Pain in Collagen-Induced Arthritis Rats. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2020; 14:4101-4113. [PMID: 33116399 PMCID: PMC7547127 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s256850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Purpose To overcome negative adverse effects and improve therapeutic index of dexamethasone (Dex) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we developed a novel sustained release formulation-intra-articular injectable dexamethasone-loaded thermosensitive hydrogel (DLTH) with chitosan-glycerin-borax as carrier for the remission of inflammation and pain. The focus of this article is to explore both anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects of DLTH joint injection in bovine type-II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. Methods Wistar rats were randomized into three groups, including the normal group (n=6), the model group (n=6) and the DLTH group (n=10). Joint injection of DLTH (1mg/kg Dex per rat) was injected on day 12 in the DLTH group twice a week for three weeks. Clinical signs of body weight, paw swelling and arthritis scores, histologic analysis, hind paw mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT), plantar pressure pain threshold (PPT) were taken into consideration. Serum contents of IL-17A, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), prostacyclin 2 (PGI2) and prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of inflammatory factors and pain-related mediators in synovium and dorsal root ganglia (DRG), Western blotting of NF-κB in synovium were all evaluated. Results Paw swelling, arthritis scores and joint inflammation destruction were all attenuated in the DLTH-treated group. Results showed that DLTH not only down-regulated serum IL-17A, but also mRNA levels of inflammatory factors and NGF, and key proteins contents of the NF-κB pathway in synovium. Increases of MWT and PPT in DLTH-treated rats elucidated pain-reducing effects of DLTH. Elevated serum PGD2 levels and declines of serum PGE2 and PGI2, and inflammatory and pain-related genes in DRGs in the DLTH group were also recorded. Conclusion These data elucidated that DLTH joint injection impeded synovial inflammation processes through down-regulating transcription activity of NF-κB pathway, and intra-articular DLTH may aid in the regulation of RA pain through regulating inflammation and pain conduction process.
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- Qi-Shan Wang
- Departments of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Pharmacy, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Pain Mechanism in Rheumatoid Arthritis: From Cytokines to Central Sensitization. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:2076328. [PMID: 33005097 PMCID: PMC7503123 DOI: 10.1155/2020/2076328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pain is the most common symptom in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although in recent years, through the implementation of targeted treatment and the introduction of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), the treatment of RA patients has made a significant progress, a large proportion of patients still feel pain. Finding appropriate treatment to alleviate the pain is very important for RA patients. Current research showed that, in addition to inflammation, RA pain involves peripheral sensitization and abnormalities in the central nervous system (CNS) pain regulatory mechanisms. This review summarized the literature on pain mechanisms of RA published in recent years. A better understanding of pain mechanisms will help to develop new analgesic targets and deploy new and existing therapies.
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CypB-CD147 Signaling Is Involved in Crosstalk between Cartilage and FLS in Collagen-Induced Arthritis. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:6473858. [PMID: 32908452 PMCID: PMC7475760 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6473858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To investigate the crosstalk between cartilage and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we adopted an in vitro coculture system model of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) cartilage and CIA FLS monolayer. CIA rat samples of the synovium and femur head were collected for isolation of FLS and coculture system. Cartilages were treated with vehicle (Ctrl group), 10 ng/mL interleukin- (IL-) 1α (IL-1α group), and 10 ng/mL IL-1α plus 10 μM dexamethasone (Dex group) for 3 days before coculture with FLS for further 2 days. After the coculture, FLS were collected to determine the influences of articular cartilage on synoviocytes. Whether the CypB-CD147 signaling pathway is involved in the interactions between cartilage and FLS is assayed. Results showed that IL-1α-stimulated CIA cartilage promoted the proliferation and reduced the apoptosis of FLS. Increased inflammatory cytokines and decreased p57 expression were found in cocultured FLS stimulated by IL-1α-challenged CIA cartilage. Upregulation of NF-κB and I-κB kinase β (IKK-β) and downregulation of the inhibitor of NF-κBα (I-κBα) protein were observed in cocultured FLS. After coculture, significant increases in the expression of cyclophilin B (CypB) and CD147 were observed in CIA cartilage and FLS, respectively. Furthermore, results of immunofluorescence staining showed that the anti-CD147 antibody significantly suppressed p65 nuclear translocation in cocultured FLS stimulated by IL-1α-challenged CIA cartilage. In conclusion, inflammatory effects in the cartilage-FLS coculture system are associated with the CypB-CD147 mediating NF-κB pathway which may further enhance the inflammation in RA.
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Inflammation suppression by dexamethasone via inhibition of CD147-mediated NF-κB pathway in collagen-induced arthritis rats. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 473:63-76. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03808-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wen J, Liu J, Zhang P, Jiang H, Xin L, Wan L, Sun Y, Huang D, Sun Y, Long Y, Zhang Y, Bao B, Sun G. RNA-seq reveals the circular RNA and miRNA expression profile of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Biosci Rep 2020; 40:BSR20193160. [PMID: 32191279 PMCID: PMC7133114 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20193160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a significant class of molecules involved in a wide range of diverse biological functions that are abnormally expressed in many types of diseases. The present study aimed to determine the circRNAs specifically expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to identify their possible molecular mechanisms. METHODS To identify the circRNAs specifically expressed in RA, we started by sequencing the of PBMCs circRNA and microRNAs (miRNAs) from a RA group (n = 3) and a control group (n = 3). We constructed a network of differentially expressed circRNAs and miRNAs. Then, we selected differentially expressed circRNAs in PBMCs from 10 RA patients relative to 10 age- and sex-matched controls using real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Spearman's correlation test was used to evaluate the correlation of circRNAs with biochemical measurements. RESULTS A total of 165 circRNAs and 63 miRNAs were differently expressed between RA patients and healthy people according to RNA-seq, including 109 circRNAs that were significantly up-regulated and 56 circRNAs that were down-regulated among the RA patients. RT-qPCR validation demonstrated that the expression levels of hsa_circ_0001200, hsa_circ_0001566, hsa_circ_0003972, and hsa_circ_0008360 were consistent with the results from the sequencing analysis. Then, we found that there were significant correlations between the circRNAs and disease severity. CONCLUSION Generally, these results suggest that expression of hsa_circ_0001200, hsa_circ_0001566, hsa_circ_0003972, and hsa_circ_0008360 in PBMCs from RA patients may serve as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of RA, and these circRNAs may influence the occurrence and development of RA.
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- Jianting Wen
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230038, Anhui Province, China
- Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230012, Anhui Province, China
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- Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230038, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230038, Anhui Province, China
- Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230012, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230038, Anhui Province, China
- Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230012, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230038, Anhui Province, China
- Institute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230012, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heifei 230031, Anhui Province, China
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Jiang H, Wu FR, Liu J, Qin XJ, Jiang NN, Li WP. Effect of astragalosides on long non-coding RNA expression profiles in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. Int J Mol Med 2019; 44:1344-1356. [PMID: 31364738 PMCID: PMC6713426 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, which occurs in ~1.0% of the general population. Increasing studies have suggested that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) may serve important roles in various biological processes and may be associated with the pathogenesis of different types of disease, including RA. Astragalosides (AST) has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of RA. However, the mechanism underlying its therapeutic effect has remained unclear to date. Thus, there is an urgent need to elucidate the possible mechanism of AST in the treatment of RA from the perspective of lncRNAs. In the present study, the lncRNAs and mRNAs of a vehicle group, animal model group and AST treatment (control) group were determined by Arraystar Rat lncRNA/mRNA microarray. The differentially expressed genes with a fold change >1.5 and P<0.05 were selected and analyzed. Gene Ontology (GO) and pathway analysis was performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integration Discovery, and the coding-non-coding gene co-expression network was drawn based on the correlation analysis between the differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs. Based on node degree and the correlation between bioinformatics analysis and RA, the critical differentially expressed lncRNAs were selected, analyzed and verified by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis. The results showed that, following AST treatment, up to 75 lncRNAs and 247 mRNAs were found to be differentially expressed among the three groups. GO and pathway analysis manifested that 135 GO terms and 17 pathways were enriched by differentially expressed genes. Four lncRNAs (MRAK012530, MRAK132628, MRAK003448 and XR_006457) were selected as the critical lncRNAs and their trend in expression showed consistency between the RT-qPCR and microarray data. In conclusion, AST had a regulatory effect on differentially expressed lncRNAs during the development of RA, and four lncRNAs could be selected as critical therapeutic targets of AST.
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- Hui Jiang
- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, Anhui 230001, P.R. China
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- Experimental Center of Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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Hu X, He Z, Jiang P, Wang K, Guo J, Zhao C, Cao Y, Zhang N, Fu Y. Neutralization of Interleukin-17A Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Mastitis by Inhibiting Neutrophil Infiltration and the Inflammatory Response. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2019; 39:577-584. [PMID: 31313943 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2019.0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mastitis has been recognized as a common and major disease of cows with a strong impact on dairy farming. Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) has been shown to mediate crucial crosstalk between the immune system and various epithelial tissues, initiating a series of defensive mechanisms against bacterial and fungal infections. This crosstalk is especially involved in neutrophil infiltration. To evaluate the role of IL-17A in immune defense in the mammary gland in mice, we tested the effects of depleting IL-17A on changes in pathology, neutrophil infiltration, and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in the mammary gland stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Further, the effects of IL-17A on the activation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway during mastitis induced by LPS were also studied. The results showed that the production of IL-17A was significantly elevated during mastitis induced by LPS. IL-17A blockade via an intraperitoneal antibody injection protected against LPS-induced mastitis, as indicated by decreased neutrophil infiltration, myeloperoxidase activity, pro-inflammatory cytokines levels, and NF-κB signaling pathway molecule phosphorylation in response to LPS. In conclusion, an elevated IL-17 level plays a crucial role during mastitis, and anti-IL-17A antibody blockade protects against LPS-induced mammary gland inflammation induced through the NF-κB signaling pathway, which provides a new potential treatment target for mastitis.
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- Xiaoyu Hu
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
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Adalimumab improves cognitive impairment, exerts neuroprotective effects and attenuates neuroinflammation in an Aβ1-40-injected mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Cytotherapy 2019; 21:671-682. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2019.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Robert M, Miossec P. IL-17 in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Precision Medicine: From Synovitis Expression to Circulating Bioactive Levels. Front Med (Lausanne) 2019; 5:364. [PMID: 30693283 PMCID: PMC6339915 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-17A has a direct contribution in early induction and late chronic stages of various inflammatory diseases. In vitro and in vivo experiments have first characterized its local effects on different cell types and then its systemic effects. For instance, IL-17 axis is now identified as a key driver of psoriasis through its effects on keratinocytes. Similar observations apply for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where IL-17A triggers changes in the synovium that lead to synovitis and maintain local inflammation. These results have prompted the development of biologics to target this cytokine. However, while convincing studies are reported on the efficacy of IL-17 inhibitors in psoriasis, there are conflicting results in RA. Patient heterogeneity but also the involvement of mediators that regulate IL-17 function may explain these results. Therefore, new tools and concepts are required to identify patients that could benefit from these IL-17 targeted therapies in RA and the development of predictive biomarkers of response has started with the emergence of various bioassays. Current strategies are also focusing on synovial biopsies that may be used to stratify patients. From local to systemic levels, new approaches are developing and move the field of RA management into the era of precision medicine.
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- Marie Robert
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Immunogenomics and Inflammation Research Unit EA 4130, University of Lyon 1, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Immunogenomics and Inflammation Research Unit EA 4130, University of Lyon 1, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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Kang Q, Liu J, Zhao Y, Liu X, Liu XY, Wang YJ, Mo NL, Wu Q. Transdermal delivery system of nanostructured lipid carriers loaded with Celastrol and Indomethacin: optimization, characterization and efficacy evaluation for rheumatoid arthritis. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 46:S585-S597. [DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1503599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Qian Kang
- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of TCM Pharmaceutics, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Venkataramani S, Low S, Weigle B, Dutcher D, Jerath K, Menzenski M, Frego L, Truncali K, Gupta P, Kroe-Barrett R, Ganesan R, Singh S, Erb KJ. Design and characterization of Zweimab and Doppelmab, high affinity dual antagonistic anti-TSLP/IL13 bispecific antibodies. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 504:19-24. [PMID: 30126632 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Patients with severe Th2 type asthma often have a steroid resistant phenotype and are prone to acute exacerbations. Current novel therapies have only marginal therapeutic effects. One of the hypotheses for lack of major efficacy in most patients is targeting only one redundant pathway leaving others active. Hence, we have designed and developed novel highly potent bispecific anti-TSLP/IL13 antibodies called Zweimabs (monovalent bispecific) and Doppelmabs (bivalent bispecific) that concurrently inhibits the signaling by these two cytokines.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, 900 Ridgebury Rd, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany.
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Ruzek MC, Huang L, Zhang TT, Bryant S, Slivka PF, Cuff CA, Tripp C, Blaich G. Dual Blockade of Interleukin-1β and Interleukin-17A Reduces Murine Arthritis Pathogenesis but Also Leads to Spontaneous Skin Infections in Nonhuman Primates. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 364:474-484. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.243493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A fully humanized IgG-like bispecific antibody for effective dual targeting of CXCR3 and CCR6. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184278. [PMID: 28873441 PMCID: PMC5584921 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chemokines and their receptors are pivotal for the trafficking of leukocytes during immune responses, and host defense. However, immune cell migration also contributes to a wide variety of autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. Compelling evidence suggests that both CXCR3 and CCR6 chemokine receptors play crucial roles in the migration of pathological Th1 and Th17 cells during the course of certain inflammatory diseases. The use of two or more receptors by pathogenic cells may explain why targeting of individual receptors has proven disappointing in the clinic. We therefore hypothesized that simultaneous targeting of both CXCR3 and CCR6 with a bispecific antibody (BsAb) might result in decreased chemotaxis and/or specific depletion of pro-inflammatory T cell subsets. In this study, we designed and characterized a fully humanized BsAb. We show that the BsAb binds to both chemokine receptors, as demonstrated by Flow Cytometry and Surface Plasmon Resonance analysis. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the BsAb effectively blocks cell chemotaxis and induces specific antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) in vitro. Therefore, we propose that dual targeting of CXCR3 and CCR6 with a fully humanized BsAb may display a potent interventional approach for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
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Liu Q, Xiao XH, Hu LB, Jie HY, Wang Y, Ye WC, Li MM, Liu Z. Anhuienoside C Ameliorates Collagen-Induced Arthritis through Inhibition of MAPK and NF-κB Signaling Pathways. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:299. [PMID: 28603496 PMCID: PMC5445104 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Anemone flaccida Fr. Schmidt (Ranunculaceae) (Di Wu in Chinese) is used to treat punch injuries and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our previous report has shown that crude triterpenoid saponins from Anemone flaccida exhibited anti-arthritic effects on type II collagen-induced arthritis in rats. Furthermore, anhuienoside C (AC), a saponin compound isolated from A. flaccida, was observed to suppress the nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. In this study, we examined the effects of AC on the prevention and treatment of collagen-induced arthritis in a mouse model and evaluated the potential mechanisms involved. We observed that oral administration of AC significantly suppressed the paw swelling and arthritic score, decreased the body weight loss, and decreased the spleen index. Improvement in the disease severity was accompanied by the reduction of cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68)-positive cells in the ankle joint and inhibition of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the synovium of the joint. Mechanistic studies indicated that AC exerted its anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the mRNA expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, TNF-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 and by suppressing the production of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in LPS-treated RAW 264.7 cells. AC also blocked the LPS-induced activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Additionally, the LPS-induced activation of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) was significantly suppressed by AC treatment, as indicated by down-regulation of TLR4 and inhibition of the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and by activation and degradation of the inhibitor of kappa B. These findings indicated that AC has a great potential to be developed as a therapeutic agent for human RA.
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- Qing Liu
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Xiangnan UniversityChenzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China.,College of Pharmacy, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan UniversityGuangzhou, China
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Jiang H, Ma R, Zou S, Wang Y, Li Z, Li W. Reconstruction and analysis of the lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA network based on competitive endogenous RNA reveal functional lncRNAs in rheumatoid arthritis. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2017; 13:1182-1192. [PMID: 28470264 DOI: 10.1039/c7mb00094d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with an unknown etiology, occurring in approximately 1.0% of general population.
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- Hui Jiang
- College of Basic Medicine
- Anhui Medical University
- Hefei
- China
- Department of Pharmacy
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease
- University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
- Fort Worth
- USA
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
- Nanchang
- China
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- Department of Pharmacy
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
- Hefei
- China
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- College of Basic Medicine
- Anhui Medical University
- Hefei
- China
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- College of Basic Medicine
- Anhui Medical University
- Hefei
- China
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