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Nanić L, Cedilak A, Vidaček NŠ, Gruber F, Huzak M, Bader M, Rubelj I. In Vivo Skin Regeneration and Wound Healing Using Cell Micro-Transplantation. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14091955. [PMID: 36145701 PMCID: PMC9501230 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14091955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The accumulation of senescent cells in tissues alters tissue homeostasis and affects wound healing. It is also considered to be the main contributing factor to aging. In addition to losing their ability to divide, senescent cells exert detrimental effects on surrounding tissues through their senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). They also affect stem cells and their niche, reducing their capacity to divide which increasingly reduces tissue regenerative capacity over time. The aim of our study was to restore aged skin by increasing the fraction of young cells in vivo using a young cell micro-transplantation technique on Fischer 344 rats. Employing the same technique, we also used wild-type skin fibroblasts and stem cells in order to heal Dominant Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bulosa (DDEB) wounds and skin blistering. Results: We demonstrate that implantation of young fibroblasts restores cell density, revitalizes cell proliferation in the dermis and epidermis, rejuvenates collagen I and III matrices, and boosts epidermal stem cell proliferation in rats with advancing age. We were also able to reduce blistering in DDEB rats by transplantation of skin stem cells but not skin fibroblasts. Conclusions: Our intervention proves that a local increase of young cells in the dermis changes tissue homeostasis well enough to revitalize the stem cell niche, ensuring overall skin restoration and rejuvenation as well as healing DDEB skin. Our method has great potential for clinical applications in skin aging, as well as for the treatment of various skin diseases.
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- Lucia Nanić
- Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruder Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruder Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruder Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), 13125 Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Berlin, 10785 Berlin, Germany
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Biology, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruder Boskovic Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Fahham N, Zandi F, Ghahremani MH, Ostad SN, Vaziri B, Shahraeini SS, Sardari S. Unraveling Potential Candidate Targets Associated with Expression of
p16INK4a or p16 Truncated Fragment by Comparative Proteomics Analysis. CURR PROTEOMICS 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570164618666210728121529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
p16 is a tumor suppressor protein that is significantly involved in cycle
regulation through the reduction of cell progression from the G1 phase to the S phase via CDK-cyclin
D/p16INK4a/pRb/E2F cascade. The minimum functional domain of p16 has been uncovered that
may function comparable to wild type p16.
Objective:
To expand the knowledge on molecules and mechanisms by which p16 or p1666-156 fragment
suppresses human fibrosarcoma cell line growth, differential proteome profiles of fibrosarcoma
cells following p16 full length or the functional domain overexpression, were analyzed.
Methods:
Following transfecting HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells with p16 full length, p1666-156 truncated
form, and pcDNA3.1 empty vector, protein extract of each sample was harvested and clarified
by centrifugation, and then the protein content was determined via Bradford assay. All protein extract
of each sample was analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Immunoblot analysis
was performed as further validation of the expression status of identified proteins.
Results:
Expression of p16 or p1666-156 fragment could induce mostly the common alterations (up/-
down-regulation) of proteome profile of HT-1080 cells. Mass spectrometry identification of the differentially
expressed protein spots revealed several proteins that were grouped in functional clusters,
including cell cycle regulation and proliferation, cell migration and structure, oxidative stress,
protein metabolism, epigenetic regulation, and signal transduction.
Conclusion:
The minimum functional domain of p16 could act in the same way as p16 full length.
Also, these new findings can significantly enrich the understanding of p16 growth-suppressive
function at the molecular level by the introduction of potential candidate targets for new treatment
strategies. Furthermore, the present study provides strong evidence on the functional efficacy of
the identified fragment of p16 for further attempts toward peptidomimetic drug design or gene
transfer to block cancer cell proliferation.
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- Najmeh Fahham
- Protein Chemistry and Proteomics Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran,
Iran
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- Protein Chemistry and Proteomics Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran,
Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran
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- Protein Chemistry and Proteomics Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran,
Iran
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- Drug Design and Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research
Centre, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Drug Design and Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research
Centre, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Zhang M, Serna-Salas S, Damba T, Borghesan M, Demaria M, Moshage H. Hepatic stellate cell senescence in liver fibrosis: Characteristics, mechanisms and perspectives. Mech Ageing Dev 2021; 199:111572. [PMID: 34536446 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2021.111572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Myofibroblasts play an important role in fibrogenesis. Hepatic stellate cells are the main precursors of myofibroblasts. Cellular senescence is the terminal cell fate in which proliferating cells undergo irreversible cell cycle arrest. Senescent hepatic stellate cells were identified in liver fibrosis. Senescent hepatic stellate cells display decreased collagen production and proliferation. Therefore, induction of senescence could be a protective mechanism against progression of liver fibrosis and the concept of therapy-induced senescence has been proposed to treat liver fibrosis. In this review, characteristics of senescent hepatic stellate cells and the essential signaling pathways involved in senescence are reviewed. Furthermore, the potential impact of senescent hepatic stellate cells on other liver cell types are discussed. Senescent cells are cleared by the immune system. The persistence of senescent cells can remodel the microenvironment and interact with inflammatory cells to induce aging-related dysfunction. Therefore, senolytics, a class of compounds that selectively induce death of senescent cells, were introduced as treatment to remove senescent cells and consequently decrease the disadvantageous effects of persisting senescent cells. The effects of senescent hepatic stellate cells in liver fibrosis need further investigation.
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- Mengfan Zhang
- Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; School of Pharmacy, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- European Research Institute on the Biology of Aging (ERIBA), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- European Research Institute on the Biology of Aging (ERIBA), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Acrylamide Induced Oxidative Cellular Senescence in Embryonic Fibroblast Cell Line (NIH 3T3): A Protection by Carvacrol. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2021. [DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.109399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Stress-induced cellular senescence is a perpetual state of cell cycle arrest occurring in proliferating cells in response to stressful conditions. It is believed that oxidative stress plays a unique role in this process. As a reactive chemical compound that can induce oxidative stress, acrylamide is widely applied in several fields. Carvacrol is a liquid phenolic monoterpenoid found in essential oils of some plants and is known for its antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of carvacrol on oxidative stress and cellular senescence induced by acrylamide in the NIH 3T3 cell line. Methods: NIH 3T3 embryonic fibroblast cells were exposed to different concentrations of acrylamide, carvacrol, and H2O2 in a cell culture medium. The level of β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity, as a marker of cellular senescence, was measured using staining and quantitative assays. Furthermore, to measure oxidative stress parameters, the content of glutathione and lipid peroxidation were determined. Results: Acrylamide could induce premature senescence evident by the elevated lipid peroxidation and SA-β-gal activity and declined cell viability and glutathione. Moreover, carvacrol showed beneficial effects on both acrylamide- and H2O2-induced cellular senescence by significantly reversing or subsiding the effect of oxidative stress and mediating its consequences. Conclusions: It can be concluded that carvacrol has protective effects against oxidative cellular senescence induced by acrylamide in the NIH 3T3 cell line.
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Ageing appears to be a nearly universal feature of life, ranging from unicellular microorganisms to humans. Longevity depends on the maintenance of cellular functionality, and an organism's ability to respond to stress has been linked to functional maintenance and longevity. Stress response pathways might indeed become therapeutic targets of therapies aimed at extending the healthy lifespan. Various progeroid syndromes have been linked to genome instability, indicating an important causal role of DNA damage accumulation in the ageing process and the development of age-related pathologies. Recently, non-cell-autonomous mechanisms including the systemic consequences of cellular senescence have been implicated in regulating organismal ageing. We discuss here the role of cellular and systemic mechanisms of ageing and their role in ageing-associated diseases.
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- Paulo F L da Silva
- Institute for Genome Stability in Ageing and Disease, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Genome Stability in Ageing and Disease, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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Proteomic profiling of senescent human diploid fibroblasts treated with gamma-tocotrienol. Altern Ther Health Med 2018; 18:314. [PMID: 30497457 PMCID: PMC6267793 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2383-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Replicative senescence of human diploid fibroblasts (HDFs) has been used as a model to study mechanisms of cellular aging. Gamma-tocotrienol (γT3) is one of the members of vitamin E family which has been shown to increase proliferation of senescent HDFs. However, the modulation of protein expressions by γT3 in senescent HDFs remains to be elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in young and senescent HDFs; and in vehicle- and γT3-treated senescent HDFs using label-free quantitative proteomics. METHODS Whole proteins were extracted and digested in-gel with trypsin. Peptides were detected by Orbitrap liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Mass spectra were identified and quantitated by MaxQuant software. The data were further filtered and analyzed statistically using Perseus software to identify DEPs. Functional annotations of DEPs were performed using Panther Classification System. RESULTS A total of 1217 proteins were identified in young and senescent cells, while 1218 proteins in vehicle- and γT3-treated senescent cells. 11 DEPs were found in young and senescent cells which included downregulation of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor beta and upregulation of tubulin beta-2A chain protein expressions in senescent cells. 51 DEPs were identified in vehicle- and γT3-treated senescent cells which included upregulation of 70 kDa heat shock protein, triosephosphate isomerase and malate dehydrogenase protein expressions in γT3-treated senescent cells. CONCLUSIONS PDGF signaling and cytoskeletal structure may be dysregulated in senescent HDFs. The pro-proliferative effect of γT3 on senescent HDFs may be mediated through the stimulation of cellular response to stress and carbohydrate metabolism. The expressions and roles of these proteins in relation to cellular senescence are worth further investigations. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD009933.
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Etemad S, Petit M, Weiss AKH, Schrattenholz A, Baraldo G, Jansen-Dürr P. Oxaloacetate decarboxylase FAHD1 - a new regulator of mitochondrial function and senescence. Mech Ageing Dev 2018; 177:22-29. [PMID: 30055189 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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FAHD1, a member of the FAH superfamily of enzymes, was identified in a proteomic screen for mitochondrial proteins with differential expression in young versus senescent human endothelial cells. FAHD1 acts as oxaloacetate decarboxylase, and recent observations suggest that FAHD1 plays an important role in regulating mitochondrial function. Thus, mutation of the nematode homolog, fahd-1, impairs mitochondrial function in Caenorhabditis elegans. When FAHD1 gene expression was silenced in human cells, activity of the mitochondrial electron transport (ETC) system was reduced and the cells entered premature senescence-like growth arrest. These findings suggest a model where FAHD1 regulates mitochondrial function and in consequence senescence. These findings are discussed here in the context of a new concept where senescence is divided into deep senescence and less severe forms of senescence. We propose that genetic inactivation of FAHD1 in human cells induces a specific form of cellular senescence, which we term senescence light and discuss it in the context of mitochondrial dysfunction associated senescence (MiDAS) described by others. Together these findings suggest the existence of a continuum of cellular senescence phenotypes, which may be at least in part reversible.
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- Solmaz Etemad
- University of Innsbruck, Research Institute for Biomedical Ageing Research, Rennweg 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; University of Innsbruck, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Research Institute for Biomedical Ageing Research, Rennweg 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; University of Innsbruck, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Research Institute for Biomedical Ageing Research, Rennweg 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; University of Innsbruck, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Research Institute for Biomedical Ageing Research, Rennweg 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; University of Innsbruck, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Innsbruck, Research Institute for Biomedical Ageing Research, Rennweg 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; University of Innsbruck, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Innrain 80-82, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Jørgensen ML, Møller CK, Rasmussen L, Boisen L, Pedersen H, Kristensen P. An anti vimentin antibody promotes tube formation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3576. [PMID: 28620205 PMCID: PMC5472577 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03799-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In recent years, there has been an increasing appreciation of the importance of secreted and extracellular proteins that traditionally have been considered as intracellular components. Vimentin is a highly abundant intermediate filament protein, and its intracellular functions have been investigated in a large number of studies. Recently, however, vimentin has been shown to take part in significant processes outside the cell. Our understanding of the functions of extracellular vimentin is, however, limited. In this study we demonstrate that a vimentin specific antibody, obtained by phage antibody technology, promotes tube formation of endothelial cells in a 2D matrigel assay. By binding vimentin, the antibody increases the tube formation by 21% after 5 hours of incubation. Addition of the antibody directly to cultured endothelial cells does not influence endothelial cell migration or proliferation. The enhanced tube formation can be seen for up to 10 hours where after the effect decreases. It is shown that the antibody-binding site is located on the coil 2 domain of vimentin. To our knowledge this is the first study that demonstrates an enhanced tube formation by binding vimentin in a 2D matrigel assay under normoxic conditions.
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- Department of Molecular biology, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular biology, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular biology, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Engineering, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Engineering, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Hsieh YJ, Huang HS, Leu YL, Peng KC, Chang CJ, Chang MY. Anticancer activity of Kalanchoe tubiflora extract against human lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2016; 31:1663-1673. [PMID: 26179408 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Uncontrolled cell proliferation is a common feature of human cancer. Some of herbal extract or plant-derived medicine had been shown as an important source of effective anticancer agents. We previously reported that an n-BuOH-soluble fraction of Kalanchoe tubiflora has antiproliferative activity by inducing mitotic catastrophe. In this study, we showed that the H2 O-soluble fraction of Kalanchoe tubiflora (KT-W) caused cell cycle arrest, and senescence-inducing activities in A549 cells. We used 2 dimensional PAGE to analyze the protein expression levels after KT-W treatment, and identified that the energy metabolism-related proteins and senescence-related proteins were disturbed. In vivo experiments showed that the tumor growths in A549-xenografted nude mice were effectively inhibited by KT-W. Our findings implied that KT-W is a putative antitumor agent by inducing cell cycle arrest and senescence. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 31: 1663-1673, 2016.
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- Yi-Jen Hsieh
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong-Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Graduate institute of Natural Products, Healthy Aging Research Center College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong-Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
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Cho KH, Joo JI, Shin D, Kim D, Park SM. The reverse control of irreversible biological processes. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2016; 8:366-77. [PMID: 27327189 PMCID: PMC5094504 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Most biological processes have been considered to be irreversible for a long time, but some recent studies have shown the possibility of their reversion at a cellular level. How can we then understand the reversion of such biological processes? We introduce a unified conceptual framework based on the attractor landscape, a molecular phase portrait describing the dynamics of a molecular regulatory network, and the phenotype landscape, a map of phenotypes determined by the steady states of particular output molecules in the attractor landscape. In this framework, irreversible processes involve reshaping of the phenotype landscape, and the landscape reshaping causes the irreversibility of processes. We suggest reverse control by network rewiring which changes network dynamics with constant perturbation, resulting in the restoration of the original phenotype landscape. The proposed framework provides a conceptual basis for the reverse control of irreversible biological processes through network rewiring. WIREs Syst Biol Med 2016, 8:366–377. doi: 10.1002/wsbm.1346 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Kwang-Hyun Cho
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Senescence-Associated Changes in Proteome and O-GlcNAcylation Pattern in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:382652. [PMID: 26640786 PMCID: PMC4657062 DOI: 10.1155/2015/382652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Senescence of peritoneal mesothelial cells represents a biological program defined by arrested cell growth and altered cell secretory phenotype with potential impact in peritoneal dialysis. This study aims to characterize cellular senescence at the level of global protein expression profiles and modification of proteins with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAcylation). METHODS A comparative proteomics analysis between young and senescent human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC) was performed using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. O-GlcNAc status was assessed by Western blot under normal conditions and after modulation with 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON) to decrease O-GlcNAcylation or O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranosylidene) amino N-phenyl carbamate (PUGNAc) to increase O-GlcNAcylation. RESULTS Comparison of protein pattern of senescent and young HPMC revealed 29 differentially abundant protein spots, 11 of which were identified to be actin (cytoplasmic 1 and 2), cytokeratin-7, cofilin-2, transgelin-2, Hsp60, Hsc70, proteasome β-subunits (type-2 and type-3), nucleoside diphosphate kinase A, and cytosolic 5'(3')-deoxyribonucleotidase. Although the global level of O-GlcNAcylation was comparable, senescent cells were not sensitive to modulation by PUGNAc. DISCUSSION This study identified changes of the proteome and altered dynamics of O-GlcNAc regulation in senescent mesothelial cells. Whereas changes in cytoskeleton-associated proteins likely reflect altered cell morphology, changes in chaperoning and housekeeping proteins may have functional impact on cellular stress response in peritoneal dialysis.
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The amazing ubiquitin-proteasome system: structural components and implication in aging. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 314:171-237. [PMID: 25619718 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Proteome quality control (PQC) is critical for the maintenance of cellular functionality and it is assured by the curating activity of the proteostasis network (PN). PN is constituted of several complex protein machines that under conditions of proteome instability aim to, firstly identify, and then, either rescue or degrade nonnative polypeptides. Central to the PN functionality is the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) which is composed from the ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and the proteasome; the latter is a sophisticated multi-subunit molecular machine that functions in a bimodal way as it degrades both short-lived ubiquitinated normal proteins and nonfunctional polypeptides. UPS is also involved in PQC of the nucleus, the endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondria and it also interacts with the other main cellular degradation axis, namely the autophagy-lysosome system. UPS functionality is optimum in the young organism but it is gradually compromised during aging resulting in increasing proteotoxic stress; these effects correlate not only with aging but also with most age-related diseases. Herein, we present a synopsis of the UPS components and of their functional alterations during cellular senescence or in vivo aging. We propose that mild UPS activation in the young organism will, likely, promote antiaging effects and/or suppress age-related diseases.
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Tabibian JH, O’hara SP, Lindor KD. Primary sclerosing cholangitis and the microbiota: current knowledge and perspectives on etiopathogenesis and emerging therapies. Scand J Gastroenterol 2014; 49:901-8. [PMID: 24990660 PMCID: PMC4210190 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2014.913189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, fibroinflammatory, cholestatic liver disease of unknown etiopathogenesis. PSC generally progresses to liver cirrhosis, is a major risk factor for hepatobiliary and colonic neoplasia, and confers a median survival to death or liver transplantation of only 12 years. Although it is well recognized that approximately 75% of patients with PSC also have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the significance of this association remains elusive. Accumulating evidence now suggests a potentially important role for the intestinal microbiota, and enterohepatic circulation of molecules derived therefrom, as a putative mechanistic link between PSC and IBD and a central pathobiological driver of PSC. In this concise review, we provide a summary of and perspectives regarding the relevant basic, translational, and clinical data, which, taken together, encourage further investigation of the role of the microbiota and microbial metabolites in the etiopathogenesis of PSC and as a potential target for novel pharmacotherapies.
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- James H. Tabibian
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Executive Vice Provost & Dean, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Tabibian JH, O'Hara SP, Splinter PL, Trussoni CE, LaRusso NF. Cholangiocyte senescence by way of N-ras activation is a characteristic of primary sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology 2014; 59:2263-75. [PMID: 24390753 PMCID: PMC4167827 DOI: 10.1002/hep.26993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an incurable cholangiopathy of unknown etiopathogenesis. Here we tested the hypothesis that cholangiocyte senescence is a pathophysiologically important phenotype in PSC. We assessed markers of cellular senescence and senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) in livers of patients with PSC, primary biliary cirrhosis, hepatitis C, and in normals by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunofluorescence microscopy (IFM). We tested whether endogenous and exogenous biliary constituents affect senescence and SASP in cultured human cholangiocytes. We determined in coculture whether senescent cholangiocytes induce senescence in bystander cholangiocytes. Finally, we explored signaling mechanisms involved in cholangiocyte senescence and SASP. In vivo, PSC cholangiocytes expressed significantly more senescence-associated p16(INK4a) and γH2A.x compared to the other three conditions; expression of profibroinflammatory SASP components (i.e., IL-6, IL-8, CCL2, PAI-1) was also highest in PSC cholangiocytes. In vitro, several biologically relevant endogenous (e.g., cholestane 3,5,6 oxysterol) and exogenous (e.g., lipopolysaccharide) molecules normally present in bile induced cholangiocyte senescence and SASP. Furthermore, experimentally induced senescent human cholangiocytes caused senescence in bystander cholangiocytes. N-Ras, a known inducer of senescence, was increased in PSC cholangiocytes and in experimentally induced senescent cultured cholangiocytes; inhibition of Ras abrogated experimentally induced senescence and SASP. CONCLUSION Cholangiocyte senescence induced by biliary constituents by way of N-Ras activation is an important pathogenic mechanism in PSC. Pharmacologic inhibition of N-Ras with a resultant reduction in cholangiocyte senescence and SASP is a new therapeutic approach for PSC.
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- James H Tabibian
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and the Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Mo J, Sun B, Zhao X, Gu Q, Dong X, Liu Z, Ma Y, Zhao N, Tang R, Liu Y, Chi J, Sun R. Hypoxia-induced senescence contributes to the regulation of microenvironment in melanomas. Pathol Res Pract 2013; 209:640-7. [PMID: 23938031 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Senescence, an irreversible state of cell cycle arrest, maintains metabolic activity. Although being a barrier against tumor development, senescence could also promote tumor progression by influencing the microenvironment. Necrosis is a common feature of various malignant tumors, which also has two opposing effects: pro-tumor by chronic inflammation and anti-tumor by effective cell clearance. However, the role of senescence in melanoma and whether it is associated with necrosis remain unclear. By detecting senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity and pimonidazole (hypoxia probe), we found that senescent cells (SA-β-gal positive) are mainly located around the necrotic/hypoxic areas of melanoma from C57BL/6J mice. Moreover, treatment of hypoxia induced irreversibly cellular senescence in vitro. In addition, the senescent cells may facilitate microenvironment modulation and promote the invasion of melanoma cells by secreting matrix metalloproteinase-2(MMP-2). Moreover, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the presence of necrosis in melanomas had an inverse correlation with patient survival and may serve as an independent prognostic marker. Therefore, hypoxic stress imposed on melanomas may lead to cellular senescence surrounding necrotic areas, and the adverse effects of necrosis in tumor may be attributed to the adjacent senescent cells with senescence-associated secretion phenotype (SASP), including secretion of MMP-2.
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- Jing Mo
- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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Gamma-tocotrienol modulated gene expression in senescent human diploid fibroblasts as revealed by microarray analysis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:454328. [PMID: 23634235 PMCID: PMC3619550 DOI: 10.1155/2013/454328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effect of γ-tocotrienol, a vitamin E isomer, in modulating gene expression in cellular aging of human diploid fibroblasts was studied. Senescent cells at passage 30 were incubated with 70 μM of γ-tocotrienol for 24 h. Gene expression patterns were evaluated using Sentrix HumanRef-8 Expression BeadChip from Illumina, analysed using GeneSpring GX10 software, and validated using quantitative RT-PCR. A total of 100 genes were differentially expressed (P < 0.001) by at least 1.5 fold in response to γ-tocotrienol treatment. Amongst the genes were IRAK3, SelS, HSPA5, HERPUD1, DNAJB9, SEPR1, C18orf55, ARF4, RINT1, NXT1, CADPS2, COG6, and GLRX5. Significant gene list was further analysed by Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), and the Normalized Enrichment Score (NES) showed that biological processes such as inflammation, protein transport, apoptosis, and cell redox homeostasis were modulated in senescent fibroblasts treated with γ-tocotrienol. These findings revealed that γ-tocotrienol may prevent cellular aging of human diploid fibroblasts by modulating gene expression.
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Metabolic changes during cellular senescence investigated by proton NMR-spectroscopy. Mech Ageing Dev 2013; 134:130-8. [PMID: 23416267 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Revised: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cellular senescence is of growing interest due to its role in tumour suppression and its contribution to organismic ageing. This cellular state can be reached by replicative loss of telomeres or certain stresses in cell culture and is characterized by the termination of cell division; however, the cells remain metabolically active. To identify metabolites that are characteristic for senescent cells, extracts of human embryonic lung fibroblast (WI-38 cell line) have been investigated with NMR spectroscopy. Three different types of senescence have been characterized: replicative senescence, DNA damage-induced senescence (etoposide treatment) and oncogene-induced senescence (hyperactive RAF kinase). The metabolite pattern allows (I) discrimination of senescent and control cells and (II) discrimination of the three senescence types. Senescent cells show an increased ratio of glycerophosphocholine to phosphocholine independent from the type of senescence. The increase in glycerophosphocholine implicates a key role of phospholipid metabolism in cellular senescence. The observed changes in the choline metabolism are diametrically opposite to the well-known changes in choline metabolism of tumour cells. As tumours responding to chemotherapeutic agents show a "glycerophosphocholine-to-phosphocholine switch" i.e. an increase in glycerophosphocholine, our metabolic data suggests that these malignant cells enter a senescent state emphasizing the role of senescence in tumour suppression.
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Makpol S, Zainuddin A, Chua KH, Yusof YAM, Ngah WZW. Gamma-tocotrienol modulation of senescence-associated gene expression prevents cellular aging in human diploid fibroblasts. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2012; 67:135-43. [PMID: 22358238 PMCID: PMC3275122 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(02)08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Human diploid fibroblasts undergo a limited number of cellular divisions in culture and progressively reach a state of irreversible growth arrest, a process termed cellular aging. The beneficial effects of vitamin E in aging have been established, but studies to determine the mechanisms of these effects are ongoing. This study determined the molecular mechanism of γ-tocotrienol, a vitamin E homolog, in the prevention of cellular aging in human diploid fibroblasts using the expression of senescence-associated genes. METHODS Primary cultures of young, pre-senescent, and senescent fibroblast cells were incubated with γ-tocotrienol for 24 h. The expression levels of ELN, COL1A1, MMP1, CCND1, RB1, and IL6 genes were determined using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Cell cycle profiles were determined using a FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer. RESULTS The cell cycle was arrested in the G(0)/G(1) phase, and the percentage of cells in S phase decreased with senescence. CCND1, RB1, MMP1, and IL6 were upregulated in senescent fibroblasts. A similar upregulation was not observed in young cells. Incubation with γ-tocotrienol decreased CCND1 and RB1 expression in senescent fibroblasts, decreased cell populations in the G(0)/G(1) phase and increased cell populations in the G(2)/M phase. γ-Tocotrienol treatment also upregulated ELN and COL1A1 and downregulated MMP1 and IL6 expression in young and senescent fibroblasts. CONCLUSION γ-Tocotrienol prevented cellular aging in human diploid fibroblasts, which was indicated by the modulation of the cell cycle profile and senescence-associated gene expression.
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- Suzana Makpol
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Marasa BS, Srikantan S, Masuda K, Abdelmohsen K, Kuwano Y, Yang X, Martindale JL, Rinker-Schaeffer CW, Gorospe M. Increased MKK4 abundance with replicative senescence is linked to the joint reduction of multiple microRNAs. Sci Signal 2009; 2:ra69. [PMID: 19861690 PMCID: PMC2770878 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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MKK4 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4) is a pivotal upstream activator of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38. Here, we report that the abundance of MKK4 increases in senescent human diploid fibroblasts through enhanced translation. We identified four microRNAs (miR-15b, miR-24, miR-25, and miR-141) that target the MKK4 messenger RNA (mRNA); the abundance of these microRNAs decreased during replicative senescence. Individually modulating the amount of each microRNA did not modify MKK4 abundance, but their concomitant overexpression decreased and their joint reduction increased MKK4 abundance. Reporter analyses indicated that these microRNAs acted through the MKK4 5' and 3' untranslated regions. Elevated MKK4 abundance inhibited cell proliferation and increased the phosphorylation and activity of p38 and PRAK (p38-regulated/activated protein kinase). Thus, multiple microRNAs acting on a single target, the MKK4 mRNA, collectively influence MKK4 abundance during replicative senescence.
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- Bernard S. Marasa
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute on Aging-IRP, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Ray S, Swanson H. Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by TCDD inhibits senescence: a tumor promoting event? Biochem Pharmacol 2009; 77:681-8. [PMID: 19100242 PMCID: PMC2662439 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Revised: 11/12/2008] [Accepted: 11/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) by the agonist, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been shown to promote tumor formation in both liver and skin. In the liver, but not the skin, the AHR-mediated events that contribute to TCDD's tumor promoting activities have been studied in some detail and are thought to involve perturbation of cell fate processes. However, studies performed using cultured cells have often resulted in apparent contradictory results indicating that the impact of TCDD on cell fate processes may be cell context dependent. We and others have shown that in primary cultured keratinocytes TCDD increases post-confluent proliferation and increases late differentiation. Further, our studies performed in these cells indicate that TCDD can also inhibit culture-induced senescence. While senescence, a permanent cell cycle arrest, is emerging as an important process regulated by oncogenes and considered to be of therapeutic importance, its role with respect to TCDD/AHR mediated tumor promotion has not been fully considered. The intent of this article is to focus primarily on senescence as a cell process relevant to skin tumorigenesis and explore the idea that the inhibition of senescence by TCDD could be an important mechanism by which it may exert its tumor promoting effects in the skin.
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- S. Ray
- Biogen, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02142
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536
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Pazolli E, Luo X, Brehm S, Carbery K, Chung JJ, Prior JL, Doherty J, Demehri S, Salavaggione L, Piwnica-Worms D, Stewart SA. Senescent stromal-derived osteopontin promotes preneoplastic cell growth. Cancer Res 2009; 69:1230-9. [PMID: 19155301 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Alterations in the tissue microenvironment collaborate with cell autonomous genetic changes to contribute to neoplastic progression. The importance of the microenvironment in neoplastic progression is underscored by studies showing that fibroblasts isolated from a tumor stimulate the growth of preneoplastic and neoplastic cells in xenograft models. Similarly, senescent fibroblasts promote preneoplastic cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Because senescent cells accumulate with age, their presence is hypothesized to facilitate preneoplastic cell growth and tumor formation in older individuals. To identify senescent stromal factors directly responsible for stimulating preneoplastic cell growth, we carried out whole-genome transcriptional profiling and compared senescent fibroblasts with their younger counterparts. We identified osteopontin (OPN) as one of the most highly elevated transcripts in senescent fibroblasts. Importantly, reduction of OPN protein levels by RNA interference did not affect senescence induction in fibroblasts; however, it dramatically reduced the growth-promoting activities of senescent fibroblasts in vitro and in vivo, showing that OPN is necessary for paracrine stimulation of preneoplastic cell growth. In addition, we found that recombinant OPN was sufficient to stimulate preneoplastic cell growth. Finally, we show that OPN is expressed in senescent stroma within preneoplastic lesions that arise following 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate treatment of mice, suggesting that stromal-derived OPN-mediated signaling events affect neoplastic progression.
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- Ermira Pazolli
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Lim Y, Lee E, Lee J, Oh S, Kim S. Down-regulation of asymmetric arginine methylation during replicative and H2O2-induced premature senescence in WI-38 human diploid fibroblasts. J Biochem 2008; 144:523-9. [PMID: 18676353 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Protein arginine methylation is one of the post-translational modifications which yield monomethyl and dimethyl (asymmetric or symmetric) arginines in proteins. In the present study, we investigated the status of protein arginine methylation during human diploid fibroblast senescence. When the expression of protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs), namely PRMT1, PRMT4, PRMT5 and PRMT6 was examined, a significant reduction was found in replicatively senescent cells as well as their catalytic activities against histone mixtures compared with the young cells. Furthermore, when the endogenous level of arginine-dimethylated proteins was determined, asymmetric modification (the product of type I PRMTs including PRMT1, PRMT4 and PRMT6) was markedly down-regulated. In contrast, both up- and down-regulations of symmetrically arginine-methylated proteins (the product of type II PRMTs including PRMT5) during replicative senescence were found. Furthermore, when young fibroblasts were induced to premature senescence by sub-cytotoxic H2O2 treatment, results similar to replicative senescence were obtained. Finally, we found that SV40-mediated immortalized WI-38 and HeLa cell lines maintained a higher level of asymmetrically modified proteins as well as type I PRMTs than young fibroblasts. These results suggest that the maintenance of asymmetric modification in the expressed target proteins of type I PRMTs might be critical for cellular proliferation.
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- Yongchul Lim
- Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Division of Brain Korea 21 Program for Biomedical Sciences, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Simm A, Nass N, Bartling B, Hofmann B, Silber RE, Navarrete Santos A. Potential biomarkers of ageing. Biol Chem 2008; 389:257-65. [PMID: 18208349 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2008.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Life span in individual humans is very heterogeneous.Thus, the ageing rate, measured as the decline of functional capacity and stress resistance, is different in every individual. There have been attempts made to analyse this individual age, the so-called biological age, in comparison to chronological age. Biomarkers of ageing should help to characterise this biological age and, as age is a major risk factor in many degenerative diseases,could be subsequently used to identify individuals at high risk of developing age-associated diseases or disabilities. Markers based on oxidative stress, protein glycation,inflammation, cellular senescence and hormonal deregulation are discussed.
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- Andreas Simm
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Martin LutherUniversity Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube Str. 40,D-06120 Halle, Germany.
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Jeyapalan JC, Sedivy JM. Cellular senescence and organismal aging. Mech Ageing Dev 2008; 129:467-74. [PMID: 18502472 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2007] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2008] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Cellular senescence, first observed and defined using in vitro cell culture studies, is an irreversible cell cycle arrest which can be triggered by a variety of factors. Emerging evidence suggests that cellular senescence acts as an in vivo tumor suppression mechanism by limiting aberrant proliferation. It has also been postulated that cellular senescence can occur independently of cancer and contribute to the physiological processes of normal organismal aging. Recent data have demonstrated the in vivo accumulation of senescent cells with advancing age. Some characteristics of senescent cells, such as the ability to modify their extracellular environment, could play a role in aging and age-related pathology. In this review, we examine current evidence that links cellular senescence and organismal aging.
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- Jessie C Jeyapalan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Pazolli E, Stewart SA. Senescence: the good the bad and the dysfunctional. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2008; 18:42-7. [PMID: 18262406 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2007.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Nearly 50 years have elapsed since Hayflick challenged the dogma that individual human cells were immortal by demonstrating that after a predictable number of cellular divisions, normal human fibroblasts eventually entered a state of permanent growth arrest [Hayflick L: The limited in vitro lifetime of human diploid cell strains. Exp Cell Res 1965, 37:614-636.; Hayflick L, Moorhead PS: The serial cultivation of human diploid cell strains. Exp Cell Res 1961, 25:585-621]. This growth arrest, referred to as senescence, was hypothesized to function as a tumor suppressive mechanism, capable of limiting the replicative capacity of an incipient tumor cell. While originally met with skepticism, the existence of senescence and its importance as a tumor suppressive mechanism is now accepted. Here, we highlight this work and introduce studies that indicate that while senescent cells themselves cannot produce a neoplasia, they possess the ability to promote the growth of nearby preneoplastic cells and in this way may contribute to age-related increases in tumor incidences. This added level of complexity suggests that senescence functions as a biological 'double edged sword.'
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- Ermira Pazolli
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Campisi J, d'Adda di Fagagna F. Cellular senescence: when bad things happen to good cells. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2007; 8:729-40. [PMID: 17667954 DOI: 10.1038/nrm2233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3012] [Impact Index Per Article: 177.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cells continually experience stress and damage from exogenous and endogenous sources, and their responses range from complete recovery to cell death. Proliferating cells can initiate an additional response by adopting a state of permanent cell-cycle arrest that is termed cellular senescence. Understanding the causes and consequences of cellular senescence has provided novel insights into how cells react to stress, especially genotoxic stress, and how this cellular response can affect complex organismal processes such as the development of cancer and ageing.
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- Judith Campisi
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Zafon C. Jekyll and Hyde, the p53 protein, pleiotropics antagonisms and the thrifty aged hypothesis of senescence. Med Hypotheses 2006; 68:1371-7. [PMID: 17166668 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2006] [Accepted: 10/17/2006] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Antagonistic pleiotropy theory holds that ageing is a not selected trait, and only the consequence of genes fixed in evolution by their reproductive advantage early in life, but with harmful effects in the post reproductive period. Although the existence of antagonistic pleiotropic genes has been controversial, recent molecular approaches seem to confirm them. One of the proposed examples is p53, a gene that plays a pivotal role in the cell stress response. It has been pointed that p53 driven programs, apoptosis and cellular senescence, protect organisms from cancer early in life, but promote ageing phenotype in older members. On the other hand, recent evidences suggest that ageing is not a random program, but a carefully orchestrated one. Accordingly, the antagonistic pleiotropy theory as well as the ageing purpose must be updated. In this issue the p53 candidature to be an antagonistic pleiotropic gene is revisited. Moreover, it has been postulated that these kinds of genes could be actively selected by both effects, and not only by their reproductive advantage early in life, because they improve fitness and they contribute to structure ageing, a program that optimise the energy availability in the post reproductive state.
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- Carles Zafon
- Division of Endocrinology, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
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