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Gilat R, Yazdi AA, Weissman AC, Joyce KM, Bouftas FA, Muth SA, Chisari E, Shohat N, Cole BJ. The Gut Microbiome and Joint Microbiome Show Alterations in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Versus Controls: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy 2024:S0749-8063(24)00370-0. [PMID: 38797504 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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PURPOSE To assess the current scientific literature on the microbiome's relation with knee osteoarthritis (OA), with specific focuses on the gut microbiome-joint axis and joint microbiome-joint axis. METHODS A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines; the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched for relevant English-language clinical studies on the gut and/or joint microbiomes' association with knee OA in humans. Bias was evaluated using the Methodological Index for Non-randomized Studies score. RESULTS Thirty-five thousand bacterial species comprise the gut microbiome; approximately 90% are members of the phyla Bacteroides and Firmicutes. Symbiosis between the gut microbiome and host under normal physiological conditions positively affects host growth, development, immunity, and longevity. Gut microbiome imbalance can negatively influence various physiological processes, including immune response, inflammation, metabolism, and joint health including the development of knee OA. In addition, next-generation gene sequencing suggests the presence of microorganisms in the synovial fluid of OA knees, and distinct microbiome profiles detected are presumed to play a role in the development of OA. Regarding the gut microbiome, consistent alterations in microbial composition between OA patients and controls are noted, in addition to several associations between certain gut bacteria and OA-related knee pain, patient-reported outcome measure performance, imaging findings, and changes in metabolic and inflammatory pathways. Regarding the joint microbiome, studies have revealed that increased levels of lipopolysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in synovial fluid are associated with activated macrophages-and are correlated with worsened osteophyte severity, joint space narrowing, and pain scores in knee OA patients. In addition, studies have shown various microbial composition differences in OA patients compared with controls, with certain joint microbes directly associated with OA pathogenesis, inflammation, and metabolic dysregulation. CONCLUSIONS The gut microbiome-joint axis and joint microbiome show alterations in microbial composition between patients with OA and controls. These alterations are associated with perturbations of metabolic and inflammatory pathways, imaging findings, OA-related pain, and patient-reported outcome measure performance. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, systematic review of Level II and III studies.
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- Ron Gilat
- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shamir Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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- The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shamir Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A..
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Liu X, Wang Y, Zou J, Wang H, Li X, Huang Y, Hu E, Guan Z, Quan D, Liu J, Zhang W. Quasi-opsonin conjugated lipase-sensitive micelles activate macrophages against facultative intracellular bacterial infection. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:865-878. [PMID: 36594907 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01802k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Drug resistance caused by facultative intracellular bacteria such as Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) is still a tough challenge. Bacteria phagocytosed by macrophages have evolved a variety of mechanisms to defend against host attack, and the poor entry of antibiotics into infected macrophages is conducive to the survival of intracellular bacteria. In this report, we prepared a quasi-opsonized chloramphenicol (Chl)-loaded micellar system (B-mLBP-M/Chl) assembled by a bacterial lipase-sensitive polymer with a conjugate of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) analog and biotin (B) as a ligand, which could eliminate drug-resistant S. typhimurium with quasi-opsonization via 3 steps: (i) target and release antibiotics on bacteria lipase, (ii) opsonize S. typhimurium to be digested by the macrophage, and (iii) activate the macrophage for fighting. The B-mLBP-M/Chl could target bacterial LPS through mLBP by simulating the N-terminal sequence of native LBP, exhibiting a high ability to target the localized infection site in mice. It could also activate the phagocytosis of macrophages via coupled biotin, cooperating with antibiotics and effectively improving the survival of mice with little pathological damage to tissues. Moreover, compared with native opsonin, B-mLBP does not cause an excessive inflammatory response and could recover homeostasis after exerting the quasi-opsonization by regulating the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines. With a universal target site for Gram-negative bacteria and macrophage activation, this B-mLBP-M/Chl could be applied to other bacterial infections in the future. In particular, this analog may also serve as a useful template to design safe artificial opsonin, which could be a ligand for drug delivery systems or prodrugs.
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- Xinyue Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- Department of Microbiology, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Drug Delivery Technology, Jiangsu 210032, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China.
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Seo J, Lee J, Kim S, Lee M, Yang H. Lipid Polysaccharides have a Detrimental Effect on the Function of the Ovaries and Uterus in Mice through Increased Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines. Dev Reprod 2022; 26:135-144. [PMID: 36817357 PMCID: PMC9925187 DOI: 10.12717/dr.2022.26.4.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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As the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations increases, various side effects are being reported, and menstrual abnormalities have been reported as a side effect in women. However, it is still unclear whether the COVID-19 vaccine has detrimental effects on the female reproductive system. Therefore, we investigated the effect of excessive immune response on reproductive function by administering Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) instead of the COVID-19 vaccine. The immune response in mice was induced by injection of LPS. Mice injected with saline 5 times were used as a control group, and mice injected with LPS 5 times were used as an experimental group. Repeated administration of LPS significantly reduced the number of corpus luteum (CL). On the other hand, the injection of LPS did not affect the development of follicles leading before the CL. The expression of the apoptosis-related genes Fas and Fas-L increased in the experimental group. In addition, the expression of the inflammation-related genes increased in the experimental group. In this study, we confirmed that LPS had detrimental effects on the uterus and ovaries in mice. These results suggest that injection of LPS can cause immune reactions within the uterus and ovaries and cause hormonal changes, which can have adverse effects such as abnormal operation or bleeding of the menstrual cycle. These results are expected to help determine the cause of decreased reproductive function, infertility, or physiological disorders caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.
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- Jihyeon Seo
- Department of Bioenvironmental
Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women’s
University, Seoul 01797, Korea
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- Department of Bioenvironmental
Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women’s
University, Seoul 01797, Korea
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- Department of Bioenvironmental
Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women’s
University, Seoul 01797, Korea
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- Department of Bioenvironmental
Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women’s
University, Seoul 01797, Korea
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- Department of Bioenvironmental
Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women’s
University, Seoul 01797, Korea,Corresponding author Hyunwon
Yang, Department of Bioenvironmental Technology, Seoul Women’s
University, Seoul 01797, Korea, Tel: +82-2-970-5662, Fax:
+82-2-970-5974, E-mail:
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Weiss HJ, O’Neill LAJ. Of Flies and Men—The Discovery of TLRs. Cells 2022; 11:cells11193127. [PMID: 36231089 PMCID: PMC9563146 DOI: 10.3390/cells11193127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
In 2011, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three immunologists: Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, and Ralph M. Steinman. While Steinman was honored for his work on dendritic cells and adaptive immunity, Beutler and Hoffman received the prize for their contributions to discoveries in innate immunity. In 1996, Hoffmann found the toll gene to be crucial for mounting antimicrobial responses in fruit flies, first implicating this developmental gene in immune signaling. Two years later, Beutler built on this observation by describing a Toll-like gene, tlr4, as the receptor for the bacterial product LPS, representing a crucial step in innate immune activation and protection from bacterial infections in mammals. These publications spearheaded research in innate immune sensing and sparked a huge interest regarding innate defense mechanisms in the following years and decades. Today, Beutler and Hoffmann’s research has not only resulted in the discovery of the role of multiple TLRs in innate immunity but also in a much broader understanding of the molecular components of the innate immune system. In this review, we aim to collect the discoveries leading up to the publications of Beutler and Hoffmann, taking a close look at how early advances in both developmental biology and immunology converged into the research awarded with the Nobel Prize. We will also discuss how these discoveries influenced future research and highlight the importance they hold today.
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Sangesland M, Torrents de la Peña A, Boyoglu-Barnum S, Ronsard L, Mohamed FAN, Moreno TB, Barnes RM, Rohrer D, Lonberg N, Ghebremichael M, Kanekiyo M, Ward A, Lingwood D. Allelic polymorphism controls autoreactivity and vaccine elicitation of human broadly neutralizing antibodies against influenza virus. Immunity 2022; 55:1693-1709.e8. [PMID: 35952670 PMCID: PMC9474600 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Human broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) targeting the hemagglutinin stalk of group 1 influenza A viruses (IAVs) are biased for IGHV1-69 alleles that use phenylalanine (F54) but not leucine (L54) within their CDRH2 loops. Despite this, we demonstrated that both alleles encode for human IAV bnAbs that employ structurally convergent modes of contact to the same epitope. To resolve differences in lineage expandability, we compared F54 versus L54 as substrate within humanized mice, where antibodies develop with human-like CDRH3 diversity but are restricted to single VH genes. While both alleles encoded for bnAb precursors, only F54 IGHV1-69 supported elicitation of heterosubtypic serum bnAbs following immunization with a stalk-only nanoparticle vaccine. L54 IGHV1-69 was unproductive, co-encoding for anergic B cells and autoreactive stalk antibodies that were cleared from B cell memory. Moreover, human stalk antibodies also demonstrated L54-dependent autoreactivity. Therefore, IGHV1-69 polymorphism, which is skewed ethnically, gates tolerance and vaccine expandability of influenza bnAbs.
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- Maya Sangesland
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-3005, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, 700 Bay Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063-2478, USA
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, 700 Bay Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063-2478, USA
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, 700 Bay Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063-2478, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-3005, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Page MJ, Kell DB, Pretorius E. The Role of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cell Signalling in Chronic Inflammation. CHRONIC STRESS (THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.) 2022; 6:24705470221076390. [PMID: 35155966 PMCID: PMC8829728 DOI: 10.1177/24705470221076390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the main structural component of the outer membrane of most Gram-negative bacteria and has diverse immunostimulatory and procoagulant effects. Even though LPS is well described for its role in the pathology of sepsis, considerable evidence demonstrates that LPS-induced signalling and immune dysregulation are also relevant in the pathophysiology of many diseases, characteristically where endotoxaemia is less severe. These diseases are typically chronic and progressive in nature and span broad classifications, including neurodegenerative, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases. This Review reappraises the mechanisms of LPS-induced signalling and emphasises the crucial contribution of LPS to the pathology of multiple chronic diseases, beyond conventional sepsis. This perspective asserts that new ways of approaching chronic diseases by targeting LPS-driven pathways may be of therapeutic benefit in a wide range of chronic inflammatory conditions.
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- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.,Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.,The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Ilyas H, van der Plas MJA, Agnoletti M, Kumar S, Mandal AK, Atreya HS, Bhunia A, Malmsten M. Effect of PEGylation on Host Defense Peptide Complexation with Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:1729-1741. [PMID: 34282895 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Conjugation with poly(ethylene glycol) ("PEGylation") is a widely used approach for improving the therapeutic propensities of peptide and protein drugs through prolonging bloodstream circulation, reducing toxicity and immunogenicity, and improving proteolytic stability. In the present study, we investigate how PEGylation affects the interaction of host defense peptides (HDPs) with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as well as HDP suppression of LPS-induced cell activation. In particular, we investigate the effects of PEGylation site for KYE28 (KYEITTIHNLFRKLTHRLFRRNFGYTLR), a peptide displaying potent anti-inflammatory effects, primarily provided by its N-terminal part. PEGylation was performed either in the N-terminus, the C-terminus, or in both termini, keeping the total number of ethylene groups (n = 48) constant. Ellipsometry showed KYE28 to exhibit pronounced affinity to both LPS and its hydrophobic lipid A moiety. The PEGylated peptide variants displayed lower, but comparable, affinity for both LPS and lipid A, irrespective of the PEGylation site. Furthermore, both KYE28 and its PEGylated variants triggered LPS aggregate disruption. To investigate the peptide structure in such LPS complexes, a battery of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods was employed. From this, it was found that KYE28 formed a well-folded structure after LPS binding, stabilized by hydrophobic domains involving aromatic amino acids as well as by electrostatic interactions. In contrast, the PEGylated peptide variants displayed a less well-defined secondary structure, suggesting weaker LPS interactions in line with the ellipsometry findings. Nevertheless, the N-terminal part of KYE28 retained helix formation after PEGylation, irrespective of the conjugation site. For THP1-Xblue-CD14 reporter cells, KYE28 displayed potent suppression of LPS activation at simultaneously low cell toxicity. Interestingly, the PEGylated KYE28 variants displayed similar or improved suppression of LPS-induced cell activation, implying the underlying key role of the largely retained helical structure close to the N-terminus, irrespective of PEGylation site. Taken together, the results show that PEGylation of HDPs can be done insensitively to the conjugation site without losing anti-inflammatory effects, even for peptides inducing such effects through one of its termini.
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- Humaira Ilyas
- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- NMR Research Center, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Physical Chemistry 1, University of Lund, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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Feldman J, Bals J, Altomare CG, St Denis K, Lam EC, Hauser BM, Ronsard L, Sangesland M, Moreno TB, Okonkwo V, Hartojo N, Balazs AB, Bajic G, Lingwood D, Schmidt AG. Naive human B cells engage the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern, and related sarbecoviruses. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2021. [PMID: 33594359 PMCID: PMC7885909 DOI: 10.1101/2021.02.02.429458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Exposure to a pathogen elicits an adaptive immune response aimed to control and eradicate. Interrogating the abundance and specificity of the naive B cell repertoire contributes to understanding how to potentially elicit protective responses. Here, we isolated naive B cells from 8 seronegative human donors targeting the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD). Single B cell analysis showed diverse gene usage with no restricted complementarity determining region lengths. We show that recombinant antibodies engage SARS-CoV-2 RBD, circulating variants, and pre-emergent coronaviruses. Representative antibodies signal in a B cell activation assay and can be affinity matured through directed evolution. Structural analysis of a naive antibody in complex with spike shows a conserved mode of recognition shared with infection-induced antibodies. Lastly, both naive and affinity-matured antibodies can neutralize SARS-CoV-2. Understanding the naive repertoire may inform potential responses recognizing variants or emerging coronaviruses enabling the development of pan-coronavirus vaccines aimed at engaging germline responses. Isolation of antibody germline precursors targeting the receptor binding domain of coronaviruses.
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- Jared Feldman
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Adda-Rezig H, Carron C, Pais de Barros JP, Choubley H, Charron É, Rérole AL, Laheurte C, Louvat P, Gaiffe É, Simula-Faivre D, Deckert V, Lagrost L, Saas P, Ducloux D, Bamoulid J. New Insights on End-Stage Renal Disease and Healthy Individual Gut Bacterial Translocation: Different Carbon Composition of Lipopolysaccharides and Different Impact on Monocyte Inflammatory Response. Front Immunol 2021; 12:658404. [PMID: 34163471 PMCID: PMC8215383 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.658404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease induces disruption of the intestinal epithelial barrier, leading to gut bacterial translocation. Here, we appreciated bacterial translocation by analyzing circulating lipopolysaccharides (LPS) using two methods, one measuring only active free LPS, and the other quantifying total LPS as well as LPS lipid A carbon chain length. This was done in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and healthy volunteers (HV). We observed both higher LPS concentration in healthy volunteers and significant differences in composition of translocated LPS based on lipid A carbon chain length. Lower LPS activity to mass ratio and higher concentration of high-density lipoproteins were found in HV, suggesting a better plasma capacity to neutralize LPS activity. Higher serum concentrations of soluble CD14 and pro-inflammatory cytokines in ESRD patients confirmed this hypothesis. To further explore whether chronic inflammation in ESRD patients could be more related to LPS composition rather than its quantity, we tested the effect of HV and patient sera on cytokine secretion in monocyte cultures. Sera with predominance of 14-carbon chain lipid A-LPS induced higher secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines than those with predominance of 18-carbon chain lipid A-LPS. TLR4 or LPS antagonists decreased LPS-induced cytokine production by monocytes, demonstrating an LPS-specific effect. Thereby, septic inflammation observed in ESRD patients may be not related to higher bacterial translocation, but to reduced LPS neutralization capacity and differences in translocated LPS subtypes.
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- Hanane Adda-Rezig
- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France
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- INSERM, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR1231, LabEx LipSTIC, Dijon, France
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- INSERM, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR1231, LabEx LipSTIC, Dijon, France
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- INSERM, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR1231, LabEx LipSTIC, Dijon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,EFS Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Plateforme de BioMonitoring, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,EFS Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Plateforme de BioMonitoring, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,INSERM CIC1431, University Hospital of Besançon, Clinical Investigation Center in Biotherapy, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France
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- University Hospital of Besançon, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Renal Transplantation, Besançon, France
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- INSERM, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR1231, LabEx LipSTIC, Dijon, France
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- INSERM, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR1231, LabEx LipSTIC, Dijon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,EFS Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Plateforme de BioMonitoring, Besançon, France.,INSERM CIC1431, University Hospital of Besançon, Clinical Investigation Center in Biotherapy, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,INSERM CIC1431, University Hospital of Besançon, Clinical Investigation Center in Biotherapy, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,University Hospital of Besançon, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Renal Transplantation, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, RIGHT Interactions Hôte Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire INCREASE, LabEx LipSTIC, Besançon, France.,University Hospital of Besançon, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Renal Transplantation, Besançon, France
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Sangesland M, Yousif AS, Ronsard L, Kazer SW, Zhu AL, Gatter GJ, Hayward MR, Barnes RM, Quirindongo-Crespo M, Rohrer D, Lonberg N, Kwon D, Shalek AK, Lingwood D. A Single Human V H-gene Allows for a Broad-Spectrum Antibody Response Targeting Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides in the Blood. Cell Rep 2021; 32:108065. [PMID: 32846123 PMCID: PMC7446668 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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B cell receptors (BCRs) display a combination of variable (V)-gene-encoded complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and adaptive/hypervariable CDR3 loops to engage antigens. It has long been proposed that the former tune for recognition of pathogens or groups of pathogens. To experimentally evaluate this within the human antibody repertoire, we perform immune challenges in transgenic mice that bear diverse human CDR3 and light chains but are constrained to different human VH-genes. We find that, of six commonly deployed VH sequences, only those CDRs encoded by IGHV1-2∗02 enable polyclonal antibody responses against bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) when introduced to the bloodstream. The LPS is from diverse strains of gram-negative bacteria, and the VH-gene-dependent responses are directed against the non-variable and universal saccrolipid substructure of this antigen. This reveals a broad-spectrum anti-LPS response in which germline-encoded CDRs naturally hardwire the human antibody repertoire for recognition of a conserved microbial target.
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- Maya Sangesland
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, 700 Bay Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063-2478, USA
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- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb, 700 Bay Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063-2478, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital. 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, 415 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Mu Y, Cory TJ. Suppression of HIV-1 Viral Replication by Inhibiting Drug Efflux Transporters in Activated Macrophages. Curr HIV Res 2021; 19:128-137. [PMID: 33032513 DOI: 10.2174/1570162x18666201008143833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ethanol has been shown to increase oxidative stress, drug efflux transporter expression, and promote HIV progression. Macrophages, which express drug efflux transporters, serve as an essential sanctuary site for HIV. The antiretroviral drug lopinavir, a protease inhibitor, is a substrate of the drug efflux transporters P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance-associated protein 1. The NF-κB signaling pathway is associated with inflammation and drug efflux transporter expression. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of ethanol on drug efflux transporters and HIV replication of macrophages and develop strategies to increase the efficacy of the protease inhibitor. METHODS The expression of PGP and MRP1 was examined with western blot. The NF- κB inhibition was assessed with nuclear western blot. LC-MS/MS and p24 ELISA were used to assess intracellular LPV and viral replication. RESULTS Ethanol at 40mM slightly increased drug efflux transporter PGP and MRP1 expression in activated macrophages. IKK-16, an NF- κB inhibitor, counteracted the increased transporter expression caused by ethanol exposure. MK571, an MRP1 inhibitor, and IKK-16 significantly increased intracellular LPV concentration with or without ethanol treatment. MK571 significantly increased LPV efficacy in suppressing viral replication with or without ethanol treatment. A decreasing trend and a significant decrease were observed with IKK-16+LPV treatment compared with LPV alone in the no ethanol treatment and ethanol treatment groups, respectively. CONCLUSION In activated macrophages, inhibiting drug efflux transporter MRP1 activity and reducing its expression may represent a promising approach to suppress viral replication by increasing intracellular antiretroviral concentrations. However, different strategies may be required for ethanolrelated vs. untreated groups.
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- Ying Mu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy 881 Madison, Memphis, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy 881 Madison, Memphis, United States
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Ha EK, Kim JH, Yon DK, Lee SW, Kim MA, Lee KS, Sung M, Jee HM, Shin YH, Han MY. Association of serum lipopolysaccharide-binding protein level with sensitization to food allergens in children. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2143. [PMID: 33495502 PMCID: PMC7835372 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79241-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein (LBP) is an acute-phase reactant that mediates innate immune responses triggered by LPS. Recent studies indicated a positive correlation of circulating LBP level with chronic low-grade inflammation, a condition present in many non-communicable diseases. We determined the association of serum LBP concentration with allergic sensitization in a general pediatric population. Serum LBP was measured in a sample of children (n = 356; mean age = 9.6 ± 0.2 years) in this population-based cross-sectional study. Skin prick tests (SPTs) were performed to assess allergic sensitization to 22 common inhalant and food allergens. One hundred and seven children (30.1%) were nonsensitized, 160 (44.9%) were monosensitized, and 89 (25.0%) were polysensitized. Children who were mono- or polysensitized had a significantly higher median serum LBP level (25.5 ng/mL, inter-quartile range [IQR] 20.3-30.7) than those who were nonsensitized (20.3 ng/mL, IQR = 14.81-25.8, P < 0.0001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjustment for confounders indicated that serum LBP level was positively associated with allergic sensitization overall (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.041; 95% CI 1.007-1.076, P = 0.016), with sensitization to food allergens in particular (aOR 1.080, 95% CI 1.029-1.133, P = 0.002), but not with sensitization to aeroallergens (aOR 1.010, 95% CI 0.982-1.040, P = 0.467). LBP level was not associated with allergic diseases after adjustment. We suggest the possibility of sensitization to food allergens may be related to gut-derived low-grade inflammation, and large sized longitudinal investigations are needed to elucidate the relationship.
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- Eun Kyo Ha
- Department of Pediatris, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, CHA University, 351 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Data Science, Sejong University College of Software Convergence, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Soon Chun Hyang University Gumi Hospital, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Gumi-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, CHA University, 351 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea
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- Deparment of Pediatrics, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, CHA University, 566 Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06135, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, CHA University, 351 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyonggi-do, 13496, Republic of Korea.
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Nakanishi J, Suzuki S, Yoshida K, Hirata-Tsuchiya S, Haruyama N, Yamada S, Shiba H. Dentin phosphoprotein inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced macrophage activation independent of its serine/aspartic acid-rich repeats. Arch Oral Biol 2019; 110:104634. [PMID: 31855746 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dentin phosphoprotein (DPP) on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses of macrophages in vitro. DESIGN Wildtype and mutant recombinant dentin phosphoprotein (rDPP) proteins were generated using a mammalian expression system. Macrophages, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-differentiated THP-1 cells, were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide in the absence or presence of rDPP proteins. After the 24-hr incubation, the inflammatory gene expression levels were examined by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and the amount of secreted TNF-α protein was evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Furthermore, the subcellular localization of exogenously added rDPP was examined by immunocytochemistry, and the direct binding of rDPP to lipopolysaccharide was quantified by solid-phase binding assay. RESULTS rDPP dose-dependently reduced the expression of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory genes, such as TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-8, and TNF-α protein secretion from the macrophages. Furthermore, mutant rDPP having a shortened serine/aspartic acid-rich repeats (SDrr) was also able to inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses of macrophages. rDPP was localized adjacent to the cellular membrane rather than in the cytoplasm, and rDPP was able to bind to lipopolysaccharide. These results suggested that rDPP inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses by binding to lipopolysaccharide. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the well-known functions of DPP for dentin mineralization that depend on the SDrr, we demonstrated that DPP possesses anti-inflammatory effects on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages that are independent of the SDrr.
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- Jun Nakanishi
- Department of Biological Endodontics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Biological Endodontics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan; Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Biological Endodontics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Biological Endodontics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan
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- Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-5852, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Biological Endodontics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan
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Moreno-Navarrete JM, Fernandez-Real JM. The gut microbiota modulates both browning of white adipose tissue and the activity of brown adipose tissue. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2019; 20:387-397. [PMID: 31776853 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-019-09523-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Given the increasing worldwide prevalence of obesity and associated metabolic disturbances, novel therapeutic strategies are imperatively required. A plausible manner to increase energy expenditure is the enhancement of thermogenic pathways in white (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). In the last 15 years, the identification of novel endogenous mechanisms to promote BAT activity or browning of WAT has pointed at gut microbiota as an important modulator of host metabolic homeostasis and energy balance. In this review, we focused on the relationship between gut microbiota composition and adipose tissue thermogenic program (including BAT activity and browning of WAT) in both physiological and stress conditions. Specifically, we reviewed the effects of fasting, caloric restriction, cold stress and metabolic endotoxemia on both browning and gut microbiota shifts. Mechanistically speaking, processes related to bile acid metabolism and the endocannabinoid system seem to play an important role. In summary, the gut microbiota seems to impact WAT and BAT physiology at multiple levels.
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- José María Moreno-Navarrete
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), CIBEROBN (CB06/03/010) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Girona, Spain.
- Department of Medicine, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain.
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), CIBEROBN (CB06/03/010) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Girona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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André P, Samieri C, Buisson C, Dartigues JF, Helmer C, Laugerette F, Féart C. Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein, Soluble CD14, and the Long-Term Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Nested Case-Control Pilot Study of Older Community Dwellers from the Three-City Cohort. J Alzheimers Dis 2019; 71:751-761. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-190295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Perrine André
- Université de Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team Lifelong Exposure Health and Aging, U1219, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team Lifelong Exposure Health and Aging, U1219, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ-Lyon, CarMeN laboratory, INRA U1397, Inserm U1060, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, Charles Mérieux Medical School, Oullins, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team Lifelong Exposure Health and Aging, U1219, Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM, Clinical Investigation Center – Clinical Epidemiology, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ-Lyon, CarMeN laboratory, INRA U1397, Inserm U1060, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, Charles Mérieux Medical School, Oullins, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team Lifelong Exposure Health and Aging, U1219, Bordeaux, France
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Ko CY, Fan JM, Hu AK, Su HZ, Yang JH, Huang LM, Yan FR, Zhang HP, Zeng YM. Disruption of sleep architecture in Prevotella enterotype of patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. Brain Behav 2019; 9:e01287. [PMID: 30957979 PMCID: PMC6520469 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation are critical pathophysiological processes involved in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Those manifestations independently affect similar brain regions and contribute to OSAHS-related comorbidities that are known to be related to the host gut alteration microbiota. We hypothesized that gut microbiota disruption may cross talk the brain function via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Thus, we aim to survey enterotypes and polysomnographic data of patients with OSAHS. METHODS Subjects were diagnosed by polysomnography, from whom fecal samples were obtained and analyzed for the microbiome composition by variable regions 3-4 of 16S rRNA pyrosequencing and bioinformatic analyses. We examined the fasting levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha of all subjects. RESULTS Three enterotypes Bacteroides, Ruminococcus, and Prevotella were identified in patients with OSAHS. Arousal-related parameters or sleep stages are significantly disrupted in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥15 patients with Prevotella enterotype; further analysis this enterotype subjects, obstructive, central, and mixed apnea indices, and mean heart rate are also significantly elevated in AHI ≥15 patients. However, blood cytokines levels of all subjects were not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates the possibility of pathophysiological interplay between enterotypes and sleeps structure disruption in sleep apnea through a microbiota-gut-brain axis and offers some new insight toward the pathogenesis of OSAHS.
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- Chih-Yuan Ko
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China.,Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China.,Center for Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Respiratory Medicine Center of Fujian Province, Quanzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province University, Quanzhou, China
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Zhou S, Jiang G, Zhu Y, Liu L, Liu D, Diao J, Liu H, Xiu Y. Molecular identification and function analysis of bactericidal permeability-increasing protein/LPS-binding protein 1 (BPI/LBP1) from turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 87:499-506. [PMID: 30731212 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) play important roles in host antimicrobial defense. In the present study, we identified one isoform of BPI/LBP gene from turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), designated as SmBPI/LBP1. The full-length cDNA sequence of SmBPI/LBP1 was 1826 bp, which encoding one secreted protein with 480 amino acid residues. Structurally, the SmBPI/LBP1 showed high similarity to its homologs from other vertebrates or invertebrates, which all contained a signal peptide, a BPI/LBP/CETP N-terminal with a LPS-binding domain, and a BPI/LBP/CETP C-terminal domain. The deduced amino acid sequences of SmBPI/LBP1 shared significant similarity to BPI/LBP of Seriola lalandi dorsalis (71%) and Paralichthys olivaceus (69%). Phylogentic analysis further supported that SmBPI/LBP1 act as a new member of vertebrate BPI/LBP family. SmBPI/LBP1 was ubiquitously expressed in all tested tissues, with the highest expression level in spleen tissue. The mRNA expression of SmBPI/LBP1 in spleen and kidney were significantly up-regulated after Vibrio vulnificus challenge. Finally, the recombinant SmBPI/LBP1 showed high affinity to lipopolysaccharide, followed by peptidoglycan and lipoteichoic acid, which is the ubiquitous component of Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria. These results indicated that SmBPI/LBP1 probably played important roles in immune response against bacteria infection.
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- Shun Zhou
- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Key Lab of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, PR China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Disease Control in Mariculture, Marine Biology Institute of Shandong Province, 266104, Qingdao, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Disease Control in Mariculture, Marine Biology Institute of Shandong Province, 266104, Qingdao, PR China
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- Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; Shandong Key Laboratory of Disease Control in Mariculture, Marine Biology Institute of Shandong Province, 266104, Qingdao, PR China.
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Xia Y, Chen S, Zeng S, Zhao Y, Zhu C, Deng B, Zhu G, Yin Y, Wang W, Hardeland R, Ren W. Melatonin in macrophage biology: Current understanding and future perspectives. J Pineal Res 2019; 66:e12547. [PMID: 30597604 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Melatonin is a ubiquitous hormone found in various organisms and highly affects the function of immune cells. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the significance of melatonin in macrophage biology and the beneficial effects of melatonin in macrophage-associated diseases. Enzymes associated with synthesis of melatonin, as well as membrane receptors for melatonin, are found in macrophages. Indeed, melatonin influences the phenotype polarization of macrophages. Mechanistically, the roles of melatonin in macrophages are related to several cellular signaling pathways, such as NF-κB, STATs, and NLRP3/caspase-1. Notably, miRNAs (eg, miR-155/-34a/-23a), cellular metabolic pathways (eg, α-KG, HIF-1α, and ROS), and mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy are also involved. Thus, melatonin modulates the development and progression of various macrophage-associated diseases, such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. This review provides a better understanding about the importance of melatonin in macrophage biology and macrophage-associated diseases.
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- Yaoyao Xia
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Health and Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecology, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoo Noses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoo Noses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Health and Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecology, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, Subtropical Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoo Noses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Aldag J, Persson T, Hartmann RK. 2'-Fluoro-Pyrimidine-Modified RNA Aptamers Specific for Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein (LBP). Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19123883. [PMID: 30563044 PMCID: PMC6321028 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccaride binding protein (LBP), a glycosylated acute phase protein, plays an important role in the pathophysiology of sepsis. LBP binds with high affinity to the lipid part of bacterial lipopolysaccaride (LPS). Inhibition of the LPS-LBP interaction or blockage of LBP-mediated transfer of LPS monomers to CD14 may be therapeutical strategies to prevent septic shock. LBP is also of interest as a biomarker to identify septic patients at high risk for death, as LBP levels are elevated during early stages of severe sepsis. As a first step toward such potential applications, we isolated aptamers specific for murine LBP (mLBP) by in vitro selection from a library containing a 60-nucleotide randomized region. Modified RNA pools were transcribed in the presence of 2′-fluoro-modified pyrimidine nucleotides to stabilize transcripts against nuclease degradation. As verified for one aptamer experimentally, the selected aptamers adopt a “three-helix junction” architecture, presenting single-stranded 7-nt (5′-YGCTTCY) or 6-nt (5′-RTTTCY) consensus sequences in their core. The best binder (aptamer A011; Kd of 270 nM for binding to mLBP), characterized in more detail by structure probing and boundary analysis, was demonstrated to bind with high specificity to murine LBP.
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- Jasmin Aldag
- Jasmin Aldag, EUROIMMUN AG, Seekamp 31, D-23560 Lübeck, Germany.
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- Tina Persson, Passage2Pro AB, Östra Kristinelundsvägen 4B, SE-21748 Malmö, Sweden.
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- Roland K. Hartmann, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Marbacher Weg 6, D-35037 Marburg, Germany.
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Hagio-Izaki K, Yasunaga M, Yamaguchi M, Kajiya H, Morita H, Yoneda M, Hirofuji T, Ohno J. Lipopolysaccharide induces bacterial autophagy in epithelial keratinocytes of the gingival sulcus. BMC Cell Biol 2018; 19:18. [PMID: 30165815 PMCID: PMC6117973 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-018-0168-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Interactions of resident bacteria and/or their producing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with sulcular epithelial keratinocytes may be regulated by autophagy in the gingival sulcus. In this study, we investigated an induction of bacterial autophagy in exfoliative sulcular keratinocytes of the gingival sulcus and cultured keratinocytes treated with Porphyromonas gingivalis-originated LPS (PgLPS). RESULTS Exfoliative sulcular keratinocytes showed an induction of autophagy, in addition to increased expression of LPS-mediated factors including lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and toll-like receptors (TLRs), leading to co-localization of bacteria with autophagosomes. In contrast, exfoliative keratinocytes from the free gingiva did not show similar autophagy. Autophagy activity in human cultured keratinocyte cells (HaCaT) was induced by PgLPS, which was dependent partially on the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway via increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and was in association with an activation of TLR4 signaling. After incubation of cultured keratinocytes with E.coli BioParticles following PgLPS stimulation, co-localization of bioparticles with autophagosomes was enhanced. Conversely, blockage of autophagy with 3-methyladenin and LPS-binding with polymyxin B led to significant reduction of co-localization of particles with autophagosomes. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that PgLPS-induced autophagy is at least partially responsible for interaction between bacteria and sulcular keratinocytes in the gingival sulcus.
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- Kanako Hagio-Izaki
- Section of General Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.,Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.,Section of Orthodontics, Department of Oral Growth and Development, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.,Section of Geriatric Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.,Section of Cellular Physiology, Department of Physiological Science and Molecular Biology, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of General Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of General Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of General Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Wassenaar TM, Zimmermann K. Lipopolysaccharides in Food, Food Supplements, and Probiotics: Should We be Worried? Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) 2018; 8:63-69. [PMID: 30345085 PMCID: PMC6186019 DOI: 10.1556/1886.2018.00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The fever-inducing effect of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) is well known, and human blood is extremely responsive to this pyrogen. Recently, the safety of LPS-containing food supplements and probiotic drugs as immune-stimulants has been questioned, although these products are orally taken and do not reach the bloodstream undigested. The concerns are understandable, as endotoxaemia is a pathological condition, but the oral uptake of probiotic products containing LPS or Gram-negative bacteria does not pose a health risk, based on the available scientific evidence, as is reviewed here. The available methods developed to detect LPS and other pyrogens are mostly used for quality control of parentally applied therapeuticals. Their outcome varies considerably when applied to food supplements, as demonstrated in a simple comparative experiment. Products containing different Escherichia coli strains can result in vastly different results on their LPS content, depending on the method of testing. This is an inherent complication to pyrogen testing, which hampers the communication that the LPS content of food supplements is not a safety concern.
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- Trudy M Wassenaar
- Molecular Microbiology and Genomics Consultancy, Tannenstrasse 7, 55576 Zotzenheim, Germany
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The level of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein is elevated in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea. BMC Pulm Med 2018; 18:90. [PMID: 29843666 PMCID: PMC5975538 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0647-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) has been to be a surrogate marker of inflammation in OSA. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the concentration of LBP is elevated in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods A total of 90 patients were enrolled into the study, 50 subjects were divided into OSA groups and 40 in healthy control according to PSG examination. Subsequently, patients with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≧ 5, were divided into different subgroups according to blood pressure, gender, body mass index (BMI) and AHI. Venous blood samples were collected for detection after polysomnography. The serum levels of LBP and proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α) were tested by ELISA. Results The present study demonstrated that the serum levels of both LBP and proinflammatory cytokines were elevated in OSA patients. A stratified analysis conducted to analyze differences among subgroups indicated that OSA patients with a higher AHI or BMI had an increased level of LBP and proinflammatory cytokines (all p < 0.05). Furthermore, a significant correlations were observed between LBP and inflammation and AHI. Multivariate regression analysis also demonstrated that AHI, LSaO2 and BMI had impact on the concentration of LBP. Conclusion The research showed that the serum level of LBP and proinflammatory cytokines were elevated in adult patients with OSA, and an association with severity of disease and BMI were established. Furthermore, sleep apnea and BMI had effect on the concentration of LBP.
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In humans and other mammals, recognition of endotoxins—abundant surface lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria—provides a potent stimulus for induction of inflammation and mobilization of host defenses. The structurally unique lipid A region of LPS is the principal determinant of this pro-inflammatory activity. This region of LPS is normally buried within the bacterial outer membrane and aggregates of purified LPS, making even more remarkable its picomolar potency and the ability of discrete variations in lipid A structure to markedly alter the pro-inflammatory activity of LPS. Two recognition systems—MD-2/TLR4 and “LPS-sensing” cytosolic caspases—together confer LPS responsiveness at the host cell surface, within endosomes, and at sites physically accessible to the cytosol. Understanding how the lipid A of LPS is delivered and recognized at these diverse sites is crucial to understanding how the magnitude and character of the inflammatory responses are regulated.
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- Jerrold Weiss
- Inflammation Program and Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Inflammation Program and Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Bidne KL, Dickson MJ, Ross JW, Baumgard LH, Keating AF. Disruption of female reproductive function by endotoxins. Reproduction 2018; 155:R169-R181. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Endotoxemia can be caused by obesity, environmental chemical exposure, abiotic stressors and bacterial infection. Circumstances that deleteriously impact intestinal barrier integrity can induce endotoxemia, and controlled experiments have identified negative impacts of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; an endotoxin mimetic) on folliculogenesis, puberty onset, estrus behavior, ovulation, meiotic competence, luteal function and ovarian steroidogenesis. In addition, neonatal LPS exposures have transgenerational female reproductive impacts, raising concern about early life contacts to this endogenous reproductive toxicant. Aims of this review are to identify physiological stressors causing endotoxemia, to highlight potential mechanism(s) by which LPS compromises female reproduction and identify knowledge gaps regarding how acute and/or metabolic endotoxemia influence(s) female reproduction.
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- B.J.G. Pereira
- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston - USA
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- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston - USA
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Sundaram S, Barrett T, Butt N, Porat R, King A, Pereira B. Cytokine Production by Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Stimulated by a Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Culture Filtrate: Role of Plasma and Polymyxin B. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889601900504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The lack of consensus regarding the significance of transmembrane passage of bacterial products across hemodialysis membranes can be related to several methodological differences in the various studies, including the choice of circulating fluid in the blood compartment of the model, nature and concentration of the bacterial products employed to challenge the dialysate compartment and whether cytokine production by PMBC or the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay was used as the index of transfer and the cytokine used as the read-out. In this study, we examined the production of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α), interieukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) incubated with a Pseudomonas aeruginosa culture filtrate. Further, the effects of 10% autologous human plasma and Polymyxin B sulfate (PmB) on cytokine production by PBMC were also characterized. The results of our study indicate that the Ps. aeruginosa culture filtrate had both PmB suppressible and PmB non-suppressible components and that the addition of 10% human plasma significantly enhanced cytokine production by both PmB suppressible and PmB non-suppressible components. The enhancing effect of plasma was most evident at low concentrations of the filtrate. The inhibitory effect of PmB was most evident in samples cultured in the presence of 10% plasma. There was a direct correlation between the production of IL-1α and IL-1Ra suggesting that both pro-inflammatory cytokines and cytokine-specific inhibitory proteins are concurrently produced. There results have direct relevance to selection of study conditions for in vitro models used to study the transmembrane passage of bacterial products across hemodialysis membranes
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- S. Sundaram
- Divisions of Nephrology and Geographical Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts - USA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Geographical Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts - USA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Geographical Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts - USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Geographical Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts - USA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Geographical Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts - USA
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Geographical Medicine, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts - USA
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Singh S, Datta A, Schmidtchen A, Bhunia A, Malmsten M. Tryptophan end-tagging for promoted lipopolysaccharide interactions and anti-inflammatory effects. Sci Rep 2017; 7:212. [PMID: 28303012 PMCID: PMC5427892 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00188-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The objective of the present study is the investigation of possibilities for boosting peptide anti-inflammatory effects by tryptophan end-tagging, including identification of underlying mechanisms for this. In doing so, effects of tryptophan end-tagging of KYE21 (KYEITTIHNLFRKLTHRLFRR), a peptide derived from heparin co-factor II, on membrane and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) interactions were investigated by ellipsometry, NMR, fluorescence spectroscopy, and circular dichroism measurements. Through its N-terminal W stretch, WWWKYE21 displays higher membrane binding, liposome rupture, and bacterial killing than unmodified KYE21. Analogously, W-tagging promotes binding to E. coli LPS and to its endotoxic lipid A moiety. Furthermore, WWWKYE21 causes more stable peptide/LPS complexes than KYE21, as evidenced by detailed NMR studies, adopting a pronounced helical conformation, with a large hydrophobic surface at the N-terminus due to the presence of W-residues, and a flexible C-terminus due to presence of several positively charged arginine residues. Mirroring its increased affinity for LPS and lipid A, WWWKYE21 displays strongly increased anti-inflammatory effect due to a combination of direct lipid A binding, peptide-induced charge reversal of cell membranes for LPS scavenging, and peptide-induced fragmentation of LPS aggregates for improved phagocytosis. Importantly, potent anti-inflammatory effects were observed at low cell toxicity, demonstrated for both monocytes and erythrocytes.
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- Shalini Singh
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, SE-75232, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 11, Mandalay Road, 308232, Singapore
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, SE-75232, Uppsala, Sweden
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Lee S, Elvitigala DAS, Lee S, Kim HC, Park HC, Lee J. Molecular characterization of a bactericidal permeability-increasing protein/lipopolysaccharide-binding protein from black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii): Deciphering its putative antibacterial role. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 67:266-275. [PMID: 27663679 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2016.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI)/lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding proteins (LBPs) are well-known proteins that play an indispensable role in host antimicrobial defense. Herein, we report a homolog of BPI/LBP from black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) (designated as RfBPI/LBP) and characterize its structural and functional features at the molecular level. We identified the putative complete open reading frame (1422 bp) of RfLBP that encodes a 474 amino acid protein with a predicted molecular mass of ∼51.5 kDa. The primary protein sequence of RfBPI/LBP contains domain features of BPI/LBP family proteins and shares significant sequence consistency with its homologs. Our phylogenetic analysis clearly demonstrated the vertebrate ancestral origin of RfBPI/LBP, further reinforcing its evolutionary relationship with teleostean homologs. Recombinant RfBPI/LBP demonstrated in vitro LPS-binding activity and antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, but not against Streptococcus iniae. Moreover, RfBPI/LBP exhibited temporal transcriptional activation against pathogens and pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Collectively, our findings suggest that RfBPI/LBP plays an essential role in host antimicrobial defense, plausibly through selective eradication of invading bacteria.
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- Seongdo Lee
- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea; Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Genetics & Breeding Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Geoje, 53334, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan, Gyeonggido, 15355, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Research Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province, 63243, Republic of Korea.
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- R.R. Elmehdawi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Libya
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Gavaldà-Navarro A, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Quesada-López T, Cairó M, Giralt M, Fernández-Real JM, Villarroya F. Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein is a negative regulator of adipose tissue browning in mice and humans. Diabetologia 2016; 59:2208-18. [PMID: 27344313 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-4028-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Adipocyte lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) biosynthesis is associated with obesity-induced adipose tissue dysfunction. Our purpose was to study the role of LBP in regulating the browning of adipose tissue. METHODS Adult mice were maintained at 4°C for 3 weeks or treated with the β3-adrenergic agonist, CL316,243, for 1 week to induce the browning of white fat. Precursor cells from brown and white adipose tissues were cultured under differentiation-inducing conditions to yield brown and beige/brite adipocytes, respectively. In vitro, Lbp was knocked down in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, and cells were treated with recombinant LBP or co-cultured in transwells with control 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Wild-type and Lbp-null mice, fed a standard or high fat diet (HFD) for 15 weeks, were also used in investigations. In humans, subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue samples were obtained from a cohort of morbidly obese participants. RESULTS The induction of white fat browning by exposure of mice to cold or CL316,243 treatment was strongly associated with decreased Lbp mRNA expression in white adipose tissue. The acquisition of the beige/brite phenotype in cultured cells was associated with downregulation of Lbp. Moreover, silencing of Lbp induced the expression of brown fat-related genes in adipocytes, whereas LBP treatment reversed this effect. Lbp-null mice exhibited the spontaneous induction of subcutaneous adipose tissue browning, as evidenced by a remarkable increase in Ucp1 and Dio2 gene expression and the appearance of multivacuolar adipocyte clusters. The amount of brown adipose tissue, and brown adipose tissue activity were also increased in Lbp-null mice. These changes were associated with decreased weight gain in Lbp-null mice and protection against HFD-induced inflammatory responses, as shown by reduced IL-6 levels. However, rather than improving glucose homeostasis, these effects led to glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION LBP is identified as a negative regulator of the browning process, which is likely to contribute to the obesity-promoting action of LBP. The deleterious metabolic effects of LBP deletion are compatible with the concept that the appropriate regulation of inflammatory pathways is necessary for a healthy systemic metabolic profile, regardless of body weight regulation.
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- Aleix Gavaldà-Navarro
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- The Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
- Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), Hospital of Girona "Dr Josep Trueta", Girona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- The Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- The Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- The Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
- Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), Hospital of Girona "Dr Josep Trueta", Girona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain.
- Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain, .
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Huang Z, Stabler T, Pei F, Kraus VB. Both systemic and local lipopolysaccharide (LPS) burden are associated with knee OA severity and inflammation. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2016; 24:1769-1775. [PMID: 27216281 PMCID: PMC5026878 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The microbiome is recognized as a new frontier in medicine with connections to a variety of diseases. We aimed to evaluate the association of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a key pro-inflammatory product of the microbiome, with severity of inflammation, symptoms and radiographic abnormalities of knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN LPS was measured using a recombinant Factor C (rFC) assay, carefully optimized for systemic and synovial fluid (SF) analyses. LPS binding protein (LBP) was tested in both serum and SF of 25 patients (31 knees) from the Etarfolatide cohort for association with OA phenotypic outcomes. Models were adjusted for age, gender and body mass index. RESULTS Based on LPS spike-and-recovery, both serum and SF dilutions of 0.1% were required to achieve recovery rates of at least 75% in all test specimens. Low coefficients of variation (CVs) (<10%) were achieved with both serum and SF dilutions <0.2%. Serum LPS and LBP were associated with the abundance of activated macrophages in the knee joint capsule and synovium. SF LPS and LBP were associated with the abundance of activated macrophages in the synovium. Serum LPS, LBP and SF LPS were associated with knee osteophyte severity. SF LPS was positively associated with knee joint space narrowing (JSN) severity and total WOMAC score. SF LBP was positively associated with self-reported knee pain score. CONCLUSION These data strongly support a role for LPS in the pathogenesis and severity of structural abnormalities and symptoms of knee OA.
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- ZeYu Huang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, SiChuan University, ChengDu, SiChuan Province, People’s Republic of China,Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, SiChuan University, ChengDu, SiChuan Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA,Correspondence: Virginia Byers Kraus, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, PO Box 104775, Room 51-205, Carmichael Building, 300 N Duke St, Durham, NC 27701-2047, United States, Tel: +1-919-681-6652/Fax: 919-684-8907,
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Pui A, Ho B, Ding J. Yeast recombinant Factor C from horseshoe crab binds endotoxin and causes bacteriostasis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199700400602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Factor C cDNA has been cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris to produce a recombinant full-length Factor C (rFC) which is both immunoreactive and functional. The presence of a functional endotoxin-binding domain on rFC was ascertained by LPS-binding assays. One involved the relative binding affinity of rFC to electroblotted lipid A moiety of LPS. The second assay showed that rFC competed against native Factor C contained in C. rotundicauda amebocyte lysate (CAL) to bind LPS. Purification of rFC enhanced its binding affinity to LPS. By agglutination, rFC caused bacteriostasis of Gram-negative bacteria within 2 h. In an in vivo system, rFC also decreased the mortality of actinomycin D-sensitized/LPS-challenged mice. The rFCEE, bearing the 5' terminal LPS binding domain displayed a lowered affinity for LPS. This is in contrast to the rFCSN subclone that is devoid of the 5' end of Factor C, and which does not bind LPS. The presence of a fully-functional endotoxin binding domain in rFC probably requires a full-length protein for co-operative interaction of its downstream sequences. Thus, rFC has potential in the detection and removal of contaminating LPS from biological specimens and fluids for injection, since it is capable of binding both free and bound lipid A.
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- A.W.M. Pui
- Marine Biotechnology Laboratory and BioScience Centre, School of Biological Sciences
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- Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Marine Biotechnology Laboratory and BioScience Centre, School of Biological Sciences,
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Thaveeratitham P, Plengpanich W, Naen-Udorn W, Patumraj S, Khovidhunkit W. Effects of human apolipoprotein A-I on endotoxin-induced leukocyte adhesion on endothelial cells in vivo and on the growth of Escherichia coli in vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 13:58-64. [PMID: 17621547 DOI: 10.1177/0968051907078611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been shown to inhibit leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells induced by endotoxin in vivo and suppress the growth of bacteria in vitro; however, the components responsible for these effects, either lipids or proteins, are not yet defined. In this study, we examined the effects of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, the major protein of HDL, on ameliorating the effect of endotoxin and inhibiting the growth of bacteria. Materials and Methods: Apo A-I, purified from normal human HDL, was incubated with endotoxin. Leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells of rat mesenteric venules was assessed using intravital fluorescence microscopy. Ability of apo A-I to inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli was assessed using a spread plate method. Results: Purified, lipid-free apo A-I could inhibit endotoxin-induced leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells in vivo in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, apoA-I was able to suppress the growth of Escherichia coli in vitro. Conclusions: These data suggest that apo A-I of HDL can directly interact with endotoxin, ameliorating its effect and that apo A-I may have a direct toxic effect on whole bacteria. Therefore, therapeutic use of apo A-I in septicemia and bacterial infection should be further explored.
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- Premtip Thaveeratitham
- Interdepartment of Physiology, Graduate School, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Lagrange P, Blanchard H, Felten A. Review: Bacterial endotoxin and the human monoclonal antibody HA-IA: specificity, potential mechanisms of action, and limits to its effectiveness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bacterial endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides present in the outer membrane of all Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). Endotoxins consist of a lipid moiety, lipid A, that is covalently linked to highly variable, serotype O-specific polysaccharide lateral chains. In contrast, the endotoxin core, which includes lipid A, is better conserved and can be recognized by antibodies showing cross-reactivity among various GNB. Such polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies have been developed in an attempt to neutralize the biological and dele. terious effects of endotoxin, thus preventing lipid A from binding to macrophages. In fact, almost all the biological activities of endotoxin are elicited by lipid A, and there is substantial evidence to the effect that the monocyte-macrophage is the principal mediator of endotoxicity. Antiserum against LPS isolated from rough mutants of GNB (expressing virtually only the central core-lipid A), has been shown to counteract the lethal effects of endotoxin in animals and humans. However, such serum or plasma contains antibodies of different specificities and isotypes which represent different effector functions, insofar as LPS is a very complex and highly heterogenous macromolecule. Because of the difficulties encountered in investigating the nature and specificity of the protection afforded by these antisera, and their limited capacity of production for therapeutic use, specific anti-lipid A monoclonal antibodies have been produced in their stead. A variety of mouse and human monoclonal antibodies against LPS have been generated and selected for their ability to cross-react with many GNB species. The most recent clinical trials involving the treatment of septic patients with human HA-IA (Centoxin) or with murine (E5) anti-lipid A monoclonal antibody showed no difference in survival rates, as compared to treatment with a placebo. However, statistical significance was demonstrated in subsets of patients suffering from documented Gram-negative septicemia or Gram-negative sepsis without refractory shock. The usefulness of anti-lipid A antibodies will undoubtedly remain controversial, since they appear to benefit only a minority of all patients treated, and also because no consensus exists regarding their specificity and modes of action. The aim of this review is to describe results which demonstrate the requirements for, difficulties in and limits to, elucidating the ability of certain antibodies to recognize structural elements present in the lipid A domain of LPS. A clear demonstration of antibody cross-reactivity was obtained only when rough LPS bacteria were used, and was markedly enhanced when smooth bacteria had been pretreated with cell wall active antibiotics. Further, new data have recently demonstrated the specific involvement of HA-IA in the immunocytoadherence assay in the presence of human complement and human red blood cells. Such phenomena may form part of the potential role for natural or monoclonal human IgM anti-lipid A antibodies, which will be to remove IgM-lipid A immune complexes through transhepatic clearance via C3b binding to the CR1 present on circulating human erythrocytes. Insofar as immunocytoadherence is a multiparameter phenomenon, various limiting factors probably interfere with its mechanism of clearance. These factors may be absent in various subsets of septic patients under treatment, thus explaining therapeutic failures with HA-IA in humans or preclinical animal studies. Several clinical settings involving defects to CR1 expression, C3b production, LPS recognition and hepatic clearance dysfunction are described. Long term, however, it will impossible to specify the patient subsets suitable for monoclonal therapy without first defining their characteristics. HA-IA may be able to inhibit one of the earliest stages in activation of the cytokine cascade by sequestrating and eliminating biologically active lipid A. The major problem today in terms of using anti-lipid A antibodies is an efficiently early detection of specific pathway defects which detract from or nullify the HA-IA therapeutic effect.
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- P.H. Lagrange
- Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Microbiology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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Porat R, Paddock H, Cominelli F, Marra M, Scott R, Schwaitzberg S, Dinarello C. Effects of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein on endotoxin-induced fever and Escherichia coli-induced shock in rabbits. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Binding of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) to endotoxin inhibits endotoxin-triggered responses. We investigated the effects of BPI on endotoxin fever and E. coli-induced septic shock in rabbits. Pre-incubation of endotoxin with BPI blocked fever compared to control rabbits (n = 6). A marked reduction in fever was also observed when BPI was injected before endotoxin. E. coli-challenge resulted in 66% mortality (n = 6); pre-treatment with BPI resulted in survival of all animals (n = 3). Mean arterial blood pressure was higher in BPI-treated compared to control rabbits. Comparable leukopenia and thrombocytopenia was observed with either BPI or vehicle treatment. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist were similarly elevated in both BPI- and saline-treated rabbits. However, in BPI treated rabbits, peak TNF levels were 34 % lower compared to saline controls ( P < 0.05). Further studies are warranted to assess whether BPI may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of septic shock.
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- R. Porat
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Surgery, Tufts University and New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Incyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
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David S, Balaram P, Mathan V. Characterization of the interaction of lipid A and lipopolysaccharide with human serum albumin: implications for an endotoxin carrier function for albumin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The interactions of lipid A and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with human serum albumin (HSA) were examined using fluorescence methods. Lipid A binds HSA with a stoichiometry of 2:1 with dissociation constants of 1.0 μM and 6.0 μM for the high- and low-affinity interactions, respectively. Lipid A displaces HSA-bound dansylsarcosine competitively, but not HSA-bound warfarin, suggesting that domain III-A, and not domain 11-A, is a lipid A binding site. Domain I does not contribute a site for lipid A. Based on these data, and the structural similarity between subdomains III-A and III-B, it is proposed that these two regions of HSA represent the high- and low-affinity sites of interaction of lipid A. Whole LPS also binds HSA, displacing dansylsarcosine, and its lipid A moiety appears to be the interaction site. However, there are differences between LPS and free lipid A. Polymyxin B forms ternary complexes with LPS bound to HSA, suggesting that the regions on LPS recognized by HSA and polymyxin B are different. The observed affinity of lipid A for HSA and mass action effects due to its abundance in the circulation would imply a major LPS carrier function for HSA.
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- S.A. David
- The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory and The Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory and The Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory and The Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Andrä J, Gutsmann T, Garidel P, Brandenburg K. Invited review: Mechanisms of endotoxin neutralization by synthetic cationic compounds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519060120050201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A basic challenge in the treatment of septic patients in critical care units is the release of bacterial pathogenicity factors such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS, endotoxin) from the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria due to killing by antibiotics. LPS aggregates may interact with serum and membrane proteins such as LBP (lipopolysaccharide-binding protein) and CD14 leading to the observed strong reaction of the immune system. Thus, an effective treatment of patients infected by Gram-negative bacteria must comprise beside bacterial killing the neutralization of endotoxins. Here, data are summarized for synthetic compounds indicating the stepwise development to very effective LPS-neutralizing agents. These data include synthetic peptides, based on the endotoxin-binding domains of natural binding proteins such as lactoferrin, Limulus anti-LPS factor, NK-lysin, and cathelicidins or based on LPS sequestering polyamines. Many of these compounds could be shown to act not only in vitro, but also in vivo (e.g . in animal models of sepsis), and might be useful in future clinical trials and in sepsis therapy.
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- Jörg Andrä
- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Biophysics Division, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Biophysics Division, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Borstel, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Biophysics Division, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Borstel, Germany,
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Schromm A, Brandenburg K, Rietschel E, Seydel U. Do endotoxin aggregates intercalate into phospholipid membranes in a nonspecific, hydrophobic manner? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The interaction of endotoxin aggregates with phospholipid liposomes of different composition was investigated applying fluorescence polarization spectroscopy with the fluorophore diphenylhexatriene and the resonance energy transfer technique using N-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-PE and N-(Rhodamine B sulfonyl)-PE. Fluorescence polarization data at constant temperature could be interpreted in favor of an intercalation of lipopolysaccharide into phospholipid liposomes even in the absence of Ca2+. Intercalation, however, could be clearly excluded from determinations performed as a function of temperature. Experiments employing the resonance energy transfer technique clearly showed that a nonspecific, hydrophobic intercalation of endotoxin aggregates into phospholipid liposomes only takes place in the presence of excess molar concentrations of divalent cations and/or after long-term incubation at elevated temperature (37°C). These findings indicate that under (near) physiological conditions nonspecific intercalation of aggregated lipopolysaccharide into phospholipid membranes represents an unlikely event. The significance of these results for an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of cell activation by endotoxin is discussed.
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- A.B. Schromm
- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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Gioannini TL, Teghanemt A, Zarember KA, Weiss JP. Regulation of interactions of endotoxin with host cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090060301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Potent Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-dependent cell activation by endotoxin requires lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and CD14-dependent delivery of endotoxin to cells containing MD-2 and TLR4. We have used metabolically labeled [14C] meningococcal lipooligosaccharide (LOS), purified recombinant endotoxin-binding proteins, and cultured endothelial cells to better define protein: endotoxin intermediates key in cell activation in the absence of functional membrane (m) CD14. Protein:endotoxin complexes or aggregates ( agg) were purified by gel sieving and characterized by immunocapture and bio-assays. Cell activation closely correlated with LBP, albumin and soluble (s) CD14-dependent conversion of endotoxin agg (Mr≥ 20 × 106) to monomeric (M ~55 × 103) endotoxin:sCD14 complexes. Ordered interaction of LBP (+ albumin) and sCD14 withrLOS agg was required for the efficient formation of a bioactive endotoxin:sCD14 complex and potent cell activation. Increasing the ratio of LBP/sCD14 or addition of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) reduced accumulation of endotoxin:sCD14 complexes and instead yielded aggregates of endotoxin (Mr~1—20 × 106) containing LBP or BPI that were taken up by cells in a CD14- and TLR4-independent manner without inducing pro-inflammatory responses. These findings strongly suggest that host machinery linked to TLR4-dependent cellular activation or TLR4-independent cellular clearance of endotoxin selectively recognizes different protein:endotoxin complexes. At the outset of infection, the low concentrations of LBP present and absence of extracellular BPI favor formation of pro-inflammatory endotoxin:CD14 complexes. The mobilization of LBP and BPI that is triggered by inflammation directs endotoxin for clearance and hence resolution of endotoxin-triggered inflammation.
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- Theresa L. Gioannini
- Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and The Inflammation Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and The Inflammation Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and The Inflammation Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, , Microbiology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Bikhazl A, Nahle Z, Kreydiyyeh S, Haddad R, Bitar K, Haddad G, Abdelnoor A. Endotoxin binding on capillary endothelium and myocyte plasma membranes in perfused rat heart. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199700400106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This work uses a novel heart-perfusion technique to measure [3H]-lipopolysaccharide ([3H]-LPS) binding on capillary endothelium and myocyte cell membranes in Sprague-Dawley rats. Free or serum-containing Ringer-Lock buffer was infused at a rate of 1 ml/min and in the presence of 20 mM K+ and [ 3H]-LPS through an aortic cannula, and the effluent was collected through a catheter introduced into the right atrium cavity. The capillary endothelial lining was removed by CHAPS treatment to expose the cardiac myocyte surface. A physical model describing 1:1 binding stoichiometry of [3H]-LPS with its receptors is proposed and the mathematical equations derived allow for the calculation of binding constants (kn), reversal constants (k-n), dissociation constants (kd), and residency time constants (τ). The results showed that the presence of serum in the perfusate, slowed the binding of [3H]-LPS with the endothelial lining and myocytes, but increased the residency time by 3- and 50-fold, respectively. Hence, the endothelium and myofiber may contain LPS receptors that can bind more strongly with the ligand in association with sCD14-like and LBP-like molecules in rat serum. Thus it is postulated that the affinity of LPS to its receptor subtypes is not strictly and specifically dependent on the CD14 binding profile.
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- Supercomputer Computations Research Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Kucharska I, Liang B, Ursini N, Tamm LK. Molecular Interactions of Lipopolysaccharide with an Outer Membrane Protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Probed by Solution NMR. Biochemistry 2016; 55:5061-72. [PMID: 27532487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen causing pneumonias that are particularly severe in cystic fibrosis and immunocompromised patients. The outer membrane (OM) of P. aeruginosa is much less permeable to nutrients and other chemical compounds than that of Escherichia coli. The low permeability of the OM, which also contributes to Pseudomonas' significant antibiotic resistance, is augmented by the presence of the outer membrane protein H (OprH). OprH directly interacts with lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that constitute the outer leaflet of the OM and thus contributes to the structural stability of the OM. In this study, we used solution NMR spectroscopy to characterize the interactions between LPS and OprH in molecular detail. NMR chemical shift perturbations observed upon the addition of LPS to OprH in DHPC micelles indicate that this interaction is predominantly electrostatic and localized to the extracellular loops 2 and 3 and a number of highly conserved basic residues near the extracellular barrel rim of OprH. Single-site mutations of these residues were not enough to completely abolish binding, but OprH with cumulative mutations of Lys70, Arg72, and Lys103 no longer binds LPS. The dissociation constant (∼200 μM) measured by NMR is sufficient to efficiently bind LPS to OprH in the OM. This work highlights that solution NMR is suitable to study specific interactions of lipids with integral membrane proteins and provides a detailed molecular model for the interaction of LPS with OprH; i.e., an interaction that contributes to the integrity of the OM of P. aeruginosa under low divalent cation and antibiotic stress conditions. These methods should thus be useful for screening antibiotics that might disrupt OprH-LPS interactions and thereby increase the permeability of the OM of P. aeruginosa.
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- Iga Kucharska
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine , Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine , Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine , Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine , Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States
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Guerville M, Boudry G. Gastrointestinal and hepatic mechanisms limiting entry and dissemination of lipopolysaccharide into the systemic circulation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2016; 311:G1-G15. [PMID: 27151941 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00098.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The human microbiota consists of 100 trillion microorganisms that provide important metabolic and biological functions benefiting the host. However, the presence in host plasma of a gut-derived bacteria component, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), has been identified as a causal or complicating factor in multiple serious diseases such as sepsis and septic shock and, more recently, obesity-associated metabolic disorders. Understanding the precise mechanisms by which gut-derived LPS is transported from the gut lumen to the systemic circulation is crucial to advance our knowledge of LPS-associated diseases and elaborate targeted strategies for their prevention. The aim of this review is to synthetize current knowledge on the host mechanisms limiting the entry and dissemination of LPS into the systemic circulation. To prevent bacterial colonization and penetration, the intestinal epithelium harbors multiple defense mechanisms including the secretion of antimicrobial peptides and mucins as well as detoxification enzymes. Despite this first line of defense, LPS can reach the apical site of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and, because of its large size, likely crosses IECs via transcellular transport, either lipid raft- or clathrin-mediated endocytosis or goblet cell-associated passage. However, the precise pathway remains poorly described. Finally, if LPS crosses the gut mucosa, it is directed via the portal vein to the liver, where major detoxification processes occur by deacetylation and excretion through the bile. If this disposal process is not sufficient, LPS enters the systemic circulation, where it is handled by numerous transport proteins that clear it back to the liver for further excretion.
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- INRA UR1341 ADNC, Domaine de la Prise, Saint-Gilles, France
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Kim KE, Cho YS, Baek KS, Li L, Baek KH, Kim JH, Kim HS, Sheen YH. Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein plasma levels as a biomarker of obesity-related insulin resistance in adolescents. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2016; 59:231-8. [PMID: 27279888 PMCID: PMC4897159 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2016.59.5.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) is a 65-kDa acute phase protein, derived from the liver, which is present in high concentrations in plasma. Data regarding the association between circulating plasma LBP levels and obesity-related biomarkers in the pediatric population are scarce. We aimed to determine whether there was a difference in plasma LBP levels between overweight/obese and normal-weight adolescents and to assess the correlation of circulating LBP levels with anthropometric measures and obesity-related biomarkers, including insulin resistance, liver enzyme levels, and lipid profiles. Methods The study included 87 adolescents aged 12–13 years; 44 were overweight/obese and 43 were of normal-weight. We assessed anthropometric and laboratory measures, including body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, insulin resistance, liver enzyme levels, and lipid profiles. Plasma LBP levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results The mean age of the participants was 12.9±0.3 years. Circulating plasma LBP levels were significantly increased in overweight/obese participants compared with those in normal-weight participants (7.8±1.9 µg/mL vs. 6.0±1.6 µg/mL, P<0.001). LBP levels were significantly and positively associated with BMI, systolic blood pressure, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, fasting glucose and insulin, and insulin resistance as indicated by the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (all P<0.05). In multivariate linear regression analysis, BMI and HOMA-IR were independently and positively associated with plasma LBP levels. Conclusion LBP is an inflammatory biomarker associated with BMI and obesity-related insulin resistance in adolescents. The positive correlation between these parameters suggests a potentially relevant pathophysiological mechanism linking LBP to obesity-related insulin resistance in adolescents.
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- Ki Eun Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Atmin Radiology and Health Promotion Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Gangnam Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Eckel EF, Ametaj BN. Invited review: Role of bacterial endotoxins in the etiopathogenesis of periparturient diseases of transition dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:5967-5990. [PMID: 27209132 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The dairy industry continues to suffer severe economic losses due to the increased disease incidence cows experience during the transition period. It has long been the classical view that the major contributing factor to the development of these periparturient diseases is the considerable increase in nutritional demands for milk production. This classical view, however, fails to account for the substantial correlation between both metabolic and infectious diseases and the detrimental effects that can occur with the provision of high-energy diets to support these nutritional demands. Currently, increasing evidence implicates bacterial endotoxins in the etiopathology of most periparturient diseases. Bacterial endotoxins are components of the outer cell wall of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria that are highly immunostimulatory and can trigger proinflammatory immune responses. The ability of endotoxins to translocate from the mucosal tissues, including the gastrointestinal tract, mammary gland, and uterus, into the systemic circulation has been observed. Once they have entered the circulation, endotoxins potentially contribute to disease either directly, through eliciting an inflammatory response, or indirectly through other factors such as the overreaction of the natural protective mechanisms of the host. Although the evidence implicating a role of endotoxins in the pathogenesis of transition diseases continues to grow, our current knowledge of the host response to mucosal endotoxin exposure and pathogenic mechanisms remain largely unknown. Developing our understanding of the connection between endotoxemia and dairy cattle disease holds significant potential for the future development of preventative measures that could benefit the productivity of the dairy industry as well as animal welfare.
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- Emily F Eckel
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.
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Zhou H, Hu J, Zhu Q, Yang S, Zhang Y, Gao R, Liu L, Wang Y, Zhen Q, Lv Q, Li Q. Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein cannot independently predict type 2 diabetes mellitus: A nested case-control study. J Diabetes 2016; 8:214-9. [PMID: 25753130 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cross-sectional studies have reported a close association between serum lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and many metabolic disorders. However, no longitudinal study has explored the relationship between LBP and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between serum LBP levels and the risk of developing T2DM. METHODS A 5-year nested case-control study of 3510 individuals was performed as part of the Environment, Inflammation and Metabolic Diseases Study (EIMDS). Clinical data were collected at baseline. Serum levels of LBP and other biochemical factors, such as insulin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, were detected 5 years later. Subjects were diagnosed as having T2DM on the basis of results of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and 1998 World Health Organization criteria. Controls were randomly selected to match cases according to age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) in a 1:1 ratio. Odds ratios (OR) for T2DM were calculated using conditional logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Over a 5-year follow-up period, 255 subjects developed T2DM. There was no significant difference in serum LBP levels between the T2DM and control groups at baseline (19.78 ± 6.40 versus 20.53 ± 6.99 μg/mL; P = 0.207). Subjects were divided into three groups based on tertiles of LBP concentrations (n = 170 in each group; T1 = 1.31-17.16 μg/mL LBP; T2 = 17.21-22.37 μg/mL LBP; T3 = 22.49-40.08 μg/mL LBP). There was no significant association between the risk of developing T2DM and any of the LBP tertiles in either a simple model or after adjusting for general status and biochemical factors. CONCLUSION After matching for gender, age, and BMI, LBP does not improve prediction of the development of T2DM independently.
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- Huang Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Hospital of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Telomerase reverse transcriptase acts in a feedback loop with NF-κB pathway to regulate macrophage polarization in alcoholic liver disease. Sci Rep 2016; 6:18685. [PMID: 26725521 PMCID: PMC4698632 DOI: 10.1038/srep18685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Activation of Kupffer cells (KCs) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). C57BL/6 mice fed EtOH-containing diet showed a mixed induction of hepatic classical (M1) and alternative (M2) macrophage markers. Since telomerase activation occurs at critical stages of myeloid and lymphoid cell activation, we herein investigated the role of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), the determining factor of telomerase, in macrophage activation during ALD. In our study, TERT expression and telomerase activity (TA) were remarkably increased in liver tissue of EtOH-fed mice. Moreover, EtOH significantly up-regulated TERT in isolated KCs and RAW 264.7 cells and LPS induced TERT production in vitro. These data indicate that up-regulation of TERT may play a critical role in macrophages during ALD. Furthermore, loss- and gain-of-function studies suggested that TERT switched macrophages towards M1 phenotype by regulating NF-κB signaling, but had limited effect on M2 macrophages polarization in vitro. Additionally, PDTC, a chemical inhibitor of NF-κB, could dramatically down-regulate TERT expression and the hallmarks of M1 macrophages. Therefore, our study unveils the role of TERT in macrophage polarization and the cross-talk between TERT and p65, which may provide a possible explanation for the ethanol-mediated hepatic proinflammatory response and M1 macrophage polarization.
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Balancing Innate Immunity and Inflammatory State via Modulation of Neutrophil Function: A Novel Strategy to Fight Sepsis. J Immunol Res 2015; 2015:187048. [PMID: 26798659 PMCID: PMC4699010 DOI: 10.1155/2015/187048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis and SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) belong to a severe disease complex characterized by infection and/or a whole-body inflammatory state. There is a growing body of evidence that neutrophils are actively involved in sepsis and are responsible for both release of cytokines and phagocytosis of pathogens. The neutrophil level is mainly regulated by G-CSF, a cytokine and drug, which is widely used in the septic patient with neutropenia. This review will briefly summarize the role of neutrophils and the therapeutic effect of G-CSF in sepsis. We further suggest that targeting neutrophil function to modulate the balance between innate immunity and inflammatory injury could be a worthwhile therapeutic strategy for sepsis.
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Moreno-Navarrete JM, Escoté X, Ortega F, Camps M, Ricart W, Zorzano A, Vendrell J, Vidal-Puig A, Fernández-Real JM. Lipopolysaccharide binding protein is an adipokine involved in the resilience of the mouse adipocyte to inflammation. Diabetologia 2015. [PMID: 26201685 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3692-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding protein (LBP) is a novel 65 kDa adipokine, linked to adipose tissue (AT) inflammation, obesity and insulin resistance, that inhibits adipocyte differentiation. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanisms behind these detrimental effects on adipogenesis through whole-genome transcriptomics and in vitro experiments. METHODS Permanent and transient knockdown (KD) and co-culture experiments were performed in 3T3-L1 and 3T3-F442A cell lines during adipocyte differentiation. Microarray gene expression was performed using Genechip Affymetrix technology and validated by real-time PCR. RESULTS LBP KD of 3T3-L1 cells led to a potentiated adipocyte differentiation with a dose-response relationship; genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, fatty acid metabolism and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR-γ) action were dramatically upregulated in parallel to increased insulin signalling. Cells with LBP KD became refractory to proinflammatory cytokines and other inflammatory stimuli (LPS and palmitate). This phenotype, mediated through disrupted nuclear factor κB (NFκB) signalling, was reversed by a soluble factor present in a co-culture with native cells and by exogenous LBP. Double-silencing of LBP and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) again rendered these cells insensitive to co-culture, LBP and inflammatory factors. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION In summary, LBP is a proinflammatory soluble adipokine that acts as a brake for adipogenesis, strengthening the negative effects of palmitate and LPS on adipocyte differentiation.
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- José María Moreno-Navarrete
- Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital of Girona 'Dr Josep Trueta', Carretera de França s/n, 17007, Girona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), Girona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Joan XXIII, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital of Girona 'Dr Josep Trueta', Carretera de França s/n, 17007, Girona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), Girona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital of Girona 'Dr Josep Trueta', Carretera de França s/n, 17007, Girona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), Girona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Joan XXIII, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital of Girona 'Dr Josep Trueta', Carretera de França s/n, 17007, Girona, Spain.
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IdIBGi), Girona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Spain, .
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Flavonoid-rich Chardonnay grape seed flour supplementation ameliorates diet-induced visceral adiposity, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance via altered adipose tissue gene expression. J Funct Foods 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Manček-Keber M, Jerala R. Postulates for validating TLR4 agonists. Eur J Immunol 2015; 45:356-70. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201444462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Mateja Manček-Keber
- Department of Biotechnology; National Institute of Chemistry; Ljubljana Slovenia
- EN-FIST Centre of Excellence; Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology; National Institute of Chemistry; Ljubljana Slovenia
- EN-FIST Centre of Excellence; Ljubljana Slovenia
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