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Brierly G, Celentano A, Breik O, Moslemivayeghan E, Patini R, McCullough M, Yap T. Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15061841. [PMID: 36980727 PMCID: PMC10046488 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15061841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Uncovering the inflammatory mechanisms underpinning initiation, progression, and promotion of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) development is fundamental to the rational pursuit of targeted therapeutics. Here we present a review of the current knowledge of the role of TNF-α in the aetiology, pathogenesis, and potential therapies with regards to OSCC. TNF-α is worthy of particular attention in OSCC, with its presence demonstrated to enhance cell proliferation and its downregulation demonstrated to inhibit proliferation and migration in other carcinomas in both in vitro and in vivo models and oral cancer patients. Increased TNF-α in the OSCC tumour microenvironment has been demonstrated to favour invasion through promotion of firstly the pro-inflammatory, pro-invasive phenotypes of OSCC cells and secondly its paracrine mechanism mediating recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells. Polymorphisms affecting the gene expression of TNF-α have been strongly associated with an increased risk for oral squamous cell carcinoma. A number of studies have considered TNF-α within biofluids, including saliva and serum, as a potential biomarker for the early detection of OSCC, as well as its staging, differentiation, and prognosis. The broad and multifaceted role that TNF-α plays in many inflammatory states presents an obvious confounder, particularly with demonstrated increased TNF-α levels in common oral disease states. Lastly, biologic agents targeting TNF-α are currently in clinical use for immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatological and gastrointestinal diseases. There is the potential that these biological agents might have an adjunctive role in OSCC prevention and treatment.
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- Gary Brierly
- Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
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- Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
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- Department of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
- Dermatology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Health, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia
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Gruba N, Musielak M, Rejmak W, Lesner A. Detection of ADAM15 in urine from patients with bladder cancer. Anal Biochem 2022; 654:114805. [PMID: 35810783 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114805] [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: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and Europe. Of the cancers, bladder cancer is the 10th most frequently diagnosed cancer and the 13th most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. There are many studies showing that proteolytic enzymes, e.g. A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinases (ADAMs), play a key role in the development and progression of neoplasms. In this paper, we present the use of chromogenic substrate of ADAM15 for the qualitative determination of specific activity of enzyme in urine of patients with confirmed bladder cancer. In the first step, we optimized the substrate molecule in non-primed positions using combinatorial chemistry. By means of the obtained ABZ-His-Ala-Arg-Gly-ANB-NH2 peptide, we detected ADAM15 activity in urine samples collected from patients diagnosed with bladder cancer. In contrast, we did not observe such activity in urine obtained from healthy volunteers.
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- Natalia Gruba
- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63 Street, PL 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63 Street, PL 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63 Street, PL 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63 Street, PL 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland
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Huang X, Sun D, Wu T, Liu X, Xu S, Yang G. Genomic insights into body size evolution in Carnivora support Peto's paradox. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:429. [PMID: 34107880 PMCID: PMC8191207 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07732-w] [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: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The range of body sizes in Carnivora is unparalleled in any other mammalian order—the heaviest species is 130,000 times heavier than the lightest and the longest species is 50 times longer than the shortest. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these huge differences in body size have not been explored. Results Herein, we performed a comparative genomics analysis of 20 carnivores to explore the evolutionary basis of the order’s great variations in body size. Phylogenetic generalized least squares (PGLS) revealed that 337 genes were significantly related to both head body length and body mass; these genes were defined as body size associated genes (BSAGs). Fourteen positively-related BSAGs were found to be associated with obesity, and three of these were under rapid evolution in the extremely large carnivores, suggesting that these obesity-related BSAGs might have driven the body size expansion in carnivores. Interestingly, 100 BSAGs were statistically significantly enriched in cancer control in carnivores, and 15 of which were found to be under rapid evolution in extremely large carnivores. These results suggested that large carnivores might have evolved an effective mechanism to resist cancer, which could be regarded as molecular evidence to support Peto’s paradox. For small carnivores, we identified 15 rapidly evolving genes and found six genes with fixed amino acid changes that were reported to reduce body size. Conclusions This study brings new insights into the molecular mechanisms that drove the diversifying evolution of body size in carnivores, and provides new target genes for exploring the mysteries of body size evolution in mammals. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-07732-w.
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- Xin Huang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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Zhang Y, Tian Z, Gerard D, Yao L, Shofer FS, Cs-Szabo G, Qin L, Pacifici M, Enomoto-Iwamoto M. Elevated inflammatory gene expression in intervertebral disc tissues in mice with ADAM8 inactivated. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1804. [PMID: 33469101 PMCID: PMC7815795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81495-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We found ADAM8 enzymatic activity elevated in degenerative human intervertebral disc (IVD). Here, we examined the discs in ADAM8-inactivation mice that carry a mutation preventing self-activation of the enzyme. Surprisingly, elevated gene expression for inflammatory markers (Cxcl1, IL6) was observed in injured discs of ADAM8 mutant mice, along with elevated expression of type 2 collagen gene (Col2a1), compared with wild type controls. Injured annulus fibrosus of mutant and wild type mice contained a higher proportion of large collagen fibers compared with intact discs, as documented by microscopic examination under circular polarized light. In the intact IVDs, Adam8EQ mouse AF contained lower proportion of yellow (intermediate) fiber than WT mice. This suggests that ADAM8 may regulate inflammation and collagen fiber assembly. The seemingly contradictory findings of elevated inflammatory markers in mutant mice and excessive ADAM8 activity in human degenerative discs suggest that ADAM8 may interact with other enzymatic and pro-inflammatory processes needed for tissue maintenance and repair. As a future therapeutic intervention to retard intervertebral disc degeneration, partial inhibition of ADAM8 proteolysis may be more desirable than complete inactivation of this enzyme.
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- Yejia Zhang
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
- Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center (TMRC), Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine and Joint Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
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Brent JM, Tian Z, Shofer FS, Martin JT, Yao L, Acharte C, Chen YH, Qin L, Enomoto-Iwamoto M, Zhang Y. Influence of Genetic Background and Sex on Gene Expression in the Mouse ( Mus musculus) Tail in a Model of Intervertebral Disc Injury. Comp Med 2020; 70:131-139. [PMID: 32156324 PMCID: PMC7137552 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-19-000034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To facilitate rational experimental design and fulfill the NIH requirement of including sex as a biologic variable, we examined the influences of genetic background and sex on responses to intervertebral disc (IVD) injury in the mouse tail. The goal of this study was to compare gene expression and histologic changes in response to a tail IVD injury (needle puncture) in male and female mice on the DBA and C57BL/6 (B6) backgrounds. We hypothesized that extracellular matrix gene expression in response to IVD injury differs between mice of different genetic backgrounds and sex. Consistent changes were detected in gene expression and histologic features after IVD injury in mice on both genetic backgrounds and sexes. In particular, expression of col1a1 and adam8 was higher in the injured IVD of DBA mice than B6 mice. Conversely, col2a1 expression was higher in B6 mice than DBA mice. Sex-associated differences were significant only in B6 mice, in which col2a1 expression was greater in male mice than in female. Histologic differences in response to injury were not apparent between DBA and B6 mice or between males and females. In conclusion, mouse tail IVD showed sex- and strain-related changes in gene expression and histology after needle puncture. The magnitude of change in gene expression differed with regard to genetic background and, to a lesser degree, sex.
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- Julie M Brent
- University Laboratory Animal Resources, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;,
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- Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center, Corporal Michael J Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Orthopaedics-Sports Medicine and Joint Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center, Corporal Michael J Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Barth E, Srivastava A, Stojiljkovic M, Frahm C, Axer H, Witte OW, Marz M. Conserved aging-related signatures of senescence and inflammation in different tissues and species. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:8556-8572. [PMID: 31606727 PMCID: PMC6814591 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Increasing evidence indicates that chronic inflammation and senescence are the cause of many severe age-related diseases, with both biological processes highly upregulated during aging. However, until now, it has remained unknown whether specific inflammation- or senescence-related genes exist that are common between different species or tissues. These potential markers of aging could help to identify possible targets for therapeutic interventions of aging-associated afflictions and might also deepen our understanding of the principal mechanisms of aging. With the objective of identifying such signatures of aging and tissue-specific aging markers, we analyzed a multitude of cross-sectional RNA-Seq data from four evolutionarily distinct species (human, mouse and two fish) and four different tissues (blood, brain, liver and skin). In at least three different species and three different tissues, we identified several genes that displayed similar expression patterns that might serve as potential aging markers. Additionally, we show that genes involved in aging-related processes tend to be tighter controlled in long-lived than in average-lived individuals. These observations hint at a general genetic level that affect an individual’s life span. Altogether, this descriptive study contributes to a better understanding of common aging signatures as well as tissue-specific aging patterns and supplies the basis for further investigative age-related studies.
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- Emanuel Barth
- Bioinformatics/High Throughput Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,FLI Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Bioinformatics/High Throughput Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.,FLI Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Jena, Germany.,European Virus Bioinformatics Center (EVBC), Jena, Germany
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Sun FJ, Zou LY, Tong DM, Lu XY, Li J, Deng CB. Association between ADAM metallopeptidase domain 33 gene polymorphism and risk of childhood asthma: a meta-analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e6148. [PMID: 28876365 PMCID: PMC5579965 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20176148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the association between ADAM metallopeptidase domain 33 (ADAM33) gene polymorphisms and the risk of childhood asthma. The relevant studies about the relationship between ADAM33 gene polymorphisms and childhood asthma were searched from electronic databases and the deadline of retrieval was May 2016. The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ADAM33 (rs511898, rs2280092, rs3918396, rs528557, rs2853209, rs44707, rs2280091 and rs2280089) were analyzed based on several models including the allele, codominant, recessive and dominant models. The results showed that the ADAM33 rs2280091 polymorphism in all four genetic models was associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma. Positive associations were also found between the polymorphisms rs2280090, rs2787094, rs44707 and rs528557 and childhood asthma in some genetic models. This meta-analysis suggested that ADAM33 polymorphisms rs2280091, rs2280090, rs2787094, rs44707 and rs528557 were significantly associated with a high risk of childhood asthma.
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- F J Sun
- Department of Pediatrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Prevention and Health Care, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Aung WPP, Chotjumlong P, Pata S, Montreekachon P, Supanchart C, Khongkhunthian S, Sastraruji T, Krisanaprakornkit S. Inducible expression of A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase 8 in chronic periodontitis and gingival epithelial cells. J Periodontal Res 2016; 52:582-593. [DOI: 10.1111/jre.12426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- W. P. P. Aung
- Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences; Faculty of Dentistry; Center of Excellence in Oral and Maxillofacial Biology; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences; Faculty of Dentistry; Center of Excellence in Oral and Maxillofacial Biology; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Division of Clinical Immunology; Department of Medical Technology; Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences; Biomedical Technology Research Center; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology; Faculty of Dentistry; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Faculty of Dentistry; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology; Faculty of Dentistry; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences; Faculty of Dentistry; Center of Excellence in Oral and Maxillofacial Biology; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences; Faculty of Dentistry; Center of Excellence in Oral and Maxillofacial Biology; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai Thailand
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Orme JJ, Du Y, Vanarsa K, Mayeux J, Li L, Mutwally A, Arriens C, Min S, Hutcheson J, Davis LS, Chong BF, Satterthwaite AB, Wu T, Mohan C. Heightened cleavage of Axl receptor tyrosine kinase by ADAM metalloproteases may contribute to disease pathogenesis in SLE. Clin Immunol 2016; 169:58-68. [PMID: 27237127 PMCID: PMC5193537 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by antibody-mediated chronic inflammation in the kidney, lung, skin, and other organs to cause inflammation and damage. Several inflammatory pathways are dysregulated in SLE, and understanding these pathways may improve diagnosis and treatment. In one such pathway, Axl tyrosine kinase receptor responds to Gas6 ligand to block inflammation in leukocytes. A soluble form of the Axl receptor ectodomain (sAxl) is elevated in serum from patients with SLE and lupus-prone mice. We hypothesized that sAxl in SLE serum originates from the surface of leukocytes and that the loss of leukocyte Axl contributes to the disease. We determined that macrophages and B cells are a source of sAxl in SLE and in lupus-prone mice. Shedding of the Axl ectodomain from the leukocytes of lupus-prone mice is mediated by the matrix metalloproteases ADAM10 and TACE (ADAM17). Loss of Axl from lupus-prone macrophages renders them unresponsive to Gas6-induced anti-inflammatory signaling in vitro. This phenotype is rescued by combined ADAM10/TACE inhibition. Mice with Axl-deficient macrophages develop worse disease than controls when challenged with anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) sera in an induced model of nephritis. ADAM10 and TACE also mediate human SLE PBMC Axl cleavage. Collectively, these studies indicate that increased metalloprotease-mediated cleavage of leukocyte Axl may contribute to end organ disease in lupus. They further suggest dual ADAM10/TACE inhibition as a potential therapeutic modality in SLE.
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- Jacob J Orme
- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States; The Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5060, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States; The Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5060, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States; The Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5060, United States
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- The Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatic Diseases Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States; The Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5060, United States.
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Stasikowska-Kanicka O, Wągrowska-Danilewicz M, Danilewicz M. Immunohistochemical study on ADAM33 in sinonasal inverted papillomas and squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx. Arch Med Sci 2016; 12:89-94. [PMID: 26925122 PMCID: PMC4754369 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.57583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION ADAM33 protein is a member of the family of transmembrane glycoproteins composed of multidomains. Members of the ADAM family have different activities, such as proteolysis and adhesion, making them good candidates to mediate the extracellular matrix remodeling and changes in cellular adhesion that characterize certain pathologies and cancer development. MATERIAL AND METHODS The immunohistochemical method was used to examine the immunoexpression of ADAM33 in 39 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue specimens of sinonasal inverted papillomas (IP), 44 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (GI grade = 11, GII grade = 33) and 14 disease-free tissue specimens as a control. RESULTS The immunoexpression of ADAM33 was localized in the epithelial cells, mesenchymal cells of the vessels and infrequently in the stromal cells. The majority of the ADAM33 was localized intracellularly, although membrane immunoexpression was also noted. All epithelial and vascular staining scores were found to be significantly increased in GI and GII grades of laryngeal cancer compared with controls (p < 0.001) and IP (p < 0.001). No statistically significant differences were found in immunoexpression of ADAM33 between GI and GII tumors. The immunoexpression of ADAM33 was significantly higher in IP patients than in controls (p < 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that ADAM33 could potentially contribute to tumorigenesis of the laryngeal and sinonasal region.
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- Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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ADAM33 and ADAM12 genetic polymorphisms and their expression in Egyptian children with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2015; 116:31-6. [PMID: 26553447 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ADAM family is involved in some pathologic processes, such as inflammation and asthma. OBJECTIVES To assess the association between ADAM33 and ADAM12 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with asthma risk and severity and to investigate the effect of ADAM33 and ADAM12 polymorphisms on expression of these proteases in sputum. METHODS Two SNPs of the ADAM33 gene, F+1 (rs511898) G/A and ST+4 (rs44707) A/C, and 2 SNPs of the ADAM12 gene, rs3740199 and rs1871054, were analyzed in 400 asthma cases and 200 controls aged 3 to 14 years using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Messenger RNA expression profile of ADAM33 and ADAM12 proteases in sputum from studied groups was determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS ADAM33 F+1 homozygous mutant genotype (AA) and ST+4 heterozygous and homozygous mutant genotype (AC and CC) and mutant alleles of both polymorphisms were significantly associated with asthma risk and severity in moderate and severe subgroups. Patients with the ADAM12 (rs3740199) CC genotype were at increased risk for moderate and severe asthma. Messenger RNA levels of ADAM12 were significantly increased in asthmatic children compared with controls, whereas we were not able to detect the expression of ADAM33 in the sputum of the groups studied. The ADAM12 expression was significantly higher in homozygous CC (variant type) compared with homozygous GG (wild type) of both ADAM12 rs3740199 and rs1871054 in the asthmatic group. CONCLUSION Our analysis suggests a likely role for ADAM33 and ADAM12 in the development of asthma in Egyptian children. Furthermore, ADAM12 polymorphisms may affect ADAM12 expression in asthma.
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Li SQ, Hu ZH, Zhu S, Wang DM, Han HM, Lu HJ. The Effect of ADAM8 on the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Hepatocytes and Hepatoma Carcinoma Cells. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2015; 29:440-448. [PMID: 26293243 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of ADAM8 on the proliferation and apoptosis of hepatocytes and hepatoma carcinoma cells during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. The expression of ADAM8 was significantly increased with good correlation of PCNA expression increasing and cells apoptosis decreasing during the progression of HCC in the liver of mice. Proliferation experiment in vitro showed that recombinant ADAM8 could induce the expression of PCNA in L02 cells, but not in HepG2 cells. Apoptosis experiment in vitro showed that recombinant ADAM8 did not induce or inhibit the expression of apoptosis-related factors Bcl2, Bax, and Caspase3 in L02 cells, but significantly induced the expression of Bcl2, inhibited the expression of Bax and Caspase3 in HepG2 cells. In conclusion, our study suggested that ADAM8 could promote the proliferation of normal hepatocytes and render hepatoma carcinoma cells more resistant to apoptosis to play important roles during the progression of HCC. ADAM8; Proliferation; Apoptosis.
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- San-Qiang Li
- The Molecular Medicine Key Laboratory of liver Injury and Repair, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, People's Republic of China
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- The Molecular Medicine Key Laboratory of liver Injury and Repair, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 45001, People's Republic of China
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- The Molecular Medicine Key Laboratory of liver Injury and Repair, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, People's Republic of China
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- The Molecular Medicine Key Laboratory of liver Injury and Repair, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, People's Republic of China
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- The Molecular Medicine Key Laboratory of liver Injury and Repair, Medical College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, People's Republic of China
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The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System and Molecular Chaperone Deregulation in Alzheimer's Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 53:905-931. [PMID: 25561438 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-9063-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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One of the shared hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases is the accumulation of misfolded proteins. Therefore, it is suspected that normal proteostasis is crucial for neuronal survival in the brain and that the malfunction of this mechanism may be the underlying cause of neurodegenerative diseases. The accumulation of amyloid plaques (APs) composed of amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) aggregates and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) composed of misfolded Tau proteins are the defining pathological markers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The accumulation of these proteins indicates a faulty protein quality control in the AD brain. An impaired ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) could lead to negative consequences for protein regulation, including loss of function. Another pivotal mechanism for the prevention of misfolded protein accumulation is the utilization of molecular chaperones. Molecular chaperones, such as heat shock proteins (HSPs) and FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs), are highly involved in protein regulation to ensure proper folding and normal function. In this review, we elaborate on the molecular basis of AD pathophysiology using recent data, with a particular focus on the role of the UPS and molecular chaperones as the defensive mechanism against misfolded proteins that have prion-like properties. In addition, we propose a rational therapy approach based on this mechanism.
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Oreo KM, Gibson PG, Simpson JL, Wood LG, McDonald VM, Baines KJ. Sputum ADAM8 expression is increased in severe asthma and COPD. Clin Exp Allergy 2014; 44:342-52. [PMID: 24147597 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic inflammatory airway diseases in which the mechanisms are not fully understood. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 8 (ADAM8) is an enzyme expressed on most leucocytes and may be important for facilitating leucocyte migration in respiratory disease. OBJECTIVE To investigate ADAM8 mRNA and protein expression in asthma and COPD and its relationship between asthma severity and inflammatory phenotypes. METHODS Induced sputum was collected from 113 subjects with asthma (severe n = 31, uncontrolled n = 39 and controlled n = 35), 20 subjects with COPD and 21 healthy controls. Sputum ADAM8 mRNA expression was measured by qPCR, and soluble ADAM8 (sADAM8) protein was measured in the sputum supernatant by validated ELISA. RESULTS ADAM8 mRNA correlated with ADAM8 protein levels (r = 0.27, P < 0.01). ADAM8 mRNA (P = 0.004) and sADAM8 protein (P = 0.014) levels were significantly higher in both asthma and COPD compared with healthy controls. ADAM8 mRNA (P = 0.035) and sADAM8 protein (P = 0.002) levels were significantly higher in severe asthma compared with controlled asthma. Total inflammatory cell count (P < 0.01) and neutrophils (P < 0.01) were also elevated in severe asthmatic sputum. Although ADAM8 mRNA was significantly higher in eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma (P < 0.001), sADAM8 did not differ between asthma inflammatory phenotypes. ADAM8 expression positively correlated with sputum total cell count and sputum neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE ADAM8 expression is increased in both severe asthma and COPD and associated with sputum total cell count and neutrophils. ADAM8 may facilitate neutrophil migration to the airways in severe asthma and COPD.
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- K M Oreo
- Virus Infections/Immunity Vaccines & Asthma, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia; Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Severe Asthma Network, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Camperdown/Darlington, NSW, Australia
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Chen C, Lv Y, Zhang BY, Zhang J, Shi Q, Wang J, Tian C, Gao C, Xiao K, Ren K, Zhou W, Dong XP. Apparent Reduction of ADAM10 in Scrapie-Infected Cultured Cells and in the Brains of Scrapie-Infected Rodents. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 50:875-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8708-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gato WE, Hales DB, Means JC. Hepatic gene expression analysis of 2-aminoanthracene exposed Fisher-344 rats reveal patterns indicative of liver carcinoma and type 2 diabetes. J Toxicol Sci 2013; 37:1001-16. [PMID: 23038007 DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The goal of the present study was to examine hepatic differential gene expression patterns in Fisher-344 rats in response to dietary 2-aminoanthracene (2AA) ingestion for 14 and 28 days. Twenty four post-weaning 3-4 week old F-344 male rats were exposed to 0 mgkg(-1)-diet (control), 50 mgkg(-1)-diet (low dose), 75 mgkg(-1)-diet (medium dose) and 100 mgkg(-1)-diet (high dose) 2AA for 14 and 28 days. This was followed by analysis of the liver for global gene expression changes. In both time points, the numbers of genes affected seem to correlate with the dose of 2AA. Sixteen mRNAs were differentially expressed in all treatment groups for the short-term exposure group. Similarly, 51 genes were commonly expressed in all 28-day exposure group. Almost all the genes seem to have higher expression relative to the controls. In contrast, cytochrome P450 family 4, subfamily a, polypeptide 8 (Cyp4a8), and monocyte to macrophage differentiation-associated (Mmd2) were down-regulated relative to controls. Differentially expressed mRNAs were further analyzed for associations via DAVID. GO categories show the effect of 2AA to be linked with genes responsible for carbohydrate utilization and transport, lipid metabolic processes, stress responses such as inflammation and apoptosis processes, immune system response, DNA damage response, cancer processes and circadian rhythm. The data from the current study identified altered hepatic gene expression profiles that may be associated with carcinoma, autoimmune response, and/or type 2 diabetes. Possible biomarkers due to 2AA toxicity in the liver for future study include Abcb1a, Nhej1, Adam8, Cdkn1a, Mgmt, and Nrcam.
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- Worlanyo E Gato
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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Zhang W, Wan M, Ma L, Liu X, He J. Protective effects of ADAM8 against cisplatin-mediated apoptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer. Cell Biol Int 2012; 37:47-53. [PMID: 23319321 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Weifeng Zhang
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou 510120 China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou 510120 China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou 510120 China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou 510120 China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery; The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou 510120 China
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High ADAM8 expression is associated with poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Pathol Oncol Res 2012; 19:79-88. [PMID: 22965687 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-012-9560-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In this study,we investigated the ADAM8 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its correlation with clinicopathologic features,including the survival of patients with HCC. Furthermore,we examined the biological processes regulated by ADAM8 during the development of using HepG2 cell line as a model system. We used immunohistochemistry to compare ADAM8 protein expression in HCC and normal liver tissues and further analyze the ADAM8 protein expression in clinicopathologically characterized 105 HCC cases.We stably knocked down the endogenous expression level of ADAM8 in HepG2 cells with specific shRNA-expressing lentiviral vector. Following the successful establishment of stable cells,we examined in vitro cell growth by MTT assay,anchorage-independent growth by soft-agar colony formation assay and cell migration/invasion by transwell and boyden chamber assay. And in addition,we also investigated the in vivo tumor growth by xenograft transplantation of HepG2 cells into nude mice. Protein expression level of ADAM8 was markedly higher in HCC tissues than that in the normal liver tissues (P = 0.0058).In addition,high expression of ADAM8 protein was positively correlated with serum AFP elevation,tumor size,histological differentiation,tumor recurrence,tumor metastasis,and tumor stage. Patients with higher ADAM8 expression showed a significantly shorter overall survival time than patients with low ADAM8 expression. Multivariate analysis suggested that ADAM8 expression might be an independent prognostic indicator (p = 0.016) for the survival of patients with HCC. ADAM8-specific shRNA (shADAM8) successfully knocked down its endogenous expression in HepG2 cells. Compared to the parental and control shRNA-transfected (shCtrl) HepG2 cells,the shADAM8 cells exhibited significantly reduced in vitro cell growth,anchorage-independent growth,cell migration and invasion (p < 0.05).In vivo,the xenograft transplants from shADAM8 cells gave rise to much smaller tumors as compared to those from shCtrl cells. High ADAM8 expression is associated with poor overall survival in patients with HCC. Down-regulation of ADAM8 inhibits the growth,anchorage-independent growth,migration and invasion of HepG2 cells. ADAM8 may be a potential target of antiangiogenic therapy for HCC.
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Expression of ADAM8 and its clinical values in diagnosis and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Tumour Biol 2012; 33:2167-72. [PMID: 22941466 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-012-0477-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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ADAM8 behaves as an active metalloprotease in vitro, hydrolyzing myelin basic protein and a variety of peptide substrates based on the cleavage sites of membrane-bound cytokines, growth factors, and receptors. Other studies have demonstrated overexpression of some ADAM family proteins in a variety of human tumors, but no report is available on the actual expression of ADAM8 and the correlation between clinicopathologic features and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. In this study, serum levels of ADAM8 were measured by ELISA in 126 patients with HCC, 50 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), and 50 healthy individuals. The expression of ADAM8 in liver tissue was further studied using Western blotting in 126 patients with HCC and 50 with LC. The correlations between ADAM8 status and various clinicopathological parameters including survival were analyzed. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox's proportional hazards model. The ELISA assay showed that the serum levels of ADAM8 in the HCC, LC, and healthy groups were 136.4 ± 34.5, 64.2 ± 20.1, and 63.2 ± 22.7 U/ml, respectively. Analysis of variance was used for inter-group comparison, and differences were found between the HCC group and the other two groups (both P < 0.001), while no difference was found between the LC group and the healthy group (P = 0.365). Western blotting assay showed that ADAM8 protein expression was detected in 62.7 % (79/126) HCC and in 32 % (16/50) LC tissues. Further, ADAM8 expression was associated closely with serum AFP elevation, tumor size, histological differentiation, tumor recurrence, tumor metastasis, and tumor stage. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that patients with ADAM8-positive tumors had a shorter postoperative survival time than those with ADAM8-negative tumors (P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that ADAM8 expression was an independent prognostic parameter for the overall survival rate of HCC patients. These findings provide evidence that the expression of ADAM8 serves as a poor prognostic biomarker for HCC. ADAM8 may be a potential target of antiangiogenic therapy for HCC.
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Zhang Y, Zha TZ, Hu BS, Jiang C, Ge ZJ, Zhang K, Tan YF. High expression of ADAM8 correlates with poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Surgeon 2012; 11:67-71. [PMID: 22878099 DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 06/16/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the association between ADAM8 tissue expression and patient prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS ADAM8 expression was analyzed using immunohistochemical staining methods on tissue samples from a consecutive series of 105 HCC patients who underwent resections between 2000 and 2006. The correlation of ADAM8 expression and patients' clinicopathological parameters was evaluated. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox's proportional hazards model. RESULTS ADAM8 was highly expressed in 54.3% of the HCC patients. The ADAM8 expression level was closely associated with serum AFP elevation, tumor size, histological differentiation, tumor recurrence, tumor metastasis, and tumor stage. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that a high expression level of ADAM8 resulted in a significantly poor prognosis of HCC patients. Multivariate analysis revealed that ADAM8 expression level was an independent prognostic parameter for the overall survival rate of HCC patients. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide evidence that a high expression level of ADAM8 serves as a biomarker for poor prognosis for HCC. Thus, we speculate that ADAM8 may be a potential target of antiangiogenic therapy for HCC.
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- Yun Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Yixing People's Hospital, No. 75, Tongzhen Guan Rd., Yixing 214200, China
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Hall T, Shieh HS, Day JE, Caspers N, Chrencik JE, Williams JM, Pegg LE, Pauley AM, Moon AF, Krahn JM, Fischer DH, Kiefer JR, Tomasselli AG, Zack MD. Structure of human ADAM-8 catalytic domain complexed with batimastat. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:616-21. [PMID: 22684055 PMCID: PMC3370895 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309112015618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The role of ADAM-8 in cancer and inflammatory diseases such as allergy, arthritis and asthma makes it an attractive target for drug development. Therefore, the catalytic domain of human ADAM-8 was expressed, purified and crystallized in complex with a hydroxamic acid inhibitor, batimastat. The crystal structure of the enzyme-inhibitor complex was refined to 2.1 Å resolution. ADAM-8 has an overall fold similar to those of other ADAM members, including a central five-stranded β-sheet and a catalytic Zn(2+) ion. However, unique differences within the S1' binding loop of ADAM-8 are observed which might be exploited to confer specificity and selectivity to ADAM-8 competitive inhibitors for the treatment of diseases involving this enzyme.
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- Troii Hall
- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Building 101/MD F3-09, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Building 101/MD F3-09, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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Kewitz S, Bernig T, Staege MS. Histone deacetylase inhibition restores cisplatin sensitivity of Hodgkin's lymphoma cells. Leuk Res 2012; 36:773-8. [PMID: 22424710 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Increasing evidence suggest that epigenetic mechanisms (e.g. histone modification by histone deacetylases) play a major role in the pathogenesis of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). We treated HL cell lines with the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat and investigated the gene expression profile of these cells by using DNA microarrays. Vorinostat inhibited cell proliferation and induced chances in the gene expression profile of HL cells, including down regulation of interleukin-26 and CD30. Vorinostat also increased sensitivity for cisplatin. Our data suggest that the combination of vorinostat and chemotherapy might be an interesting option for patients with chemoresistant HL.
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- Stefanie Kewitz
- Department of Pediatrics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Expression of "a disintegrin and metalloproteinase-33" (ADAM-33) protein in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. J Laryngol Otol 2012; 126:511-5. [PMID: 22380618 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215112000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain containing protein 33 (also known as ADAM-33) is a member of a matrix metalloproteinase family which mediates extracellular matrix remodelling and changes in cellular adhesion. This study aimed to evaluate expression of this protein in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and to determine its correlation with patients' clinicopathological characteristics. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty paraffin blocks of laryngeal carcinoma underwent immunohistochemical staining to detect "a disintegrin and metalloproteinase-33" expression. Case records were reviewed to determine patient characteristics. RESULTS All epithelial, vascular and stromal staining scores were significantly increased in tumour tissue compared with controls (p < 0.001). However, patients' clinical characteristics at the time of diagnosis, and their disease extent, did not correlate significantly with the immunohistochemical staining scores. CONCLUSION This study suggests that increased expression of "a disintegrin and metalloproteinase-33" may play a role in the pathogenesis of laryngeal carcinoma.
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YAMASHITA Y, SHIMADA M. The Release of EGF Domain from EGF-like Factors by a Specific Cleavage Enzyme Activates the EGFR-MAPK3/1 Pathway in Both Granulosa Cells and Cumulus Cells During the Ovulation Process. J Reprod Dev 2012; 58:510-4. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2012-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Yasuhisa YAMASHITA
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 727-0028, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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MicroRNA-142-3p regulates TGF-β3-mediated region-dependent chondrogenesis by regulating ADAM9. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 414:653-9. [PMID: 21986536 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.09.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Position-dependent chondrogenesis is regulated by processes that are both common to and differ among all limb types and limb skeletal elements. Despite intrinsic differences between wing and leg bud mesenchyme, the exact regulatory molecules and mechanisms involved in these processes have not been elucidated. Here, we show the limb type-specific role of TGF-β3 during chondrogenic differentiation of chick limb mesenchymal cells. Exposure of wing cells to TGF-β3 stimulated chondrogenic differentiation, whereas in leg bud mesenchymal cells, TGF-β3 induced apoptotic cell death via G2M arrest. Consistent with a limb type-specific effect of TGF-β3 on chondrogenic differentiation, we found different levels of miR-142-3p induction. Inhibition of miR-142-3p via PNA-based antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) markedly promoted cell migration and precartilage condensation, while exogenous induction of miR-142-3p reduced cell survival and increased cell death. Overexpression of ADAM9 significantly reduced chondrogenic differentiation via downregulation of cell migration and cell survival and upregulation of apoptotic cell death. Limb type-specific expression levels of ADAM9 induced by TGF-β3 were observed. Collectively, this study demonstrates that differential induction of miR-142-3p is involved in the limb type-specific effect of TGF-β3 on wing vs. leg mesenchymal cells through direct modulation of ADAM9 transcription.
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Korotetskaya MV, Kapina MA, Averbakh MM, Evstifeev VV, Apt AS, Logunova NN. A locus involved in tuberculosis infection control in mice locates in the proximal part of the H2 complex. Mol Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893311010067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Erbek SS, Erinanc H, Erbek S, Topal O, Kiyici H. Expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 33 protein in nasal polyposis: an immunohistochemical study. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2010; 24:79-82. [PMID: 20537279 DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND A disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM)-33 is a member of matrix metalloproteinases. This protein takes a role in angiogenesis and airway remodeling in asthma. Because histopathological findings of airway remodeling in asthma and nasal polyposis (NP) are similar, the aim of this study was to evaluate the ADAM-33 expression in NP. METHODS Immunohistochemical staining of specimens of 47 patients with NP and 8 patients with concha bullosa was performed to detect the expression of ADAM-33. Paraffin blocks were used to identify the expression of ADAM-33 polyclonal antibodies. Immunostaining of epithelial cells, stroma, mesenchymal cells of vessels, and inflammatory cells were analyzed by using light microscopy. RESULTS Immunopositivity scores in epithelial cells in NP (median, 2; range, 1-3) were significantly higher than those of controls (median, 1.5; range, 1-2; p < 0.001). ADAM-33 staining was increased in the mesenchymal cells of vessels of nasal polyps (median, 2; range, 1-3) compared with control tissues (median, 1.5; range, 1-2; p = 0.006). Although the staining scores of fibroblasts in nasal polyp specimens were also high (median, 3; range 1-3), there was no statistical significance when compared with controls (median 2; range, 1-3; p = 0.228). ADAM-33 immunostaining was not related with the presence of allergies, asthma, and aspirin intolerance (p > 0.05). Moreover, no relationship was found between increased expression of ADAM-33 and the stages of polyp or computerized tomography scores (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION This study suggests that the increased expression of ADAM-33 protein may have a role in the pathogenesis of NP.
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- Selim S Erbek
- Department of Otolaryngology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Christophi GP, Massa PT. Central neuroinvasion and demyelination by inflammatory macrophages after peripheral virus infection is controlled by SHP-1. Viral Immunol 2010; 22:371-87. [PMID: 19951174 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2009.0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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SHP-1 is a protein tyrosine phosphatase that negatively regulates cytokine signaling and inflammatory gene expression. Mice genetically lacking SHP-1 (me/me) display severe inflammatory demyelinating disease following intracranial inoculation with the BeAn strain of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) compared to infected wild-type mice. Furthermore, SHP-1-deficient mice show a profound and predominant infiltration of blood-derived macrophages into the CNS following intracerebral injection of TMEV, and these macrophages are concentrated in areas of demyelination in brain and spinal cord. In the present study we investigated the role of SHP-1 in controlling CNS inflammatory demyelination following a peripheral instead of an intracerebral inoculation of TMEV. Surprisingly, we found that while wild-type mice were entirely refractory to intraperitoneal (IP) infection by TMEV, in agreement with previous studies, all SHP-1-deficient mice displayed profound macrophage neuroinvasion and macrophage-mediated inflammatory demyelination. Moreover, SHP-1 deficiency led to increased expression of inflammatory molecules in macrophages, serum, and CNS following IP infection with TMEV. Importantly, pharmacological depletion of peripheral macrophages significantly decreased both paralysis and CNS viral loads in SHP-1-deficient mice. In addition, peripheral MCP-1 neutralization attenuated disease severity, decreased macrophage infiltration into the CNS, and decreased monocyte numbers in the blood of SHP-1-deficient mice, implicating MCP-1 as an important mediator of monocyte migration between multiple tissues. These results demonstrate that peripheral TMEV infection results in a unique evolution of macrophage-mediated demyelination in SHP-1-deficient mice, implicating SHP-1 in the control of neuroinvasion of inflammatory macrophages and neurotropic viruses into the CNS.
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- George P Christophi
- Department of Neurology, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
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Kim J, Bagchi IC, Bagchi MK. Control of ovulation in mice by progesterone receptor-regulated gene networks. Mol Hum Reprod 2009; 15:821-8. [PMID: 19815644 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The mid-cycle surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) induces ovulation, a process during which a fertilizable oocyte is released from a mature ovarian follicle. Although ovulation is a physiologically well-characterized event, the underlying molecular pathways remain poorly understood. Progesterone receptor (PGR), which mediates the biological effects of the steroid hormone progesterone, has emerged as a key regulator of ovulation in mice. The development of a progesterone-receptor-null (Pgr-null) mouse model confirmed a critical role of this hormone in ovulation because in these mutant mice, mature pre-ovulatory follicles fail to release the oocytes. This animal model has thus presented a unique opportunity to study the molecular pathways underlying ovulation. Gene-expression profiling experiments by several groups, using the ovaries of Pgr-null mice, revealed novel gene networks, which act downstream of PGR to control ovulation. These genes encode diverse molecules such as proteases, transcription factors, cell-adhesion molecules, modulators of vascular activities and regulators of inflammation. Functional analyses using gene-knockout mouse models have confirmed that some of these factors play critical roles during ovulation. The knowledge gained from these studies has helped us to understand better the molecular mechanisms that facilitate the release of oocytes from pre-ovulatory follicles. Further analysis of the role of molecular regulators of ovulation will help identify useful molecular targets that would allow the development of improved contraceptives and new therapeutics for anovulatory infertility.
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- Jaeyeon Kim
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Center for Research in Reproduction and Infertility, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Hall T, Pegg LE, Pauley AM, Fischer HD, Tomasselli AG, Zack MD. ADAM8 substrate specificity: influence of pH on pre-processing and proteoglycan degradation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2009; 491:106-11. [PMID: 19766586 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Revised: 09/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A disintegrin and metalloprotease-8 (ADAM8) is thought to play a role in cancer and inflammatory diseases such as allergy, arthritis, and asthma. Despite the implication of ADAM8 in these diseases, the functional role of ADAM8 catalytic activity remains unclear. In this report, we demonstrate that an early critical autolytic event, we have termed pre-processing, is accelerated at acidic pH (pH 5.5) while autolytic activation is abrogated under the same conditions. Likewise, we found that pre-processing is hindered and autolytic activation is facilitated in neutral pH conditions, and thus demonstrates a pH-dependent shift in substrate selectivity. This finding is further supported by two peptide substrates corresponding to the pre-processing and C-terminal scissile bonds that were preferentially cleaved at acidic and neutral pH, respectively. Lastly, we found fibronectin cleavage to be attenuated at pH 5.5, while two novel substrates, brevican, and vitronectin, were readily cleaved in neutral or acidic conditions.
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- Troii Hall
- Pfizer Inc., Global Research and Development, St. Louis Laboratories, St. Louis, MO 63017-1732, USA
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Yeh HY, Klesius PH. Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque, 1818) CD156a (ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8): cDNA clone, characterization and expression in tissues. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2009; 132:307-13. [PMID: 19501921 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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CD156a, also known as a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain 8 (ADAM-8), is a type 1 transmembrane glycoprotein of the ADAM family. This protein plays important roles in immune and other physiological functions. In this communication, the channel catfish CD156a cDNA was characterized and its expression in various tissues was determined. The full-length of channel catfish CD156a cDNA had 3035 nucleotides, including an open reading frame which appears to encode an 850 amino acid peptide with a calculated molecular mass of 94.6kDa. The peptide had three potential N-glycosylation sites. By comparison with other species, the degree of homology of the CD156a amino acid sequences ranged from 31.6% (vs. chicken CD156a) to 59.5% (vs. zebrafish CD156a). The channel catfish CD156a peptide could be structurally divided into nine domains. Several canonical features for CD156a functions were conserved in channel catfish. The CD156a transcript was detected by two-step RT-PCR in anterior kidney and gill, suggesting that CD156a may be involved in the innate immune response in channel catfish. Reagents for further elucidating the immune functions of channel catfish CD156a are under development.
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- Hung-Yueh Yeh
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, 990 Wire Road, Auburn, AL 36832-4352, United States.
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Specificity of the zebrafish host transcriptome response to acute and chronic mycobacterial infection and the role of innate and adaptive immune components. Mol Immunol 2009; 46:2317-32. [PMID: 19409617 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pathogenic mycobacteria have the ability to survive within macrophages and persist inside granulomas. The complex host-pathogen interactions that determine the outcome of a mycobacterial infection process result in marked alterations of the host gene expression profile. Here we used the zebrafish model to investigate the specificity of the host response to infections with two mycobacterium strains that give distinct disease outcomes: an acute disease with early lethality or a chronic disease with granuloma formation, caused by Mycobacterium marinum strains Mma20 and E11, respectively. We performed a microarray study of different stages of disease progression in adult zebrafish and found that the acute and the chronic strains evoked partially overlapping host transcriptome signatures, despite that they induce profoundly different disease phenotypes. Both strains affected many signaling cascades, including WNT and TLR pathways. Interestingly, the strongest differences were observed at the initial stage of the disease. The immediate response to the acute strain was characterized by higher expression of genes encoding MHC class I proteins, matrix metalloproteinases, transcription factors, cytokines and other common immune response proteins. In contrast, small GTPase and histone gene groups showed higher expression in response to the chronic strain. We also found that nearly 1000 mycobacterium-responsive genes overlapped between the expression signatures of infected zebrafish adults and embryos at different stages of granuloma formation. Since adult zebrafish possess an adaptive immune system similar to mammals and zebrafish embryos rely solely on innate immunity, this overlap indicates a major contribution of the innate component of the immune system in the response to mycobacterial infection. Taken together, our comparison of the transcriptome responses involved in acute versus chronic infections and in the embryonic versus adult situation provides important new leads for investigating the mechanism of mycobacterial pathogenesis.
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Avian follicular and interdigitating dendritic cells: Isolation and morphologic, phenotypic, and functional analyses. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2009; 129:66-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Upregulation of ADAM8 in the airways of mice with allergic bronchial asthma. Lung 2009; 187:179-85. [PMID: 19373511 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-009-9145-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Recent microarray analyses revealed that a disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM) 8 (ADAM8; also called CD156) is one of the asthma candidate genes. However, the function of ADAM8 and its localization in the airways are still poorly understood. In the present study, the changes in the expression and localization of ADAM8 in the airways of a mouse model of allergic bronchial asthma were investigated. Male BALB/c mice were sensitized and repeatedly challenged with ovalbumin antigen to induce asthmatic response. After the final antigen challenge, mRNA and protein expressions of ADAM8 were elucidated by quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The mRNA expression of ADAM8 in the airways was significantly increased in this animal model of asthma compared with naive animals. Immunohistochemical examinations revealed that ADAM8 was located in airway epithelia, airway smooth muscles, and infiltrated cells (mainly macrophages) into lung parenchyma. A distinctly stronger immunostaining of ADAM8 was observed in these airway cells of the repeatedly antigen-challenged mice compared with those of the sensitized control animals. An upregulation of ADAM8 in the airways might be involved in the pathogenesis of airway inflammation and/or hyperresponsiveness, characteristic features of allergic bronchial asthma.
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Levula M, Airla N, Oksala N, Hernesniemi JA, Pelto-Huikko M, Salenius JP, Zeitlin R, Järvinen O, Huovila APJ, Nikkari ST, Jaakkola O, Ilveskoski E, Mikkelsson J, Perola M, Laaksonen R, Kytömäki L, Soini JT, Kähönen M, Parkkinen J, Karhunen PJ, Lehtimäki T. ADAM8 and its single nucleotide polymorphism 2662 T/G are associated with advanced atherosclerosis and fatal myocardial infarction: Tampere vascular study. Ann Med 2009; 41:497-507. [PMID: 19575316 DOI: 10.1080/07853890903025945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Previously, we scanned all 23,000 human genes for differential expression between normal and atherosclerotic tissues and found the involvement of ADAM8. METHODS We investigated the expression of ADAM8 mRNA and protein level in human atherosclerotic tissues and non-atherosclerotic internal thoracic arteries as well as the association of ADAM8 2662 T/G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis and with the risk of fatal myocardial infarction. RESULTS ADAM8 mRNA was up-regulated in carotid, aortic, and femoral atherosclerotic plaques (n=24) when compared with non-atherosclerotic arteries. ADAM8 protein expression was increased in advanced atherosclerotic plaques as compared to control vessels wherein it was localized to macrophages and smooth muscle cells The G allele carriers of the ADAM8 2662 T/G SNP had significantly larger areas of fibrotic, calcified, and complicated plaques in coronary arteries (P=0.027, P=0.011, and P=0.011, respectively) and significantly higher occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI) (P=0.004) and fatal pre-hospital MI (P=0.003) than did the TT homozygotes. CONCLUSION ADAM8 is a promising candidate to be involved in atherosclerosis, and its 2662 T/G allelic variant significantly associates with advanced atherosclerotic lesion areas and MI.
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- Mari Levula
- Laboratory of Atherosclerosis Genetics, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Tampere University Hospital and Department of Clinical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Modulation of macrophage infiltration and inflammatory activity by the phosphatase SHP-1 in virus-induced demyelinating disease. J Virol 2008; 83:522-39. [PMID: 18987138 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01210-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 is a crucial negative regulator of cytokine signaling and inflammatory gene expression, both in the immune system and in the central nervous system (CNS). Mice genetically lacking SHP-1 (me/me) display severe inflammatory demyelinating disease following inoculation with the Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) compared to infected wild-type mice. Therefore, it became essential to investigate the mechanisms of TMEV-induced inflammation in the CNS of SHP-1-deficient mice. Herein, we show that the expression of several genes relevant to inflammatory demyelination in the CNS of infected me/me mice is elevated compared to that in wild-type mice. Furthermore, SHP-1 deficiency led to an abundant and exclusive increase in the infiltration of high-level-CD45-expressing (CD45(hi)) CD11b(+) Ly-6C(hi) macrophages into the CNS of me/me mice, in concert with the development of paralysis. Histological analyses of spinal cords revealed the localization of these macrophages to extensive inflammatory demyelinating lesions in infected SHP-1-deficient mice. Sorted populations of CNS-infiltrating macrophages from infected me/me mice showed increased amounts of viral RNA and an enhanced inflammatory profile compared to wild-type macrophages. Importantly, the application of clodronate liposomes effectively depleted splenic and CNS-infiltrating macrophages and significantly delayed the onset of TMEV-induced paralysis. Furthermore, macrophage depletion resulted in lower viral loads and lower levels of inflammatory gene expression and demyelination in the spinal cords of me/me mice. Finally, me/me macrophages were more responsive than wild-type macrophages to chemoattractive stimuli secreted by me/me glial cells, indicating a mechanism for the increased numbers of infiltrating macrophages seen in the CNS of me/me mice. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that infiltrating macrophages in SHP-1-deficient mice play a crucial role in promoting viral replication by providing abundant viral targets and contribute to increased proinflammatory gene expression relevant to the effector mechanisms of macrophage-mediated demyelination.
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Fritzsche FR, Wassermann K, Jung M, Tölle A, Kristiansen I, Lein M, Johannsen M, Dietel M, Jung K, Kristiansen G. ADAM9 is highly expressed in renal cell cancer and is associated with tumour progression. BMC Cancer 2008; 8:179. [PMID: 18582378 PMCID: PMC2442841 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease (ADAM) 9 has been implicated in tumour progression of various solid tumours, however, little is known about its role in renal cell carcinoma. We evaluated the expression of ADAM9 on protein and transcript level in a clinico-pathologically characterized renal cell cancer cohort. METHODS 108 renal cancer cases were immunostained for ADAM9 on a tissue-micro-array. For 30 additional cases, ADAM9 mRNA of microdissected tumour and normal tissue was analyzed via quantitative RT-PCR. SPSS 14.0 was used to apply crosstables (Fisher's exact test and chi2-test), correlations and univariate as well as multivariate survival analyses. RESULTS ADAM9 was significantly up-regulated in renal cancer in comparison to the adjacent normal tissue on mRNA level. On protein level, ADAM9 was significantly associated with higher tumour grade, positive nodal status and distant metastasis. Furthermore, ADAM9 protein expression was significantly associated with shortened patient survival in the univariate analysis. CONCLUSION ADAM9 is strongly expressed in a large proportion of renal cell cancers, concordant with findings in other tumour entities. Additionally, ADAM9 expression is significantly associated with markers of unfavourable prognosis. Whether the demonstrated prognostic value of ADAM9 is independent from other tumour parameters will have to be verified in larger study cohorts.
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- Florian R Fritzsche
- Institute of Surgical Pathology, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Kokaji AI, Hockley DL, Kane KP. IL-15 transpresentation augments CD8+ T cell activation and is required for optimal recall responses by central memory CD8+ T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:4391-401. [PMID: 18354159 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.7.4391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although the adaptive immune system has a remarkable ability to mount rapid recall responses to previously encountered pathogens, the cellular and molecular signals necessary for memory CD8(+) T cell reactivation are poorly defined. IL-15 plays a critical role in memory CD8(+) T cell survival; however, whether IL-15 is also involved in memory CD8(+) T cell reactivation is presently unclear. Using artificial Ag-presenting surfaces prepared on cell-sized microspheres, we specifically addressed the role of IL-15 transpresentation on mouse CD8(+) T cell activation in the complete absence of additional stimulatory signals. In this study we demonstrate that transpresented IL-15 is significantly more effective than soluble IL-15 in augmenting anti-CD3epsilon-induced proliferation and effector molecule expression by CD8(+) T cells. Importantly, IL-15 transpresentation and TCR ligation by anti-CD3epsilon or peptide MHC complexes exhibited synergism in stimulating CD8(+) T cell responses. In agreement with previous studies, we found that transpresented IL-15 preferentially stimulated memory phenotype CD8(+) T cells; however, in pursuing this further, we found that central memory (T(CM)) and effector memory (T(EM)) CD8(+) T cells responded differentially to transpresented IL-15. T(CM) CD8(+) T cells undergo Ag-independent proliferation in response to transpresented IL-15 alone, whereas T(EM) CD8(+) T cells are relatively unresponsive to transpresented IL-15. Furthermore, upon Ag-specific stimulation, T(CM) CD8(+) T cell responses are enhanced by IL-15 transpresentation, whereas T(EM) CD8(+) T cell responses are only slightly affected, both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, our findings distinguish the role of IL-15 transpresentation in the stimulation of distinct memory CD8(+) T cell subsets, and they also have implications for ex vivo reactivation and expansion of Ag-experienced CD8(+) T cells for immunotherapeutic approaches.
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- Andy I Kokaji
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Sriraman V, Eichenlaub-Ritter U, Bartsch JW, Rittger A, Mulders SM, Richards JS. Regulated expression of ADAM8 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain 8) in the mouse ovary: evidence for a regulatory role of luteinizing hormone, progesterone receptor, and epidermal growth factor-like growth factors. Biol Reprod 2008; 78:1038-48. [PMID: 18287572 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.066340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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ADAM8 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain 8) is expressed in immune, neuronal, and bone progenitor cells and is thought to be involved in the tissue-remodeling process. Microarray analyses indicate that Adam8 is a potential target of the progesterone receptor (Pgr) in murine ovary. Further studies document that Adam8 mRNA and protein are expressed in granulosa cells and cumulus cells of periovulatory follicles whereas expression is significantly reduced in Pgr null mice that fail to ovulate. There is a reduced expression in granulosa cells from cultured, in vitro ovulated follicles exposed to inhibitors of progesterone or epidermal growth factor signaling while epiregulin induced its expression in the absence of hCG. In vitro studies with primary mouse granulosa cells document that Adam8 is induced in response to forskolin (Fo) and phorbol ester (PMA) or Fo and Amphiregulin treatment. To understand the transcriptional regulation of the Adam8, we amplified 1 kb of the mouse Adam8 promoter by PCR and subcloned it into a pGL3-luciferase reporter construct. The Adam8 promoter-luciferase constructs are induced by Fo and PMA treatment after transfection into rat granulosa cells, and cotransfection with a PGR-A expression vector further augment basal and Fo/PMA inducibility. Site-specific mutations within the -615/+50 promoter document that a GC-rich region, NF-1 (nuclear factor-1) site, and putative TATA box are critical for Adam8 promoter activation by Fo/PMA. Thus, ADAM8 is expressed in a stage-specific manner and is hormonally regulated in ovulating follicles by the coordinate actions of LH and PGR. To our knowledge, ADAM8 is the first member of the ADAM family shown to be hormonally regulated.
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- Venkataraman Sriraman
- Institute of Genetechnology/Microbiology, University of Bielefeld, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany.
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Owen CA. Leukocyte cell surface proteinases: regulation of expression, functions, and mechanisms of surface localization. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:1246-72. [PMID: 18329945 PMCID: PMC2425676 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2007] [Revised: 01/15/2008] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A number of proteinases are expressed on the surface of leukocytes including members of the serine, metallo-, and cysteine proteinase superfamilies. Some proteinases are anchored to the plasma membrane of leukocytes by a transmembrane domain or a glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol (GPI) anchor. Other proteinases bind with high affinity to classical receptors, or with lower affinity to integrins, proteoglycans, or other leukocyte surface molecules. Leukocyte surface levels of proteinases are regulated by: (1) cytokines, chemokines, bacterial products, and growth factors which stimulate synthesis and/or release of proteinases by cells; (2) the availability of surface binding sites for proteinases; and/or (3) internalization or shedding of surface-bound proteinases. The binding of proteinases to leukocyte surfaces serves many functions including: (1) concentrating the activity of proteinases to the immediate pericellular environment; (2) facilitating pro-enzyme activation; (3) increasing proteinase stability and retention in the extracellular space; (4) regulating leukocyte function by proteinases signaling through cell surface binding sites or other surface proteins; and (5) protecting proteinases from inhibition by extracellular proteinase inhibitors. There is strong evidence that membrane-associated proteinases on leukocytes play critical roles in wound healing, inflammation, extracellular matrix remodeling, fibrinolysis, and coagulation. This review will outline the biology of membrane-associated proteinases expressed by leukocytes and their roles in physiologic and pathologic processes.
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- Caroline A Owen
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 905 Thorn Building, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Valkovskaya N, Kayed H, Felix K, Hartmann D, Giese NA, Osinsky SP, Friess H, Kleeff J. ADAM8 expression is associated with increased invasiveness and reduced patient survival in pancreatic cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2008; 11:1162-74. [PMID: 17979891 PMCID: PMC4401277 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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ADAM8 belongs to a family of transmembrane proteins implicated in cell–cell interactions, proteolysis of membrane proteins, and various aspects of carcinogenesis. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the expression and function of ADAM8 in pancreatic cancer. ADAM8 mRNA levels were analysed by quantitative RT-PCR and correlated to patient survival. Immunohistochemistry was performed to localize ADAM8 in pancreatic tis-sues. Silencing of ADAM8 expression was carried out by transfection with specific siRNA oligonucleotides. Cell growth and invasion assays were used to assess the functional consequences of ADAM8 silencing. SELDI-TOF-MS was performed to detect the proteolytic activity of ADAM8 in pancreatic cancer cells. ADAM8 mRNA was significantly overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) compared with normal pancreatic tissues (5.3-fold increase; P= 0.0008), and high ADAM8 mRNA and protein expression levels correlated with reduced survival time of PDAC patients (P= 0.048 and P= 0.065, respectively). Silencing of ADAM8 expression did not significantly influence pancreatic cancer cell growth but suppressed invasiveness. In addition, decreased proteolytic activity was measured in cell culture supernatants following silencing of ADAM8. In conclusion, ADAM8 is overexpressed in PDAC, influences cancer cell invasiveness and correlates with reduced survival, suggesting that ADAM8 might be a potential target in pancreatic cancer therapy.
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- N Valkovskaya
- Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Gómez-Gaviro M, Domínguez-Luis M, Canchado J, Calafat J, Janssen H, Lara-Pezzi E, Fourie A, Tugores A, Valenzuela-Fernández A, Mollinedo F, Sánchez-Madrid F, Díaz-González F. Expression and regulation of the metalloproteinase ADAM-8 during human neutrophil pathophysiological activation and its catalytic activity on L-selectin shedding. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:8053-63. [PMID: 17548643 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.12.8053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain (ADAM) proteins are a family of transmembrane glycoproteins with heterogeneous expression profiles and proteolytic, cell-adhesion, -fusion, and -signaling properties. One of its members, ADAM-8, is expressed by several cell types including neurons, osteoclasts, and leukocytes and, although it has been implicated in osteoclastogenesis and neurodegenerative processes, little is known about its role in immune cells. In this study, we show that ADAM-8 is constitutively present both on the cell surface and in intracellular granules of human neutrophils. Upon in vitro neutrophil activation, ADAM-8 was mobilized from the granules to the plasma membrane, where it was released through a metalloproteinase-dependent shedding mechanism. Adhesion of resting neutrophils to human endothelial cells also led to up-regulation of ADAM-8 surface expression. Neutrophils isolated from the synovial fluid of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis expressed higher amounts of ADAM-8 than neutrophils isolated from peripheral blood and the concentration of soluble ADAM-8 in synovial fluid directly correlated with the degree of joint inflammation. Remarkably, the presence of ADAM-8 both on the cell surface and in suspension increased the ectodomain shedding of membrane-bound L-selectin in mammalian cells. All these data support a potential relevant role for ADAM-8 in the function of neutrophils during inflammatory response.
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- Maria Gómez-Gaviro
- Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Stoermann B, Kretschmer K, Düber S, Weiss S. B-1a cells are imprinted by the microenvironment in spleen and peritoneum. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:1613-20. [PMID: 17492803 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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B-1a cells are found mainly in the peritoneal cavity of mice but are also present in the spleen. Gene expression profiling defined many genes differentially expressed in B-1a cells from these two sites. To see whether this gene expression pattern was imprinted by the particular microenvironment, peritoneal or spleen cells from recombinant L2 mice mainly consisting of B-1a cells were adoptively transferred into Rag1-/- mice. Re-isolated peritoneal and splenic B-1a cells were analyzed for expression of three indicator genes--vcam-1, adamdec1 and spi-c. The expression of these genes was up-regulated in splenic and down-regulated in peritoneal cells. This particular pattern was observed for peritoneal or splenic donor cells transferred either intraperitoneally or intravenously. Similar results were obtained when levels of surface IgM or frequencies of Mac-1+ B-1 cells were compared after transfer. This suggests that the environment induces the particular genetic program of B-1a cells and argues against an independent ontogeny.
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- Britta Stoermann
- Molecular Immunology, HZI, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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Malamitsi-Puchner A, Vrachnis N, Samoli E, Baka S, Iliodromiti Z, Puchner KP, Malligianis P, Hassiakos D. Possible early prediction of preterm birth by determination of novel proinflammatory factors in midtrimester amniotic fluid. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1092:440-9. [PMID: 17308171 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1365.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Interferon-gamma-inducible T cell-alpha chemoattractant (ITAC) is a chemokine, directing activated T lymphocytes toward sites of inflammation. ADAM-8 (A disintegrin and metalloprotease-8) is a glycoprotein expressed in cells promoting inflammation. Elastase, a protease targeting at the degradation of intra- or extracellular proteins, is inhibited by secretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitor (SLPI), which protects against microbial invasion. Adhesion molecules (soluble intercellular adhesion molecule--sICAM-1 and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-sVCAM--1) serve as markers of inflammation or tissue damage. We hypothesized that elevated midtrimester amniotic fluid concentrations of above substances, and decreased levels of SLPI could possibly be useful predictors of asymptomatic intra-amniotic inflammation and/or infection, eventually resulting in preterm labor and delivery. The study involved 312 women undergoing midtrimester amniocentesis. Thirteen cases, progressing to preterm delivery (<37 weeks), were matched with 21 controls (delivering >37 weeks) for age, parity, and gestational age at amniocentesis. Amniotic fluid levels of the above substances were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Only amniotic fluid ITAC and ADAM-8 levels were significantly higher (P=0.005 and P < 0.02, respectively) in women delivering at <37 weeks than at >37 weeks. SLPI concentrations significantly increased in women going into labor without ruptured membranes irrespective of pre- or term delivery (P < 0.007, P < 0.001, respectively) and correlated with elastase (r=0.508, P < 0.002). In conclusion, elevated midtrimester amniotic fluid levels of ITAC and ADAM-8 could predict occult infections/inflammations, possibly resulting in preterm birth.
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- Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner
- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, 19, Soultani Str., GR-10682 Athens, Greece.
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Paulissen G, Rocks N, Quesada-Calvo F, Gosset P, Foidart JM, Noel A, Louis R, Cataldo DD. Expression of ADAMs and their inhibitors in sputum from patients with asthma. Mol Med 2007. [PMID: 17088949 DOI: 10.2119/2006-00028.paulissen] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) constitute a family of cell surface proteins containing disintegrin and metalloprotease domains which associate features of adhesion molecules and proteases. ADAMTSs (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs) bear thrombospondin type I motifs in C-terminal extremity, and most of them are secreted proteins. Because genetic studies have shown that ADAM-33 gene polymorphisms are associated with asthma, we designed this study to assess mRNA expression profile of several ADAM and ADAMTS proteases in sputum from patients with asthma and to investigate the relationship between expression of these proteases and asthma-associated inflammation and airway obstruction. mRNA expression profile of selected ADAM and ADAMTS proteinases (ADAM-8, -9, -10, -12, -15, -17, and -33; ADAMTS-1, -2, -15, -16, -17, -18, and -19), their physiological inhibitors TIMP-1 and TIMP-3, and RECK, a membrane-anchored MMP activity regulator, was obtained by RT-PCR analysis performed on cells collected by sputum induction from 21 patients with mild to moderate asthma and 17 healthy individuals. mRNA levels of ADAM-8, ADAM-9, ADAM-12, TIMP-1, and TIMP-3 were significantly increased, whereas mRNA levels coding for ADAMTS-1, ADAMTS-15, and RECK were significantly decreased in patients with asthma compared with control patients. ADAM-8 expression was negatively correlated with the forced expiratory volume at the first second (FEV(1)) (r = -0.57, P < 0.01), whereas ADAMTS-1 and RECK expressions were positively correlated to FEV(1) (r = 0.45, P < 0.05, and r = 0.55, P = 0.01, respectively). We conclude that expression of ADAMs and ADAMTSs and their inhibitors is modulated in airways from patients with asthma and that these molecules may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma.
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- Geneviève Paulissen
- Department of Biology of Tumours, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics, CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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Paulissen G, Rocks N, Quesada-Calvo F, Gosset P, Foidart JM, Noel A, Louis R, Cataldo DD. Expression of ADAMs and their inhibitors in sputum from patients with asthma. MOLECULAR MEDICINE (CAMBRIDGE, MASS.) 2007; 12:171-9. [PMID: 17088949 PMCID: PMC1626598 DOI: 10.2119/2006–00028.paulissen] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) constitute a family of cell surface proteins containing disintegrin and metalloprotease domains which associate features of adhesion molecules and proteases. ADAMTSs (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs) bear thrombospondin type I motifs in C-terminal extremity, and most of them are secreted proteins. Because genetic studies have shown that ADAM-33 gene polymorphisms are associated with asthma, we designed this study to assess mRNA expression profile of several ADAM and ADAMTS proteases in sputum from patients with asthma and to investigate the relationship between expression of these proteases and asthma-associated inflammation and airway obstruction. mRNA expression profile of selected ADAM and ADAMTS proteinases (ADAM-8, -9, -10, -12, -15, -17, and -33; ADAMTS-1, -2, -15, -16, -17, -18, and -19), their physiological inhibitors TIMP-1 and TIMP-3, and RECK, a membrane-anchored MMP activity regulator, was obtained by RT-PCR analysis performed on cells collected by sputum induction from 21 patients with mild to moderate asthma and 17 healthy individuals. mRNA levels of ADAM-8, ADAM-9, ADAM-12, TIMP-1, and TIMP-3 were significantly increased, whereas mRNA levels coding for ADAMTS-1, ADAMTS-15, and RECK were significantly decreased in patients with asthma compared with control patients. ADAM-8 expression was negatively correlated with the forced expiratory volume at the first second (FEV(1)) (r = -0.57, P < 0.01), whereas ADAMTS-1 and RECK expressions were positively correlated to FEV(1) (r = 0.45, P < 0.05, and r = 0.55, P = 0.01, respectively). We conclude that expression of ADAMs and ADAMTSs and their inhibitors is modulated in airways from patients with asthma and that these molecules may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma.
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- Geneviève Paulissen
- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Departments of Biology of Tumours and Development, and Pneumology, Center for Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics (CBIG), CHU Liège, University of Liege, Belgium
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Didier Cataldo, University of Liege, Tower of Pathology (B23), 4000 Liege, Belgium. Phone: +3243662521; fax: +3243662939; e-mail:
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Fritzsche FR, Jung M, Xu C, Rabien A, Schicktanz H, Stephan C, Dietel M, Jung K, Kristiansen G. ADAM8 expression in prostate cancer is associated with parameters of unfavorable prognosis. Virchows Arch 2006; 449:628-36. [PMID: 17106710 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2006] [Accepted: 09/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gene products of the A disintegrin and metalloprotease (ADAM) family are critically involved in carcinogenesis and tumor progression of various solid tumors. Little is known about ADAM8 in prostate cancer. In our quest for novel diagnostic tissue markers of prostate cancer, we aimed to evaluate the expression of ADAM8 in prostate cancer and to correlate it with clinicopathological parameters. One hundred twenty-eight clinicopathologically characterized prostate cancer patients, with available follow-up data, were immunostained for ADAM8. Additionally, ADAM8 mRNA expression was quantified by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (n = 59). ADAM8 protein expression was significantly associated with higher pT status, positive nodal status, and higher Gleason scores. Still, a significant prognostic value for the prostate-specific antigen relapse-free survival of ADAM8 could not be demonstrated. The differentiality of ADAM8 expression on protein and on mRNA level was low and partially inconclusive. Therefore, despite of its significant association with conventional parameters of an unfavorable prognosis, ADAM8 adds only limited information to the conventional histopathological assessment of prostate cancer.
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- Florian R Fritzsche
- Department of Pathology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Schumannstrasse 20-21, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Rossi L, Manfredini R, Bertolini F, Ferrari D, Fogli M, Zini R, Salati S, Salvestrini V, Gulinelli S, Adinolfi E, Ferrari S, Di Virgilio F, Baccarani M, Lemoli RM. The extracellular nucleotide UTP is a potent inducer of hematopoietic stem cell migration. Blood 2006; 109:533-42. [PMID: 17008551 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-01-035634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Homing and engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to the bone marrow (BM) involve a complex interplay between chemokines, cytokines, and nonpeptide molecules. Extracellular nucleotides and their cognate P2 receptors are emerging as key factors of inflammation and related chemotactic responses. In this study, we investigated the activity of extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and uridine triphosphate (UTP) on CXCL12-stimulated CD34+ HSC chemotaxis. In vitro, UTP significantly improved HSC migration, inhibited cell membrane CXCR4 down-regulation by migrating CD34+ cells, and increased cell adhesion to fibronectin. In vivo, preincubation with UTP significantly enhanced the BM homing efficiency of human CD34+ cells in immunodeficient mice. Pertussis toxin blocked CXCL12- and UTP-dependent chemotactic responses, suggesting that G-protein alpha-subunits (Galphai) may provide a converging signal for CXCR4- and P2Y-activated transduction pathways. In addition, gene expression profiling of UTP- and CXCL12-treated CD34+ cells and in vitro inhibition assays demonstrated that Rho guanosine 5'-triphosphatase (GTPase) Rac2 and downstream effectors Rho GTPase-activated kinases 1 and 2 (ROCK1/2) are involved in UTP-promoted/CXCL12-dependent HSC migration. Our data suggest that UTP may physiologically modulate the homing of HSCs to the BM, in concert with CXCL12, via the activation of converging signaling pathways between CXCR4 and P2Y receptors, involving Galphai proteins and RhoGTPases.
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- Lara Rossi
- Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology L & A Seràgnoli, University of Bologna, and Stem Cell Research Center, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Italy
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Tellier E, Canault M, Rebsomen L, Bonardo B, Juhan-Vague I, Nalbone G, Peiretti F. The shedding activity of ADAM17 is sequestered in lipid rafts. Exp Cell Res 2006; 312:3969-80. [PMID: 17010968 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Revised: 08/28/2006] [Accepted: 08/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) converting enzyme (ADAM17) is a metalloprotease-disintegrin responsible for the cleavage of several biologically active transmembrane proteins. However, the substrate specificity of ADAM17 and the regulation of its shedding activity are still poorly understood. Here, we report that during its transport through the Golgi apparatus, ADAM17 is included in cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains (lipid rafts) where its prodomain is cleaved by furin. Consequently, ADAM17 shedding activity is sequestered in lipid rafts, which is confirmed by the fact that metalloproteinase inhibition increases the proportion of ADAM17 substrates (TNF and its receptors TNFR1 and TNFR2) in lipid rafts. Membrane cholesterol depletion increases the ADAM17-dependent shedding of these substrates demonstrating the importance of lipid rafts in the control of this process. Furthermore, ADAM17 substrates are present in different proportions in lipid rafts, suggesting that the entry of each of these substrates in these particular membrane microdomains is specifically regulated. Our data support the idea that one of the mechanisms regulating ADAM17 substrate cleavage involves protein partitioning in lipid rafts.
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Vrachnis N, Malamitsi-Puchner A, Samoli E, Botsis D, Iliodromiti Z, Baka S, Hassiakos D, Creatsas G. Elevated mid-trimester amniotic fluid ADAM-8 concentrations as a potential risk factor for preterm delivery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 13:186-90. [PMID: 16638589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2006.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine during mid-trimester amniocentesis if elevated concentrations of ADAM-8 (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease 8) and/or cortisol can recognize women at risk for spontaneous preterm delivery. METHODS The study involved 312 women who underwent mid-trimester amniocentesis. Thirteen patients, who progressed to preterm delivery, were matched with 21 controls for age, parity, gestational age at amniocentesis, and year of amniocentesis. ADAM-8 and cortisol levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and radioimmunoassay, respectively. RESULTS ADAM-8 mean amniotic fluid concentrations were significantly higher in women with preterm delivery than in women delivering at term (mean 1213.9 [SE 96.7] pg/mL [range, 780 to 1854 pg/mL] vs mean 937.2 [SE 50.3] pg/mL [range, 486 to 1508 pg/mL], P < .02). Amniotic fluid ADAM-8 concentrations higher than 1149 pg/mL had the highest specificity and odds ratio (OR) in the identification of the women with increased risk for preterm delivery (sensitivity 61.5%; specificity 81.7%; OR, 9.6 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.8 to 50.3]). Women with preterm delivery had suggestively higher amniotic fluid concentrations of cortisol (mean 1.3 [SE 0.2] microg/dL [range, 0.4 to 2.2 microg/dL]) than women delivering at term (mean 1.0 [SE 0.09] microg/dL [range, 0.6 to 1.7 microg/dL], P < .07). Furthermore, cortisol levels were positively correlated with ADAM-8 levels (Spearman's r = .418, P < .014). CONCLUSIONS Elevated mid-trimester amniotic fluid ADAM-8 concentrations possibly are a risk factor for preterm delivery, particularly if ADAM-8 levels are greater than 1149 pg/mL. Potential intrauterine inflammation is also associated with suggestively increased amniotic fluid cortisol levels.
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- Nikolaos Vrachnis
- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aretaeion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
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