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Shahzad S, Krug SA, Mouriño S, Huang W, Kane MA, Wilks A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa heme metabolites biliverdin IXβ and IXδ are integral to lifestyle adaptations associated with chronic infection. mBio 2024; 15:e0276323. [PMID: 38319089 PMCID: PMC10936436 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02763-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile opportunistic pathogen requiring iron for its survival and virulence within the host. The ability to switch to heme as an iron source and away from siderophore uptake provides an advantage in chronic infection. We have recently shown the extracellular heme metabolites biliverdin IXβ (BVIXβ) and BVIXδ positively regulate the heme-dependent cell surface signaling cascade. We further investigated the role of BVIXβ and BVIXδ in cell signaling utilizing allelic strains lacking a functional heme oxygenase (hemOin) or one reengineered to produce BVIXα (hemOα). Compared to PAO1, both strains show a heme-dependent growth defect, decreased swarming and twitching, and less robust biofilm formation. Interestingly, the motility and biofilm defects were partially rescued on addition of exogenous BVIXβ and BVIXδ. Utilizing liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we performed a comparative proteomics and metabolomics analysis of PAO1 versus the allelic strains in shaking and static conditions. In shaking conditions, the hemO allelic strains showed a significant increase in proteins involved in quorum sensing, phenazine production, and chemotaxis. Metabolite profiling further revealed increased levels of Pseudomonas quinolone signal and phenazine metabolites. In static conditions, we observed a significant repression of chemosensory pathways and type IV pili biogenesis proteins as well as several phosphodiesterases associated with biofilm dispersal. We propose BVIX metabolites function as signaling and chemotactic molecules integrating heme utilization as an iron source into the adaptation of P. aeruginosa from a planktonic to sessile lifestyle. IMPORTANCE The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes long-term chronic infection in the airways of cystic fibrosis patients. The ability to scavenge iron and to establish chronic infection within this environment coincides with a switch to utilize heme as the primary iron source. Herein, we show the heme metabolites biliverdin beta and delta are themselves important signaling molecules integrating the switch in iron acquisition systems with cooperative behaviors such as motility and biofilm formation that are essential for long-term chronic infection. These significant findings will enhance the development of viable multi-targeted therapeutics effective against both heme utilization and cooperative behaviors essential for survival and persistence within the host.
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- Saba Shahzad
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Tierney MT, Polak L, Yang Y, Abdusselamoglu MD, Baek I, Stewart KS, Fuchs E. Vitamin A resolves lineage plasticity to orchestrate stem cell lineage choices. Science 2024; 383:eadi7342. [PMID: 38452090 PMCID: PMC11177320 DOI: 10.1126/science.adi7342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Lineage plasticity-a state of dual fate expression-is required to release stem cells from their niche constraints and redirect them to tissue compartments where they are most needed. In this work, we found that without resolving lineage plasticity, skin stem cells cannot effectively generate each lineage in vitro nor regrow hair and repair wounded epidermis in vivo. A small-molecule screen unearthed retinoic acid as a critical regulator. Combining high-throughput approaches, cell culture, and in vivo mouse genetics, we dissected its roles in tissue regeneration. We found that retinoic acid is made locally in hair follicle stem cell niches, where its levels determine identity and usage. Our findings have therapeutic implications for hair growth as well as chronic wounds and cancers, where lineage plasticity is unresolved.
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- Matthew T Tierney
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University; New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University; New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University; New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University; New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University; New York, NY 10065, USA
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Doshi TL, Dorsey SG, Huang W, Kane MA, Lim M. Proteomic Analysis to Identify Prospective Biomarkers of Treatment Outcome After Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Preliminary Study. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2024; 25:781-790. [PMID: 37838347 PMCID: PMC10922145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
Abstract
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe neuropathic facial pain disorder, often caused by vascular or neuronal compression of the trigeminal nerve. In such cases, microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery can be used to treat TN, but pain relief is not guaranteed. The molecular mechanisms that affect treatment response to MVD are not well understood. In this exploratory study, we performed label-free quantitative proteomic profiling of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients undergoing MVD for TN, then compared the proteomic profiles of patients graded as responders (n = 7) versus non-responders (n = 9). We quantified 1,090 proteins in plasma and 1,087 proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, of which 12 were differentially regulated in the same direction in both sample types. Functional analyses of differentially regulated proteins in protein-protein interaction networks suggested pathways of the immune system, axon guidance, and cellular stress response to be associated with response to MVD. These findings suggest potential biomarkers of response to MVD, as well as possible mechanisms of variable treatment success in TN patients. PERSPECTIVE: This exploratory study evaluates proteomic profiles in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of patients undergoing microvascular decompression surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. Differential expression of proteins between surgery responders versus non-responders may serve as biomarkers to predict surgical success and provide insight into surgical mechanisms of pain relief in trigeminal neuralgia.
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- Tina L. Doshi
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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Frech S, Lichtenberger BM. Modulating embryonic signaling pathways paves the way for regeneration in wound healing. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1367425. [PMID: 38434140 PMCID: PMC10904466 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1367425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Epithelial tissues, including the skin, are highly proliferative tissues with the capability to constant renewal and regeneration, a feature that is essential for survival as the skin forms a protective barrier against external insults and water loss. In adult mammalian skin, every injury will lead to a scar. The scar tissue that is produced to seal the wound efficiently is usually rigid and lacks elasticity and the skin's original resilience to external impacts, but also secondary appendages such as hair follicles and sebaceous glands. While it was long thought that hair follicles develop solely during embryogenesis, it is becoming increasingly clear that hair follicles can also regenerate within a wound. The ability of the skin to induce hair neogenesis following injury however declines with age. As fetal and neonatal skin have the remarkable capacity to heal without scarring, the recapitulation of a neonatal state has been a primary target of recent regenerative research. In this review we highlight how modulating dermal signaling or the abundance of specific fibroblast subsets could be utilized to induce de novo hair follicles within the wound bed, and thus to shift wound repair with a scar to scarless regeneration.
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Correia M, Lopes J, Lopes D, Melero A, Makvandi P, Veiga F, Coelho JFJ, Fonseca AC, Paiva-Santos AC. Nanotechnology-based techniques for hair follicle regeneration. Biomaterials 2023; 302:122348. [PMID: 37866013 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
The hair follicle (HF) is a multicellular complex structure of the skin that contains a reservoir of multipotent stem cells. Traditional hair repair methods such as drug therapies, hair transplantation, and stem cell therapy have limitations. Advances in nanotechnology offer new approaches for HF regeneration, including controlled drug release and HF-specific targeting. Until recently, embryogenesis was thought to be the only mechanism for forming hair follicles. However, in recent years, the phenomenon of wound-induced hair neogenesis (WIHN) or de novo HF regeneration has gained attention as it can occur under certain conditions in wound beds. This review covers HF-specific targeting strategies, with particular emphasis on currently used nanotechnology-based strategies for both hair loss-related diseases and HF regeneration. HF regeneration is discussed in several modalities: modulation of the hair cycle, stimulation of progenitor cells and signaling pathways, tissue engineering, WIHN, and gene therapy. The HF has been identified as an ideal target for nanotechnology-based strategies for hair regeneration. However, some regulatory challenges may delay the development of HF regeneration nanotechnology based-strategies, which will be lastly discussed.
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- Mafalda Correia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, University of Valencia (Campus de Burjassot), Av. Vicente A. Estelles s/n, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, 324000, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEMMPRE - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Lim C, Lim J, Choi S. Wound-Induced Hair Follicle Neogenesis as a Promising Approach for Hair Regeneration. Mol Cells 2023; 46:573-578. [PMID: 37650216 PMCID: PMC10590709 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2023.0071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The mammalian skin contains hair follicles, which are epidermal appendages that undergo periodic cycles and exhibit mini-organ features, such as discrete stem cell compartments and different cellular components. Wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) is the remarkable ability to regenerate hair follicles after large-scale wounding and occurs in several adult mammals. WIHN is comparable to embryonic hair follicle development in its processes. Researchers are beginning to identify the stem cells that, in response to wounding, develop into neogenic hair follicles, as well as to understand the functions of immune cells, mesenchymal cells, and several signaling pathways that are essential for this process. WIHN represents a promising therapeutic approach to the reprogramming of cellular states for promoting hair follicle regeneration and preventing scar formation. In the scope of this review, we investigate the contribution of several cell types and molecular mechanisms to WIHN.
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- Chaeryeong Lim
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
- School of Medical Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 37673, Korea
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, POSTECH, Pohang 37673, Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology (I_CREATE), Yonsei University, Incheon 21983, Korea
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Hoang TM, Huang W, Gans J, Weiner J, Nowak E, Barbier M, Wilks A, Kane MA, Oglesby AG. The heme-responsive PrrH sRNA regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa pyochelin gene expression. mSphere 2023; 8:e0039223. [PMID: 37800921 PMCID: PMC10597452 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00392-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that requires iron for growth and virulence, yet this nutrient is sequestered by the innate immune system during infection. When iron is limiting, P. aeruginosa expresses the PrrF1 and PrrF2 small RNAs (sRNAs), which post-transcriptionally repress expression of nonessential iron-containing proteins, thus sparing this nutrient for more critical processes. The genes for the PrrF1 and PrrF2 sRNAs are arranged in tandem on the chromosome, allowing for the transcription of a longer heme-responsive sRNA, termed PrrH. While the functions of PrrF1 and PrrF2 have been extensively studied, the role of PrrH in P. aeruginosa physiology and virulence is not well understood. In this study, we performed transcriptomic and proteomic studies to identify the PrrH regulon. In shaking cultures, the pyochelin synthesis proteins were increased in two distinct prrH mutants compared to the wild type, while the mRNAs for these proteins were not affected by the prrH mutation. We identified complementarity between the PrrH sRNA and the sequence upstream of the pchE mRNA, suggesting the potential for PrrH to directly regulate the expression of genes for pyochelin synthesis. We further showed that pchE mRNA levels were increased in the prrH mutants when grown in static but not shaking conditions. Moreover, we discovered that controlling for the presence of light was critical for examining the impact of PrrH on pchE expression. As such, our study reports on the first likely target of the PrrH sRNA and highlights key environmental variables that will allow for future characterization of PrrH function. IMPORTANCE In the human host, iron is predominantly in the form of heme, which Pseudomonas aeruginosa can acquire as an iron source during infection. We previously showed that the iron-responsive PrrF small RNAs (sRNAs) are critical for mediating iron homeostasis during P. aeruginosa infection; however, the function of the heme-responsive PrrH sRNA remains unclear. In this study, we identified genes for pyochelin siderophore biosynthesis, which mediates uptake of inorganic iron, as a novel target of PrrH regulation. This study therefore highlights a novel relationship between heme availability and siderophore biosynthesis in P. aeruginosa.
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- Tra-My Hoang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
- Vaccine Development Center at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
- Vaccine Development Center at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Joshi M, Hiremath P, John J, Ranadive N, Nandakumar K, Mudgal J. Modulatory role of vitamins A, B3, C, D, and E on skin health, immunity, microbiome, and diseases. Pharmacol Rep 2023; 75:1096-1114. [PMID: 37673852 PMCID: PMC10539462 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-023-00520-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
Abstract
Disruption of the skin barrier and immunity has been associated with several skin diseases, namely atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriasis, and acne. Resident and non-resident immune cells and the barrier system of the skin are integral to innate immunity. Recent advances in understanding skin microbiota have opened the scope of further understanding the various communications between these microbiota and skin immune cells. Vitamins, being one of the important micronutrients, have been reported to exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial effects. The immunomodulatory action of vitamins can halt the progression of skin diseases, and thus, understanding the immuno-pharmacology of these vitamins, especially for skin diseases can pave the way for their therapeutic potential. At the same time, molecular and cellular markers modulated with these vitamins and their derivatives need to be explored. The present review is focused on significant vitamins (vitamins A, B3, C, D, and E) consumed as nutritional supplements to discuss the outcomes and scope of studies related to skin immunity, health, and diseases.
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- Mahika Joshi
- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India.
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Yang Y, Chu C, Liu L, Wang C, Hu C, Rung S, Man Y, Qu Y. Tracing immune cells around biomaterials with spatial anchors during large-scale wound regeneration. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5995. [PMID: 37752124 PMCID: PMC10522601 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41608-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Skin scarring devoid of dermal appendages after severe trauma has unfavorable effects on aesthetic and physiological functions. Here we present a method for large-area wound regeneration using biodegradable aligned extracellular matrix scaffolds. We show that the implantation of these scaffolds accelerates wound coverage and enhances hair follicle neogenesis. We perform multimodal analysis, in combination with single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics, to explore the immune responses around biomaterials, highlighting the potential role of regulatory T cells in mitigating tissue fibrous by suppressing excessive type 2 inflammation. We find that immunodeficient mice lacking mature T lymphocytes show the typical characteristic of tissue fibrous driven by type 2 macrophage inflammation, validating the potential therapeutic effect of the adaptive immune system activated by biomaterials. These findings contribute to our understanding of the coordination of immune systems in wound regeneration and facilitate the design of immunoregulatory biomaterials in the future.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Department of Prosthodontics & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Department of Prosthodontics & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Oral Implantology & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Prosthodontics & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Park Y, Srigouri H, Kim D. Novel Quinazoline Derivative Induces Differentiation of Keratinocytes and Enhances Skin Barrier Functions against Th2 Cytokine-Mediated Signaling. Molecules 2023; 28:6119. [PMID: 37630370 PMCID: PMC10458605 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28166119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritic lesions and skin barrier dysfunction. In this study, we evaluated the effect of a quinazoline derivative, SH-340, on TSLP expression and signaling in human primary keratinocytes. Our results demonstrated that SH-340 significantly increased factors for differentiation and skin barrier function including KRT1, KRT2, KRT10, IVL, LOR, CLDN1, OVOL1, and FLG, whereas it inhibited TSLP expression in a dose-dependent manner, both at the mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, SH-340 was found to inhibit the phosphorylation of STAT6, a downstream signaling molecule of IL-4 and IL-13, in keratinocytes. These findings suggest that SH-340 may suppress TSLP expression by inhibiting the IL-4/IL-13-STAT6 signaling pathway. Finally, SH-340 may potentially contribute to both the alleviation of inflammation and the restoration of skin barrier function.
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- Yukyung Park
- Department of Energy and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Dongseo University, Busan 47011, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Information Platform Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Energy and Biotechnology, Graduate School, Dongseo University, Busan 47011, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bio-Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Bio-Health Convergence, Dongseo University, Busan 47011, Republic of Korea
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Kim S, Rainer BM, Qi J, Brown I, Ogurtsova A, Leung S, Garza LA, Kang S, Chien AL. Clinical and molecular change induced by repeated low-dose visible light exposure in both light-skinned and dark-skinned individuals. PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2023; 39:204-212. [PMID: 35861041 PMCID: PMC9859939 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Visible light (VL) is known to induce pigmentation in dark-skinned individuals and immediate erythema in light-skinned individuals. However, the effects of accumulated low-dose VL exposure across skin types are not well established. METHODS Thirty-one healthy subjects with light (Fitzpatrick skin types [FST] I-II, n = 13) and dark (FST V-VI, n = 18) skin types were enrolled. Subjects' buttocks were exposed daily to VL, wavelength 400-700 nm, with a dose of 120 J/cm2 at 50 mW/cm2 , for four consecutive days. Microarray using Affymetrix GeneChip (49,395 genes) was performed followed by qRT-PCR on skin samples. RESULTS Repeated low-dose VL irradiation induced immediate pigment darkening and delayed tanning in dark-skinned individuals while no discernable pigmentation and erythema were observed in light-skinned individuals. Top ten upregulated genes by repeated VL exposure in microarray included melanogenic genes such as tyrosinase (TYR), tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TYRP1), dopachrome tautomerase (DCT), premelanosome protein (PMEL), melan-A (MLANA), and solute carrier family 24, member 5 (SLC24A5) and genes involved in inflammation/matrix remodeling/cell signaling including chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 18 (CCL18), BCL2-related protein A1 (BCL2A1), and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). In qRT-PCR CCL18 was upregulated in light skin with a greater extent (mean fold change ± SD; 4.03 ± 3.28, p = .04) than in dark-skinned individuals (1.91 ± 1.32, p = .07) while TYR was not significantly upregulated in both skin types. CONCLUSION This study highlights the genes upregulated by cumulative VL exposure involved in pigmentation, immune response, oxidation/reduction, and matrix remodeling across skin types providing relevant information on daily solar exposure.
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- Sooyoung Kim
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Hoang TM, Huang W, Gans J, Nowak E, Barbier M, Wilks A, Kane MA, Oglesby AG. The heme-responsive PrrH sRNA regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa pyochelin gene expression. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.19.524833. [PMID: 36712080 PMCID: PMC9882372 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.19.524833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that requires iron for growth and virulence, yet this nutrient is sequestered by the innate immune system during infection. When iron is limiting, P. aeruginosa expresses the PrrF1 and PrrF2 small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs), which post-transcriptionally repress expression of non-essential iron-containing proteins thus sparing this nutrient for more critical processes. The genes for the PrrF1 and PrrF2 sRNAs are arranged in tandem on the chromosome, allowing for the transcription of a longer heme-responsive sRNA, termed PrrH. While the functions of PrrF1 and PrrF2 have been studied extensively, the role of PrrH in P. aeruginosa physiology and virulence is not well understood. In this study, we performed transcriptomic and proteomic studies to identify the PrrH regulon. In shaking cultures, the pyochelin synthesis proteins were increased in two distinct prrH mutants compared to wild type, while the mRNAs for these proteins were not affected by prrH mutation. We identified complementarity between the PrrH sRNA and sequence upstream of the pchE mRNA, suggesting potential for PrrH to directly regulate expression of genes for pyochelin synthesis. We further showed that pchE mRNA levels were increased in the prrH mutants when grown in static but not shaking conditions. Moreover, we discovered controlling for the presence of light was critical for examining the impact of PrrH on pchE expression. As such, our study reports on the first likely target of the PrrH sRNA and highlights key environmental variables that will allow for future characterization of PrrH function.
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- Tra-My Hoang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV USA
- Vaccine Development Center at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV USA
- Vaccine Development Center at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD USA
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Wang G, Sweren E, Andrews W, Li Y, Chen J, Xue Y, Wier E, Alphonse MP, Luo L, Miao Y, Chen R, Zeng D, Lee S, Li A, Dare E, Kim D, Archer NK, Reddy SK, Resar L, Hu Z, Grice EA, Kane MA, Garza LA. Commensal microbiome promotes hair follicle regeneration by inducing keratinocyte HIF-1α signaling and glutamine metabolism. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eabo7555. [PMID: 36598999 PMCID: PMC9812389 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo7555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Tissue injury induces metabolic changes in stem cells, which likely modulate regeneration. Using a model of organ regeneration called wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN), we identified skin-resident bacteria as key modulators of keratinocyte metabolism, demonstrating a positive correlation between bacterial load, glutamine metabolism, and regeneration. Specifically, through comprehensive multiomic analysis and single-cell RNA sequencing in murine skin, we show that bacterially induced hypoxia drives increased glutamine metabolism in keratinocytes with attendant enhancement of skin and hair follicle regeneration. In human skin wounds, topical broad-spectrum antibiotics inhibit glutamine production and are partially responsible for reduced healing. These findings reveal a conserved and coherent physiologic context in which bacterially induced metabolic changes improve the tolerance of stem cells to damage and enhance regenerative capacity. This unexpected proregenerative modulation of metabolism by the skin microbiome in both mice and humans suggests important methods for enhancing regeneration after injury.
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- Gaofeng Wang
- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Oncology, Pathology and Institute for Cellular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
- Department of Bio-Chemical Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Oncology, Pathology and Institute for Cellular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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Role of EZH2 in Uterine Gland Development. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415665. [PMID: 36555314 PMCID: PMC9779349 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is a core component of polycomb repressive complex 2 that plays a vital role in transcriptional repression of gene expression. Conditional ablation of EZH2 using progesterone receptor (Pgr)-Cre in the mouse uterus has uncovered its roles in regulating uterine epithelial cell growth and stratification, suppressing decidual myofibroblast activation, and maintaining normal female fertility. However, it is unclear whether EZH2 plays a role in the development of uterine glands, which are required for pregnancy success. Herein, we created mice with conditional deletion of Ezh2 using anti-Mullerian hormone receptor type 2 (Amhr2)-Cre recombinase that is expressed in mesenchyme-derived cells of the female reproductive tract. Strikingly, these mice showed marked defects in uterine adenogenesis. Unlike Ezh2 Pgr-Cre conditional knockout mice, deletion of Ezh2 using Amhr2-Cre did not lead to the differentiation of basal-like cells in the uterus. The deficient uterine adenogenesis was accompanied by impaired uterine function and pregnancy loss. Transcriptomic profiling using next generation sequencing revealed dysregulation of genes associated with signaling pathways that play fundamental roles in development and disease. In summary, this study has identified an unrecognized role of EZH2 in uterine gland development, a postnatal event critical for pregnancy success and female fertility.
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Yang Y, Li H, Fotopoulou C, Cunnea P, Zhao X. Toll-like receptor-targeted anti-tumor therapies: Advances and challenges. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1049340. [PMID: 36479129 PMCID: PMC9721395 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1049340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are pattern recognition receptors, originally discovered to stimulate innate immune reactions against microbial infection. TLRs also play essential roles in bridging the innate and adaptive immune system, playing multiple roles in inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. Thanks to the immune stimulatory potential of TLRs, TLR-targeted strategies in cancer treatment have proved to be able to regulate the tumor microenvironment towards tumoricidal phenotypes. Quantities of pre-clinical studies and clinical trials using TLR-targeted strategies in treating cancer have been initiated, with some drugs already becoming part of standard care. Here we review the structure, ligand, signaling pathways, and expression of TLRs; we then provide an overview of the pre-clinical studies and an updated clinical trial watch targeting each TLR in cancer treatment; and finally, we discuss the challenges and prospects of TLR-targeted therapy.
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- Yang Yang
- Development and Related Disease of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Development and Related Disease of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Development and Related Disease of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Angileri KM, Bagia NA, Feschotte C. Transposon control as a checkpoint for tissue regeneration. Development 2022; 149:dev191957. [PMID: 36440631 PMCID: PMC10655923 DOI: 10.1242/dev.191957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tissue regeneration requires precise temporal control of cellular processes such as inflammatory signaling, chromatin remodeling and proliferation. The combination of these processes forms a unique microenvironment permissive to the expression, and potential mobilization of, transposable elements (TEs). Here, we develop the hypothesis that TE activation creates a barrier to tissue repair that must be overcome to achieve successful regeneration. We discuss how uncontrolled TE activity may impede tissue restoration and review mechanisms by which TE activity may be controlled during regeneration. We posit that the diversification and co-evolution of TEs and host control mechanisms may contribute to the wide variation in regenerative competency across tissues and species.
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- Krista M. Angileri
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, 526 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, 526 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, 526 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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Xue Y, Lim CH, Plikus MV, Ito M, Cotsarelis G, Garza LA. Wound-Induced Hair Neogenesis Model. J Invest Dermatol 2022; 142:2565-2569. [PMID: 36153062 PMCID: PMC9549415 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Skin wounds in adult mammals typically heal with a fibrotic scar and fail to restore ectodermal appendages, such as hair follicles or adipose tissue. Intriguingly, new hair follicles regenerate in the center of large full-thickness wounds of mice in a process called wound-induced hair neogenesis (WIHN). WIHN is followed by neogenesis of dermal adipose tissue. Both neogenic events reactivate embryonic-like cellular and molecular programs. The WIHN model provides a platform for studying mammalian regeneration, and findings from this model could instruct future regenerative medicine interventions for treating wounds and alopecia. Since Ito et al. rediscovered WIHN 15 years ago, numerous investigators have worked on the WIHN model using varying wounding protocols and model interpretations. Because a variety of factors, including environmental variables and choice of mouse strains, can affect the outcomes of a WIHN study, the purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the experimental variables that impact WIHN so that experiments between laboratories can be compared in a meaningful manner.
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- Yingchao Xue
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA; Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Kligman Laboratories, Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Liu Y, Guerrero-Juarez CF, Xiao F, Shettigar NU, Ramos R, Kuan CH, Lin YC, de Jesus Martinez Lomeli L, Park JM, Oh JW, Liu R, Lin SJ, Tartaglia M, Yang RB, Yu Z, Nie Q, Li J, Plikus MV. Hedgehog signaling reprograms hair follicle niche fibroblasts to a hyper-activated state. Dev Cell 2022; 57:1758-1775.e7. [PMID: 35777353 PMCID: PMC9344965 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hair follicle stem cells are regulated by dermal papilla fibroblasts, their principal signaling niche. Overactivation of Hedgehog signaling in the niche dramatically accelerates hair growth and induces follicle multiplication in mice. On single-cell RNA sequencing, dermal papilla fibroblasts increase heterogeneity to include new Wnt5ahigh states. Transcriptionally, mutant fibroblasts activate regulatory networks for Gli1, Alx3, Ebf1, Hoxc8, Sox18, and Zfp239. These networks jointly upregulate secreted factors for multiple hair morphogenesis and hair-growth-related pathways. Among these is non-conventional TGF-β ligand Scube3. We show that in normal mouse skin, Scube3 is expressed only in dermal papillae of growing, but not in resting follicles. SCUBE3 protein microinjection is sufficient to induce new hair growth, and pharmacological TGF-β inhibition rescues mutant hair hyper-activation phenotype. Moreover, dermal-papilla-enriched expression of SCUBE3 and its growth-activating effect are partially conserved in human scalp hair follicles. Thus, Hedgehog regulates mesenchymal niche function in the hair follicle via SCUBE3/TGF-β mechanism.
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- Yingzi Liu
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Mathematics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Amplifica Holdings Group, Inc., San Diego, CA 92128, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea; Hair Transplantation Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Research Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genetics and Rare Diseases Research Division, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Rome 00146, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Mathematics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China; Hunan Key Laboratory of Aging Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Vitamin A in Skin and Hair: An Update. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14142952. [PMID: 35889909 PMCID: PMC9324272 DOI: 10.3390/nu14142952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble micronutrient necessary for the growth of healthy skin and hair. However, both too little and too much vitamin A has deleterious effects. Retinoic acid and retinal are the main active metabolites of vitamin A. Retinoic acid dose-dependently regulates hair follicle stem cells, influencing the functioning of the hair cycle, wound healing, and melanocyte stem cells. Retinoic acid also influences melanocyte differentiation and proliferation in a dose-dependent and temporal manner. Levels of retinoids decline when exposed to ultraviolet irradiation in the skin. Retinal is necessary for the phototransduction cascade that initiates melanogenesis but the source of that retinal is currently unknown. This review discusses new research on retinoids and their effects on the skin and hair.
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Xue Y, Reddy SK, Garza LA. Toward Understanding Wound Immunology for High-Fidelity Skin Regeneration. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2022; 14:cshperspect.a041241. [DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Xiong L, McCoy M, Murtazina R, Podrez EA, Byzova TV. Timely Wound Healing is Dependent upon Endothelial but not Hair Follicle Stem Cell Toll-like Receptor 2 Signaling. J Invest Dermatol 2022; 142:3082-3092.e1. [PMID: 35561753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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As a part of innate immunity, Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays an important function in most defensive responses of the organism, including but not limited to infections. Cutaneous injury, one of the most common challenges for mammals, mobilizes a number of cell types, including epithelial, immune, and vascular cells for timely tissue repair. However, in contrast to immune cells, little is known about TLR2 function on non-immune cells during skin regeneration. Here, we used two tissue-specific conditional TLR2 knockout mouse lines to address the impact of TLR2 in endothelial and hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) on cutaneous wound healing. The loss of TLR2 on endothelial cells diminishes their ability to migrate, sprout, and proliferate in response to specific TLR2 ligands, and also reduces the secretion of key pro-angiogenic factors. Lack of TLR2 on endothelial cells prolongs wound healing due to diminished angiogenesis. TLR2 is expressed in key structures of hair follicle including HFSCs, secondary hair germ, and dermal papilla. Despite the prominent role for HFSCs in skin regeneration, excision of TLR2 from HFSCs has no impact on their proliferation or wound healing potential. Our study demonstrates that timely tissue regeneration after skin injury is dependent upon endothelial TLR2 for robust angiogenesis, while HFSC TLR2 is dispensable.
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- Luyang Xiong
- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Xue Y, Lyu C, Taylor A, Van Ee A, Kiemen A, Choi Y, Khavanian N, Henn D, Lee C, Hwang L, Wier E, Wang S, Lee S, Li A, Kirby C, Wang G, Wu PH, Wirtz D, Garza LA, Reddy SK. Mechanical tension mobilizes Lgr6 + epidermal stem cells to drive skin growth. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabl8698. [PMID: 35476447 PMCID: PMC9045722 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl8698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Uniquely among mammalian organs, skin is capable of marked size change in adults, yet the mechanisms underlying this notable capacity are unclear. Here, we use a system of controlled tissue expansion in mice to uncover cellular and molecular determinants of skin growth. Through machine learning-guided three-dimensional tissue reconstruction, we capture morphometric changes in growing skin. We find that most growth is driven by the proliferation of the epidermis in response to mechanical tension, with more limited changes in dermal and subdermal compartments. Epidermal growth is achieved through preferential activation and differentiation of Lgr6+ stem cells of the epidermis, driven in part by the Hippo pathway. By single-cell RNA sequencing, we uncover further changes in mechanosensitive and metabolic pathways underlying growth control in the skin. These studies point to therapeutic strategies to enhance skin growth and establish a platform for understanding organ size dynamics in adult mammals.
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- Yingchao Xue
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Corresponding author. (S.K.R.); (L.A.G.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Corresponding author. (S.K.R.); (L.A.G.)
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Shannon JL, Corcoran DL, Murray JC, Ziegler SF, MacLeod AS, Zhang JY. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin controls hair growth. Stem Cell Reports 2022; 17:649-663. [PMID: 35216683 PMCID: PMC9039851 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2022.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Skin tissue regeneration after injury involves the production and integration of signals by stem cells residing in hair follicles (HFSCs). Much remains unknown about how specific wound-derived factors modulate stem cell contribution to hair growth. We demonstrate that thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is produced in response to skin injury and during the anagen phase of the hair cycle. Intradermal injection of TSLP promoted wound-induced hair growth (WIHG), whereas neutralizing TSLP receptor (TSLPR) inhibited WIHG. Using flow cytometry and fluorescent immunostaining, we found that TSLP promoted proliferation of transit-amplifying cells. Lgr5CreER-mediated deletion of Tslpr in HFSCs inhibited both wound-induced and exogenous TSLP-induced hair growth. Our data highlight a novel function for TSLP in regulation of hair follicle activity during homeostasis and wound healing.
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- Jessica L Shannon
- Department of Dermatology, Duke University, P.O. Box 103052, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Duke University, P.O. Box 103052, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Duke University, P.O. Box 103052, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Duke University, P.O. Box 103052, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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van Ee A, Kim D, Prizmic V, Rho H, Park Y, Evans B, Kim S, Lee S, Wang G, Yu J, Kane MA, Garza LA. CD14 Is Induced by Retinoic Acid and Is Required for Double Stranded Noncoding RNA-Induced Regeneration. J Invest Dermatol 2022; 142:2291-2294.e7. [PMID: 34999109 PMCID: PMC9259758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Amy van Ee
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Bio-Chemical Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Bio-Chemical Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio-Chemical Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Environment Science and Biotechnology, Jeonju University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Transcriptomic analysis of human skin wound healing and rejuvenation following ablative fractional laser treatment. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260095. [PMID: 34843523 PMCID: PMC8629261 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ablative fractional laser treatment is considered the gold standard for skin rejuvenation. In order to understand how fractional laser works to rejuvenate skin, we performed microarray profiling on skin biopsies to identify temporal and dose-response changes in gene expression following fractional laser treatment. The backs of 14 women were treated with ablative fractional laser (Fraxel®) and 4 mm punch biopsies were collected from an untreated site and at the treated sites 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after the single treatment. In addition, in order to understand the effect that multiple fractional laser treatments have on skin rejuvenation, several sites were treated sequentially with either 1, 2, 3, or 4 treatments (with 28 days between treatments) followed by the collection of 4 mm punch biopsies. RNA was extracted from the biopsies, analyzed using Affymetrix U219 chips and gene expression was compared between untreated and treated sites. We observed dramatic changes in gene expression as early as 1 day after fractional laser treatment with changes remaining elevated even after 1 month. Analysis of individual genes demonstrated significant and time related changes in inflammatory, epidermal, and dermal genes, with dermal genes linked to extracellular matrix formation changing at later time points following fractional laser treatment. When comparing the age-related changes in skin gene expression to those induced by fractional laser, it was observed that fractional laser treatment reverses many of the changes in the aging gene expression. Finally, multiple fractional laser treatments, which cover different regions of a treatment area, resulted in a sustained or increased dermal remodeling response, with many genes either differentially regulated or continuously upregulated, supporting previous observations that maximal skin rejuvenation requires multiple fractional laser treatments. In conclusion, fractional laser treatment of human skin activates a number of biological processes involved in wound healing and tissue regeneration.
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The Human Innate Immune Protein Calprotectin Elicits a Multimetal Starvation Response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiol Spectr 2021; 9:e0051921. [PMID: 34549997 PMCID: PMC8557868 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00519-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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To combat infections, the mammalian host limits availability of essential transition metals such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) in a strategy termed "nutritional immunity." The innate immune protein calprotectin (CP) contributes to nutritional immunity by sequestering these metals to exert antimicrobial activity against a broad range of microbial pathogens. One such pathogen is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which causes opportunistic infections in vulnerable populations, including individuals with cystic fibrosis. CP was previously shown to withhold Fe(II) and Zn(II) from P. aeruginosa and induce Fe and Zn starvation responses in this pathogen. In this work, we performed quantitative, label-free proteomics to further elucidate how CP impacts metal homeostasis pathways in P. aeruginosa. We report that CP induces an incomplete Fe starvation response, as many Fe-containing proteins that are repressed by Fe limitation are not affected by CP treatment. The Zn starvation response elicited by CP seems to be more complete than the Fe starvation response and includes increases in Zn transporters and Zn-independent proteins. CP also induces the expression of membrane-modifying proteins, and metal depletion studies indicate this response results from the sequestration of multiple metals. Moreover, the increased expression of membrane-modifying enzymes upon CP treatment correlates with increased tolerance to polymyxin B. Thus, the response of P. aeruginosa to CP treatment includes both single- and multimetal starvation responses and includes many factors related to virulence potential, broadening our understanding of this pathogen's interaction with the host. IMPORTANCE Transition metal nutrients are critical for growth and infection by all pathogens, and the innate immune system withholds these metals from pathogens to limit their growth in a strategy termed "nutritional immunity." While multimetal depletion by the host is appreciated, the majority of studies have focused on individual metals. Here, we use the innate immune protein calprotectin (CP), which complexes with several metals, including iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn), and the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to investigate multimetal starvation. Using an unbiased label-free proteomics approach, we demonstrate that multimetal withholding by CP induces a regulatory response that is not merely additive of individual metal starvation responses, including the induction of lipid A modification proteins.
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Wier E, Asada M, Wang G, Alphonse MP, Li A, Hintelmann C, Sweren E, Youn C, Pielstick B, Ortines R, Lyu C, Daskam M, Miller LS, Archer NK, Garza LA. Neutrophil extracellular traps impair regeneration. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:10008-10019. [PMID: 34623736 PMCID: PMC8572775 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Fibrosis is a major health burden across diseases and organs. To remedy this, we study wound‐induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) as a model of non‐fibrotic healing that recapitulates embryogenesis for de novo hair follicle morphogenesis after wounding. We previously demonstrated that TLR3 promotes WIHN through binding wound‐associated dsRNA, the source of which is still unclear. Here, we find that multiple distinct contexts of high WIHN all show a strong neutrophil signature. Given the correlation between neutrophil infiltration and endogenous dsRNA release, we hypothesized that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) likely release nuclear spliceosomal U1 dsRNA and modulate WIHN. However, rather than enhance regeneration, we find mature neutrophils inhibit WIHN such that mice with mature neutrophil depletion exhibit higher WIHN. Similarly, Pad4 null mice, which are defective in NET production, show augmented WIHN. Finally, using single‐cell RNA sequencing, we identify a dramatic increase in mature and activated neutrophils in the wound beds of low regenerating Tlr3−/− mice. Taken together, these results demonstrate that although mature neutrophils are stimulated by a common pro‐regenerative cue, their presence and NETs hinder regeneration.
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- Eric Wier
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Immunology, Janssen Research and Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Zalesak-Kravec S, Huang W, Wang P, Yu J, Liu T, Defnet AE, Moise AR, Farese AM, MacVittie TJ, Kane MA. Multi-omic Analysis of Non-human Primate Heart after Partial-body Radiation with Minimal Bone Marrow Sparing. HEALTH PHYSICS 2021; 121:352-371. [PMID: 34546217 PMCID: PMC8554778 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
ABSTRACT High-dose radiation exposure results in hematopoietic and gastrointestinal acute radiation syndromes followed by delayed effects of acute radiation exposure, which encompasses multiple organs, including heart, kidney, and lung. Here we sought to further characterize the natural history of radiation-induced heart injury via determination of differential protein and metabolite expression in the heart. We quantitatively profiled the proteome and metabolome of left and right ventricle from non-human primates following 12 Gy partial body irradiation with 2.5% bone marrow sparing over a time period of 3 wk. Global proteome profiling identified more than 2,200 unique proteins, with 220 and 286 in the left and right ventricles, respectively, showing significant responses across at least three time points compared to baseline levels. High-throughput targeted metabolomics analyzed a total of 229 metabolites and metabolite combinations, with 18 and 22 in the left and right ventricles, respectively, showing significant responses compared to baseline levels. Bioinformatic analysis performed on metabolomic and proteomic data revealed pathways related to inflammation, energy metabolism, and myocardial remodeling were dysregulated. Additionally, we observed dysregulation of the retinoid homeostasis pathway, including significant post-radiation decreases in retinoic acid, an active metabolite of vitamin A. Significant differences between left and right ventricles in the pathology of radiation-induced injury were identified. This multi-omic study characterizes the natural history and molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced heart injury in NHP exposed to PBI with minimal bone marrow sparing.
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- Stephanie Zalesak-Kravec
- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada; Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Biology and Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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Chinnappan M, Harris-Tryon TA. Novel mechanisms of microbial crosstalk with skin innate immunity. Exp Dermatol 2021; 30:1484-1495. [PMID: 34252227 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Skin is an organ with a dynamic ecosystem that harbours pathogenic and commensal microbes, which constantly communicate amongst each other and with the host immune system. Evolutionarily, skin and its microbiota have evolved to remain in homeostasis. However, frequently this homeostatic relationship is disturbed by a variety of factors such as environmental stress, diet, genetic mutations, and the microbiome itself. Commensal microbes also play a major role in the maintenance of microbial homeostasis. In addition to their ability to limit pathogens, many skin commensals such as Staphylococcus epidermidis and Cutibacterium acnes have recently been implicated in disease pathogenesis either by directly modulating the host immune components or by supporting the expansion of other pathogenic microbes. Likewise, opportunistic skin pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus lugdunensis are able to breach the skin and cause disease. Though much has been established about the microbiota's function in skin immunity, we are in a time where newer mechanistic insights rapidly redefine our understanding of the host/microbial interface in the skin. In this review, we provide a concise summary of recent advances in our understanding of the interplay between host defense strategies and the skin microbiota.
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- Mahendran Chinnappan
- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Williams KL, Garza LA. Diverse cellular players orchestrate regeneration after wounding. Exp Dermatol 2021; 30:605-612. [PMID: 33251597 PMCID: PMC8059097 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Fibrosis is one of the largest sources of human morbidity. The skin is a complex organ where interplay between diverse cell types and signalling pathways is essential both in homeostasis and wound repair, which can result in fibrosis or regeneration. This makes skin a useful model to study fibrosis and regeneration. While fibrosis often occurs postinjury, both clinical and laboratory observations suggest skin regeneration, complete with reconstituted cell diversity and de novo hair follicles, is possible. Extensive research performed in pursuit of skin regeneration has elucidated the key players, both cellular and molecular. Interestingly, some cells known for their homeostatic function are not implicated in regeneration or wound-induced hair neogenesis (WIHN), suggesting regeneration harnesses separate functional pathways from embryogenesis or other non-homeostatic mechanisms. For example, classic bulge cells, noted for their role in normally cycling hair follicles, do not finally contribute to long-lived cells in the regenerated tissue. During healing, multiple populations of cells, among them specific epithelial lineages, mesenchymal cells, and immune cells promote regenerative outcomes in the wounded skin. Ultimately, targeting specific populations of cells will be essential in manipulating a postwound environment to favour regeneration in lieu of fibrosis.
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- Kaitlin L Williams
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Wang G, Sweren E, Liu H, Wier E, Alphonse MP, Chen R, Islam N, Li A, Xue Y, Chen J, Park S, Chen Y, Lee S, Wang Y, Wang S, Archer NK, Andrews W, Kane MA, Dare E, Reddy SK, Hu Z, Grice EA, Miller LS, Garza LA. Bacteria induce skin regeneration via IL-1β signaling. Cell Host Microbe 2021; 29:777-791.e6. [PMID: 33798492 PMCID: PMC8122070 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Environmental factors that enhance regeneration are largely unknown. The immune system and microbiome are attributed roles in repairing and regenerating structure but their precise interplay is unclear. Here, we assessed the function of skin bacteria in wound healing and wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN), a rare adult organogenesis model. WIHN levels and stem cell markers correlate with bacterial counts, being lowest in germ-free (GF), intermediate in conventional specific pathogen-free (SPF), and highest in wild-type mice, even those infected with pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus. Reducing skin microbiota via cage changes or topical antibiotics decreased WIHN. Inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and keratinocyte-dependent IL-1R-MyD88 signaling are necessary and sufficient for bacteria to promote regeneration. Finally, in a small trial, a topical broad-spectrum antibiotic also slowed skin wound healing in adult volunteers. These results demonstrate a role for IL-1β to control morphogenesis and support the need to reconsider routine applications of topical prophylactic antibiotics.
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- Gaofeng Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Maryland, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA.
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Ramos R, Plikus MV. Moving On after Trauma: Fibroblasts Thrive in the Right Environment. Cell Stem Cell 2021; 27:349-351. [PMID: 32888421 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Large skin wounds in adult mice can heal by regenerating new hair follicles and adipocytes in their center. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Abbasi et al. (2020) report how typically scar-forming wound fibroblasts enter a transcriptionally distinct single-cell state of competence during regeneration of new hair follicle mesenchyme.
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- Raul Ramos
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Sadeq S, Al-Hashimi S, Cusack CM, Werner A. Endogenous Double-Stranded RNA. Noncoding RNA 2021; 7:15. [PMID: 33669629 PMCID: PMC7930956 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The birth of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is closely associated with the presence and activation of repetitive elements in the genome. The transcription of endogenous retroviruses as well as long and short interspersed elements is not only essential for evolving lncRNAs but is also a significant source of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). From an lncRNA-centric point of view, the latter is a minor source of bother in the context of the entire cell; however, dsRNA is an essential threat. A viral infection is associated with cytoplasmic dsRNA, and endogenous RNA hybrids only differ from viral dsRNA by the 5' cap structure. Hence, a multi-layered defense network is in place to protect cells from viral infections but tolerates endogenous dsRNA structures. A first line of defense is established with compartmentalization; whereas endogenous dsRNA is found predominantly confined to the nucleus and the mitochondria, exogenous dsRNA reaches the cytoplasm. Here, various sensor proteins recognize features of dsRNA including the 5' phosphate group of viral RNAs or hybrids with a particular length but not specific nucleotide sequences. The sensors trigger cellular stress pathways and innate immunity via interferon signaling but also induce apoptosis via caspase activation. Because of its central role in viral recognition and immune activation, dsRNA sensing is implicated in autoimmune diseases and used to treat cancer.
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- Biosciences Institute, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; (S.S.); (S.A.-H.); (C.M.C.)
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Kinney CJ, O'Neill A, Noland K, Huang W, Muriel J, Lukyanenko V, Kane MA, Ward CW, Collier AF, Roche JA, McLenithan JC, Reed PW, Bloch RJ. μ-Crystallin in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Promotes a Shift from Glycolytic toward Oxidative Metabolism. Curr Res Physiol 2021; 4:47-59. [PMID: 34746826 PMCID: PMC8562245 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphys.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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μ-Crystallin, encoded by the CRYM gene, binds the thyroid hormones, T3 and T4. Because T3 and T4 are potent regulators of metabolism and gene expression, and CRYM levels in human skeletal muscle can vary widely, we investigated the effects of overexpression of Crym. We generated transgenic mice, Crym tg, that expressed Crym protein specifically in skeletal muscle at levels 2.6-147.5 fold higher than in controls. Muscular functions, Ca2+ transients, contractile force, fatigue, running on treadmills or wheels, were not significantly altered, although T3 levels in tibialis anterior (TA) muscle were elevated ~190-fold and serum T4 was decreased 1.2-fold. Serum T3 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were unaffected. Crym transgenic mice studied in metabolic chambers showed a significant decrease in the respiratory exchange ratio (RER) corresponding to a 13.7% increase in fat utilization as an energy source compared to controls. Female but not male Crym tg mice gained weight more rapidly than controls when fed high fat or high simple carbohydrate diets. Although labeling for myosin heavy chains showed no fiber type differences in TA or soleus muscles, application of machine learning algorithms revealed small but significant morphological differences between Crym tg and control soleus fibers. RNA-seq and gene ontology enrichment analysis showed a significant shift towards genes associated with slower muscle function and its metabolic correlate, β-oxidation. Protein expression showed a similar shift, though with little overlap. Our study shows that μ-crystallin plays an important role in determining substrate utilization in mammalian muscle and that high levels of μ-crystallin are associated with a shift toward greater fat metabolism.
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- Christian J. Kinney
- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Medicine School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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Illuminating the Role of Vitamin A in Skin Innate Immunity and the Skin Microbiome: A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13020302. [PMID: 33494277 PMCID: PMC7909803 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in skin immunity. Deficiencies in Vitamin A have been linked to impaired immune response and increased susceptibility to skin infections and inflammatory skin disease. This narrative review summarizes recent primary evidence that elucidates the role of vitamin A and its derivatives on innate immune regulators through mechanisms that promote skin immunity and sustain the skin microbiome.
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Phan QM, Sinha S, Biernaskie J, Driskell RR. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of small and large wounds reveals the distinct spatial organization of regenerative fibroblasts. Exp Dermatol 2021; 30:92-101. [PMID: 33237598 PMCID: PMC7839523 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) has been an important model to study hair follicle regeneration during wound repair. However, the cellular and molecular components of the dermis that make large wounds more regenerative are not fully understood. Here, we compare and contrast recently published scRNA-seq data of small scarring wounds to wounds that regenerate in hope to elucidate the role of fibroblasts lineages in WIHN. Our analysis revealed an over-representation of the newly identified upper wound fibroblasts in regenerative wound conditions, which express the retinoic acid binding protein Crabp1. This regenerative cell type shares a similar gene signature to the murine papillary fibroblast lineage, which are necessary to support hair follicle morphogenesis and homeostasis. RNA velocity analysis comparing scarring and regenerating wounds revealed the divergent trajectories towards upper and lower wound fibroblasts and that the upper populations were closely associated with the specialized dermal papilla. We also provide analyses and explanation reconciling the inconsistency between the histological lineage tracing and the scRNA-seq data from recent reports investigating large wounds. Finally, we performed a computational test to map the spatial location of upper wound fibroblasts in large wounds which revealed that upper peripheral fibroblasts might harbour equivalent regenerative competence as those in the centre. Overall, our scRNA-seq reanalysis combining multiple samples suggests that upper wound fibroblasts are required for hair follicle regeneration and that papillary fibroblasts may migrate from the wound periphery to the centre during wound re-epithelialization. Moreover, data from this publication are made available on our searchable web resource: https://skinregeneration.org/.
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- Quan M. Phan
- School of Molecular BiosciencesWashington State UniversityPullmanWAUSA
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental MedicineFaculty of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Surgery, Cumming School of MedicineAlberta Children's Hospital Research InstituteHotchkiss Brain Institute University of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- School of Molecular BiosciencesWashington State UniversityPullmanWAUSA
- Center for Reproductive BiologyWashington State UniversityPullmanWAUSA
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Li C, Li Y, Qin G, Chen Z, Qu M, Zhang B, Han X, Wang X, Qian PY, Lin Q. Regulatory Role of Retinoic Acid in Male Pregnancy of the Seahorse. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 1:100052. [PMID: 34557717 PMCID: PMC8454549 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2020.100052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Seahorses epitomize the exuberance of evolution. They have the unique characteristic of male pregnancy, which includes the carrying of many embryos in a brood pouch that incubates and nourishes the embryos, similar to the mammalian placenta. However, the regulatory networks underlying brood pouch formation and pregnancy remain largely unknown. In this study, comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling on the lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus, with unformed, newly formed, and pregnant brood pouches identified a total of 141 and 2,533 differentially expressed genes together with 73 and 121 significantly differential metabolites related to brood pouch formation and pregnancy, respectively. Specifically, integrative omics analysis revealed that retinoic acid (RA) synthesis and signaling pathway played essential roles in the formation of the brood pouch and pregnancy. RA might function upstream of testosterone and progesterone, thereby directly influencing brood pouch formation by regulating the expression of fshr and cyp7a1. Our results also revealed that RA regulates antioxidant defenses, particularly during male pregnancy. Alternatively, pregnancy caused a consistent decrease in RA, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin, and glutathione synthetase, and an increase in susceptibility to oxidative stress, which may balance brood pouch development and reproduction in seahorses and pave the way to successful gestation.
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- Chunyan Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 511458 Guangzhou, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 511458 Guangzhou, China.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 511458 Guangzhou, China.,Department of Ocean Science and Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Innovation of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301 Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 511458 Guangzhou, China
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Piipponen M, Li D, Landén NX. The Immune Functions of Keratinocytes in Skin Wound Healing. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8790. [PMID: 33233704 PMCID: PMC7699912 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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As the most dominant cell type in the skin, keratinocytes play critical roles in wound repair not only as structural cells but also exerting important immune functions. This review focuses on the communications between keratinocytes and immune cells in wound healing, which are mediated by various cytokines, chemokines, and extracellular vesicles. Keratinocytes can also directly interact with T cells via antigen presentation. Moreover, keratinocytes produce antimicrobial peptides that can directly kill the invading pathogens and contribute to wound repair in many aspects. We also reviewed the epigenetic mechanisms known to regulate keratinocyte immune functions, including histone modifications, non-protein-coding RNAs (e.g., microRNAs, and long noncoding RNAs), and chromatin dynamics. Lastly, we summarized the current evidence on the dysregulated immune functions of keratinocytes in chronic nonhealing wounds. Based on their crucial immune functions in skin wound healing, we propose that keratinocytes significantly contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic wound inflammation. We hope this review will trigger an interest in investigating the immune roles of keratinocytes in chronic wound pathology, which may open up new avenues for developing innovative wound treatments.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Dermatology and Venereology Division, Karolinska Institute, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.P.); (D.L.)
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Huang W, Yu J, Liu T, Defnet AE, Zalesak S, Farese AM, MacVittie TJ, Kane MA. Proteomics of Non-human Primate Plasma after Partial-body Radiation with Minimal Bone Marrow Sparing. HEALTH PHYSICS 2020; 119:621-632. [PMID: 32947488 PMCID: PMC7541796 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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High-dose radiation exposure results in organ-specific sequelae that occurs in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The partial body irradiation with minimal bone marrow sparing model was developed to mimic intentional or accidental radiation exposures in humans where bone marrow sparing is likely and permits the concurrent analysis of coincident short- and long-term damage to organ systems. To help inform on the natural history of the radiation-induced injury of the partial body irradiation model, we quantitatively profiled the plasma proteome of non-human primates following 12 Gy partial body irradiation with 2.5% bone marrow sparing with 6 MV LINAC-derived photons at 0.80 Gy min over a time period of 3 wk. The plasma proteome was analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A number of trends were identified in the proteomic data including pronounced protein changes as well as protein changes that were consistently upregulated or downregulated at all time points and dose levels interrogated. Pathway and gene ontology analysis were performed; bioinformatic analysis revealed significant pathway and biological process perturbations post high-dose irradiation and shed light on underlying mechanisms of radiation damage. Additionally, proteins were identified that had the greatest potential to serve as biomarkers for radiation exposure.
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- Weiliang Huang
- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD
- Correspondence: Maureen A. Kane, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20 N. Pine Street, Room N731, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-5097, Fax: (410) 706-0886,
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Huang W, Yu J, Liu T, Tudor G, Defnet AE, Zalesak S, Kumar P, Booth C, Farese AM, MacVittie TJ, Kane MA. Proteomic Evaluation of the Natural History of the Acute Radiation Syndrome of the Gastrointestinal Tract in a Non-human Primate Model of Partial-body Irradiation with Minimal Bone Marrow Sparing Includes Dysregulation of the Retinoid Pathway. HEALTH PHYSICS 2020; 119:604-620. [PMID: 32947489 PMCID: PMC7541663 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Exposure to ionizing radiation results in injuries of the hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems, which are the leading causes responsible for morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal injury occurs as an acute radiation syndrome. To help inform on the natural history of the radiation-induced injury of the partial body irradiation model, we quantitatively profiled the proteome of jejunum from non-human primates following 12 Gy partial body irradiation with 2.5% bone marrow sparing over a time period of 3 wk. Jejunum was analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and pathway and gene ontology analysis were performed. A total of 3,245 unique proteins were quantified out of more than 3,700 proteins identified in this study. Also a total of 289 proteins of the quantified proteins showed significant and consistent responses across at least three time points post-irradiation, of which 263 proteins showed strong upregulations while 26 proteins showed downregulations. Bioinformatic analysis suggests significant pathway and upstream regulator perturbations post-high dose irradiation and shed light on underlying mechanisms of radiation damage. Canonical pathways altered by radiation included GP6 signaling pathway, acute phase response signaling, LXR/RXR activation, and intrinsic prothrombin activation pathway. Additionally, we observed dysregulation of proteins of the retinoid pathway and retinoic acid, an active metabolite of vitamin A, as quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Correlation of changes in protein abundance with a well-characterized histological endpoint, corrected crypt number, was used to evaluate biomarker potential. These data further define the natural history of the gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome in a non-human primate model of partial body irradiation with minimal bone marrow sparing.
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- Weiliang Huang
- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Correspondence: Maureen A. Kane, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20 N. Pine Street, Room N731, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-5097, Fax: (410) 706-0886,
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Bhoopalam M, Garza LA, Reddy SK. Wound Induced Hair Neogenesis - A Novel Paradigm for Studying Regeneration and Aging. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:582346. [PMID: 33178696 PMCID: PMC7593594 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.582346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hair follicles are the signature dermal appendage of mammals. They can be thought of as mini-organs with defined polarity, distinct constituent cell types, dedicated neurovascular supply, and specific stem cell compartments. Strikingly, some mammals show a capacity for adult hair follicle regeneration in a phenomenon known as wound-induced hair neogenesis (WIHN). In WIHN functional hair follicles reemerge during healing of large cutaneous wounds, and they can be counted to provide an index of regeneration. While age-related decline in hair follicle number and cycling are widely appreciated in normal physiology, it is less clear whether hair follicle regeneration also diminishes with age. WIHN provides an extraordinary quantitative system to address questions of mammalian regeneration and aging. Here we review cellular and molecular underpinnings of WIHN, explore known age-related changes to these elements, and present unanswered questions for future exploration.
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- Myan Bhoopalam
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Li D, Peng H, Qu L, Sommar P, Wang A, Chu T, Li X, Bi X, Liu Q, Gallais Sérézal I, Rollman O, Lohcharoenkal W, Zheng X, Eliasson Angelstig S, Grünler J, Pivarcsi A, Sonkoly E, Catrina SB, Xiao C, Ståhle M, Mi QS, Zhou L, Xu Landén N. miR-19a/b and miR-20a Promote Wound Healing by Regulating the Inflammatory Response of Keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2020; 141:659-671. [PMID: 32949564 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Persistent and impaired inflammation impedes tissue healing and is a characteristic of chronic wounds. A better understanding of the mechanisms controlling wound inflammation is needed. In this study, we show that in human wound-edge keratinocytes, the expressions of microRNA (miR)-17, miR-18a, miR-19a, miR-19b, and miR-20a, which all belong to the miR-17∼92 cluster, are upregulated during wound repair. However, their levels are lower in chronic ulcers than in acute wounds at the proliferative phase. Conditional knockout of miR-17∼92 in keratinocytes as well as injection of miR-19a/b and miR-20a antisense inhibitors into wound edges enhanced inflammation and delayed wound closure in mice. In contrast, conditional overexpression of the miR-17∼92 cluster or miR-19b alone in mice keratinocytes accelerated wound closure in vivo. Mechanistically, miR-19a/b and miR-20a decreased TLR3-mediated NF-κB activation by targeting SHCBP1 and SEMA7A, respectively, reducing the production of inflammatory chemokines and cytokines by keratinocytes. Thus, miR-19a/b and miR-20a being crucial regulators of wound inflammation, the lack thereof may contribute to sustained inflammation and impaired healing in chronic wounds. In line with this, we show that a combinatory treatment with miR-19b and miR-20a improved wound healing in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes.
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- Dongqing Li
- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; MirnaTech International, LLC, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Wound Repair, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Créteil, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Academic University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Centrum for Diabetes, Academic Specialist Centrum, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, California, USA
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- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Cutaneous Biology and Immunology Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Immunology Research Program, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Dermatology and Venereology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Unit of Dermatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine, Stockholm node, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Abbasi S, Sinha S, Labit E, Rosin NL, Yoon G, Rahmani W, Jaffer A, Sharma N, Hagner A, Shah P, Arora R, Yoon J, Islam A, Uchida A, Chang CK, Stratton JA, Scott RW, Rossi FMV, Underhill TM, Biernaskie J. Distinct Regulatory Programs Control the Latent Regenerative Potential of Dermal Fibroblasts during Wound Healing. Cell Stem Cell 2020; 27:396-412.e6. [PMID: 32755548 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Dermal fibroblasts exhibit considerable heterogeneity during homeostasis and in response to injury. Defining lineage origins of reparative fibroblasts and regulatory programs that drive fibrosis or, conversely, promote regeneration will be essential for improving healing outcomes. Using complementary fate-mapping approaches, we show that hair follicle mesenchymal progenitors make limited contributions to wound repair. In contrast, extrafollicular progenitors marked by the quiescence-associated factor Hic1 generated the bulk of reparative fibroblasts and exhibited functional divergence, mediating regeneration in the center of the wound neodermis and scar formation in the periphery. Single-cell RNA-seq revealed unique transcriptional, regulatory, and epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk signatures that enabled mesenchymal competence for regeneration. Integration with scATAC-seq highlighted changes in chromatin accessibility within regeneration-associated loci. Finally, pharmacological modulation of RUNX1 and retinoic acid signaling or genetic deletion of Hic1 within wound-activated fibroblasts was sufficient to modulate healing outcomes, suggesting that reparative fibroblasts have latent but modifiable regenerative capacity.
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- Sepideh Abbasi
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
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RNA Signaling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-A Double-Stranded Sword. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093124. [PMID: 32354189 PMCID: PMC7247700 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Recognition of and response to pathogens and tissue injury is driven by the innate immune system via activation of pattern recognition receptors. One of the many patterns recognized is RNA and, while several receptors bind RNA, Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is well placed for initial recognition of RNA molecules due to its localization within the endosome. There is a growing body of work describing a role for TLR3 in maintenance of vascular homeostasis. For example, TLR3 deficiency has been shown to play repair and remodeling roles in the systemic vasculature and in lung parenchyma. A hallmark of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is pulmonary vascular remodeling, yet drivers and triggers of this remodeling remain incompletely understood. Based on its role in the systemic vasculature, our group discovered reduced endothelial TLR3 expression in PAH and revealed a protective role for a TLR3 agonist in rodent models of pulmonary hypertension. This review will provide an overview of RNA signaling in the vasculature and how it relates to PAH pathobiology, including whether targeting double-stranded RNA signaling is a potential treatment option for PAH.
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Safari S, Rostami-Nejad M, Rezaei-Tavirani M, Mansouri V, Razzaghi Z, Rezaei-Tavirani M. Assessment of Dysregulation of HERC6 and Essential Biological Processes in Response to Laser Therapy of Human Arm Skin. J Lasers Med Sci 2020; 11:115-119. [PMID: 32273950 DOI: 10.34172/jlms.2020.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Introduction: The widespread application of lasers in medicine, especially in the treatment of diseases implies more investigations to understand the precious molecular mechanism of the laser effect on the human body. In the present study, the prominent role of HERC6 in response to CO2 Laser therapy of human skin is investigated. Methods: The numbers of 16 gene expression profiles before and after the treatment with the CO2 laser are downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and differentially-expressed genes (DEGs) are analyzed to find the significant DEGs. Gene ontology analysis revealed that HERC6 and a set of its neighbors played a significant role in response to laser application. Results: The expression changes of 52 significant DEGs were compared via heat map analysis and 27 significant DEGs were introduced as the critical genes which are involved in response to laser irradiation. "Thymidylate kinase activity" among 9 clusters of biological terms was highlighted as an important biological process related to the identified DEGs. HERC2 was proposed as a critical DEG which was related to several essential cellular processes in response to laser application. Conclusion: The findings from the present study indicate that HERC6 and the numbers of its first neighbors are involved in the essential cellular response to laser therapy of human skin.
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- Saeed Safari
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Proteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Firoozabadi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Liu P, Tan Q, Jiang Y, Lü Q. [Wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis: a new perspective on hair follicles regeneration in adult mammals]. ZHONGGUO XIU FU CHONG JIAN WAI KE ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO XIUFU CHONGJIAN WAIKE ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF REPARATIVE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 2020; 34:393-398. [PMID: 32174089 DOI: 10.7507/1002-1892.201905102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective To explore the research progress of the cell sources and related signaling pathways of the wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) in recent years. Methods The literature related to WIHN in recent years was reviewed, and the cell sources and molecular mechanism were summarized and discussed. Results Current research shows that WIHN is a rare regeneration phenomenon in the skin of adult mammals, with multiple cell origins, both hair follicle stem cells and epithelial stem cells around the wound. Its molecular mechanism is complicated, which is regulated by many signaling pathways. Besides, the process is closely related to the immune response, the immunocytes and their related cytokines provide suitable conditions for this process. Conclusion There are still many unsolved problems on the cellular origins and molecular mechanisms of the WIHN. Further study on the mechanisms will enhance the understanding of adult mammals' hair follicle regeneration and may provide new strategy for functional healing of the human skin.
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- Pengcheng Liu
- Department of Breast Surgery, Clinical Research Center for Breast Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Clinical Research Center for Breast Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China;Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Clinical Research Center for Breast Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China
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Fletcher SJ, Reeves PT, Hoang BT, Mitter N. A Perspective on RNAi-Based Biopesticides. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:51. [PMID: 32117388 PMCID: PMC7028687 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Sustainable agriculture relies on practices and technologies that combine effectiveness with a minimal environmental footprint. RNA interference (RNAi), a eukaryotic process in which transcript expression is reduced in a sequence-specific manner, can be co-opted for the control of plant pests and pathogens in a topical application system. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), the key trigger molecule of RNAi, has been shown to provide protection without the need for integration of dsRNA-expressing constructs as transgenes. Consequently, development of RNA-based biopesticides is gaining momentum as a narrow-spectrum alternative to chemical-based control measures, with pests and pathogens targeted with accuracy and specificity. Limitations for a commercially viable product to overcome include stable delivery of the topically applied dsRNA and extension of the duration of protection. In addition to the research focus on delivery of dsRNA, development of regulatory frameworks, risk identification, and establishing avoidance and mitigation strategies is key to widespread deployment of topical RNAi technologies. Once in place, these measures will provide the crop protection industry with the certainty necessary to expend resources on the development of innovative dsRNA-based products. Readily evident risks to human health appear minimal, with multiple barriers to uptake and a long history of consumption of dsRNA from plant material. Unintended impacts to the environment are expected to be most apparent in species closely related to the target. Holistic design practices, which incorporate bioinformatics-based dsRNA selection along with experimental testing, represent important techniques for elimination of adverse impacts.
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- Stephen J. Fletcher
- Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD, Australia
- *Correspondence: Neena Mitter,
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Insights regarding skin regeneration in non-amniote vertebrates: Skin regeneration without scar formation and potential step-up to a higher level of regeneration. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 100:109-121. [PMID: 31831357 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Skin wounds are among the most common injuries in animals and humans. Vertebrate skin is composed of an epidermis and dermis. After a deep skin injury in mammals, the wound heals, but the dermis cannot regenerate. Instead, collagenous scar tissue forms to fill the gap in the dermis, but the scar does not function like the dermis and often causes disfiguration. In contrast, in non-amniote vertebrates, including fish and amphibians, the dermis and skin derivatives are regenerated after a deep skin injury, without a recognizable scar remaining. Furthermore, skin regeneration can be compared with a higher level of organ regeneration represented by limb regeneration in these non-amniotes, as fish, anuran amphibians (frogs and toads), and urodele amphibians (newts and salamanders) have a high capacity for organ regeneration. Comparative studies of skin regeneration together with limb or other organ regeneration could reveal how skin regeneration is stepped up to a higher level of regeneration. The long history of regenerative biology research has revealed that fish, anurans, and urodeles have their own strengths as models for regeneration studies, and excellent model organisms of these non-amniote vertebrates that are suitable for molecular genetic studies are now available. Here, we summarize the advantages of fish, anurans, and urodeles for skin regeneration studies with special reference to three model organisms: zebrafish (Danio rerio), African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), and Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodele waltl). All three of these animals quickly cover skin wounds with the epidermis (wound epidermis formation) and regenerate the dermis and skin derivatives as adults. The availability of whole genome sequences, transgenesis, and genome editing with these models enables cell lineage tracing and the use of human disease models in skin regeneration phenomena, for example. Zebrafish present particular advantages in genetics research (e.g., human disease model and Cre-loxP system). Amphibians (X. laevis and P. waltl) have a skin structure (keratinized epidermis) common with humans, and skin regeneration in these animals can be stepped up to limb regeneration, a higher level of regeneration.
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Wier EM, Garza LA. Through the lens of hair follicle neogenesis, a new focus on mechanisms of skin regeneration after wounding. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 100:122-129. [PMID: 31607627 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) is a phenomenon that occurs in adult mammalian skin, where fully functional hair follicles are regenerated in the center of large full-thickness excisional wounds. Although originally discovered over 50 years ago in mice and rabbits, within the last decade it has received renewed interest, as the molecular mechanism has begun to be defined. This de novo regeneration of hair follicles largely recapitulates embryonic hair development, requiring canonical Wnt signaling in the epidermis, however, important differences between the two are beginning to come to light. TLR3 mediated double stranded RNA sensing is critical for the regeneration, activating retinoic acid signaling following wounding. Inflammatory cells, including Fgf9-producing γ-δ T cells and macrophages, are also emerging as important mediators of WIHN. Additionally, while dispensable in embryonic hair follicle development, Shh signaling plays a major role in WIHN and may be able to redirect cells fated to scarring wounds into a regenerative phenotype. The cellular basis of WIHN is also becoming clearer, with increasing evidence suggesting an incredible level of cellular plasticity. Multiple stem cell populations, along with lineage switching of differentiated cells all contribute towards the regeneration present in WIHN. Further study of WIHN will uncover key steps in mammalian development and regeneration, potentially leading to new clinical treatments for hair-related disorders or fibrotic scarring.
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- Eric M Wier
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, United States.
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, United States.
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Two Opposing Faces of Retinoic Acid: Induction of Stemness or Induction of Differentiation Depending on Cell-Type. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9100567. [PMID: 31590252 PMCID: PMC6843238 DOI: 10.3390/biom9100567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Stem cells have the capacity of self-renewal and, through proliferation and differentiation, are responsible for the embryonic development, postnatal development, and the regeneration of tissues in the adult organism. Cancer stem cells, analogous to the physiological stem cells, have the capacity of self-renewal and may account for growth and recurrence of tumors. Development and regeneration of healthy tissues and tumors depend on the balance of different genomic and nongenomic signaling pathways that regulate stem cell quiescence, proliferation, and differentiation. During evolution, this balance became dependent on all-trans retinoic acid (RA), a molecule derived from the environmental factor vitamin A. Here we summarize some recent findings on the prominent role of RA on the proliferation of stem and progenitor cells, in addition to its well-known function as an inductor of cell differentiation. A better understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of stemness and cell differentiation by RA may improve the therapeutic options of this molecule in regenerative medicine and cancer.
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