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Chen YC, Pan WX, Wang YH, Tsai CM, Hwang TL, Lam SH. Dihydrophenanthropyrans derived from the pseudobulbs of Pholidota chinensis alleviates neutrophilic inflammation by inhibiting MAPKs and calcium. Fitoterapia 2024; 176:106015. [PMID: 38762075 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106015] [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: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Five dihydrophenanthropyrans (1-5) were isolated from the pseudobulbs of Pholidota chinensis, among which 1,3-di(4'-hydroxybenzy)-imbricatin (3) was isolated from the nature for the first time. Their structures were elucidated and established through various spectroscopic methods. These compounds exhibited a potent inhibition effect on both N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLF)-induced superoxide anion generation and elastase release with IC50 values ranging from 0.23 to 7.63 μM. Furthermore, dihydrophenanthropyrans (1-3) also demonstrated a dose-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging effect. In addition, dihydrophenanthropyrans (2-3) exhibited a dose-dependent reduction in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in fMLF-activated human neutrophils. Moreover, dihydrophenanthropyrans (1-3) selectively inhibited the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) and p38, while only dihydrophenanthropyran (1) inhibited the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) in fMLF-activated human neutrophils. Notably, dihydrophenanthropyrans (1-3) did not affect protein kinase B (AKT) activity in these cells. These findings highlight the potent anti-inflammatory capabilities of dihydrophenanthropyrans, manifested through their ability to inhibit superoxide anion generation, suppress elastase release, and selectively modulate key signaling pathways in human neutrophils. This suggests that dihydrophenanthropyrans hold significant promise as therapeutic agents for conditions associated with neutrophil-mediated inflammation.
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- Yu-Cheng Chen
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33303, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
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Xu Y, Tan S, Huang W, Wang YX. Construction of monocyte-related prognosis model based on comprehensive analysis of bulk RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq in high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e36548. [PMID: 38115318 PMCID: PMC10727554 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is a common subtype of ovarian cancer with high mortality. Finding a new biomarker is useful for the diagnosis and treatment of HGSOC. The scRNA and bulk RNA data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. The monocyte-related clusters were identified and annotated by Seruat and SingleR package. The Kaplan-Meier and receiver operating characteristic curve was used to determine the prognosis. The differentially expressed genes were determined by limma. The single sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, Gene Ontology, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes were used for the enrichment function. The correlation between drug activity and gene expression was assessed by rcellminer and rcellminer Data package. We identified 9 cell types and obtained 37 differentially expressed marker genes of monocyte. A2M, CD163, and FPR1 were screened out as hub genes and used to construct risk model in HGSOC through univariate and multivariate cox analysis. Single sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis showed risk score was related to B cell and T cell signal pathways, and further analysis showed most immune checkpoint genes expressions were upregulated in high-risk score group. The Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis exhibited that hub gene related genes were involved in signal receptor binding and cytokine-cytokine interaction. Low A2M expression and high expression of CD163 and FPR1 were associated with poor prognosis. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis revealed that A2M promoted tumor development through enhancing immune cell related signal pathways, while CD163 and FPR1 inhibited tumor development through activated carcinogenic signal pathways. Drug sensitivity analysis revealed that these hub genes could be potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of HGSOC. We constructed a risk model for the overall survival and explored the potential mechanism of monocyte in HGSOC.
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- Ye Xu
- Gynecological Ward, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Gynecological Ward, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Gynecological Ward, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Gynecological Ward, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Weaver DF. Druggable targets for the immunopathy of Alzheimer's disease. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:1645-1661. [PMID: 37731705 PMCID: PMC10507808 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00096f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading threats to the health and socioeconomic well-being of humankind. Though research to develop disease modifying therapies for AD has traditionally focussed on the misfolding and aggregation of proteins, this approach has failed to yield a definitively curative agent. Accordingly, the search for additional or alternative approaches is a medicinal chemistry priority. Dysfunction of the brain's neuroimmune-neuroinflammation axis has emerged as a leading contender. Neuroimmunity however is mechanistically complex, rendering the recognition of candidate receptors a challenging task. Herein, a review of the role of neuroimmunity in the biomolecular pathogenesis of AD is presented with the identification of a 'druggable dozen' targets; in turn, each identified target represents one or more discrete receptors centred on a common biochemical mechanism. The druggable dozen is composed of both cellular and molecular messenger targets, with a 'targetable ten' microglial targets as well as two cytokine-based targets. For each target, the underlying molecular basis, with a consideration of strengths and weaknesses, is considered.
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- Donald F Weaver
- Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 60 Leonard Avenue Toronto ON M5T 0S8 Canada
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Field DH, White JS, Warriner SL, Wright MH. A fluorescent photoaffinity probe for formyl peptide receptor 1 labelling in living cells. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:216-222. [PMID: 36908701 PMCID: PMC9994102 DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00199c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Fluorescent ligands for G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are valuable tools for studying the expression, pharmacology and modulation of these therapeutically important proteins in living cells. Here we report a fluorescent photoaffinity probe for Formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1), a critical component of the innate immune response to bacterial infection and a promising target in inflammatory diseases. We demonstrate that the probe binds and covalently crosslinks to FPR1 with good specificity at nanomolar concentrations in living cells and is a useful tool for visualisation and characterisation of this receptor.
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- Devon H Field
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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Dai X, Xie L, Liu K, Liang Y, Cao Y, Lu J, Wang X, Zhang X, Li X. The Neuropharmacological Effects of Magnolol and Honokiol: A Review of Signal Pathways and Molecular Mechanisms. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2023; 16:161-177. [PMID: 35196977 DOI: 10.2174/1874467215666220223141101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Magnolol and honokiol are natural lignans with good physiological effects. As the main active substances derived from Magnolia officinalis, their pharmacological activities have attracted extensive attention. It is reported that both of them can cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and exert neuroprotective effects through a variety of mechanisms. This suggests that these two ingredients can be used as effective therapeutic compounds to treat a wide range of neurological diseases. This article provides a review of the mechanisms involved in the therapeutic effects of magnolol and honokiol in combating diseases, such as cerebral ischemia, neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's disease, and brain tumors, as well as psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression. Although magnolol and honokiol have the pharmacological effects described above, their clinical potential remains untapped. More research is needed to improve the bioavailability of magnolol and honokiol and perform experiments to examine the therapeutic potential of magnolol and honokiol.
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- Xiaolin Dai
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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Meso-Dihydroguaiaretic Acid Ameliorates Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome through Inhibiting Neutrophilic Inflammation and Scavenging Free Radical. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11010123. [PMID: 35052627 PMCID: PMC8772954 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is very complex. Patients with ARDS still suffer high mortality rates. Infiltration and activation of neutrophils in lungs are critical pathogenic factors in ARDS. In this study, we demonstrate that meso-dihydroguaiaretic acid (MDGA), a natural lignan, inhibits inflammatory responses in human neutrophils and ameliorates ARDS in mice. MDGA inhibited superoxide anion generation and elastase release in various G-protein coupled receptor agonists-induced human neutrophils. However, MDGA did not alter superoxide anion generation and elastase activity in cell-free systems. These results suggest that the anti-inflammatory effects of MDGA are mediated by regulating cellular signals in human neutrophils. In consistent with this, MDGA suppressed phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in activated human neutrophils. Moreover, MDGA inhibited CD11b expression and adhesion in activated human neutrophils. Interestingly, MDGA reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation but not superoxide anion generation in protein kinase C (PKC) activator-induced human neutrophils, suggesting that MDGA may also have ROS scavenging ability. Indeed, MDGA showed strong free radical scavenging activity in cell-free assays. Significantly, MDGA suppressed PKC-induced neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Additionally, treatment of MDGA attenuated neutrophil infiltration and lung damage on lipopolysaccharide-induced ARDS in mice. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that MDGA has anti-neutrophilic inflammatory effects and free-radical scavenging activity. We also suggest that MDGA has potential to serve as a lead for developing new therapeutics to treat ARDS.
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Rauf A, Olatunde A, Imran M, Alhumaydhi FA, Aljohani ASM, Khan SA, Uddin MS, Mitra S, Emran TB, Khayrullin M, Rebezov M, Kamal MA, Shariati MA. Honokiol: A review of its pharmacological potential and therapeutic insights. PHYTOMEDICINE 2021; 90:153647. [PMID: 34362632 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Honokiol is a pleiotropic compound which been isolated from Magnolia species such as Magnolia grandiflora and Magnolia dealbata. Magnolia species Magnolia grandiflora is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. PURPOSE The objective of this review is to summarize the pharmacological potential and therapeutic insights of honokiol. STUDY DESIGN Honokiol has been specified as a novel alternative to treat various disorders such as liver cancer, neuroprotective, anti-spasmodic, antidepressant, anti-tumorigenic, antithrombotic, antimicrobial, analgesic properties and others. Therefore, this study designed to represent the in-depth therapeutic potential of honokiol. METHODS Literature searches in electronic databases, such as Web of Science, Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus, were performed using the keywords 'Honokiol', 'Health Benefits' and 'Therapeutic Insights' as the keywords for primary searches and secondary search terms were used as follows: 'Anticancer', 'Oxidative Stress', 'Neuroprotective', 'Antimicrobial', 'Cardioprotection', 'Hepatoprotective', 'Anti-inflammatory', 'Arthritis', 'Reproductive Disorders'. RESULTS This promising bioactive compound presented an wide range of therapeutic and biological activities which include liver cancer, neuroprotective, anti-spasmodic, antidepressant, anti-tumorigenic, antithrombotic, antimicrobial, analgesic properties, and others. Its pharmacokinetics has been established in experimental animals, while in humans, this is still speculative. Some of its mechanism for exhibiting its pharmacological effects includes apoptosis of diseased cells, reduction in the expression of defective proteins like P-glycoproteins, inhibition of oxidative stress, suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-6), amelioration of impaired hepatic enzymes and reversal of morphological alterations, among others. CONCLUSION All these actions displayed by this novel compound could make it serve as a lead in the formulation of drugs with higher efficacy and negligible side effects utilized in the treatment of several human diseases.
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- Abdur Rauf
- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, 23430, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, 740272, Nigeria
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- University Institute of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, 23430, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan
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- Pharmakon Neuroscience Research Network, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong-4381, Bangladesh
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- K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (the First Cossack University), 109004, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation; V. M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of Russian Academy of Sciences, 109029, Moscow, Russian Federation.; Ural State Agrarian University, 620075 Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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- West China School of Nursing / Institutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Enzymoics, 7 Peterlee Place, Hebersham, NSW 2770; Novel Global Community Educational Foundation, Australia
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- K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (the First Cossack University), 109004, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Chiang CC, Korinek M, Cheng WJ, Hwang TL. Targeting Neutrophils to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Coronavirus Disease. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:572009. [PMID: 33162887 PMCID: PMC7583590 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.572009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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This review describes targeting neutrophils as a potential therapeutic strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Neutrophil counts are significantly elevated in patients with COVID-19 and significantly correlated with disease severity. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can serve as a clinical marker for predicting fatal complications related to ARDS in patients with COVID-19. Neutrophil-associated inflammation plays a critical pathogenic role in ARDS. The effector functions of neutrophils, acting as respiratory burst oxidants, granule proteases, and neutrophil extracellular traps, are linked to the pathogenesis of ARDS. Hence, neutrophils can not only be used as pathogenic markers but also as candidate drug targets for COVID-19 associated ARDS.
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- Chih-Chao Chiang
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Puxin Fengze Chinese Medicine Clinic, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Zhang H, Houghton AM. Good cops turn bad: The contribution of neutrophils to immune-checkpoint inhibitor treatment failures in cancer. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 217:107662. [PMID: 32805297 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy activates tumor-killing T-cells by releasing the brake of anti-tumor immunity. It has been approved as first- or second-line therapy in many cancer types. Unfortunately, a majority of immune checkpoint inhibitor recipients are refractory to the therapy. Recent investigations of the peripheral blood and tumor microenvironment of cancer patients indicate that high neutrophil content is associated with poor response rates, suggesting an opportunity for synergistic therapy. In the current review, we discuss the mechanisms of neutrophil-mediated immunosuppression in cancer and recent findings suggesting that neutrophil antagonism will improve the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
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- Huajia Zhang
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
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Zindel J, Kubes P. DAMPs, PAMPs, and LAMPs in Immunity and Sterile Inflammation. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2019; 15:493-518. [PMID: 31675482 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-012419-032847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 405] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recognizing the importance of leukocyte trafficking in inflammation led to some therapeutic breakthroughs. However, many inflammatory pathologies remain without specific therapy. This review discusses leukocytes in the context of sterile inflammation, a process caused by sterile (non-microbial) molecules, comprising damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). DAMPs bind specific receptors to activate inflammation and start a highly optimized sequence of immune cell recruitment of neutrophils and monocytes to initiate effective tissue repair. When DAMPs are cleared, the recruited leukocytes change from a proinflammatory to a reparative program, a switch that is locally supervised by invariant natural killer T cells. In addition, neutrophils exit the inflammatory site and reverse transmigrate back to the bloodstream. Inflammation persists when the program switch or reverse transmigration fails, or when the coordinated leukocyte effort cannot clear the immunostimulatory molecules. The latter causes inappropriate leukocyte activation, a driver of many pathologies associated with poor lifestyle choices. We discuss lifestyle-associated inflammatory diseases and their corresponding immunostimulatory lifestyle-associated molecular patterns (LAMPs) and distinguish them from DAMPs.
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- Joel Zindel
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada; .,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland.,Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada; .,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Liu FC, Yu HP, Chen PJ, Yang HW, Chang SH, Tzeng CC, Cheng WJ, Chen YR, Chen YL, Hwang TL. A novel NOX2 inhibitor attenuates human neutrophil oxidative stress and ameliorates inflammatory arthritis in mice. Redox Biol 2019; 26:101273. [PMID: 31325723 PMCID: PMC6639650 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Neutrophil infiltration plays a significant pathological role in inflammatory diseases. NADPH oxidase type 2 (NOX2) is a respiratory burst oxidase that generates large amounts of superoxide anion (O2•−) and subsequent other reactive oxygen species (ROS). NOX2 is an emerging therapeutic target for treating neutrophilic inflammatory diseases. Herein, we show that 4-[(4-(dimethylamino)butoxy)imino]-1-methyl-1H-benzo[f]indol-9(4H)-one (CYR5099) acts as a NOX2 inhibitor and exerts a protective effect against complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced inflammatory arthritis in mice. CYR5099 restricted the production of O2•− and ROS, but not the elastase release, in human neutrophils activated with various stimulators. The upstream signaling pathways of NOX2 were not inhibited by CYR5099. Significantly, CYR5099 inhibited NOX2 activity in activated human neutrophils and in reconstituted subcellular assays. In addition, CYR5099 reduced ROS production, neutrophil infiltration, and edema in CFA-induced arthritis in mice. Our findings suggest that CYR5099 is a NOX2 inhibitor and has therapeutic potential for treating neutrophil-dominant oxidative inflammatory disorders. CYR5099 is a NOX2 inhibitor. CYR5099 inhibits human neutrophil respiratory burst and adhesion. CYR5099 reduces ROS production, neutrophil infiltration, and edema on mouse arthritis. CYR5099 has potential to treat neutrophil-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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- Fu-Chao Liu
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Cosmetic Science, Providence University, Taichung, 433, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University-Hospital, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University-Hospital, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University-Hospital, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Team, Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, 243, Taiwan.
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Salamah MF, Ravishankar D, Vaiyapuri R, Moraes LA, Patel K, Perretti M, Gibbins JM, Vaiyapuri S. The formyl peptide fMLF primes platelet activation and augments thrombus formation. J Thromb Haemost 2019; 17:1120-1133. [PMID: 31033193 PMCID: PMC6617722 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Essentials The role of formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) and its ligand, fMLF, in the regulation of platelet function, hemostasis, and thrombosis is largely unknown. Fpr1-deficient mice and selective inhibitors for FPR1 were used to investigate the function of fMLF and FPR1 in platelets. N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine primes platelet activation and augments thrombus formation, mainly through FPR1 in platelets. Formyl peptide receptor 1 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of platelet function. BACKGROUND Formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) play pivotal roles in the regulation of innate immunity and host defense. The FPRs include three family members: FPR1, FPR2/ALX, and FPR3. The activation of FPR1 by its high-affinity ligand, N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLF) (a bacterial chemoattractant peptide), triggers intracellular signaling in immune cells such as neutrophils and exacerbates inflammatory responses to accelerate the clearance of microbial infection. Notably, fMLF has been demonstrated to induce intracellular calcium mobilization and chemotaxis in platelets that are known to play significant roles in the regulation of innate immunity and inflammatory responses. Despite a plethora of research focused on the roles of FPR1 and its ligands such as fMLF on the modulation of immune responses, their impact on the regulation of hemostasis and thrombosis remains unexplored. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of fMLF on the modulation of platelet reactivity, hemostasis, and thrombus formation. METHODS Selective inhibitors for FPR1 and Fpr1-deficient mice were used to determine the effects of fMLF and FPR1 on platelets using various platelet functional assays. RESULTS N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine primes platelet activation through inducing distinctive functions and enhances thrombus formation under arterial flow conditions. Moreover, FPR1 regulates normal platelet function as its deficiency in mouse or blockade in human platelets using a pharmacological inhibitor resulted in diminished agonist-induced platelet activation. CONCLUSION Since FPR1 plays critical roles in numerous disease conditions, its influence on the modulation of platelet activation and thrombus formation may provide insights into the mechanisms that control platelet-mediated complications under diverse pathological settings.
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of ReadingReadingUK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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Purpose The present study aimed to investigate the role of FPR1 and the downstream effectors such as NF-κB and IL-6/8 in the development of cervical cancer. Patients and methods FPR1 protein expression was detected via immunohistochemical staining in tissue microarrays containing cervical cancer tissues from 185 patients. Following FPR1 silencing in SiHa cells using lentiviral siRNA delivery, biological characteristics and tumor formation were evaluated in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Phosphorylated NF-κB levels were detected by Western blotting, while IL-6 and IL-8 secretion were detected by ELISA in both FPR1 knockdown and control SiHa cells. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell tube formation assays were performed to evaluate the angiogenesis-promoting ability of IL-6 and IL-8 secretion in FPR1 knockdown and control SiHa cells. Neovascularization, proliferation and apoptosis markers were detected by immunohistochemical staining to analyze the tumorigenic role of FPR1. Results Immunohistochemistry of cervical cancer tissues from 185 patients revealed high FPR1 expression levels in patients with advanced-stage disease and/or poor prognosis. Compared with control cells, cervical cancer cells in which FPR1 was silenced exhibited inhibition of cell invasion, migration and proliferation and higher levels of apoptosis. NF-κB was inhibited in FPR1 knockdown in SiHa cells. IL-6/8 upregulation by FPR1 activation stimulated angiogenesis. FPR1 deficiency inhibited the tumorigenicity of cervical cancer cells in nude mice. FPR1, IL-6, IL-8, CD31 and Ki67 levels were all reduced, whereas cleaved caspase-3 was upregulated, in the FPR1 knockdown group compared with the levels in the control group. Conclusion High FPR1 expression was associated with advanced stage and poor prognosis in cervical cancer patients. FPR1 activation induced NF-κB nuclear translocation to promote cervical cancer development through the upregulation of IL-6 and IL-8 expression. Inhibiting FPR1 activity may thus have potential therapeutic value in cervical cancer patients.
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- Guangming Cao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China,
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Ye JS, Chen L, Lu YY, Lei SQ, Peng M, Xia ZY. SIRT3 activator honokiol ameliorates surgery/anesthesia-induced cognitive decline in mice through anti-oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory in hippocampus. CNS Neurosci Ther 2018; 25:355-366. [PMID: 30296006 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS Increasing evidence indicates that neuroinflammatory and oxidative stress play two pivotal roles in cognitive impairment after surgery. Honokiol (HNK), as an activator of Sirtuin3 (SIRT3), has potential multiple biological functions. The aim of these experiments is to evaluate the effects of HNK on surgery/anesthesia-induced cognitive decline in mice. METHODS Adult C57BL/6 mice received a laparotomy under sevoflurane anesthesia and HNK or SIRT3 inhibitor (3-TYP) treatment. Cognitive function and locomotor activity of mice were evaluated using fear conditioning test and open field test on postoperative 1 and 3 days. Neuronal apoptosis in CA1 and CA3 area of hippocampus was examined using TUNEL assay. And Western blot was applied to measure the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and SIRT3/SOD2 signaling-associated proteins in hippocampus. Meanwhile, SIRT3 positive cells were calculated by immunohistochemistry. The mitochondrial membrane potential, malondialdehyde (MDA), and mitochondrial radical oxygen species (mtROS) were detected using standard methods. RESULTS Honokiol attenuated surgery-induced memory loss and neuronal apoptosis, decreased neuroinflammatory response, and ameliorated oxidative damage in hippocampus. Notably, surgery/anesthesia induced an obviously decrease in hippocampal SIRT3 expression, whereas the HNK increased SIRT3 expression and thus decreased the acetylation of superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2). However, 3-TYP treatment inhibited the HNK's rescuing effects. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that activation of SIRT3 by honokiol may attenuate surgery/anesthesia-induced cognitive impairment in mice through regulation of oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory in hippocampus.
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- Ji-Shi Ye
- Department of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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