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Yuan B, Shi K, Zha J, Cai Y, Gu Y, Huang K, Yue W, Zhai Q, Ding N, Ren W, He W, Xu Y, Wang T. Nuclear receptor modulators inhibit osteosarcoma cell proliferation and tumour growth by regulating the mTOR signaling pathway. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:51. [PMID: 36681687 PMCID: PMC9867777 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05545-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumour in children and adolescents. Chemoresistance leads to poor responses to conventional therapy in patients with osteosarcoma. The discovery of novel effective therapeutic targets and drugs is still the main focus of osteosarcoma research. Nuclear receptors (NRs) have shown substantial promise as novel therapeutic targets for various cancers. In the present study, we performed a drug screen using 29 chemicals that specifically target 17 NRs in several different human osteosarcoma and osteoblast cell lines. The retinoic acid receptor beta (RARb) antagonist LE135, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARg) antagonist T0070907, liver X receptor (LXR) agonist T0901317 and Rev-Erba agonist SR9011 significantly inhibited the proliferation of malignant osteosarcoma cells (U2OS, HOS-MNNG and Saos-2 cells) but did not inhibit the growth of normal osteoblasts. The effects of these NR modulators on osteosarcoma cells occurred in a dose-dependent manner and were not observed in NR-knockout osteosarcoma cells. These NR modulators also significantly inhibited osteosarcoma growth in vivo and enhanced the antitumour effect of doxorubicin (DOX). Transcriptomic and immunoblotting results showed that these NR modulators may inhibit the growth of osteosarcoma cells by regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and ERK/mTOR pathways. DDIT4, which blocks mTOR activation, was identified as one of the common downstream target genes of these NRs. DDIT4 knockout significantly attenuated the inhibitory effects of these NR modulators on osteosarcoma cell growth. Together, our results revealed that modulators of RARb, PPARg, LXRs and Rev-Erba inhibit osteosarcoma growth both in vitro and in vivo through the mTOR signaling pathway, suggesting that treatment with these NR modulators is a novel potential therapeutic strategy.
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- Baoshi Yuan
- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis and Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310030, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215004, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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- Cambridge-Su Genomic Resource Center, Suzhou medical college of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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Antagonizing RARγ Drives Necroptosis of Cancer Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23094814. [PMID: 35563205 PMCID: PMC9105400 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
There is a need for agents that eliminate cancer stem cells, which sustain cancer and are also largely responsible for disease relapse and metastasis. Conventional chemotherapeutics and radiotherapy are often highly effective against the bulk of cancer cells, which are proliferating, but spare cancer stem cells. Therapeutics that target cancer stem cells may also provide a bona fide cure for cancer. There are two rationales for targeting the retinoic acid receptor (RAR)γ. First, RARγ is expressed selectively within primitive cells. Second, RARγ is a putative oncogene for a number of human cancers, including cases of acute myeloid leukemia, cholangiocarcinoma, and colorectal, renal and hepatocellular carcinomas. Prostate cancer cells depend on active RARγ for their survival. Antagonizing all RARs caused necroptosis of prostate and breast cancer stem cell-like cells, and the cancer stem cells that gave rise to neurospheres from pediatric patients’ primitive neuroectodermal tumors and an astrocytoma. As tested for prostate cancer, antagonizing RARγ was sufficient to drive necroptosis. Achieving cancer-selectively is a longstanding paradigm for developing new treatments. The normal prostate epithelium was less sensitive to the RARγ antagonist and pan-RAR antagonist than prostate cancer cells, and fibroblasts and blood mononuclear cells were insensitive. The RARγ antagonist and pan-RAR antagonist are promising new cancer therapeutics.
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Wang Q, Lin Z, Wang Z, Ye L, Xian M, Xiao L, Su P, Bi E, Huang YH, Qian J, Liu L, Ma X, Yang M, Xiong W, Zu Y, Pingali SR, Xu B, Yi Q. RARγ activation sensitizes human myeloma cells to carfilzomib treatment through the OAS-RNase L innate immune pathway. Blood 2022; 139:59-72. [PMID: 34411225 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Proteasome inhibitors (PIs) such as bortezomib (Btz) and carfilzomib (Cfz) are highly efficacious for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). However, relapses are frequent, and acquired resistance to PI treatment emerges in most patients. Here, we performed a high-throughput screen of 1855 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs and identified all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), which alone has no antimyeloma effect, as a potent drug that enhanced MM sensitivity to Cfz-induced cytotoxicity and resensitized Cfz-resistant MM cells to Cfz in vitro. ATRA activated retinoic acid receptor (RAR)γ and interferon-β response pathway, leading to upregulated expression of IRF1. IRF1 in turn initiated the transcription of OAS1, which synthesized 2-5A upon binding to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induced by Cfz and resulted in cellular RNA degradation by RNase L and cell death. Similar to ATRA, BMS961, a selective RARγ agonist, could also (re)sensitize MM cells to Cfz in vitro, and both ATRA and BMS961 significantly enhanced the therapeutic effects of Cfz in established MM in vivo. In support of these findings, analyses of large datasets of patients' gene profiling showed a strong and positive correlation between RARγ and OAS1 expression and patient's response to PI treatment. Thus, this study highlights the potential for RARγ agonists to sensitize and overcome MM resistance to Cfz treatment in patients.
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- Qiang Wang
- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Institute for Academic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas; and
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Center for Translational Research in Hematological Malignancies, Houston Methodist Cancer Center/Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas
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Cattin A, Wacleche VS, Fonseca Do Rosario N, Marchand LR, Dias J, Gosselin A, Cohen EA, Estaquier J, Chomont N, Routy JP, Ancuta P. RALDH Activity Induced by Bacterial/Fungal Pathogens in CD16 + Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Boosts HIV Infection and Outgrowth in CD4 + T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 206:2638-2651. [PMID: 34031148 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
HIV reservoirs persist in gut-homing CD4+ T cells of people living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy, but the antigenic specificity of such reservoirs remains poorly documented. The imprinting for gut homing is mediated by retinoic acid (RA), a vitamin A-derived metabolite produced by dendritic cells (DCs) exhibiting RA-synthesizing (RALDH) activity. RALDH activity in DCs can be induced by TLR2 ligands, such as bacterial peptidoglycans and fungal zymosan. Thus, we hypothesized that bacterial/fungal pathogens triggering RALDH activity in DCs fuel HIV reservoir establishment/outgrowth in pathogen-reactive CD4+ T cells. Our results demonstrate that DCs derived from intermediate/nonclassical CD16+ compared with classical CD16- monocytes exhibited superior RALDH activity and higher capacity to transmit HIV infection to autologous Staphylococcus aureus-reactive T cells. Exposure of total monocyte-derived DCs (MDDCs) to S. aureus lysates as well as TLR2 (zymosan and heat-killed preparation of Listeria monocytogenes) and TLR4 (LPS) agonists but not CMV lysates resulted in a robust upregulation of RALDH activity. MDDCs loaded with S. aureus or zymosan induced the proliferation of T cells with a CCR5+integrin β7+CCR6+ phenotype and efficiently transmitted HIV infection to these T cells via RALDH/RA-dependent mechanisms. Finally, S. aureus- and zymosan-reactive CD4+ T cells of antiretroviral therapy-treated people living with HIV carried replication-competent integrated HIV-DNA, as demonstrated by an MDDC-based viral outgrowth assay. Together, these results support a model in which bacterial/fungal pathogens in the gut promote RALDH activity in MDDCs, especially in CD16+ MDDCs, and subsequently imprint CD4+ T cells with gut-homing potential and HIV permissiveness. Thus, nonviral pathogens play key roles in fueling HIV reservoir establishment/outgrowth via RALDH/RA-dependent mechanisms that may be therapeutically targeted.
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- Amélie Cattin
- Faculté de Médecine, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Chronic Viral Illness Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and.,Division of Hematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; .,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Yago-Ibáñez J, García-Pastor C, Lucio-Cazaña FJ, Fernández-Martínez AB. Retinoic acid receptor-beta prevents cisplatin-induced proximal tubular cell death. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165795. [PMID: 32278009 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Cisplatin's toxicity in renal tubular epithelial cells limits the therapeutic efficacy of this antineoplastic drug. In cultured human proximal tubular HK-2 cells (PTC) a prostaglandin uptake transporter (PGT)-dependent increase in intracellular prostaglandin E2 (iPGE2) mediates cisplatin's toxicity (i.e. increased cell death and loss of cell proliferation) so that it is prevented by PGT inhibitors. Here we found in cisplatin-treated PTC that 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS), a PGT inhibitor, prevented cisplatin's toxicity but not the increase in iPGE2. Because expression of retinoic acid receptor-β (RAR-β) is dependent on iPGE2 and because RAR-β is a regulator of cell survival and proliferation, we hypothesized that RAR-β might mediate the protective effect of DIDS against cisplatin's toxicity in PTC. Our results confirmed this hypothesis because: i) protection of PTC by DIDS was abolished by RAR-β antagonist LE-135; ii) DIDS increased the expression of RAR-β in PTC and prevented its decrease in cisplatin-treated PTC but not in cisplatin-treated human cervical adenocarcinoma HeLa cells in which DIDS failed to prevent cisplatin's toxicity; iii) while RAR-β expression decreased in cisplatin-treated PTC, RAR-β over-expression prevented cisplatin's toxicity. RAR-β agonist CH55 or RAR pan-agonist all-trans retinoic acid did not prevent cisplatin's toxicity, which suggests that RAR-β does not protect PTC through activation of gene transcription. In conclusion, RAR-β might be a new player in cisplatin-induced proximal tubular injury and the preservation of its expression in proximal tubules through treatment with DIDS might represent a novel strategy in the prevention of cisplatin's nephrotoxicity without compromising cisplatin's chemotherapeutic effect on cancer cells.
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- Julia Yago-Ibáñez
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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le Maire A, Teyssier C, Balaguer P, Bourguet W, Germain P. Regulation of RXR-RAR Heterodimers by RXR- and RAR-Specific Ligands and Their Combinations. Cells 2019; 8:cells8111392. [PMID: 31694317 PMCID: PMC6912802 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The three subtypes (α, β, and γ) of the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) are ligand-dependent transcription factors that mediate retinoic acid signaling by forming heterodimers with the retinoid X receptor (RXR). Heterodimers are functional units that bind ligands (retinoids), transcriptional co-regulators and DNA, to regulate gene networks controlling cell growth, differentiation, and death. Using biochemical, crystallographic, and cellular approaches, we have set out to explore the spectrum of possibilities to regulate RXR-RAR heterodimer-dependent transcription through various pharmacological classes of RAR- and RXR- specific ligands, alone or in combination. We reveal the molecular details by which these compounds direct specificity and functionality of RXR-RAR heterodimers. Among these ligands, we have reevaluated and improved the molecular and structural definition of compounds CD2665, Ro41-5253, LE135, or LG100754, highlighting novel functional features of these molecules. Our analysis reveals a model of RXR-RAR heterodimer action in which each subunit retains its intrinsic properties in terms of ligand and co-regulator binding. However, their interplay upon the combined action of RAR- and RXR-ligands allows for the fine tuning of heterodimer activity. It also stresses the importance of accurate ligand characterization to use synthetic selective retinoids appropriately and avoid data misinterpretations.
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- Albane le Maire
- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, ICM, 34090 Montpellier, France; (A.l.M.); (C.T.); (W.B.)
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, ICM, 34090 Montpellier, France; (A.l.M.); (C.T.); (W.B.)
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, ICM, 34090 Montpellier, France;
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, ICM, 34090 Montpellier, France; (A.l.M.); (C.T.); (W.B.)
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- Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS), CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, ICM, 34090 Montpellier, France; (A.l.M.); (C.T.); (W.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-(0)4-6741-7910
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André A, Ruivo R, Fonseca E, Froufe E, Castro LFC, Santos MM. The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) in molluscs: Function, evolution and endocrine disruption insights. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 208:80-89. [PMID: 30639747 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Retinoid acid receptor (RAR)-dependent signalling pathways are essential for the regulation and maintenance of essential biological functions and are recognized targets of disruptive anthropogenic compounds. Recent studies put forward the inability of mollusc RARs to bind and respond to the canonical vertebrate ligand, retinoic acid: a feature that seems to have been lost during evolution. Yet, these studies were carried out in a limited number of molluscs. Therefore, using an in vitro transactivation assay, the present work aimed to characterize phylogenetically relevant mollusc RARs, as monomers or as functional units with RXR, not only in the presence of vertebrate bone fine ligands but also known endocrine disruptors, described to modulate retinoid-dependent pathways. In general, none of the tested mollusc RARs were able to activate reporter gene transcription when exposed to retinoic acid isomers, suggesting that the ability to respond to retinoic acid was lost across molluscs. Similarly, the analysed mollusc RAR were unresponsive towards organochloride pesticides. In contrast, transcriptional repressions were observed with the RAR/RXR unit upon exposure to retinoids or RXR-specific ligands. Loss-of-function and gain-of-function mutations further corroborate the obtained results and suggest that the repressive behaviour, observed with mollusc and human RAR/RXR heterodimers, is possibly mediated by ligand biding to RXR.
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- Ana André
- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal; ICBAS - Institute of biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
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Dahl C, Guldberg P, Abildgaard C. Evaluating the Role of RARβ Signaling on Cellular Metabolism in Melanoma Using the Seahorse XF Analyzer. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 2019:171-180. [PMID: 31359396 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9585-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dysregulation of retinoic acid signaling is implicated in several human cancer types, including melanoma where the gene encoding retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ) is frequently silenced by promoter hypermethylation. In this chapter, we describe some of the experimental procedures that we have used to characterize the role of RARβ signaling on the regulation of cellular metabolism in melanoma. Central to these studies is the use of the Seahorse XF Analyzer, which allows real-time assessment of the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) in cultured cells as readouts for oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis, respectively. The levels of RARβ signaling can be modulated using RARβ agonists (e.g., all-trans retinoic acid) and antagonists (e.g., LE135). The bioenergetic profiles of melanoma cells in response to RARβ modulators and other metabolic modifiers can be the basis for defining new therapeutic strategies.
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- Christina Dahl
- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Metzler MA, Raja S, Elliott KH, Friedl RM, Tran NQH, Brugmann SA, Larsen M, Sandell LL. RDH10-mediated retinol metabolism and RARα-mediated retinoic acid signaling are required for submandibular salivary gland initiation. Development 2018; 145:dev.164822. [PMID: 29986869 DOI: 10.1242/dev.164822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
In mammals, the epithelial tissues of major salivary glands generate saliva and drain it into the oral cavity. For submandibular salivary glands (SMGs), the epithelial tissues arise during embryogenesis from naïve oral ectoderm adjacent to the base of the tongue, which begins to thicken, express SOX9 and invaginate into underlying mesenchyme. The developmental mechanisms initiating salivary gland development remain unexplored. In this study, we show that retinoic acid (RA) signaling activity at the site of gland initiation is colocalized with expression of retinol metabolic genes Rdh10 and Aldh1a2 in the underlying SMG mesenchyme. Utilizing a novel ex vivo assay for SMG initiation developed for this study, we show that RDH10 and RA are required for salivary gland initiation. Moreover, we show that the requirement for RA in gland initiation involves canonical signaling through retinoic acid receptors (RAR). Finally, we show that RA signaling essential for gland initiation is transduced specifically through RARα, with no contribution from other RAR isoforms. This is the first study to identify a molecular signal regulating mammalian salivary gland initiation.
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- Melissa A Metzler
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.,Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.,Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Inhibition of retinoic acid receptor β signaling confers glycolytic dependence and sensitization to dichloroacetate in melanoma cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:84210-84223. [PMID: 29137417 PMCID: PMC5663589 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dysregulation of metabolism during melanoma progression is tightly associated with the acquisition of genetic and epigenetic alterations in regulators of metabolic pathways. Retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ) is epigenetically silenced in a large proportion of melanomas, but a link between RARβ and metabolic rewiring of melanoma has not been established. Here, we show that in primary human melanocytes, all-trans retinoic acid (a RARβ agonist) induced growth inhibition accompanied by a decrease in both glycolytic and oxidative metabolism, whereas selective inhibition of RARβ led to an increase in the basal glycolytic rate and increased sensitivity to inhibition of glycolysis. In melanoma cells, inhibition of RARβ promoted lower mitochondrial respiration and higher glycolytic activity, which led to energetic stress and activation of the energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase. This metabolic shift increased the sensitivity to both glycolytic inhibition and stimulation of mitochondrial metabolism with dichloroacetate, an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase. In melanoma cells harboring the BRAFV600E mutation, RARβ activation antagonized the effect of the BRAF inhibitor PLX4032 (vemurafenib). Collectively, these data suggest that RARβ signaling is involved in regulating cellular metabolism in melanoma and may provide a potential target in combination treatment strategies.
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Nguyen M, Singhal P, Piet JW, Shefelbine SJ, Maden M, Voss SR, Monaghan JR. Retinoic acid receptor regulation of epimorphic and homeostatic regeneration in the axolotl. Development 2017; 144:601-611. [PMID: 28087637 DOI: 10.1242/dev.139873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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Salamanders are capable of regenerating amputated limbs by generating a mass of lineage-restricted cells called a blastema. Blastemas only generate structures distal to their origin unless treated with retinoic acid (RA), which results in proximodistal (PD) limb duplications. Little is known about the transcriptional network that regulates PD duplication. In this study, we target specific retinoic acid receptors (RARs) to either PD duplicate (RA treatment or RARγ agonist) or truncate (RARβ antagonist) regenerating limbs. RARE-EGFP reporter axolotls showed divergent reporter activity in limbs undergoing PD duplication versus truncation, suggesting differences in patterning and skeletal regeneration. Transcriptomics identified expression patterns that explain PD duplication, including upregulation of proximal homeobox gene expression and silencing of distal-associated genes, whereas limb truncation was associated with disrupted skeletal differentiation. RARβ antagonism in uninjured limbs induced a loss of skeletal integrity leading to long bone regression and loss of skeletal turnover. Overall, mechanisms were identified that regulate the multifaceted roles of RARs in the salamander limb including regulation of skeletal patterning during epimorphic regeneration, skeletal tissue differentiation during regeneration, and homeostatic regeneration of intact limbs.
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- Matthew Nguyen
- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biology and UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
- Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Marchwicka A, Cunningham A, Marcinkowska E, Brown G. Therapeutic use of selective synthetic ligands for retinoic acid receptors: a patent review. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2016; 26:957-71. [PMID: 27336223 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2016.1205586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Differentiation therapy using all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) revolutionised the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia to such an extent that it is now one of the most curable types of leukaemia, with ATRA and anthracycline-based chemotherapy providing cure rates above 80%. Isotretinoin is used to treat chronic acne. Here, we examine the information described in recent patents and the extent to which new findings are influencing extending retinoid-based differentiation therapy to other cancers, as well as the development of new therapies for other disorders. AREAS COVERED A search has been performed on the literature and worldwide patents filed during 2014 to the present time, focusing on synthetic agonists and antagonists of retinoic acid receptors and novel compositions for the delivery of these agents. EXPERT OPINION New potential therapeutic applications have been described, including lung, breast and head and neck cancers, T cell lymphoma and neurodegenerative, metabolic, ophthalmic, muscle, and inflammatory disorders. Recent patents have described the means to maximise retinoid activity. Two decades of efforts to extend retinoid-based therapies have been disappointing and new synthetic retinoids, target diseases and modes of delivery may well resolve this long standing issue.
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- Aleksandra Marchwicka
- a Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology , University of Wroclaw , Wroclaw , Poland
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- b Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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- a Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology , University of Wroclaw , Wroclaw , Poland
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- c Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK
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Retinoic acid ameliorates blood–brain barrier disruption following ischemic stroke in rats. Pharmacol Res 2015; 99:125-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Additive Effects of Retinoic Acid (RA) and Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 (BMP-4) Apoptosis Signaling in Retinoblastoma Cell Lines. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131467. [PMID: 26173116 PMCID: PMC4501735 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Retinoids have been shown to serve promising therapeutic agents for human cancers, e.g. the treatment of neuroblastoma. Synthetic retinoids, specific for particular retinoic acid (RA) receptors, are tested as new therapy strategies. In the present study, application of recombinant retinoic acid (RA) lowers retinoblastoma (RB) cell viability and induces apoptosis in RB cell lines. Combined treatment of RA and bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) increases the pro-apoptotic effect of RA in the RB cells lines WERI-Rb1, Y-79, RB355, RBL-30 and RBL-15, indicating an additive effect. We could show that in WERI-Rb1 cells RA/BMP-4 mediated cell death is at least partially caspase-dependent, whereby RA and BMP-4 additively increased (i) Apaf-1 mRNA levels, (ii) caspase-9 cleavage activity and (iii) the number of activated, cleaved caspase-3 positive cells. Compared to single application of RA and BMP-4, combined RA/BMP-4 treatment significantly augments mRNA levels of the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) RARα and RARß and the retinoic X receptor (RXR) RXRγ suggesting an interaction in the induction of these RA receptor subtypes in WERI-Rb1 cells. Agonist studies revealed that both, RARs and RXRs are involved in RA/BMP-4 mediated apoptosis in WERI-Rb1 retinoblastoma cells. Employing specific RAR subtype antagonists and a RXRß and RXRγ knockdown, we proved that RA/BMP-4 apoptosis signaling in WERI-Rb1 cells requires the RA receptor subtypes RARα, RARß, RXRß and RXRγ. Deciphering signaling mechanisms underlying apoptosis induction of RA and BMP-4 in WERI-Rb1 cells, our study provides useful starting-points for future retinoid-based therapy strategies in retinoblastoma.
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Nadendla E, Teyssier C, Delfosse V, Vivat V, Krishnasamy G, Gronemeyer H, Bourguet W, Germain P. An Unexpected Mode Of Binding Defines BMS948 as A Full Retinoic Acid Receptor β (RARβ, NR1B2) Selective Agonist. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123195. [PMID: 25933005 PMCID: PMC4416907 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid is an important regulator of cell differentiation which plays major roles in embryonic development and tissue remodeling. The biological action of retinoic acid is mediated by three nuclear receptors denoted RARα, β and γ. Multiple studies support that RARβ possesses functional characteristics of a tumor suppressor and indeed, its expression is frequently lost in neoplastic tissues. However, it has been recently reported that RARβ could also play a role in mammary gland tumorigenesis, thus demonstrating the important but yet incompletely understood function of this receptor in cancer development. As a consequence, there is a great need for RARβ-selective agonists and antagonists as tools to facilitate the pharmacological analysis of this protein in vitro and in vivo as well as for potential therapeutic interventions. Here we provide experimental evidences that the novel synthetic retinoid BMS948 is an RARβ-selective ligand exhibiting a full transcriptional agonistic activity and activating RARβ as efficiently as the reference agonist TTNPB. In addition, we solved the crystal structures of the RARβ ligand-binding domain in complex with BMS948 and two related compounds, BMS641 and BMS411. These structures provided a rationale to explain how a single retinoid can be at the same time an RARα antagonist and an RARβ full agonist, and revealed the structural basis of partial agonism. Finally, in addition to revealing that a flip by 180° of the amide linker, that usually confers RARα selectivity, accounts for the RARβ selectivity of BMS948, the structural analysis uncovers guidelines for the rational design of RARβ-selective antagonists.
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- Eswarkumar Nadendla
- Inserm U1054, Centre de Biochimie Structurale, Montpellier, France
- CNRS UMR5048, Universités Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
- CAS in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Chennai, India
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- Inserm U1054, Centre de Biochimie Structurale, Montpellier, France
- CNRS UMR5048, Universités Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
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- Inserm U1054, Centre de Biochimie Structurale, Montpellier, France
- CNRS UMR5048, Universités Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
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- IGBMC, CNRS/INSERM/UdS/CERBM, Illkirch-Cedex, C.U. de Strasbourg, France
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- Inserm U1054, Centre de Biochimie Structurale, Montpellier, France
- CNRS UMR5048, Universités Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
- * E-mail: (WB); (PG)
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- Inserm U1054, Centre de Biochimie Structurale, Montpellier, France
- CNRS UMR5048, Universités Montpellier 1 & 2, Montpellier, France
- * E-mail: (WB); (PG)
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Jones LH, Cook PC, Ivens AC, Thomas GD, Phythian-Adams AT, Allen JE, MacDonald AS. Modulation of dendritic cell alternative activation and function by the vitamin A metabolite retinoic acid. Int Immunol 2015; 27:589-96. [PMID: 25899567 PMCID: PMC4625886 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Retinoic acid modulates the functions of IL-4 in alternatively activated DCs The archetypal Th2 cytokine IL-4 has previously been shown to alternatively activate murine macrophages and, more recently, dendritic cells (DCs) both in vitro and in vivo. IL-4 has also been shown to induce Aldh1a2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a2) expression in murine macrophages recruited to the peritoneal cavity. However, the influence of IL-4 on DC Aldh1a2 induction in vivo has not yet been addressed. In this work, we found that DCs show enhanced aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme activity in vivo, which led us to investigate the impact of the vitamin A metabolite all-trans retinoic acid (RA) on DC alternative activation and function. Antagonism of RA receptors reduced production of resistin-like molecule alpha by DCs responding to IL-4, while addition of exogenous RA enhanced production of this marker of alternative activation. Functionally, RA increased DC induction of CD4+ T-cell IL-10, while reducing CD4+ T-cell IL-4 and IL-13, revealing a previously unidentified role for RA in regulating the ability of alternatively activated DCs to influence Th2 polarization.
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- Lucy H Jones
- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK
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Tan X, Takahashi H, Nishida J, Aoki A, Inoue T, Yanagi Y. Excessive retinol intake exacerbates choroidal neovascularization through upregulated vascular endothelial growth factor in retinal pigment epithelium in mice. Exp Eye Res 2015; 131:77-83. [PMID: 25576666 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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As a part of the visual cycle, all-trans-retinol (all-trans-ROL), the major form of vitamin A in circulating blood, is transported to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). All-trans-ROL is essential for normal retina function. However, recent researches have shown that excessive retinol intake can cause increase of all-trans-retinal. This can lead to the accumulation of lipofuscin, which is important in the pathogenesis of retina degeneration disease, such as dry type age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Since there are few reports regarding the involvement of all-trans-ROL in exudative AMD, we investigated the effects of all-trans-ROL in vitro and in vivo. We evaluated vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in ARPE-19 cells and THP-1 cells after all-trans-ROL treatment using ELISA and real-time RT-PCR. In-vitro tube formation assay was performed with HUVEC cells using the conditioned medium (CM) obtained from ARPE-19 cells treated with all-trans-ROL. Transcriptional activity of retinoic acid receptor (RAR) was evaluated using luciferase assay. In mice, VEGF expressions were investigated in the retina and RPE/choroid after three weeks of excessive oral retinol intake. Laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) models were evaluated after they were fed with various doses of retinol. VEGF mRNA expression and VEGF production were significantly increased in all-trans-ROL treated ARPE-19 cells, which were inhibited by an RAR antagonist LE540. In contrast, there were no significant changes in VEGF production in THP-1 cells. Transcriptional activity of RAR was upregulated by all-trans-ROL treatment in ARPE-19 cells. The CM, obtained from ARPE-19 cells treated with all-trans-ROL, induced more capillary-like tube formation than cells treated with control vehicles. In vivo, the high retinol diet group has increased VEGF expression in the RPE/choroid and larger lesion size was induced. Our results suggest that all-trans-ROL is a pro-angiogenic factor. Excessive retinoid intake may be a potential risk factor for exudative AMD.
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- Xue Tan
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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Chang HK, Hou WS. Retinoic acid modulates interferon-γ production by hepatic natural killer T cells via phosphatase 2A and the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2014; 35:200-12. [PMID: 25343668 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2014.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Retinoic acid (RA), an active metabolite converted from vitamin A, plays an active role in immune function, such as defending against infections and immune regulation. Although RA affects various types of immune cells, including antigen-presenting cells, B lymphocytes, and T lymphocytes, whether it affects natural killer T (NKT) cells remain unknown. In this study, we found that RA decreased interferon (IFN)-γ production by activated NKT cells through T-cell receptor (TCR) and CD28. We also found that RA reduced extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation, but increased phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activity in TCR/CD28-stimulated NKT cells. The increased PP2A activity, at least partly, contributed to the reduction of ERK phosphorylation. Since inhibition of ERK activation decreases IFN-γ production by TCR/CD28-stimulated NKT cells, RA may downregulate IFN-γ production by TCR/CD28-stimulated NKT cells through the PP2A-ERK pathway. Our results demonstrated a novel function of RA in modulating the IFN-γ expression by activated NKT cells.
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- Heng-Kwei Chang
- 1 Genomics Research Center , Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lee HR, Shin HK, Park SY, Kim HY, Lee WS, Rhim BY, Hong KW, Kim CD. Cilostazol suppresses β-amyloid production by activating a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 via the upregulation of SIRT1-coupled retinoic acid receptor-β. J Neurosci Res 2014; 92:1581-90. [PMID: 24903973 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The accumulation of plaques of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, results from the sequential cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by activation of β- and γ-secretases. However, the production of Aβ can be avoided by alternate cleavage of APP by α-and γ-secretases. We hypothesized that cilostazol attenuates Aβ production by increasing a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10)/α-secretase activity via SIRT1-coupled retinoic acid receptor-β (RARβ) activation in N2a cells expressing human APP Swedish mutation (N2aSwe). To evoke endogenous Aβ overproduction, the culture medium was switched from medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) to medium containing 1% FBS, and cells were cultured for 3∼24 hr. After depletion of FBS in media, N2aSwe cells showed increased accumulations of full-length APP (FL-APP) and Aβ in a time-dependent manner (3-24 hr) in association with decreased ADAM10 protein expression. When pretreated with cilostazol (10-30 μM), FL-APP and Aβ levels were significantly reduced, and ADAM10 and α-secretase activities were restored. Furthermore, the effect of cilostazol on ADAM10 expression was antagonized by pretreating Rp-cAMPS and sirtinol and by SIRT1-gene silencing. In the N2aSwe cells overexpressing the SIRT1 gene, ADAM10, and sAPPα levels were significantly elevated. In addition, like all-trans retinoic acid, cilostazol enhanced the protein expressions of RARβ and ADAM10, and the cilostazol-stimulated ADAM10 elevation was significantly attenuated by LE135 (a RARβ inhibitor), sirtinol, and RARβ-gene silencing. In conclusion, cilostazol suppresses the accumulations of FL-APP and Aβ by activating ADAM10 via the upregulation of SIRT1-coupled RARβ.
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- Hye Rin Lee
- Medical Research Center for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Pusan National University, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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Fauber BP, Magnuson S. Modulators of the Nuclear Receptor Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor-γ (RORγ or RORc). J Med Chem 2014; 57:5871-92. [DOI: 10.1021/jm401901d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Benjamin P. Fauber
- Discovery
Chemistry, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Discovery
Chemistry, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Álvarez R, Vaz B, Gronemeyer H, de Lera ÁR. Functions, therapeutic applications, and synthesis of retinoids and carotenoids. Chem Rev 2013; 114:1-125. [PMID: 24266866 DOI: 10.1021/cr400126u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Rosana Álvarez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Centro de Investigación Biomédica (CINBIO), and Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Universidade de Vigo , 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Yin S, Luo J, Qian A, Du J, Yang Q, Zhou S, Yu W, Du G, Clark RB, Walters ET, Carlton SM, Hu H. Retinoids activate the irritant receptor TRPV1 and produce sensory hypersensitivity. J Clin Invest 2013; 123:3941-51. [PMID: 23925292 DOI: 10.1172/jci66413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Retinoids are structurally related derivatives of vitamin A and are required for normal vision as well as cell proliferation and differentiation. Clinically, retinoids are effective in treating many skin disorders and cancers. Application of retinoids evokes substantial irritating side effects, including pain and inflammation; however, the precise mechanisms accounting for the sensory hypersensitivity are not understood. Here we show that both naturally occurring and synthetic retinoids activate recombinant or native transient receptor potential channel vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1), an irritant receptor for capsaicin, the pungent ingredient of chili peppers. In vivo, retinoids produced pain-related behaviors that were either eliminated or significantly reduced by genetic or pharmacological inhibition of TRPV1 function. These findings identify TRPV1 as an ionotropic receptor for retinoids and provide cellular and molecular insights into retinoid-evoked hypersensitivity. These findings also suggest that selective TRPV1 antagonists are potential therapeutic drugs for treating retinoid-induced sensory hypersensitivity.
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- Shijin Yin
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Dahl C, Christensen C, Jönsson G, Lorentzen A, Skjødt ML, Borg Å, Pawelec G, Guldberg P. Mutual exclusivity analysis of genetic and epigenetic drivers in melanoma identifies a link between p14 ARF and RARβ signaling. Mol Cancer Res 2013; 11:1166-78. [PMID: 23851445 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-13-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED Melanoma genomes contain thousands of alterations including: mutations, copy number alterations, structural aberrations, and methylation changes. The bulk of this variation is stochastic and functionally neutral, with only a small minority representing "drivers" that contribute to the genesis and maintenance of tumors. Drivers are often directly or inversely correlated across tumors, reflecting the molecular and regulatory signaling pathways in which they operate. Here, a profile of genetic and epigenetic drivers in 110 human melanoma cell lines was generated and searched for non-random distribution patterns. Statistically significant mutual exclusivity was revealed among components of each of the p16(INK4A)-CDK4-RB, RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK and PI3K-AKT signaling pathways. In addition, an inverse correlation was observed between promoter hypermethylation of retinoic acid receptor β (RARB) and CDKN2A alterations affecting p14(ARF) (P < 0.0001), suggesting a functional link between RARβ signaling and the melanoma-suppressive activities of p14(ARF). Mechanistically, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment increased the expression of p14(ARF) in primary human melanocytes and the steady-state levels of p14(ARF) in these cells were shown to be regulated via RARβ. Furthermore, the ability of ATRA to induce senescence is reduced in p14(ARF)-depleted melanocytes, and we provide proof-of-concept that ATRA can induce irreversible growth arrest in melanoma cells with an intact RARβ-p14(ARF) signaling axis, independent of p16(INK4A) and p53 status. IMPLICATIONS These data highlight the power of mutual exclusivity analysis of cancer drivers to unravel molecular pathways and establish a previously unrecognized cross-talk between RARβ and p14(ARF) with potential implications for melanoma treatment.
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- Christina Dahl
- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Bhaumik S, Giffon T, Bolinger D, Kirkman R, Lewis DB, Weaver CT, Randolph DA. Retinoic acid hypersensitivity promotes peripheral tolerance in recent thymic emigrants. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:2603-13. [PMID: 23401586 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Whereas thymic education eliminates most self-reactive T cells, additional mechanisms to promote tolerance in the periphery are critical to prevent excessive immune responses against benign environmental Ags and some self-Ags. In this study we show that murine CD4(+) recent thymic emigrants (RTEs) are programmed to facilitate tolerance in the periphery. Both in vitro and in vivo, naive RTEs more readily upregulate Foxp3 than do mature naive cells after stimulation under tolerogenic conditions. In RTEs, a relatively high sensitivity to retinoic acid contributes to decreased IFN-γ production, permitting the expression of Foxp3. Conversely, mature naive CD4 cells have a lower sensitivity to retinoic acid, resulting in increased IFN-γ production and subsequent IFN-γ-mediated silencing of Foxp3 expression. Enhanced retinoic acid signaling and Foxp3 induction in RTEs upon Ag encounter in the periphery may serve as form of secondary education that complements thymic education and helps avoid inappropriate immune responses. This mechanism for tolerance may be particularly important in settings where RTEs comprise a large fraction of the peripheral T cell pool, such as in newborns or after umbilical cord blood transplant.
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- Suniti Bhaumik
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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Fernández-Martínez AB, Jiménez MIA, Manzano VM, Lucio-Cazaña FJ. Intracrine prostaglandin E(2) signalling regulates hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression through retinoic acid receptor-β. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 44:2185-93. [PMID: 22964004 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We have previously found in human renal proximal tubular HK-2 cells that hypoxia- and all-trans retinoic acid-induced hypoxia-inducible factor-1α up-regulation is accompanied by retinoic acid receptor-β up-regulation. Here we first investigated whether hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression is dependent on retinoic acid receptor-β and our results confirmed it since (i) hypoxia-inducible factor-1α-inducing agents hypoxia, hypoxia-mimetic agent desferrioxamine, all-trans retinoic acid and interleukin-1β increased retinoic acid receptor-β expression, (ii) hypoxia-inducible factor-1α up-regulation was prevented by retinoic acid receptor-β antagonist LE-135 or siRNA retinoic acid receptor-β and (iii) there was direct binding of retinoic acid receptor-β to the retinoic acid response element in hypoxia-inducible factor-1α promoter upon treatment with all-trans retinoic acid and 16,16-dimethyl-prostaglandin E(2). Since intracellular prostaglandin E(2) mediates hypoxia-inducible factor-1α up-regulation in normoxia in HK-2 cells, we next investigated and confirmed, its role in the up-regulation of retinoic acid receptor-β in normoxia by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α-inducing agents all-trans retinoic acid, interleukin-1β and 16,16-dimethyl-prostaglandin E(2) by inhibiting cyclooxygenases, prostaglandin influx transporter or EP receptors. Interestingly, the hypoxia-induced increase in retinoic acid receptor-β expression and accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α was also blocked by the inhibitors tested. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that retinoic acid receptor-β signalling is involved in the control of the expression of transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in both normoxia and hypoxia and that retinoic acid receptor-β expression is found to be strictly regulated by intracellular prostaglandin E(2). Given the relevance of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in the kidney in terms of tumorigenesis, progressive renal failure, production of erythropoietin and protection in several models of renal disease, our results open new therapeutic opportunities on the control of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α based upon the pharmacological modulation of retinoic acid receptor-β, either directly or through the control of intracellular prostaglandin E(2) levels/signalling.
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Migratory, and not lymphoid-resident, dendritic cells maintain peripheral self-tolerance and prevent autoimmunity via induction of iTreg cells. Blood 2012; 120:1237-45. [PMID: 22760781 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-379776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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There is evidence that dendritic cells (DCs) induce peripheral tolerance. Nevertheless, it is not known whether immature DCs in general are able to tolerize CD4(+) T cells or if this is a prerogative of specialized subtypes. Here we show that, when autoantigen presentation is extended to all conventional mouse DCs, immature lymphoid tissue resident DCs are unable to induce autoantigen-specific regulatory T (iTreg) cell conversion. In contrast, this is an exclusive prerogative of steady-state migratory DCs. Because only lymph nodes host migratory DCs, iTreg cells develop and are retained solely in lymph nodes, and not in the spleen. Mechanistically, in cutaneous lymph nodes, DC-derived CCL22 contributes to the retention of iTreg cells. The importance of the local generation of iTreg cells is emphasized by their essential role in preventing autoimmunity.
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Lombardi V, Speak AO, Kerzerho J, Szely N, Akbari O. CD8α⁺β⁻ and CD8α⁺β⁺ plasmacytoid dendritic cells induce Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells and prevent the induction of airway hyper-reactivity. Mucosal Immunol 2012; 5:432-43. [PMID: 22472775 PMCID: PMC3378819 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) control the balance between protection against pathogens and tolerance to innocuous or self-antigens. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that mouse plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) can be segregated into three distinct populations, exhibiting phenotypic and functional differences, according to their surface expression of CD8α or CD8β as CD8α⁻β⁻, CD8α⁺β⁻, or CD8α⁺β⁺. In a mouse model of lung inflammation, adoptive transfer of CD8α⁺β⁻ or CD8α⁺β⁺ pDCs prevents the development of airway hyper-reactivity. The tolerogenic features of these subsets are associated with increased production of retinoic acid, which leads to the enhanced induction of Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells compared with CD8α⁻β⁻ pDCs. Our data thus identify subsets of pDCs with potent tolerogenic functions that may contribute to the maintenance of tolerance in mucosal sites such as the lungs.
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Sakamoto S, Kojima F, Momose I, Kawada M, Adachi H, Nishimura Y. Decalpenic acid induces early osteoblastic markers in pluripotent mesenchymal cells via activation of retinoic acid receptor γ. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 422:751-7. [PMID: 22618236 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Decalpenic acid is a natural small molecule previously isolated from the fermentation broth of fungi that induces early osteoblastic markers in pluripotent mesenchymal cells. Treatment of mouse pluripotent mesenchymal C3H10T1/2 cells with decalpenic acid gave rise to a morphological change similar to that induced by the treatment with retinoic acid, i.e. the cells adopted a more elongated spindle shape. Using a retinoic acid response element reporter and receptor activity assays, we show that decalpenic acid is a new retinoid with selectivity towards retinoic acid receptors γ and α. The induction of early osteoblastic markers by decalpenic acid was significantly inhibited by treatment with the retinoid antagonist, LE540, or with small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of retinoic acid receptor γ. These results demonstrated that decalpenic acid induces early osteoblastic markers in pluripotent mesenchymal cells through activation of retinoic acid receptor γ.
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- Shuichi Sakamoto
- Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo, 3-14-23 Kamiosaki, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan.
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Villablanca EJ, Wang S, De Calisto J, Gomes DCO, Kane MA, Napoli JL, Blaner WS, Kagechika H, Blomhoff R, Rosemblatt M, Bono MR, von Andrian UH, Mora JR. MyD88 and retinoic acid signaling pathways interact to modulate gastrointestinal activities of dendritic cells. Gastroenterology 2011; 141:176-85. [PMID: 21596042 PMCID: PMC3129445 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 04/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Gut-associated dendritic cells (DC) metabolize vitamin A into all-trans retinoic acid (RA), which is required to induce lymphocytes to localize to the gastrointestinal tract and promotes the differentiation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and IgA antibody-secreting cells. We investigated whether RA functions in a positive-feedback loop in DC to induce its own synthesis. METHODS We measured levels of retinoids in intestinal tissues from mice and assessed the role of RA in the functional specialization of gut-associated DC in cell cultures and mice. We used pharmacologic antagonists to determine the signaling pathways involved in regulation of DC and used MyD88-/- mice to determine the contribution of Toll-like receptor signaling in RA-mediated effects on DC. RESULTS The concentration of retinoids decreased in a proximal-to-distal gradient along the intestine, which correlated with the activity of gut-specific DC. Importantly, RA regulated the ability of gut-associated DC to produce RA, induce T cells to localize to the gastrointestinal tract, and generate regulatory T cells and IgA-secreting cells. RA was sufficient to induce its own production by extraintestinal DC in vitro and in vivo. RA-mediated regulation of DC required signaling through the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway and unexpectedly required MyD88, which is conventionally associated with Toll-like receptor, interleukin-1, and interleukin-18 signaling. CONCLUSIONS RA is necessary and sufficient to induce DC to regulate T-cell localization to the gastrointestinal tract and IgA secretion. Our findings also indicate crosstalk between the RA receptor and MyD88-dependent Toll-like receptor signaling pathways.
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- Eduardo J. Villablanca
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Fundacion Ciencia para la Vida & Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA,Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to J. Rodrigo Mora ()
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Li Z, Yao SJ, Alini M, Stoddart MJ. The role of retinoic acid receptor inhibitor LE135 on the osteochondral differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:963-70. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hong B, Song XT, Rollins L, Berry L, Huang XF, Chen SY. Mucosal and systemic anti-HIV immunity controlled by A20 in mouse dendritic cells. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:739-51. [PMID: 21206085 DOI: 10.1172/jci42656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Both mucosal and systemic immune responses are required for preventing or containing HIV transmission and chronic infection. However, currently described vaccination approaches are largely ineffective in inducing both mucosal and systemic responses. In this study, we found that the ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20--an inducible feedback inhibitor of the TNFR, RIG-I, and TLR signaling pathways that broadly controls the maturation, cytokine production, and immunostimulatory potency of DCs--restricted systemically immunized DCs to induce both robust mucosal and systemic HIV-specific cellular and humoral responses. Mechanistic studies revealed that A20 regulated DC production of retinoic acid and proinflammatory cytokines, inhibiting the expression of gut-homing receptors on T and B cells. Furthermore, A20-silenced, hyperactivated DCs exhibited an enhanced homing capacity to draining and gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALTs) after systemic administration. Thus, this study provides insights into the role of A20 in innate immunity. This work may allow the development of an efficient HIV vaccination strategy that is capable of inducing both robust systemic and mucosal anti-HIV cellular and humoral responses.
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- Bangxing Hong
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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Alvarez S, Bourguet W, Gronemeyer H, de Lera AR. Retinoic acid receptor modulators: a perspective on recent advances and promises. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2011; 21:55-63. [PMID: 21091043 DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2011.536531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Retinoids are currently used in the clinic for the treatment of skin diseases and acute promielocytic leukemia and are known to contribute to early development and organogenesis in embryo and throughout life. Most of these activities are primarily due to the binding of the retinoid to the retinoic acid receptors (RARs, subtypes α, β and γ). Ligand modulates, via allosteric conformational changes, the ability of RARs to interact with different sets of co-regulators. Structure-based insights on the ligand-binding domain of the ligand-bound RARs have clearly linked retinoid function to co-activator (CoA) recruitment for agonists, CoA dissociation for antagonists and corepressor stabilization for inverse agonists. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW To help understand ligand-modulated RAR action as a consequence of its interaction with different sets of co-regulators, we present the chemical engineering of subsets of retinoid chemotypes (rexinoids, i.e., the ligands of the retinoid X receptors, α, β and γ, with impact in the treatment of cancer and metabolic diseases, are not covered) that display the whole range of ligand functions, including subtype- and isotype-selectivities. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN An understanding of the correlation of retinoid ligand structure and function. Structural insights into ligand action and retinoid chemotypes. Potential for clinical application of retinoid receptor modulators. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Potential pharmacological/therapeutic applications of these chemical tools extend beyond cancer prevention and therapy to the treatment of autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Susana Alvarez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Donmez G, Wang D, Cohen DE, Guarente L. SIRT1 suppresses beta-amyloid production by activating the alpha-secretase gene ADAM10. Cell 2010; 142:320-32. [PMID: 20655472 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2010] [Revised: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the accumulation of plaques of Abeta 1-40 and 1-42 peptides, which result from the sequential cleavage of APP by the beta and gamma-secretases. The production of Abeta peptides is avoided by alternate cleavage of APP by the alpha and gamma-secretases. Here we show that production of beta-amyloid and plaques in a mouse model of AD are reduced by overexpressing the NAD-dependent deacetylase SIRT1 in brain, and are increased by knocking out SIRT1 in brain. SIRT1 directly activates the transcription of the gene encoding the alpha-secretase, ADAM10. SIRT1 deacetylates and coactivates the retinoic acid receptor beta, a known regulator of ADAM10 transcription. ADAM10 activation by SIRT1 also induces the Notch pathway, which is known to repair neuronal damage in the brain. Our findings indicate SIRT1 activation is a viable strategy to combat AD and perhaps other neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Gizem Donmez
- Paul F. Glenn Laboratory and Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Mukhopadhyay B, Liu J, Osei-Hyiaman D, Godlewski G, Mukhopadhyay P, Wang L, Jeong WI, Gao B, Duester G, Mackie K, Kojima S, Kunos G. Transcriptional regulation of cannabinoid receptor-1 expression in the liver by retinoic acid acting via retinoic acid receptor-gamma. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:19002-11. [PMID: 20410309 PMCID: PMC2885177 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.068460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Revised: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Alcoholism can result in fatty liver that can progress to steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Mice fed alcohol develop fatty liver through endocannabinoid activation of hepatic CB(1) cannabinoid receptors (CB(1)R), which increases lipogenesis and decreases fatty acid oxidation. Chronic alcohol feeding also up-regulates CB(1)R in hepatocytes in vivo, which could be replicated in vitro by co-culturing control hepatocytes with hepatic stellate cells (HSC) isolated from ethanol-fed mice, implicating HSC-derived mediator(s) in the regulation of hepatic CB(1)R (Jeong, W. I., Osei-Hyiaman, D., Park, O., Liu, J., Bátkai, S., Mukhopadhyay, P., Horiguchi, N., Harvey-White, J., Marsicano, G., Lutz, B., Gao, B., and Kunos, G. (2008) Cell Metab. 7, 227-235). HSC being a rich source of retinoic acid (RA), we tested whether RA and its receptors may regulate CB(1)R expression in cultured mouse hepatocytes. Incubation of hepatocytes with RA or RA receptor (RAR) agonists increased CB(1)R mRNA and protein, the most efficacious being the RARgamma agonist CD437 and the pan-RAR agonist TTNPB. The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) also increased hepatic CB(1)R expression, which was mediated indirectly via RA, because it was absent in hepatocytes from mice lacking retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 1, the enzyme catalyzing the generation of RA from retinaldehyde. The binding of RARgamma to the CB(1)R gene 5' upstream domain in hepatocytes treated with RAR agonists or 2-AG was confirmed by chromatin immunoprecipitation and electrophoretic mobility shift and antibody supershift assays. Finally, TTNPB-induced CB(1)R expression was attenuated by small interfering RNA knockdown of RARgamma in hepatocytes. We conclude that RARgamma regulates CB(1)R expression and is thus involved in the control of hepatic fat metabolism by endocannabinoids.
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- Bani Mukhopadhyay
- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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- the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- the Gill Center for Biomolecular Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and
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- the Molecular Ligand Biology Research Team, Chemical Genomics Research Group, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Saitam 351-0198, Japan
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- From the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9413
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Akiba I, Terada N, Hashida S, Sakurai K, Sato T, Shiraishi K, Yokoyama M, Masunaga H, Ogawa H, Ito K, Yagi N. Encapsulation of a hydrophobic drug into a polymer-micelle core explored with synchrotron SAXS. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:7544-7551. [PMID: 20361731 DOI: 10.1021/la904355p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at the SPring-8 40B2 and 45XU beamlines was carried out on aqueous solutions of (PEG-P(Asp(Bzl))): partially benzyl-esterified poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(aspartic acid) with LE540 loaded up to 8.3 wt %, where LE540 is a very hydrophobic retinoid antagonist drug. The scattering profiles showed characteristic features for core-shell spherical micelles, confirming that P(Asp(Bzl)) forms a hydrophobic core and PEG forms a hydrophilic shell. Before the addition of LE540, a diffraction peak was observed around q = 4 nm(-1), where q is the magnitude of the scattering vector. This peak can be attributed to ordering between alpha-helices made of P(Asp(Bzl)), the so-called nonspecific hexatic arrangement. The P(Asp(Bzl)) helices disappeared as LE540 was added. This result can be interpreted by assuming a uniform distribution of LE540 in the core. By use of a core-shell spherical micelle model, the SAXS data could be well fitted for all of the samples. The analysis indicated that the core radius increases sigmoidally from 5.9 to 6.9 nm upon addition of LE540 whereas the shell radius stayed at 12.5-12.8 nm. The aggregation number that is the average number of PEG-P(Asp(Bzl))'s consisting of one micelle slightly increased from 145 to 182.
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- Isamu Akiba
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan.
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Yasmin R, Kannan-Thulasiraman P, Kagechika H, Dawson MI, Noy N. Inhibition of mammary carcinoma cell growth by RXR is mediated by the receptor's oligomeric switch. J Mol Biol 2010; 397:1121-31. [PMID: 20188110 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 02/11/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ligands that activate the nuclear receptor retinoid X receptor (RXR) display potent anticarcinogenic activities, but the mechanisms by which these compounds inhibit carcinoma cell growth are poorly understood. While RXR can regulate gene expression due to its intrinsic ligand-activated transcription function, this receptor can also regulate transcription by functioning as a ligand-controlled DNA architectural factor. It was thus reported that apo-RXR self-associates into tetramers and that each dimer within these tetramers can separately bind to an RXR response element. Hence, DNA binding by RXR tetramers may bring distant genomic regions into close physical proximity. As ligand binding induces the dissociation of RXR tetramers into dimers, it can alter gene expression by modulating the DNA architecture. Here, we show that inhibition of mammary carcinoma cell growth by RXR ligands stems from the ability of these compounds to regulate the oligomeric state of RXR and is independent of the direct intrinsic transcriptional activity of the receptor. The data suggest that compounds that trigger dissociation of RXR tetramers may comprise a novel class of anticarcinogenic agents.
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- Rubina Yasmin
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106-4965, USA
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NUCLEAR RECEPTORS. Br J Pharmacol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid, retinoid X and retinoic acid-related orphan. Br J Pharmacol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00485_5.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] Open
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van de Pavert SA, Olivier BJ, Goverse G, Vondenhoff MF, Greuter M, Beke P, Kusser K, Höpken UE, Lipp M, Niederreither K, Blomhoff R, Sitnik K, Agace WW, Randall TD, de Jonge WJ, Mebius RE. Chemokine CXCL13 is essential for lymph node initiation and is induced by retinoic acid and neuronal stimulation. Nat Immunol 2009; 10:1193-9. [PMID: 19783990 PMCID: PMC2771164 DOI: 10.1038/ni.1789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 08/07/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The location of embryonic lymph node development is determined by the initial clustering of lymphoid tissue-inducer (LTi) cells. Here we demonstrate that both the chemokine CXCL13 and the chemokine CCL21 attracted LTi cells at embryonic days 12.5-14.5 and that initial clustering depended exclusively on CXCL13. Retinoic acid (RA) induced early CXCL13 expression in stromal organizer cells independently of lymphotoxin signaling. Notably, neurons adjacent to the lymph node anlagen expressed enzymes essential for RA synthesis. Furthermore, stimulation of parasymphathetic neural output in adults led to RA receptor (RAR)-dependent induction of CXCL13 in the gut. Therefore, our data show that the initiation of lymph node development is controlled by RA-mediated expression of CXCL13 and suggest that RA may be provided by adjacent neurons.
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- Serge A van de Pavert
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Borel V, Marceau G, Gallot D, Blanchon L, Sapin V. Retinoids regulate human amniotic tissue-type plasminogen activator gene by a two-step mechanism. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 14:1793-805. [PMID: 19538480 PMCID: PMC3829039 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00802.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The collagenolytic effects of the tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) leading to extracellular matrix degradation are clearly involved in the physiopathology of human foetal membranes rupture. Nevertheless, the regulation of t-PA gene expression in extraembryonic developmental contexts remains unknown. The aim of our study is to propose the retinoic acids (RAs) as molecular regulators of t-PA expression in foetal membranes. RA induced t-PA mRNA and proteins in a time-dependent manner in amniotic membrane explants and Wistar Institute Susan Hayflick (WISH) cells. Furthermore, the use of cycloheximide revealed a two-step regulation of t-PA gene. Gene reporter assays confirmed that the RA-induced t-PA gene expression occurred through interactions of retinoid receptors (RARs and RXRs) with a DR5 response element located at –7 kb from the transcription site. Site-directed mutagenesis of this region of the t-PA promoter showed that SP1 factor was also retinoid-mediated induction, and immunoprecipitation assays revealed that SP1 and RAR/RXR interacted physically. Chromatin immunoprecipitation demonstrated that interactions between RARs, RXRs and t-PA promoter were time dependent: RAR-α/RXR-α bound DR5 motif before and up to 12 hrs of RA exposure, and RAR-β/RXR-α bound DR5 response element after 12 hrs of RA treatment. Finally, experiments using shRNA and RAR-β-specific antagonist revealed that reducing RAR-β induction decreased t-PA induction. Altogether, our results established that the RA-mediated regulation of t-PA in human foetal membranes occurred through two steps, with a major role played by RAR-β.
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- Valerie Borel
- Génétique Reproduction et Développement (GReD), UMR CNRS 6247, Clermont Université, INSERM U931, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Bourhis E, Maheux J, Paquet B, Kagechika H, Shudo K, Rompré PP, Rouillard C, Lévesque D. The transcription factors Nur77 and retinoid X receptors participate in amphetamine-induced locomotor activities. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2009; 202:635-48. [PMID: 18843482 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1343-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The major substrate underlying amphetamine (AMPH)-induced locomotor activity is associated with dopamine forebrain circuits. Brain regions associated with AMPH-induced locomotor activity express high levels of retinoid receptors. However, the role of these transcription factors in dopamine-mediated effects remains poorly understood. Two nuclear receptor families, the retinoic acid receptors (RAR) and the retinoid X receptors (RXR), transduce retinoic acid signal. RARs are specifically involved in retinoid signaling, whereas RXRs also participate in other signaling pathways as partners for other nuclear receptors such as Nur77, an orphan member of the nuclear receptor family expresses in dopamine system. MATERIALS AND METHODS To explore the role of retinoid receptors and Nur77 in AMPH-induced locomotor activity, we administered selective retinoid receptor drugs in combination with AMPH in adult wild-type and Nur77-deficient mice. At a low dose, AMPH similarly increased ambulatory activity in wild-type and Nur77-deficient mice, while it did not alter non-ambulatory activity. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION At a high dose, AMPH did not alter ambulatory activity anymore, while non-ambulatory activity strongly increased in wild-type mice. Nur77-deficient mice still displayed a higher ambulatory activity with no change in non-ambulatory activity. HX531, a synthetic RXR antagonist, blocks AMPH-induced ambulatory activity, whereas RAR drugs tested remained without effect. Interestingly, the effect of HX531 was abolished in Nur77-deficient mice, suggesting that this orphan nuclear receptor is essential for the action of the RXR drug. CONCLUSION This study shows that RXR and Nur77 participate in AMPH-induced locomotor activity and prompts for further investigations on the role of Nur77 and RXR in addiction and reward-related behaviors.
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- Emmanuelle Bourhis
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal Pavillon Jean-Coutu, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montreal Q H3C3J7, Canada
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Gordy C, Dzhagalov I, He YW. Regulation of CD8(+) T cell functions by RARgamma. Semin Immunol 2009; 21:2-7. [PMID: 18715802 PMCID: PMC2615478 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2008.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2008] [Revised: 07/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Retinoic acid plays a key role in the development and function of the immune system; however, the contribution of each of the three retinoic acid receptors (RARs) to the T cell immune response is not yet well understood. Of these receptors, both RARalpha and RARgamma are expressed in T lymphocytes. While possible functional redundancy thus complicates understanding of the role of each receptor in T cells, emerging data suggest that RARalpha and RARgamma function differently in thymocyte development and that RARgamma is required for both primary and secondary CD8(+) T cell immune responses.
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- Claire Gordy
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
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Uray IP, Shen Q, Seo HS, Kim H, Lamph WW, Bissonnette RP, Brown PH. Rexinoid-induced expression of IGFBP-6 requires RARbeta-dependent permissive cooperation of retinoid receptors and AP-1. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:345-353. [PMID: 18957410 PMCID: PMC2610495 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804721200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 10/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The synthetic rexinoid bexarotene (Targretin, LGD1069) inhibits the formation of both estrogen receptor-negative and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in preclinical models and controls the expression of growth-regulatory biomarkers, such as IGFBP-6 (insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 6), RARbeta, or cyclin D1. In this study, we identified a classical retinoic acid-responsive element in the first intron in the IGFBP-6 gene adjacent to a consensus AP-1 binding site, both elements essential for rexinoid-induced expression of IGFBP-6. In chromatin binding experiments, bexarotene increased the occupancy of the identified enhancer element by RXRalpha, RARbeta, cJun, cFos, and p300. In normal mammary epithelial cells and T47D breast cancer cells, small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of all RXR isoforms or RARbeta, but not RARalpha or RARgamma alone, blocked the induction of IGFBP-6 by bexarotene. Simultaneous knockdown of RARalpha and RARgamma abrogated both the induction of RARbeta and the up-regulation and secretion of IGFBP-6. The suppression of either RARbeta or cJun by small interfering RNA blocked the recruitment of RXRalpha and cJun to the enhancer. These results demonstrate a novel cooperative interaction between retinoid receptors and AP-1 orchestrated by RARbeta and highlight a novel mechanism by which RARbeta can mediate the cancer-preventive effects of rexinoids.
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- Iván P Uray
- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121; Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121
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- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121; Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121
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- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121
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- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121
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- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121
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- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121
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- Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121; Breast Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Ltd., San Diego, California 92121.
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Iwata M. Retinoic acid production by intestinal dendritic cells and its role in T-cell trafficking. Semin Immunol 2008; 21:8-13. [PMID: 18849172 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2008.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Revised: 08/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/01/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vitamin A deficiency causes a marked reduction in the number of T and B cells in the small intestinal tissues. The vitamin A metabolite retinoic acid imprints lymphocytes with gut-homing specificity upon antigenic stimulation. In the small intestinal lamina propria, Peyer's patches, and mesenteric lymph nodes, there are dendritic cells capable of producing retinoic acid. Their capacity depends on the expression of retinal dehydrogenases (RALDH). RALDH2, encoded by Aldh1a2, is a major isoform of RALDH in the intestinal dendritic cells under specific pathogen-free conditions, and can be induced by multiple factors constitutively present or induced in the small intestinal microenvironment.
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- Makoto Iwata
- Laboratory of Biodefense Research, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus, Tokushima Bunri University, 1314-1 Shido, Sanuki-shi, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan.
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The gastrointestinal innate and adaptive immune system continuously faces the challenge of potent stimuli from the commensal microflora and food constituents. These local immune responses require a tight control, the outcome of which is in most cases the induction of tolerance. Local T cell immunity is an important compartment of the specific intestinal immune system. T cell reactivity is programmed during the initial stage of its activation by professional presenting cells. Mucosal dendritic cells (DCs) are assumed to play key roles in regulating immune responses in the antigen-rich gastrointestinal environment. Mucosal DCs are a heterogeneous population that can either initiate (innate and adaptive) immune responses, or control intestinal inflammation and maintain tolerance. Defects in this regulation are supposed to lead to the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). This review will discuss the emerging role of mucosal DCs in regulating intestinal inflammation and immune responses.
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Heaney JD, Lam MYJ, Michelson MV, Nadeau JH. Loss of the transmembrane but not the soluble kit ligand isoform increases testicular germ cell tumor susceptibility in mice. Cancer Res 2008; 68:5193-7. [PMID: 18593919 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Several genetic variants act as modifiers of testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) susceptibility in the 129/Sv mouse model of human pediatric TGCTs. One such modifier, the Steel locus, encodes the transmembrane-bound and soluble ligand of the kit receptor. Some (Sl and SlJ) but not all (Sld) mutations of the Steel locus increase TGCT incidence in heterozygous mutant mice. Because Sl and SlJ are large deletions that affect multiple transcripts and Sld is an intragenic deletion of the kit ligand (Kitl) from which only the soluble protein is produced, it was uncertain whether Kitl or a neighboring gene is a modifier of TGCT susceptibility. We tested the effect of the small Steel grizzle-belly (Slgb) deletion on TGCT susceptibility to determine whether Kitl is a TGCT modifier gene. An increase in TGCT incidence was observed in Slgb/+ heterozygotes, and fine mapping of the deletion breakpoints revealed that Kitl is the only conventional gene deleted by the mutation, suggesting that Kitl is the TGCT modifier gene at the Steel locus. Additionally, we propose that soluble KITL in Sld/+ heterozygous mutant mice complements a dosage effect of transmembrane-associated kit ligand on TGCT susceptibility and that the kit receptor (Kit) is haplosufficient for primordial germ cell development.
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- Jason D Heaney
- Department of Genetics and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
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All-trans-retinoic acid induces apoptosis in Leydig cells via activation of the mitochondrial death pathway and antioxidant enzyme regulation. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2008; 40:315-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s10863-008-9156-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Accepted: 06/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Faigle R, Liu L, Cundiff P, Funa K, Xia Z. Opposing effects of retinoid signaling on astrogliogenesis in embryonic day 13 and 17 cortical progenitor cells. J Neurochem 2008; 106:1681-98. [PMID: 18564368 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05525.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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All-trans retinoic acid (RA) is a differentiation factor in many tissues. However, its role in astrogliogenesis has not been extensively studied. Here, we investigated the effect of RA on the regulation of astrogliogenesis at different cortical developmental stages. We prepared rat cortical progenitor cells from embryonic day (E) 13 and E17, which correspond to the beginning of neurogenic and astrogliogenic periods, respectively. Surprisingly, RA promoted astrogliogenesis at E17 but inhibited astrogliogenesis induced by ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) at E13. The inhibitory effect of RA on astrogliogenesis at E13 was not due to premature commitment of progenitors to a neuronal or oligodendroglial lineage. Rather, RA retained more progenitors in a proliferative state. Furthermore, RA inhibition of astrogliogenesis at E13 was independent of STAT3 signaling and required the function of the alpha and beta isoforms of the RA receptors (RAR). Moreover, the differential response of E13 and E17 progenitors to RA was due to differences in the intrinsic properties of these cells that are preserved in vitro. The inhibitory effect of RA on cytokine-induced astrogliogenesis at E13 may contribute to silencing of any potential precocious astrogliogenesis during the neurogenic period.
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- Roland Faigle
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, and Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Zheng LK, Zhang L, Chen NY. Role of retinoic acid in gut immune homeostasis. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2008; 16:885-891. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v16.i8.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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FOXP3+ regulatory T cells play a key role in controlling immune pathological reactions and preventing organs from immune damages. In the gut, native T cells express FOXP3 when antigens make T cells active. It is necessary for the retinoic acid and transforming growth factor β(TGF-β) to involve in the procession. The retinoic acid is the metabolite of vitamin A produced by gut-associated dendritic cells, with induction T cells to produce integrin α4β7 and CCR9, which enhance the ability in transferring native T cells into regulatory T cells, and regulatory T cells migrate preferentially to the small intestine. Besides, retinoic acid can make RORγt weak, resulting in the reduction of Th17 and the improvement of regulatory T cell transformation.
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Chen H, Zhang H, Lee J, Liang X, Wu X, Zhu T, Lo PK, Zhang X, Sukumar S. HOXA5 acts directly downstream of retinoic acid receptor beta and contributes to retinoic acid-induced apoptosis and growth inhibition. Cancer Res 2007; 67:8007-13. [PMID: 17804711 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The promise of retinoids as chemopreventive agents in breast cancer is based on the differentiation and apoptosis induced upon their binding to the retinoic acid (RA) receptor beta (RARbeta). We have previously shown that HOXA5 induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells. In this study, we investigated whether RA/RARbeta and HOXA5 actions intersect to induce apoptosis and differentiation in breast cancer cells. We found that HOXA5 expression can be induced by RA only in RARbeta-positive breast cancer cells. We have, for the first time, identified the RA response element in HOXA5, which was found to be located in the 3' end of the gene. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that RARbeta binds directly to this region in vivo. Overexpression of RARbeta strongly enhances RA responsiveness, and knocking down RARbeta expression abolishes RA-mediated induction of HOXA5 expression in breast cancer cells. In addition, there is coordinated loss of both HOXA5 and RARbeta expression during neoplastic transformation and progression in the breast epithelial cell model, MCF10A. Knockdown of HOXA5 expression partially abrogates retinoid-induced apoptosis and promotes cell survival upon RA treatment. These results strongly suggest that HOXA5 acts directly downstream of RARbeta and may contribute to retinoid-induced anticancer and chemopreventive effects.
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- Hexin Chen
- The Breast Cancer Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21231-1000, USA
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