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Matsuoka K, Bakiri L, Bilban M, Toegel S, Haschemi A, Yuan H, Kasper M, Windhager R, Wagner EF. Metabolic rewiring controlled by c-Fos governs cartilage integrity in osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2023; 82:1227-1239. [PMID: 37344157 PMCID: PMC10423482 DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor component c-Fos regulates chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation, but its involvement in osteoarthritis (OA) has not been functionally assessed. METHODS c-Fos expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry on articular cartilage sections from patients with OA and mice subjected to the destabilisation of the medial meniscus (DMM) model of OA. Cartilage-specific c-Fos knockout (c-FosΔCh) mice were generated by crossing c-fosfl/fl to Col2a1-CreERT mice. Articular cartilage was evaluated by histology, immunohistochemistry, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and in situ metabolic enzyme assays. The effect of dichloroacetic acid (DCA), an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (Pdk), was assessed in c-FosΔCh mice subjected to DMM. RESULTS FOS-positive chondrocytes were increased in human and murine OA cartilage during disease progression. Compared with c-FosWT mice, c-FosΔCh mice exhibited exacerbated DMM-induced cartilage destruction. Chondrocytes lacking c-Fos proliferate less, have shorter collagen fibres and reduced cartilage matrix. Comparative RNA-seq revealed a prominent anaerobic glycolysis gene expression signature. Consistently decreased pyruvate dehydrogenase (Pdh) and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (Ldh) enzymatic activities were measured in situ, which are likely due to higher expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, Ldha, and Pdk1 in chondrocytes. In vivo treatment of c-FosΔCh mice with DCA restored Pdh/Ldh activity, chondrocyte proliferation, collagen biosynthesis and decreased cartilage damage after DMM, thereby reverting the deleterious effects of c-Fos inactivation. CONCLUSIONS c-Fos modulates cellular bioenergetics in chondrocytes by balancing pyruvate flux between anaerobic glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle in response to OA signals. We identify a novel metabolic adaptation of chondrocytes controlled by c-Fos-containing AP-1 dimers that could be therapeutically relevant.
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- Kazuhiko Matsuoka
- Genes and Disease group, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Cellular and Molecular Tumor biology, Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Genes and Disease group, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Core Facilities, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Genes and Disease group, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Genes and Disease group, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Kalyanaraman H, China SP, Cabriales JA, Moininazeri J, Casteel DE, Garcia JJ, Wong VW, Chen A, Sah RL, Boss GR, Pilz RB. Protein Kinase G2 Is Essential for Skeletal Homeostasis and Adaptation to Mechanical Loading in Male but Not Female Mice. J Bone Miner Res 2023; 38:171-185. [PMID: 36371651 PMCID: PMC9825661 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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We previously showed that the NO/cGMP/protein kinase G (PKG) signaling pathway positively regulates osteoblast proliferation, differentiation, and survival in vitro, and that cGMP-elevating agents have bone-anabolic effects in mice. Here, we generated mice with an osteoblast-specific (OB) knockout (KO) of type 2 PKG (gene name Prkg2) using a Col1a1(2.3 kb)-Cre driver. Compared to wild type (WT) littermates, 8-week-old male OB Prkg2-KO mice had fewer osteoblasts, reduced bone formation rates, and lower trabecular and cortical bone volumes. Female OB Prkg2-KO littermates showed no bone abnormalities, despite the same degree of PKG2 deficiency in bone. Expression of osteoblast differentiation- and Wnt/β-catenin-related genes was lower in primary osteoblasts and bones of male KO but not female KO mice compared to WT littermates. Osteoclast parameters were unaffected in both sexes. Since PKG2 is part of a mechano-sensitive complex in osteoblast membranes, we examined its role during mechanical loading. Cyclical compression of the tibia increased cortical thickness and induced mechanosensitive and Wnt/β-catenin-related genes to a similar extent in male and female WT mice and female OB Prkg2-KO mice, but loading had a minimal effect in male KO mice. We conclude that PKG2 drives bone acquisition and adaptation to mechanical loading via the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in male mice. The striking sexual dimorphism of OB Prkg2-KO mice suggests that current U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved cGMP-elevating agents may represent novel effective treatment options for male osteoporosis. © 2022 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Hema Kalyanaraman
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- These two authors contributed equally to the work
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- These two authors contributed equally to the work
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Gardinier JD. The Diminishing Returns of Mechanical Loading and Potential Mechanisms that Desensitize Osteocytes. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2021; 19:436-443. [PMID: 34216359 PMCID: PMC9306018 DOI: 10.1007/s11914-021-00693-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Adaptation to mechanical loading is critical to maintaining bone mass and offers therapeutic potential to preventing age-related bone loss and osteoporosis. However, increasing the duration of loading is met with "diminishing returns" as the anabolic response quickly becomes saturated. As a result, the anabolic response to daily activities and repetitive bouts of loading is limited by the underlying mechanisms that desensitize and render bone unresponsive at the cellular level. Osteocytes are the primary cells that respond to skeletal loading and facilitate the overall anabolic response. Although many of osteocytes' signaling mechanisms activated in response to loading are considered anabolic in nature, several of them can also render osteocytes insensitive to further stimuli and thereby creating a negative feedback loop that limits osteocytes' overall response. The purpose of this review is to examine the potential mechanisms that may contribute to the loss of mechanosensitivity. In particular, we examined the inactivation/desensitization of ion channels and signaling molecules along with the potential role of endocytosis and cytoskeletal reorganization. The significance in defining the negative feedback loop is the potential to identify unique targets for enabling osteocytes to maintain their sensitivity. In doing so, we can begin to cultivate new strategies that capitalize on the anabolic nature of daily activities that repeatedly load the skeleton.
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Yang WS, Kim JH, Jeong D, Hong YH, Park SH, Yang Y, Jang YJ, Kim JH, Cho JY. 3-Deazaadenosine, an S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase inhibitor, attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses via inhibition of AP-1 and NF-κB signaling. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 182:114264. [PMID: 33035507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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3-Deazadenosine (3-DA) is a general methylation inhibitor that depletes S-adenosylmethionine, a methyl donor, by blocking S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH). In this study, we investigated the inhibitory activity and molecular mechanisms of 3-DA in inflammatory responses. 3-DA suppressed the secretion of inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW264.7 cells and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-differentiated U937 cells. It also reduced mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β (IL-1 β), and IL-6, indicating that 3-DA has anti-inflammatory properties in murine and human macrophages. Moreover, 3-DA strongly blocked AP-1 and NF-κB luciferase activity under PMA-, MyD88-, and TRIF-stimulated conditions and decreased the translocation of c-Jun, c-Fos, p65, and p50 into the nucleus. In addition, the p-ERK level in AP-1 signaling and the p-IκBα level in NF-kB signaling were diminished by 3-DA treatment. Interestingly, 3-DA did not alter the phosphorylation of MEK1/2, an ERK modulator, or IKKα/β, an IκBα regulator. Instead, 3-DA prevented MEK1/2 and IKKα/β from combining with ERK and IκBα, respectively, and directly suppressed MEK1/2 and IKKα/β kinase activity. These results indicate that MEK1/2 and IKKα/β are direct targets of 3-DA. In addition, suppression of SAHH by siRNA or treatment with adenosine dialdehyde, another SAHH inhibitor, showed inhibitory patterns against p-ERK and IκBα similar to those of 3-DA. Taken together, this study demonstrates that 3-DA inhibits AP-1 and NF-κB signaling by directly blocking MEK1/2 and IKKα/β or indirectly mediating SAHH, resulting in anti-inflammatory activity.
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- Woo Seok Yang
- Department of Integrative Biotechnology and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biocosmetics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU (BICS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea; Department of Biocosmetics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Phosphodiesterase 10A Is a Mediator of Osteogenic Differentiation and Mechanotransduction in Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Stem Cells Int 2020; 2020:7865484. [PMID: 32587621 PMCID: PMC7294361 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7865484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) are capable of differentiating into the osteogenic lineage, and for osteogenic differentiation, mechanical loading is a relevant stimulus. Mechanotransduction leads to the formation of second messengers such as cAMP, cGMP, or Ca2+ influx resulting in the activation of transcription factors mediating gene regulation. The second messengers cAMP and cGMP are degraded by phosphodiesterase isoenzymes (PDE), but the role of these enzymes during osteogenic differentiation or mechanotransduction remains unclear. Here, we focused on the isoenzyme phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) and its role during osteogenic commitment and mechanotransduction. We observed a time-dependent decrease of PDE10A expression in hMSC undergoing differentiation towards the osteogenic lineage. PDE10A inhibition by papaverine diminished osteogenic differentiation. While applying mechanical strain via cyclic stretching of hMSCs led to an upregulation of PDE10A gene expression, inhibition of PDE10A using the drug papaverine repressed expression of mechanoresponsive genes. We conclude that PDE10A is a modulator of osteogenic differentiation as well as mechanotransduction in hMSCs. Our data further suggests that the relative increase of cAMP, rather than the absolute cAMP level, is a key driver of the observed effects.
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NOTCH Signaling Is Activated through Mechanical Strain in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Stem Cells Int 2019; 2019:5150634. [PMID: 30936923 PMCID: PMC6413410 DOI: 10.1155/2019/5150634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Skeletal development and remodeling of adult bone are critically controlled by activated NOTCH signaling in genetically modified mice. It is yet unclear whether NOTCH signaling is activated by mechanical strain sensed by bone cells. We found that expression of specific NOTCH target genes is induced after in vivo tibial mechanical loading in wild-type mice. We further applied mechanical strain through cyclic stretching in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) in vitro by using a bioreactor system and detected upregulation of NOTCH target gene expression. Inhibition of the NOTCH pathway in primary BMSCs as well as telomerase-immortalized human BMSCs (hMSC-TERT) through the gamma-secretase inhibitor GSI XII blocked mechanotransduction and modulated actin cytoskeleton organization. Short-hairpin RNA gene silencing identified NOTCH2 as the key receptor mediating NOTCH effects on hMSC-TERT cells. Our data indicate a functional link between NOTCH activation and mechanotransduction in human BMSCs. We suggest that NOTCH signaling is an important contributor to molecular mechanisms that mediate the bone formation response to mechanical strain.
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Verschuren EHJ, Hoenderop JGJ, Peters DJM, Arjona FJ, Bindels RJM. Tubular flow activates magnesium transport in the distal convoluted tubule. FASEB J 2018; 33:5034-5044. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802094r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Eric H. J. Verschuren
- Department of PhysiologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human GeneticsLeiden University Medical Centre Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of PhysiologyRadboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Bratengeier C, Bakker AD, Fahlgren A. Mechanical loading releases osteoclastogenesis-modulating factors through stimulation of the P2X7 receptor in hematopoietic progenitor cells. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:13057-13067. [PMID: 30536959 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Mechanical instability of bone implants stimulate osteoclast differentiation and peri-implant bone loss, leading to prosthetic loosening. It is unclear which cells at the periprosthetic interface transduce mechanical signals into a biochemical response, and subsequently facilitate bone loss. We hypothesized that mechanical overloading of hematopoietic bone marrow progenitor cells, which are located near to the inserted bone implants, stimulates the release of osteoclast-inducing soluble factors. Using a novel in vitro model to apply mechanical overloading, we found that hematopoietic progenitor cells released adenosine triphosphate (ATP) after only 2 min of mechanical loading. The released ATP interacts with its specific receptor P2X7 to stimulate the release of unknown soluble factors that inhibit (physiological loading) or promote (supraphysiological loading) the differentiation of multinucleated osteoclasts derived from bone marrow cultures. Inhibition of ATP-receptor P2X7 by Brilliant Blue G completely abolished the overloading-induced stimulation of osteoclast formation. Likewise, stimulation of P2X7 receptor on hematopoietic cells by BzATP enhanced the release of osteoclastogenesis-stimulating signaling molecules to a similar extent as supraphysiological loading. Supraphysiological loading affected neither gene expression of inflammatory markers involved in aseptic implant loosening (e.g., interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and PTGES2) nor expression of the osteoclast modulators receptor activator of nuclear factor κ-Β ligand and osteoprotegerin. Our findings suggest that murine hematopoietic progenitor cells are a potential key player in local mechanical loading-induced bone implant loosening via the ATP/P2X7-axis. Our approach identifies potential therapeutic targets to prevent prosthetic loosening.
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- Cornelia Bratengeier
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cell Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Oral Cell Biology, ACTA, University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Cell Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Guo Y, Lv Q, Zou XQ, Yan ZX, Yan YX. Mechanical Strain Regulates Osteoblast Proliferation Through Ca 2+-CaMK-CREB Signal Pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 31:100-106. [PMID: 28031098 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-9294(16)30033-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Objective To investigate the effects of mechanical strain on Ca2+-calmodulin dependent kinase (CaMK)-cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) signal pathway and proliferation of osteoblasts.Methods Using a four-point bending device, MC3T3-E1 cells were exposed to mechanical tensile strains of 2500 µs and 5000 µs at 0.5 Hz respectively. The intracellular free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) concentration and calmodulin activity were assayed by fluorospectrophotometry, CaMK II β, CREB, and phosphorylated (activated) CREB (p-CREB) were assessed by Western blot, and cells proliferation was assayed with MTT. Pretreatment with verapamil was carried out to block Ca2+ channel, and inhibitor U73122 was used to inhibit phospholipase C (PLC).Results Mechanical strains of 2500 µs and 5000 µs for 1 to 10 minutes both increased [Ca2+]i level of the cells. The 2500 µs strain, a periodicity of 1 h/d for 3 days, activated calmodulin, elevated protein levels of CaMK II β and p-CREB, and promoted cells proliferation, which were attenuated by pretreatment of verapamil or U73122. The effects of 5000 µs strain on calmodulin, CaMK II β, p-CREB and proliferation were contrary to 2500 µs strain.Conclusion The mechanical strain regulates osteoblasts proliferation through Ca2+-CaMK-CREB signal pathway via Ca2+ channel and PLC/IP3 transduction cascades.
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- Yong Guo
- Depantment of Bioengineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China; Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, China
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- Experiment Management Center, Logistical College of People Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
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- Depantment of Bioengineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Depantment of Bioengineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- Depantment of Bioengineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China; Experiment Management Center, Logistical College of People Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
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Development of an in vitro model to study the biological effects of blinking. Ocul Surf 2018; 16:226-234. [PMID: 29309844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To develop a mechanical model in which a contact lens is swept over ocular surface cells under conditions that mimic the force and speed of the blink, and to investigate the resulting biological changes. METHODS A computer controlled mechanical instrument was developed to hold a dish containing 3D cultured stratified human ocular surface epithelial cells, across which an arm bearing a contact lens was swept back and forth repeatedly at a speed and force mimicking the human blink. Cells were subjected to repeated sweep cycles for up to 1 h at a speed of 120 mm/s with or without an applied force of 19.6 mN (to mimic pressure exerted by upper eyelid), after which the cell layer thickness was measured, the cell layer integrity was investigated using fluorescent quantum dots (6 and 13 nm) and the phosphorylation levels of various protein kinases were analyzed by human phospho-kinase arrays. Data for selected kinases were further quantitated by enzyme immunoassays. RESULTS The thickness of the cell layers did not change after exposure to sweep cycles with or without applied force. Quantum dots (6 and 13 nm) were able to penetrate the layers of cells exposed to sweep cycles but not layers of untreated control cells. The phosphorylation levels of HSP27 and JNK1/2/3 increased for cells exposed to sweep cycles with applied force compared to untreated control cells. CONCLUSIONS The in vitro mechanical instrument is a useful tool to investigate the effects of blinking on the ocular surface.
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Focal adhesion kinase signaling regulates anti-inflammatory function of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells induced by biomechanical force. Cell Signal 2017. [PMID: 28647573 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have tremendous potential for use in regenerative medicine due to their multipotency and immune cell regulatory functions. Biomimetic physical forces have been shown to direct differentiation and maturation of MSCs in tissue engineering applications; however, the effect of force on immunomodulatory activity of MSCs has been largely overlooked. Here we show in human bone marrow-derived MSCs that wall shear stress (WSS) equivalent to the fluid frictional force present in the adult arterial vasculature significantly enhances expression of four genes that mediate MSC immune regulatory function, PTGS2, HMOX1, IL1RN, and TNFAIP6. Several mechanotransduction pathways are stimulated by WSS, including calcium ion (Ca2+) flux and activation of Akt, MAPK, and focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Inhibition of PI3K-Akt by LY294002 or Ca2+ signaling with chelators, ion channel inhibitors, or Ca2+ free culture conditions failed to attenuate WSS-induced COX2 expression. In contrast, the FAK inhibitor PF-562271 blocked COX2 induction, implicating focal adhesions as critical sensory components upstream of this key immunomodulatory factor. In co-culture assays, WSS preconditioning stimulates MSC anti-inflammatory activity to more potently suppress TNF-α production by activated immune cells, and this improved potency depended upon the ability of FAK to stimulate COX2 induction. Taken together, our data demonstrate that biomechanical force potentiates the reparative and regenerative properties of MSCs through a FAK signaling cascade and highlights the potential for innovative force-based approaches for enhancement in MSC therapeutic efficacy.
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Absence of CD66a expression is associated with high microvessel density and high histologic grade in hepatocellular carcinoma. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2016; 32:306-12. [PMID: 27377843 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver. Patients with HCC usually have poor prognosis and high mortality. It has been shown that carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CD66a) regulates cell signaling, proliferation, and tumor growth. The aim of this study is to analyze the expression and possible role of CD66a in HCC. Immunohistochemical staining of CD66a was performed on 86 HCC cases, and microvessel density was evaluated by CD34 immunostaining. The results were further correlated with clinicopathological parameters. For 47 of 86 HCC cases, the CD66a expression showed diffuse membrane or cytoplasmic staining. The other 39 HCC cases revealed loss of CD66a expression. Loss of CD66a expression was statistically significantly associated with large tumor size (p=0.016), fatty change (p=0.039), patients with transcatheter arterial embolization (p=0.007), and high microvessel density (p=0.036). CD34 expression had no significant association with tumor size, virus infection, histological grade, and capsular invasion. The diffuse and cytoplasmic expression of CD66a may involve the early stage of the HCC, and the loss of CD66a expression indicates tumor progression.
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Jiang J, Zhao LG, Teng YJ, Chen SL, An LP, Ma JL, Wang J, Xia YY. ERK5 signalling pathway is essential for fluid shear stress-induced COX-2 gene expression in MC3T3-E1 osteoblast. Mol Cell Biochem 2015; 406:237-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-015-2441-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Diaz MF, Li N, Lee HJ, Adamo L, Evans SM, Willey HE, Arora N, Torisawa YS, Vickers DA, Morris SA, Naveiras O, Murthy SK, Ingber DE, Daley GQ, García-Cardeña G, Wenzel PL. Biomechanical forces promote blood development through prostaglandin E2 and the cAMP-PKA signaling axis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 212:665-80. [PMID: 25870199 PMCID: PMC4419354 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20142235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Blood flow promotes emergence of definitive hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the developing embryo, yet the signals generated by hemodynamic forces that influence hematopoietic potential remain poorly defined. Here we show that fluid shear stress endows long-term multilineage engraftment potential upon early hematopoietic tissues at embryonic day 9.5, an embryonic stage not previously described to harbor HSCs. Effects on hematopoiesis are mediated in part by a cascade downstream of wall shear stress that involves calcium efflux and stimulation of the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-protein kinase A (PKA) signaling axis. Blockade of the PGE2-cAMP-PKA pathway in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros (AGM) abolished enhancement in hematopoietic activity. Furthermore, Ncx1 heartbeat mutants, as well as static cultures of AGM, exhibit lower levels of expression of prostaglandin synthases and reduced phosphorylation of the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). Similar to flow-exposed cultures, transient treatment of AGM with the synthetic analogue 16,16-dimethyl-PGE2 stimulates more robust engraftment of adult recipients and greater lymphoid reconstitution. These data provide one mechanism by which biomechanical forces induced by blood flow modulate hematopoietic potential.
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- Miguel F Diaz
- Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030
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- Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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- Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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- Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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- Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115 Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Center for Excellence in Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115 Harvard Stem Cell Institute and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 Program in Children's Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, and Immunology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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The H2.0-Like Homeobox Transcription Factor Modulates Yolk Sac Vascular Remodeling in Mouse Embryos. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:1468-76. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.303626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Objective—
The H2.0-like homeobox transcription factor (HLX) plays an essential role in visceral organogenesis in mice and has been shown to regulate angiogenic sprouting in vitro and in zebrafish embryos. We therefore examined the role of HLX in vascular development in mouse and avian embryos.
Approach and Results—
In situ hybridization showed that
Hlx
is expressed in a subset of sprouting blood vessels in postnatal mouse retinas and embryos.
Hlx
expression was conserved in quail embryos and upregulated in blood vessels at the onset of circulation. In vitro assays showed that
Hlx
is dynamically regulated by growth factors and shear stress alterations. Proangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor induces
Hlx
expression in cultured endothelial cells, whereas signals that induce stalk cell identity lead to a reduction in
Hlx
expression. HLX was also downregulated in embryos in which flow was ablated, whereas injection of a starch solution, which increases blood viscosity and therefore shear stress, causes an upregulation in HLX. HLX knockdown in vitro resulted in a reduction in tip cell marker expression and in reduced angiogenic sprouting, but
Hlx
−/−
embryos showed no defect in vascular sprouting at E8.5, E9.5, or E11.5 in vivo. Vascular remodeling of the capillary plexus was altered in
Hlx
−/−
embryos, with a modestly enlarged venous plexus and reduction of the arterial plexus.
Conclusions—
Our findings indicate not only that
Hlx
regulates sprouting in vitro, but that its role in sprouting is nonessential in vivo. We find HLX is regulated by shear stress and a subtle defect in vascular remodeling is present in knockout embryos.
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Lee KL, Hoey DA, Spasic M, Tang T, Hammond HK, Jacobs CR. Adenylyl cyclase 6 mediates loading-induced bone adaptation in vivo. FASEB J 2013; 28:1157-65. [PMID: 24277577 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-240432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Primary cilia are single, nonmotile, antenna-like structures extending from the apical membrane of most mammalian cells. They may mediate mechanotransduction, the conversion of external mechanical stimuli into biochemical intracellular signals. Previously we demonstrated that adenylyl cyclase 6 (AC6), a membrane-bound enzyme enriched in primary cilia of MLO-Y4 osteocyte-like cells, may play a role in a primary cilium-dependent mechanism of osteocyte mechanotransduction in vitro. In this study, we determined whether AC6 deletion impairs loading-induced bone formation in vivo. Skeletally mature mice with a global knockout of AC6 exhibited normal bone morphology and responded to osteogenic chemical stimuli similar to wild-type mice. Following ulnar loading over 3 consecutive days, bone formation parameters were assessed using dynamic histomorphometry. Mice lacking AC6 formed significantly less bone than control animals (41% lower bone formation rate). Furthermore, there was an attenuated flow-induced increase in COX-2 mRNA expression levels in primary bone cells isolated from AC6 knockout mice compared to controls (1.3±0.1- vs. 2.6±0.2-fold increase). Collectively, these data indicate that AC6 plays a role in loading-induced bone adaptation, and these findings are consistent with our previous studies implicating primary cilia and AC6 in a novel mechanism of osteocyte mechanotransduction.
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- Kristen L Lee
- 1Columbia University, 351 Engineering Terr., 1210 Amsterdam Ave., Mail Code 8904, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Reijnders CMA, van Essen HW, van Rens BTTM, van Beek JHGM, Ylstra B, Blankenstein MA, Lips P, Bravenboer N. Increased expression of matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) in cortical bone of the rat tibia after mechanical loading: identification by oligonucleotide microarray. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79672. [PMID: 24255709 PMCID: PMC3821845 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Skeletal integrity in humans and animals is maintained by daily mechanical loading. It has been widely accepted that osteocytes function as mechanosensors. Many biochemical signaling molecules are involved in the response of osteocytes to mechanical stimulation. The aim of this study was to identify genes involved in the translation of mechanical stimuli into bone formation. The four-point bending model was used to induce a single period of mechanical loading on the right tibia, while the contra lateral left tibia served as control. Six hours after loading, the effects of mechanical loading on gene-expression were determined with microarray analysis. Protein expression of differentially regulated genes was evaluated with immunohistochemistry. Nine genes were found to exhibit a significant differential gene expression in LOAD compared to control. MEPE, Garnl1, V2R2B, and QFG-TN1 olfactory receptor were up-regulated, and creatine kinase (muscle form), fibrinogen-B beta-polypeptide, monoamine oxidase A, troponin-C and kinesin light chain-C were down-regulated. Validation with real-time RT-PCR analysis confirmed the up-regulation of MEPE and the down-regulation of creatine kinase (muscle form) and troponin-C in the loaded tibia. Immunohistochemistry showed that the increase of MEPE protein expression was already detectable six hours after mechanical loading. In conclusion, these genes probably play a role during translation of mechanical stimuli six hours after mechanical loading. The modulation of MEPE expression may indicate a connection between bone mineralization and bone formation after mechanical stimulation.
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- Christianne M. A. Reijnders
- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Xu J, Kawai Y, Arinze IJ. Dual role of C/EBPα as an activator and repressor of Gαi2 gene transcription. Genes Cells 2013; 18:1082-94. [PMID: 24580717 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The G-protein Gαi2 mediates signaling in a variety of processes. Induced expression of Gαi2 by butyrate and various transcription factors has been established, but transcriptional suppression has not previously been explored. Using HepG2 and K562 cells in culture, we show here that whereas both C/EBPα and C/EBPβ induced transcription from the Gαi2 gene promoter, C/EBPα, but not C/EBPβ, inhibited butyrate-induced Gαi2 expression. Because the transcriptional effect of butyrate on this gene promoter is largely mediated by the transcription factor Sp1, we investigated whether C/EBPα influenced Sp1-induced Gαi2 gene transcription. Binding of C/EBPα to a C/EBP response element in Gαi2 gene promoter inhibited Sp1-induced promoter activity. ChIP analysis showed decreased butyrate-induced recruitment of Sp1 to the Gαi2 gene promoter in response to C/EBPα treatment. Incubating cells with acetate or transfecting them with expression plasmid for either the acetyltransferase p300 or CREB-binding protein (CBP) reversed the antagonistic effect of C/EBPα on Sp1-dependent gene transcription, suggesting that the mechanistic basis for the antagonism is related to the squelching of co-activator acetyltransferase(s) by C/EBPα or the acetylation of Sp1 and/or C/EBPα. This work reveals that C/EBPα plays a dual role as an activator and as a repressor of Gαi2 gene transcription.
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- Jinxian Xu
- Department of Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208-3599, USA
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Liu H, Tang L. Mechano-regulation of alternative splicing. Curr Genomics 2013; 14:49-55. [PMID: 23997650 PMCID: PMC3580779 DOI: 10.2174/138920213804999156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Alternative splicing contributes to the complexity of proteome by producing multiple mRNAs from a single gene. Affymetrix exon arrays and experiments in vivo or in vitro demonstrated that alternative splicing was regulated by mechanical stress. Expression of mechano-growth factor (MGF) which is the splicing isoform of insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) splicing variants such as VEGF121, VEGF165, VEGF206, VEGF189, VEGF165 and VEGF145 are regulated by mechanical stress. However, the mechanism of this process is not yet clear. Increasing evidences showed that the possible mechanism is related to Ca2+ signal pathway and phosphorylation signal pathway. This review proposes possible mechanisms of mechanical splicing regulation. This will contribute to the biomechanical study of alternative splicing.
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- Huan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Mai Z, Peng Z, Wu S, Zhang J, Chen L, Liang H, Bai D, Yan G, Ai H. Single bout short duration fluid shear stress induces osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells via integrin β1 and BMP2 signaling cross-talk. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61600. [PMID: 23593489 PMCID: PMC3623893 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fluid shear stress plays an important role in bone osteogenic differentiation. It is traditionally believed that pulsed and continuous stress load is more favorable for fracture recovery and bone homeostasis. However, according to our clinical practice, we notice that one single stress load is also sufficient to trigger osteogenic differentiation. In the present study, we subject osteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells to single bout short duration fluid shear stress by using a parallel plate flow system. The results show that 1 hour of fluid shear stress at 12 dyn/cm2 promotes terminal osteogenic differentiation, including rearrangement of F-actin stress fiber, up-regulation of osteogenic genes expression, elevation of alkaline phosphatase activity, secretion of type I collagen and osteoid nodule formation. Moreover, collaboration of BMP2 and integrin β1 pathways plays a significant role in such differentiation processes. Our findings provide further experimental evidence to support the notion that single bout short duration fluid shear stress can promote osteogenic differentiation.
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- Zhihui Mai
- Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, West China Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Kim HG, Yang JH, Han EH, Choi JH, Khanal T, Jeong MH, Jeong TC, Jeong HG. Inhibitory effect of dihydroartemisinin against phorbol ester-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression in macrophages. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 56:93-9. [PMID: 23429041 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin isolated from the traditional Chinese herb Artemisia annua L., has recently been shown to possess antitumor activity in various cancer cells. However, the effect of anti-inflammatory potentials of DHA in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells has not been studied. The present study investigated the effect of COX-2 and molecular mechanisms by DHA in PMA stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. DHA dose-dependently decreased PMA-induced COX-2 expression and PGE2 production, as well as COX-2 promoter-driven luciferase activity. Additionally, DHA decreased luciferase activity of COX-2 regulation-related transcription factors including NF-κB, AP-1, C/EBP and CREB. DHA also remarkably reduced PMA-induced p65, C/EBPβ, c-jun and CREB nuclear translocation. Furthermore, DHA evidently inhibited PMA-induced phosphorylation of AKT and the MAP Kinases, such as ERK, JNK and p38. Taken together, our data indicated that DHA effectively attenuates COX-2 production via down-regulation of AKT and MAPK pathway, revealing partial molecular basis for the anti-inflammatory properties of DHA.
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- Hyung Gyun Kim
- Department of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, South Korea
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SUN LIJUN, WANG HAOYU, XU HAO, WEI JINHONG, SHI LIANG, LIU XIAOGANG, ZHANG JIANBAO. EFFECTS OF FLUID SHEAR STRESS AND CIGLITAZONE ON OSTEOBLASTS. J MECH MED BIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519412005022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Long-term use of thiazolidinedione (TZD) antidiabetic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus has been shown to increase the incidence of osteoporosis. Mechanical loading can enhance bone mass by promoting bone formation and suppressing bone resorption, which may be beneficial to patients with TZD-induced osteoporosis. In this study, we examined the cooperative effect of fluid shear stress (FSS) and ciglitazone (CIG), a type of TZD, on osteoblasts. The proliferation, osteoblast differentiation-related mRNA expression and translocation of nuclear factor κB (NFκB) of osteoblasts were assessed. The results show that CIG significantly decreased the proliferation of osteoblasts, inhibited the translocation of NFκB to the nucleus and reduced the mRNA expression of COX-2, IGF, Runx2 and OCN. At the same time, CIG also increased the mRNA expression of PPARγ. Conversely, FSS significantly increased the proliferation of osteoblasts, promoted the translocation of NFκB to the nucleus and increased the mRNA expression of COX-2, IGF, Runx2 and OCN but decreased the mRNA expression of PPARγ. When FSS and CIG were combined, FSS counteracted the effects of CIG on osteoblasts. Taken together, the current results suggest that FSS is able to arrest the effects of CIG on the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts.
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- LIJUN SUN
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information, Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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Kang KL, Lee SW, Ahn YS, Kim SH, Kang YG. Bioinformatic analysis of responsive genes in two-dimension and three-dimension cultured human periodontal ligament cells subjected to compressive stress. J Periodontal Res 2012; 48:87-97. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2012.01507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Aoki T, Nishimura M, Matsuoka T, Yamamoto K, Furuyashiki T, Kataoka H, Kitaoka S, Ishibashi R, Ishibazawa A, Miyamoto S, Morishita R, Ando J, Hashimoto N, Nozaki K, Narumiya S. PGE(2) -EP(2) signalling in endothelium is activated by haemodynamic stress and induces cerebral aneurysm through an amplifying loop via NF-κB. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 163:1237-49. [PMID: 21426319 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01358.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral aneurysm is a frequent cerebrovascular event and a major cause of fatal subarachnoid haemorrhage, but there is no medical treatment for this condition. Haemodynamic stress and, recently, chronic inflammation have been proposed as major causes of cerebral aneurysm. Nevertheless, links between haemodynamic stress and chronic inflammation remain ill-defined, and to clarify such links, we evaluated the effects of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2) ), a mediator of inflammation, on the formation of cerebral aneurysms. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Expression of COX and prostaglandin E synthase (PGES) and PGE receptors were examined in human and rodent cerebral aneurysm. The incidence, size and inflammation of cerebral aneurysms were evaluated in rats treated with COX-2 inhibitors and mice lacking each prostaglandin receptor. Effects of shear stress and PGE receptor signalling on expression of pro-inflammatory molecules were studied in primary cultures of human endothelial cells (ECs). KEY RESULTS COX-2, microsomal PGES-1 and prostaglandin E receptor 2 (EP(2) ) were induced in ECs in the walls of cerebral aneurysms. Shear stress applied to primary ECs induced COX-2 and EP(2) . Inhibition or loss of COX-2 or EP(2) in vivo attenuated each other's expression, suppressed nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)-mediated chronic inflammation and reduced incidence of cerebral aneurysm. EP(2) stimulation in primary ECs induced NF-κB activation and expression of the chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2, essential for cerebral aneurysm. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These results suggest that shear stress activated PGE(2) -EP(2) pathway in ECs and amplified chronic inflammation via NF-κB. We propose EP(2) as a therapeutic target in cerebral aneurysm.
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- T Aoki
- Department of Neurosurgery Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Zhang R, Edwards JR, Ko SY, Dong S, Liu H, Oyajobi BO, Papasian C, Deng HW, Zhao M. Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20780. [PMID: 21695256 PMCID: PMC3111437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Intermittent application of parathyroid hormone (PTH) has well established anabolic effects on bone mass in rodents and humans. Although transcriptional mechanisms responsible for these effects are not fully understood, it is recognized that transcriptional factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) mediates PTH signaling in osteoblasts, and that there is a communication between the PTH-CREB pathway and the BMP2 signaling pathway, which is important for osteoblast differentiation and bone formations. These findings, in conjunction with putative cAMP response elements (CREs) in the BMP2 promoter, led us to hypothesize that the PTH-CREB pathway could be a positive regulator of BMP2 transcription in osteoblasts. To test this hypothesis, we first demonstrated that PTH signaling activated CREB by phosphorylation in osteoblasts, and that both PTH and CREB were capable of promoting osteoblastic differentiation of primary mouse osteoblast cells and multiple rodent osteoblast cell lines. Importantly, we found that the PTH-CREB signaling pathway functioned as an effective activator of BMP2 expression, as pharmacologic and genetic modulation of PTH-CREB activity significantly affected BMP2 expression levels in these cells. Lastly, through multiple promoter assays, including promoter reporter deletion, mutation, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), we identified a specific CRE in the BMP2 promoter which is responsible for CREB transactivation of the BMP2 gene in osteoblasts. Together, these results demonstrate that the anabolic function of PTH signaling in bone is mediated, at least in part, by CREB transactivation of BMP2 expression in osteoblasts.
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- Rongrong Zhang
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- School of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Choongnam, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Susperregui ARG, Gamell C, Rodríguez-Carballo E, Ortuño MJ, Bartrons R, Rosa JL, Ventura F. Noncanonical BMP signaling regulates cyclooxygenase-2 transcription. Mol Endocrinol 2011; 25:1006-17. [PMID: 21436263 DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Activation of p38 MAPK has been shown to be relevant for a number of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) physiological effects. We report here the involvement of noncanonical phosphorylated mothers against decapentaplegic (Smad) signaling in the transcriptional induction of Cox2 (Ptgs2) by BMP-2 in mesenchymal cells and organotypic calvarial cultures. We demonstrate that different regulatory elements are required for regulation of Cox2 expression by BMP-2: Runt-related transcription factor-2 and cAMP response element sites are essential, whereas a GC-rich Smad binding element is important for full responsiveness. Efficient transcriptional activation requires cooperation between transcription factors because mutation of any element results in a strong decrease of BMP-2 responsiveness. BMP-2 activation of p38 leads to increased recruitment of activating transcription factor-2, Runx2, Smad, and coactivators such as p300 at the responsive sites in the Cox2 proximal promoter. We demonstrate, by either pharmacological or genetic analysis, that maximal BMP-2 effects on Cox2 and JunB expression require the function of p38 and its downstream effector mitogen/stress-activated kinase 1. Altogether our results strongly suggest that cooperative effects between canonical and noncanonical BMP signaling allow the fine-tuning of BMP transcriptional responses on specific target genes.
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- Antonio R G Susperregui
- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques II, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, C/ Feixa Llarga s/n., L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08907 Barcelona, Spain
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Lee KM, Lee KW, Jung SK, Lee EJ, Heo YS, Bode AM, Lubet RA, Lee HJ, Dong Z. Kaempferol inhibits UVB-induced COX-2 expression by suppressing Src kinase activity. Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 80:2042-9. [PMID: 20599768 PMCID: PMC2974004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2010.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the primary environmental risk factor in the development of nonmelanoma skin cancer, and UVB in particular promotes tumor growth through various signaling pathways. Kaempferol, a flavonoid with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties, has been studied as a chemopreventive agent; however, little is known regarding its effects on UVB-induced photo-carcinogenesis. Here, we examined the effect of kaempferol on UVB-induced skin inflammation. We found that kaempferol suppressed UVB-induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein expression in mouse skin epidermal JB6 P+ cells and attenuated the UVB-induced transcriptional activities of cox-2 and activator protein-1 (AP-1). Kaempferol attenuated the UVB-induced phosphorylation of several mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including ERKs, p38, and JNKs, but had no effect on the phosphorylation of the upstream MAPK regulator Src. However, in vitro and ex vivo kinase assays demonstrated that kaempferol suppressed Src kinase activity. Furthermore, in vivo data from mouse skin support the idea that kaempferol suppresses UVB-induced COX-2 expression by blocking Src kinase activity. A pull-down assay revealed that kaempferol competes with ATP for direct binding to Src. Docking data suggest that kaempferol docks easily into the ATP-binding site of Src, which is located between the N and the C lobes of the kinase domain. Taken together, these results suggest that kaempferol is a potent chemopreventive agent against skin cancer through its inhibitory interaction with Src.
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- Kyung Mi Lee
- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN 55912, USA
- Major in Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN 55912, USA
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN 55912, USA
- Major in Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921
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- Major in Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN 55912, USA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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- Major in Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921
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- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, MN 55912, USA
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Krieger NS, Bushinsky DA. Pharmacological inhibition of intracellular calcium release blocks acid-induced bone resorption. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 300:F91-7. [PMID: 21048027 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00276.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In vivo chronic metabolic acidosis induces net Ca2+ efflux from bone, and incubation of neonatal mouse calvariae in medium simulating physiological metabolic acidosis induces bone resorption. It appears that activation of the proton (H+) receptor OGR1 in the osteoblast leads to an increase in intracellular Ca2+, which is associated with an increase in cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) and PGE2-induced receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) and H+-induced osteoclastic bone resorption. To support this hypothesis, we tested whether intracellular Ca2+ signaling was integral to H+-induced bone resorption by determining whether 8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (TMB-8) and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB), inhibitors of inositol trisphosphate-mediated Ca2+ signaling, would block H+-induced bone resorption in cultured neonatal calvariae and, if so, would do so by inhibiting H+-induced stimulation of COX2 and RANKL in osteoblastic cells. We found that H+-induced bone resorption is significantly inhibited by TMB-8 and 2-APB. Both compounds also inhibit H+-induced stimulation of COX2 protein in calvariae and COX2 mRNA and protein levels in primary osteoblasts. H+-induced stimulation of RANKL in calvarial cultures, as well as primary cells, is also completely inhibited by TMB-8 and 2-APB. These results support the hypothesis that H+ stimulation of net Ca2+ efflux from bone, mediated by COX2- and subsequent PGE2-induced RANKL production, is initiated in the osteoblast via activation of Ca2+ signaling.
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- Nancy S Krieger
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 675, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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McCoy RJ, O'Brien FJ. Influence of shear stress in perfusion bioreactor cultures for the development of three-dimensional bone tissue constructs: a review. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2010; 16:587-601. [PMID: 20799909 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Bone tissue engineering aims to generate clinically applicable bone graft substitutes in an effort to ease the demands and reduce the potential risks associated with traditional autograft and allograft bone replacement procedures. Biomechanical stimuli play an important role under physiologically relevant conditions in the normal formation, development, and homeostasis of bone tissue--predominantly, strain (predicted levels in vivo for humans <2000 με) caused by physical deformation, and fluid shear stress (0.8-3 Pa), generated by interstitial fluid movement through lacunae caused by compression and tension under loading. Therefore, in vitro bone tissue cultivation strategies seek to incorporate biochemical stimuli in an effort to create more physiologically relevant constructs for grafting. This review is focused on collating information pertaining to the relationship between fluid shear stress, cellular deformation, and osteogenic differentiation, providing further insight into the optimal culture conditions for the creation of bone tissue substitutes.
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- Ryan J McCoy
- Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Inhibitory effect of 3-caffeoyl-4-dicaffeoylquinic acid from Salicornia herbacea against phorbol ester-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression in macrophages. Chem Biol Interact 2010; 183:397-404. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2009] [Revised: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Han EH, Kim JY, Kim HG, Choi JH, Im JH, Woo ER, Jeong HG. Dihydro-N-caffeoyltyramine down-regulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression by inhibiting the activities of C/EBP and AP-1 transcription factors. Food Chem Toxicol 2010; 48:579-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2009] [Revised: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chien MH, Ku CC, Johansson G, Chen MW, Hsiao M, Su JL, Inoue H, Hua KT, Wei LH, Kuo ML. Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) promotes angiogenesis by induction of COX-2 in leukemic cells via the VEGF-R3/JNK/AP-1 pathway. Carcinogenesis 2010; 30:2005-13. [PMID: 19825968 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C is recognized as a tumor lymphangiogenic factor based on the effects of activated VEGF-R3 on lymphatic endothelial cells. Many tumor cells express VEGF-R3 but the function of this receptor in tumor cells is largely unknown. It has been reported that the VEGF-C/VEGF-R3 axis is activated in subsets of leukemia patients. Herein, we have shown that VEGF-C induces angiogenic activity in the tube formation assay invitro and Matrigel plug assay in vivo by upregulating an angiogenic factor, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), through VEGF-R3 in the human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell line, THP-1. COX-2 induction by VEGF-C was also observed in other VEGF-R3(+) human AML cell lines (U937 and HL60). Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis of bone marrow specimens of 37 patients diagnosed with AML revealed that VEGF-C expression in specimens was associated with the expression of COX-2 (P < 0.001). The manner by which signaling pathways transduced by VEGF-C is responsible for COX-2 upregulation was further investigated. Blocking the p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway with the MAPK kinase inhibitor, PD 98059, failed to inhibit VEGF-C-mediated COX-2 expression. However, VEGF-C-induced COX-2 upregulation was effectively abolished by overexpression of dominant-negative c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) or treatment with the JNK inhibitor, SP 600125. VEGF-C induced JNK-dependent nuclear translocation of c-Jun. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation and reporter assays revealed that VEGF-C enhanced c-Jun binding to the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-response element of the COX-2 promoter and induced COX-2 expression. In sum, the data herein highlight the pathogenic role of VEGF-C in leukemia via regulation of angiogenesis through upregulation of COX-2.
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- Ming-Hsien Chien
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine and Angiogenesis Research Center, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Ren-Ai Road, Taipei 10016, Taiwan
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Han EH, Hwang YP, Kim HG, Park JH, Jeong TC, Jeong HG. Upregulation of cyclooxygenase-2 by 4-nonylphenol is mediated through the cyclic amp response element activation pathway. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2010; 73:1451-1464. [PMID: 20954072 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2010.511551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The organic compound nonylphenol (NP) belongs to the family of alkylphenols and is a product of industrial synthesis formed during phenol alkylation. Nonylphenol is considered to be an endocrine disruptor due to weak ability to mimic estrogen and subsequently to disrupt the natural balance of hormones in a given organism. Since the endocrine and immune systems share portions of common signaling pathways, it is conceivable that NP may also affect immune system functions. However, the influence of NP on inflammation and macrophages responsiveness to NP is unclear. Thus, the effects of NP were investigated on cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression in cultured macrophages. NP induced COX-2 protein and gene expression in murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells and enhanced COX-2 promoter activity and prostaglandin E(2) production. Transfection of RAW264.7 cells with hCOX-2 or various deletion and mutation promoter constructs revealed that the cyclic AMP response element (CRE) was the predominant mediator responsive to NP-induced effects. Moreover, transfection with pCRE-Luc plasmid followed by immunoblotting demonstrated that NP activated CRE sites and CRE binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation. NP also increased nuclear CREB accumulation and CREB binding to the COX-2 promoter. Phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3)-kinase, Akt, and the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAP kinases) p38 and JNK were also significantly activated by NP. Our data demonstrate that NP induces COX-2 expression through the PI3-kinase/Akt/MAP kinases/CRE pathway. These findings provide insight into the signal transduction pathways involved in the inflammatory responses induced by NP in macrophages.
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- Department of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wei Z, Li H, Zhou H, Zhang Z, Zhang Z. JNK inhibitor protects dopaminergic neurons by reducing COX-2 expression in the MPTP mouse model of subacute Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci 2009; 285:172-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Papachristou DJ, Papachroni KK, Basdra EK, Papavassiliou AG. Signaling networks and transcription factors regulating mechanotransduction in bone. Bioessays 2009; 31:794-804. [PMID: 19444851 DOI: 10.1002/bies.200800223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mechanical stimulation has a critical role in the development and maintenance of the skeleton. This function requires the perception of extracellular stimuli as well as their conversion into intracellular biochemical responses. This process is called mechanotransduction and is mediated by a plethora of molecular events that regulate bone metabolism. Indeed, mechanoreceptors, such as integrins, G protein-coupled receptors, receptor protein tyrosine kinases, and stretch-activated Ca(2+) channels, together with their downstream effectors coordinate the transmission of load-induced signals to the nucleus and the expression of bone-related genes. During the past decade, scientists have gained increasing insight into the molecular networks implicated in bone mechanotransduction. In the present paper, we consider the major signaling cascades and transcription factors that control bone and cartilage mechanobiology and discuss the influence of the mechanical microenvironment on the determination of skeletal morphology.
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Liedert A, Kassem M, Claes L, Ignatius A. Mechanosensitive promoter region in the human HB-GAM gene. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 387:289-93. [PMID: 19577542 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mechanical loading is essential for maintaining bone mass in the adult skeleton. However, the underlying process of the transfer of the physical stimulus into a biochemical response, which is termed mechanotransduction is poorly understood. Mechanotransduction results in the modulation of gene expression through specific transcription factor binding sites in the promoter region of mechanosensitive genes. In the present study, we demonstrate that the expression of HB-GAM, which is known to have stimulating effects on osteogenic differentiation, is rapidly induced by mechanical loading in hMSC-TERT4 cells. Analysis of the human HB-GAM gene upstream regulatory region with luciferase reporter gene assays revealed that the upregulation of HB-GAM expression occurred at the transcriptional level and was mainly dependent on the HB-GAM promoter region most upstream containing three potential AP-1 binding motifs.
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- Astrid Liedert
- Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, University of Ulm, Germany.
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Rangaswami H, Marathe N, Zhuang S, Chen Y, Yeh JC, Frangos JA, Boss GR, Pilz RB. Type II cGMP-dependent protein kinase mediates osteoblast mechanotransduction. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:14796-808. [PMID: 19282289 PMCID: PMC2685661 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806486200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Continuous bone remodeling in response to mechanical loading is critical for skeletal integrity, and interstitial fluid flow is an important stimulus for osteoblast/osteocyte growth and differentiation. However, the biochemical signals mediating osteoblast anabolic responses to mechanical stimulation are incompletely understood. In primary human osteoblasts and murine MC3T3-E1 cells, we found that fluid shear stress induced rapid expression of c-fos, fra-1, fra-2, and fosB/DeltafosB mRNAs; these genes encode transcriptional regulators that maintain skeletal integrity. Fluid shear stress increased osteoblast nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, leading to activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG). Pharmacological inhibition of the NO/cGMP/PKG signaling pathway blocked shear-induced expression of all four fos family genes. Induction of these genes required signaling through MEK/Erk, and Erk activation was NO/cGMP/PKG-dependent. Treating cells with a membrane-permeable cGMP analog partly mimicked the effects of fluid shear stress on Erk activity and fos family gene expression. In cells transfected with small interfering RNAs (siRNA) specific for membrane-bound PKG II, shear- and cGMP-induced Erk activation and fos family gene expression was nearly abolished and could be restored by transducing cells with a virus encoding an siRNA-resistant form of PKG II; in contrast, siRNA-mediated repression of the more abundant cytosolic PKG I isoform was without effect. Thus, we report a novel function for PKG II in osteoblast mechanotransduction, and we propose a model whereby NO/cGMP/PKG II-mediated Erk activation and induction of c-fos, fra-1, fra-2, and fosB/DeltafosB play a key role in the osteoblast anabolic response to mechanical stimulation.
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- Hema Rangaswami
- Department of Medicine and Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Brochmann EJ, Behnam K, Murray SS. Bone morphogenetic protein-2 activity is regulated by secreted phosphoprotein-24 kd, an extracellular pseudoreceptor, the gene for which maps to a region of the human genome important for bone quality. Metabolism 2009; 58:644-50. [PMID: 19375587 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2007] [Accepted: 01/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The material properties of bone are the sum of the complex and interrelated anabolic and catabolic processes that modulate formation and turnover. The 2q33-37 region of the human genome contains quantitative trait loci important in determining the broadband ultrasound attenuation (an index of trabecular microarchitecture, bone elasticity, and susceptibility to fracture) of the calcaneus, but no genes of significance to bone metabolism have been identified in this domain. Secreted phosphoprotein-24 kd (SPP24 or SPP2) is a novel and relatively poorly characterized growth hormone-regulated gene that maps to 2q37. The purpose of this review is to summarize the status of research related to spp24 and how it regulates bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) bioactivity in bone. SPP24 codes for an extracellular matrix protein that contains a high-affinity BMP-2-binding transforming growth factor-beta receptor II homology 1 loop similar to those identified in fetuin and the receptor itself. SPP24 is transcribed primarily in the liver and bone. High levels of spp24 (a hydroxyapatite-binding protein) are found in bone, and small amounts are found in fetuin-mineral complexes. Full-length secretory spp24 inhibits ectopic bone formation, and overexpression of spp24 reduces murine bone mass and density. Spp24 is extremely labile to proteolysis, a process that regulates its bioactivity in vivo. For example, an 18.5-kd degradation product of spp24, designated spp18.5, is pro-osteogenic. A synthetic cyclized Cys(1)-to-Cys(19) disulfide-bonded peptide (BMP binding peptide) corresponding to the transforming growth factor-beta receptor II homology 1 domain of spp24 and spp18.5 binds BMP-2 and increases the rate and magnitude of BMP-2-mediated ectopic bone formation. Thus, the mechanism of action of spp18.5 and spp24 may be to regulate the local bioavailability of BMP cytokines. SPP24 is regulated by growth hormone and 3 major families of transcription factors (nuclear factor of activated T cells, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein, Cut/Cux/CCAAT displacement protein) that regulate mesenchymal cell proliferation, embryonic patterning, and terminal differentiation. The gene contains at least 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Given its mechanism of action and sequence variability, SPP24 may be an interesting candidate for future studies of the genetic regulation of bone mass, particularly during periods of BMP-mediated endochondral bone growth, development, and fracture healing.
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- Elsa J Brochmann
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (11-E), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda, CA 91343, USA
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Mechanical loading of bone is important for maintenance of bone mass and structural stability of the skeleton. When bone is mechanically loaded, movement of fluid within the spaces surrounding bone cells generates fluid shear stress (FSS) that stimulates osteoblasts, resulting in enhanced anabolic activity. The mechanisms by which osteoblasts convert the external stimulation of FSS into biochemical changes, a process known as mechanotransduction, remain poorly understood. Focal adhesions are prime candidates for transducing external stimuli. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase found in focal adhesions, may play a key role in mechanotransduction, although its function has not been directly examined in osteoblasts. We examined the role of FAK in osteoblast mechanotransduction using short interfering RNA (siRNA), overexpression of a dominant negative FAK, and FAK(-/-) osteoblasts to disrupt FAK function in calvarial osteoblasts. Osteoblasts were subjected to varying periods oscillatory fluid flow (OFF) from 5 min to 4 h, and several physiologically important readouts of mechanotransduction were analyzed including: extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 phosphorylation, upregulation of c-fos, cyclooxygenase-2, and osteopontin, and release of prostaglandin E(2). Osteoblasts with disrupted FAK signaling exhibited severely impaired mechanical responses in all endpoints examined. These data indicate the importance of FAK for both short and long periods of FSS-induced mechanotransduction in osteoblasts.
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Intracellular signaling pathways involved in inhibition of PAI-1 expression by CNP in endothelial cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 155:150-5. [PMID: 19217919 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2009.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Revised: 01/07/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PAI-1 is a multifunctional protein stimulated by infectious agents and its activation is mediated by inflammatory cytokines such as TNFalpha. Recent studies demonstrate that natriuretic peptides, particularly C-type (CNP), can affect PAI-1 expression in bovine aortic smooth muscle cells and rat aortic endothelial cells. We have previously shown that CNP inhibits both basal and TNFalpha induced expression of PAI-1 in human endothelial cells. Herein, we describe mechanism by which CNP modulates signaling engaged in controlling PAI-1 expression in human endothelial cells. To examine which pathway initiated by TNFalpha is influenced, we tested kinase activity of MAP, PI3K/AKT and involvement of cGMP in endothelial cells exposed to CNP. CNP significantly increased cGMP level in endothelial cells. Its analogue, 8-Br-cGMP alone had no effect but significantly inhibited TNFalpha induced expression of PAI-1. Similarly, CNP and the inhibitors of ERK1/2 (PD098059) and PI3K (LY294002) attenuated PAI-1 expression induced by TNFalpha. CNP almost abolished TNFalpha induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 but did not affect JNK phosphorylation, indicating that its effect on ERK1/2 was specific. These data suggest that CNP might function as the natural defense of vascular wall against cytokine induced PAI-1 release through its ability to inactivate PI3K/AKT and MEK/ERK pathways.
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1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) Does Not Elicit Long-Lasting Increases in Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Dopaminergic Neurons of Monkeys. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2009; 68:26-36. [DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3181919275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Oszajca K, Bieniasz M, Brown G, Swiatkowska M, Bartkowiak J, Szemraj J. Effect of oxidative stress on the expression of t-PA, u-PA, u-PAR, and PAI-1 in endothelial cells. Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 86:477-86. [DOI: 10.1139/o08-137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In this study we examined the effects of exogenous nitric oxide (sodium nitroprusside, SNP) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the expression level of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR), and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). The expression of selected genes involved in fibrynolysis under the influence of oxidative stress was analyzed at the levels of mRNA, protein, and promoter activity. The results of the conducted studies revealed that oxidative stress in endothelial cells causes a significant increase in PAI-1 and u-PAR expression and a moderate increase in t-PA and u-PA expression at all of the investigated levels. We attempted to elucidate the molecular signaling mechanisms by which SNP and H2O2 regulate expression of the respective fibrinolytic factors. Therefore, we tested the protein levels of AP-1, NF-κB, and HIF-1 and their DNA-binding activity in endothelial cells subjected to oxidative stress. We found strong correlation between AP-1, NF-κB, and HIF-1 in the contribution of regulation of selected genes. In addition, we also found that the inhibition of PAI-1 synthesis by antisense oligonucleotide to PAI-1 mRNA results in markedly increased u-PAR expression and that NF-κB and AP-1 are involved in this regulation.
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- Katarzyna Oszajca
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular and Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular and Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular and Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular and Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular and Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular and Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka Street, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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Ogata T. Egr-1 mRNA induction by medium flow involves mRNA stabilization and is enhanced by the p38 inhibitor SB203580 in osteoblast-like cells. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2008; 194:177-88. [PMID: 18485123 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01873.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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AIM Mechanical stimuli are important for maintaining organ structure and tissue function. To elucidate signalling pathways activated by mechanical stimuli, the contribution of mRNA stabilization to induction of egr-1 mRNA by medium flow was examined and the mechanisms responsible for stabilization were analysed. An early-response gene that encodes a transcription factor, egr-1, activates transcription of several genes in response to mechanical stimuli, and was therefore selected to resolve how early-induced signals are integrated and connected to subsequent response. METHODS Mouse osteoblast-like MC3T3E1 cells were stably transfected with the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene linked to the egr-1 promoter, and inductions of endogenous egr-1 and transfected CAT mRNA following medium flow were compared using real-time reverse transcriptase PCR. The mechanism of induction was examined using a transcription inhibitor and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors. Activation of MAP kinases by medium flow was investigated using western blotting. RESULTS Induction of egr-1 mRNA by medium flow was twofold higher than CAT mRNA induction. Induction of egr-1 mRNA was also observed in cells pre-treated with transcription inhibitor. The p38 inhibitor SB203580 enhanced induction of egr-1 mRNA by medium flow. Extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK), p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) were activated by medium flow. CONCLUSION A considerable part of egr-1 mRNA induction by medium flow may be due to mRNA stabilization. The p38 inhibitor SB203580 enhances induction.
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- T Ogata
- Division of Advanced Molecular Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Tominaga H, Maeda S, Hayashi M, Takeda S, Akira S, Komiya S, Nakamura T, Akiyama H, Imamura T. CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta promotes osteoblast differentiation by enhancing Runx2 activity with ATF4. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 19:5373-86. [PMID: 18843047 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-03-0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Although CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) is involved in osteocalcin gene expression in osteoblast in vitro, the physiological importance of and molecular mechanisms governing C/EBPbeta in bone formation remain to be elucidated. In particular, it remains unclear whether C/EBPbeta acts as a homodimer or a heterodimer with other proteins during osteoblast differentiation. Here, deletion of the C/EBPbeta gene from mice resulted in delayed bone formation with concurrent suppression of chondrocyte maturation and osteoblast differentiation. The expression of type X collagen as well as chondrocyte hypertrophy were suppressed in mutant bone, providing new insight into the possible roles of C/EBPbeta in chondrocyte maturation. In osteoblasts, luciferase reporter, gel shift, DNAP, and ChIP assays demonstrated that C/EBPbeta heterodimerized with activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), another basic leucine zipper transcription factor crucial for osteoblast maturation. This complex interacted and transactivated osteocalcin-specific element 1 (OSE1) of the osteocalcin promoter. C/EBPbeta also enhanced the synergistic effect of ATF4 and Runx2 on osteocalcin promoter transactivation by enhancing their interaction. Thus, our results provide evidence that C/EBPbeta is a crucial cofactor in the promotion of osteoblast maturation by Runx2 and ATF4.
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- Hiroyuki Tominaga
- Department of Biochemistry, The Cancer Institute of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan
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Yang X, Lin L, Zhang X, Ji Y, Lv J, Zhu Y, Yin Y, Sun Y, Han X. Identification of a novel repressor element in the cyclo-oxygenase-2 promoter and its nuclear binding protein. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2008; 35:1204-8. [PMID: 18518878 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.04980.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) has important functions in many diseases. Although its transcriptional regulation has been investigated in considerable detail, some important elements remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the existence of a novel repressor element in the mouse COX-2 promoter and characterize some of its binding proteins. In order to identify the repressor element, the activity of the mouse COX-2 promoter was investigated in the pancreatic beta-cell line RINm5F using a series of deletion and mutant constructs. The ability of nuclear proteins to bind to this repressor element was then determined by an electrophoretic mobility shift assay and the proteins binding to this repressor element were purified and identified by mass spectrometry. One of the nuclear proteins identified was overexpressed to examine its inhibitory effect on COX-2 promoter activity. We found a novel repressor element located from nucleotides -655 to -632 of the mouse COX-2 promoter region. Some proteins from RINm5F cell nuclear extracts bound to this element, one of which was identified as non-POU-domain-containing, octamer-binding protein (NonO). Overexpression of NonO significantly inhibited wild-type COX-2 promoter activity, but had no effect when the repressor element was mutated. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that a regulatory 'spot' is present in the COX-2 promoter. This provides additional data on COX-2 gene regulation and may provide an insight into the clinical treatment of diseases where COX-2 is highly expressed.
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- Xiaomin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Healy ZR, Zhu F, Stull JD, Konstantopoulos K. Elucidation of the signaling network of COX-2 induction in sheared chondrocytes: COX-2 is induced via a Rac/MEKK1/MKK7/JNK2/c-Jun-C/EBPβ-dependent pathway. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 294:C1146-57. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00542.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shear stress is a pathophysiologically relevant mechanical signal in cartilage biology and tissue engineering. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a pivotal proinflammatory enzyme, which is induced by mechanical loading-derived shear stress in chondrocytes. In the present study, we investigated the transcriptional machinery and signaling pathway regulating shear-induced COX-2 expression in human chondrocytic cells. Deletion and mutation analyses of the human cox-2 promoter reveal that the CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) predominantly contribute to the shear-induced cox-2 promoter activity. Supershift assays disclose that C/EBPβ, but not C/EBPα or C/EBPδ, binds to the C/EBP site, whereas c-Jun binds to AP-1. Individual gene knockdown experiments demonstrate the direct regulation of C/EBPβ expression by c-Jun, and the critical roles of both c-Jun and C/EBPβ in shear-induced COX-2 synthesis. Our studies also indicate that Rac and, to a lesser extent, Cdc42 transactivate MEKK1, which is, in turn, responsible for activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7 (MKK7). MKK7 regulates c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 2 activation, which, in turn, triggers the phosphorylation of c-Jun that controls shear-mediated COX-2 upregulation in chondrocytes. Reconstructing the signaling network regulating shear-induced COX-2 expression and inflammation may provide insights to optimize conditions for culturing artificial cartilage in bioreactors and for developing therapeutic interventions for arthritic disorders.
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Luna M, Wong S, Ferrario A, Gomer CJ. Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression Induced by Photofrin Photodynamic Therapy Involves the p38 MAPK Pathway. Photochem Photobiol 2008; 84:509-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00299.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pierotti S, Gandini L, Lenzi A, Isidori AM. Pre-receptorial regulation of steroid hormones in bone cells: insights on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2008; 108:292-9. [PMID: 17950597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In the past decades, concern on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis has increased with the widespread use of exogenous glucocorticoids (GC). Mature bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) are considered to be the principal site of action of GC in the skeleton. More likely, it is the entire cellular and molecular network surrounding these cells that is targeted by pharmacological doses of GC. Not only osteoblast and osteocyte metabolism, but the whole differentiation of mesenchymal stem cell toward the osteoblast lineage has been proven to be sensitive to GC. The effects of GC on this process are different according to the stage of differentiation of bone cell precursors. The presence of intact GC signalling is crucial for normal bone development and physiology, as opposed to the detrimental effect of high dose exposure. Both the physiological and pharmacological effects of GC are locally modulated by the activity of the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (HSD1) that acts primarily as a glucocorticoid activator converting the inactive glucocorticoid (cortisone) into the active hormone (cortisol). We reviewed the metabolic and differentiation pathways controlled by GC signalling. These data have been merged with the recent evidences that 11beta-HSD1 exert an important role by regulating the vulnerability of bone cells to GC. The different kinetics of 11beta-HSD1 at various stage of differentiation and the GC-dependency of enzymatic activity have been presented.
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- Silvia Pierotti
- Department of Medical Pathophysiology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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Jerde TJ, Mellon WS, Bjorling DE, Checura CM, Owusu-Ofori K, Parrish JJ, Nakada SY. Stretch Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Human Urothelial Cells Is Calcium- and Protein Kinase C ζ-Dependent. Mol Pharmacol 2008. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.035519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 expression by cyclic AMP. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2007; 1773:1605-18. [PMID: 17945363 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2007] [Revised: 09/04/2007] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prostaglandins (PG) regulate many biological processes, among others inflammatory reactions. Cyclooxygenases-1 and -2 (COX-1 and COX-2) catalyse PG synthesis. Since this step is rate limiting, the regulation of COX expression is of critical importance to PG biology. Contrary to COX-1, which is constitutively expressed, COX-2 expression is subject to regulation. For example, COX-2 levels are increased in inflammatory reactions. Many signalling pathways can regulate COX-2 expression, not least those involving receptors for COX products themselves. Analysis of the intracellular signal transducers involved reveals a crucial role for cAMP, albeit as a modulator rather than direct inducer. Indeed, the influence of cAMP on COX-2 expression is complex and dependent on the cell type and cellular environment. This review aims to summarise various topics related to cAMP-dependent COX-2 expression. Firstly, the main aspects of COX-2 regulation are briefly considered. Secondly, the molecular basis for COX-2 gene (post)-transcriptional regulation is reviewed. Lastly, a detailed overview of the effects of cAMP-dependent signalling on COX-2 mRNA and protein expression in various human and rodent cells is provided. There is a large number of marketed, clinical and preclinical concepts promoting the elevation of intracellular cAMP levels for therapeutic purposes (e.g., beta(2)-agonists, PG receptor agonists, phosphodiesterase inhibitors). In this respect, the role of cAMP in the regulation of COX-2 expression, especially the human enzyme, is of significant clinical importance.
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