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Qi M, Geng H, Geng N, Cui Y, Qi C, Cheng G, Song K, Hu L, Liu Y, Liu J, Han B. Streptococcus agalactiae-induced autophagy of bovine mammary epithelial cell via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. J DAIRY RES 2022; 89:1-7. [PMID: 35388773 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029922000243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) infection is a significant cause of mastitis, resulting in loss of cellular homeostasis and tissue damage. Autophagy plays an essential function in cell survival, defense, and the preservation of cellular homeostasis, and is often part of the response to pathogenic challenge. However, the effect of autophagy induced by S. agalactiae in bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs) is mainly unknown. So in this study, an intracellular S. agalactiae infection model was established. Through evaluating the autophagy-related indicators, we observed that after S. agalactiae infection, a significant quantity of LC3-I was converted to LC3-II, p62 was degraded, and levels of Beclin1 and Bcl2 increased significantly in bMECs, indicating that S. agalactiae induced autophagy. The increase in levels of LAMP2 and LysoTracker Deep Red fluorescent spots indicated that lysosomes had participated in the degradation of autophagic contents. After autophagy was activated by rapamycin (Rapa), the amount of p-Akt and p-mTOR decreased significantly, whilst the amount of intracellular S. agalactiae increased significantly. Whereas the autophagy was inhibited by 3-methyladenine (3MA), the number of intracellular pathogens decreased. In conclusion, the results demonstrated that S. agalactiae could induce autophagy through PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and utilize autophagy to survive in bMECs.
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- Mengzhu Qi
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- Shandong Provincial Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, Shandong251000, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
- Research Center for Animal Disease Control Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai`an, Shandong271018, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing100193, China
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A Targeted Serum Metabolomics GC-MS Approach Identifies Predictive Blood Biomarkers for Retained Placenta in Holstein Dairy Cows. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11090633. [PMID: 34564449 PMCID: PMC8466882 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11090633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The retained placenta is a common pathology of dairy cows. It is associated with a significant drop in the dry matter intake, milk yield, and increased susceptibility of dairy cows to metritis, mastitis, and displaced abomasum. The objective of this study was to identify metabolic alterations that precede and are associated with the disease occurrence. Blood samples were collected from 100 dairy cows at −8 and −4 weeks prior to parturition and on the day of retained placenta, and only 16 healthy cows and 6 cows affected by retained placenta were selected to measure serum polar metabolites by a targeted gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) metabolomics approach. A total of 27 metabolites were identified and quantified in the serum. There were 10, 18, and 17 metabolites identified as being significantly altered during the three time periods studied. However, only nine metabolites were identified as being shared among the three time periods including five amino acids (Asp, Glu, Ser, Thr, and Tyr), one sugar (myo-inositol), phosphoric acid, and urea. The identified metabolites can be used as predictive biomarkers for the risk of retained placenta in dairy cows and might help explain the metabolic processes that occur prior to the incidence of the disease and throw light on the pathomechanisms of the disease.
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Wu H, Zhong Z, Lin S, Qiu C, Xie P, Lv S, Cui L, Wu T. Coenzyme Q 10 Sunscreen Prevents Progression of Ultraviolet-Induced Skin Damage in Mice. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:9039843. [PMID: 32923487 PMCID: PMC7453241 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9039843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The level of sun ultraviolet ray reaching the surface of the earth is increasing severely due to the rapid development of the society and environmental destruction. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes skin damage and photoaging. Therefore, it is emerged to develop effective sunscreen to prevent ultraviolet-induced skin damage. This study was aimed at investigating the effects of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) sunscreen on the prevention of ultraviolet B radiation- (UVB-) induced mouse skin damage. Three-month-old female mice were used, and they were randomly divided into four groups: control, model, CoQ10, and titanium dioxide (TiO2; positive control) groups. Our results showed that body weight, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities, and DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) protein expression were significantly decreased, while malondialdehyde (MDA) activity and metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) level were increased in UVB-treated mice. Besides, the stratum corneum was shed from the skin surface in the model group compared with the control group. In contrast, CoQ10 sunscreen prevented from UVB-induced skin damage, as well as reversing SOD, GSH-Px, and MDA activities, and MMP-1 and DNMT1 levels. Taken together, the current study provided further evidence on the prevention of UVB-induced skin damage by CoQ10 and its underlying mechanisms.
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- Haiyou Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
- Dongguan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- The Joint Center of Guangdong Medical University and Guangdong Runhe Biotechnology Company for Co-Enzyme Q10 Research, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
- The Joint Center of Guangdong Medical University and Guangdong Runhe Biotechnology Company for Co-Enzyme Q10 Research, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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Lin LT, Chen JT, Lu DW, Tai MC, Liang CM, Chen CL, Pao SI, Hsu CK, Chen YH. Antifibrotic role of low-dose mitomycin-c-induced cellular senescence in trabeculectomy models. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234706. [PMID: 32574191 PMCID: PMC7310836 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose We assessed whether mitomycin-C (MMC) has different antifibrotic mechanisms in trabeculectomy wound healing. Methods We identified 2 concentrations of MMC as “low-dose” by using WST-1 assay, Lactic dehydrogenase assay, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting flow cytometry. Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) and fibrotic gene expression was examined through immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, zymography, and modified scratch assay in vitro. In vivo, 0.1 mL of MMC or normal saline was injected to Tenon’s capsule before trabeculectomy in a rabbit model. SA-β-gal expression, apoptotic cell death, and collagen deposition in sites treated and not treated with MMC were evaluated using terminal dUTP nick end labeling assay and histochemical staining. Bleb function and intraocular pressure (IOP) levels were examined 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days after trabeculectomy. Results In vitro, human Tenon’s fibroblast (HTF) senescence was confirmed by observing cell morphologic change, SA-β-gal accumulation, formation of senescence-associated heterochromatin, increased p16INK4a and p21CIP1/WAF1 expression, lower percentage of Ki-67-positive cells, and decreased COL1A1 release. Increased expression of α-SMA, COL1A1, and Smad2 signaling in TGF-β1-induced stress fibers were passivated in senescent HTFs. In addition, cellular migration enhanced by TGF-β1was inactivated. In vivo, histological examination indicated increased SA-β-gal accumulation, lower apoptosis ratios, and looser collagen deposition in sites treated with 0.2 μM MMC. Low-dose MMC-induced cellular senescence prolonged trabeculectomy bleb survival and reduced IOP levels in a rabbit model. Conclusion Low-dose MMC-induced cellular senescence is involved in the antifibrotic mechanism of trabeculectomy wound healing.
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- Le-Tien Lin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Graduate Institute of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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High-Throughput Image-Based Screening to Identify Chemical Compounds Capable of Activating FOXO. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1890:151-161. [PMID: 30414152 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8900-3_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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FOXO proteins are transcription factors with important roles in the regulation of the expression of genes involved in cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and longevity. FOXO proteins are active in the nucleus but, upon post-translational modification they form a docking site for 14-3-3 proteins and are translocated to the cytoplasm where they are inactive.We make use of this regulatory mechanism of FOXO proteins to develop an image-based high-throughput screening platform to detect compounds that regulate FOXO3 subcellular localization. This system has proven a powerful tool to isolate inhibitors of proteins upstream of FOXO, such as PI3K inhibitors.
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Link W, Fernandez-Marcos PJ. FOXO transcription factors at the interface of metabolism and cancer. Int J Cancer 2017. [PMID: 28631330 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Diabetes refers to a group of metabolic diseases characterized by impaired insulin signalling and high blood glucose. A growing body of epidemiological evidence links diabetes to several types of cancer but the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. The signalling cascade connecting insulin and FOXO proteins provides a compelling example for a conserved pathway at the interface between insulin signalling and cancer. FOXOs are transcription factors that orchestrate programs of gene expression known to control a variety of processes in response to cellular stress. Genes regulated by this family of proteins are involved in the regulation of cellular energy production, oxidative stress resistance and cell viability and proliferation. Accordingly, FOXO factors have been shown to play an important role in the suppression of tumour growth and in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis. There is emerging evidence that deregulation of FOXO factors might account for the association between insulin resistance-related metabolic disorders and cancer.
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- Wolfgang Link
- Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR), University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, Building 8, room 2.22, Faro, 8005-139, Portugal.,Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, 8005-139, Portugal.,Algarve Biomedical Center (ABC), University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, 8005-139, Portugal
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Hu L, Tan J, Yang X, Tan H, Xu X, You M, Qin W, Huang L, Li S, Mo M, Wei H, Li J, Tan J. Polysaccharide Extracted from Laminaria japonica Delays Intrinsic Skin Aging in Mice. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2016; 2016:5137386. [PMID: 27143987 PMCID: PMC4837268 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5137386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the effect of topically applied Laminaria polysaccharide (LP) on skin aging. We applied ointment containing LP (10, 25, and 50 μg/g) or vitamin E (10 μg/g) to the dorsal skin of aging mice for 12 months and young control mice for 4 weeks. Electron microscopy analysis of skin samples revealed that LP increased dermal thickness and skin collagen content. Tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease- (TIMP-) 1 expression was upregulated while that of matrix metalloproteinase- (MMP-) 1 was downregulated in skin tissue of LP-treated as compared to untreated aging mice. Additionally, phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 was higher in aging skin than in young skin, while LP treatment suppressed phospho-JNK expression. LP application also enhanced the expression of antioxidative enzymes in skin tissue, causing a decrease in malondialdehyde levels and increases in superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase levels relative to those in untreated aging mice. These results indicate that LP inhibits MMP-1 expression by preventing oxidative stress and JNK phosphorylation, thereby delaying skin collagen breakdown during aging.
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- Longyuan Hu
- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Guigang 530007, China
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- Center of Translational Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Physiology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
- Center of Translational Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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Physiological and pathological consequences of cellular senescence. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:4373-86. [PMID: 25080110 PMCID: PMC4207941 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1691-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cellular senescence, a permanent state of cell cycle arrest accompanied by a complex phenotype, is an essential mechanism that limits tumorigenesis and tissue damage. In physiological conditions, senescent cells can be removed by the immune system, facilitating tumor suppression and wound healing. However, as we age, senescent cells accumulate in tissues, either because an aging immune system fails to remove them, the rate of senescent cell formation is elevated, or both. If senescent cells persist in tissues, they have the potential to paradoxically promote pathological conditions. Cellular senescence is associated with an enhanced pro-survival phenotype, which most likely promotes persistence of senescent cells in vivo. This phenotype may have evolved to favor facilitation of a short-term wound healing, followed by the elimination of senescent cells by the immune system. In this review, we provide a perspective on the triggers, mechanisms and physiological as well as pathological consequences of senescent cells.
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Transcription factor binding site analysis identifies FOXO transcription factors as regulators of the cutaneous wound healing process. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89274. [PMID: 24586650 PMCID: PMC3929751 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The search for significantly overrepresented and co-occurring transcription factor binding sites in the promoter regions of the most differentially expressed genes in microarray data sets could be a powerful approach for finding key regulators of complex biological processes. To test this concept, two previously published independent data sets on wounded human epidermis were re-analyzed. The presence of co-occurring transcription factor binding sites for FOXO1, FOXO3 and FOXO4 in the majority of the promoter regions of the most significantly differentially expressed genes between non-wounded and wounded epidermis implied an important role for FOXO transcription factors during wound healing. Expression levels of FOXO transcription factors during wound healing in vivo in both human and mouse skin were analyzed and a decrease for all FOXOs in human wounded skin was observed, with FOXO3 having the highest expression level in non wounded skin. Impaired re-epithelialization was found in cultures of primary human keratinocytes expressing a constitutively active variant of FOXO3. Conversely knockdown of FOXO3 in keratinocytes had the opposite effect and in an in vivo mouse model with FOXO3 knockout mice we detected significantly accelerated wound healing. This article illustrates that the proposed approach is a viable method for identifying important regulators of complex biological processes using in vivo samples. FOXO3 has not previously been implicated as an important regulator of wound healing and its exact function in this process calls for further investigation.
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Comparative effects of biodynes, tocotrienol-rich fraction, and tocopherol in enhancing collagen synthesis and inhibiting collagen degradation in stress-induced premature senescence model of human diploid fibroblasts. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:298574. [PMID: 24396567 PMCID: PMC3874949 DOI: 10.1155/2013/298574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Biodynes, tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF), and tocopherol have shown antiaging properties. However, the combined effects of these compounds on skin aging are yet to be investigated. This study aimed to elucidate the skin aging effects of biodynes, TRF, and tocopherol on stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS) model of human diploid fibroblasts (HDFs) by determining the expression of collagen and MMPs at gene and protein levels. Primary HDFs were treated with biodynes, TRF, and tocopherol prior to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) exposure. The expression of COL1A1, COL3A1, MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, and MMP9 genes was determined by qRT-PCR. Type I and type III procollagen proteins were measured by Western blotting while the activities of MMPs were quantified by fluorometric Sensolyte MMP Kit. Our results showed that biodynes, TRF, and tocopherol upregulated collagen genes and downregulated MMP genes (P < 0.05). Type I procollagen and type III procollagen protein levels were significantly increased in response to biodynes, TRF, and tocopherol treatment (P < 0.05) with reduction in MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, and MMP-9 activities (P < 0.05). These findings indicated that biodynes, TRF, and tocopherol effectively enhanced collagen synthesis and inhibited collagen degradation and therefore may protect the skin from aging.
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Guo L, Xie B, Mao Z. Autophagy in premature senescent cells is activated via AMPK pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:3563-3582. [PMID: 22489168 PMCID: PMC3317728 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13033563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a highly regulated intracellular process involved in the turnover of most cellular constituents and in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In this study, we show that the activity of autophagy increases in H2O2 or RasV12-induced senescent fibroblasts. Inhibiting autophagy promotes cell apoptosis in senescent cells, suggesting that autophagy activation plays a cytoprotective role. Furthermore, our data indicate that the increase of autophagy in senescent cells is linked to the activation of transcription factor FoxO3A, which blocks ATP generation by transcriptionally up-regulating the expression of PDK4, an inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, thus leading to AMPK activation and mTOR inhibition. These findings suggest a novel mechanism by which FoxO3A factors can activate autophagy via metabolic alteration.
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- Liujing Guo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; E-Mails:
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; E-Mail:
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China; E-Mails:
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel./Fax: +86-10-82805138
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Makpol S, Zainuddin A, Chua KH, Yusof YAM, Ngah WZW. Gamma-tocotrienol modulation of senescence-associated gene expression prevents cellular aging in human diploid fibroblasts. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2012; 67:135-43. [PMID: 22358238 PMCID: PMC3275122 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(02)08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Human diploid fibroblasts undergo a limited number of cellular divisions in culture and progressively reach a state of irreversible growth arrest, a process termed cellular aging. The beneficial effects of vitamin E in aging have been established, but studies to determine the mechanisms of these effects are ongoing. This study determined the molecular mechanism of γ-tocotrienol, a vitamin E homolog, in the prevention of cellular aging in human diploid fibroblasts using the expression of senescence-associated genes. METHODS Primary cultures of young, pre-senescent, and senescent fibroblast cells were incubated with γ-tocotrienol for 24 h. The expression levels of ELN, COL1A1, MMP1, CCND1, RB1, and IL6 genes were determined using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Cell cycle profiles were determined using a FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer. RESULTS The cell cycle was arrested in the G(0)/G(1) phase, and the percentage of cells in S phase decreased with senescence. CCND1, RB1, MMP1, and IL6 were upregulated in senescent fibroblasts. A similar upregulation was not observed in young cells. Incubation with γ-tocotrienol decreased CCND1 and RB1 expression in senescent fibroblasts, decreased cell populations in the G(0)/G(1) phase and increased cell populations in the G(2)/M phase. γ-Tocotrienol treatment also upregulated ELN and COL1A1 and downregulated MMP1 and IL6 expression in young and senescent fibroblasts. CONCLUSION γ-Tocotrienol prevented cellular aging in human diploid fibroblasts, which was indicated by the modulation of the cell cycle profile and senescence-associated gene expression.
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- Suzana Makpol
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Makpol S, Azura Jam F, Anum Mohd Yusof Y, Zurinah Wan Ngah W. Modulation of collagen synthesis and its gene expression in human skin fibroblasts by tocotrienol-rich fraction. Arch Med Sci 2011; 7:889-95. [PMID: 22291837 PMCID: PMC3258810 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2011.25567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Skin aging may occur as a result of increased free radicals in the body. Vitamin E, the major chain-breaking antioxidant, prevents propagation of oxidative stress, especially in biological membranes. In this study, the molecular mechanism of tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) in preventing oxidative stress-induced skin aging was evaluated by determining the rate of total collagen synthesis and its gene expression in human skin fibroblasts. MATERIAL AND METHODS Primary culture of human skin fibroblasts was derived from circumcision foreskin of 9 to 12 year-old boys. Fibroblast cells were divided into 5 different treatment groups: untreated control, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced oxidative stress (20 µM H(2)O(2) exposure for 2 weeks), TRF treatment, and pre- and post-treatment of TRF to H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress. RESULTS Our results showed that H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress decreased the rate of total collagen synthesis and down-regulated COL I and COL III in skin fibroblasts. Pre-treatment of TRF protected against H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress as shown by increase in total collagen synthesis and up-regulation of COL I and COL III (p<0.05) genes. However, similar protective effects against H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress were not observed in the post-treated fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS Tocotrienol-rich fraction protects against H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress in human skin fibroblast culture by modulating the expression of COL I and COL III genes with concomitant increase in the rate of total collagen synthesis. These findings may indicate TRF protection against oxidative stress-induced skin aging.
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- Suzana Makpol
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The evolutionarily conserved Forkhead box O (FOXO) family of transcription factors regulates multiple transcriptional targets involved in various cellular processes, including proliferation, stress resistance, apoptosis, and metabolism. Target gene regulation appears to be controlled in a cell-type-specific manner due to association of FOXO isoforms with specific cofactors. Many of the cellular processes modulated by FOXO are themselves deregulated in tumorigenesis, and deletion of Foxo genes has demonstrated that these transcription factors function as tumor suppressors. Our understanding of the regulation of FOXO activity, and defining specific transcriptional targets, may provide clues to the molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate decisions. In this review we describe the functional consequences of FOXO activation based on our current knowledge of transcriptional targets.
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- Kristan E van der Vos
- Molecular Immunology Lab, Department of Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Dasgupta J, Kar S, Liu R, Joseph J, Kalyanaraman B, Remington SJ, Chen C, Melendez JA. Reactive oxygen species control senescence-associated matrix metalloproteinase-1 through c-Jun-N-terminal kinase. J Cell Physiol 2010; 225:52-62. [PMID: 20648623 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The lifetime exposure of organisms to oxidative stress influences many aging processes which involve the turnover of the extracellular matrix. In this study, we identify the redox-responsive molecular signals that drive senescence-associated (SA) matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) expression. Precise biochemical monitoring revealed that senescent fibroblasts increase steady-state (H(2)O(2)) 3.5-fold (13.7-48.6 pM) relative to young cells. Restricting H(2)O(2) production through low O(2) exposure or by antioxidant treatments prevented SA increases in MMP-1 expression. The H(2)O(2)-dependent control of SA MMP-1 is attributed to sustained JNK activation and c-jun recruitment to the MMP-1 promoter. SA JNK activation corresponds to increases and decreases in the levels of its activating kinase (MKK-4) and inhibitory phosphatase (MKP-1), respectively. Enforced MKP-1 expression negates SA increases in JNK phosphorylation and MMP-1 production. Overall, these studies define redox-sensitive signaling networks regulating SA MMP-1 expression and link the free radical theory of aging to initiation of aberrant matrix turnover.
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- Jaya Dasgupta
- Centers for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA
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Zhuo DX, Niu XH, Chen YC, Xin DQ, Guo YL, Mao ZB. Vitamin D3 up-regulated protein 1(VDUP1) is regulated by FOXO3A and miR-17-5p at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, respectively, in senescent fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:31491-501. [PMID: 20656682 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.068387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Vitamin D(3) up-regulated protein 1 (VDUP1) plays multifunctional roles in diverse cellular responses, particularly in its relation to proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, and diseases such as cancer and stress-related diseases. In this study, we demonstrated that VDUP1 was up-regulated during the senescence process. Our results showed that overexpression of VDUP1 in young cells caused typical signs of senescence. We also found that VDUP1 knockdown delayed the onset of Ras-induced cellular senescence. Subsequently, we found that FOXO3A, whose activity increased in senescent cells, transcriptionally up-regulates VDUP1 expression and miR-17-5p, whose expression decreased in senescent cells, directly interacted with the 3'-untranslated region of VDUP1 transcripts, and destabilized VDUP1 mRNA in young cells. These results indicated that VDUP1 expression was regulated by FOXO3A at the transcriptional level and by miR-17-5p at the post-transcriptional levels during the senescence process.
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- De Xiang Zhuo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Science Center, Peking University, 100191 Beijing, China
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Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 mediates up-regulation of angiotensin II-induced tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 expression in cultured human senescent fibroblasts. Chin Med J (Engl) 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200607010-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cheng HL, Chang SM, Cheng YW, Liu HJ, Chen YC. Characterization of the activities of p21Cip1/Waf1 promoter-driven reporter systems during camptothecin-induced senescence-like state of BHK-21 cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 291:29-38. [PMID: 16779499 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-9191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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It was attempted in this work to establish a cell line in which senescent cells can be readily and directly identified in situ in live culture. Transcriptional activation of p21(Cip1/Waf1) gene is known to be one of the key steps in the development of cellular senescence, whereas the elements within the p21(Cip1/Waf1) promoter that regulate the transcriptional activation of p21(Cip1/Waf1) during cellular senescence have not been clearly defined. Thus, several reporter plasmids were constructed in each of which the gene of green fluorescent protein was placed under the control of a selected fragment of p21(Cip1/Waf1) promoter, and stably transfected into BHK-21 cells. The transfected cells were induced to become senescence-like by camptothecin and assayed for fluorescence intensity. It was shown that the reporter system constructed with bases -2504 to +406 of the p21(Cip1/Waf1) promoter was very efficient in reflecting the senescence of BHK-21 cells by increased cytosolic fluorescence, and the fluorescence intensity of senescent cells was easily distinguished from that of quiescent cells.
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- Hsueh-Ling Cheng
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC
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Torres C, Lewis L, Cristofalo VJ. Proteasome inhibitors shorten replicative life span and induce a senescent-like phenotype of human fibroblasts. J Cell Physiol 2006; 207:845-53. [PMID: 16523493 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The proteasome constitutes the main non-lysosomal cellular protease activity, and plays a crucial role not only in the disposal of unwanted material, but also in the regulation of numerous cellular processes. Previously, we have reported that during the replicative senescence of WI-38 fibroblasts there is a significant impairment in proteasome activity, which probably has important implications in the control of MAPK signaling and cellular proliferation. In this study, we report the potential role of the proteasome in the generation of the senescent phenotype in WI-38 fibroblasts. Our results indicate that inhibition of proteasome activity leads to an impairment in cell proliferation, and a shortening of the life span. The results also indicate that inhibition of the proteasome in young cells induces a premature senescent-like phenotype, as indicated by the increase in senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA beta-gal) activity and the abundance of both p21 and collagenase mRNAs, as well as a decreased level of EPC-1 mRNA known markers of cellular senescence, not previously shown to depend on proteasome activity. Together, our results suggest a molecular mechanism for the lack of responsiveness of human cells to growth factors, and point towards a role for the proteasome in the control of the life span of both cells and organisms.
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- Claudio Torres
- The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research and The Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19096, USA.
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Cristofalo VJ, Lorenzini A, Allen RG, Torres C, Tresini M. Replicative senescence: a critical review. Mech Ageing Dev 2004; 125:827-48. [PMID: 15541776 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human cells in culture have a limited proliferative capacity. After a period of vigorous proliferation, the rate of cell division declines and a number of changes occur in the cells including increases in size, in secondary lysosomes and residual bodies, nuclear changes and a number of changes in gene expression which provide biomarkers for senescence. Although human cells in culture have been used for over 40 years as models for understanding the cellular basis of aging, the relationship of replicative senescence to aging of the organism is still not clear. In this review, we discuss replicative senescence in the light of current information on signal transduction and mitogenesis, cell stress, apoptosis, telomere changes and finally we discuss replicative senescence as a model of aging in vivo.
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- Vincent J Cristofalo
- The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, 100 Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA.
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Kim KH, Park GT, Lim YB, Rue SW, Jung JC, Sonn JK, Bae YS, Park JW, Lee YS. Expression of connective tissue growth factor, a biomarker in senescence of human diploid fibroblasts, is up-regulated by a transforming growth factor-beta-mediated signaling pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 318:819-25. [PMID: 15147944 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2004] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Molecular changes associated with cellular senescence in human diploid fibroblasts (HDF), IMR-90, were analyzed by two-dimensional differential proteome analysis. A high percentage of replicative senescent cells were positive for senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity, and displayed elevated levels of p21 and p53 proteins. Comparison of early population doubling level (PDL) versus replicative senescent cells among the 1000 spots resolved on gels revealed that the signal intensities of six spots were increased fivefold, whereas those of four spots were decreased. Proteome analysis data demonstrated that connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is an age-associated protein. Up-regulation of CTGF expression in senescent cells was further confirmed by Western blotting and RT-PCR. We postulate that CTGF expression is controlled, in part, by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), in view of the high levels of TGF-beta isoforms as well as type I and II receptors detected only in late PDL of HDF cells. To verify this hypothesis, we stimulated early PDL cells with TGF-beta1 as well as stress inducing agents such as hydrogen peroxide. As expected, CTGF expression and Smad protein phosphorylation were dramatically increased up to observed levels in normal replicative senescent cells. In vivo experiments disclosed that CTGF, pSmad, and p53 were constitutively expressed at basal levels in up to 18-month-old rat liver, and expression was significantly up-regulated in 24-month-old rat tissue. However, expression patterns were not altered at all periods examined in livers of caloric-restricted rats. In view of both in vitro and in vivo data, we propose that the TGF-beta/Smad pathway functions in the induction of CTGF, a novel biomarker protein of cellular senescence in human fibroblasts.
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- Kook-Hee Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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Huber TB, Hartleben B, Kim J, Schmidts M, Schermer B, Keil A, Egger L, Lecha RL, Borner C, Pavenstädt H, Shaw AS, Walz G, Benzing T. Nephrin and CD2AP associate with phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase and stimulate AKT-dependent signaling. Mol Cell Biol 2003; 23:4917-28. [PMID: 12832477 PMCID: PMC162232 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.14.4917-4928.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mutations of NPHS1 or NPHS2, the genes encoding nephrin and podocin, as well as the targeted disruption of CD2-associated protein (CD2AP), lead to heavy proteinuria, suggesting that all three proteins are essential for the integrity of glomerular podocytes, the visceral glomerular epithelial cells of the kidney. It has been speculated that these proteins participate in common signaling pathways; however, it has remained unclear which signaling proteins are actually recruited by the slit diaphragm protein complex in vivo. We demonstrate that both nephrin and CD2AP interact with the p85 regulatory subunit of phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase (PI3K) in vivo, recruit PI3K to the plasma membrane, and, together with podocin, stimulate PI3K-dependent AKT signaling in podocytes. Using two-dimensional gel analysis in combination with a phosphoserine-specific antiserum, we demonstrate that the nephrin-induced AKT mediates phosphorylation of several target proteins in podocytes. One such target is Bad; its phosphorylation and inactivation by 14-3-3 protects podocytes against detachment-induced cell death, suggesting that the nephrin-CD2AP-mediated AKT activity can regulate complex biological programs. Our findings reveal a novel role for the slit diaphragm proteins nephrin, CD2AP, and podocin and demonstrate that these three proteins, in addition to their structural functions, initiate PI3K/AKT-dependent signal transduction in glomerular podocytes.
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- Tobias B Huber
- Renal Division. Molecular Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Hornebeck W, Maquart FX. Proteolyzed matrix as a template for the regulation of tumor progression. Biomed Pharmacother 2003; 57:223-30. [PMID: 12888258 DOI: 10.1016/s0753-3322(03)00049-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pericellular proteolysis plays a pivotal function in cell invasion, a hallmark of tumor growth and metastasis. The minidegradome constituted of two matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), i.e. MMP-2 and MT1-MMP, associated with tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease-2 (TIMP-2) and integrin (alpha(v)beta(3)) or CD(44), is mainly involved in such invasive program. It catalyzes matrix degradation but, alternatively, proteolytic exposure of matricryptic sites or matrikines liberation by those enzymes regulates either positively or negatively tumor cell migration. That applies to types I and IV collagens, elastin, laminin 5, as described here, but such phenomenon might be extended to other matrix macromolecules. The development of tumors from epithelium origin is related to aging. Senescent fibroblasts are characterized by increased expression of MMPs, (particularly collagenase-1 (MMP-1) and stromelysin-1 (MMP-3)) and deposited matrix by those aged cells was shown to favor cancer cell growth. Thus, compositional variation of matrix-surrounding tumor cells, with formation of matricryptic sites and matrikines, can be considered as one main epigenetic factor contributing to tumor progression. A matrix-directed pharmacological approach in cancer is now emerging.
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- William Hornebeck
- Faculté de Médecine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, FRE 2534), IFR 53 Biomolécules, Université de Reims, Champagne Ardenne, 51, rue Cognacq Jay, 51095 Reims cedex, France.
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Lorenzini A, Tresini M, Mawal-Dewan M, Frisoni L, Zhang H, Allen RG, Sell C, Cristofalo VJ. Role of the Raf/MEK/ERK and the PI3K/Akt(PKB) pathways in fibroblast senescence. Exp Gerontol 2002; 37:1149-56. [PMID: 12470826 DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5565(02)00133-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Replicative senescence is characterized by numerous phenotypic alterations including loss of proliferative capacity and numerous changes in gene expression such as impaired serum inducibility of the immediate early gene c-fos and increased expression of collagenase. Transcription of c-fos in response to mitogens depends on the activation of a multiprotein complex formed on the c-fos serum response element (SRE), which includes the transcription factors serum response factor (SRF) and ternary complex factor (TCF). TCF is activated after phosphorylation by the Extracellular signals Regulated Kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), two kinases of the Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway. We have previously demonstrated that collagenase expression is under positive regulation by the transcription factor FKHRL1 and that this transcription factor is under negative regulation by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/Akt(PKB) pathway. Although total activity of ERK and Akt was similar in total cell lysates from early and late passage fibroblasts our data indicate that in senescent cells neither ERK nor Akt are able to phosphorylate efficiently their nuclear targets. Our findings suggest that although they can be fully activated in the cytosol of both early and late passage cells, the Raf/MEK/ERK and the PI3K/Akt pathways, which are essential for cellular proliferation, are down regulated in the nuclei of senescent cells.
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- Antonello Lorenzini
- The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, 100 Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA
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