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Martinez AN, Tortelote GG, Pascale CL, Ekanem UOI, Leite APDO, McCormack IG, Dumont AS. Dimethyl Fumarate Mediates Sustained Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Remodeling in a Mouse Model of Cerebral Aneurysm. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:773. [PMID: 39061841 PMCID: PMC11274241 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13070773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Cerebral aneurysms (CA) are a type of vascular disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality with rupture. Dysfunction of the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from circle of Willis (CoW) vessels mediates CA formation, as they are the major cell type of the arterial wall and play a role in maintaining vessel integrity. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a first-line oral treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, has been shown to inhibit VSMC proliferation and reduce CA formation in a mouse model. Potential unwanted side effects of DMF on VSMC function have not been investigated yet. The present study characterizes the impact of DMF on VSMC using single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) in CoW vessels following CA induction and further explores its role in mitochondrial function using in vitro VSMC cultures. Two weeks of DMF treatment following CA induction impaired the transcription of the glutathione redox system and downregulated mitochondrial respiration genes in VSMCs. In vitro, DMF treatment increased lactate formation and enhanced the mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These effects rendered VSMCs vulnerable to oxidative stress and led to mitochondrial dysfunction and enhancement of apoptosis. Taken together, our data support the concept that the DMF-mediated antiproliferative effect on VSMCs is linked to disturbed antioxidative functions resulting in altered mitochondrial metabolism. This negative impact of DMF treatment on VSMCs may be linked to preexisting alterations of cerebrovascular function due to renal hypertension. Therefore, before severe adverse effects emerge, it would be clinically relevant to develop indices or biomarkers linked to this disturbed antioxidative function to monitor patients undergoing DMF treatment.
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- Alejandra N. Martinez
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA (A.S.D.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA (A.S.D.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA (A.S.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Tulane Center for Sex-Based Biology and Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA (A.S.D.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA (A.S.D.)
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Currie J, Manda V, Robinson SK, Lai C, Agnihotri V, Hidalgo V, Ludwig RW, Zhang K, Pavelka J, Wang ZV, Rhee JW, Lam MPY, Lau E. Simultaneous proteome localization and turnover analysis reveals spatiotemporal features of protein homeostasis disruptions. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.01.04.521821. [PMID: 36711879 PMCID: PMC9881985 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.04.521821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The functions of proteins depend on their spatial and temporal distributions, which are not directly measured by static protein abundance. Under endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway remediates proteostasis in part by altering the turnover kinetics and spatial distribution of proteins. A global view of these spatiotemporal changes has yet to emerge and it is unknown how they affect different cellular compartments and pathways. Here we describe a mass spectrometry-based proteomics strategy and data analysis pipeline, termed Simultaneous Proteome Localization and Turnover (SPLAT), to measure concurrently the changes in protein turnover and subcellular distribution in the same experiment. Investigating two common UPR models of thapsigargin and tunicamycin challenge in human AC16 cells, we find that the changes in protein turnover kinetics during UPR varies across subcellular localizations, with overall slowdown but an acceleration in endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi proteins involved in stress response. In parallel, the spatial proteomics component of the experiment revealed an externalization of amino acid transporters and ion channels under UPR, as well as the migration of RNA-binding proteins toward an endosome co-sedimenting compartment. The SPLAT experimental design classifies heavy and light SILAC labeled proteins separately, allowing the observation of differential localization of new and old protein pools and capturing a partition of newly synthesized EGFR and ITGAV to the ER under stress that suggests protein trafficking disruptions. Finally, application of SPLAT toward human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CM) exposed to the cancer drug carfilzomib, identified a selective disruption of proteostasis in sarcomeric proteins as a potential mechanism of carfilzomib-mediated cardiotoxicity. Taken together, this study provides a global view into the spatiotemporal dynamics of human cardiac cells and demonstrates a method for inferring the coordinations between spatial and temporal proteome regulations in stress and drug response.
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- Jordan Currie
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durante, CA 91010, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durante, CA 91010, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Consortium for Fibrosis Research and Translation, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Lee NK, Lee JW, Woo JH, Choi YS, Choi JH. Upregulation of SPI1 in Ectopic Endometrium Contributes to an Invasive Phenotype. Arch Med Res 2023; 54:86-94. [PMID: 36702668 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2022.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUD AND AIM Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases associated with chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and cancer. However, its molecular pathogenesis remains unclear. This study aimed to identify key genes involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. METHODS Bioinformatic analyses were perfomed to identify key differentially expressed genes (DEGs), transcription factors (TFs), and functionally enriched pathways. Effect of SPI1 on migration, invasion, expression of ADH1B, MYH11, and PLN were analyzed in human endometriotic cells. RESULTS By screening three transcriptome datasets from the GEO for overlapping DEGs between eutopic and ectopic endometria in patients with endometriosis, we found that the expression of ADH1B, MYH11, and PLN was markedly upregulated in the ectopic endometrium. Knockdown of ADH1B, MYH11, and PLN significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of human endometriotic 12Z cells. Additionally, gene set enrichment analysis revealed that epithelial-mesenchymal transition gene signature was positively correlated with ADH1B, MYH11, and PLN expression. Notably, the TF SPI1 was found to regulate the expression of these three genes in the endometriotic tissues and 12TZ cells. Moreover, SPI1 expression was associated with the invasion of endometriotic cells and was increased in the ectopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis. CONCLUSION These data suggest that SPI1 plays a key role in the progression of endometriosis by regulating ADH1B, MYH11, and PLN expression and may therefore serve as a potential prognostic and therapeutic factor for endometriosis.
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- Na-Kyung Lee
- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea; College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Fang ZM, Feng X, Chen Y, Luo H, Jiang DS, Yi X. Targeting autophagy in aortic aneurysm and dissection. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113547. [PMID: 36076620 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Proteomic and functional characterization of intra-tumor heterogeneity in human endometrial cancer. Cell Rep Med 2022; 3:100738. [PMID: 36103879 PMCID: PMC9512672 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Endometrial cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed gynecological cancers worldwide, and its prevalence has increased by more than 50% over the last two decades. Despite the understanding of the major signaling pathways driving the growth and metastasis of endometrial cancer, clinical trials targeting these signals have reported poor outcomes. The heterogeneous nature of endometrial cancer is suspected to be one of the key reasons for the failure of targeted therapies. In this study, we perform a sequential window acquisition of all theoretical fragment ion spectra (SWATH)-based comparative proteomic analysis of 63 tumor biopsies collected from 20 patients and define differences in protein signature in multiple regions of the same tumor. We develop organoids from multiple biopsies collected from the same tumor and show that organoids capture heterogeneity in endometrial cancer growth. Overall, using quantitative proteomics and patient-derived organoids, we define the heterogeneous nature of endometrial cancer within a patient’s tumor. Proteomic analysis of endometrial cancer intra-tumor heterogeneity Identification of potential biomarkers of tumor volume and invasion Protein signatures correlate with pre-and postmenopausal cancers Patient-derived organoids capture endometrial cancer heterogeneity
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Negishi K, Aizawa K, Shindo T, Suzuki T, Sakurai T, Saito Y, Miyakawa T, Tanokura M, Kataoka Y, Maeda M, Tomida S, Morita H, Takeda N, Komuro I, Kario K, Nagai R, Imai Y. An Myh11 single lysine deletion causes aortic dissection by reducing aortic structural integrity and contractility. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8844. [PMID: 35614093 PMCID: PMC9133116 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12418-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Pathogenic variants in myosin heavy chain (Myh11) cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (FTAAD). However, the underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear because of a lack of animal models. In this study, we established a mouse model with Myh11 K1256del, the pathogenic variant we found previously in two FTAAD families. The Myh11∆K/∆K aorta showed increased wall thickness and ultrastructural abnormalities, including weakened cell adhesion. Notably, the Myh11∆K/+ mice developed aortic dissections and intramural haematomas when stimulated with angiotensin II. Mechanistically, integrin subunit alpha2 (Itga2) was downregulated in the Myh11∆K/∆K aortas, and the smooth muscle cell lineage cells that differentiated from Myh11∆K/∆K induced pluripotent stem cells. The contractility of the Myh11∆K/∆K aortas in response to phenylephrine was also reduced. These results imply that the suboptimal cell adhesion indicated by Itga2 downregulation causes a defect in the contraction of the aorta. Consequently, the defective contraction may increase the haemodynamic stress underlying the aortic dissections.
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- Keita Negishi
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Research, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester Cardiovascular Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Research, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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- System Integration Center, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
- RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, Kobe, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
- RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
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Shuang M, Jie L, Ruixia Z, Chuanchuan L, Yan M. Proteomic profile analysis of pulmonary artery in a rat model under hypoxic pulmonary hypertensionc. CURR PROTEOMICS 2022. [DOI: 10.2174/1570164619666220204123709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Aim:
Proteomic profile analysis of pulmonary artery in a rat model under hypoxic pulmonary hypertension
Background:
Background: Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is a pathological condition exemplified by a constant rise in pulmonary artery pressure in high-altitudes.
Objective:
Objective: To investigated the proteome profile and response mechanisms of SD rats under hypoxia over a period of four-weeks.
Method:
Method: Proteomic profile analysis of pulmonary artery in a rat model under hypoxic pulmonary hypertension.
Results:
Results: With 3,204 proteins identified, 49 were up-regulated while 46 were down-regulated. Upregulated genes included Prolargin, Protein S100-A6 and Transgelin-2, whereas Nascent polypeptide-associated complex and Elongator complex protein 1 were down-regulated. KEGG enriched pathways had purine metabolism, cancer and lipolysis regulation as significantly enriched in hypoxic group.
Conclusion:
Conclusion: In conclusion, our findings submit basis for downstream studies on tissue hypoxia mechanisms alongside the associated physiological conditions.
Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is a pathological condition exemplified by a constant rise in pulmonary artery pressure in high altitudes. Herein, we investigated the proteome profile and response mechanisms of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats under hypoxia over a period of four weeks. Unbiased iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics was utilized in proteome profile analysis of a rat model exposed to HPH. With 3,204 proteins identified, 49 were upregulated while 46 were downregulated. Upregulated genes included Prolargin, Protein, S100-A6 and Transgelin-2, whereas Nascent polypeptide-associated complex and Elongator complex protein 1 were downregulated. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enriched pathways had purine metabolism, cancer, and lipolysis regulation as significantly enriched in hypoxic group. In conclusion, the findings from this study submit a basis for downstream studies on tissue hypoxia mechanisms alongside the associated physiological conditions.
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- Ma Shuang
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University Medical College, Xining, 810001, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University Medical College, Xining, 810001, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University Medical College, Xining, 810001, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University Medical College, Xining, 810001, PR China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University Medical College, Xining, 810001, PR China
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Yao J, Bai T, Yang B, Sun L. The diagnostic value of D-dimer in acute aortic dissection: a meta-analysis. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 16:343. [PMID: 34838062 PMCID: PMC8627055 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01726-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of D-dimer for acute aortic dissection (AAD) by the method of meta-analysis. Methods PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang databases from the establishment of the databases to December 2020 were systematically searched, and the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 (QUADAS-2) system was used to evaluate the quality of the literature. STATA 15.0 software was applied to calculate the pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), positive likelihood ratio (+LR), negative likelihood ratio (−LR) to draw summary receiver operating characteristics (SROC) curve and calculate the area under the curve (AUC). Meta-regression and subgroup analyses were used to explore the source of heterogeneity. Results A total of 16 clinical studies were enrolled in this study, including 1135 patients. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the pooled sensitivity was 0.96 (95% CI 0.91–0.98), the pooled specificity was 0.70 (95% CI 0.57–0.81), and the pooled DOR was 56.57 (95% CI 25.11–127.44), the pooled +LR was 3.25 (95% CI 2.18–4.85), the pooled −LR was 0.06 (95% CI 0.03–0.12), and the AUC was 0.94 (95% CI 0.91–0.95). Meta-regression and subgroup analysis results showed that publication year, sample size and cutoff value might be sources of heterogeneity. When the concentration of D-dimer was less than or equal to 500 ng/ml, the sensitivity significantly increased. Conclusion D-dimer has an excellent diagnostic value for AAD. It is a useful tool for detecting suspected AAD because of the excellent pooled sensitivity. D-dimer ≤ 500 ng/ml increases the potential to identify the suspected patients with AAD.
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- Jian Yao
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital Medical University and Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital Medical University and Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital Medical University and Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital Medical University and Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Burger J, Bogunovic N, de Wagenaar NP, Liu H, Vliet N, IJpma A, Maugeri A, Micha D, Verhagen HJM, Ten Hagen TLM, Majoor-Krakauer D, Pluijm I, Essers J, Yeung KK. Molecular phenotyping and functional assessment of smooth muscle like-cells with pathogenic variants in aneurysm genes ACTA2, MYH11, SMAD3 and FBN1. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 30:2286-2299. [PMID: 34244757 PMCID: PMC8600030 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Aortic aneurysms (AAs) are pathological dilatations of the aorta. Pathogenic variants in genes encoding for proteins of the contractile machinery of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), genes encoding proteins of the transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway and extracellular matrix (ECM) homeostasis play a role in the weakening of the aortic wall. These variants affect the functioning of VSMC, the predominant cell type in the aorta. Many variants have unknown clinical significance, with unknown consequences on VSMC function and AA development. Our goal was to develop functional assays that show the effects of pathogenic variants in aneurysm-related genes. We used a previously developed fibroblast transdifferentiation protocol to induce VSMC-like cells, which are used for all assays. We compared transdifferentiated VSMC-like cells of patients with a pathogenic variant in genes encoding for components of VSMC contraction (ACTA2, MYH11), transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) signaling (SMAD3) and a dominant negative (DN) and two haploinsufficient variants in the ECM elastic laminae (FBN1) to those of healthy controls. The transdifferentiation efficiency, structural integrity of the cytoskeleton, TGFβ signaling profile, migration velocity and maximum contraction were measured. Transdifferentiation efficiency was strongly reduced in SMAD3 and FBN1 DN patients. ACTA2 and FBN1 DN cells showed a decrease in SMAD2 phosphorylation. Migration velocity was impaired for ACTA2 and MYH11 cells. ACTA2 cells showed reduced contractility. In conclusion, these assays for showing effects of pathogenic variants may be promising tools to help reclassification of variants of unknown clinical significance in AA-related genes.
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- Joyce Burger
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Oncode Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Physiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Genetics, MOVE Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Oncode Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Oncode Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Bioinformatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, MOVE Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, MOVE Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Oncode Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Oncode Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Physiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zheng T, Ellinghaus D, Juzenas S, Cossais F, Burmeister G, Mayr G, Jørgensen IF, Teder-Laving M, Skogholt AH, Chen S, Strege PR, Ito G, Banasik K, Becker T, Bokelmann F, Brunak S, Buch S, Clausnitzer H, Datz C, Degenhardt F, Doniec M, Erikstrup C, Esko T, Forster M, Frey N, Fritsche LG, Gabrielsen ME, Gräßle T, Gsur A, Gross J, Hampe J, Hendricks A, Hinz S, Hveem K, Jongen J, Junker R, Karlsen TH, Hemmrich-Stanisak G, Kruis W, Kupcinskas J, Laubert T, Rosenstiel PC, Röcken C, Laudes M, Leendertz FH, Lieb W, Limperger V, Margetis N, Mätz-Rensing K, Németh CG, Ness-Jensen E, Nowak-Göttl U, Pandit A, Pedersen OB, Peleikis HG, Peuker K, Rodriguez CL, Rühlemann MC, Schniewind B, Schulzky M, Skieceviciene J, Tepel J, Thomas L, Uellendahl-Werth F, Ullum H, Vogel I, Volzke H, von Fersen L, von Schönfels W, Vanderwerff B, Wilking J, Wittig M, Zeissig S, Zobel M, Zawistowski M, Vacic V, Sazonova O, Noblin ES, Farrugia G, Beyder A, Wedel T, Kahlke V, Schafmayer C, D'Amato M, Franke A. Genome-wide analysis of 944 133 individuals provides insights into the etiology of haemorrhoidal disease. Gut 2021; 70:gutjnl-2020-323868. [PMID: 33888516 PMCID: PMC8292596 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Haemorrhoidal disease (HEM) affects a large and silently suffering fraction of the population but its aetiology, including suspected genetic predisposition, is poorly understood. We report the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis to identify genetic risk factors for HEM to date. DESIGN We conducted a GWAS meta-analysis of 218 920 patients with HEM and 725 213 controls of European ancestry. Using GWAS summary statistics, we performed multiple genetic correlation analyses between HEM and other traits as well as calculated HEM polygenic risk scores (PRS) and evaluated their translational potential in independent datasets. Using functional annotation of GWAS results, we identified HEM candidate genes, which differential expression and coexpression in HEM tissues were evaluated employing RNA-seq analyses. The localisation of expressed proteins at selected loci was investigated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS We demonstrate modest heritability and genetic correlation of HEM with several other diseases from the GI, neuroaffective and cardiovascular domains. HEM PRS validated in 180 435 individuals from independent datasets allowed the identification of those at risk and correlated with younger age of onset and recurrent surgery. We identified 102 independent HEM risk loci harbouring genes whose expression is enriched in blood vessels and GI tissues, and in pathways associated with smooth muscles, epithelial and endothelial development and morphogenesis. Network transcriptomic analyses highlighted HEM gene coexpression modules that are relevant to the development and integrity of the musculoskeletal and epidermal systems, and the organisation of the extracellular matrix. CONCLUSION HEM has a genetic component that predisposes to smooth muscle, epithelial and connective tissue dysfunction.
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- Tenghao Zheng
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Disease Systems Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Science Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Anatomy, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department for General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Disease Systems Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of Advanced Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Disease Systems Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of General-, Visceral- Transplant-, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Disease Systems Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), Dresden, Germany
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Thrombosis & Hemostasis Treatment Center, Campus Kiel & Lübeck, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Oberndorf, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg, Oberndorf, Austria
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical office for Colo-Proctology Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Epidemiology of highly pathogenic microorganisms, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), Dresden, Germany
- Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department for General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department for General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Proctological Surgery Park Klinik Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Proctological Office Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Thrombosis & Hemostasis Treatment Center, Campus Kiel & Lübeck, Kiel, Germany
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- Research Institute for Internal Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Proctological Surgery Park Klinik Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Proctological Office Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel Campus, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine 1, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Epidemiology of highly pathogenic microorganisms, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Thrombosis & Hemostasis Treatment Center, Campus Kiel & Lübeck, Kiel, Germany
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- Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primatology, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General-, Visceral- Transplant-, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Frankfurt Hoechst, Frankfurt, Germany
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- K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Thrombosis & Hemostasis Treatment Center, Campus Kiel & Lübeck, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Proctological Surgery Park Klinik Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Proctological Office Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), Dresden, Germany
- Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Disease Systems Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- BioCore - Bioinformatics Core Facility, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Laboratory Medicine, St.Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery, Community Hospital Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of General-, Visceral- Transplant-, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department for General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Department 1, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), Dresden, Germany
- Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Helios Hospital Weißeritztal, Freital, Germany
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Enteric NeuroScience Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Institute of Anatomy, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Proctological Surgery Park Klinik Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Proctological Office Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department for General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, University Medical Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gastrointestinal Genetics Lab, CIC bioGUNE - BRTA, Derio, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Kiel Campus, Kiel, Germany
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Wang F, Li Z, Song T, Jia Y, Qi L, Ren L, Chen S. Proteomics study on the effect of silybin on cardiomyopathy in obese mice. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7136. [PMID: 33785854 PMCID: PMC8009917 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86717-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Due to the increase in the number of obese individuals, the incidence of obesity-related complications such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes is higher. The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of silybin on protein expression in obese mice. Firstly, serum was collected, and it was used to detect serum lipids and other serological indicators. Secondly, total protein from epididymal adipose tissue was extracted for differential expression analysis by quantitative tandem mass tag (TMT) combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), followed by bioinformatics and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analyses of these proteins. Lastly, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) were used to further validate the expression of identified differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) at the mRNA and protein level, respectively. The results revealed that silybin could improve abnormal lipid metabolism caused by the high fat diet in obese mice. A total of 341, 538 and 243 DEPs were found in the high fat/control (WF/WC), silybin/high fat (WS/WF) and WS/WC groups, respectively. These DEPs mainly participated in lipid metabolism and energy metabolism. Notably, tropomyosin 1 (TPM1), myosin light chain 2 (MYL2), myosin heavy chain 11 (MYH11) and other DEPs were involved in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy and other pathways. Silybin could protect cardiac function by inducing the protein expression of TPM1, MYL2 and MYH11 in the adipose tissue of obese mice.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhaung, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhaung, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhaung, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhaung, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Graduate School of Hebei North University, Shijiazhaung, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhaung, 050000, Hebei, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hebei General Hospital, Graduate School of Hebei North University, No. 348 Heping West Road, Shijiazhaung, 050000, Hebei, China.
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Doligalska M, Jóźwicka K, Szewczak L, Nowakowska J, Brodaczewska K, Goździk K, Pączkowski C, Szakiel A. Calendula officinalis Triterpenoid Saponins Impact the Immune Recognition of Proteins in Parasitic Nematodes. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10030296. [PMID: 33806494 PMCID: PMC7999767 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10030296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The influence of triterpenoid saponins on subcellular morphological changes in the cells of parasitic nematodes remains poorly understood. Our study examines the effect of oleanolic acid glucuronides from marigold (Calendula officinalis) on the possible modification of immunogenic proteins from infective Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri larvae (L3). Our findings indicate that the triterpenoid saponins alter the subcellular morphology of the larvae and prevent recognition of nematode-specific proteins by rabbit immune-IgG. TEM ultrastructure and HPLC analysis showed that microtubule and cytoskeleton fibres were fragmented by saponin treatment. MASCOT bioinformatic analysis revealed that in larvae exposed to saponins, the immune epitopes of their proteins altered. Several mitochondrial and cytoskeleton proteins involved in signalling and cellular processes were downregulated or degraded. As possible candidates, the following set of recognised proteins may play a key role in the immunogenicity of larvae: beta-tubulin isotype, alpha-tubulin, myosin, paramyosin isoform-1, actin, disorganized muscle protein-1, ATP-synthase, beta subunit, carboxyl transferase domain protein, glutamate dehydrogenase, enolase (phosphopyruvate hydratase), fructose-bisphosphate aldolase 2, tropomyosin, arginine kinase or putative chaperone protein DnaK, and galactoside-binding lectin. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD024205.
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- Maria Doligalska
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (K.J.); (L.S.); (K.B.); (K.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-55-41-115
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (K.J.); (L.S.); (K.B.); (K.G.)
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (K.J.); (L.S.); (K.B.); (K.G.)
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- Laboratory of Electron and Confocal Microscopy, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (K.J.); (L.S.); (K.B.); (K.G.)
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (K.J.); (L.S.); (K.B.); (K.G.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (C.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (C.P.); (A.S.)
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Myosins constitute a superfamily of actin-based molecular motor proteins that mediates a variety of cellular activities including muscle contraction, cell migration, intracellular transport, the formation of membrane projections, cell adhesion, and cell signaling. The 12 myosin classes that are expressed in humans share sequence similarities especially in the N-terminal motor domain; however, their enzymatic activities, regulation, ability to dimerize, binding partners, and cellular functions differ. It is becoming increasingly apparent that defects in myosins are associated with diseases including cardiomyopathies, colitis, glomerulosclerosis, neurological defects, cancer, blindness, and deafness. Here, we review the current state of knowledge regarding myosins and disease.
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Ciuffetelli Alamo IV, Kwartler CS, Regalado ER, Afifi RO, Parkash S, Rideout A, Guo DC, Milewicz DM. Grange syndrome due to homozygous YY1AP1 missense rare variants. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:2500-2505. [PMID: 31633303 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61379] [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] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Grange syndrome (OMIM 602531) is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by severe early onset vascular occlusive disease and variable penetrance of brachydactyly, syndactyly, bone fragility, and learning disabilities. Grange syndrome is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous loss-of-function variants in the YYA1P1 gene. We report on the case of a 53-year old female with novel homozygous missense variants in YYA1P1 (c.1079C>T, p.Pro360Leu), presenting with a history of brachysyndactyly, hypertension, and ischemic stroke. Imaging studies revealed stenosis of the bilateral internal carotid with extensive collateralization of cerebral vessels in a moyamoya-like pattern, along with stenosis in the splenic, common hepatic, celiac, left renal, and superior mesenteric arteries. Functional studies conducted with the patient's dermal fibroblasts suggest that the p.Pro360Leu variant decreases the stability of the YY1AP1 protein. This is the first report of a missense variant associated with Grange syndrome characterized by later onset of vascular disease and a lack of developmental delay and bone fragility.
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- Isabella V Ciuffetelli Alamo
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houstan, Texas
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houstan, Texas
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houstan, Texas
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- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houstan, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.,Maritime Medical Genetic Service, IWK Health Service, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houstan, Texas
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houstan, Texas
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Kasprzyk-Pawelec A, Wojciechowska A, Kuc M, Zielinski J, Parulski A, Kusmierczyk M, Lutynska A, Kozar-Kaminska K. microRNA expression profile in Smooth Muscle Cells isolated from thoracic aortic aneurysm samples. Adv Med Sci 2019; 64:331-337. [PMID: 31022558 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a cardiovascular disease characterized by increased aortic diameter, treated with surgery and endovascular therapy in order to avoid aortic dissection or rupture. The mechanism of TAA formation has not been thoroughly studied and many factors have been proposed to drive its progression; however strong focus is attributed to modification of smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Latest research indicates, that microRNAs (miRNAs) may play a significant role in TAA development - these are multifunctional molecules consisting of 19-24 nucleotides involved in regulation of the gene expression level related to many biological processes, i.e. cardiovascular disease pathophysiology, immunity or inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary SMCs were isolated from aortic scraps of TAA patients and age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Purity of isolated SMCs was determined by flow cytometry using specific markers: α-SMA, CALP, MHC and VIM. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was conducted for miRNA analysis. RESULTS We established an isolation protocol and investigated the miRNA expression level in SMCs isolated from aneurysmal and non-aneurysmal aortic samples. We identified that let-7 g (0.71-fold, p = 0.01), miR-130a (0.40-fold, p = 0.04), and miR-221 (0.49-fold, p = 0.05) significantly differed between TAA patients and healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS Further studies are required to improve our understanding of the pathophysiology underlying TAA, which may aid the development of novel, targeted therapies. The pivotal role of miRNAs in the cardiovascular system provides a new perspective on the pathophysiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
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- Anna Kasprzyk-Pawelec
- Department of Medical Biology, Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biology, Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Is there a role for autophagy in ascending aortopathy associated with tricuspid or bicuspid aortic valve? Clin Sci (Lond) 2019; 133:805-819. [PMID: 30991346 DOI: 10.1042/cs20181092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Autophagy is a conserved process by which cytoplasmatic elements are sequestered in vesicles and degraded after their fusion with lysosomes, thus recycling the precursor molecules. The autophagy-mediated removal of redundant/harmful/damaged organelles and biomolecules plays not only a replenishing function, but protects against stressful conditions through an adaptive mechanism. Autophagy, known to play a role in several pathological conditions, is now gaining increasing attention also in the perspective of the identification of the pathogenetic mechanisms at the basis of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a localized or diffused dilatation of the aorta with an abnormal widening greater than 50 percent of the vessel's normal diameter. TAA is less frequent than abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), but is encountered with a higher percentage in patients with congenital heart disease or known genetic syndromes. Several biological aspects of TAA pathophysiology remain to be elucitated and therapeutic needs are still widely unmet. One of the most controversial and epidemiologically important forms of TAA is that associated with the congenital bicuspid malformation of the aortic valve (BAV). Dysregulated autophagy in response, for example, to wall shear stress alterations, has been demonstrated to affect the phenotype of vascular cells relevant to aortopathy, with potential consequences on signaling, remodeling, and angiogenesis. The most recent findings and hypotheses concerning the multiple aspects of autophagy and of its dysregulation are summarized, both in general and in the context of the different vascular cell types and of TAA progression, with particular reference to BAV-related aortopathy.
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George Z, Omosun Y, Azenabor AA, Goldstein J, Partin J, Joseph K, Ellerson D, He Q, Eko F, McDonald MA, Reed M, Svoboda P, Stuchlik O, Pohl J, Lutter E, Bandea C, Black CM, Igietseme JU. The molecular mechanism of induction of unfolded protein response by Chlamydia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 508:421-429. [PMID: 30503337 PMCID: PMC6343654 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The unfolded protein response (UPR) contributes to chlamydial pathogenesis, as a source of lipids and ATP during replication, and for establishing the initial anti-apoptotic state of host cell that ensures successful inclusion development. The molecular mechanism(s) of UPR induction by Chlamydia is unknown. Chlamydia use type III secretion system (T3SS) effector proteins (e.g, the Translocated Actin-Recruiting Phosphoprotein (Tarp) to stimulate host cell's cytoskeletal reorganization that facilitates invasion and inclusion development. We investigated the hypothesis that T3SS effector-mediated assembly of myosin-II complex produces activated non-muscle myosin heavy chain II (NMMHC-II), which then binds the UPR master regulator (BiP) and/or transducers to induce UPR. Our results revealed the interaction of the chlamydial effector proteins (CT228 and Tarp) with components of the myosin II complex and UPR regulator and transducer during infection. These interactions caused the activation and binding of NMMHC-II to BiP and IRE1α leading to UPR induction. In addition, specific inhibitors of myosin light chain kinase, Tarp oligomerization and myosin ATPase significantly reduced UPR activation and Chlamydia replication. Thus, Chlamydia induce UPR through T3SS effector-mediated activation of NMMHC-II components of the myosin complex to facilitate infectivity. The finding provides greater insights into chlamydial pathogenesis with the potential to identify therapeutic targets and formulations.
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- Zenas George
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Erhart P, Brandt T, Straub BK, Hausser I, Hentze S, Böckler D, Grond‐Ginsbach C. Familial aortic disease and a large duplication in chromosome 16p13.1. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2018; 6:441-445. [PMID: 29441698 PMCID: PMC6014459 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A recurrent duplication of chromosome 16p13.1 was associated with aortic dissection as well as with cervical artery dissection. We explore the segregation of this duplication in a family with familial aortic disease. METHODS Whole exome sequencing (WES) analysis was performed in a patient with a family history of aortic diseases and ischemic stroke due to an aortic dissection extending into both carotid arteries. RESULTS The index patient, his affected father, and an affected sister of his father carried a large duplication of region 16p13.1, which was also verified by quantitative PCR. The duplication was also found in clinically asymptomatic sister of the index patient. WES did not detect pathogenic variants in a predefined panel of 11 genes associated with aortic disease, but identified rare deleterious variants in 14 genes that cosegregated with the aortic phenotype. CONCLUSIONS The cosegregation of duplication 16p13.1 with the aortic phenotype in this family suggested a causal relationship between the duplication and aortic disease. Variants in known candidate genes were excluded as disease-causing in this family, but cosegregating variants in other genes might modify the contribution of duplication 16p13.1 on aortic disease.
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- Philipp Erhart
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Suva/Swiss National Accident Insurance FundLucerneSwitzerland
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- Department of PathologyUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
- Department of PathologyUniversity Medicine MainzMainzGermany
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- Department of PathologyUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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TMCO1 is essential for ovarian follicle development by regulating ER Ca 2+ store of granulosa cells. Cell Death Differ 2018; 25:1686-1701. [PMID: 29467381 PMCID: PMC6143536 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0067-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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TMCO1 (transmembrane and coiled-coil domains 1) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) transmembrane protein that actively prevents Ca2+ stores from overfilling. To characterize its physiological function(s), we generated Tmco1−/− knockout (KO) mice. In addition to the main clinical features of human cerebrofaciothoracic (CFT) dysplasia spectrum, Tmco1−/− females manifest gradual loss of ovarian follicles, impaired ovarian follicle development, and subfertility with a phenotype analogous to the premature ovarian failure (POF) in women. In line with the role of TMCO1 as a Ca2+ load-activated Ca2+ channel, we have detected a supernormal Ca2+ signaling in Tmco1−/− granulosa cells (GCs). Interestingly, although spontaneous Ca2+ oscillation pattern was altered, ER Ca2+ stores of germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocytes and metaphase II (MII) arrested eggs were normal upon Tmco1 ablation. Combined with RNA-sequencing analysis, we also detected increased ER stress-mediated apoptosis and enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in Tmco1−/− GCs, indicating the dysfunctions of GCs upon TMCO1 deficiency. Taken together, these results reveal that TMCO1 is essential for ovarian follicle development and female fertility by maintaining ER Ca2+ homeostasis of GCs, disruption of which causes ER stress-mediated apoptosis and increased cellular ROS level in GCs and thus leads to impaired ovarian follicle development.
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Li R, Yi X, Wei X, Huo B, Guo X, Cheng C, Fang ZM, Wang J, Feng X, Zheng P, Su YS, Masau JF, Zhu XH, Jiang DS. EZH2 inhibits autophagic cell death of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells to affect aortic dissection. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:180. [PMID: 29416002 PMCID: PMC5833461 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-017-0213-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), a methyltransferase that di- and tri-methylates lysine-27 of histone H3, largely functions as a transcriptional repressor, and plays a critical role in various kinds of cancers. Here we report a novel function of EZH2 in regulating autophagic cell death (ACD) of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that affect aortic dissection (AD). Inhibition of EZH2 activity by UNC1999 or knockdown EZH2 resulted in VSMC loss, while overexpression of EZH2 facilitated VSMC growth, and these effects of EZH2 on VSMCs were independent of proliferation and apoptosis. Interestingly, more autophagic vacuoles and increased LC3II protein levels were identified in VSMCs with EZH2 inhibition or deficiency. Moreover, when compared with counterparts, chloroquine alone, or chloroquine with rapamycin treatment led to more LC3II accumulation in EZH2 inhibited or knockdown VSMCs, which indicated that EZH2 negatively regulated autophagosome formation. In conjunction to this, ATG5 and ATG7 protein levels were remarkably increased in EZH2 inhibited or deficient VSMCs, and ATG5 or ATG7 knockdown virtually rescued VSMC loss induced by EZH2 inhibition or knockdown. In addition, we found that the MEK-ERK1/2 signaling pathway, but not AMPKα, mTOR, or AKT pathway, is responsible for the impact of EZH2 on ACD of VSMCs. Additionally, the adverse effects of EZH2 inhibition or knockdown on VSMCs were largely reversed by PD98059, an inhibitor of MEK1. More importantly, decreased EZH2 expression levels in the aortic wall of patients with AD indicated its contribution to VSMC loss and AD occurrence. Overall, these findings revealed that EZH2 affects ACD of VSMCs and the pathologic process of AD via regulating ATG5 and ATG7 expression and MEK-ERK1/2 signaling. Our hitherto unrecognized findings indicate that EZH2 activation has therapeutic or preventive potential for AD.
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- Rui Li
- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Jin L, Lin X, Yang L, Fan X, Wang W, Li S, Li J, Liu X, Bao M, Cui X, Yang J, Cui Q, Geng B, Cai J. AK098656, a Novel Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell–Dominant Long Noncoding RNA, Promotes Hypertension. Hypertension 2018; 71:262-272. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.09651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Recent studies reported some long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)–mediated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) phenotypic switch, which was a common pathophysiological process of vascular diseases. However, whether human-specific expressed lncRNAs would modulate VSMCs phenotype and participate into the pathogenesis of essential hypertension remains unclear. By comparing the circulating lncRNAs expression profiles between hypertensive patients and healthy controls, we identified a lncRNA-AK098656, strongly upregulated in the plasma of hypertensive patients, and predominantly expressed in VSMCs. AK098656 promoted VSMCs synthetic phenotype evidenced by increasing VSMC proliferation and migration, elevating extracellular matrix proteins, whereas lowering contractile proteins. Furthermore, AK098656 was demonstrated to directly bind with the VSMCs-specific contractile protein, myosin heavy chain-11, and an essential component of extracellular matrix, fibronectin-1, and finally lowered these protein levels through protein degradation. AK098656 was also shown to bind with 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 11 and facilitated myosin heavy chain-11 to interact with this protein. In vivo, AK098656 transgenic rats showed spontaneous development of hypertension, with elevated VSMCs synthetic phenotype and narrowed resistant arteries. Transgenic rats also showed slight cardiac hypertrophy without other complications, which was similar with early pathophysiological changes of hypertension. All these data indicated AK098656 as a new human VSMC-dominant lncRNA, which could promote hypertension through accelerating contractile protein degradation, increasing VSMC synthetic phenotype, and finally narrowed resistance arteries.
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- Ling Jin
- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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- From the Hypertension Center of Fuwai Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (L.J., W.W., S.L., X.C., B.G., J.C.); Department of Biomedical Informatics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (X.L., J.Y., Q.C., B.G.); Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Center,
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Shanahan CM, Furmanik M. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells: A Novel Regulator of Vascular Disease. Curr Cardiol Rev 2017; 13:94-105. [PMID: 27758694 PMCID: PMC5440785 DOI: 10.2174/1573403x12666161014094738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in industrialised societies. The idea that the arterial smooth muscle cell (ASMC) plays a key role in regulating many vascular pathologies has been gaining importance, as has the realisation that not enough is known about the pathological cellular mechanisms regulating ASMC function in vascular remodelling. In the past decade endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) have been recognised as a stress response underlying many physiological and pathological processes in various vascular cell types. Here we summarise what is known about how ER stress signalling regulates phenotypic switching, trans/dedifferentiation and apoptosis of ASMCs and contributes to atherosclerosis, hypertension, aneurysms and vascular calcification.
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- Catherine M Shanahan
- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Cardiovascular Division, James Black Centre, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, United Kingdom
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- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, Cardiovascular Division, James Black Centre, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, United Kingdom
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Shen YH, LeMaire SA. Molecular pathogenesis of genetic and sporadic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Curr Probl Surg 2017; 54:95-155. [PMID: 28521856 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Ying H Shen
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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Vianello E, Dozio E, Barassi A, Sammarco G, Tacchini L, Marrocco-Trischitta MM, Trimarchi S, Corsi Romanelli MM. A pilot observational study on magnesium and calcium imbalance in elderly patients with acute aortic dissection. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2017; 14:1. [PMID: 28070203 PMCID: PMC5217585 DOI: 10.1186/s12979-016-0083-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) are the principal essential elements involved in endothelial cell homeostasis. Extracellular changes in the levels of either alter endothelial contraction and dilatation. Consequently Mg and Ca imbalance is associated with a high risk of endothelial dysfunction, the main process observed during acute aortic dissection (AAD); in this clinical condition, which mainly affects elderly men, smooth muscle cell alterations lead to intimal tears, creating a false new lumen in the media of the aorta. AAD patients have a high risk of mortality as a result of late diagnosis because often it is not distinguished from other cardiovascular diseases. We investigated Mg and Ca total circulating levels and the associated pro-inflammatory mediators in elderly AAD patients, to gain further information on the pathophysiology of this disorder, with a view to suggesting newer and earlier potential biomarkers of AAD. Results Total circulating Mg and Ca levels were both lower in AAD patients than controls (p < 0.0001). Using Ca as cut-off, 90% of AAD patients with low Ca (<8.4 mg/dL) came into the type A classification of AAD. Stratifying AAD according to this cut-off, Mg was lower in patients with lower total Ca. Compared to controls, both type A and B AAD patients had higher levels of all the pro-coagulant and pro-inflammatory mediators analyzed, including sP-sel, D-dimer, TNF-α, IL-6, and CRP (p < 0.05). Dividing types A and B using the Stanford classification, no significant differences were found (p > 0.05) The levels of both ICAM-1 and EN-1 were lower in AAD than in a control group (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.05 respectively). Conclusions These findings suggest that low Mg and Ca in AAD elderly patients may contribute to altering normal endothelial physiology and also concur in changing the normal concentrations of different mediators involved in vasodilatation and constriction, associated with AAD onset and severity.
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- E Vianello
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Chair of Clinical Pathology, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Luigi Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Chair of Clinical Pathology, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Luigi Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Operative Unit-1, Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Chair of Clinical Pathology, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Luigi Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Thoracic Aortic Research Center, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Chair of Clinical Pathology, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Luigi Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy ; Thoracic Aortic Research Center, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Chair of Clinical Pathology, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Luigi Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy ; Laboratory Medicine Operative Unit-1, Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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Milewicz DM, Trybus KM, Guo DC, Sweeney HL, Regalado E, Kamm K, Stull JT. Altered Smooth Muscle Cell Force Generation as a Driver of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2017; 37:26-34. [PMID: 27879251 PMCID: PMC5222685 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.303229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The importance of maintaining contractile function in aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is evident by the fact that heterozygous mutations in the major structural proteins or kinases controlling contraction lead to the formation of aneurysms of the ascending thoracic aorta that predispose to life-threatening aortic dissections. Force generation by SMC requires ATP-dependent cyclic interactions between filaments composed of SMC-specific isoforms of α-actin (encoded by ACTA2) and myosin heavy chain (MYH11). ACTA2 and MYH11 mutations are predicted or have been shown to disrupt this cyclic interaction predispose to thoracic aortic disease. Movement of the myosin motor domain is controlled by phosphorylation of the regulatory light chain on the myosin filament, and loss-of-function mutations in the dedicated kinase for this phosphorylation, myosin light chain kinase (MYLK) also predispose to thoracic aortic disease. Finally, a mutation in the cGMP-activated protein kinase (PRKG1) results in constitutive activation of the kinase in the absence of cGMP, thus driving SMC relaxation in part through increased dephosphorylation of the regulatory light chain and predisposes to thoracic aortic disease. Furthermore, SMCs cannot generate force without connections to the extracellular matrix through focal adhesions, and mutations in the major protein in the extracellular matrix, fibrillin-1, linking SMCs to the matrix also cause thoracic aortic disease in individuals with Marfan syndrome. Thus, disruption of the ability of the aortic SMC to generate force through the elastin-contractile units in response to pulsatile blood flow may be a primary driver for thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
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MESH Headings
- Actins/genetics
- Actins/metabolism
- Aortic Dissection/genetics
- Aortic Dissection/metabolism
- Aortic Dissection/pathology
- Aortic Dissection/physiopathology
- Animals
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/genetics
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/metabolism
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/pathology
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/physiopathology
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type I/genetics
- Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type I/metabolism
- Dilatation, Pathologic
- Elastin/metabolism
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Testing
- Heredity
- Humans
- Mechanotransduction, Cellular
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiopathology
- Mutation
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology
- Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/genetics
- Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/metabolism
- Phenotype
- Pulsatile Flow
- Vasoconstriction/genetics
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- Dianna M Milewicz
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.).
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (D.M.M., D.-c.G., E.R.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington (K.M.T.); Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (H.L.S.); and Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (K.K. J.T.S.)
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Beyond the survival and death of the deltamethrin-threatened pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus: An in-depth proteomic study employing a transcriptome database. J Proteomics 2016; 150:281-289. [PMID: 27705816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Insecticide resistance is an increasingly global problem that hampers pest control. We sought the mechanism responsible for survival following pyrethroid treatment and the factors connected to paralysis/death of the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus through a proteome-level analysis using nanoLC coupled with Orbitrap Fusion™ Tribrid™ mass spectrometry. A tolerant field population of beetles was treated with deltamethrin, and the ensuing proteome changes were observed in the survivors (resistant), dead (paralyzed) and control-treated beetles. The protein database consisted of the translated transcriptome, and the resulting changes were manually annotated via BLASTP. We identified a number of high-abundance changes in which there were several dominant proteins, e.g., the electron carrier cytochrome b5, ribosomal proteins 60S RPL28, 40S RPS23 and RPS26, eIF4E-transporter, anoxia up-regulated protein, 2 isoforms of vitellogenin and pathogenesis-related protein 5. Deltamethrin detoxification was influenced by different cytochromes P450, which were likely boosted by increased cytochrome b5, but glutathione-S-transferase ε and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases also contributed. Moreover, we observed changes in proteins related to RNA interference, RNA binding and epigenetic modifications. The high changes in ribosomal proteins and associated factors suggest specific control of translation. Overall, we showed modulation of expression processes by epigenetic markers, alternative splicing and translation. Future functional studies will benefit. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Insects develop pesticide resistance, which has become one of the key issues in plant protection. This growing resistance increases the demand for pesticide applications and the development of new substances. Knowledge in the field regarding the resistance mechanism and its responses to pesticide treatment provides us the opportunity to propose a solution for this issue. Although the pollen beetle Meligethes aeneus was effectively controlled with pyrethroids for many years, there have been reports of increasing resistance. We show protein changes including production of isoforms in response to deltamethrin at the protein level. These results illustrate the insect's survival state as a resistant beetle and in its paralyzed state (evaluated as dead) relative to resistant individuals.
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Kwartler C, Zhou P, Kuang SQ, Duan XY, Gong L, Milewicz D. Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Isolation and Culture from Mouse Aorta. Bio Protoc 2016. [DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.2045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Wiggs JL. Glaucoma Genes and Mechanisms. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2015; 134:315-42. [PMID: 26310163 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Genetic studies have yielded important genes contributing to both early-onset and adult-onset forms of glaucoma. The proteins encoded by the current collection of glaucoma genes participate in a broad range of cellular processes and biological systems. Approximately half the glaucoma-related genes function in the extracellular matrix, however proteins involved in cytokine signaling, lipid metabolism, membrane biology, regulation of cell division, autophagy, and ocular development also contribute to the disease pathogenesis. While the function of these proteins in health and disease are not completely understood, recent studies are providing insight into underlying disease mechanisms, a critical step toward the development of gene-based therapies. In this review, genes known to cause early-onset glaucoma or contribute to adult-onset glaucoma are organized according to the cell processes or biological systems that are impacted by the function of the disease-related protein product.
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- Janey L Wiggs
- Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Myocardin is required for maintenance of vascular and visceral smooth muscle homeostasis during postnatal development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:4447-52. [PMID: 25805819 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1420363112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Myocardin is a muscle-restricted transcriptional coactivator that activates a serum response factor (SRF)-dependent gene program required for cardiogenesis and embryonic survival. To identify myocardin-dependent functions in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) during postnatal development, mice harboring a SMC-restricted conditional, inducible Myocd null mutation were generated and characterized. Tamoxifen-treated SMMHC-Cre(ERT2)/Myocd(F/F) conditional mutant mice die within 6 mo of Myocd gene deletion, exhibiting profound derangements in the structure of great arteries as well as the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Conditional mutant mice develop arterial aneurysms, dissection, and rupture, recapitulating pathology observed in heritable forms of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD). SMCs populating arteries of Myocd conditional mutant mice modulate their phenotype by down-regulation of SMC contractile genes and up-regulation of extracellular matrix proteins. Surprisingly, this is accompanied by SMC autonomous activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy, which over time progress to programmed cell death. Consistent with these observations, Myocd conditional mutant mice develop remarkable dilation of the stomach, small intestine, bladder, and ureters attributable to the loss of visceral SMCs disrupting the muscularis mucosa. Taken together, these data demonstrate that during postnatal development, myocardin plays a unique, and important, role required for maintenance and homeostasis of the vasculature, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts. The loss of myocardin in SMCs triggers ER stress and autophagy, which transitions to apoptosis, revealing evolutionary conservation of myocardin function in SMCs and cardiomyocytes.
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Lee CF, Melkani GC, Bernstein SI. The UNC-45 myosin chaperone: from worms to flies to vertebrates. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 313:103-44. [PMID: 25376491 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800177-6.00004-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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UNC-45 (uncoordinated mutant number 45) is a UCS (UNC-45, CRO1, She4p) domain protein that is critical for myosin stability and function. It likely aides in folding myosin during cellular differentiation and maintenance, and protects myosin from denaturation during stress. Invertebrates have a single unc-45 gene that is expressed in both muscle and nonmuscle tissues. Vertebrates possess one gene expressed in striated muscle (unc-45b) and another that is more generally expressed (unc-45a). Structurally, UNC-45 is composed of a series of α-helices connected by loops. It has an N-terminal tetratricopeptide repeat domain that binds to Hsp90 and a central domain composed of armadillo repeats. Its C-terminal UCS domain, which is also comprised of helical armadillo repeats, interacts with myosin. In this chapter, we present biochemical, structural, and genetic analyses of UNC-45 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and various vertebrates. Further, we provide insights into UNC-45 functions, its potential mechanism of action, and its roles in human disease.
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- Chi F Lee
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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