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Wu CS, Chang IYF, Hung JL, Liao WC, Lai YR, Chang KP, Li HP, Chang YS. ASC modulates HIF-1α stability and induces cell mobility in OSCC. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:721. [PMID: 32883954 PMCID: PMC7471912 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-02927-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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High-level expression of ASC (Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) leads to lymph node metastasis in OSCC, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we show that HIF-1α participates in ASC-induced metastasis. We identified 195 cell-motion-associated genes that were highly activated in ASC-overexpressed SAS_ASC cells; of them, 14 representative genes were found to be overexpressed in OSCC tissues in our previously reported RNA-seq dataset, OSCC-Taiwan. Nine of the 14 genes were also upregulated in OSCC-TCGA samples. Among the nine genes, RRAS2, PDGFA, and VEGFA, were correlated with poor overall survival of patients in OSCC-TCGA dataset. We further demonstrated that the promoters of these 14 ASC-induced genes contained binding motifs for the transcription-regulating factor, HIF-1α. We observed that ASC interacted with and stabilized HIF-1α in both the cytoplasm and the nucleus under normoxia. Molecules involved in the HIF-1α pathway, such as VHL and PHD2, showed no difference in their gene and protein levels in the presence or absence of ASC, but the expression of HIF-1α-OH, and the ubiquitination of HIF-1α were both decreased in SAS_ASC cells versus SAS_con cells. The migration and invasion activities of SAS_ASC cells were reduced when cells were treated with the HIF-1α synthesis inhibitor, digoxin. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the novel ASC-HIF-1α regulatory pathway contributes to lymph node metastasis in OSCC, potentially suggesting a new treatment strategy for OSCC.
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- Chi-Sheng Wu
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 33305, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-kou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Lin-Kou, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 33305, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Lin-Kou, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Lin-Kou, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist, 333, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Shinde PV, Gagare S, Rout CS, Late DJ. TiO 2 nanoflowers based humidity sensor and cytotoxic activity. RSC Adv 2020; 10:29378-29384. [PMID: 35521119 PMCID: PMC9055916 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05007e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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We have systematically investigated the humidity sensing performance and cytotoxic activity of TiO2 nanoflowers synthesized by hydrothermal method. Our result reveals that TiO2 nanoflower based sensor devices show good performance at room temperature with a maximum sensitivity of ∼815% along with a response time of ∼143 s and a recovery time of ∼33 s. Our findings also evaluate the cytotoxic effect of TiO2 nanoflowers on human HepG2 cell lines. The cells are cultured in DMEM medium with varying concentrations of TiO2 nanoflowers for 24, 48 and 72 hours respectively. The results indicate that TiO2 nanoflower doses time dependently suppress the proliferation of HepG2 cell lines.
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- Pratik V Shinde
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus Jakkasandra, Ramanagaram Bangalore 562112 Karnataka India
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Amity University Maharashtra Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Bhatan 410206 India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus Jakkasandra, Ramanagaram Bangalore 562112 Karnataka India
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Amity University Maharashtra Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Bhatan 410206 India
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Arcidiacono B, Chiefari E, Foryst-Ludwig A, Currò G, Navarra G, Brunetti FS, Mirabelli M, Corigliano DM, Kintscher U, Britti D, Mollace V, Foti DP, Goldfine ID, Brunetti A. Obesity-related hypoxia via miR-128 decreases insulin-receptor expression in human and mouse adipose tissue promoting systemic insulin resistance. EBioMedicine 2020; 59:102912. [PMID: 32739259 PMCID: PMC7502675 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Insulin resistance in visceral adipose tissue (VAT), skeletal muscle and liver is a prominent feature of most patients with obesity. How this association arises remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to demonstrate that the decrease in insulin receptor (INSR) expression and insulin signaling in VAT from obese individuals is an early molecular manifestation that might play a crucial role in the cascade of events leading to systemic insulin resistance. Methods To clarify the role of INSR and insulin signaling in adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity, we first measured INSR expression in VAT samples from normal-weight subjects and patients with different degrees of obesity. We complemented these studies with experiments on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice, and in human and murine adipocyte cultures, in both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Findings An inverse correlation was observed between increasing body mass index and decreasing INSR expression in VAT of obese humans. Our results indicate that VAT-specific downregulation of INSR is an early event in obesity-related adipose cell dysfunction, which increases systemic insulin resistance in both obese humans and mice. We also provide evidence that obesity-related hypoxia in VAT plays a determinant role in this scenario by decreasing INSR mRNA stability. This decreased stability is through the activation of a miRNA (miR-128) that downregulates INSR expression in adipocytes. Interpretation We present a novel pathogenic mechanism of reduced INSR expression and insulin signaling in adipocytes. Our data provide a new explanation linking obesity with systemic insulin resistance. Funding This work was partly supported by a grant from Nutramed (PON 03PE000_78_1) and by the European Commission (FESR FSE 2014-2020 and Regione Calabria).
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- Biagio Arcidiacono
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitätsmedizin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adult and Evolutive Age, University Hospital of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité Universitätsmedizin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 94143 San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
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Frendo-Cumbo S, Jaldin-Fincati JR, Coyaud E, Laurent EMN, Townsend LK, Tan JMJ, Xavier RJ, Pillon NJ, Raught B, Wright DC, Brumell JH, Klip A. Deficiency of the autophagy gene ATG16L1 induces insulin resistance through KLHL9/KLHL13/CUL3-mediated IRS1 degradation. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:16172-16185. [PMID: 31515271 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Connections between deficient autophagy and insulin resistance have emerged, however, the mechanism through which reduced autophagy impairs insulin-signaling remains unknown. We examined mouse embryonic fibroblasts lacking Atg16l1 (ATG16L1 KO mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)), an essential autophagy gene, and observed deficient insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling. ATG16L1 KO MEFs displayed reduced protein content of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS1), pivotal to insulin signaling, whereas IRS1myc overexpression recovered downstream insulin signaling. Endogenous IRS1 protein content and insulin signaling were restored in ATG16L1 KO mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) upon proteasome inhibition. Through proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) and co-immunoprecipitation, we found that Kelch-like proteins KLHL9 and KLHL13, which together form an E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligase complex with cullin 3 (CUL3), are novel IRS1 interactors. Expression of Klhl9 and Klhl13 was elevated in ATG16L1 KO MEFs and siRNA-mediated knockdown of Klhl9, Klhl13, or Cul3 recovered IRS1 expression. Moreover, Klhl13 and Cul3 knockdown increased insulin signaling. Notably, adipose tissue of high-fat fed mice displayed lower Atg16l1 mRNA expression and IRS1 protein content, and adipose tissue KLHL13 and CUL3 expression positively correlated to body mass index in humans. We propose that ATG16L1 deficiency evokes insulin resistance through induction of Klhl9 and Klhl13, which, in complex with Cul3, promote proteasomal IRS1 degradation.
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- Scott Frendo-Cumbo
- Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada
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- Gastrointestinal Unit and Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 171 77
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada .,Department of Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.,SickKids IBD Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Cell Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada .,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Costes F, Gosker H, Feasson L, Desgeorges M, Kelders M, Castells J, Schols A, Freyssenet D. Impaired exercise training-induced muscle fiber hypertrophy and Akt/mTOR pathway activation in hypoxemic patients with COPD. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2015; 118:1040-9. [PMID: 25701004 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00557.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Exercise training (ExTr) is largely used to improve functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, ExTr only partially restores muscle function in patients with COPD, suggesting that confounding factors may limit the efficiency of ExTr. In the present study, we hypothesized that skeletal muscle adaptations triggered by ExTr could be compromised in hypoxemic patients with COPD. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were obtained from patients with COPD who were either normoxemic (n = 15, resting arterial Po2 = 68.5 ± 1.5 mmHg) or hypoxemic (n = 8, resting arterial Po2 = 57.0 ± 1.0 mmHg) before and after a 2-mo ExTr program. ExTr induced a significant increase in exercise capacity both in normoxemic and hypoxemic patients with COPD. However, ExTr increased citrate synthase and lactate dehydrogenase enzyme activities only in skeletal muscle of normoxemic patients. Similarly, muscle fiber cross-sectional area and capillary-to-fiber ratio were increased only in patients who were normoxemic. Expression of atrogenes (MuRF1, MAFbx/Atrogin-1) and autophagy-related genes (Beclin, LC3, Bnip, Gabarapl) remained unchanged in both groups. Phosphorylation of Akt (Ser473), GSK-3β (Ser9), and p70S6k (Thr389) was nonsignificantly increased in normoxemic patients in response to ExTr, but it was significantly decreased in hypoxemic patients. We further showed on C2C12 myotubes that hypoxia completely prevented insulin-like growth factor-1-induced phosphorylation of Akt, GSK-3β, and p70S6K. Together, our observations suggest a role for hypoxemia in the adaptive response of skeletal muscle of patients with COPD in an ExTr program.
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- Frédéric Costes
- Service de Physiologie Clinique et de l'Exercice, Pôle NOL, CHU Saint Étienne, France; Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Étienne, France; and
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- NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Service de Physiologie Clinique et de l'Exercice, Pôle NOL, CHU Saint Étienne, France; Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Étienne, France; and
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Étienne, France; and
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- NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Étienne, France; and
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- NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Étienne, France; and
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Pharmacological concentrations of H2S donors inhibit some T cell functions by inhibiting mitochondrial function, but evidence is also emerging that H2S at physiological concentrations produced via chemical sources and endogenously is a positive physiological mediator of T cell function. Expression of the H2S biosynthetic enzymes cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) and cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) is induced in response to T cell receptor signaling. Inhibiting the induction of these enzymes limits T cell activation and proliferation, which can be overcome by exposure to exogenous H2S at submicromolar concentrations. Exogenous H2S at physiological concentrations increases the ability of T cells to form an immunological synapse by altering cytoskeletal actin dynamics and increasing the reorientation of the microtubule-organizing center. Downstream, H2S enhances T cell receptor-dependent induction of CD69, CD25, and Interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene expression. The T cell stimulatory activity of H2S is enhanced under hypoxic conditions that limit its oxidative metabolism by mitochondrial and nonenzymatic processes. Studies of the receptor CD47 have revealed the first endogenous inhibitory signaling pathway that regulates H2S signaling in T cells. Binding of the secreted protein thrombospondin-1 to CD47 elicits signals that block the stimulatory activity of exogenous H2S on T cell activation and limit the induction of CSE and CBS gene expression. CD47 signaling thereby inhibits T cell receptor-mediated T cell activation.
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Youssef A, Iosef C, Han VKM. Low-oxygen tension and IGF-I promote proliferation and multipotency of placental mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) from different gestations via distinct signaling pathways. Endocrinology 2014; 155:1386-97. [PMID: 24506070 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The microenvironment of placental mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) is dynamic throughout gestation and determines changes in cell fate. In vivo, PMSCs initially develop in low-oxygen tension and low IGF-I concentrations, and both increase gradually with gestation. The impact of varying concentrations of IGF-I and changing oxygen tension on PMSC signaling and multipotency was investigated in PMSCs from early (preterm) and late (term) gestation human placentae. Preterm PMSCs had greater proliferative response to IGF-I, which was further enhanced by low-oxygen tension. Low-oxygen tension alone was sufficient to induce ERK1/2 phosphorylation, whereas IGF-I was required for AKT (protein kinase B) phosphorylation. Low-oxygen tension prolonged ERK1/2 and AKT phosphorylation with a slowed phosphorylation decay even in presence of IGF-I. Low-oxygen tension maintained higher levels of IGF-I receptor and insulin receptor substrate 1 that were otherwise decreased by exposure to IGF-I and induced a differential phosphorylation pattern on IGF-I receptorβ and insulin receptor substrate 1. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and AKT was different between the preterm and term PMSCs, and phospho-AKT, and not phospho-ERK1/2, was the major determinant of PMSC proliferation and octamer-4 levels. These studies demonstrate that low-oxygen tension regulates the fate of PMSCs from early and late gestations in response to IGF-I, both independently and dependently, via specific signal transduction mechanisms.
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- Amer Youssef
- Departments of Biochemistry (A.Y., V.K.M.H.) and Paediatrics (C.I., V.K.M.H.), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; Children's Health Research Institute (A.Y., C.I., V.K.M.H.); and Lawson Health Research Institute (A.Y., C.I., V.K.M.H.); Western University, London, Ontario, Canada N6C 2V5
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The influence of deep hypothermia on inflammatory status, tissue hypoxia and endocrine function of adipose tissue during cardiac surgery. Cryobiology 2014; 68:269-75. [PMID: 24548542 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Changes in endocrine function of adipose tissue during surgery, such as excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines, can significantly alter metabolic response to surgery and worsen its outcomes and prognosis of patients. Therapeutic hypothermia has been used to prevent damage connected with perioperative ischemia and hypoperfusion. The aim of our study was to explore the influence of deep hypothermia on systemic and local inflammation, adipose tissue hypoxia and adipocytokine production. We compared serum concentrations of proinflammatory markers (CRP, IL-6, IL-8, sIL-2R, sTNFRI, PCT) and mRNA expression of selected genes involved in inflammatory reactions (IL-6, TNF-α, MCP-1, MIF) and adaptation to hypoxia and oxidative stress (HIF1-α, MT3, GLUT1, IRS1, GPX1, BCL-2) in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue and in isolated adipocytes of patients undergoing cardiosurgical operation with hypothermic period. Deep hypothermia significantly delayed the onset of surgery-related systemic inflammatory response. The relative gene expression of the studied genes was not altered during the hypothermic period, but was significantly changed in six out of ten studied genes (IL-6, MCP-1, TNF-α, HIF1-α, GLUT1, GPX1) at the end of surgery. Our results show that deep hypothermia suppresses the development of systemic inflammatory response, delays the onset of local adipose tissue inflammation and thus may protect against excessive expression of proinflammatory and hypoxia-related factors in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery procedure.
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Marconett CN, Singhal AK, Sundar SN, Firestone GL. Indole-3-carbinol disrupts estrogen receptor-alpha dependent expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1 and proliferation of human breast cancer cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 363:74-84. [PMID: 22835548 PMCID: PMC3684449 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We previously established that Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C), a natural hydrolysis product of glucobrassicin in cruciferous vegetables, arrests the proliferation of estrogen-dependent human breast cancer cells and induces protein degradation of Estrogen Receptor-alpha (ERα). We demonstrate in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells that I3C ablates expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor-1 (IGF1R) and Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 (IRS1), downstream effectors of the IGF1 signaling pathway. Exogenous ERα reversed the I3C mediated loss of IGF1R and IRS1 gene expression demonstrating that down-regulation of ERα is functionally linked to I3C control of IGF1R and IRS1 expression. I3C disrupted binding of endogenous ERα, but not Sp1, to ERE-Sp1 composite elements within the IGF1R/IRS1 promoters. Exogenous ERα abrogated, and combined expression of IGF1R and IRS1 attenuated, the I3C mediated cell cycle arrest. Therefore, I3C inhibits proliferation of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer cells through disruption of ERα-mediated transcription of cell signaling components within the IGF1 cascade.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. University of California, Berkeley Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, 142 Life Sciences Addition # 3200, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200; Tel (510) 642-8319; Fax (510) 643-6791;
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Gonçalves AP, Videira A, Soares P, Máximo V. Orthovanadate-induced cell death in RET/PTC1-harboring cancer cells involves the activation of caspases and altered signaling through PI3K/Akt/mTOR. Life Sci 2011; 89:371-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Huang YW, Wu CH, Aronstam RS. Toxicity of Transition Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Recent Insights from in vitro Studies. MATERIALS 2010; 3:4842-4859. [PMID: 28883356 PMCID: PMC5445783 DOI: 10.3390/ma3104842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 10/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Nanotechnology has evolved to play a prominent role in our economy. Increased use of nanomaterials poses potential human health risk. It is therefore critical to understand the nature and origin of the toxicity imposed by nanomaterials (nanotoxicity). In this article we review the toxicity of the transition metal oxides in the 4th period that are widely used in industry and biotechnology. Nanoparticle toxicity is compellingly related to oxidative stress and alteration of calcium homeostasis, gene expression, pro-inflammatory responses, and cellular signaling events. The precise physicochemical properties that dictate the toxicity of nanoparticles have yet to be defined, but may include element-specific surface catalytic activity (e.g., metallic, semiconducting properties), nanoparticle uptake, or nanoparticle dissolution. These in vitro studies substantially advance our understanding in mechanisms of toxicity, which may lead to safer design of nanomaterials.
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- Yue-Wern Huang
- Department of Biological Sciences and the Missouri S&T cDNA Resource Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 400 W. 11th Street, 105 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and the Missouri S&T cDNA Resource Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 400 W. 11th Street, 105 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and the Missouri S&T cDNA Resource Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 400 W. 11th Street, 105 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409, USA.
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Fardin P, Barla A, Mosci S, Rosasco L, Verri A, Versteeg R, Caron HN, Molenaar JJ, Ora I, Eva A, Puppo M, Varesio L. A biology-driven approach identifies the hypoxia gene signature as a predictor of the outcome of neuroblastoma patients. Mol Cancer 2010; 9:185. [PMID: 20624283 PMCID: PMC2908582 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypoxia is a condition of low oxygen tension occurring in the tumor microenvironment and it is related to poor prognosis in human cancer. To examine the relationship between hypoxia and neuroblastoma, we generated and tested an in vitro derived hypoxia gene signature for its ability to predict patients' outcome. RESULTS We obtained the gene expression profile of 11 hypoxic neuroblastoma cell lines and we derived a robust 62 probesets signature (NB-hypo) taking advantage of the strong discriminating power of the l1-l2 feature selection technique combined with the analysis of differential gene expression. We profiled gene expression of the tumors of 88 neuroblastoma patients and divided them according to the NB-hypo expression values by K-means clustering. The NB-hypo successfully stratifies the neuroblastoma patients into good and poor prognosis groups. Multivariate Cox analysis revealed that the NB-hypo is a significant independent predictor after controlling for commonly used risk factors including the amplification of MYCN oncogene. NB-hypo increases the resolution of the MYCN stratification by dividing patients with MYCN not amplified tumors in good and poor outcome suggesting that hypoxia is associated with the aggressiveness of neuroblastoma tumor independently from MYCN amplification. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate that the NB-hypo is a novel and independent prognostic factor for neuroblastoma and support the view that hypoxia is negatively correlated with tumors' outcome. We show the power of the biology-driven approach in defining hypoxia as a critical molecular program in neuroblastoma and the potential for improvement in the current criteria for risk stratification.
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- Paolo Fardin
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.
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Mardilovich K, Shaw LM. Hypoxia regulates insulin receptor substrate-2 expression to promote breast carcinoma cell survival and invasion. Cancer Res 2009; 69:8894-901. [PMID: 19920186 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-1152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Insulin receptor substrate-2 (IRS-2) belongs to the IRS family of adaptor proteins that function as signaling intermediates for growth factor, cytokine, and integrin receptors, many of which have been implicated in cancer. Although the IRS proteins share significant homology, distinct functions have been attributed to each family member in both normal and tumor cells. In cancer, IRS-2 is positively associated with aggressive tumor behavior. In the current study, we show that IRS-2 expression, but not IRS-1 expression, is positively regulated by hypoxia, which selects for tumor cells with increased metastatic potential. We identify IRS-2 as a novel hypoxia-responsive gene and establish that IRS-2 gene transcription increases in a hypoxia-inducible factor-dependent manner in hypoxic environments. IRS-2 is active to mediate insulin-like growth factor I-dependent signals in hypoxia, and enhanced activation of Akt in hypoxia is dependent on IRS-2 expression. Functionally, the elevated expression of IRS-2 facilitates breast carcinoma cell survival and invasion in hypoxia. Collectively, our results reveal a novel mechanism by which IRS-2 contributes to the aggressive behavior of hypoxic tumor cells.
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- Katerina Mardilovich
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusett 01605, USA
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Recent studies consistently support a hypoxia response in the adipose tissue in obese animals. The observations have led to the formation of an exciting concept, adipose tissue hypoxia (ATH), in the understanding of major disorders associated with obesity. ATH may provide cellular mechanisms for chronic inflammation, macrophage infiltration, adiponectin reduction, leptin elevation, adipocyte death, endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in white adipose tissue in obesity. The concept suggests that inhibition of adipogenesis and triglyceride synthesis by hypoxia may be a new mechanism for elevated free fatty acids in the circulation in obesity. ATH may represent a unified cellular mechanism for a variety of metabolic disorders and insulin resistance in patients with metabolic syndrome. It suggests a new mechanism of pathogenesis of insulin resistance and inflammation in obstructive sleep apnea. In addition, it may help us to understand the beneficial effects of caloric restriction, physical exercise and angiotensin II inhibitors in the improvement of insulin sensitivity. In this review article, literatures are reviewed to summarize the evidence and possible cellular mechanisms of ATH. The directions and road blocks in the future studies are analyzed.
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Bruder ED, Van Hoof J, Young JB, Raff H. Epidermal growth factor and parathyroid hormone-related peptide mRNA in the mammary gland and their concentrations in milk: effects of postpartum hypoxia in lactating rats. Horm Metab Res 2008; 40:446-53. [PMID: 18401831 PMCID: PMC2504024 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The physiological adaptations of the neonatal rat to hypoxia from birth include changes in gastrointestinal function and intermediary metabolism. We hypothesized that the hypoxic lactating dam would exhibit alterations in mammary gland function leading to changes in the concentration of milk peptides that are important in neonatal gastrointestinal development. The present study assessed the effects of chronic hypoxia on peptides produced by the mammary glands and present in milk. Chronic hypoxia decreased the concentration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in expressed milk and pup stomach contents and decreased maternal mammary gland EGF mRNA. The concentration of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrp) was unchanged in milk and decreased in pup stomach contents; however, mammary PTHLH mRNA was increased by hypoxia. There was a significant increase in adiponectin concentrations in milk from hypoxic dams. Chronic hypoxia decreased maternal body weight, and pair feeding normoxic dams an amount of food equivalent to hypoxic dam food intake decreased body weight to an equivalent degree. Decreased food intake did not affect the expression of EGF, PTHLH, or LEP mRNA in mammary tissue. The results indicated that chronic hypoxia modulated mammary function independently of hypoxia-induced decreases in maternal food intake. Decreased EGF and increased adiponectin concentrations in milk from hypoxic dams likely affect the development of neonatal intestinal function.
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- E. D. Bruder
- Endocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Endocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Endocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Grygoryev D, Moskalenko O, Zimbrick JD. Non-linear effects in the formation of DNA damage in medaka fish fibroblast cells caused by combined action of cadmium and ionizing radiation. Dose Response 2007; 6:283-98. [PMID: 19020653 PMCID: PMC2564760 DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.07-012.grygoryev] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ionizing radiation-induced formation of genomic DNA damage can be modulated by nearby chemical species such as heavy metal ions, which can lead to non-linear dose response. To investigate this phenomenon, we studied cell survival and formation of 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OHG) base modifications and double strand breaks (DSB) caused by combined action of cadmium (Cd) and gamma radiation in cultured medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) fibroblast cells. Our data show that the introduction of Cd leads to a significant decrease in the fraction of surviving cells and to increased sensitivity of cells to ionizing radiation (IR). Cd also appears to cause non-linear increases in radiation-induced yields of 8-OHG and DSB as dose-yield plots of these lesions exhibit non-linear S-shaped curves with a sharp increase in the yields of lesions in the 10-20 microM range of Cd concentrations. The combined action of ionizing radiation and Cd leads to increased DNA damage formation compared to the effects of the individual stressors. These results are consistent with a hypothesis that the presence of Cd modulates the efficiency of DNA repair systems thus causing increases in radiation-induced DNA damage formation and decreases in cell survival.
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- Dmytro Grygoryev
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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