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Erickson MA, Mahankali AP. Interactions of Serum Amyloid A Proteins with the Blood-Brain Barrier: Implications for Central Nervous System Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6607. [PMID: 38928312 PMCID: PMC11204325 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins are highly conserved lipoproteins that are notoriously involved in the acute phase response and systemic amyloidosis, but their biological functions are incompletely understood. Recent work has shown that SAA proteins can enter the brain by crossing the intact blood-brain barrier (BBB), and that they can impair BBB functions. Once in the central nervous system (CNS), SAA proteins can have both protective and harmful effects, which have important implications for CNS disease. In this review of the thematic series on SAA, we discuss the existing literature that relates SAA to neuroinflammation and CNS disease, and the possible roles of the BBB in these relations.
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- Michelle A. Erickson
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA;
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Huang S, Jiang Y, Li J, Mao L, Qiu Z, Zhang S, Jiang Y, Liu Y, Liu W, Xiong Z, Zhang W, Liu X, Zhang Y, Bai X, Guo B. Osteocytes/Osteoblasts Produce SAA3 to Regulate Hepatic Metabolism of Cholesterol. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2307818. [PMID: 38613835 PMCID: PMC11199997 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Hypercholesterolaemia is a systemic metabolic disease, but the role of organs other than liver in cholesterol metabolism is unappreciated. The phenotypic characterization of the Tsc1Dmp1 mice reveal that genetic depletion of tuberous sclerosis complex 1 (TSC1) in osteocytes/osteoblasts (Dmp1-Cre) triggers progressive increase in serum cholesterol level. The resulting cholesterol metabolic dysregulation is shown to be associated with upregulation and elevation of serum amyloid A3 (SAA3), a lipid metabolism related factor, in the bone and serum respectively. SAA3, elicited from the bone, bound to toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on hepatocytes to phosphorylate c-Jun, and caused impeded conversion of cholesterol to bile acids via suppression on cholesterol 7 α-hydroxylase (Cyp7a1) expression. Ablation of Saa3 in Tsc1Dmp1 mice prevented the CYP7A1 reduction in liver and cholesterol elevation in serum. These results expand the understanding of bone function and hepatic regulation of cholesterol metabolism and uncover a potential therapeutic use of pharmacological modulation of SAA3 in hypercholesterolaemia.
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- Shijiang Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyNanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Equipment Material DepartmentWest China Xiamen Hospital of Sichuan UniversityXiamenFujian361000China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Central LaboratoryThe Fifth Affiliated HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510900China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative DiseasesThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510630China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure ResearchDepartment of Cell BiologySchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- The Tenth Affiliated HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityDongguanGuangdong523018China
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Li S, Kong D, Zhang W, Li Y, Wang H, Yang R, Sun Q, Wang Z, Zhang Z. Low SAA4 gene expression is associated with advanced HCC stage and a poor prognosis. Clin Exp Med 2024; 24:31. [PMID: 38300370 PMCID: PMC10834558 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-023-01279-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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At present, although there are tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), markers with better predictive efficiency are needed. SAA4 gene expression in liver tumor and paracancerous tissues was analyzed using The Cancer Genome Atlas database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were analyzed and visualized by heatmap and volcano plot. Survival analysis was performed based on SAA4 expression. SAA4 expression was compared in patients grouped based on clinicopathological features, and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was conducted. Immunohistochemical staining was used to verify the SAA4 protein staining intensity from The Human Protein Atlas database and our center's samples. The diagnostic value of SAA4 for HCC was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curves. SAA4 was expressed at low levels in HCC tissues, and low SAA4 expression was associated with a poor prognosis in HCC. In addition, SAA4 expression decreased with HCC progression. There were 188 upregulated DEGs and 1551 downregulated DEGs between the high and low SAA4 expression groups. Complement and coagulation cascades, fatty acid metabolism, and ECM receptor interaction were significantly enriched in the GSEA. SAA4 had good predictive efficacy for HCC and even early HCC and was superior to AFP. In general, low SAA4 expression was associated with advanced HCC stage and a poor prognosis. In addition, SAA4 may be helpful for the diagnosis of early HCC and may become a novel tumor marker with good predictive power for HCC.
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- Shilong Li
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Biological Sample Resource Sharing Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Biological Sample Resource Sharing Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- The First Central Clinical School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- The First Central Clinical School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- The First Central Clinical School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Biological Sample Resource Sharing Center, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Zhejiang, China.
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Ji A, Trumbauer AC, Noffsinger VP, Meredith LW, Dong B, Wang Q, Guo L, Li X, De Beer FC, Webb NR, Tannock LR, Starr ME, Waters CM, Shridas P. Deficiency of Acute-Phase Serum Amyloid A Exacerbates Sepsis-Induced Mortality and Lung Injury in Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17501. [PMID: 38139330 PMCID: PMC10744229 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a family of proteins, the plasma levels of which may increase >1000-fold in acute inflammatory states. We investigated the role of SAA in sepsis using mice deficient in all three acute-phase SAA isoforms (SAA-TKO). SAA deficiency significantly increased mortality rates in the three experimental sepsis mouse models: cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), cecal slurry (CS) injection, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatments. SAA-TKO mice had exacerbated lung pathology compared to wild-type (WT) mice after CLP. A bulk RNA sequencing performed on lung tissues excised 24 h after CLP indicated significant enrichment in the expression of genes associated with chemokine production, chemokine and cytokine-mediated signaling, neutrophil chemotaxis, and neutrophil migration in SAA-TKO compared to WT mice. Consistently, myeloperoxidase activity and neutrophil counts were significantly increased in the lungs of septic SAA-TKO mice compared to WT mice. The in vitro treatment of HL-60, neutrophil-like cells, with SAA or SAA bound to a high-density lipoprotein (SAA-HDL), significantly decreased cellular transmigration through laminin-coated membranes compared to untreated cells. Thus, SAA potentially prevents neutrophil transmigration into injured lungs, thus reducing exacerbated tissue injury and mortality. In conclusion, we demonstrate for the first time that endogenous SAA plays a protective role in sepsis, including ameliorating lung injury.
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- Ailing Ji
- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (B.D.); (C.M.W.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (B.D.); (C.M.W.)
- Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
- Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
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- Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (B.D.); (C.M.W.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (A.J.); (A.C.T.); (V.P.N.); (L.W.M.); (Q.W.); (L.G.); (X.L.); (N.R.W.); (L.R.T.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
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den Hartigh LJ, May KS, Zhang XS, Chait A, Blaser MJ. Serum amyloid A and metabolic disease: evidence for a critical role in chronic inflammatory conditions. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1197432. [PMID: 37396595 PMCID: PMC10311072 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1197432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Serum amyloid A (SAA) subtypes 1-3 are well-described acute phase reactants that are elevated in acute inflammatory conditions such as infection, tissue injury, and trauma, while SAA4 is constitutively expressed. SAA subtypes also have been implicated as playing roles in chronic metabolic diseases including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, and possibly in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Distinctions between the expression kinetics of SAA in acute inflammatory responses and chronic disease states suggest the potential for differentiating SAA functions. Although circulating SAA levels can rise up to 1,000-fold during an acute inflammatory event, elevations are more modest (∼5-fold) in chronic metabolic conditions. The majority of acute-phase SAA derives from the liver, while in chronic inflammatory conditions SAA also derives from adipose tissue, the intestine, and elsewhere. In this review, roles for SAA subtypes in chronic metabolic disease states are contrasted to current knowledge about acute phase SAA. Investigations show distinct differences between SAA expression and function in human and animal models of metabolic disease, as well as sexual dimorphism of SAA subtype responses.
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- Laura J. den Hartigh
- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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Chen R, Chen Q, Zheng J, Zeng Z, Chen M, Li L, Zhang S. Serum amyloid protein A in inflammatory bowel disease: from bench to bedside. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:154. [PMID: 37164984 PMCID: PMC10172326 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01455-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is featured by gastrointestinal inflammation and a disease course with alternating recurrence and remission. The global burden caused by IBD has significantly boosted in recent years, necessitating treatment optimization. Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a class of 104 amino acid conservative acute-phase proteins, which is essential in immune-mediated inflammatory processes, like IBD. The SAA monomeric structure is composed of four α-helical regions and a C-terminal amorphous tail. Its disordered structure enables multiple bindings to different ligands and permits multiple functions. It has been proven that SAA has dual roles in the inflammatory process. SAA stimulates the pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and promotes the pathogenic differentiation of TH17 cells. In addition, SAA can remove toxic lipids produced during inflammatory responses and membrane debris from dead cells, redirect HDL, and recycle cholesterol for tissue repair. In IBD, SAA acts on gut epithelium barriers, induces T-cell differentiation, and promotes phagocytosis of Gram-negative bacteria. Owing to the tight connection between SAA and IBD, several clinical studies have taken SAA for a biomarker for diagnosis, assessing disease activity, and predicting prognosis in IBD. Furthermore, 5-MER peptide, a drug specifically targeting SAA, has shown anti-inflammatory effects in some SAA-dependent animal models, providing novel insights into the therapeutic targets of IBD.
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- Rirong Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Gomes AC, Sousa DM, Oliveira TC, Fonseca Ó, Pinto RJ, Silvério D, Fernandes AI, Moreira AC, Silva T, Teles MJ, Pereira L, Saraiva M, Lamghari M, Gomes MS. Serum amyloid A proteins reduce bone mass during mycobacterial infections. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1168607. [PMID: 37153579 PMCID: PMC10161249 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1168607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Osteopenia has been associated to several inflammatory conditions, including mycobacterial infections. How mycobacteria cause bone loss remains elusive, but direct bone infection may not be required. Methods Genetically engineered mice and morphometric, transcriptomic, and functional analyses were used. Additionally, inflammatory mediators and bone turnover markers were measured in the serum of healthy controls, individuals with latent tuberculosis and patients with active tuberculosis. Results and discussion We found that infection with Mycobacterium avium impacts bone turnover by decreasing bone formation and increasing bone resorption, in an IFNγ- and TNFα-dependent manner. IFNγ produced during infection enhanced macrophage TNFα secretion, which in turn increased the production of serum amyloid A (SAA) 3. Saa3 expression was upregulated in the bone of both M. avium- and M. tuberculosis-infected mice and SAA1 and 2 proteins (that share a high homology with murine SAA3 protein) were increased in the serum of patients with active tuberculosis. Furthermore, the increased SAA levels seen in active tuberculosis patients correlated with altered serum bone turnover markers. Additionally, human SAA proteins impaired bone matrix deposition and increased osteoclastogenesis in vitro. Overall, we report a novel crosstalk between the cytokine-SAA network operating in macrophages and bone homeostasis. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of bone loss during infection and open the way to pharmacological intervention. Additionally, our data and disclose SAA proteins as potential biomarkers of bone loss during infection by mycobacteria.
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- Ana Cordeiro Gomes
- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IMBC – Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- *Correspondence: Ana Cordeiro Gomes,
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- INEB – Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Mestrado em Bioquímica Clínica, Universidade de Aveiro, , Aveiro, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IPATIMUP – Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IMBC – Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IMBC – Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IMBC – Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CHUSJ – Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
- EPIUnit, ISPUP - Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IPATIMUP – Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IMBC – Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- INEB – Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Liu Y, Liu J, Liu A, Yin H, Burd I, Lei J. Maternal siRNA silencing of placental SAA2 mitigates preterm birth following intrauterine inflammation. Front Immunol 2022; 13:902096. [PMID: 36211368 PMCID: PMC9539923 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.902096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The placental inflammatory processes induced maternally result in preterm birth (PTB). Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a well-known biomarker of inflammation. The objective of this study was to investigate whether murine placental SAA isoforms (SAA1–4) participate in the mechanism of spontaneous PTB and whether maternal regulation of SAA production may serve as a therapeutic approach. During the gestation, all isoforms of SAA were detectable except SAA2. The mouse model of intrauterine inflammation was established using LPS infusion to the uterus. Following intrauterine inflammation, placental SAA2 increased significantly. Inhibition of Saa2, using siSaa2, markedly decreased PTB. The increased placental expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines Il1β, Il6, and Tnfα were downregulated by siSaa2 treatment. Maternal inhibition of Saa2 did not change the expression of Saa1–4 in the fetal brain. Explant inflammatory culture of placentas with siSaa2 showed similar results to our in vivo experiments. This study demonstrates the highly expressed placental SAA2 as a novel therapeutic target, and maternal administration of siRNA as a promising approach to alleviate PTB.
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- Yang Liu
- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: Irina Burd, ; Jun Lei,
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- Integrated Research Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: Irina Burd, ; Jun Lei,
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Lin YK, Zhu P, Wang WS, Sun K. Serum amyloid A, a host-derived DAMP in pregnancy? Front Immunol 2022; 13:978929. [PMID: 35990700 PMCID: PMC9390978 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.978929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is one of the acute phase proteins released primarily from the liver in response to infection, inflammation and trauma. Emerging evidence indicates that SAA may function as a host-derived damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) protein to sense danger signals in pregnancy. The plasma SAA levels in maternal circulation are significantly increased in normal parturition, particularly in postpartum, as well as in gestational disorders such as premature preterm rupture of membranes, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and recurrent spontaneous abortion. It is likely that SAA acts as a non-specific DAMP molecule in response to inflammation and trauma experienced under these conditions. Notably, SAA can also be synthesized locally in virtually all gestational tissues. Within these gestational tissues, under the induction by bacterial products, pro-inflammatory cytokines and stress hormone glucocorticoids, SAA may exert tissue-specific effects as a toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-sensed DAMP molecule. SAA may promote parturition through stimulation of inflammatory reactions via induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules and prostaglandins in the uterus, fetal membranes and placenta. In the fetal membranes, SAA may also facilitate membrane rupture through induction of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs)- and autophagy-mediated collagen breakdown and attenuation of lysyl oxidase-mediated collagen cross-linking. SAA synthesized in extravillous trophoblasts may promote their invasiveness into the endometrium in placentation. Here, we summarized the current understanding of SAA in pregnancy with an aim to stimulate in-depth investigation of SAA in pregnancy, which may help better understand how inflammation is initiated in gestational tissues in both normal and abnormal pregnancies.
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- Yi-kai Lin
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, No.971 Hospital of the PLA Navy, Qingdao, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Kang Sun,
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Serum Amyloid A is not obligatory for high-fat, high-sucrose, cholesterol-fed diet-induced obesity and its metabolic and inflammatory complications. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266688. [PMID: 35436297 PMCID: PMC9015120 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Several studies in the past have reported positive correlations between circulating Serum amyloid A (SAA) levels and obesity. However, based on limited number of studies involving appropriate mouse models, the role of SAA in the development of obesity and obesity-related metabolic consequences has not been established. Accordingly, herein, we have examined the role of SAA in the development of obesity and its associated metabolic complications in vivo using mice deficient for all three inducible forms of SAA: SAA1.1, SAA2.1 and SAA3 (TKO). Male and female mice were rendered obese by feeding a high fat, high sucrose diet with added cholesterol (HFHSC) and control mice were fed rodent chow diet. Here, we show that the deletion of SAA does not affect diet-induced obesity, hepatic lipid metabolism or adipose tissue inflammation. However, there was a modest effect on glucose metabolism. The results of this study confirm previous findings that SAA levels are elevated in adipose tissues as well as in the circulation in diet-induced obese mice. However, the three acute phase SAAs do not play a causative role in the development of obesity or obesity-associated adipose tissue inflammation and dyslipidemia.
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Ren Y, Zhao H, Yin C, Lan X, Wu L, Du X, Griffiths HR, Gao D. Adipokines, Hepatokines and Myokines: Focus on Their Role and Molecular Mechanisms in Adipose Tissue Inflammation. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:873699. [PMID: 35909571 PMCID: PMC9329830 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.873699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chronic low-grade inflammation in adipose tissue (AT) is a hallmark of obesity and contributes to various metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Inflammation in ATs is characterized by macrophage infiltration and the activation of inflammatory pathways mediated by NF-κB, JNK, and NLRP3 inflammasomes. Adipokines, hepatokines and myokines - proteins secreted from AT, the liver and skeletal muscle play regulatory roles in AT inflammation via endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine pathways. For example, obesity is associated with elevated levels of pro-inflammatory adipokines (e.g., leptin, resistin, chemerin, progranulin, RBP4, WISP1, FABP4, PAI-1, Follistatin-like1, MCP-1, SPARC, SPARCL1, and SAA) and reduced levels of anti-inflammatory adipokines such as adiponectin, omentin, ZAG, SFRP5, CTRP3, vaspin, and IL-10. Moreover, some hepatokines (Fetuin A, DPP4, FGF21, GDF15, and MANF) and myokines (irisin, IL-6, and DEL-1) also play pro- or anti-inflammatory roles in AT inflammation. This review aims to provide an updated understanding of these organokines and their role in AT inflammation and related metabolic abnormalities. It serves to highlight the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of these organokines and their clinical significance. Insights into the roles and mechanisms of these organokines could provide novel and potential therapeutic targets for obesity-induced inflammation.
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- Yakun Ren
- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Xian Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Xian Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Xian Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Xian Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
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- Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Xian Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Center, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Dan Gao,
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Shridas P, Patrick AC, Tannock LR. Role of Serum Amyloid A in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Related Cardiovascular Diseases. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11121883. [PMID: 34944527 PMCID: PMC8699432 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Epidemiological data positively correlate plasma serum amyloid A (SAA) levels with cardiovascular disease severity and mortality. Studies by several investigators have indicated a causal role for SAA in the development of atherosclerosis in animal models. Suppression of SAA attenuates the development of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation in mice. Thus, SAA is not just a marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, but it is a key player. However, to consider SAA as a therapeutic target for these diseases, the pathway leading to its involvement needs to be understood. This review provides a brief description of the pathobiological significance of this enigmatic molecule. The purpose of this review is to summarize the data relevant to its role in the development of CVD, the pitfalls in SAA research, and unanswered questions in the field.
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- Preetha Shridas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
- Veterans Affairs Lexington, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Davis TA, Conradie D, Shridas P, de Beer FC, Engelbrecht AM, de Villiers WJS. Serum Amyloid A Promotes Inflammation-Associated Damage and Tumorigenesis in a Mouse Model of Colitis-Associated Cancer. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 12:1329-1341. [PMID: 34217896 PMCID: PMC8463861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Identifying new approaches to lessen inflammation, as well as the associated malignant consequences, remains crucial to improving the lives and prognosis of patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel diseases. Although it previously has been suggested as a suitable biomarker for monitoring disease activity in patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease, the role of the acute-phase protein serum amyloid A (SAA) in inflammatory bowel disease remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to assess the role of SAA in colitis-associated cancer. METHODS We established a model of colitis-associated cancer in wild-type and SAA double-knockout (Saa1/2-/-) mice by following the azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium protocol. Disease activity was monitored throughout the study while colon and tumor tissues were harvested for subsequent use in cytokine analyses, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry +experiments. RESULTS We observed attenuated disease activity in mice deficient for Saa1/2 as evidenced by decreased weight loss, increased stool consistency, decreased rectal bleeding, and decreased colitis-associated tissue damage. Macrophage infiltration, including CD206+ M2-like macrophages, also was attenuated in SAA knockout mice, while levels of interleukin 4, interleukin 10, and tumor necrosis factor-ɑ were decreased in the distal colon. Mice deficient for SAA also showed a decreased tumor burden, and tumors were found to have increased apoptotic activity coupled with decreased expression for markers of proliferation. CONCLUSION Based on these findings, we conclude that SAA has an active role in inflammatory bowel disease and that it could serve as a therapeutic target aimed at decreasing chronic inflammation and the associated risk of developing colitis-associated cancer.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiological Sciences; African Cancer Institute, Department of Global Health
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- African Cancer Institute, Department of Global Health; Department of Internal Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Chait A, Wang S, Goodspeed L, Gomes D, Turk KE, Wietecha T, Tang J, Storey C, O'Brien KD, Rubinow KB, Tang C, Vaisar T, Gharib SA, Lusis AJ, Den Hartigh LJ. Sexually Dimorphic Relationships Among Saa3 (Serum Amyloid A3), Inflammation, and Cholesterol Metabolism Modulate Atherosclerosis in Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:e299-e313. [PMID: 33761762 PMCID: PMC8159856 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.121.316066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Alan Chait
- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (T.W., K.D.O.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (T.W., K.D.O.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Computational Medicine Core, Department of Medicine, Center for Lung Biology (S.A.G.), University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles (A.J.L.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., J.T., C.S., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
- Diabetes Institute (A.C., S.W., L.G., D.G., K.E.T., T.W., J.T., C.S., K.D.O., K.B.R., C.T., T.V., L.J.D.H.), University of Washington, Seattle
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Sorić Hosman I, Kos I, Lamot L. Serum Amyloid A in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Compendious Review of a Renowned Biomarker. Front Immunol 2021; 11:631299. [PMID: 33679725 PMCID: PMC7933664 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.631299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Serum amyloid A (SAA) is an acute phase protein with a significant importance for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD). The central role of SAA in pathogenesis of IRD has been confirmed by recent discoveries, including its involvement in the activation of the inflammasome cascade and recruitment of interleukin 17 producing T helper cells. Clinical utility of SAA in IRD was originally evaluated nearly half a century ago. From the first findings, it was clear that SAA could be used for evaluating disease severity and monitoring disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and secondary amyloidosis. However, cost-effective and more easily applicable markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), overwhelmed its use in clinical practice. In the light of emerging evidences, SAA has been discerned as a more sensitive biomarker in a wide spectrum of IRD, especially in case of subclinical inflammation. Furthermore, a growing number of studies are confirming the advantages of SAA over many other biomarkers in predicting and monitoring response to biological immunotherapy in IRD patients. Arising scientific discoveries regarding the role of SAA, as well as delineating SAA and its isoforms as the most sensitive biomarkers in various IRD by recently developing proteomic techniques are encouraging the revival of its clinical use. Finally, the most recent findings have shown that SAA is a biomarker of severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this review is to discuss the SAA-involving immune system network with emphasis on mechanisms relevant for IRD, as well as usefulness of SAA as a biomarker in various IRD. Therefore, over a hundred original papers were collected through an extensive PubMed and Scopus databases search. These recently arising insights will hopefully lead to a better management of IRD patients and might even inspire the development of new therapeutic strategies with SAA as a target.
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- Iva Sorić Hosman
- Department of Pediatrics, Zadar General Hospital, Zadar, Croatia
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- Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a highly sensitive acute phase reactant that has been linked to a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. During a systemic inflammatory response, liver-derived SAA is primarily found on high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The purpose of this review is to discuss recent literature addressing the pathophysiological functions of SAA and the significance of its association with HDL. RECENT FINDINGS Studies in gene-targeted mice establish that SAA contributes to atherosclerosis and some metastatic cancers. Accumulating evidence indicates that the lipidation state of SAA profoundly affects its bioactivities, with lipid-poor, but not HDL-associated, SAA capable of inducing inflammatory responses in vitro and in vivo. Factors that modulate the equilibrium between lipid-free and HDL-associated SAA have been identified. HDL may serve to limit SAA's bioactivities in vivo. Understanding the factors leading to the release of systemic SAA from HDL may provide insights into chronic disease mechanisms.
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- Nancy R Webb
- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, 553 Wethington Building, 900 South Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536-0200, USA.
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Kawasaki H, Murakami T, Badr Y, Kamiya S, Shimizu K, Okada A, Inoshima Y. In vitro and ex vivo expression of serum amyloid A3 in mouse lung epithelia. Exp Lung Res 2020; 46:352-361. [PMID: 32842790 DOI: 10.1080/01902148.2020.1809750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Serum amyloid A (SAA), an acute-phase protein whose level tracks infection and inflammation, is the precursor protein of amyloid A (AA) fibrils that is thought to cause AA amyloidosis in human and animals. SAA protein has several isoforms based on the difference of amino acid sequence, such as SAA1 to SAA4 in mice. AA fibrils are associated with chronic inflammation and are mainly originated from SAA1 produced in the liver. SAA3 reportedly contributes to the innate immune response in epithelia; however, little is known about its role at the lung epithelia. Therefore, we investigated SAA3 expression in the lung epithelium activated by bacterial antigens. MATERIALS AND METHODS The expressions of SAA3 and SAA1 mRNA were investigated using quantitative real-time PCR, in vitro using mouse Clara (Club) cells and ex vivo using surgically removed mouse lungs, after their stimulation by using either lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major outer membranous antigen of gram-negative bacteria, or lipoteichoic acid (LTA), the major outer membranous antigen of gram-positive bacteria. In addition, SAA3 and SAA1/2 proteins in treated lung samples were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS SAA3 mRNA expression increased in cells and lungs treated with either LPS or LTA. SAA3 mRNA was more sensitively expressed in LPS than LTA treatment. In contrast, SAA1 mRNA expression did not increase by either LPS or LTA treatment. Furthermore, SAA3 mRNA expression increased in a dose-dependent manner in cells treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha. By IHC, SAA3 protein was highly expressed in the luminal side of the bronchial epithelium, while SAA1/2 was not expressed. CONCLUSION These results obtained from in vitro and ex vivo experiments suggest that SAA3 plays an important role in the innate immune response to bacterial infection in the lung epithelia.
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- Haruka Kawasaki
- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Toxicology, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Damanhour University, El-Beheira, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,Education and Research Center for Food Animal Health, Gifu University (GeFAH), Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,Education and Research Center for Food Animal Health, Gifu University (GeFAH), Gifu, Japan.,Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Fan Y, Zhang G, Vong CT, Ye RD. Serum amyloid A3 confers protection against acute lung injury in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2019; 318:L314-L322. [PMID: 31851532 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00309.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative bacterium associated with serious illnesses, including ventilator-associated pneumonia and various sepsis syndromes in humans. Understanding the host immune mechanisms against P. aeruginosa is, therefore, of clinical importance. The present study identified serum amyloid A3 (SAA3) as being highly inducible in mouse bronchial epithelium following P. aeruginosa infection. Genetic deletion of Saa3 rendered mice more susceptible to P. aeruginosa infection with decreased neutrophil superoxide anion production, and ex vivo treatment of mouse neutrophils with recombinant SAA3 restored the ability of neutrophils to produce superoxide anions. The SAA3-deficient mice showed exacerbated inflammatory responses, which was characterized by pronounced neutrophil infiltration, elevated expression of TNF-α, KC/CXCL1, and MIP-2/CXCL2 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and increased lung microvascular permeability compared with their wild-type littermates. BALF neutrophils from Saa3 knockout mice exhibited reduced superoxide anion production compared with neutrophils from wild-type mice. Adoptive transfer of SAA3-treated neutrophils to Saa3 knockout mice ameliorated P. aeruginosa-induced acute lung injury. These findings demonstrate that SAA3 not only serves as a biomarker for infection and inflammation, but also plays a protective role against P. aeruginosa infection-induced lung injury in part through augmentation of neutrophil bactericidal functions.
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- Yu Fan
- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region, China.,School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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Funcke JB, Scherer PE. Beyond adiponectin and leptin: adipose tissue-derived mediators of inter-organ communication. J Lipid Res 2019; 60:1648-1684. [PMID: 31209153 PMCID: PMC6795086 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r094060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The breakthrough discoveries of leptin and adiponectin more than two decades ago led to a widespread recognition of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Many more adipose tissue-secreted signaling mediators (adipokines) have been identified since then, and much has been learned about how adipose tissue communicates with other organs of the body to maintain systemic homeostasis. Beyond proteins, additional factors, such as lipids, metabolites, noncoding RNAs, and extracellular vesicles (EVs), released by adipose tissue participate in this process. Here, we review the diverse signaling mediators and mechanisms adipose tissue utilizes to relay information to other organs. We discuss recently identified adipokines (proteins, lipids, and metabolites) and briefly outline the contributions of noncoding RNAs and EVs to the ever-increasing complexities of adipose tissue inter-organ communication. We conclude by reflecting on central aspects of adipokine biology, namely, the contribution of distinct adipose tissue depots and cell types to adipokine secretion, the phenomenon of adipokine resistance, and the capacity of adipose tissue to act both as a source and sink of signaling mediators.
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- Jan-Bernd Funcke
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Jumeau C, Awad F, Assrawi E, Cobret L, Duquesnoy P, Giurgea I, Valeyre D, Grateau G, Amselem S, Bernaudin JF, Karabina SA. Expression of SAA1, SAA2 and SAA4 genes in human primary monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217005. [PMID: 31100086 PMCID: PMC6524798 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Circulating serum amyloid A (SAA) is increased in various inflammatory conditions. The human SAA protein family comprises the acute phase SAA1/SAA2, known to activate a large set of innate and adaptive immune cells, and the constitutive SAA4. The liver synthesis of SAA1/SAA2 is well-established but there is still an open debate on extrahepatic SAA expression especially in macrophages. We aimed to investigate the ability of human primary monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages to express SAA1, SAA2 and SAA4 at both the transcriptional and protein levels, as previous studies almost exclusively dealt with monocytic cell lines. Monocytes and derived macrophages from healthy donors were stimulated under various conditions. In parallel with SAA, pro-inflammatory IL1A, IL1B and IL6 cytokine expression was assessed. While LPS alone was non-effective, a combined LPS/dexamethasone treatment induced SAA1 and to a lesser extent SAA2 transcription in human monocytes and macrophages. In contrast, as expected, pro-inflammatory cytokine expression was strongly induced following stimulation with LPS, an effect which was dampened in the presence of dexamethasone. Furthermore, in monocytes polarized towards a pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype, SAA expression in response to LPS/dexamethasone was potentiated; a result mainly seen for SAA1. However, a major discrepancy was observed between SAA mRNA and intracellular protein levels under the experimental conditions used. Our results demonstrate that human monocytes and macrophages can express SAA genes, mainly SAA1 in response to an inflammatory environment. While SAA is considered as a member of a large cytokine network, its expression in the monocytes-macrophages in response to LPS-dexamethasone is strikingly different from that observed for classic pro-inflammatory cytokines. As monocytes-macrophages are major players in chronic inflammatory diseases, it may be hypothesized that SAA production from macrophages may contribute to the local inflammatory microenvironment, especially when macrophages are compactly organized in granulomas as in sarcoidosis.
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- Claire Jumeau
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Avicenne, Service de Pneumologie, Bobigny, France
- Université Paris 13, INSERM UMR 1272, Laboratoire ‘Hypoxie & Poumon’, Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Service de médecine interne, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Avicenne, Service de Pneumologie, Bobigny, France
- Université Paris 13, INSERM UMR 1272, Laboratoire ‘Hypoxie & Poumon’, Bobigny, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMR_S 933, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Trousseau, Service de Génétique et d’Embryologie médicale, Paris, France
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Zhang Y, Zhang J, Sheng H, Li H, Wang R. Acute phase reactant serum amyloid A in inflammation and other diseases. Adv Clin Chem 2019; 90:25-80. [PMID: 31122611 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acc.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Acute-phase reactant serum amyloid A (A-SAA) plays an important role in acute and chronic inflammation and is used in clinical laboratories as an indicator of inflammation. Although both A-SAA and C-reactive protein (CRP) are acute-phase proteins, the detection of A-SAA is more conclusive than the detection of CRP in patients with viral infections, severe acute pancreatitis, and rejection reactions to kidney transplants. A-SAA has greater clinical diagnostic value in patients who are immunosuppressed, patients with cystic fibrosis who are treated with corticoids, and preterm infants with late-onset sepsis. Nevertheless, for the assessment of the inflammation status and identification of viral infection in other pathologies, such as bacterial infections, the combinatorial use of A-SAA and other acute-phase proteins (APPs), such as CRP and procalcitonin (PCT), can provide more information and sensitivity than the use of any of these proteins alone, and the information generated is important in guiding antibiotic therapy. In addition, A-SAA-associated diseases and the diagnostic value of A-SAA are discussed. However, the relationship between different A-SAA isotypes and their human diseases are mostly derived from research laboratories with limited clinical samples. Thus, further clinical evaluations are necessary to confirm the clinical significance of each A-SAA isotype. Furthermore, the currently available A-SAA assays are based on polyclonal antibodies, which lack isotype specificity and are associated with many inflammatory diseases. Therefore, these assays are usually used in combination with other biomarkers in the clinic.
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- Yan Zhang
- Shanghai R&D Center, DiaSys Diagnostic Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai R&D Center, DiaSys Diagnostic Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- C.N. Maternity & Infant Health Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai R&D Center, DiaSys Diagnostic Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
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Ignacio RMC, Gibbs CR, Kim S, Lee ES, Adunyah SE, Son DS. Serum amyloid A predisposes inflammatory tumor microenvironment in triple negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2019; 10:511-526. [PMID: 30728901 PMCID: PMC6355188 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Acute-phase proteins (APPs) are associated with a variety of disorders such as infection, inflammatory diseases, and cancers. The signature profile of APPs in breast cancer (BC) is poorly understood. Here, we identified serum amyloid A (SAA) for proinflammatory predisposition in BC through the signature profiles of APPs, interleukin (IL) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily using publicly available datasets of tumor samples and cell lines. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtype highly expressed SAA1/2 compared to HER2, luminal A (LA) and luminal B (LB) subtypes. IL1A, IL1B, IL8/CXCL8, IL32 and IL27RA in IL superfamily and CD70, TNFSF9 and TNFRSF21 in TNF superfamily were highly expressed in TNBC compared to other subtypes. SAA is restrictedly regulated by nuclear factor (NF)-κB and IL-1β, an NF-κB activator highly expressed in TNBC, increased the promoter activity of SAA1 in human TNBC MDA-MB231 cells. Interestingly, two κB-sites contained in SAA1 promoter were involved, and the proximal region (-96/-87) was more critical than the distal site (-288/-279) in regulating IL-1β-induced SAA1. Among the SAA receptors, TLR1 and TLR2 were highly expressed in TNBC. Cu-CPT22, TLR1/2 antagonist, abrogated IL-1β-induced SAA1 promoter activity. In addition, SAA1 induced IL8/CXCL8 promoter activity, which was partially reduced by Cu-CPT22. Notably, SAA1/2, TLR2 and IL8/CXCL8 were associated with a poor overall survival in mesenchymal-like TNBC. Taken together, IL-1-induced SAA via NF-κB-mediated signaling could potentiate an inflammatory burden, leading to cancer progression and high mortality in TNBC patients.
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- Rosa Mistica C Ignacio
- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kon-Kuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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Hirai K, Furusho H, Kawashima N, Xu S, de Beer M, Battaglino R, Van Dyke T, Stashenko P, Sasaki H. Serum Amyloid A Contributes to Chronic Apical Periodontitis via TLR2 and TLR4. J Dent Res 2019; 98:117-125. [PMID: 30189157 PMCID: PMC6304714 DOI: 10.1177/0022034518796456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In the current concept of bacterial infections, pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) derived from pathogens and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) released from damaged/necrotic host cells are crucial factors in induction of innate immune responses. However, the implication of DAMPs in apical and marginal periodontitis is unknown. Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a DAMP that is involved in the development of various chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. In the present study, we tested whether SAA is involved in the pathogenesis of periapical lesions, using human periapical surgical specimens and mice deficient in SAA and Toll-like receptors (TLR). SAA1/2 was locally expressed in human periapical lesions at the mRNA and protein levels. The level of SAA protein appeared to be positively associated with the inflammatory status of the lesions. In the development of mouse periapical inflammation, SAA1.1/2.1 was elevated locally and systemically in wild-type (WT) mice. Although SAA1.1/2.1 double-knockout and SAA3 knockout mice had redundant attenuation of the extent of periapical lesions, these animals showed strikingly improved inflammatory cell infiltration versus WT. Recombinant human SAA1 (rhSAA1) directly induced chemotaxis of WT neutrophils in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. In addition, rhSAA1 stimulation significantly prolonged the survival of WT neutrophils as compared with nonstimulated neutrophils. Furthermore, rhSAA1 activated the NF-κB pathway and subsequent IL-1α production in macrophages in a dose-dependent manner. However, TLR2/TLR4 double deficiency substantially diminished these SAA-mediated proinflammatory responses. Taken together, the SAA-TLR axis plays an important role in the chronicity of periapical inflammation via induction of inflammatory cell infiltration and prolonged cell survival. The interactions of PAMPs and DAMPs require further investigation in dental/oral inflammation.
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- K. Hirai
- Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences
and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious
Diseases, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathobiology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pulp Biology and Endodontics,
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious
Diseases, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA,
USA
- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and
Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious
Diseases, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and
Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Endodontics, Goldman School of
Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences
and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious
Diseases, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and
Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins were isolated and named over 50 years ago. They are small (104 amino acids) and have a striking relationship to the acute phase response with serum levels rising as much as 1000-fold in 24 hours. SAA proteins are encoded in a family of closely-related genes and have been remarkably conserved throughout vertebrate evolution. Amino-terminal fragments of SAA can form highly organized, insoluble fibrils that accumulate in “secondary” amyloid disease. Despite their evolutionary preservation and dynamic synthesis pattern SAA proteins have lacked well-defined physiologic roles. However, considering an array of many, often unrelated, reports now permits a more coordinated perspective. Protein studies have elucidated basic SAA structure and fibril formation. Appreciating SAA’s lipophilicity helps relate it to lipid transport and metabolism as well as atherosclerosis. SAA’s function as a cytokine-like protein has become recognized in cell-cell communication as well as feedback in inflammatory, immunologic, neoplastic and protective pathways. SAA likely has a critical role in control and possibly propagation of the primordial acute phase response. Appreciating the many cellular and molecular interactions for SAA suggests possibilities for improved understanding of pathophysiology as well as treatment and disease prevention.
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- George H Sack
- Departments of Biological Chemistry and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Physiology 615, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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Shridas P, De Beer MC, Webb NR. High-density lipoprotein inhibits serum amyloid A-mediated reactive oxygen species generation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:13257-13269. [PMID: 29976759 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.002428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a high-density apolipoprotein whose plasma levels can increase more than 1000-fold during a severe acute-phase inflammatory response and are more modestly elevated in chronic inflammation. SAA is thought to play important roles in innate immunity, but its biological activities have not been completely delineated. We previously reported that SAA deficiency protects mice from developing abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) induced by chronic angiotensin II (AngII) infusion. Here, we report that SAA is required for AngII-induced increases in interleukin-1β (IL-1β), a potent proinflammatory cytokine that is tightly controlled by the Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and caspase-1 and has been implicated in both human and mouse AAAs. We determined that purified SAA stimulates IL-1β secretion in murine J774 and bone marrow-derived macrophages through a mechanism that depends on NLRP3 expression and caspase-1 activity, but is independent of P2X7 nucleotide receptor (P2X7R) activation. Inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS) by N-acetyl-l-cysteine or mito-TEMPO and inhibiting activation of cathepsin B by CA-074 blocked SAA-mediated inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion. Moreover, inhibiting cellular potassium efflux with glyburide or increasing extracellular potassium also significantly reduced SAA-mediated IL-1β secretion. Of note, incorporating SAA into high-density lipoprotein (HDL) prior to its use in cell treatments completely abolished its ability to stimulate ROS generation and inflammasome activation. These results provide detailed insights into SAA-mediated IL-1β production and highlight HDL's role in regulating SAA's proinflammatory effects.
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- Preetha Shridas
- From the Departments of Internal Medicine, .,Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536
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- Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536.,Physiology, and.,Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences
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- Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536.,Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences.,Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, and
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Sack GH, Zachara N, Rosenblum N, Talbot CC, Kreimer S, Cole R, McDonald TL. Serum amyloid A1 (SAA1) protein in human colostrum. FEBS Open Bio 2018; 8:435-441. [PMID: 29511620 PMCID: PMC5832974 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Proteins of the serum amyloid A (SAA) family have been remarkably conserved in evolution. Their biologic function(s) are not fully defined but they are likely to be a part of primordial host defense. We have detected a ∼ 12‐kDa protein reacting with antibodies against serum amyloid A (SAA) in human colostrum by western blotting. Mass spectrometry identified the reactive species as SAA1, previously identified as a prominent member of the acute‐phase response in serum. Our finding SAA1 in human colostrum contrasts with bovine, caprine and ovine colostrum where a species corresponding to putative SAA3 is uniformly present. SAA1 protein in human colostrum presumably contributes to neonatal protection.
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- George H Sack
- Department of Biological Chemistry Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA.,Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA.,Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Pathology University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE USA
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Saa3 is a key mediator of the protumorigenic properties of cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic tumors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E1147-E1156. [PMID: 29351990 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717802115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by the presence of abundant desmoplastic stroma primarily composed of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). It is generally accepted that CAFs stimulate tumor progression and might be implicated in drug resistance and immunosuppression. Here, we have compared the transcriptional profile of PDGFRα+ CAFs isolated from genetically engineered mouse PDAC tumors with that of normal pancreatic fibroblasts to identify genes potentially implicated in their protumorigenic properties. We report that the most differentially expressed gene, Saa3, a member of the serum amyloid A (SAA) apolipoprotein family, is a key mediator of the protumorigenic activity of PDGFRα+ CAFs. Whereas Saa3-competent CAFs stimulate the growth of tumor cells in an orthotopic model, Saa3-null CAFs inhibit tumor growth. Saa3 also plays a role in the cross talk between CAFs and tumor cells. Ablation of Saa3 in pancreatic tumor cells makes them insensitive to the inhibitory effect of Saa3-null CAFs. As a consequence, germline ablation of Saa3 does not prevent PDAC development in mice. The protumorigenic activity of Saa3 in CAFs is mediated by Mpp6, a member of the palmitoylated membrane protein subfamily of the peripheral membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUK). Finally, we interrogated whether these observations could be translated to a human scenario. Indeed, SAA1, the ortholog of murine Saa3, is overexpressed in human CAFs. Moreover, high levels of SAA1 in the stromal component correlate with worse survival. These findings support the concept that selective inhibition of SAA1 in CAFs may provide potential therapeutic benefit to PDAC patients.
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Tannock LR, De Beer MC, Ji A, Shridas P, Noffsinger VP, den Hartigh L, Chait A, De Beer FC, Webb NR. Serum amyloid A3 is a high density lipoprotein-associated acute-phase protein. J Lipid Res 2017; 59:339-347. [PMID: 29247043 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m080887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a family of acute-phase reactants. Plasma levels of human SAA1/SAA2 (mouse SAA1.1/2.1) can increase ≥1,000-fold during an acute-phase response. Mice, but not humans, express a third relatively understudied SAA isoform, SAA3. We investigated whether mouse SAA3 is an HDL-associated acute-phase SAA. Quantitative RT-PCR with isoform-specific primers indicated that SAA3 and SAA1.1/2.1 are induced similarly in livers (∼2,500-fold vs. ∼6,000-fold, respectively) and fat (∼400-fold vs. ∼100-fold, respectively) of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-injected mice. In situ hybridization demonstrated that all three SAAs are produced by hepatocytes. All three SAA isoforms were detected in plasma of LPS-injected mice, although SAA3 levels were ∼20% of SAA1.1/2.1 levels. Fast protein LC analyses indicated that virtually all of SAA1.1/2.1 eluted with HDL, whereas ∼15% of SAA3 was lipid poor/free. After density gradient ultracentrifugation, isoelectric focusing demonstrated that ∼100% of plasma SAA1.1 was recovered in HDL compared with only ∼50% of SAA2.1 and ∼10% of SAA3. Thus, SAA3 appears to be more loosely associated with HDL, resulting in lipid-poor/free SAA3. We conclude that SAA3 is a major hepatic acute-phase SAA in mice that may produce systemic effects during inflammation.
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- Lisa R Tannock
- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Veterans Affairs Lexington, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Departments of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Department of Medicine University of Washington, Seattle, WA.,University of Washington Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Medicine University of Washington, Seattle, WA.,University of Washington Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY .,Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Veterans Affairs Lexington, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.,Departments of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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Zhou H, Chen M, Zhang G, Ye RD. Suppression of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response by Fragments from Serum Amyloid A. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:1105-1112. [PMID: 28674180 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is known as an acute-phase protein and a biomarker for inflammatory diseases. Published studies have shown that SAA possesses proinflammatory cytokine-like activity and is chemotactic for phagocytes, but the structural basis for these activities remains unidentified. In this article, we report that truncated SAA1 proteins lacking N- and C-terminal sequences exhibit reduced proinflammatory activity and strongly suppress LPS-induced expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in macrophages. A truncated SAA1 containing aa 11-58 was examined further and found to facilitate p38 MAPK phosphorylation while reducing LPS-stimulated phosphorylation of ERK and JNK. In LPS-challenged mice, aa 11-58 reduced the severity of acute lung injury, with significantly less neutrophil infiltration in the lungs and attenuated pulmonary expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. Coadministration of aa 11-58 markedly improved mouse survival in response to a lethal dose of LPS. A potent induction of IL-10 was observed in a TLR2-dependent, but TLR4-independent, manner in macrophages stimulated with aa 11-58. However, the aa 11-58 fragment of SAA1 was unable to induce chemotaxis or calcium flux through formyl peptide receptor 2. These results indicate that the N- and C-terminal sequences contain structural determinants for the proinflammatory and chemotactic activities of SAA1, and their removal switches SAA1 to an anti-inflammatory role. Given that proteolytic processing of SAA is associated with the pathological changes in several diseases, including secondary amyloidosis, our findings may shed light on the structure-function relationship of SAA1 with respect to its role in inflammation.
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- Huibin Zhou
- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; and
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; and
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; and
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; and .,Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region 999078, China
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Induction of pro-inflammatory genes by serum amyloid A1 in human amnion fibroblasts. Sci Rep 2017; 7:693. [PMID: 28386088 PMCID: PMC5429602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00782-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Serum amyloid A1 (SAA1) is an acute response protein, which is mainly produced by the liver, during infection. However, it remains unknown whether SAA1 can be produced in human fetal membranes where it is able to elicit events pertinent to labor initiation. We demonstrated that SAA1 was expressed in the fibroblasts and epithelium of the amnion and the trophoblasts of the chorion. Further study in human amnion fibroblasts showed that SAA1 production was augmented by interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and cortisol alone and synergistically, and SAA1 in turn induced the expression of IL-1β, interleukin-6 (IL-6), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and PGE2 production. These effects of SAA1 were mediated through activation of the NF-κB, p38 and ERK1/2 pathways via the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Inhibition of TLR4 attenuated not only SAA1-induced activation of NF-κB, p38 and ERK1/2 but also increases in IL-1β, IL-6 and COX-2 expression. Moreover, SAA1 expression was increased in human amnion tissue following spontaneous labor. In conclusion, this study has demonstrated for the first time that SAA1 can be produced in human fetal membranes, which can be greatly induced in the presence of proinflammatory cytokines and glucocorticoids thereby producing effects associated with parturition.
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De Buck M, Gouwy M, Wang JM, Van Snick J, Opdenakker G, Struyf S, Van Damme J. Structure and Expression of Different Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Variants and their Concentration-Dependent Functions During Host Insults. Curr Med Chem 2017; 23:1725-55. [PMID: 27087246 PMCID: PMC5405626 DOI: 10.2174/0929867323666160418114600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is, like C-reactive protein (CRP), an acute phase protein and can be used as a diagnostic, prognostic or therapy follow-up marker for many diseases. Increases in serum levels of SAA are triggered by physical insults to the host, including infection, trauma, inflammatory reactions and cancer. The order of magnitude of increase in SAA levels varies considerably, from a 10- to 100-fold during limited inflammatory events to a 1000-fold increase during severe bacterial infections and acute exacerbations of chronic inflammatory diseases. This broad response range is reflected by SAA gene duplications resulting in a cluster encoding several SAA variants and by multiple biological functions of SAA. SAA variants are single-domain proteins with simple structures and few post-translational modifications. SAA1 and SAA2 are inducible by inflammatory cytokines, whereas SAA4 is constitutively produced. We review here the regulated expression of SAA in normal and transformed cells and compare its serum levels in various disease states. At low concentrations (10-100 ng/ml), early in an inflammatory response, SAA induces chemokines or matrix degrading enzymes via Toll-like receptors and functions as an activator and chemoattractant through a G protein-coupled receptor. When an infectious or inflammatory stimulus persists, the liver continues to produce more SAA (> 1000 ng/ml) to become an antimicrobial agent by functioning as a direct opsonin of bacteria or by interference with virus infection of host cells. Thus, SAA regulates innate and adaptive immunity and this information may help to design better drugs to treat specific diseases.
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- University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Serum Amyloid A Activation of Inflammatory and Adhesion Molecules in Human Coronary Artery and Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. EUR J INFLAMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x0700500203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Inflammation is considered to be the driving force leading to atherogenic and atherosclerotic mechanisms. Increased levels of SAA predict the risk of coronary artery disease and even mortality from cardiovascular disease in humans. Recent animal and human studies have indicated that SAA plays a causal role in atherogenesis, although it is largely unclear how this occurs. The objectives of this study are to understand the role of SAA in activating possible atherogenic inflammatory responses in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) and to compare them with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Our hypothesis is that vein and artery endothelial cells have different expression patterns and levels, leading to differential inflammatory responses. HUVEC and HCAEC were grown in order to analyze the effects of SAA on endothelial expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6, chemokines, such as IL-8, and adhesion molecules (s-ICAM, s-VCAM, E-selectin) by reverse transcription-PCR and ELISAs. We compared the dose responses of SAA between HUVEC and HCAEC. SAA activated both HUVEC and HCAEC pro-inflammatory factors in a dose-dependent manner. In comparison however, HCAEC showed a strikingly greater sensitivity to SAA, with a higher level of expression of all pro-inflammatory markers at much lower concentrations of SAA, and their much greater stimulation at higher SAA concentrations. SAA also generated a dose-dependent positive feedback response on its own mRNA expression in HCAEC as compared to HUVEC. In summary, there are distinct significant differences in the levels of inflammatory markers and adhesion molecules between HUVEC and HCAEC SAA induced dose responses that could potentially account for HCAEC greater susceptibility to inflammation and atherogenesis.
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Han S, Jin SP, Oh JH, Seo EY, Park CH, Yoon HS, Lee DH, Chung JH. Serum amyloid A1 secreted from UV-irradiated keratinocytes induces matrix metalloproteinase-1 in fibroblasts through toll-like receptor 4. Exp Dermatol 2016; 25:526-31. [DOI: 10.1111/exd.12979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Sangbum Han
- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University Boramae Hospital; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology; Medical Research Center; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
- Institute on Aging; Seoul National University; Seoul Republic of Korea
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Kim MH, de Beer MC, Wroblewski JM, Charnigo RJ, Ji A, Webb NR, de Beer FC, van der Westhuyzen DR. Impact of individual acute phase serum amyloid A isoforms on HDL metabolism in mice. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:969-79. [PMID: 27018443 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m062174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The acute phase (AP) reactant serum amyloid A (SAA), an HDL apolipoprotein, exhibits pro-inflammatory activities, but its physiological function(s) are poorly understood. Functional differences between SAA1.1 and SAA2.1, the two major SAA isoforms, are unclear. Mice deficient in either isoform were used to investigate plasma isoform effects on HDL structure, composition, and apolipoprotein catabolism. Lack of either isoform did not affect the size of HDL, normally enlarged in the AP, and did not significantly change HDL composition. Plasma clearance rates of HDL apolipoproteins were determined using native HDL particles. The fractional clearance rates (FCRs) of apoA-I, apoA-II, and SAA were distinct, indicating that HDL is not cleared as intact particles. The FCRs of SAA1.1 and SAA2.1 in AP mice were similar, suggesting that the selective deposition of SAA1.1 in amyloid plaques is not associated with a difference in the rates of plasma clearance of the isoforms. Although the clearance rate of SAA was reduced in the absence of the HDL receptor, scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI), it remained significantly faster compared with that of apoA-I and apoA-II, indicating a relatively minor role of SR-BI in SAA's rapid clearance. These studies enhance our understanding of SAA metabolism and SAA's effects on AP-HDL composition and catabolism.
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- Myung-Hee Kim
- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Physiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Departments of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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- Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536
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Sun L, Ye RD. Serum amyloid A1: Structure, function and gene polymorphism. Gene 2016; 583:48-57. [PMID: 26945629 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Inducible expression of serum amyloid A (SAA) is a hallmark of the acute-phase response, which is a conserved reaction of vertebrates to environmental challenges such as tissue injury, infection and surgery. Human SAA1 is encoded by one of the four SAA genes and is the best-characterized SAA protein. Initially known as a major precursor of amyloid A (AA), SAA1 has been found to play an important role in lipid metabolism and contributes to bacterial clearance, the regulation of inflammation and tumor pathogenesis. SAA1 has five polymorphic coding alleles (SAA1.1-SAA1.5) that encode distinct proteins with minor amino acid substitutions. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been identified in both the coding and non-coding regions of human SAA1. Despite high levels of sequence homology among these variants, SAA1 polymorphisms have been reported as risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and several types of cancer. A recently solved crystal structure of SAA1.1 reveals a hexameric bundle with each of the SAA1 subunits assuming a 4-helix structure stabilized by the C-terminal tail. Analysis of the native SAA1.1 structure has led to the identification of a competing site for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and heparin, thus providing the structural basis for a role of heparin and heparan sulfate in the conversion of SAA1 to AA. In this brief review, we compares human SAA1 with other forms of human and mouse SAAs, and discuss how structural and genetic studies of SAA1 have advanced our understanding of the physiological functions of the SAA proteins.
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- Lei Sun
- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
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Robberecht H, Hermans N. Biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome: Biochemical Background and Clinical Significance. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2016; 14:47-93. [PMID: 26808223 DOI: 10.1089/met.2015.0113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Biomarkers of the metabolic syndrome are divided into four subgroups. Although dividing them in groups has some limitations, it can be used to draw some conclusions. In a first part, the dyslipidemias and markers of oxidative stress are discussed, while inflammatory markers and cardiometabolic biomarkers are reviewed in a second part. For most of them, the biochemical background and clinical significance are discussed, although here also a well-cut separation cannot always be made. Altered levels cannot always be claimed as the cause, risk, or consequence of the syndrome. Several factors are interrelated to each other and act in a concerted, antagonistic, synergistic, or modulating way. Most important conclusions are summarized at the end of every reviewed subgroup. Genetic biomarkers or influences of various food components on concentration levels are not included in this review article.
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- Harry Robberecht
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NatuRA (Natural Products and Food Research and Analysis), University of Antwerp , Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, NatuRA (Natural Products and Food Research and Analysis), University of Antwerp , Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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Tomita T, Ieguchi K, Sawamura T, Maru Y. Human serum amyloid A3 (SAA3) protein, expressed as a fusion protein with SAA2, binds the oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0118835. [PMID: 25738827 PMCID: PMC4349446 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Serum amyloid A3 (SAA3) possesses characteristics distinct from the other serum amyloid A isoforms, SAA1, SAA2, and SAA4. High density lipoprotein contains the latter three isoforms, but not SAA3. The expression of mouse SAA3 (mSAA3) is known to be up-regulated extrahepatically in inflammatory responses, and acts as an endogenous ligand for the toll-like receptor 4/MD-2 complex. We previously reported that mSAA3 plays an important role in facilitating tumor metastasis by attracting circulating tumor cells and enhancing hyperpermeability in the lungs. On the other hand, human SAA3 (hSAA3) has long been regarded as a pseudogene, which is in contrast to the abundant expression levels of the other isoforms. Although the nucleotide sequence of hSAA3 is very similar to that of the other SAAs, a single oligonucleotide insertion in exon 2 causes a frame-shift to generate a unique amino acid sequence. In the present study, we identified that hSAA3 was transcribed in the hSAA2-SAA3 fusion transcripts of several human cell lines. In the fusion transcript, hSAA2 exon 3 was connected to hSAA3 exon 1 or hSAA3 exon 2, located approximately 130kb downstream from hSAA2 exon 3 in the genome, which suggested that it is produced by alternative splicing. Furthermore, we succeeded in detecting and isolating hSAA3 protein for the first time by an immunoprecipitation-enzyme linked immune assay system using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that recognize the hSAA3 unique amino acid sequence. We also demonstrated that hSAA3 bound oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor (oxLDL receptor, LOX-1) and elevated the phosphorylation of ERK, the intracellular MAP-kinase signaling protein.
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- Takeshi Tomita
- Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (TT); (YM)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Vascular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (TT); (YM)
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Serum amyloid A and inflammation in diabetic kidney disease and podocytes. J Transl Med 2015; 95:250-62. [PMID: 25531567 PMCID: PMC4346621 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Inflammatory pathways are central mechanisms in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Serum amyloid A (SAA) is increased by chronic inflammation, but SAA has not been previously evaluated as a potential DKD mediator. The aims of this study were to determine whether SAA is increased in human DKD and corresponding mouse models and to assess effects of SAA on podocyte inflammatory responses. SAA was increased in the plasma of people with DKD characterized by overt proteinuria and inversely correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (creatinine-based CKD-EPI). SAA was also elevated in plasma of diabetic mouse models including type 1 diabetes (streptozotocin/C57BL/6) and type 2 diabetes (BTBR-ob/ob). SAA mRNA (Nephromine) was increased in human DKD compared with non-diabetic and/or glomerular disease controls (glomerular fold change 1.5, P=0.017; tubulointerstitium fold change 1.4, P=0.021). The kidneys of both diabetic mouse models also demonstrated increased SAA mRNA (quantitative real-time PCR) expression compared with non-diabetic controls (type 1 diabetes fold change 2.9; type 2 diabetes fold change 42.5, P=0.009; interaction by model P=0.57). Humans with DKD and the diabetic mouse models exhibited extensive SAA protein deposition in the glomeruli and tubulointerstitium in similar patterns by immunohistochemistry. SAA localized within podocytes of diabetic mice. Podocytes exposed to advanced glycation end products, metabolic mediators of inflammation in diabetes, increased expression of SAA mRNA (fold change 15.3, P=0.004) and protein (fold change 38.4, P=0.014). Podocytes exposed to exogenous SAA increased NF-κB activity, and pathway array analysis revealed upregulation of mRNA for NF-κB-dependent targets comprising numerous inflammatory mediators, including SAA itself (fold change 17.0, P=0.006). Inhibition of NF-κB reduced these pro-inflammatory responses. In conclusion, SAA is increased in the blood and produced in the kidneys of people with DKD and corresponding diabetic mouse models. Podocytes are likely to be key responder cells to SAA-induced inflammation in the diabetic kidney. SAA is a compelling candidate for DKD therapeutic and biomarker discovery.
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Deletion of serum amyloid A3 improves high fat high sucrose diet-induced adipose tissue inflammation and hyperlipidemia in female mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108564. [PMID: 25251243 PMCID: PMC4177399 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) increases in response to acute inflammatory stimuli and is modestly and chronically elevated in obesity. SAA3, an inducible form of SAA, is highly expressed in adipose tissue in obese mice where it promotes monocyte chemotaxis, providing a mechanism for the macrophage accumulation that occurs with adipose tissue expansion in obesity. Humans do not express functional SAA3 protein, but instead express SAA1 and SAA2 in hepatic as well as extrahepatic tissues, making it difficult to distinguish between liver and adipose tissue-specific SAA effects. SAA3 does not circulate in plasma, but may exert local effects that impact systemic inflammation. We tested the hypothesis that SAA3 contributes to chronic systemic inflammation and adipose tissue macrophage accumulation in obesity using mice deficient for Saa3 (Saa3(-/-)). Mice were rendered obese by feeding a pro-inflammatory high fat, high sucrose diet with added cholesterol (HFHSC). Both male and female Saa3(-/-) mice gained less weight on the HFHSC diet compared to Saa3(+/+) littermate controls, with no differences in body composition or resting metabolism. Female Saa3(-/-) mice, but not males, had reduced HFHSC diet-induced adipose tissue inflammation and macrophage content. Both male and female Saa3(-/-) mice had reduced liver Saa1 and Saa2 expression in association with reduced plasma SAA. Additionally, female Saa3(-/-) mice, but not males, showed improved plasma cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoprotein profiles, with no changes in glucose metabolism. Taken together, these results suggest that the absence of Saa3 attenuates liver-specific SAA (i.e., SAA1/2) secretion into plasma and blunts weight gain induced by an obesogenic diet. Furthermore, adipose tissue-specific inflammation and macrophage accumulation are attenuated in female Saa3(-/-) mice, suggesting a novel sexually dimorphic role for this protein. These results also suggest that Saa3 influences liver-specific SAA1/2 expression, and that SAA3 could play a larger role in the acute phase response than previously thought.
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Ren SW, Qi X, Jia CK, Wang YQ. Serum amyloid A and pairing formyl peptide receptor 2 are expressed in corneas and involved in inflammation-mediated neovascularization. Int J Ophthalmol 2014; 7:187-93. [PMID: 24790856 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2014.02.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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AIM To solidify the involvement of Saa-related pathway in corneal neovascularization (CorNV). The pathogenesis of inflammatory CorNV is not fully understood yet, and our previous study implicated that serum amyloid A (Saa) 1 (Saa1) and Saa3 were among the genes up-regulated upon CorNV induction in mice. METHODS Microarray data obtained during our profiling project on CorNV were analyzed for the genes encoding the four SAA family members (Saa1-4), six reported SAA receptors (formyl peptide receptor 2, Tlr2, Tlr4, Cd36, Scarb1, P2rx7) and seven matrix metallopeptidases (Mmp) 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 9, 10, 13 reportedly to be expressed upon SAA pathway activation. The baseline expression or changes of interested genes were further confirmed in animals with CorNV using molecular or histological methods. CorNV was induced in Balb/c and C57BL/6 mice by placing either three interrupted 10-0 sutures or a 2 mm filter paper soaked with sodium hydroxide in the central area of the cornea. At desired time points, the corneas were harvested for histology examination or for extraction of mRNA and protein. The mRNA levels of Saa1, Saa3, Fpr2, Mmp2 and Mmp3 in corneas were detected using quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, and SAA3 protein in tissues detected using immunohistochemistry or western blotting. RESULTS Microarray data analysis revealed that Saa1, Saa3, Fpr2, Mmp2, Mmp3 messengers were readily detected in normal corneas and significantly up-regulated upon CorNV induction. The changes of these five genes were confirmed with real-time PCR assay. On the contrary, other SAA members (Saa2, Saa4), other SAA receptors (Tlr2, Tlr4, Cd36, P2rx7, etc), or other Mmps (Mmp1a, Mmp1b, Mmp9, Mmp10, Mmp13) did not show consistent changes. Immunohistochemistry study and western blotting further confirmed the expression of SAA3 products in normal corneas as well as their up-regulation in corneas with CorNV. CONCLUSION SAA-FPR2 pathway composing genes were expressed in normal murine corneas and, upon inflammatory stimuli challenge to the corneas, their expressions were up-regulated, suggesting their roles in pathogenesis of CorNV. The potential usefulness of SAA-FPR2 targets in future management of CorNV-related diseases deserves investigation.
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- Sheng-Wei Ren
- Qingdao University-SEI Joint Ophthalmology Program, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China ; Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
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Shigemura H, Ishiguro N, Inoshima Y. Up-regulation of MUC2 mucin expression by serum amyloid A3 protein in mouse colonic epithelial cells. J Vet Med Sci 2014; 76:985-91. [PMID: 24694941 PMCID: PMC4143660 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.14-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins
are acute-phase proteins and are classified into multiple isoforms; however, the
biological functions of each SAA isoform are not fully understood. In this study, to
clarify the roles of SAA3 in the intestine, we characterized mRNA expression in mouse
colonic epithelial CMT-93 cells treated with rotavirus, Toxoplasma,
Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli, as well
as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and recombinant murine SAAs (rSAAs). E. coli
together with LPS, but not the other pathogens, enhanced SAA3 mRNA expression. The mRNA
expression of SAA3 by dead E. coli was higher than that by living
E. coli, and the mRNA expression by E. coli and LPS
increased in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, mRNA expressions of SAA1 and/or SAA2
were not stimulated by any of the treatments. In comparisons of cell treatments with rSAA1
or rSAA3, rSAA3 significantly up-regulated the mRNA expression of mucin 2 (MUC2), a major
component of the mucus layer of the intestines that acts as an epithelial cell barrier
against pathogens, while MUC2 mRNA expression was not significantly increased by
E. coli and LPS. Furthermore, treatment with rSAAs intensively induced
tumor necrosis factor-α mRNA expression. These results suggest that SAA3 plays a role in
host innate immunity in the colon by up-regulating MUC2 mucin production, which builds a
physiological barrier of colonic epithelia against bacterial invasion.
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- Hiroaki Shigemura
- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Olsen HG, Skovgaard K, Nielsen OL, Leifsson PS, Jensen HE, Iburg T, Heegaard PMH. Organization and biology of the porcine serum amyloid A (SAA) gene cluster: isoform specific responses to bacterial infection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76695. [PMID: 24146912 PMCID: PMC3795699 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a prominent acute phase protein. Although its biological functions are debated, the wide species distribution of highly homologous SAA proteins and their uniform behavior in response to injury or inflammation in itself suggests a significant role for this protein. The pig is increasingly being used as a model for the study of inflammatory reactions, yet only little is known about how specific SAA genes are regulated in the pig during acute phase responses and other responses induced by pro-inflammatory host mediators. We designed SAA gene specific primers and quantified the gene expression of porcine SAA1, SAA2, SAA3, and SAA4 by reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in liver, spleen, and lung tissue from pigs experimentally infected with the Gram-negative swine specific bacterium Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, as well as from pigs experimentally infected with the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Our results show that: 1) SAA1 may be a pseudogene in pigs; 2) we were able to detect two previously uncharacterized SAA transcripts, namely SAA2 and SAA4, of which the SAA2 transcript is primarily induced in the liver during acute infection and presumably contributes to circulating SAA in pigs; 3) Porcine SAA3 transcription is induced both hepatically and extrahepatically during acute infection, and may be correlated to local organ affection; 4) Hepatic transcription of SAA4 is markedly induced in pigs infected with A. pleuropneumoniae, but only weakly in pigs infected with S. aureus. These results for the first time establish the infection response patterns of the four porcine SAA genes which will be of importance for the use of the pig as a model for human inflammatory responses, e.g. within sepsis, cancer, and obesity research.
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- Helle G. Olsen
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Innate Immunology Group, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Innate Immunology Group, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Thaler R, Zwerina J, Rumpler M, Spitzer S, Gamsjaeger S, Paschalis EP, Klaushofer K, Varga F. Homocysteine induces serum amyloid A3 in osteoblasts via unlocking RGD-motifs in collagen. FASEB J 2012; 27:446-63. [PMID: 23085993 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-208058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures. Homocysteine (Hcys) inhibits collagen cross-linking and consequently decreases bone extracellular matrix (ECM) quality. Serum amyloid A (A-SAA), an acute-phase protein family, plays an important role in chronic and inflammatory diseases and up-regulates MMP13, which plays an important role in bone development and remodeling. Here, we investigate the effect of Hcys on expression of SAA3, a member of the A-SAA gene family, in osteoblasts characterizing underlying mechanisms and possible consequences on bone metabolism. MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells were cultured up to 21 d with Hcys (low millimolar range) or reseeded onto ECM resulting from untreated or Hcys-treated MC3T3-E1 cells. Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy and a discriminative antibody were used to characterize the resulting ECM. Gene expression and signaling pathways were analyzed by gene chip, quantitative RT-PCR, and immunoblotting. Transcriptional regulation of Saa3 was studied by promoter transfection assays, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence microscopy. Hcys treatment resulted in reduced collagen cross-linking, uncovering of RGD-motifs, and activation of the PTK2-PXN-CTNNB1 pathway followed by RELA activation. These signaling events led to increased SAA3 expression followed by the production of MMP13 and several chemokines, including Ccl5, Ccl2, Cxcl10, and Il6. Our data suggest Saa3 as link between hyperhomocysteinemia and development of osteoporosis.
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- Roman Thaler
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at Hanusch Hospital of Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse and Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt Trauma Center Meidling, 1st Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Reddi D, Belibasakis GN. Transcriptional profiling of bone marrow stromal cells in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis secreted products. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43899. [PMID: 22937121 PMCID: PMC3427182 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Periodontitis is an infectious inflammatory disease that destroys the tooth-supporting (periodontal) tissues. Porphyromonas gingivalis is an oral pathogen highly implicated in the pathogenesis of this disease. It can exert its effects to a number of cells, including osteogenic bone marrow stromal cells which are important for homeostastic capacity of the tissues. By employing gene microarray technology, this study aimed to describe the overall transcriptional events (>2-fold regulation) elicited by P. gingivalis secreted products in bone marrow stromal cells, and to dissect further the categories of genes involved in bone metabolism, inflammatory and immune responses. After 6 h of challenge with P. gingivalis, 271 genes were up-regulated whereas 209 genes were down-regulated, whereas after 24 h, these numbers were 259 and 109, respectively. The early (6 h) response was characterised by regulation of genes associated with inhibition of cell cycle, induction of apoptosis and loss of structural integrity, whereas the late (24 h) response was characterised by induction of chemokines, cytokines and their associated intracellular pathways (such as NF-κB), mediators of connective tissue and bone destruction, and suppression of regulators of osteogenic differentiation. The most strongly up-regulated genes were lipocalin 2 (LCN2) and serum amyloid A3 (SAA3), both encoding for proteins of the acute phase inflammatory response. Collectively, these transcriptional changes elicited by P. gingivalis denote that the fundamental cellular functions are hindered, and that the cells acquire a phenotype commensurate with propagated innate immune response and inflammatory-mediated tissue destruction. In conclusion, the global transcriptional profile of bone marrow stromal cells in response to P. gingivalis is marked by deregulated homeostatic functions, with implications in the pathogenesis of periodontitis.
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- Durga Reddi
- Centre for Adult Oral Health, Barts and the London Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Adult Oral Health, Barts and the London Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Oral Biology, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Tölle M, Huang T, Schuchardt M, Jankowski V, Prüfer N, Jankowski J, Tietge UJF, Zidek W, van der Giet M. High-density lipoprotein loses its anti-inflammatory capacity by accumulation of pro-inflammatory-serum amyloid A. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 94:154-62. [PMID: 22328092 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is known to have potent anti-inflammatory properties. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is an important pro-inflammatory cytokine in early atherogenesis. There is evidence that HDL can lose its protective function during inflammatory disease. In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), epidemiological studies have documented that the inverse correlation between HDL-cholesterol and cardiovascular risk is lost. Many structural modifications leading to reduced HDL function have been characterized, but the functional consequences are not fully understood. METHODS AND RESULTS We showed that HDL from patients with ESRD has a lower anti-inflammatory potential by reduced inhibition of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 formation in vascular smooth muscle cells. Via a proteomic approach, we identified proteins in HDL from ESRD patients exerting pro-inflammatory actions. By chromatographic separation of proteins and mass-spectrometric analysis, we found serum amyloid A (SAA) to be one molecule acting as a potent pro-inflammatory protein. SAA is enriched in HDL from ESRD patients, correlating with reduced anti-inflammatory capacity. In SAA signal transduction, activation of formyl-peptide receptor 2 is involved. SAA enrichment in HDL of healthy subjects reduced the anti-inflammatory capacity of HDL and correlated with its decreased function. CONCLUSION These results suggest that SAA enrichment of HDL during disease conditions contributes to the decreased protective function. It is a novel finding that SAA acts as a pro-inflammatory molecule to reduce the anti-inflammatory properties of HDL.
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- Markus Tölle
- Med. Klinik mit - SP Nephrologie, Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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Serum amyloid A opposes lipoxin A₄ to mediate glucocorticoid refractory lung inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:935-40. [PMID: 22215599 PMCID: PMC3271884 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1109382109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will soon be the third most common cause of death globally. Despite smoking cessation, neutrophilic mucosal inflammation persistently damages the airways and fails to protect from recurrent infections. This maladaptive and excess inflammation is also refractory to glucocorticosteroids (GC). Here, we identify serum amyloid A (SAA) as a candidate mediator of GC refractory inflammation in COPD. Extrahepatic SAA was detected locally in COPD bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, which correlated with IL-8 and neutrophil elastase, consistent with neutrophil recruitment and activation. Immunohistochemistry detected SAA was in close proximity to airway epithelium, and in vitro SAA triggered release of IL-8 and other proinflammatory mediators by airway epithelial cells in an ALX/FPR2 (formyl peptide receptor 2) receptor-dependent manner. Lipoxin A(4) (LXA(4)) can also interact with ALX/FPR2 receptors and lead to allosteric inhibition of SAA-initiated epithelial responses (pA(2) 13 nM). During acute exacerbation, peripheral blood SAA levels increased dramatically and were disproportionately increased relative to LXA(4). Human lung macrophages (CD68(+)) colocalized with SAA and GCs markedly increased SAA in vitro (THP-1, pEC(50) 43 nM). To determine its direct actions, SAA was administered into murine lung, leading to induction of CXC chemokine ligand 1/2 and a neutrophilic response that was inhibited by 15-epi-LXA(4) but not dexamethasone. Taken together, these findings identify SAA as a therapeutic target for inhibition and implicate SAA as a mediator of GC-resistant lung inflammation that can overwhelm organ protective signaling by lipoxins at ALX/FPR2 receptors.
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Scotece M, Conde J, Gómez R, López V, Lago F, Gómez-Reino JJ, Gualillo O. Beyond fat mass: exploring the role of adipokines in rheumatic diseases. ScientificWorldJournal 2011; 11:1932-47. [PMID: 22194660 PMCID: PMC3236382 DOI: 10.1100/2011/290142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The cloning of leptin in 1994 by Zhang et al. introduced a novel concept about white adipose tissue (WAT) as a very dynamic organ that releases a plethora of immune and inflammatory mediators, such as adipokines and cytokines, which are involved in multiple diseases. Actually, adipokines exert potent modulatory actions on target tissues involved in rheumatic diseases including cartilage, synovial, bone and immune cells. The goal of this paper is to elucidate the recent findings concerning the involvement of adipokines in rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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- Morena Scotece
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Interactions in Rheumatology and Inflammatory Diseases, SERGAS, Institute of Medical Research IDIS, Santiago University Clinical Hospital, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Adipokines and osteoarthritis: novel molecules involved in the pathogenesis and progression of disease. ARTHRITIS 2011; 2011:203901. [PMID: 22046513 PMCID: PMC3200120 DOI: 10.1155/2011/203901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Obesity has been considered a risk factor for osteoarthritis and it is usually accepted that obesity contributes to the development and progression of osteoarthritis by increasing mechanical load of the joints. Nevertheless, recent advances in the physiology of white adipose tissue evidenced that fat cells produce a plethora of factors, called adipokines, which have a critical role in the development of ostearthritis, besides to mechanical effects. In this paper, we review the role of adipokines and highlight the cellular and molecular mechanisms at play in osteoarthritis elicited by adipokines. We also emphasize how defining the role of adipokines has broadned our understanding of the diversity of factors involved in the genesis and progression of osteoarthritis in the hope of modifying it to prevent and treat diseases.
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Gómez R, Conde J, Scotece M, Gómez-Reino JJ, Lago F, Gualillo O. What's new in our understanding of the role of adipokines in rheumatic diseases? Nat Rev Rheumatol 2011; 7:528-36. [PMID: 21808287 DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2011.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Important advances in our understanding of the relationships between adipokines, inflammation and the immune response have been achieved in the past 10 years. White adipose tissue has emerged as a highly dynamic organ that releases a plethora of immune and inflammatory mediators that are involved in numerous diseases, including not only rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, but also cardiovascular and metabolic complications that are frequently observed in rheumatic diseases. Our rapidly growing knowledge of adipokine biology is revealing the complexity of these amazing proteins, thereby redefining white adipose tissue as a key element of the inflammatory and immune response in rheumatic diseases. Adipokines exert potent modulatory actions on target tissues and cells involved in rheumatic disease, including cartilage, synovium, bone and various immune cells. In this Review, we describe the most recent advances in adipokine research in the context of rheumatic diseases, focusing primarily on leptin, adiponectin, visfatin and resistin, and also the potential role of newly identified adipokines such as chemerin, lipocalin 2 and serum amyloid A3.
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- Rodolfo Gómez
- SERGAS, Santiago University Clinical Hospital, Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Research, Travesía de la Choupana, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Kjelgaard-Hansen M, Jacobsen S. Assay validation and diagnostic applications of major acute-phase protein testing in companion animals. Clin Lab Med 2010; 31:51-70. [PMID: 21295722 DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2010.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The use of major acute-phase proteins (APPs) for assessment of health and disease in companion animals has increased within the last decade because of increased knowledge in the field and increased access to appropriate assay systems for detection of relevant APPs, which are highly species specific. Despite evidence being restricted almost solely to proven excellent overlap performance of these markers in detecting inflammatory activity, clinically relevant studies at higher evidence levels do exist. The available body of literature shows a clear, but seemingly untapped, potential for more extended routine clinical use of major APP testing in companion animal medicine.
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- Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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