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Lim ES, Lee SE, Park MJ, Han DH, Lee HB, Ryu B, Kim EY, Park SP. Piperine improves the quality of porcine oocytes by reducing oxidative stress. Free Radic Biol Med 2024; 213:1-10. [PMID: 38159890 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Oxidative stress caused by light and high temperature arises during in vitro maturation (IVM), resulting in low-quality embryos compared with those obtained in vivo. To overcome this problem, we investigated the influence of piperine (PIP) treatment during maturation of porcine oocytes on subsequent embryo development in vitro. Porcine oocytes were cultured in IVM medium supplemented with 0, 50, 100, 200, or 400 μM PIP. After parthenogenetic activation, the blastocyst (BL) formation was significantly higher and the apoptosis rate was significantly lower using 200 μM PIP-treated oocytes (200 PIP). In the 200 PIP group, the level of reactive oxygen species at the metaphase II stage was decreased, accompanied by an increased level of glutathione and increased expression of antioxidant processes (Nrf2, CAT, HO-1, SOD1, and SOD2). Consistently, chromosome misalignment and aberrant spindle organization were alleviated and phosphorylated p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity was increased in the 200 PIP group. Expression of development-related (CDX2, NANOG, POU5F1, and SOX2), anti-apoptotic (BCL2L1 and BIRC5), and pro-apoptotic (BAK, FAS, and CASP3) processes was altered in the 200 PIP group. Ultimately, embryo development was improved in the 200 PIP group following somatic cell nuclear transfer. These findings suggest that PIP improves the quality of porcine oocytes by reducing oxidative stress, which inevitably arises via IVM. In-depth mechanistic studies of porcine oocytes will improve the efficiencies of assisted reproductive technologies.
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- Eun-Seo Lim
- Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea
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- Department of Bio Medical Informatics, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Cronex Co., 110 Hwangtalli-gil, Gangnae-myeon, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28174, South Korea
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Department of Bio Medical Informatics, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Mirae Cell Bio, 1502 isbiz-tower 147, Seongsui-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04795, South Korea
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Department of Bio Medical Informatics, College of Applied Life Sciences, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, 63243, South Korea; Mirae Cell Bio, 1502 isbiz-tower 147, Seongsui-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04795, South Korea.
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Dunn LL, Kong SMY, Tumanov S, Chen W, Cantley J, Ayer A, Maghzal GJ, Midwinter RG, Chan KH, Ng MKC, Stocker R. Hmox1 (Heme Oxygenase-1) Protects Against Ischemia-Mediated Injury via Stabilization of HIF-1α (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α). Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:317-330. [PMID: 33207934 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.315393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Hmox1 (heme oxygenase-1) is a stress-induced enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of heme to carbon monoxide, iron, and biliverdin. Induction of Hmox1 and its products protect against cardiovascular disease, including ischemic injury. Hmox1 is also a downstream target of the transcription factor HIF-1α (hypoxia-inducible factor-1α), a key regulator of the body's response to hypoxia. However, the mechanisms by which Hmox1 confers protection against ischemia-mediated injury remain to be fully understood. Approach and Results: Hmox1 deficient (Hmox1-/-) mice had impaired blood flow recovery with severe tissue necrosis and autoamputation following unilateral hindlimb ischemia. Autoamputation preceded the return of blood flow, and bone marrow transfer from littermate wild-type mice failed to prevent tissue injury and autoamputation. In wild-type mice, ischemia-induced expression of Hmox1 in skeletal muscle occurred before stabilization of HIF-1α. Moreover, HIF-1α stabilization and glucose utilization were impaired in Hmox1-/- mice compared with wild-type mice. Experiments exposing dermal fibroblasts to hypoxia (1% O2) recapitulated these key findings. Metabolomics analyses indicated a failure of Hmox1-/- mice to adapt cellular energy reprogramming in response to ischemia. Prolyl-4-hydroxylase inhibition stabilized HIF-1α in Hmox1-/- fibroblasts and ischemic skeletal muscle, decreased tissue necrosis and autoamputation, and restored cellular metabolism to that of wild-type mice. Mechanistic studies showed that carbon monoxide stabilized HIF-1α in Hmox1-/- fibroblasts in response to hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that Hmox1 acts both downstream and upstream of HIF-1α, and that stabilization of HIF-1α contributes to Hmox1's protection against ischemic injury independent of neovascularization.
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- Louise L Dunn
- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (L.L.D., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
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- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
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- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia (S.T., W.C., A.A., K.H.C., M.K.C.N., R.S.)
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- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (L.L.D., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia (S.T., W.C., A.A., K.H.C., M.K.C.N., R.S.)
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- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (L.L.D., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia (S.T., W.C., A.A., K.H.C., M.K.C.N., R.S.)
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- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (L.L.D., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
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- St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (L.L.D., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- Centre for Vascular Research, School of Medical Sciences (Pathology), and Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia (R.G.M., R.S.)
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- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia (S.T., W.C., A.A., K.H.C., M.K.C.N., R.S.)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia (K.H.C., M.K.C.N.)
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- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia (S.T., W.C., A.A., K.H.C., M.K.C.N., R.S.)
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia (K.H.C., M.K.C.N.)
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- The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (L.L.D., S.M.Y.K., S.T., W.C., A.A., G.J.M., R.S.)
- Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW, Australia (S.T., W.C., A.A., K.H.C., M.K.C.N., R.S.)
- Centre for Vascular Research, School of Medical Sciences (Pathology), and Bosch Institute, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia (R.G.M., R.S.)
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Cooper DKC, Hara H, Iwase H, Yamamoto T, Li Q, Ezzelarab M, Federzoni E, Dandro A, Ayares D. Justification of specific genetic modifications in pigs for clinical organ xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation 2019; 26:e12516. [PMID: 30989742 PMCID: PMC10154075 DOI: 10.1111/xen.12516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Xenotransplantation research has made considerable progress in recent years, largely through the increasing availability of pigs with multiple genetic modifications. We suggest that a pig with nine genetic modifications (ie, currently available) will provide organs (initially kidneys and hearts) that would function for a clinically valuable period of time, for example, >12 months, after transplantation into patients with end-stage organ failure. The national regulatory authorities, however, will likely require evidence, based on in vitro and/or in vivo experimental data, to justify the inclusion of each individual genetic modification in the pig. We provide data both from our own experience and that of others on the advantages of pigs in which (a) all three known carbohydrate xenoantigens have been deleted (triple-knockout pigs), (b) two human complement-regulatory proteins (CD46, CD55) and two human coagulation-regulatory proteins (thrombomodulin, endothelial cell protein C receptor) are expressed, (c) the anti-apoptotic and "anti-inflammatory" molecule, human hemeoxygenase-1 is expressed, and (d) human CD47 is expressed to suppress elements of the macrophage and T-cell responses. Although many alternative genetic modifications could be made to an organ-source pig, we suggest that the genetic manipulations we identify above will all contribute to the success of the initial clinical pig kidney or heart transplants, and that the beneficial contribution of each individual manipulation is supported by considerable experimental evidence.
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- David K C Cooper
- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.,Second Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang City, China
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- Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Exponential Biotherapeutic Engineering, United Therapeutics, LaJolla, California
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Henn D, Abu-Halima M, Wermke D, Falkner F, Thomas B, Köpple C, Ludwig N, Schulte M, Brockmann MA, Kim YJ, Sacks JM, Kneser U, Keller A, Meese E, Schmidt VJ. MicroRNA-regulated pathways of flow-stimulated angiogenesis and vascular remodeling in vivo. J Transl Med 2019; 17:22. [PMID: 30635008 PMCID: PMC6330440 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-019-1767-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vascular shear stress promotes endothelial cell sprouting in vitro. The impact of hemodynamic forces on microRNA (miRNA) and gene expression within growing vascular networks in vivo, however, remain poorly investigated. Arteriovenous (AV) shunts are an established model for induction of neoangiogenesis in vivo and can serve as a tool for analysis of hemodynamic effects on miRNA and gene expression profiles over time. METHODS AV shunts were microsurgically created in rats and explanted on postoperative days 5, 10 and 15. Neoangiogenesis was confirmed by histologic analysis and micro-computed tomography. MiRNA and gene expression profiles were determined in tissue specimens from AV shunts by microarray analysis and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and compared with sham-operated veins by bioinformatics analysis. Changes in protein expression within AV shunt endothelial cells were determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Samples from AV shunts exhibited a strong overexpression of proangiogenic cytokines, oxygenation-associated genes (HIF1A, HMOX1), and angiopoetic growth factors. Significant inverse correlations of the expressions of miR-223-3p, miR-130b-3p, miR-19b-3p, miR-449a-5p, and miR-511-3p which were up-regulated in AV shunts, and miR-27b-3p, miR-10b-5p, let-7b-5p, and let-7c-5p, which were down-regulated in AV shunts, with their predicted interacting targets C-X-C chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2), interleukin-1 alpha (IL1A), ephrin receptor kinase 2 (EPHA2), synaptojanin-2 binding protein (SYNJ2BP), forkhead box C1 (FOXC1) were present. CXCL2 and IL1A overexpression in AV shunt endothelium was confirmed at the protein level by immunohistochemistry. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that flow-stimulated angiogenesis is determined by an upregulation of cytokines, oxygenation associated genes and miRNA-dependent regulation of FOXC1, EPHA2 and SYNJ2BP.
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- Dominic Henn
- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg-Saar, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Heidelberg, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig-Guttmann Str. 13, 67071, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Efficient production of multi-modified pigs for xenotransplantation by 'combineering', gene stacking and gene editing. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29081. [PMID: 27353424 PMCID: PMC4926246 DOI: 10.1038/srep29081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Xenotransplantation from pigs could alleviate the shortage of human tissues and organs for transplantation. Means have been identified to overcome hyperacute rejection and acute vascular rejection mechanisms mounted by the recipient. The challenge is to combine multiple genetic modifications to enable normal animal breeding and meet the demand for transplants. We used two methods to colocate xenoprotective transgenes at one locus, sequential targeted transgene placement - ‘gene stacking’, and cointegration of multiple engineered large vectors - ‘combineering’, to generate pigs carrying modifications considered necessary to inhibit short to mid-term xenograft rejection. Pigs were generated by serial nuclear transfer and analysed at intermediate stages. Human complement inhibitors CD46, CD55 and CD59 were abundantly expressed in all tissues examined, human HO1 and human A20 were widely expressed. ZFN or CRISPR/Cas9 mediated homozygous GGTA1 and CMAH knockout abolished α-Gal and Neu5Gc epitopes. Cells from multi-transgenic piglets showed complete protection against human complement-mediated lysis, even before GGTA1 knockout. Blockade of endothelial activation reduced TNFα-induced E-selectin expression, IFNγ-induced MHC class-II upregulation and TNFα/cycloheximide caspase induction. Microbial analysis found no PERV-C, PCMV or 13 other infectious agents. These animals are a major advance towards clinical porcine xenotransplantation and demonstrate that livestock engineering has come of age.
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Hypoxia-Sensitive Materials for Biomedical Applications. Ann Biomed Eng 2016; 44:1931-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-016-1578-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Grochot-Przeczek A, Kotlinowski J, Kozakowska M, Starowicz K, Jagodzinska J, Stachurska A, Volger OL, Bukowska-Strakova K, Florczyk U, Tertil M, Jazwa A, Szade K, Stepniewski J, Loboda A, Horrevoets AJG, Dulak J, Jozkowicz A. Heme oxygenase-1 is required for angiogenic function of bone marrow-derived progenitor cells: role in therapeutic revascularization. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:1677-92. [PMID: 24206054 PMCID: PMC3961799 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIMS Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a cytoprotective enzyme that can be down-regulated in diabetes. Its importance for mature endothelium has been described, but its role in proangiogenic progenitors is not well known. We investigated the effect of HO-1 on the angiogenic potential of bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) and on blood flow recovery in ischemic muscle of diabetic mice. RESULTS Lack of HO-1 decreased the number of endothelial progenitor cells (Lin(-)CD45(-)cKit(-)Sca-1(+)VEGFR-2(+)) in murine bone marrow, and inhibited the angiogenic potential of cultured BMDCs, affecting their survival under oxidative stress, proliferation, migration, formation of capillaries, and paracrine proangiogenic potential. Transcriptome analysis of HO-1(-/-) BMDCs revealed the attenuated up-regulation of proangiogenic genes in response to hypoxia. Heterozygous HO-1(+/-) diabetic mice subjected to hind limb ischemia exhibited reduced local expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), placental growth factor (PlGF), stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, and CXCR-4. This was accompanied by impaired revascularization of ischemic muscle, despite a strong mobilization of bone marrow-derived proangiogenic progenitors (Sca-1(+)CXCR-4(+)) into peripheral blood. Blood flow recovery could be rescued by local injections of conditioned media harvested from BMDCs, but not by an injection of cultured BMDCs. INNOVATION This is the first report showing that HO-1 haploinsufficiency impairs tissue revascularization in diabetes and that proangiogenic in situ response, not progenitor cell mobilization, is important for blood flow recovery. CONCLUSIONS HO-1 is necessary for a proper proangiogenic function of BMDCs. A low level of HO-1 in hyperglycemic mice decreases restoration of perfusion in ischemic muscle, which can be rescued by a local injection of conditioned media from cultured BMDCs.
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- Anna Grochot-Przeczek
- 1 Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University , Krakow, Poland
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Hypoxia as a target for tissue specific gene therapy. J Control Release 2013; 172:484-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hadjipanayi E, Schilling AF. Hypoxia-based strategies for angiogenic induction: the dawn of a new era for ischemia therapy and tissue regeneration. Organogenesis 2013; 9:261-72. [PMID: 23974216 PMCID: PMC3903695 DOI: 10.4161/org.25970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Therapeutic angiogenesis promises to aid the healing and regeneration of tissues suffering from a compromised vascular supply. Ischaemia therapy has so far primarily focused on delivering isolated angiogenic growth factors. The limited success of these strategies in clinical trials, however, is increasingly forcing researchers to recognize the difficulties associated with trying to mimic the angiogenic process, due to its natural complexity. Instead, a new school of thought is gradually emerging, focusing on how to induce angiogenesis at its onset, by utilizing hypoxia, the primary angiogenic stimulus in physiological, as well pathological states. This shift in therapeutic approach is underlined by the realization of the importance of depressed HIF-1 α-mediated gene programming in non-healing ischemic tissues, which could explain their apparent habituation to chronic hypoxic stress and the limited capacity to generate adaptive angiogenesis. Hypoxia-based strategies, then effectively aim to override the habituated angiogenic cellular response, re-start the regenerative process and drive it to completion. Here we make a distinction between those strategies that utilize hypoxia in vitro as a preconditioning tool to optimize the angiogenic potential of tissue/cells before transplantation, vs. strategies that aim to induce hypoxia-induced signaling in vivo, directly, through pharmacological means or gene transfer. We then discuss possible future directions for the field, as it moves into the phase of clinical trials.
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- Ektoras Hadjipanayi
- Experimental Plastic Surgery; Clinic for Plastic and Hand Surgery; Klinikum Rechts der Isar; Technische Universität München; Munich, Germany; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery; Bogenhausen Hospital; Munich, Germany
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- Experimental Plastic Surgery; Clinic for Plastic and Hand Surgery; Klinikum Rechts der Isar; Technische Universität München; Munich, Germany; Center for Applied New Technologies in Engineering for Regenerative Medicine (Canter); Munich, Germany
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Yeom HJ, Koo OJ, Yang J, Cho B, Hwang JI, Park SJ, Hurh S, Kim H, Lee EM, Ro H, Kang JT, Kim SJ, Won JK, O'Connell PJ, Kim H, Surh CD, Lee BC, Ahn C. Generation and characterization of human heme oxygenase-1 transgenic pigs. PLoS One 2012; 7:e46646. [PMID: 23071605 PMCID: PMC3465346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Xenotransplantation using transgenic pigs as an organ source is a promising strategy to overcome shortage of human organ for transplantation. Various genetic modifications have been tried to ameliorate xenograft rejection. In the present study we assessed effect of transgenic expression of human heme oxygenase-1 (hHO-1), an inducible protein capable of cytoprotection by scavenging reactive oxygen species and preventing apoptosis caused by cellular stress during inflammatory processes, in neonatal porcine islet-like cluster cells (NPCCs). Transduction of NPCCs with adenovirus containing hHO-1 gene significantly reduced apoptosis compared with the GFP-expressing adenovirus control after treatment with either hydrogen peroxide or hTNF-α and cycloheximide. These protective effects were diminished by co-treatment of hHO-1 antagonist, Zinc protoporphyrin IX. We also generated transgenic pigs expressing hHO-1 and analyzed expression and function of the transgene. Human HO-1 was expressed in most tissues, including the heart, kidney, lung, pancreas, spleen and skin, however, expression levels and patterns of the hHO-1 gene are not consistent in each organ. We isolate fibroblast from transgenic pigs to analyze protective effect of the hHO-1. As expected, fibroblasts derived from the hHO-1 transgenic pigs were significantly resistant to both hydrogen peroxide damage and hTNF-α and cycloheximide-mediated apoptosis when compared with wild-type fibroblasts. Furthermore, induction of RANTES in response to hTNF-α or LPS was significantly decreased in fibroblasts obtained from the hHO-1 transgenic pigs. These findings suggest that transgenic expression of hHO-1 can protect xenografts when exposed to oxidative stresses, especially from ischemia/reperfusion injury, and/or acute rejection mediated by cytokines. Accordingly, hHO-1 could be an important candidate molecule in a multi-transgenic pig strategy for xenotransplantation.
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- Hye-Jung Yeom
- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Designed Animal Resource Center and Biotransplant Research Institute, Seoul National University Green-Bio Research Complex, Gangwon-do, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Transplantation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Laboratory of G Protein Coupled Receptors, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Transplantation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Molecular Pathology Center, Seoul National University Cancer Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- The Center for Transplant Renal Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Optifarm Solution Inc., Seonggeo-eup, Cheonan, Korea
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- The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Designed Animal Resource Center and Biotransplant Research Institute, Seoul National University Green-Bio Research Complex, Gangwon-do, Korea
- * E-mail: (AC); (B-CL)
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- Transplantation Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Designed Animal Resource Center and Biotransplant Research Institute, Seoul National University Green-Bio Research Complex, Gangwon-do, Korea
- Transplantation Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Nephrology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (AC); (B-CL)
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Razban V, Lotfi AS, Soleimani M, Ahmadi H, Massumi M, Khajeh S, Ghaedi M, Arjmand S, Najavand S, Khoshdel A. HIF-1α Overexpression Induces Angiogenesis in Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Biores Open Access 2012; 1:174-83. [PMID: 23514846 PMCID: PMC3559201 DOI: 10.1089/biores.2012.9905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Stem cell therapy continues to be an innovative and promising strategy for heart failure. Stem cell injection alone, however, is hampered by poor cell survival and differentiation. This study was aimed to explore the possibility of improving stem cell therapy through genetic modification of stem cells, in order for them to promote angiogenesis in an auto- and paracrine manner under hypoxic conditions. Hypoxia inducible factor-1α was overexpressed in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) by stable transduction using a lentiviral vector. Under hypoxic and normoxic conditions, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentration in the cells' supernatant was measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Migration was assayed by wound healing and c-Met expression by flow cytometry. Tube formation was evaluated on a Matrigel basement membrane. The concentration of VEGF was significantly increased in the supernatant of HIF-1α-overexpressing MSCs; this medium was significantly more effective in inducing endothelial cell migration compared to untransduced MSCs. Transduced cells showed increased levels of c-Met expression and were more efficient at tube formation. However, no indication of differentiation toward an endothelial phenotype was observed. This study indicated that genetic modification of MSCs by HIF-1α overexpression has the potential to improve components of the angiogenesis process under a hypoxic condition by paracrine and autocrine mechanisms.
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- Vahid Razban
- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB) , Tehran, Iran
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