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Cuong Tran NK, Jeong JH, Sharma N, Doan Nguyen YN, Phi Tran HY, Dang DK, Park JH, Byun JK, Jin D, Xiaoyan Z, Ko SK, Nah SY, Kim HC, Shin EJ. Ginsenoside Re blocks Bay k-8644-induced neurotoxicity via attenuating mitochondrial dysfunction and PKCδ activation in the hippocampus of mice: Involvement of antioxidant potential. Food Chem Toxicol 2023:113869. [PMID: 37308051 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although the anticonvulsant effects of ginsenosides are recognized, little is known about their effects on the convulsive behaviors induced by the activation of L-type Ca2+ channels. Here, we investigated whether ginsenoside Re (GRe) modulates excitotoxicity induced by the L-type Ca2+ channel activator Bay k-8644. GRe significantly attenuated Bay k-8644-induced convulsive behaviors and hippocampal oxidative stress in mice. GRe-mediated antioxidant potential was more pronounced in the mitochondrial fraction than cytosolic fraction. As L-type Ca2+ channels are thought to be targets of protein kinase C (PKC), we investigated the role of PKC under excitotoxic conditions. GRe attenuated Bay k-8644-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, PKCδ activation, and neuronal loss. The PKCδ inhibition and neuroprotection mediated by GRe were comparable to those by the ROS inhibitor N-acetylcysteine, the mitochondrial protectant cyclosporin A, the microglial inhibitor minocycline, or the PKCδ inhibitor rottlerin. Consistently, the GRe-mediated PKCδ inhibition and neuroprotection were counteracted by the mitochondrial toxin 3-nitropropionic acid or the PKC activator bryostatin-1. GRe treatment did not have additional effects on PKCδ gene knockout-mediated neuroprotection, suggesting that PKCδ is a molecular target of GRe. Collectively, our results suggest that GRe-mediated anticonvulsive/neuroprotective effects require the attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction and altered redox status and inactivation of PKCδ.
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- Ngoc Kim Cuong Tran
- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Global Innovative Drugs, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, 24341, Republic of Korea; Department of Global Innovative Drugs, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, 760000, Viet Nam
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- Pharmacy Faculty, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, 900000, Viet Nam
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Society of Forest Environmental Research, Namyangju, 12106, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon, 27316, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon, 27316, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon, 27316, Republic of Korea
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- Ginsentology Research Laboratory and Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, 24341, Republic of Korea.
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Mandl–Weber S, Haslinger B, Schalkwijk CG, Sitter T. Early Glycated Albumin, but Not Advanced Glycated Albumin, Methylglyoxal, or 3-Deoxyglucosone Increases the Expression of Pai-1 in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080102100510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective The continuous contact of glucose-containing peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids with the peritoneum results in the intraperitoneal formation of early and advanced glycation end-products. This nonenzymatic glycation of proteins may cause morphological and functional alterations to the peritoneum, which may contribute to patient dropout from PD therapy. Because fibrinolytic system components have been demonstrated to play an important role in the balance of intraperitoneal generation and degradation of fibrin, we studied the effect of early and advanced glycated human serum albumin, methylglyoxal, and 3-deoxyglucosone on the synthesis of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), as well as its specific inhibitor (PAI-1), in human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC). Methods Antigen concentrations in the supernatants of cultured HPMC were measured by ELISA. Northern blot analysis was conducted for mRNA expression. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays were applied to demonstrate the involvement of the transcription factors nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) in signal transduction. Results Incubation of HPMC with early glycated albumin (GHSA) resulted in a time- and concentration-dependent increase in PAI-1 mRNA expression and antigen secretion. In contrast, no changes in PAI-1 synthesis occurred after stimulation with either the 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds methylglyoxal and 3-deoxyglucosone, or with late advanced glycation end-products. tPA synthesis was not affected by any of the tested components. Furthermore, HPMC exposed to GHSA induced NF-κB and AP-1 DNA binding activity, suggesting that GHSA-induced over-expression of PAI-1 is transcriptionally regulated by both transcription factors. Conclusions We conclude that Amadori modified glycated albumin upregulates PAI-1 synthesis in HPMC, possibly mediated through the activation of the transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1. The present data support the clinical relevance of the formation of glycated proteins and their involvement in pathological processes in PD patients. Thus, glycated albumin may contribute to an imbalance between intraperitoneal formation and degradation of fibrin that causes peritoneal structural alterations, with subsequent membrane failure.
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- Sonja Mandl–Weber
- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Haslinger B, Mandl–Weber S, Sitter T. Thrombin Suppresses Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Activity and Increases Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 1 Synthesis in Cultured Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080002000632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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ObjectiveRecently, high levels of intraperitoneally generated thrombin were found in the effluent of patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The aim of the present study was to investigate in human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HMCs) the effect of thrombin on the activity and synthesis of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which regulate the degradation of basement membrane collagen.MethodsCultured HMCs were isolated from omental tissue and used at confluence for the experiments. Conditioned media were obtained by incubating cells with serum-free M199 containing the relevant doses of thrombin. Activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were determined by an activity assay system. The antigen levels of MMPs and of the specific tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) were measured by ELISA. Northern blot analysis was applied to analyze mRNA expression of MMP-2 and TIMP-1.ResultsIncubation of HMCs with increasing doses of thrombin resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent suppression of MMP-2 activity. No changes in MMP-9 activity were seen. After a 48-hour stimulation period with thrombin (5 U/mL), MMP-2 activity decreased to 53% of that seen in control conditions. Antigen measurements revealed that this decrease was paralleled by a slight reduction in MMP-2 levels, which became significant at a thrombin dose of 5 U/mL [50.65 ± 7.5 ng/105cells (48 hours, 5 U/mL) vs 64.6 ± 10.1 ng/105cells (control)]. Under the same conditions, TIMP-1 levels were considerably increased [3.9 ± 0.46 μg/105cells (48 hours, 5 U/mL) vs 1.2 ± 0.14 μg/105cells (control)]. Hirudin (10 U/mL) completely inhibited the thrombin-induced effects on MMP-2 and TIMP-1 synthesis. These results were also reflected by Northern blot hybridization, where a slight decrease in MMP-2 and an increase in TIMP-1 mRNA expression were observed in response to thrombin.ConclusionsOur results suggest that high thrombin levels suppress MMP-2 activity through decreased MMP-2 and increased TIMP-1 synthesis. Thus, thrombin may promote the accumulation of basement membrane collagen. In addition to fibrin formation, this mechanism may represent a further contribution by thrombin to peritoneal thickening during CAPD.
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- Bettina Haslinger
- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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Mandl–Weber S, Haslinger B, Sitter T. Thrombin Upregulates Production of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1 in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686089901900407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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ObjectiveTo determine the influence of thrombin, which is generated intraperitoneally during peritoneal dialysis, on the synthesis of fibrinolytic system components in human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HMC).MethodsConfluently grown HMC, isolated from the omental tissue, were used in the experiments. Conditioned media were obtained by incubating cells with serum-free M199 containing the appropriate concentration of the test compound. Tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) antigen concentrations were measured by ELISA. Northern blot analysis was conducted for mRNA expression experiments. To test thrombin specificity, we used the thrombin inhibitor hirudin. The protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor Ro 31-8220 was inserted to examine whether the effect of thrombin depends on PKC activity.ResultsThrombin increased PAI-1 antigen in the conditioned media of HMC in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. After 24 hours incubation, PAI-1 levels increased from 350 ± 30 ng/105cells in control conditions to 620 ± 30 ng/105cells in HMC exposed to 5 U/mL thrombin ( n = 8, p < 0.05). In contrast, there was no effect of thrombin on tPA antigen levels. An increase of PAI-1 mRNA expression was also observed by Northern blot hybridization. Hirudin (10 U/mL) inhibited the thrombin-induced increase in PAI-1 synthesis. In addition, a complete inhibition of the stimulating effect of thrombin on PAI-1 synthesis was obtained by blocking PKC activity with Ro 31-8220 (3 μmol/L).ConclusionsThrombin increases PAI-1 synthesis in HMC via a PKC-dependent mechanism. Thereby the synthesis of tPA is not affected. Thus, thrombin may not only promote fibrin formation in the peritoneal cavity, but may also inhibit fibrin degradation by release of free PAI-1 from HMC.
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- Sonja Mandl–Weber
- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
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Shang J, Yang R, Tang L, Li Y, Li Y, Mao W, Gong M, Wang Y, Honda Y, Bao D. Differential expression of two gpd genes in the cultivated mushroom Pleurotus eryngii using RNA sequencing analysis. MYCOSCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.myc.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mathur D, Riffo-Campos AL, Castillo J, Haines JD, Vidaurre OG, Zhang F, Coret-Ferrer F, Casaccia P, Casanova B, Lopez-Rodas G. Bioenergetic Failure in Rat Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells Treated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Derived from Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:209. [PMID: 28775680 PMCID: PMC5517784 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) subtype, the patient’s brain itself is capable of repairing the damage, remyelinating the axon and recovering the neurological function. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is in close proximity with brain parenchyma and contains a host of proteins and other molecules, which influence the cellular physiology, that may balance damage and repair of neurons and glial cells. The purpose of this study was to determine the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning myelin repair in distinct clinical forms of MS and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients by studying the effect of diseased CSF on glucose metabolism and ATP synthesis. A cellular model with primary cultures of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) from rat cerebrum was employed, and cells were treated with CSF from distinct clinical forms of MS, NMO patients and neurological controls. Prior to comprehending mechanisms underlying myelin repair, we determine the best stably expressed reference genes in our experimental condition to accurately normalize our target mRNA transcripts. The GeNorm and NormFinder algorithms showed that mitochondrial ribosomal protein (Mrpl19), hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (Hprt), microglobulin β2 (B2m), and transferrin receptor (Tfrc) were identified as the best reference genes in OPCs treated with MS subjects and were used for normalizing gene transcripts. The main findings on microarray gene expression profiling analysis on CSF treated OPCs cells revealed a disturbed carbohydrate metabolism and ATP synthesis in MS and NMO derived CSF treated OPCs. In addition, using STRING program, we investigate whether gene–gene interaction affected the whole network in our experimental conditions. Our findings revealed downregulated expression of genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism, and that glucose metabolism impairment and reduced ATP availability for cellular damage repair clearly differentiate more benign forms from the most aggressive forms and worst prognosis in MS patients.
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- Deepali Mathur
- Department of Functional Biology, University of ValenciaValencia, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, University of ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, University of ValenciaValencia, Spain.,Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of La FronteraTemuco, Chile
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, University of ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Department of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkNY, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkNY, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkNY, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkNY, United States
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- CSUR-Esclerosi Múltiple, Unitat Mixta d'Esclerosi Múltiple i Neurorregeneració del'IIS-La Fe, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La FeValencia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, University of ValenciaValencia, Spain
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Fultz M, Vogel S. Autoregulation by interferons provides an endogenous 'priming' signal for LPS-responsive macrophages. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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RT-PCR technology was used to evaluate endogenous levels of IFN-α, β, and γ mRNA in macrophages derived from LPS-responsive (C3H/OuJ) and LPS-hyporesponsive (C3H/HeJ) mice. IFN mRNA levels were found to be consistently higher in the LPS-responsive macrophages. That these IFNs may be part of an autocrine loop is supported by the observations that treatment of macrophages, in vitro, with IFN-α or IFN-β induces IFN-γ mRNA and, conversely, that exogenous IFN-γ treatment results in increased detection of both IFN-a and IFN-β mRNA species. In vitro 'priming' of LPS-hyporesponsive macrophages with either IFN-α or IFN-γ causes these cells to be activated by a polyI:C triggering signal, in a manner equivalent to that seen for LPS-'primed' C3H/OuJ macrophages. Thus, low levels of endogenous IFNs, which induce each other bidirectionally, may provide a replenishable source of 'primed' macrophages, that are more plentiful in Lpsn mice and that are capable of being 'triggered' to functional maturity during an immune response.
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- M.J. Fultz
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Salvati S, Attorri L, Avellino C, Di Biase A, Sanchez M. The Myelinogenesis Process in Undernourished Rats Rehabilitated with Different Dietary Lipids. Nutr Neurosci 2016; 3:19-27. [DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2000.11747300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tong Y, Guo H, Brewer JM, Lee H, Lehman MN, Bittman EL. Expression of haPer1 and haBmal1 in Syrian Hamsters: Heterogeneity of Transcripts and Oscillations in the Periphery. J Biol Rhythms 2016; 19:113-25. [PMID: 15038851 DOI: 10.1177/0748730403262871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The molecular biology of circadian rhythms has been extensively studied in mice, and the widespread expression of canonical circadian clock genes in peripheral organs is well established in this species. In contrast, much less information about the peripheral expression of haPer1, haPer2, and haBmal1 is available in Syrian hamsters despite the fact that this species is widely used for studies of circadian organization and photoperiodic responses. Furthermore, examination of oscillating expression of these genes in mouse testis has generated discrepant results, and little is known about gonadal expression of haPer1 and haBmal1 or their environmental control. To address these questions, the authors examined the pattern of haPer1 and haBmal1 in heart, kidney, liver, muscle, spleen, and testis of hamsters exposed to DD. In most organs, Northern blots suggested the existence of single transcripts of each of these messenger RNAs (mRNAs). haPer1 peaked in late subjective day and haBmal1 during the late subjective night. Closer inspection of SCN and muscle haPer1, however, revealed the existence of two major transcripts of similar size, as well as minor transcripts that varied in the 3′-untranslated region. In hamster testis, two haPer1 transcripts were found, both of which are truncated relative to the corresponding mouse transcript and both of which contain a sequence homologous to intron 18 of mPer1. Neither testis transcript contains a nuclear localization signal, and haPer1 transcripts lacked the putative C-terminal CRY1-binding domain. Furthermore, the testis deviated from the general pattern in that haPer1 and haBmal1 both peaked in the subjective night. In situ hybridization revealed that haPer1, but not haBmal1, showed a heterogeneous distribution among seminiferous tubules. Hamster testis also expresses 2 haPer2 transcripts, but no circadian variation is evident. In a second experiment, long-term exposure to DD sufficient to induce gonadal regression was found to eliminate circadian oscillations of both testicular haPer1 transcripts. In contrast, gonadal regression was accompanied by a more robust rhythm of haBmal1.
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- Yanhong Tong
- Center for Neuroendocrine Studies, Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, and Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Gutiérrez-Venegas G, González-Rosas Z. Apigenin reduce lipoteichoic acid-induced inflammatory response in rat cardiomyoblast cells. Arch Pharm Res 2016; 40:240-249. [PMID: 27193174 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-016-0756-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Infective endocarditis is caused by Streptococcus sanguinis present in dental plaque, which can induce inflammatory responses in the endocardium. The present study depicts research on the properties of apigenin in embryonic mouse heart cells (H9c2) treated with lipoteichoic acid (LTA) obtained from S. sanguinis. Interleukin-1β and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression were detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. In addition, western blot assays and immuno-fluorescence staining were used to assess translocation of nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB), degradation of IκB, as well as activity of the mitogen activated protein kinases: extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2, p38, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Effect of apigenin on cell viability was equally assessed in other experimental series. Our results showed that apigenin blocked activation of ERK, JNK, and p38 in cardiomyocytes treated with LTA in a dose-dependent fashion. Moreover, apigenin showed no cytotoxic effects; it blocked NF-κB translocation and IκB degradation. Our findings suggested that apigenin possessed potential value in the treatment of infectious endocarditis.
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- Gloria Gutiérrez-Venegas
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica de la División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, DF, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica de la División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de México, DF, Mexico
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He Y, Yan H, Hua W, Huang Y, Wang Z. Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for Quantitative Real-time PCR in Gentiana macrophylla. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:945. [PMID: 27446172 PMCID: PMC4925707 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR or qPCR) has been extensively applied for analyzing gene expression because of its accuracy, sensitivity, and high throughput. However, the unsuitable choice of reference gene(s) can lead to a misinterpretation of results. We evaluated the stability of 10 candidates - five traditional housekeeping genes (UBC21, GAPC2, EF-1α4, UBQ10, and UBC10) and five novel genes (SAND1, FBOX, PTB1, ARP, and Expressed1) - using the transcriptome data of Gentiana macrophylla. Common statistical algorithms ΔC t, GeNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper were run with samples collected from plants under various experimental conditions. For normalizing expression levels from tissues at different developmental stages, GAPC2 and UBC21 had the highest rankings. Both SAND1 and GAPC2 proved to be the optimal reference genes for roots from plants exposed to abiotic stresses while EF-1α4 and SAND1 were optimal when examining expression data from the leaves of stressed plants. Based on a comprehensive ranking of stability under different experimental conditions, we recommend that SAND1 and EF-1α4 are the most suitable overall. In this study, to find a suitable reference gene and its real-time PCR assay for G. macrophylla DNA content quantification, we evaluated three target genes including WRKY30, G10H, and SLS, through qualitative and absolute quantitative PCR with leaves under elicitors stressed experimental conditions. Arbitrary use of reference genes without previous evaluation can lead to a misinterpretation of the data. Our results will benefit future research on the expression of genes related to secoiridoid biosynthesis in this species under different experimental conditions.
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- Yihan He
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest of China, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi’an, China
- School of Geography and Life Science, Qinghai Normal UniversityXining, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest of China, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi’an, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Shaanxi XueQian Normal UniversityXi’an, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest of China, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi’an, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest of China, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityXi’an, China
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LI ZZ, JIANG H, CHEN D, LIU Q, GENG J, GUO JQ, SUN RH, ZHU GQ, SHAN QJ. Renal Sympathetic Denervation Improves Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats With Chronic Pressure Overload. Physiol Res 2015; 64:653-62. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Varied causative and risk factors can lead to cardiac dysfunction. Cardiac dysfunction often evolves into heart failure by cardiac remodeling due to autonomic nervous system disturbance and neurohumoral abnormalities, even if the detriment factors are removed. Renal sympathetic nerve activity plays a pivotal regulatory role in neurohumoral mechanisms. The present study was designed to determine the therapeutic effects of renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) on cardiac dysfunction, fibrosis, and neurohumoral response in transverse aortic constriction (TAC) rats with chronic pressure overload. The present study demonstrated that RSD attenuated myocardial fibrosis and hypertrophy, and structural remodeling of the left atrium and ventricle, up-regulated cardiac β adrenoceptor (β-AR, including β1AR and β2AR) and sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) while down-regulated angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R), and decreased plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), norepinephrine (NE), angiotensin II (Ang II), and arginine vasopressin (AVP) levels in TAC rats with chronic pressure overload. We conclude that RSD attenuates myocardial fibrosis, the left atrial enlargement, and the left ventricular wall hypertrophy; inhibits the overdrive of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), and AVP system in TAC rats with chronic pressure overload. RSD could be a promising non-pharmacological approach to control the progression of cardiac dysfunction.
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention, Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Cardiovascular Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Mathur D, Urena-Peralta JR, Lopez-Rodas G, Casanova B, Coret-Ferrer F, Burgal-Marti M. Bypassing hazard of housekeeping genes: their evaluation in rat granule neurons treated with cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis subjects. Front Cell Neurosci 2015; 9:375. [PMID: 26441545 PMCID: PMC4585208 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Gene expression studies employing real-time PCR has become an intrinsic part of biomedical research. Appropriate normalization of target gene transcript(s) based on stably expressed housekeeping genes is crucial in individual experimental conditions to obtain accurate results. In multiple sclerosis (MS), several gene expression studies have been undertaken, however, the suitability of housekeeping genes to express stably in this disease is not yet explored. Recent research suggests that their expression level may vary under different experimental conditions. Hence it is indispensible to evaluate their expression stability to accurately normalize target gene transcripts. The present study aims to evaluate the expression stability of seven housekeeping genes in rat granule neurons treated with cerebrospinal fluid of MS patients. The selected reference genes were quantified by real time PCR and their expression stability was assessed using GeNorm and NormFinder algorithms. GeNorm identified transferrin receptor (Tfrc) and microglobulin beta-2 (B2m) the most stable genes followed by ribosomal protein L19 (Rpl19) whereas β-actin (ActB) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase (Gapdh) the most fluctuated ones in these neurons. NormFinder identified Tfrc as the best invariable gene followed by B2m and Rpl19. ActB and Gapdh were the least stable genes as analyzed by NormFinder algorithm. Both methods reported Tfrc and B2m the most stably expressed genes and Gapdh the least stable one. Altogether our data demonstrate the significance of pre-validation of housekeeping genes for accurate normalization and indicates Tfrc and B2m as best endogenous controls in MS. ActB and Gapdh are not recommended in gene expression studies related to current one.
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- Deepali Mathur
- Department of Functional Biology, University of Valencia Valencia, Spain ; Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia, Spain
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- Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Valencia and INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute Valencia, Spain
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- CSUR-Esclerosi Múltiple, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Unitat Mixta d'Esclerosi Múltiple i Neurorregeneració de l'IIS-La Fe València, Spain
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- Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia, Spain
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Pukaß K, Richter-Landsberg C. Inhibition of UCH-L1 in oligodendroglial cells results in microtubule stabilization and prevents α-synuclein aggregate formation by activating the autophagic pathway: implications for multiple system atrophy. Front Cell Neurosci 2015; 9:163. [PMID: 25999815 PMCID: PMC4419839 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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α-Synuclein (α-syn) positive glial cytoplasmic inclusions (GCI) originating in oligodendrocytes (ODC) are a characteristic hallmark in multiple system atrophy (MSA). Their occurrence may be linked to a failure of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) or the autophagic pathway. For proteasomal degradation, proteins need to be covalently modified by ubiquitin, and deubiquitinated by deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) before proteolytic degradation is performed. The DUB ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is a component of the UPS, it is abundantly expressed in neuronal brain cells and has been connected to Parkinson’s disease (PD). It interacts with α-syn and tubulin. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether UCH-L1 is a constituent of ODC, the myelin forming cells of the CNS, and is associated with GCIs in MSA. Furthermore, LDN-57444 (LDN), a specific UCH-L1 inhibitor, was used to analyze its effects on cell morphology, microtubule (MT) organization and the proteolytic degradation system. Towards this an oligodendroglial cell line (OLN cells), stably transfected with α-syn or with α-syn and GFP-LC3, to monitor the autophagic flux, was used. The data show that UCH-L1 is expressed in ODC derived from the brains of newborn rats and colocalizes with α-syn in GCIs of MSA brain sections. LDN treatment had a direct impact on the MT network by affecting tubulin posttranslational modifications, i.e., acetylation and tyrosination. An increase in α-tubulin detyrosination was observed and detyrosinated MT were abundantly recruited to the cellular extensions. Furthermore, small α-syn aggregates, which are constitutively expressed in OLN cells overexpressing α-syn, were abolished, and LDN caused the upregulation of the autophagic pathway. Our data add to the knowledge that the UPS and the autophagy-lysosomal pathway are tightly balanced, and that UCH-L1 and its regulation may play a role in neurodegenerative diseases with oligodendroglia pathology.
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- Katharina Pukaß
- Department of Neuroscience, Molecular Neurobiology, University of Oldenburg Oldenburg, Germany
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Mehta A, Dobersch S, Dammann RH, Bellusci S, Ilinskaya ON, Braun T, Barreto G. Validation of Tuba1a as appropriate internal control for normalization of gene expression analysis during mouse lung development. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:4492-511. [PMID: 25723738 PMCID: PMC4394432 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16034492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The expression ratio between the analysed gene and an internal control gene is the most widely used normalization method for quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) expression analysis. The ideal reference gene for a specific experiment is the one whose expression is not affected by the different experimental conditions tested. In this study, we validate the applicability of five commonly used reference genes during different stages of mouse lung development. The stability of expression of five different reference genes (Tuba1a, Actb Gapdh, Rn18S and Hist4h4) was calculated within five experimental groups using the statistical algorithm of geNorm software. Overall, Tuba1a showed the least variability in expression among the different stages of lung development, while Hist4h4 and Rn18S showed the maximum variability in their expression. Expression analysis of two lung specific markers, surfactant protein C (SftpC) and Clara cell-specific 10 kDA protein (Scgb1a1), normalized to each of the five reference genes tested here, confirmed our results and showed that incorrect reference gene choice can lead to artefacts. Moreover, a combination of two internal controls for normalization of expression analysis during lung development will increase the accuracy and reliability of results.
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- Aditi Mehta
- LOEWE Research Group Lung Cancer Epigenetic, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
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- LOEWE Research Group Lung Cancer Epigenetic, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
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- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- Institute for Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
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- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- Chair for Lung Matrix Remodeling, Excellence Cluster Cardio Pulmonary System, Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation.
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- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodeling, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
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- LOEWE Research Group Lung Cancer Epigenetic, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Aulweg 130, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation.
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Stability of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and its regulated genes in the low activity variant of Hepa-1 cell line. Toxicol Lett 2015; 233:59-67. [PMID: 25637755 PMCID: PMC4347865 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We examined the expression kinetics of some of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-regulated genes in LA1 variant cells compared to wild type (WT) Hepa-1 mouse hepatoma cell lines, and we investigated the stability of AhR protein as a key step in the function of this receptor. Treatment of both cell types with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) resulted in increased CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 mRNA with a subsequent down regulation of AhR. We show here that co-treatment with transcription inhibitor actinomycin D (ActD) has reversed the TCDD-induced depletion of AhR protein in WT. However, the proteolytic degradation of AhR in absence of TCDD was significantly higher in LA1 cells than in WT, and ActD treatment reduced this loss. Induction of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 mRNA by TCDD in WT cells each exhibited bursts of activity in the initial hour which were about 3-fold greater than in LAI cells. The induced mRNA levels in LA1 exhibited a slow and sustained increase approximating the WT levels by 20 h. The induction of two other AhR-regulated genes also showed comparable turnover differences between the two cell types. Thus, altered regulation of the AhR responsive genes in LA1 may result from a difference in AhR stability.
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Tokola H, Rysä J, Pikkarainen S, Hautala N, Leskinen H, Kerkelä R, Ilves M, Aro J, Vuolteenaho O, Ritvos O, Ruskoaho H. Bone morphogenetic protein-2--a potential autocrine/paracrine factor in mediating the stretch activated B-type and atrial natriuretic peptide expression in cardiac myocytes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 399:9-21. [PMID: 25218476 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hemodynamic overload exposes the heart to variety of neural, humoral and mechanical stresses. Even without the neurohumoral control of the entire organism cardiac myocytes have the ability to sense mechanical stretch and convert it into adaptive intracellular signals. This process is controlled by several growth factors. Here we show that mechanical stretch in vitro and hemodynamic overload in vivo activated the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), while expression of BMP-4 was temporarily attenuated by stretch. BMP-2 and BMP-4 alone stimulated B-type and atrial natriuretic peptide (BNP and ANP) expression and protein synthesis, and activated transcription factor GATA-4 resembling the effects of mechanical stretch of cultured cardiac myocytes. Further, BMP antagonist Noggin was able to inhibit stretch and hypertrophic agonist induced BNP and ANP expression. Together these data provide evidence for BMP-2 as a new autocrine/paracrine factor that regulates cardiomyocyte mechanotransduction and adaptation to increased mechanical stretch.
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- Heikki Tokola
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland; Department of Pathology, Institute of Diagnostics, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland; Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. BOX 50, Oulu FI-90029 OYS, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland; School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio FIN-70211, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. BOX 340, Helsinki FI-00029 HUS, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland; Department of Ophthalmology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. BOX 21, Oulu FI-90029 OYS, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland
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- Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, P.O. BOX 5000, Oulu FI-90014, Finland; Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. BOX 56, Viikinkaari 5E, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland.
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Karjalainen HM, Qu C, Leskelä SS, Rilla K, Lammi MJ. Chondrocytic cells express the taurine transporter on their plasma membrane and regulate its expression under anisotonic conditions. Amino Acids 2014; 47:561-70. [PMID: 25501278 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1888-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Taurine is a small organic osmolyte which participates in cell volume regulation. Chondrocytes have been shown to accumulate and release taurine; in bone, taurine participates in bone metabolism. However, its role in skeletal cells is poorly understood, especially in chondrocytes. This study investigated the regulation of taurine transporter in chondrocytic cells. We examined the transcriptional regulation of the taurine transporter under anisotonia by reporter gene and real-time RT-PCR assays. The effect of providing supplementary taurine on cell viability was evaluated with the lactate dehydrogenase release assay. The localization of the taurine transporter in human chondrosarcoma cells was studied by overexpressing a taurine transporter-enhanced green fluorescent protein. We observed that the transcription of the taurine transporter gene was up-regulated in hypertonic conditions. Hyperosmolarity-related cell death could be partly abolished by taurine supplementation in the medium. As expected, the fluorescently labeled taurine transporter localized at the plasma membrane. In polarized epithelial MDCK cells, the strongest fluorescence signal was located in the lateral cell membrane area. We also observed that the taurine transporter gene was expressed in several human tissues and malignant cell lines. This is the first study to present information on the transcriptional regulation of taurine transporter gene and the localization of the taurine transporter protein in chondrocytic cells.
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- Hannu M Karjalainen
- School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, 70211, Kuopio, Finland,
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Leyk J, Goldbaum O, Noack M, Richter-Landsberg C. Inhibition of HDAC6 modifies tau inclusion body formation and impairs autophagic clearance. J Mol Neurosci 2014; 55:1031-46. [PMID: 25434725 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-014-0460-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Proteinaceous inclusions in nerve cells and glia are a defining neuropathological hallmark in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Their occurrence may be related to malfunctions of the proteolytic degradation systems. In cultured oligodendrocytes, proteasomal inhibition leads to protein aggregate formation resembling coiled bodies, which are characteristic for PSP and CBD. Large protein aggregates are excluded from the proteasome and can only be degraded by autophagy, a lysosomal pathway. Autophagy is a highly selective process, which requires a variety of receptor proteins for ubiquitinated proteins, such as p62 and histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6). HDAC6 is mainly localized in the cytoplasm, and alpha-tubulin is its major substrate. HDAC6 is considered as a sensor of proteasomal stress; it is involved in the autophagosomal pathway and can mediate the retrograde transport of ubiquitinated proteins along the microtubules. As we have shown recently, HDAC6 is present in oligodendrocytes and its inhibition leads to morphological alterations, microtubule bundling, modulation of acetylation, and phosphorylation of the microtubule-associated protein tau. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether HDAC6 is involved in protein aggregate formation in oligodendrocytes and whether its inhibition modifies the consequences of MG-132-induced inhibition of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS). The data show that HDAC6 and acetylated tau are recruited to protein aggregates after proteasomal inhibition. Pharmacological inhibition of HDAC6 by the selective inhibitor tubastatin A (TST) and its small hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated downregulation alters the assembly of MG-132-induced compact protein aggregates. After TST treatment, they appear more diffusely dispersed throughout the cytoplasm. This is not a protective means but promotes the onset of apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, the heat shock response is altered, and TST suppresses the MG-132-stimulated induction of HSP70. To test whether the alteration of protein aggregate formation is related to the influence of HDAC6 on the autophagic degradation system, an oligodendroglial cell line, i.e., OLN-93 cells stably expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP)-microtubule associated protein light chain 3 (LC3) and tau, was used. During autophagosome formation, endogenous LC3 is processed to LC3-I, which is then converted to LC3-II. An increase of LC3-II is used as a reliable marker for autophagosome formation and abundance. It is demonstrated that inhibition of HDAC6 leads to the accumulation of LC3-positive autophagosomal vacuoles and an increase in LC3-II immunoreactivity, but the autophagic flux is rather impaired. Hence, the inhibition or dysregulation of HDAC6 contributes to stress responses and pathological processes in oligodendrocytes.
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- Janina Leyk
- Department of Neurosciences, Molecular Neurobiology, University of Oldenburg, POB 2503, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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Gutiérrez-Venegas G, Luna OA, Arreguín-Cano JA, Hernández-Bermúdez C. Myricetin blocks lipoteichoic acid-induced COX-2 expression in human gingival fibroblasts. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2014; 19:126-39. [PMID: 24569980 PMCID: PMC6276007 DOI: 10.2478/s11658-014-0186-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Periodontitis is an infectious disease caused by microorganisms present in dental bacterial plaque. Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) is a component of the external membrane of Gram-positive bacteria. It causes septic shock. Ingested flavonoids have been reported to directly affect the regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression induced by bacterial toxins. In this study, we examined the effects of four flavonoids (luteolin, fisetin, morin and myricetin) on the activation of ERK1/2, p38 and AKT, and on the synthesis of COX-2 in human gingival fibroblasts treated with LTA from Streptococcus sanguinis. We found that luteolin and myricetin blocked AKT and p38 activation and that myricetin blocked LTA-induced COX-2 expression. The results of our study are important for elucidating the mechanism of action of flavonoid regulation of inflammatory responses.
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- Gloria Gutiérrez-Venegas
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México,
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Imanishi N, Andoh T, Sakai S, Satoh M, Katada Y, Ueda K, Terasawa K, Ochiai H. Induction of Inducible Nitric Oxide (NO) Synthase mRNA and NO Production in Macrophages Infected with Influenza A/PR/8 Virus and Stimulated with Its Ether-Split Product. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 49:41-8. [PMID: 15665452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We investigated the inductive activity of infective influenza A/PR/8/34 (PR8) virus and its ether-split product (ESP) on the expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) and NO production in RAW264.7 (RAW) cells, a murine macrophage (M psi) cell line, and thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal M psi (TPM). In both cells, PR8 virus infection induced iNOS mRNA between 4 hr and 24 hr, attaining a peak value at 12 hr. In correlation with induction of iNOS mRNA, NO amounts increased significantly from 12 to 24 hr. Moreover, this study demonstrated that ESP with the same hemagglutination titer as PR8 virus could induce iNOS mRNA and NO production, although the inductive activity of ESP was weaker than that of PR8 virus. Considering the dual role (beneficial and detrimental roles) of NO on certain inflammatory disorders and virus infections, the inductive activity of influenza virus on the iNOS-mediated NO production independent of its infectivity might contribute to a modification of influenza virus infection.
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- Nobuko Imanishi
- Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Leivonen SK, Lazaridis K, Decock J, Chantry A, Edwards DR, Kähäri VM. TGF-β-elicited induction of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-3 expression in fibroblasts involves complex interplay between Smad3, p38α, and ERK1/2. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57474. [PMID: 23468994 PMCID: PMC3585359 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) promotes extracellular matrix deposition by down-regulating the expression of matrix degrading proteinases and upregulating their inhibitors. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-3 is an ECM-associated specific inhibitor of matrix degrading metalloproteinases. Here, we have characterized the signaling pathways mediating TGF-β-induced expression of TIMP-3. Basal and TGF-β-induced TIMP-3 mRNA expression was abolished in Smad4-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts and restoring Smad4 expression rescued the response. Inhibition of Smad signaling by expression of Smad7 and dominant negative Smad3 completely abolished TGF-β-elicited expression of TIMP-3 in human fibroblasts, whereas overexpression of Smad3 enhanced it. Inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) activation with PD98059 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity by SB203580 resulted in suppression of TGF-β-induced TIMP-3 expression, indicating that ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK mediate the effect of TGF-β on TIMP-3 expression. Specific activation of p38α and ERK1/2 by constitutively active mutants of MKK3b or MEK1, respectively, and simultaneous co-expression of Smad3 resulted in induction of TIMP-3 expression in the absence of TGF-β indicating that Smad3 co-operates with p38 and ERK1/2 in the induction of TIMP-3 expression. These results demonstrate the complex interplay between Smad3, p38α, and ERK1/2 signaling in the regulation of TIMP-3 gene expression in fibroblasts, which may play a role in inflammation, tissue repair, and fibrosis.
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- Suvi-Katri Leivonen
- Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (DRE); (V-MK)
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- * E-mail: (DRE); (V-MK)
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Gutiérrez-Venegas G, Contreras-Sánchez A. Luteolin and fisetin inhibit the effects of lipopolysaccharide obtained from Porphyromonas gingivalis in human gingival fibroblasts. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 40:477-85. [PMID: 23054013 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2083-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Periodontitis is an inflammatory process of infectious origin that affects the gums and, in severe cases, destroys connective tissue, leading to loss of the dental organ. Gram-negative Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria are recovered from patients with chronic periodontitis. The polysaccharide obtained from these bacteria induces the expression of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor, and IL-6. Flavonoids are molecules that participate in the control of inflammatory processes. We studied the role of the flavonoids fisetin, luteolin, myricetin, and morin in inhibiting the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and AKT as well as their role in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) transcription. All four of these flavonoids were found to inhibit MAPK and AKT. Fisetin and luteolin blocked the activation of MAPK and AKT to levels below basal levels. All of these flavonoids also blocked LPS-mediated COX-2 expression.
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- Gloria Gutiérrez-Venegas
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica de la División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico.
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Gutiérrez-Venegas G, Arreguín-Cano JA, Hernández-Bermúdez C. Bradykinin promotes Toll like receptor-4 expression in human gingival fibroblasts. Int Immunopharmacol 2012; 14:538-45. [PMID: 22929539 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bacterial infections are a potent mechanism for enzymatic generation of kinins such as bradykinin (BK), a universal mediator for inducing inflammatory reaction by associating with the B2 receptor and stimulating liberation of arachidonic acid and synthesis of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). In this study we evaluate the role of bradykinin in regulating the expression of TLR4 receptor in human gingival fibroblasts. We examine the ability of bradykinin to modulate inflammatory response of human gingival fibroblasts to Gram-negative components and evaluated the role of Toll-like receptors (TLR)-4 in the co-operation between bradykinin and bacterial pathogens. We show that treatment with bradykinin promotes TLR4 receptor expression in human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) and amplifies inflammatory responses to the bacterial components of Gram-negative bacteria. The TLR4 expression induced by bradykinin was blocked with Hoe 140, a B2R antagonist. When HGF cells were incubated with BK resulted of an increased in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and prostaglandin E2 synthesis. Bradykinin and lipopolysaccharide, a specific TLR4 ligand stimulated COX-2 expression. In other series of experiments we found that ERK, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, protein kinase C and NFkB are involved in BK promoted-increased in TLR4 expression. The results demonstrate that bradykinin up-regulates the expression of TLR4 and promotes an additive increase in inflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharides.
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- Gloria Gutiérrez-Venegas
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Ogata K, Shimamura Y, Hamada K, Hisa M, Bun M, Okada N, Inoue K, Taniguchi Y, Ishihara M, Kagawa T, Horino T, Fujimoto S, Terada Y. Upregulation of HNF-1β during experimental acute kidney injury plays a crucial role in renal tubule regeneration. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012; 303:F689-99. [PMID: 22759397 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00086.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β (HNF-1β) is a transcription factor expressed in the kidney, liver, pancreas, and other organs. Mutations of HNF-1β cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY5). The aims of this study were to investigate the functional roles of the HNF-1β/suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3) pathway in tubule damage after acute kidney injury (AKI) both in vivo and in vitro and to examine the effect of HNF-1β on renal tubule formation. To clarify the significance of the HNF-1β/SOCS-3 pathway in AKI, we used a rat ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) AKI model and cultured renal tubular cells (NRK-52E cells). Western blot analysis showed that HNF-1β and polycystic kidney disease 2 (PKD2) expressions were increased at 3-12 h and 12-24 h after I/R, respectively. The expression level of SOCS-3 was decreased at 3-48 h. Immunohistological examination revealed that expression of HNF-1β was increased in proximal tubules. Overexpression of HNF-1β resulted in decreased SOCS-3 expression, activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and Erk, and increased [(3)H]thymidine uptake in the presence of hepatocyte growth factor. Furthermore, tubule formation in three-dimensional gels was inhibited by dominant-negative HNF-1β. Our study shows that HNF-1β is upregulated after AKI in proximal tubular cells and that HNF-1β controls cellular proliferation and tubule formation by regulating SOCS-3 expression and STAT3/Erk activation. Therefore, the current study unravels the physiological and pathological significance of the HNF-1β pathway in AKI.
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- Koji Ogata
- Dept. of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Japan
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Li QQ, Skinner J, Bennett JE. Evaluation of reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR studies in Candida glabrata following azole treatment. BMC Mol Biol 2012; 13:22. [PMID: 22747760 PMCID: PMC3482582 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-13-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The selection of stable and suitable reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is a crucial prerequisite for reliable gene expression analysis under different experimental conditions. The present study aimed to identify reference genes as internal controls for gene expression studies by RT-qPCR in azole-stimulated Candida glabrata. RESULTS The expression stability of 16 reference genes under fluconazole stress was evaluated using fold change and standard deviation computations with the hkgFinder tool. Our data revealed that the mRNA expression levels of three ribosomal RNAs (RDN5.8, RDN18, and RDN25) remained stable in response to fluconazole, while PGK1, UBC7, and UBC13 mRNAs showed only approximately 2.9-, 3.0-, and 2.5-fold induction by azole, respectively. By contrast, mRNA levels of the other 10 reference genes (ACT1, EF1α, GAPDH, PPIA, RPL2A, RPL10, RPL13A, SDHA, TUB1, and UBC4) were dramatically increased in C. glabrata following antifungal treatment, exhibiting changes ranging from 4.5- to 32.7-fold. We also assessed the expression stability of these reference genes using the 2(-ΔΔCT) method and three other software packages. The stability rankings of the reference genes by geNorm and the 2(-ΔΔCT) method were identical to those by hkgFinder, whereas the stability rankings by BestKeeper and NormFinder were notably different. We then validated the suitability of six candidate reference genes (ACT1, PGK1, RDN5.8, RDN18, UBC7, and UBC13) as internal controls for ten target genes in this system using the comparative CT method. Our validation experiments passed for all six reference genes analyzed except RDN18, where the amplification efficiency of RDN18 was different from that of the ten target genes. Finally, we demonstrated that the relative quantification of target gene expression varied according to the endogenous control used, highlighting the importance of the choice of internal controls in such experiments. CONCLUSIONS We recommend the use of RDN5.8, UBC13, and PGK1 alone or the combination of RDN5.8 plus UBC13 or PGK1 as reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis of gene expression in C. glabrata following azole treatment. In contrast, we show that ACT1 and other commonly used reference genes (GAPDH, PPIA, RPL13A, TUB1, etc.) were not validated as good internal controls in the current model.
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- Qingdi Quentin Li
- Clinical Mycology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Obi N, Hayashi K, Miyahara T, Shimada Y, Terasawa K, Watanabe M, Takeyama M, Obi R, Ochiai H. Inhibitory Effect of TNF-α Produced by Macrophages Stimulated withGrifola frondosaExtract (ME) on the Growth of Influenza A/Aichi/2/68 Virus in MDCK Cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2012; 36:1171-83. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x08006508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We investigated the inhibitory effect of the conditioned medium (CM) from P338D1 (D1) cells, a murine macrophage cell line, stimulated for 10 hours with a fixed dose (100 μg/ml) of the extracts from the fruit bodies of Grifola frondosa (ME) or its ultra filtration-based fractions (MFs), on the growth of influenza A/Aichi/2/68 virus in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Direct addition of ME and 3 kinds of MFs (MF1, MF2 and MF3) to the infected cells had no obvious inhibitory effect. However, virus yields were reduced in the presence of CMs. Notably, the inhibitory effect of the CM prepared by using MF2 (molecular weight of 30 Kd to 100 Kd) was the strongest (28% reduction compared to the control). RT-PCR and ELISA assays showed that the CMs could induce the expression of TNF-α mRNA in D1 cells leading to production of TNF-α, known as an antiviral cytokine. These findings suggest that ME and MFs (especially MF-2) might induce the production of certain factors, including TNF-α, which are responsible for the inhibition of viral growth in vitro.
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- Nobuko Obi
- Departments of Oriental Medicine, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
- 21st Century COE Program, University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Japanese Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8672, Japan
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- Human Science, Faculty of Medicine, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Departments of Oriental Medicine, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
- 21st Century COE Program, University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- 21st Century COE Program, University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
- Department of Frontier Japanese Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8672, Japan
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- Divisions of Research and Development Yukiguni Maitake Co. Ltd., Yokawa 89, Minamiuonuma-shi 949-6695, Japan
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- Divisions of Research and Development Yukiguni Maitake Co. Ltd., Yokawa 89, Minamiuonuma-shi 949-6695, Japan
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- Departments of Oriental Medicine, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Human Science, Faculty of Medicine, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
- 21st Century COE Program, University of Toyama, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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Bradykinin promotes TLR2 expression in human gingival fibroblasts. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:2079-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Yang F, Priester S, Onori P, Venter J, Renzi A, Franchitto A, Munshi MK, Wise C, Dostal DE, Marzioni M, Saccomanno S, Ueno Y, Gaudio E, Glaser S. Castration inhibits biliary proliferation induced by bile duct obstruction: novel role for the autocrine trophic effect of testosterone. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G981-91. [PMID: 21903763 PMCID: PMC3233786 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00061.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Increased cholangiocyte growth is critical for the maintenance of biliary mass during liver injury by bile duct ligation (BDL). Circulating levels of testosterone decline following castration and during cholestasis. Cholangiocytes secrete sex hormones sustaining cholangiocyte growth by autocrine mechanisms. We tested the hypothesis that testosterone is an autocrine trophic factor stimulating biliary growth. The expression of androgen receptor (AR) was determined in liver sections, male cholangiocytes, and cholangiocyte cultures [normal rat intrahepatic cholangiocyte cultures (NRICC)]. Normal or BDL (immediately after surgery) rats were treated with testosterone or antitestosterone antibody or underwent surgical castration (followed by administration of testosterone) for 1 wk. We evaluated testosterone serum levels; intrahepatic bile duct mass (IBDM) in liver sections of female and male rats following the administration of testosterone; and secretin-stimulated cAMP levels and bile secretion. We evaluated the expression of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 (17β-HSD3, the enzyme regulating testosterone synthesis) in cholangiocytes. We evaluated the effect of testosterone on the proliferation of NRICC in the absence/presence of flutamide (AR antagonist) and antitestosterone antibody and the expression of 17β-HSD3. Proliferation of NRICC was evaluated following stable knock down of 17β-HSD3. We found that cholangiocytes and NRICC expressed AR. Testosterone serum levels decreased in castrated rats (prevented by the administration of testosterone) and rats receiving antitestosterone antibody. Castration decreased IBDM and secretin-stimulated cAMP levels and ductal secretion of BDL rats. Testosterone increased 17β-HSD3 expression and proliferation in NRICC that was blocked by flutamide and antitestosterone antibody. Knock down of 17β-HSD3 blocks the proliferation of NRICC. Drug targeting of 17β-HSD3 may be important for managing cholangiopathies.
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- Fuquan Yang
- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and ,6Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and ,3Research & Education, Scott & White,
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- 7Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and
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- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and ,10Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome; Fondazione Eleonora Lorillard Spencer-Cenci, Rome;
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- 10Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome; Fondazione Eleonora Lorillard Spencer-Cenci, Rome; ,11Institute of Food and Radiation Safety, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and ,11Institute of Food and Radiation Safety, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and
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- 2Molecular Cardiology, Scott & White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, ,5Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas;
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- 8Department of Gastroenterology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy,
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- 8Department of Gastroenterology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy,
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- 9Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku Graduate University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; and
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- 10Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome; Fondazione Eleonora Lorillard Spencer-Cenci, Rome;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of 1Gastroenterology and ,4Scott & White Digestive Disease Research Center, and ,5Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas;
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Zeng L, Ji X, Zhang Y, Miao X, Zou C, Lang H, Zhang J, Li Y, Wang X, Qi H, Ren D, Guo G. MnSOD expression inhibited by electromagnetic pulse radiation in the rat testis. Electromagn Biol Med 2011; 30:205-18. [DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2011.587929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Enhanced GABAergic tone in the ventral pallidum: memory of unpleasant experiences? Neuroscience 2011; 196:131-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Revised: 08/10/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Histamine promotes the expression of receptors TLR2 and TLR4 and amplifies sensitivity to lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid treatment in human gingival fibroblasts. Cell Biol Int 2011; 35:1009-17. [DOI: 10.1042/cbi20100624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gutiérrez-Venegas G, Cardoso-Jiménez P. Lipoteichoic acid promotes nuclear accumulation of β-catenin via AKT in human gingival fibroblasts. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:1278-84. [PMID: 21513816 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 04/03/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Treatment of human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) with lipoteichoic acid (LTA) results in the activation of multiple signaling pathways. Exposure of HGF to LTA has been shown to result in the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of LTA-induced PI3K activation in HGFs. We found that LTA treatment results in the phosphorylation of AKT and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3). Inactivation of GSK-3 promotes the nuclear accumulation of β-catenin and expression of connexin43. Treatment with PI3K inhibitors, wortmannin and LY294002, inhibited LTA-induced phosphorylation of AKT and GSK-3, demonstrating that these events require PI3K activation. This report is the first demonstration that LTA treatment activates AKT in HGFs.
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- Gloria Gutiérrez-Venegas
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Kawasaki M, Miura Y, Yagasaki K. Effects of sulfur amino acids, L: -methionine, L: -cystine and L: -cysteine on lipoprotein lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase in differentiated mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Cytotechnology 2010; 62:225-33. [PMID: 20628900 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-010-9282-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Accepted: 05/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Rats subcutaneously implanted with AH109A hepatoma cells show hyperlipidemia with high concentrations of serum triglyceride and nonesterified fatty acid, suppression of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), and elevation of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) activities during the growth of the hepatoma. Supplementation of the diet with sulfur amino acids such as L: -methionine (Met) and L: -cystine (Cys) improved hyperlipidemia by restoring LPL and HSL activities. In the present study, we have attempted to examine the effects of sulfur amino acids on the activity and mRNA level of LPL and the activity of HSL using 3T3-L1 cells, which are known to differentiate to adipocytes. The adipocytes were incubated with various concentrations of Met, Cys or L: -cysteine (CysH) in the absence or presence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). LPL activity was suppressed by TNF-alpha. In the absence of TNF-alpha, Met, Cys and CysH did not change the LPL activity. In the presence of TNF-alpha, Met and Cys significantly increased the LPL activity, and Met also enhanced the LPL mRNA level. HSL activity was also suppressed by TNF-alpha. In the absence of TNF-alpha, Met enhanced the HSL activity. In the presence of TNF-alpha, Met, Cys and CysH suppressed the HSL activity. Sulfur amino acids such as Met, Cys and CysH affected the LPL activity, mRNA level, and HSL activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Some of these effects of sulfur amino acids were different between LPL and HSL, between the absence and the presence of TNF-alpha, and between 3T3-L1 adipocytes and the adipose tissue from rats.
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- Masashi Kawasaki
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo Noko University, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan,
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Hoffmann A, Grimm C, Kraft R, Goldbaum O, Wrede A, Nolte C, Hanisch UK, Richter-Landsberg C, Brück W, Kettenmann H, Harteneck C. TRPM3 is expressed in sphingosine-responsive myelinating oligodendrocytes. J Neurochem 2010; 114:654-65. [PMID: 20163522 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06644.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oligodendrocytes are the myelin-forming cells of the CNS and guarantee proper nerve conduction. Sphingosine, one major component of myelin, has recently been identified to activate TRPM3, a member of the melastatin-related subfamily of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. TRPM3 has been demonstrated to be expressed in brain with unknown cellular distribution. Here, we show for the first time that TRPM3 is expressed in oligodendrocytes in vitro and in vivo. TRPM3 is present during oligodendrocyte differentiation. Immunohistochemistry of adult rat brain slices revealed staining of white matter areas, which co-localized with oligodendrocyte markers. Analysis of the developmental distribution revealed that, prior to myelination, TRPM3 channels are localized on neurons. On oligodendrocytes they are found after the onset of myelination. RT-PCR studies showed that the transcription of TRPM3 splice variants is also developmentally regulated in vitro. Ca(2+) imaging approaches revealed the presence of a sphingosine-induced Ca(2+) entry mechanism in oligodendrocytes - with a pharmacological profile similar to the profile published for heterologously expressed TRPM3. These findings indicate that TRPM3 participates as a Ca(2+)-permeable and sphingosine-activated channel in oligodendrocyte differentiation and CNS myelination.
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- Anja Hoffmann
- Zelluläre Neurowissenschaften, Max-Delbrück-Centrum, Berlin, Germany
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ASAP1 promotes tumor cell motility and invasiveness, stimulates metastasis formation in vivo, and correlates with poor survival in colorectal cancer patients. Oncogene 2010; 29:2393-403. [PMID: 20154719 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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We have previously performed an unbiased screen to identify genes whose expression is associated with the metastatic phenotype. Secondary screening of these genes using custom microarray chips identified ASAP1, a multi-domain adaptor protein with ADP-ribosylation factor-GAP activity, as being potentially involved in tumor progression. Here, we show that at least three different splice forms of ASAP1 are upregulated in rodent tumor models in a manner that correlates with metastatic potential. In human cancers, we found that ASAP1 expression is strongly upregulated in a variety of tumors in comparison with normal tissue and that this expression correlates with poor metastasis-free survival and prognosis in colorectal cancer patients. Using loss and gain of function approaches, we were able to show that ASAP1 promotes metastasis formation in vivo and stimulates tumor cell motility, invasiveness, and adhesiveness in vitro. Furthermore, we show that ASAP1 interacts with the metastasis-promoting protein h-prune and stimulates its phosphodiesterase activity. In addition, ASAP1 binds to the SH3 domains of several proteins, including SLK with which it co-immunoprecipitates. These data support the notion that ASAP1 can contribute to the dissemination of a variety of tumor types and represent a potential target for cancer therapy.
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Huerta-Rivas A, Pérez-García G, González-Espinosa C, Meneses A. Time-course of 5-HT6 receptor mRNA expression during memory consolidation and amnesia. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2010; 93:99-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2009] [Revised: 08/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gao H, Schwartz RC. C/EBPzeta (CHOP/Gadd153) is a negative regulator of LPS-induced IL-6 expression in B cells. Mol Immunol 2009; 47:390-7. [PMID: 19782405 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/01/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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C/EBPzeta was originally identified as a gene induced upon DNA damage and growth arrest. It has been shown to be involved in the cellular response to endoplasmic reticulum stress. Because of sequence divergence from other C/EBP family members in its DNA-binding domain and its consequent inability to bind the C/EBP consensus-binding motif, C/EBPzeta can act as a dominant negative inhibitor of other C/EBPs. C/EBP transactivators are essential to the expression of many proinflammatory cytokines and acute phase proteins, but a role for C/EBPzeta in regulating their expression has not been described. We found that expression of C/EBPzeta is induced in response to LPS treatment of B cells at both the mRNA and protein levels. Correlating with the highest levels of C/EBPzeta expression at 48 h after LPS treatment, there is an increased association of C/EBPzeta with C/EBPbeta, and both the abundance of C/EBP DNA-binding species and IL-6 expression are downregulated. Furthermore, ectopic expression of C/EBPzeta inhibited C/EBPbeta-dependent IL-6 expression from both the endogenous IL-6 gene and an IL-6 promoter-reporter. These results suggest that C/EBPzeta functions as negative regulator of IL-6 expression in B cells and that it contributes to the transitory expression of IL-6 that is observed after LPS treatment.
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- Hongwei Gao
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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Uhm KO, Lee JO, Lee YM, Lee ES, Kim HS, Park SH. Aberrant DNA methylation of integrin alpha4: a potential novel role for metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2009; 136:187-94. [PMID: 19655168 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-009-0646-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Although the altered expression of integrin alpha4 is known to be associated with transformation or metastasis in several human cancers, the information on cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is still poor. In this study, we investigated the promoter methylation status of integrin alpha4 gene in CC. METHODS A total of 29 CC, 19 adjacent non-tumor-containing tissue and 15 normal liver specimens were used for identification of gene methylation status by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The frequency of DNA methylation was 55.17% (16 of 29) in the CC specimens (P < 0.001). Also, transcripts of the integrin alpha4 gene were decreased in all CC tissues in which there was DNA methylation of the integrin alpha4 gene. In addition, the downregulated expression of integrin alpha4 in CC cells with hypermethylation of the integrin alpha4 gene was restored by treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor. Moreover, we found that DNA methylation of integrin alpha4 was detected in all CC tissues obtained from patients with LN metastasis (7/7). Furthermore, phosphorylation of paxillin, cell migration-related molecule, was regulated by silencing of integrin alpha4. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these results suggest that loss of the integrin alpha4 gene is caused by aberrant DNA methylation of the 5'-CpG island site of the gene, and methylation of the integrin alpha4 gene can be a useful marker of metastasis of CC.
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- Kyung-Ok Uhm
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Human Genetics, Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, 126-1, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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Expression of ECM proteins fibulin-1 and -2 in acute and chronic liver disease and in cultured rat liver cells. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 337:449-62. [PMID: 19609566 PMCID: PMC2728066 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0823-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/25/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fibulin-2 has previously been considered as a marker to distinguish rat liver myofibroblasts from hepatic stellate cells. The function of other fibulins in acute or chronic liver damage has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study has been to evaluate the expression of fibulin-1 and -2 in models of rat liver injury and in human liver cirrhosis. Their cellular sources have also been investigated. In normal rat liver, fibulin-1 and -2 were both mainly present in the portal field. Fibulin-1-coding transcripts were detected in total RNA of normal rat liver, whereas fibulin-2 mRNA was only detected by sensitive, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In acute liver injury, the expression of fibulin-1 was significantly increased (17.23-fold after 48 h), whereas that of fibulin-2 was not modified. The expression of both fibulin-1 and -2 was increased in experimental rat liver cirrhosis (19.16- and 26.47-fold, respectively). At the cellular level, fibulin-1 was detectable in hepatocytes, "activated" hepatic stellate cells, and liver myofibroblasts (2.71-, 122.65-, and 469.48-fold over the expression in normal rat liver), whereas fibulin-2 was restricted to liver myofibroblasts and was regulated by transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta1) in 2-day-old hepatocyte cultures and in liver myofibroblasts. Thus, fibulin-1 and -2 respond differentially to single and repeated damaging noxae, and their expression is differently present in liver cells. Expression of the fibulin-2 gene is regulated by TGF-beta1 in liver myofibroblasts.
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Uchio K, Graham M, Dean NM, Rosenbaum J, Desmoulière A. Down-regulation of connective tissue growth factor and type I collagen mRNA expression by connective tissue growth factor antisense oligonucleotide during experimental liver fibrosis. Wound Repair Regen 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2004.012112.x-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Wakamatsu S, Nonoguchi H, Ikebe M, Machida K, Izumi Y, Memetimin H, Nakayama Y, Nakanishi T, Kohda Y, Tomita K. Vasopressin and hyperosmolality regulate NKCC1 expression in rat OMCD. Hypertens Res 2009; 32:481-7. [PMID: 19390537 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2009.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Secretory-type Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (NKCC1) is known to play roles in both acid and sodium excretion, and is more abundant in dehydration. To determine the mechanisms by which dehydration stimulates NKCC1 expression, the effects of vasopressin, oxytocin and hyperosmolality on NKCC1 mRNA and protein expressions in the outer medullary collecting duct (OMCD) of rats were investigated using RT-competitive PCR and western blot analysis. Microdissected OMCD was incubated in isotonic or hypertonic solution, or with AVP or oxytocin for 60 min at 37 degrees C. Hyperosmolality induced by NaCl, mannitol or raffinose increased NKCC1 mRNA expression in OMCD by 130-240% in vitro. The stimulation of NKCC1 mRNA expression by NaCl was highest at 690 mosmol kg(-1) H(2)O and gradually decreased at higher osmolalities. The incubation of OMCD with AVP (10(-7) M) for 60 min increased NKCC1 mRNA expression by 100%. The administration of AVP to rats for 4 days using an osmotic mini-pump also increased NKCC1 mRNA and protein expressions in OMCD by 130%. In contrast, oxytocin (10(-7) M) did not stimulate the NKCC1 mRNA expression in OMCD in vitro. Chronic injection of oxytocin increased the NKCC1 mRNA expression by 36%. These data showed that hyperosmolality and vasopressin stimulate NKCC1 mRNA and protein expressions in rat OMCD. It is concluded that NKCC1 expression is regulated directly and indirectly by vasopressin.
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- Shiho Wakamatsu
- Department of Nephrology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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Xu M, Deng T, Mo F, Deng B, Lam W, Deng P, Zhang X, Liu S. Low-Intensity Pulsed Laser Irradiation Affects RANKL and OPG mRNA Expression in Rat Calvarial Cells. Photomed Laser Surg 2009; 27:309-15. [DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Min Xu
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School for Information and Photonic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School for Information and Photonic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Mushinski JF, Nguyen P, Stevens LM, Khanna C, Lee S, Chung EJ, Lee MJ, Kim YS, Linehan WM, Horisberger MA, Trepel JB. Inhibition of tumor cell motility by the interferon-inducible GTPase MxA. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:15206-14. [PMID: 19297326 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806324200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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To identify pathways controlling prostate cancer metastasis we performed differential display analysis of the human prostate carcinoma cell line PC-3 and its highly metastatic derivative PC-3M. This revealed that a 78-kDa interferon-inducible GTPase, MxA, was expressed in PC-3 but not in PC-3M cells. The gene encoding MxA, MX1, is located in the region of chromosome 21 deleted as a consequence of fusion of TMPRSS2 and ERG, which has been associated with aggressive, invasive prostate cancer. Stable exogenous MxA expression inhibited in vitro motility and invasiveness of PC-3M cells. In vivo exogenous MxA expression decreased the number of hepatic metastases following intrasplenic injection. Exogenous MxA also reduced motility and invasiveness of highly metastatic LOX melanoma cells. A mutation in MxA that inactivated its GTPase reversed inhibition of motility and invasion in both tumor cell lines. Co-immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that MxA associated with tubulin, but the GTPase-inactivating mutation blocked this association. Because MxA is a highly inducible gene, an MxA-targeted drug discovery screen was initiated by placing the MxA promoter upstream of a luciferase reporter. Examination of the NCI diversity set of small molecules revealed three hits that activated the promoter. In PC-3M cells, these drugs induced MxA protein and inhibited motility. These data demonstrate that MxA inhibits tumor cell motility and invasion, and that MxA expression can be induced by small molecules, potentially offering a new approach to the prevention and treatment of metastasis.
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- J Frederic Mushinski
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Medical Oncology Branch, Pediatric Oncology Branch, and Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Goldbaum O, Jensen PH, Richter-Landsberg C. The expression of tubulin polymerization promoting protein TPPP/p25alpha is developmentally regulated in cultured rat brain oligodendrocytes and affected by proteolytic stress. Glia 2009; 56:1736-46. [PMID: 18563798 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The tubulin polymerization-promoting protein (TPPP)/p25alpha was identified as a brain specific protein, is associated with microtubules (MTs) in vitro and can promote abnormal MT assembly. Furthermore it has aggregation promoting properties and is a constituent in pathological protein deposits of neurodegenerative diseases. In the brain, TPPP/p25alpha is present in myelinating oligodendrocytes. Here we show, using cultured rat brain oligodendrocytes, that TPPP/p25alpha expression is increasing during development in culture, and particularly in immature cells is associated with the centrosome. MT binding properties in oligodendrocytes are rather low, however, when MTs are disassembled by nocodazole, TPPP/p25alpha accumulates in the perinuclear region. Treatment of oligodendrocytes with the proteasomal inhibitor MG-132 (1 micaroM; 18 h) caused an increase in the amount of TPPP/p25alpha by about 40%, a decrease in its solubility, and led to the appearance of TPPP/p25alpha-positive cytoplasmic inclusions, which stained with thioflavin S and resembled inclusion bodies. Hence, it might be speculated that acute or chronic malfunction of the proteasomal degradation system, leading to the accumulation of aggregation prone proteins and the pro-aggregatory protein TPPP/p25alpha or to the aggregation of TPPP/p25alpha on its own, is causally related to the protein aggregation process in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Olaf Goldbaum
- Department of Biology, Molecular Neurobiology, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Pang W, Li C, Zhao Y, Wang S, Dong W, Jiang P, Zhang J. The environmental light influences the circulatory levels of retinoic acid and associates with hepatic lipid metabolism. Endocrinology 2008; 149:6336-42. [PMID: 18669599 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Environmental light is involved in the regulation of photochemical reaction in mouse retina. It remains unclear whether light-mediated increase in all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) synthesis in retina will result in altering the circulatory levels of ATRA and regulating downstream gene expression and physiological function. Here we showed circulatory levels of ATRA decreased in mice under constant darkness and elevated by light exposure. Fat gene pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 (mPlrp2) and its partner procolipase (mClps), but not hepatic lipase (mHl), activated in livers for responding to lack of light illuminating. Light-triggered alterations in circulatory ATRA levels regulated ecto-5'-nucleotidase gene expression by retinoic acid receptor retinoic acid receptor-alpha and modulated 5'-AMP levels in blood and were associated with mPlrp2 and mClps expression in the livers. Mice deficient in adenosine receptors displayed mPlrp2 and mClps expression in livers under 12-h light, 12-h dark cycles. Caffeine blocked adenosine receptors and induced hepatic mPlrp2 and mClps expression in wild-type mice. Mice activated in hepatic mPlrp2 and mClps expression lowered hepatic and serum lipid levels and markedly elevated circulatory levels of all-trans retinol. Our results suggest environmental light influence hepatic lipid homeostasis by light-modulated retinoic acid signaling associated with mPlrp2 and mClps gene expression in livers.
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- Wenqiang Pang
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolinwei, Nanjing 210094, China
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Salvati S, Natali F, Attorri L, Di Benedetto R, Leonardi F, Di Biase A, Ferri F, Fortuna S, Lorenzini P, Sanchez M, Ricceri L, Vitelli L. Eicosapentaenoic acid stimulates the expression of myelin proteins in rat brain. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:776-84. [PMID: 17941053 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that, in C6 glioma cells, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) stimulates the expression of proteolipid protein (PLP) via cAMP-mediated pathways. In this study, we investigated whether n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids can affect myelinogenesis in vivo. A single dose of either EPA or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was injected intracerebroventricularly into 2-day-old rats, which were then killed after 3 days post-injection (p.i.). Total RNA was isolated from the medulla, cerebellum, and cortex, and the expression of myelin-specific mRNAs was analyzed by real-time PCR. The levels of PLP, myelin basic protein, and myelin oligodendrocyte protein mRNAs increased in nearly all brain regions of DHA- and EPA-treated animals, but the effect was more pronounced in EPA-treated rats. The enhancement in PLP transcript levels was followed by an increase in PLP translation in EPA-treated rats. A further indicator of accelerated myelination was the increase in 2'-3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNPase) protein levels. In EPA-treated rats, the increased expression of myelin genes coincided with a decrease of cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB)-DNA binding in the cerebellum and cortex (1 hr p.i.). After 16 hr, this effect was still present in the same cerebral regions even though the decrease in EPA-treated rats was less pronounced than in controls. The down-regulation of CREB activity was due to a decrease in the levels of CREB phosphorylation. In conclusion, our data suggest that EPA stimulates the expression of specific myelin proteins through decreased CREB phosphorylation. These results corroborate the clinical studies of the n-3 PUFA beneficial effects on several demyelinating diseases.
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- Serafina Salvati
- Department of Food, Nutrition and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Renkonen J, Räbinä J, Mattila P, Grenman R, Renkonen R. Core 2 β1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases and α1,3-fucosyltransferases regulate the synthesis of O-glycans on selectin ligands on oral cavity carcinoma cells. APMIS 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2001.907803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Expression and function of the Delta-1/Notch-2/Hes-1 pathway during experimental acute kidney injury. Kidney Int 2008; 73:1240-50. [PMID: 18418349 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Notch signaling pathway consists of several receptors and their ligands Delta and Jagged and is important for embryogenesis, cellular differentiation and proliferation. Activation of Notch receptors causes their cleavage yielding cytoplastic domains that translocate into the nucleus to induce target proteins such as the basic-loop-helix proteins Hes and Hey. Here we sought to clarify the significance of the Notch signaling pathway in acute kidney injury using a rat ischemia-reperfusion injury model and cultured NRK-52E cells. Analysis of the whole kidney after injury showed increased expression of Delta-1 and Hes-1 mRNA and protein along with processed Notch-2. Confocal microscopy, using specific antibodies, showed that Delta-1, cleaved Notch-2 and Hes-1 colocalized in the same segments of the injured renal proximal tubules. Recombinant Delta-1 significantly stimulated NRK-52E cell proliferation. Our study suggests that the Delta-1/Notch-2/Hes-1 signaling pathway may regulate the regeneration and proliferation of renal tubules during acute kidney injury.
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Huang W, Xu C, Kahng KW, Noble NA, Border WA, Huang Y. Aldosterone and TGF-beta1 synergistically increase PAI-1 and decrease matrix degradation in rat renal mesangial and fibroblast cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 294:F1287-95. [PMID: 18367662 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00017.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aldosterone is thought to modulate renal fibrosis, in part, through increasing plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1), a major inhibitor of ECM degradation. The present study investigated aldosterone effects on PAI-1 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta(1) and asked whether PAI-1 effects were TGF-beta mediated and whether aldosterone and TGF-beta(1) acted synergistically to increase PAI-1 and decrease ECM degradation. Rat mesangial cells (MCs) and fibroblast cells [normal rat kidney (NRK)-49F] were used. (3)H-labeled ECM was produced by MCs. The effect of aldosterone and TGF-beta on ECM degradation by newly plated MCs or NRK-49F was measured by the release of (3)H into medium. Aldosterone markedly increased PAI-1 mRNA and protein in both cell types, increases completely blocked by spironolactone and partially blocked by TGF-beta neutralizing antibody. Adding both aldosterone and TGF-beta(1) produced PAI-1 mRNA and protein increases higher than the sum of increases seen with either compound alone. Aldosterone or TGF-beta(1) alone inhibited matrix degradation by 39 and 49% in MCs and 21 and 23% in NRK-49F, respectively. When both compounds were added, matrix degradation was further decreased by 93% in MCs and 61% in NRK-49F. The results indicate that aldosterone-induced PAI-1 increases are partially mediated by TGF-beta(1) and lead to decreased ECM degradation. While aldosterone alone induced TGF-beta(1) weakly, aldosterone and TGF-beta(1) added together produced dramatic synergistic effects on PAI-1 production and subsequent ECM accumulation. Thus the elevated aldosterone induced by renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation may amplify renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system profibrotic actions.
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- Wei Huang
- Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Division of Nephrology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
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