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S100 Proteins as Novel Therapeutic Targets in Psoriasis and Other Autoimmune Diseases. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196640. [PMID: 36235175 PMCID: PMC9572071 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Psoriasis is one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases affecting about 1-3% of the population. One of the characteristic abnormalities in psoriasis is the excessive production of antimicrobial peptides and proteins, which play an essential role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Antimicrobial peptides and proteins can be expressed differently in normal and diseased skin, reflecting their usefulness as diagnostic biomarkers. Moreover, due to their very important functions in innate immunity, members of host defense peptides and proteins are currently considered to be promising new therapeutic targets for many inflammatory diseases. Koebnerisin (S100A15) belongs to an S100 family of antimicrobial proteins, which constitute the multigenetic group of calcium-binding proteins involved in ion-dependent cellular functions and regulation of immune mechanisms. S100A15 was first discovered to be overexpressed in 'koebnerized' psoriatic skin, indicating its involvement in the disease phenotype and the same promising potential as a new therapeutic target. This review describes the involvement of antimicrobial peptides and proteins in inflammatory diseases' development and therapy. The discussion focuses on S100 proteins, especially koebnerisin, which may be involved in the underlying mechanism of the Köebner phenomenon in psoriasis, as well as other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases described in the last decade.
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Schaal JB, Tran D, Tran P, Ösapay G, Trinh K, Roberts KD, Brasky KM, Tongaonkar P, Ouellette AJ, Selsted ME. Rhesus macaque theta defensins suppress inflammatory cytokines and enhance survival in mouse models of bacteremic sepsis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51337. [PMID: 23236475 PMCID: PMC3516535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Theta-defensins (θ-defensins) are macrocyclic antimicrobial peptides expressed in leukocytes of Old World monkeys. The peptides are broad spectrum microbicides in vitro and numerous θ-defensin isoforms have been identified in granulocytes of rhesus macaques and Olive baboons. Several mammalian α- and β-defensins, genetically related to θ-defensins, have proinflammatory and immune-activating properties that bridge innate and acquired immunity. In the current study we analyzed the immunoregulatory properties of rhesus θ-defensins 1–5 (RTDs 1–5). RTD-1, the most abundant θ-defensin in macaques, reduced the levels of TNF, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 secreted by blood leukocytes stimulated by several TLR agonists. RTDs 1–5 suppressed levels of soluble TNF released by bacteria- or LPS-stimulated blood leukocytes and THP-1 monocytes. Despite their highly conserved conformation and amino acid sequences, the anti-TNF activities of RTDs 1–5 varied by as much as 10-fold. Systemically administered RTD-1 was non-toxic for BALB/c mice, and escalating intravenous doses were well tolerated and non-immunogenic in adult chimpanzees. The peptide was highly stable in serum and plasma. Single dose administration of RTD-1 at 5 mg/kg significantly improved survival of BALB/c mice with E. coli peritonitis and cecal ligation-and-puncture induced polymicrobial sepsis. Peptide treatment reduced serum levels of several inflammatory cytokines/chemokines in bacteremic animals. Collectively, these results indicate that the anti-inflammatory properties of θ-defensins in vitro and in vivo are mediated by the suppression of numerous proinflammatory cytokines and blockade of TNF release may be a primary effect.
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- Justin B. Schaal
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Korting H, Schöllmann C, Stauss-Grabo M, Schäfer-Korting M. Antimicrobial Peptides and Skin: A Paradigm of Translational Medicine. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2012; 25:323-34. [DOI: 10.1159/000341990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Steinstraesser L, Hauk J, Al-Benna S, Langer S, Ring A, Kesting M, Sudhoff H, Becerikli M, Käfferlein H, Jacobsen F. Genotoxic and cytotoxic activity of host defense peptides against human soft tissue sarcoma in anin vitromodel. Drug Chem Toxicol 2011; 35:96-103. [DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2011.589441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Satchell SC, Braet F. Glomerular endothelial cell fenestrations: an integral component of the glomerular filtration barrier. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 296:F947-56. [PMID: 19129259 PMCID: PMC2681366 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90601.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Glomerular endothelial cell (GEnC) fenestrations are analogous to podocyte filtration slits, but their important contribution to the glomerular filtration barrier has not received corresponding attention. GEnC fenestrations are transcytoplasmic holes, specialized for their unique role as a prerequisite for filtration across the glomerular capillary wall. Glomerular filtration rate is dependent on the fractional area of the fenestrations and, through the glycocalyx they contain, GEnC fenestrations are important in restriction of protein passage. Hence, dysregulation of GEnC fenestrations may be associated with both renal failure and proteinuria, and the pathophysiological importance of GEnC fenestrations is well characterized in conditions such as preeclampsia. Recent evidence suggests a wider significance in repair of glomerular injury and in common, yet serious, conditions, including diabetic nephropathy. Study of endothelial cell fenestrations is challenging because of limited availability of suitable in vitro models and by the requirement for electron microscopy to image these sub-100-nm structures. However, extensive evidence, from glomerular development in rodents to in vitro studies in human GEnC, points to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as a key inducer of fenestrations. In systemic endothelial fenestrations, the intracellular pathways through which VEGF acts to induce fenestrations include a key role for the fenestral diaphragm protein plasmalemmal vesicle-associated protein-1 (PV-1). The role of PV-1 in GEnC is less clear, not least because of controversy over existence of GEnC fenestral diaphragms. In this article, the structure-function relationships of GEnC fenestrations will be evaluated in depth, their role in health and disease explored, and the outlook for future study and therapeutic implications of these peculiar structures will be approached.
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- Simon C Satchell
- Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Paul O'Gorman Lifeline Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom.
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Steinstraesser L, Koehler T, Jacobsen F, Daigeler A, Goertz O, Langer S, Kesting M, Steinau H, Eriksson E, Hirsch T. Host defense peptides in wound healing. Mol Med 2008; 14:528-37. [PMID: 18385817 DOI: 10.2119/2008-00002.steinstraesser] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Host defense peptides are effector molecules of the innate immune system. They show broad antimicrobial action against gram-positive and -negative bacteria, and they likely play a key role in activating and mediating the innate as well as adaptive immune response in infection and inflammation. These features make them of high interest for wound healing research. Non-healing and infected wounds are a major problem in patient care and health care spending. Increasing infection rates, growing bacterial resistance to common antibiotics, and the lack of effective therapeutic options for the treatment of problematic wounds emphasize the need for new approaches in therapy and pathophysiologic understanding. This review focuses on the current knowledge of host defense peptides affecting wound healing and infection. We discuss the current data and highlight the potential future developments in this field of research.
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Innate immune response and its effector molecules have received growing attention in research. Host defense peptides are known to be antimicrobially active. Recently, the peptides have been recognized as potent signaling molecules for cellular effectors of both innate and adaptive immunity. Mammalian peptides in particular revealed immunomodulatory functions, including endotoxin-binding and -neutralizing capacity, chemotactic activities, induction of cytokines and chemokines, promotion of wound healing, and angiogenesis. In sepsis, they present a family of natural substances that can be used in combination with antibiotics to complete a broad-spectrum antimicrobial regimen with endotoxin-neutralizing properties. Although there are side effects, host defense peptides have the potential to be significant reinforcements to the currently available therapeutic options in the future. In this review, we analyze the role of host defense peptides in infection and immune response, and discuss recent efforts to establish host defense peptides as potent novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of sepsis.
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Birukova AA, Moldobaeva N, Xing J, Birukov KG. Magnitude-dependent effects of cyclic stretch on HGF- and VEGF-induced pulmonary endothelial remodeling and barrier regulation. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 295:L612-23. [PMID: 18689603 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90236.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mechanical ventilation at high tidal volumes compromises the blood-gas barrier and increases lung vascular permeability, which may lead to ventilator-induced lung injury and pulmonary edema. Using pulmonary endothelial cell (ECs) exposed to physiologically [5% cyclic stretch (CS)] and pathologically (18% CS) relevant magnitudes of CS, we evaluated the potential protective effects of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) on EC barrier dysfunction induced by CS and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In static culture, HGF enhanced EC barrier function in a Rac-dependent manner and attenuated VEGF-induced EC permeability and paracellular gap formation. The protective effects of HGF were associated with the suppression of Rho-dependent signaling triggered by VEGF. Five percent CS promoted HGF-induced enhancement of the cortical F-actin rim and activation of Rac-dependent signaling, suggesting synergistic barrier-protective effects of physiological CS and HGF. In contrast, 18% CS further enhanced VEGF-induced EC permeability, activation of Rho signaling, and formation of actin stress fibers and paracellular gaps. These effects were attenuated by HGF pretreatment. EC preconditioning at 5% CS before HGF and VEGF further promoted EC barrier maintenance. Our data suggest synergistic effects of HGF and physiological CS in the Rac-mediated mechanisms of EC barrier protection. In turn, HGF reduced the barrier-disruptive effects of VEGF and pathological CS via downregulation of the Rho pathway. These results support the importance of HGF-VEGF balance in control of acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome severity via small GTPase-dependent regulation of lung endothelial permeability.
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- Anna A Birukova
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Foglieni C, Maisano F, Dreas L, Giazzon A, Ruotolo G, Ferrero E, Li Volsi L, Coli S, Sinagra G, Zingone B, Alfieri O, Becker AE, Maseri A. Mild inflammatory activation of mammary arteries in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008; 294:H2831-7. [PMID: 18441195 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.91428.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are characterized by multiple unstable coronary plaques and elevated circulating levels of inflammatory biomarkers. The endothelium of internal mammary arteries (IMA), which are atherosclerosis resistant, is exposed to proinflammatory stimuli as vessels that develop atherosclerosis. Our study investigated the IMA endothelial expression of inflammatory molecules in patients with ACS or chronic stable angina (CSA). IMA demonstrated normal morphology, intact endothelial lining, and strong immunoreactivity for glucose transporter 1. E-selectin expression was observed more frequently in IMA of ACS patiention than CSA patients (ACS 61% vs. CSA 14%, P = 0.01). High fluorescence for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) was significantly more frequent on the luminal endothelium (ACS 66.7% vs. CSA 17.6%, P = 0.001 for class I; and ACS 66.7% vs. CSA 6.2%, P = 0.0003 for class II-DR) and on the vasa vasorum (ACS 92.9% vs. CSA 33.3% and 7.7%, P = 0.0007 and P < 0.0001 for class I and class II-DR, respectively) of ACS patients than CSA patients. ICAM-1, VCAM-1, Toll-like receptor 4, tissue factor, IL-6, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and TNF-alpha expression were not significantly different in ACS and CSA. Circulating C-reactive protein [ACS 4.8 (2.6-7.3) mg/l vs. CSA 1.8 (0.6-3.5) mg/l, P = 0.01] and IL-6 [ACS 4.0 (2.6-5.5) pg/ml vs. CSA 1.7 (1.4-4.0) pg/ml, P = 0.02] were higher in ACS than CSA, without a correlation with IMA inflammation. The higher E-selectin, MHC class I and MHC class II-DR on the endothelium and vasa vasorum of IMA from ACS patients suggests a mild, endothelial inflammatory activation in ACS, which can be unrelated to the presence of atherosclerotic coronary lesions. These findings indicated IMA as active vessels in coronary syndromes.
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- Chiara Foglieni
- Clinical Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory and Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy.
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Westrick RJ, Winn ME, Eitzman DT. Murine models of vascular thrombosis (Eitzman series). Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007; 27:2079-93. [PMID: 17600224 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.107.142810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thrombotic complications of vascular disease are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in most industrialized countries. Despite this, safe and effective drugs targeting these complications are limited, especially in the chronic setting. This is because of the complexity of thrombosis in both arteries and veins, which is becoming increasingly evident as numerous factors are now known to affect the fate of a forming thrombus. To fully characterize thrombus formation in these settings, in vivo models are necessary to study the various components and intricate interactions that are involved. Genetic manipulations in mice are greatly facilitating the dissection of relevant pro- and antithrombotic influences. Standardized models for the study of thrombosis in mice as well as evolving techniques that allow imaging of molecular events during thrombus formation are now available. This review will highlight some of the recent developments in the field of thrombosis using mouse models and how these studies are expanding our knowledge of thrombotic disease.
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- Randal J Westrick
- Departments of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Jacobsen F, Mohammadi-Tabrisi A, Hirsch T, Mittler D, Mygind PH, Sonksen CP, Raventos D, Kristensen HH, Gatermann S, Lehnhardt M, Daigeler A, Steinau HU, Steinstraesser L. Antimicrobial activity of the recombinant designer host defence peptide P-novispirin G10 in infected full-thickness wounds of porcine skin. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 59:493-8. [PMID: 17289767 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The growing number of patients with impaired wound healing and the development of multidrug-resistant bacteria demand the investigation of alternatives in wound care. The antimicrobial activity of naturally occurring host defence peptides and their derivatives could be one alternative to the existing therapy options for topical treatment of wound infection. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of proline-novispirin G10 (P-novispirin G10) in vitro and in the infected porcine titanium wound chamber model. METHODS The new derived designer host defence peptide P-novispirin G10 was tested in vitro against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. Additionally, cytotoxicity and haemolytic activities of P-novispirin G10 and protegrin-1 were measured. For in vivo studies, six wound chambers were implanted on each flank of Göttinger minipigs (n = 2, female, 6 months old, 15-20 kg). Eleven wound chambers were inoculated 8 days post-operatively with 5 x 10(8) of Staphylococcus aureus; one wound chamber remained uninfected as a system control. After wound infection had been established (4 days after inoculation), each wound chamber was topically treated with P-novispirin G10, protegrin-1 or carrier control. Wound fluid was harvested every hour for a total follow up of 3 h. RESULTS P-novispirin G10 demonstrated broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity with moderate haemolytic and cytotoxic activities compared with protegrin-1. In the infected wound chamber model P-novispirin G10 demonstrated a 4 log(10) reduction in bacterial counts. CONCLUSIONS This implicates the potential of P-novispirin G10 as an alternative in future antimicrobial wound care. However, more studies are necessary to further define clinical applications and potential side effects in greater detail.
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- F Jacobsen
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn Centre, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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Endothelial cells, which form the inner cellular lining of blood vessels and lymphatics, display remarkable heterogeneity in structure and function. This is the first of a 2-part review focused on phenotypic heterogeneity of blood vessel endothelium. This review provides an historical perspective of our understanding of endothelial heterogeneity, discusses the scope of phenotypic diversity across the vascular tree, and addresses proximate and evolutionary mechanisms of endothelial cell heterogeneity. The overall goal is to underscore the importance of phenotypic heterogeneity as a core property of the endothelium.
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- William C Aird
- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02215, USA.
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A recent hypothesis postulates that sepsis moves through different phases, with periods of enhanced inflammation alternating with periods of immune suppression. In this study we determined the levels of inflammation present during early and late septic deaths to examine whether death was due to hyperinflammation or immunosuppression. The murine model of sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was used. Complete blood counts, plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, and body weights were determined. Mice that died within the first 4 days had increased plasma levels of IL-6, indicating that there was activation of the immune system. Cecal resection on day 4 after CLP resulted in decreased abscess size, lower circulating neutrophil counts, decreased anemia, and improved survival compared to the results for mice that received only antibiotic and fluid therapy. All of the mice that died in the chronic phase of infection (after day 4) had positive peritoneal cultures containing significantly more bacteria than the cultures for surviving mice. After day 4, none of the surviving mice exhibited increases in the plasma levels of IL-6. Dying mice exhibited mixed IL-6 responses; for 41% of the mice there was never an increase in the IL-6 levels in the chronic phase, while for other mice the levels of IL-6 transiently increased prior to death. Peritoneal macrophages were obtained in the late phase of sepsis from moribund and healthy mice and were stimulated ex vivo. The cells from the moribund mice produced significantly less IL-6 than the cells obtained from healthy mice produced. These results indicate that in mice that die in the early phase there is uniformly increased inflammation. However, during the chronic phase of sepsis, some mice die with evidence of immunosuppression (increased bacterial growth and low IL-6 levels), while other mice die with immunostimulation (high IL-6 levels and bacterial growth). Determining the inflammatory status of individual patients may help guide appropriate, targeted therapy.
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- Hongyan Xiao
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, 2210 Medical Science I Building, 1301 Catherine Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602, USA
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Zaheer A, Murshed M, De Grand AM, Morgan TG, Karsenty G, Frangioni JV. Optical imaging of hydroxyapatite in the calcified vasculature of transgenic animals. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26:1132-6. [PMID: 16484598 PMCID: PMC2710237 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000210016.89991.2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To detect the hydroxyapatite component of vascular calcification in vivo so that the process of calcium deposition can be studied in transgenic model systems. METHODS AND RESULTS We have previously developed a near-infrared fluorescent bisphosphonate derivative that binds with high affinity and specificity to hydroxyapatite, and an intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence imaging system for small animals. Using these tools, and a transgenic mouse strain with homozygous deletion of the matrix GLA protein (Mgp(-/-)), we demonstrate that the hydroxyapatite component of vascular calcification can be detected in vivo with high sensitivity, specificity, and resolution. CONCLUSIONS The hydroxyapatite component of vascular calcification can be detected optically, in real-time, without sacrifice of the animal. It is now possible to study the earliest events associated with vascular mineralization, at the cell and organ level, and to monitor the process in living animals.
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- Atif Zaheer
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215
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The microvascular endothelial cell monolayer localized at the critical interface between the blood and vessel wall has the vital functions of regulating tissue fluid balance and supplying the essential nutrients needed for the survival of the organism. The endothelial cell is an exquisite “sensor” that responds to diverse signals generated in the blood, subendothelium, and interacting cells. The endothelial cell is able to dynamically regulate its paracellular and transcellular pathways for transport of plasma proteins, solutes, and liquid. The semipermeable characteristic of the endothelium (which distinguishes it from the epithelium) is crucial for establishing the transendothelial protein gradient (the colloid osmotic gradient) required for tissue fluid homeostasis. Interendothelial junctions comprise a complex array of proteins in series with the extracellular matrix constituents and serve to limit the transport of albumin and other plasma proteins by the paracellular pathway. This pathway is highly regulated by the activation of specific extrinsic and intrinsic signaling pathways. Recent evidence has also highlighted the importance of the heretofore enigmatic transcellular pathway in mediating albumin transport via transcytosis. Caveolae, the vesicular carriers filled with receptor-bound and unbound free solutes, have been shown to shuttle between the vascular and extravascular spaces depositing their contents outside the cell. This review summarizes and analyzes the recent data from genetic, physiological, cellular, and morphological studies that have addressed the signaling mechanisms involved in the regulation of both the paracellular and transcellular transport pathways.
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- Dolly Mehta
- Center of Lung and Vascular Biology, Dept. of Pharmacology (M/C 868), University of Illinois, 835 S. Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Steinstraesser L, Ring A, Bals R, Steinau HU, Langer S. The Human Host Defense Peptide LL37/hCAP Accelerates Angiogenesis in PEGT/PBT Biopolymers. Ann Plast Surg 2006; 56:93-8. [PMID: 16374104 DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000190883.30005.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Antimicrobial peptides are effector molecules of the innate immune response and contribute to host defense and inflammation. This study was designed to evaluate neovascularization in biopolymers after instillation with LL37 of angiogenesis in the dorsal skinfold chamber in mice. MATERIAL AND METHODS The host defense peptide human cathelicicin LL37 was tested for in vitro antimicrobial activity in a bilayer radial diffusion assay. For in vivo testing, 4 different concentrations of LL37 or carrier control were instilled into a biopolymer, then inserted into the dorsal skinfold chamber in Balb/c mice. Standard microcirculatory parameters were assessed over 24 days' follow-up. RESULTS LL37 showed broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against gram-positive and -negative bacteria. The LL37 treatment of the biopolymer accelerated the onset of neovascularization by 6 days compared with the carrier control (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that LL37 has antimicrobial activity and is important for early support of neoangiogenesis in biopolymers. The multifunctional human host defense peptide LL37 has potential as an adjunct for tissue engineering.
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- Lars Steinstraesser
- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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Steinstraesser L, Burkhard O, Fan MH, Jacobsen F, Lehnhardt M, Su G, Daigeler A, Steinau HU, Remick D, Wang SC. Burn wounds infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa triggers weight loss in rats. BMC Surg 2005; 5:19. [PMID: 16168063 PMCID: PMC1242239 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-5-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2005] [Accepted: 09/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Despite dramatic improvements in the management of burns, infection still remains a serious risk for the burn patient. The aim of this study was to shed light on the impact of acute burn injury with or without infection on cytokine profiles. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 21) were randomized into three groups: 1) burn only 2) burn and infection or 3) sham burn. Weight was monitored and blood was collected for cytokine ELISA, LPS quantification, and peripheral blood analysis. Animals were sacrificed either after 6 or 12 days. Results Infected animals showed substantial weight loss until day 6 post-burn as compared to burn alone. Endotoxin and TNF-α levels were elevated early in the infected burn group within 48 hours post-burn. In contrast, significant up-regulation of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 occurred later in the clinical course and was associated with the recovery from weight loss. Conclusion Our results suggest that in the presence of infection, you get a SIRS response possibly due to transient endotoxemia that is only seen in the infection group. In contrast, both burn and infection get a late IL-10 (CARS) response, which is then associated with a return to normal weight in the infection group.
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- Lars Steinstraesser
- Dept. of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
- Medicine, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
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- Dept. of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
- Dept. Plastic Surgery Burn Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, Buerkle-de la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Dept. of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
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- Dept. Plastic Surgery Burn Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, Buerkle-de la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Dept. Plastic Surgery Burn Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, Buerkle-de la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Medicine, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
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- Dept. Plastic Surgery Burn Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, Buerkle-de la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Dept. Plastic Surgery Burn Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, Buerkle-de la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Pathology, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
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- Dept. of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0666, USA
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Sengoelge G, Luo W, Fine D, Perschl AM, Fierlbeck W, Haririan A, Sorensson J, Rehman TU, Hauser P, Trevick JS, Kulak SC, Wegner B, Ballermann BJ. A SAGE-based comparison between glomerular and aortic endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 288:F1290-300. [PMID: 15657302 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00076.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Endothelial cells have many characteristics in common, but significant morphological and functional differences exist between endothelial cells from different anatomic sites. The specific glomerular endothelial (GEn) cell transcript repertoire is unknown. We sought to determine whether endothelial cells derived from bovine glomeruli display a distinct transcriptional profile compared with bovine aortic endothelium (BAE) under identical conditions. Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE), which includes known and unknown transcripts, was used to make the comparison. The GEn and BAE SAGE libraries contain 36,844 and 26,452 total tag sequences, respectively. Among 6,524 unique tag sequences represented at least 2 times in the 2 libraries, 2,094 (32%) were matched to well-characterized bovine cDNA sequences (358 tags) or expressed sequence tags (EST). Identification of the human homolog was achieved for 1,035 of these tags. Forty-two tags were differentially expressed in GEn. For 25 of these, the bovine cDNA or EST, and for 17 the human homolog was identified. Among all transcripts with a known bovine and human tag, seven were expressed at levels more than 10-fold higher in cultured GEn cells compared with all other SAGE libraries. The transcript “DKFZp564B076” was localized by in situ hybridization to glomerular endothelium in vivo and was shown by real-time RT-PCR to be highly abundant in glomeruli compared with aortic intima. This work supports the concept that differences in the transcriptional profile of endothelial cells from distinct origins are observed under otherwise equivalent conditions. Furthermore, we have identified the first known transcript predominant in glomerular endothelium in vivo.
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- Gürkan Sengoelge
- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Dept. of Medicine III, Medical Univ. Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Jacobsen F, Baraniskin A, Mertens J, Mittler D, Mohammadi-Tabrisi A, Schubert S, Soltau M, Lehnhardt M, Behnke B, Gatermann S, Steinau HU, Steinstraesser L. Activity of histone H1.2 in infected burn wounds. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005; 55:735-41. [PMID: 15772144 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Infections with multidrug-resistant microorganisms (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus) cause immense complications in wound care and in the treatment of immunosuppressed patients. Like most antimicrobial peptides, histones are relatively small polycationic proteins located in each eukaryotic nucleus, which naturally supercoil DNA. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro and in vivo activity of histone H1.2 in infected burn wounds and its potential toxicity. METHODS To characterize the antimicrobial properties of histone H1.2 against potential causative organisms of burn wound infections, the in vitro radial diffusion assay and modified NCCLS microbroth dilution MIC assay were carried out. Haemolytic and cytotoxic properties were determined in human red blood cells and primary human keratinocytes. In vivo antimicrobial activity was tested in an infected rat burn model with P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853). All results were compared with the naturally occurring broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide protegrin-1 and with antibiotics clinically used against the corresponding bacteria. RESULTS Human histone H1.2 exerted good antimicrobial activity against all tested microorganisms without significant haemolytic activity. Surprisingly, histone H1.2 showed cytotoxicity with an LD50 of 7.91 mg/L in primary human keratinocytes. The in vivo burn model data revealed a significant three-fold higher reduction in bacterial counts within 4 h compared with carrier control. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that histone H1.2 is a potential candidate for use as a local and, because of its low haemolytic activity, systemic antimicrobial agent. However, further investigations are needed to specify the cytotoxicity and the dose-response relationship for histone H1.2.
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- F Jacobsen
- Department for Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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Wu SQ, Aird WC. Thrombin, TNF-alpha, and LPS exert overlapping but nonidentical effects on gene expression in endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 289:H873-85. [PMID: 15833800 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00993.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Thrombin, TNF-alpha, and LPS have each been implicated in endothelial cell and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) activation. We wanted to test the hypothesis that these three agonists display mediator and/or cell type-specific properties. The addition of thrombin to human pulmonary artery endothelial cells resulted in an upregulation of PDGF-A, tissue factor (TF), ICAM-1, and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), whereas TNF-alpha and LPS failed to induce PDGF-A. These effects were mimicked by protease-activated receptor-1 activation. In VSMC, thrombin induced expression of TF and PDGF-A but failed to consistently induce ICAM-1 or u-PA expression. In contrast, TNF-alpha and LPS increased expression of all four genes in this cell type. Inhibitor studies in endothelial cells demonstrated a critical role for PKC in mediating thrombin, TNF-alpha, and LPS induction of ICAM-1, TF, and u-PA and for p38 MAPK in mediating thrombin, TNF-alpha, and LPS induction of TF. Taken together, these results suggest that inflammatory mediators engage distinct signaling pathways and expression profiles in endothelial cells and VSMC. The data support the notion that endothelial cell activation is not an all-or-nothing phenomenon but rather is dependent on the nature of the extracellular mediator.
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MESH Headings
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- Endothelial Cells/physiology
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Humans
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/genetics
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/physiology
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/genetics
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Thrombin/pharmacology
- Thromboplastin/genetics
- Thromboplastin/metabolism
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology
- Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator/genetics
- Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator/metabolism
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- Sheng-Qian Wu
- Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, RW-663, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Steinstraesser L, Tippler B, Mertens J, Lamme E, Homann HH, Lehnhardt M, Wildner O, Steinau HU, Überla K. Inhibition of early steps in the lentiviral replication cycle by cathelicidin host defense peptides. Retrovirology 2005; 2:2. [PMID: 15656908 PMCID: PMC548510 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 01/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The antibacterial activity of host defense peptides (HDP) is largely mediated by permeabilization of bacterial membranes. The lipid membrane of enveloped viruses might also be a target of antimicrobial peptides. Therefore, we screened a panel of naturally occurring HDPs representing different classes for inhibition of early, Env-independent steps in the HIV replication cycle. A lentiviral vector-based screening assay was used to determine the inhibitory effect of HDPs on early steps in the replication cycle and on cell metabolism. Results Human LL37 and porcine Protegrin-1 specifically reduced lentiviral vector infectivity, whereas the reduction of luciferase activities observed at high concentrations of the other HDPs is primarily due to modulation of cellular activity and/ or cytotoxicity rather than antiviral activity. A retroviral vector was inhibited by LL37 and Protegrin-1 to similar extent, while no specific inhibition of adenoviral vector mediated gene transfer was observed. Specific inhibitory effects of Protegrin-1 were confirmed for wild type HIV-1. Conclusion Although Protegrin-1 apparently inhibits an early step in the HIV-replication cycle, cytotoxic effects might limit its use as an antiviral agent unless the specificity for the virus can be improved.
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- Lars Steinstraesser
- Department for Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la- Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department for Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la- Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 9, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department for Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la- Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Department for Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la- Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department for Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la- Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Irwin DC, Tissot van Patot MC, Tucker A, Bowen R. Direct ANP inhibition of hypoxia-induced inflammatory pathways in pulmonary microvascular and macrovascular endothelial monolayers. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2004; 288:L849-59. [PMID: 15618455 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00294.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) has been shown to reduce hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular leak in vivo, but no explanation of a mechanism has been offered other than its vasodilatory and natriuretic actions. Recently, data have shown that ANP can protect endothelial barrier functions in TNF-alpha-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Therefore, we hypothesized that ANP actions would inhibit pulmonary vascular leak by inhibition of TNF-alpha secretion and F-actin formation. Bovine pulmonary microvascular (MVEC) and macrovascular endothelial cell (LEC) monolayers were stimulated with hypoxia, TNF-alpha, or bacterial endotoxin (LPS) in the presence or absence of ANP, and albumin flux, NF-kappa B activation, TNF-alpha secretion, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and F-actin (stress fiber) formation were assessed. In Transwell cultures, ANP reduced hypoxia-induced permeability in MVEC and TNF-alpha-induced permeability in MVEC and LEC. ANP inhibited hypoxia and LPS increased NF-kappa B activation and TNF-alpha synthesis in MVEC and LEC. Hypoxia decreased activation of p38 MAPK in MVEC but increased activation of p38 MAPK and stress fiber formation in LEC; TNF-alpha had the opposite effect. ANP inhibited an activation of p38 MAPK in MVEC or LEC. These data indicate that in endothelial cell monolayers, hypoxia activates a signal cascade analogous to that initiated by inflammatory agents, and ANP has a direct cytoprotective effect on the pulmonary endothelium other than its vasodilatory and natriuretic properties. Furthermore, our data show that MVEC and LEC respond differently to hypoxia, TNF-alpha-stimulation, and ANP treatment.
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- D C Irwin
- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Franscini N, Bachli EB, Blau N, Leikauf MS, Schaffner A, Schoedon G. Gene expression profiling of inflamed human endothelial cells and influence of activated protein C. Circulation 2004; 110:2903-9. [PMID: 15505101 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000146344.49689.bb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND During systemic inflammation, activation of vascular endothelium by proinflammatory cytokines leads to hypotension, microvascular thrombosis, and organ damage. Recent data suggest a link between coagulation and inflammation through the activated protein C (APC) pathway. We studied gene expression profiles in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) exposed to proinflammatory stimuli and the influence of APC on expression of candidate genes regulated by these stimuli. METHODS AND RESULTS HCAECs were stimulated with interleukin-1beta, interferon-gamma, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. In gene expression profiling, 400 of 8400 genes were regulated >2-fold. Verification of selected candidate genes was achieved by measuring expression of mRNA species by real-time polymerase chain reaction, cytokine secretion by ELISA, and metabolites of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) biosynthesis by high-performance liquid chromatography. BH4 synthesis, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) were downregulated by APC at the transcriptional and protein level. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase, endothelial adhesion molecule, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were not affected by APC. Activities of transcription factors c-Fos, FosB, and c-Rel were inhibited by APC in inflamed HCAECs. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed a novel antiinflammatory mechanism of APC-dependent gene regulation in HCAECs since c-Fos-dependent induction of MCP-1 and ICAM-1 was suppressed. APC downregulates expression and activity of genes related to inflammation, most pronounced under intermediate or mild inflammatory conditions.
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MESH Headings
- Biopterins/analogs & derivatives
- Biopterins/biosynthesis
- Blood Coagulation Factors/biosynthesis
- Blood Coagulation Factors/genetics
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/biosynthesis
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
- Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Coronary Vessels/cytology
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Cytokines/genetics
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma/pharmacology
- Interleukin-1/pharmacology
- NF-kappa B/biosynthesis
- NF-kappa B/genetics
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/genetics
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
- Protein C/genetics
- Protein C/pharmacology
- Protein C/physiology
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Receptor, PAR-1/biosynthesis
- Receptor, PAR-1/genetics
- Receptor, PAR-2/biosynthesis
- Receptor, PAR-2/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Thrombin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Thrombin/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
- Transcription Factors/biosynthesis
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology
- Vasculitis/genetics
- Vasculitis/physiopathology
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- Nicola Franscini
- Medical Clinic B Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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Overuse of antibiotics and failure to apply basic infection control policies and procedures have contributed to the increasing multi-drug resistance of many nosocomial pathogens. The alarming increase of multi-drug-resistant bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicilin-resistant Staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci) causes infected wounds associated with high mortality and morbidity in burned patients and focuses attention on the need for better treatment and prevention of wound infections. The review points out and discusses some emerging alternatives to antibiotics used in clinical practice, with special emphasis on the role of the innate immune response and potential application of human host defense peptides in thermal injury.
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- L Steinstraesser
- Department for Plastic Surgery, Burn Center, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Buerkle-de-la Camp Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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Holmén C, Stjärne P, Sumitran-Holgersson S. Heterogeneity of human nasal vascular and sinusoidal endothelial cells from the inferior turbinate. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2004; 32:18-27. [PMID: 15498963 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2004-0253oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The vast heterogeneity of endothelial cells (EC) in various organs necessitates isolation of EC from the relevant organs when defining mechanisms of site-specific pathologies. We report a novel finding that describes the presence of two heterogeneous populations of human nasal microvascular EC isolated from the inferior turbinate. Light and electron microscopy, flow cytometric analysis, and immunocytochemistry analysis demonstrated that one EC population exhibited the classic vascular endothelial markers with cobblestone-like morphology, whereas the other was sinusoidal with fusiform morphology. The sinusoidal EC (SEC) lacked surface expression of the endothelial markers CD31 and E-selectin, were discontinuous, showed fenestrae and pinocytic vesicles, and did not form tight junctions. Gene expression analysis using microarray revealed significant but limited heterogeneity between the two cell types. Immunohistochemical staining of normal nasal biopsies confirmed the presence of two distinct populations of EC. We found that CD31 was exclusively expressed on vascular EC (VEC), whereas the molecule L-SIGN was mainly expressed on SEC. Both cell types formed capillary-like tubules in matrigel in vitro. The two heterogeneous EC populations provide a unique in vitro system to study the biology of nasal VEC and SEC in normal conditions and in inflammatory processes in various nasal disorders.
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- Carolina Holmén
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska University Hospital-Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Rohit Budhiraja
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass, USA
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Bartlett KH, McCray PB, Thorne PS. Novispirin G10-induced lung toxicity in a Klebsiella pneumoniae infection model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 47:3901-6. [PMID: 14638500 PMCID: PMC296213 DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.12.3901-3906.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mammalian cathelicidins are a class of innate antimicrobial peptides isolated from leukocytes and epithelial cells that aid host defense against bacterial infections. Synthetic analogs of cathelicidins offer the promise of potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy. We developed a combined lung infection and ex vivo whole-blood assay model to characterize the toxicity and efficacy of synthetic cathelicidin-derived peptides. Male C57BL/6 mice were administered saline or Klebsiella pneumoniae by intratracheal instillation. Five hours later, the Klebsiella-infected mice were instilled with saline, tobramycin (1 mg/kg of body weight or 10 mg/kg), novispirin G10 (0.4 mg/kg), or a combination of tobramycin (1 mg/kg) and G10 (0.4 mg/kg). At 24 h, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) was collected for analysis of culturable bacteria and for markers of inflammation and lung toxicity. Blood samples were analyzed for circulating cytokines. Recovery of Klebsiella from the lung, recruitment of neutrophils, and production of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in BAL samples were highly correlated (r=0.68 and 0.84, respectively; P<0.01). Animals treated with G10 or G10 plus tobramycin had increased hemoglobin (P<0.001) and protein (P<0.001) levels compared to those for Klebsiella-infected or tobramycin-alone-treated animals. The levels of circulating IL-6 in mice infected with Klebsiella were 1000- to 10,000-fold higher than in the noninfected controls. The highest levels of IL-6 were measured in mice given G10 alone or in combination with tobramycin. These studies demonstrated that G10 was relatively nontoxic in saline-treated mice but was highly toxic in mice infected with Klebsiella. This finding establishes the importance of investigating candidate antimicrobial agents in an in vivo infection model.
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- Karen H Bartlett
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Minami T, Sugiyama A, Wu SQ, Abid R, Kodama T, Aird WC. Thrombin and phenotypic modulation of the endothelium. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2004; 24:41-53. [PMID: 14551154 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000099880.09014.7d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thrombin signaling in the endothelium is linked to multiple phenotypic changes, including alterations in permeability, vasomotor tone, and leukocyte trafficking. The thrombin signal is transduced, at least in part, at the level of gene transcription. In this review, we focus on the role of thrombin signaling and transcriptional networks in mediating downstream gene expression and endothelial phenotype. In addition, we report the results of DNA microarrays in control and thrombin-treated endothelial cells. We conclude that (1) thrombin induces the upregulation and downregulation of multiple genes in the endothelium, (2) thrombin-mediated gene expression involves a multitude of transcription factors, and (3) future breakthroughs in the field will depend on a better understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of these transcriptional networks.
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- Takashi Minami
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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