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van den Bosch MHJ, Blom AB, van der Kraan PM. Inflammation in osteoarthritis: Our view on its presence and involvement in disease development over the years. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2024; 32:355-364. [PMID: 38142733 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Inflammation, both locally in the joint and systemic, is nowadays considered among the mechanisms involved in osteoarthritis (OA). However, this concept has not always been generally accepted. In fact, for long OA has been described as a relatively simple degeneration of articular cartilage as the result of wear and tear only. In this narrative review, we present what our understanding of OA was at the time of the inaugural release of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage about 30 years ago and discuss a set of pivotal papers that changed our view on the role of inflammation in OA development. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the current view on the involvement of inflammation in OA. Next, we use the example of transforming growth factor-β signaling to show how inflammation might influence processes in the joint in a manner that is beyond the simple interaction of ligand and receptor leading to the release of inflammatory and catabolic mediators. Finally, we discuss our view on what should be done in the future to bring the field forward.
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jang J, Bentsen M, Kim YJ, Kim E, Garg V, Cai CL, Looso M, Li D. Endocardial HDAC3 is required for myocardial trabeculation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.04.12.536668. [PMID: 37886504 PMCID: PMC10602027 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.12.536668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trabeculation, a key process in early heart development, is the formation of myocardial trabecular meshwork. The failure of trabeculation often leads to embryonic lethality. Support from endocardial cells, including the secretion of extracellular matrix (ECM) and growth factors is critical for trabeculation; however, it is unknown how the secretion of ECM and growth factors is initiated and regulated by endocardial cells. METHODS Various cellular and mouse models in conjunction with biochemical and molecular tools were employed to study the role of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) in the developing endocardium. RESULTS We found that genetic deletion of Hdac3 in endocardial cells in mice resulted in early embryo lethality presenting as a hypotrabeculation cardiac phenotype. Single cell RNA sequencing identified several ECM components including collagens that were significantly downregulated in Hdac3 knockout (KO) endocardial cells. When cultured with supernatant from Hdac3 KO mouse cardiac endothelial cells (MCECs), wild-type mouse embryonic cardiomyocytes showed decreased proliferation, suggesting that growth signaling from Hdac3 KO MCECs is disrupted. Subsequent transcriptomic analysis revealed that transforming growth factor β3 (TGFβ3) was significantly downregulated in Hdac3 KO MCECs and Hdac3 cardiac endothelial KO hearts. Mechanistically, we identified that microRNA (miR)-129-5p was significantly upregulated in Hdac3 KO MCECs and Hdac3 cardiac endothelial KO hearts. Overexpression of miR-129-5p repressed Tgfβ3 expression in wild-type MCECs, whereas knockdown of miR-129-5p restored Tgfβ3 expression in Hdac3 KO MCECs. CONCLUSION Our findings reveal a critical signaling pathway in which endocardial HDAC3 promotes trabecular myocardium growth by stimulating TGFβ signaling through repressing miR-129-5p, providing novel insights into the etiology of congenital heart disease and conceptual strategies to promote myocardial regeneration.
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Liu H, Pu L, Tsauo C, Wang X, Zheng Q, Shi B, Li C. A new congenital cleft palate New Zealand rabbit model for surgical research. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3865. [PMID: 33594140 PMCID: PMC7887234 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83400-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cleft palate repair is a challenging procedure for cleft surgeons to teach, and in research, it can be difficult to evaluate different techniques and develop new treatments. In this study, a congenital cleft palate New Zealand rabbit model has been described and could be beneficial in future studies concerning cleft palate repair. Pregnant New Zealand rabbits received 1.0 mg dexamethasone injection intramuscularly once a day from the 13th gestation day (GD13) to GD16. On GD31. Newborn rabbits were delivered by cesarean sections, fed with a standardized gastric tube feeding method, and divided into two groups. The rate of survival and the incidence of cleft palate was calculated. Weight, appearance, behavior, maxillary occlusal view, and regional anatomic and histological comparisons were recorded within 1 month after birth. Infants from the two groups with similar physiological conditions were selected for continuous maxillofacial and mandibular Micro-CT scan and three-dimensional reconstruction analysis. Ten pregnant rabbits gave birth to 48 live infants. The survival and cleft palate rates were 65.6% and 60.4% respectively. Both groups survived over 1 month with no difference in weight, appearance, and behavior. The cleft type was stable, and anatomical defects, histological characteristics, and nasal-maxillary abnormalities of the cleft were similar to those of humans. There was no statistically significant difference in maxillary and mandible development between the two groups within one month after birth. This congenital cleft palate model is considered to have more research possibilities with efficient cleft induction, reliable feeding methods, stable anatomical defects, and maxillofacial development similar to those seen in humans.
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- Haoyue Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 14, Section 3, Ren Min Nan Road, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
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Sugiyama A, Takigawa T. Genetic background influences the capacity for medial edge epithelium disintegration and phenotype of cleft palate in TGFβ3 knockout mice. J Oral Biosci 2020; 62:260-266. [PMID: 32603777 DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cleft palate is a frequent congenital craniofacial malformation of unknown etiology. Transforming growth factor (TGF) β3 is required for palatal shelf fusion. Although TGFβ3 knockout (KO) mice are widely used mouse models for cleft palate, cleft palate phenotypes differ among these mice. This study aimed to determine the effects of genetic background on the cleft palate phenotype in mice. METHODS We produced TGFβ3 KO congenic mouse strains with five different genetic backgrounds. The phenotypes of the congenic strains were determined by visual examination. The capacity for disintegration of the medial edge epithelium (MEE) and basement membrane (BM) of palatal shelves of all five mouse strains was analyzed by using immunofluorescence staining after single palatal shelf suspension culture. The relationship between phenotype and disappearance of the MEE and BM was analyzed. RESULTS Although the five congenic strains carried the same defective Tgfb3 gene, the fetal palate phenotypes differed among strains. The loss of the MEE cells and BM also differed with the genetic background, and the degree of such loss correlated with the cleft palate phenotype. CONCLUSIONS The cleft palate phenotype in mice is influenced by the genetic background, which governs the capacity for MEE and BM disintegration.
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- Akiko Sugiyama
- Department of Oral Anatomy, Division of Oral Structure, Function, and Development, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan.
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Division of Oral Structure, Function, and Development, Asahi University School of Dentistry, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu, 501-0296, Japan; Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida-Konoe-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Mesenchyme-specific deletion of Tgf-β1 in the embryonic lung disrupts branching morphogenesis and induces lung hypoplasia. J Transl Med 2019; 99:1363-1375. [PMID: 31028279 PMCID: PMC7422700 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-019-0256-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Proper lung development depends on the precise temporal and spatial expression of several morphogenic factors, including Fgf10, Fgf9, Shh, Bmp4, and Tgf-β. Over- or under-expression of these molecules often leads to aberrant embryonic or postnatal lung development. Herein, we deleted the Tgf-β1 gene specifically within the lung embryonic mesenchymal compartment at specific gestational stages to determine the contribution of this cytokine to lung development. Mutant embryos developed severe lung hypoplasia and died at birth due to the inability to breathe. Despite the markedly reduced lung size, proliferation and differentiation of the lung epithelium was not affected by the lack of mesenchymal expression of the Tgf-β1 gene, while apoptosis was significantly increased in the mutant lung parenchyma. Lack of mesenchymal expression of the Tgf-β1 gene was also associated with reduced lung branching morphogenesis, with accompanying inhibition of the local FGF10 signaling pathway as well as abnormal development of the vascular system. To shed light on the mechanism of lung hypoplasia, we quantified the phosphorylation of 226 proteins in the mutant E12.5 lung compared with control. We identified five proteins, Hrs, Vav2, c-Kit, the regulatory subunit of Pi3k (P85), and Fgfr1, that were over- or under-phosphorylated in the mutant lung, suggesting that they could be indispensable effectors of the TGF-β signaling program during embryonic lung development. In conclusion, we have uncovered novel roles of the mesenchyme-specific Tgf-β1 ligand in embryonic mouse lung development and generated a mouse model that may prove helpful to identify some of the key pathogenic mechanisms underlying lung hypoplasia in humans.
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Kelly A, Houston SA, Sherwood E, Casulli J, Travis MA. Regulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by TGFβ. Adv Immunol 2017; 134:137-233. [PMID: 28413021 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Immune regulation by cytokines is crucial in maintaining immune homeostasis, promoting responses to infection, resolving inflammation, and promoting immunological memory. Additionally, cytokine responses drive pathology in immune-mediated disease. A crucial cytokine in the regulation of all aspects of an immune response is transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ). Although best known as a crucial regulator of T cell responses, TGFβ plays a vital role in regulating responses mediated by virtually every innate and adaptive immune cell, including dendritic cells, B cells, NK cells, innate lymphoid cells, and granulocytes. Here, we review our current knowledge of how TGFβ regulates the immune system, highlighting the multifunctional nature of TGFβ and how its function can change depending on location and context of action.
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- Aoife Kelly
- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Immunology Group, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Carvajal Monroy PL, Grefte S, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Helmich MP, Wagener FA, Von den Hoff JW. Fibrosis impairs the formation of new myofibers in the soft palate after injury. Wound Repair Regen 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Paola L. Carvajal Monroy
- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology; Wageningen University; Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center; Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Carvajal Monroy PL, Yablonka-Reuveni Z, Grefte S, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Wagener FADTG, Von den Hoff JW. Isolation and Characterization of Satellite Cells from Rat Head Branchiomeric Muscles. J Vis Exp 2015:e52802. [PMID: 26274878 PMCID: PMC4544364 DOI: 10.3791/52802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Fibrosis and defective muscle regeneration can hamper the functional recovery of the soft palate muscles after cleft palate repair. This causes persistent problems in speech, swallowing, and sucking. In vitro culture systems that allow the study of satellite cells (myogenic stem cells) from head muscles are crucial to develop new therapies based on tissue engineering to promote muscle regeneration after surgery. These systems will offer new perspectives for the treatment of cleft palate patients. A protocol for the isolation, culture and differentiation of satellite cells from head muscles is presented. The isolation is based on enzymatic digestion and trituration to release the satellite cells. In addition, this protocol comprises an innovative method using extracellular matrix gel coatings of millimeter size, which requires only low numbers of satellite cells for differentiation assays.
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- Paola L Carvajal Monroy
- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center
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- Department of Biochemistry, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center
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- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center;
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Suazo J, Santos JL, Scapoli L, Jara L, Blanco R. Association between TGFB3 and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a Chilean population. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2014; 47:513-7. [PMID: 20170386 DOI: 10.1597/09-015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the possible association between TGFB3 allele variants and nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a Chilean population. DESIGN In our study we used a case-parents trios design. The sample consisted of 150 unrelated trios ascertained through probands affected with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. Three TGFB3 polymorphisms were analyzed (rs2268626, rs2268625, and rs3917201). An allele/haplotype transmission disequilibrium test was used to evaluate the possible genotype-phenotype association. RESULTS An overtransmission from parents to affected progeny was observed for the A allele of rs3917201 (p = .03) and for the rs2268625-rs3917201 A-A haplotype (p = .022). A defect of transmission of rs2268625-rs3917201 G-G haplotype (p = .022) was observed also. CONCLUSIONS Allelic and haplotypic associations implicate a possible role of TGFB3 in nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in the Chilean population. Additional studies are needed in order to elucidate the possible mechanisms that can explain the role of TGFB3 genetic variants in the condition.
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- José Suazo
- Biomedical Sciences Institute, School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Carvajal Monroy PL, Grefte S, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Helmich MPAC, Ulrich DJO, Von den Hoff JW, Wagener FADTG. A rat model for muscle regeneration in the soft palate. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59193. [PMID: 23554995 PMCID: PMC3598650 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Children with a cleft in the soft palate have difficulties with speech, swallowing, and sucking. Despite successful surgical repositioning of the muscles, optimal function is often not achieved. Scar formation and defective regeneration may hamper the functional recovery of the muscles after cleft palate repair. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the anatomy and histology of the soft palate in rats, and to establish an in vivo model for muscle regeneration after surgical injury. Methods Fourteen adult male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups. Groups 1 (n = 4) and 2 (n = 2) were used to investigate the anatomy and histology of the soft palate, respectively. Group 3 (n = 6) was used for surgical wounding of the soft palate, and group 4 (n = 2) was used as unwounded control group. The wounds (1 mm) were evaluated by (immuno)histochemistry (AZAN staining, Pax7, MyoD, MyoG, MyHC, and ASMA) after 7 days. Results The present study shows that the anatomy and histology of the soft palate muscles of the rat is largely comparable with that in humans. All wounds showed clinical evidence of healing after 7 days. AZAN staining demonstrated extensive collagen deposition in the wound area, and initial regeneration of muscle fibers and salivary glands. Proliferating and differentiating satellite cells were identified in the wound area by antibody staining. Conclusions This model is the first, suitable for studying muscle regeneration in the rat soft palate, and allows the development of novel adjuvant strategies to promote muscle regeneration after cleft palate surgery.
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- Paola L Carvajal Monroy
- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Carvajal Monroy PL, Grefte S, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Wagener FADTG, Von den Hoff JW. Strategies to improve regeneration of the soft palate muscles after cleft palate repair. TISSUE ENGINEERING. PART B, REVIEWS 2012; 18:468-77. [PMID: 22697475 PMCID: PMC3696944 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2012.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Children with a cleft in the soft palate have difficulties with speech, swallowing, and sucking. These patients are unable to separate the nasal from the oral cavity leading to air loss during speech. Although surgical repair ameliorates soft palate function by joining the clefted muscles of the soft palate, optimal function is often not achieved. The regeneration of muscles in the soft palate after surgery is hampered because of (1) their low intrinsic regenerative capacity, (2) the muscle properties related to clefting, and (3) the development of fibrosis. Adjuvant strategies based on tissue engineering may improve the outcome after surgery by approaching these specific issues. Therefore, this review will discuss myogenesis in the noncleft and cleft palate, the characteristics of soft palate muscles, and the process of muscle regeneration. Finally, novel therapeutic strategies based on tissue engineering to improve soft palate function after surgical repair are presented.
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- Paola L Carvajal Monroy
- Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, at the Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Tissue fusion events during embryonic development are crucial for the correct formation and function of many organs and tissues, including the heart, neural tube, eyes, face and body wall. During tissue fusion, two opposing tissue components approach one another and integrate to form a continuous tissue; disruption of this process leads to a variety of human birth defects. Genetic studies, together with recent advances in the ability to culture developing tissues, have greatly enriched our knowledge of the mechanisms involved in tissue fusion. This review aims to bring together what is currently known about tissue fusion in several developing mammalian organs and highlights some of the questions that remain to be addressed.
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- Heather J Ray
- HHMI, Department of Pediatrics, Cell Biology Stem Cells and Development Graduate Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Martinelli M, Carinci F, Morselli P, Caramelli E, Palmieri A, Girardi A, Riberti C, Scapoli L. Evidence of LEF1 Fetal-Maternal Interaction in Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate in a Consistent Italian Sample Study. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011; 24:15-9. [DOI: 10.1177/03946320110240s204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Epithelial mesenchymal transformation is considered a cardinal process in orofacial development. Several molecular players appear to be involved in this delicate mechanism; the activation of LEF1 transcription factor by transforming growth factor beta 3 seems to be a key step for the correct flow of events. The failure of orofacial processes during embryonic development may provoke cleft lip and/or cleft palate malformations. The scope of the present investigation was to verify whether genetic variants at LEF1 could influence the risk of orofacial clefting. The approach was a family based association study involving a total of 512 Italian patients and their parents, 401 having cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) and 111 with cleft palate only (CPO). Haplotype association analysis provided moderate evidence of an association with clefting (p 0.01). A log-linear likelihood-based method was used to verify maternal and foetal-maternal association. An association between the maternal genotype and the occurrence of CL/P was observed at two polymorphic loci, at rs10022956 (P = 0.0049) and rs10025431 (P = 0.0065) respectively, while a foetal-maternal effect modulating the risk of clefting was found at locus rs10025431 (P = 0.0071). These data further corroborate the importance of the mother's genotype with regard to susceptibility to malformations and early-onset diseases.
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- M. Martinelli
- Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, Centre of Molecular Genetics, CARISBO Foundation, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of D.M.C.C.C., Section of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Bologna - School of Plastic Surgery - Plastic Surgery Unit S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, Centre of Molecular Genetics, CARISBO Foundation, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of D.M.C.C.C., Section of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, Centre of Molecular Genetics, CARISBO Foundation, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of D.M.C.C.C., Section of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, Centre of Molecular Genetics, CARISBO Foundation, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Greene RM, Pisano MM. Palate morphogenesis: current understanding and future directions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 90:133-54. [PMID: 20544696 DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.20180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In the past, most scientists conducted their inquiries of nature via inductivism, the patient accumulation of "pieces of information" in the pious hope that the sum of the parts would clarify the whole. Increasingly, modern biology employs the tools of bioinformatics and systems biology in attempts to reveal the "big picture." Most successful laboratories engaged in the pursuit of the secrets of embryonic development, particularly those whose research focus is craniofacial development, pursue a middle road where research efforts embrace, rather than abandon, what some have called the "pedestrian" qualities of inductivism, while increasingly employing modern data mining technologies. The secondary palate has provided an excellent paradigm that has enabled examination of a wide variety of developmental processes. Examination of cellular signal transduction, as it directs embryogenesis, has proven exceptionally revealing with regard to clarification of the "facts" of palatal ontogeny-at least the facts as we currently understand them. Herein, we review the most basic fundamentals of orofacial embryology and discuss how functioning of TGFbeta, BMP, Shh, and Wnt signal transduction pathways contributes to palatal morphogenesis. Our current understanding of palate medial edge epithelial differentiation is also examined. We conclude with a discussion of how the rapidly expanding field of epigenetics, particularly regulation of gene expression by miRNAs and DNA methylation, is critical to control of cell and tissue differentiation, and how examination of these epigenetic processes has already begun to provide a better understanding of, and greater appreciation for, the complexities of palatal morphogenesis.
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- Robert M Greene
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Craniofacial Biology, University of Louisville, Birth Defects Center, ULSD, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
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Altirriba J, Barbera A, Del Zotto H, Nadal B, Piquer S, Sánchez-Pla A, Gagliardino JJ, Gomis R. Molecular mechanisms of tungstate-induced pancreatic plasticity: a transcriptomics approach. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:406. [PMID: 19715561 PMCID: PMC2741493 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Sodium tungstate is known to be an effective anti-diabetic agent, able to increase beta cell mass in animal models of diabetes, although the molecular mechanisms of this treatment and the genes that control pancreas plasticity are yet to be identified. Using a transcriptomics approach, the aim of the study is to unravel the molecular mechanisms which participate in the recovery of exocrine and endocrine function of streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats treated with tungstate, determining the hyperglycemia contribution and the direct effect of tungstate. Results Streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats were treated orally with tungstate for five weeks. Treated (STZ)-diabetic rats showed a partial recovery of exocrine and endocrine function, with lower glycemia, increased insulinemia and amylasemia, and increased beta cell mass achieved by reducing beta cell apoptosis and raising beta cell proliferation. The microarray analysis of the pancreases led to the identification of three groups of differentially expressed genes: genes altered due to diabetes, genes restored by the treatment, and genes specifically induced by tungstate in the diabetic animals. The results were corroborated by quantitative PCR. A detailed description of the pathways involved in the pancreatic effects of tungstate is provided in this paper. Hyperglycemia contribution was studied in STZ-diabetic rats treated with phloridzin, and the direct effect of tungstate was determined in INS-1E cells treated with tungstate or serum from untreated or treated STZ-rats, observing that tungstate action in the pancreas takes places via hyperglycemia-independent pathways and via a combination of tungstate direct and indirect (through the serum profile modification) effects. Finally, the MAPK pathway was evaluated, observing that it has a key role in the tungstate-induced increase of beta cell proliferation as tungstate activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway directly by increasing p42/p44 phosphorylation and indirectly by decreasing the expression of raf kinase inhibitor protein (Rkip), a negative modulator of the pathway. Conclusion In conclusion, tungstate improves pancreatic function through a combination of hyperglycemia-independent pathways and through its own direct and indirect effects, whereas the MAPK pathway has a key role in the tungstate-induced increase of beta cell proliferation.
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- Jordi Altirriba
- Diabetes and Obesity Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Panetta NJ, Gupta DM, Slater BJ, Kwan MD, Liu KJ, Longaker MT. Tissue engineering in cleft palate and other congenital malformations. Pediatr Res 2008; 63:545-51. [PMID: 18427300 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31816a743e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Contributions from multidisciplinary investigations have focused attention on the potential of tissue engineering to yield novel therapeutics. Congenital malformations, including cleft palate, craniosynostosis, and craniofacial skeletal hypoplasias represent excellent targets for the implementation of tissue engineering applications secondary to the technically challenging nature and inherent inadequacies of current reconstructive interventions. Apropos to the search for answers to these clinical conundrums, studies have focused on elucidating the molecular signals driving the biologic activity of the aforementioned maladies. These investigations have highlighted multiple signaling pathways, including Wnt, fibroblast growth factor, transforming growth factor-beta, and bone morphogenetic proteins, that have been found to play critical roles in guided tissue development. Furthermore, a comprehensive knowledge of these pathways will be of utmost importance to the optimization of future cell-based tissue engineering strategies. The scope of this review encompasses a discussion of the molecular biology involved in the development of cleft palate and craniosynostosis. In addition, we include a discussion of craniofacial distraction osteogenesis and how its applied forces influence cell signaling to guide endogenous bone regeneration. Finally, this review discusses the future role of cell-based tissue engineering in the treatment of congenital malformations.
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- Nicholas J Panetta
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5148, USA
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Effect of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on Cleft Palate-related Genes in Mouse Embryonic Palatal Mesenchymal Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0915-6992(06)80002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rot-Nikcevic I, Reddy T, Downing KJ, Belliveau AC, Hallgrímsson B, Hall BK, Kablar B. Myf5-/- :MyoD-/- amyogenic fetuses reveal the importance of early contraction and static loading by striated muscle in mouse skeletogenesis. Dev Genes Evol 2005; 216:1-9. [PMID: 16208536 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-005-0024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2005] [Accepted: 08/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The mechanical loading of striated muscle is thought to play an important role in shaping bones and joints. Here, we examine skeletogenesis in late embryogenesis (embryonic day 18.5) in Myf5-/-:MyoD-/- fetuses completely lacking striated muscle. The phenotype includes enlarged and fused cervical vertebrae and postural anomalies, some viscerocranial anomalies, long bone truncation and fusion, absent deltoid tuberosity of the humerus, scapular and clavicular hypoplasia, cleft palate, and cleft sternum. In contrast, neurocranial bone development was essentially normal. While the magnitude of individual effects varied throughout the skeletal system, the results are consistent with skeletal development depending on functional muscles. Novel abnormalities in the amyogenic fetuses relative to less severely paralyzed phenotypes extend our understanding of skeletogenic dependence on embryonic muscle contraction and static loading.
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- Irena Rot-Nikcevic
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 1X5
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Cui XM, Shiomi N, Chen J, Saito T, Yamamoto T, Ito Y, Bringas P, Chai Y, Shuler CF. Overexpression of Smad2 in Tgf-beta3-null mutant mice rescues cleft palate. Dev Biol 2005; 278:193-202. [PMID: 15649471 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2003] [Revised: 06/07/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta3 is an important contributor to the regulation of medial edge epithelium (MEE) disappearance during palatal fusion. SMAD2 phosphorylation in the MEE has been shown to be directly regulated by TGF-beta3. No phospho-SMAD2 was identified in the MEE in Tgf-beta3-null mutant mice (Tgf-beta3-/-), which was correlated with the persistence of the MEE and failure of palatal fusion. In the present study, the cleft palate phenotype in Tgf-beta3-/- mice was rescued by overexpression of a Smad2 transgene in Keratin 14-synthesizing MEE cells following mating Tgf-beta3 heterozygous mice with Keratin 14 promoter directed Smad2 transgenic mice (K14-Smad2). Success of the rescue could be attributed to the elevated phospho-SMAD2 level in the MEE, demonstrated by two indirect evidences. The rescued palatal fusion in Tgf-beta3-/-/K14-Smad2 mice, however, never proceeded to the junction of primary and secondary palates and the most posterior border of the soft palate, despite phospho-SMAD2 expression in these regions at the same level as in the middle portion of the secondary palate. The K14-Smad2 transgene was unable to restore all the functional outcomes of TGF-beta3. This may indicate an anterior-posterior patterning in the palatal shelves with respect to TGF-beta3 signaling and the mechanism of secondary palatal fusion.
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- Xiao-Mei Cui
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar Street, CSA 103, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Yamada T, Fujiwara K, Mishima K, Sugahara T. Effect of ENU (ethylnitrosourea) mutagenesis in cleft lip and/or palate pathogenesis in mice. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005; 34:74-7. [PMID: 15617970 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) are caused by many factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of genetic point mutations in CL/P pathogenesis. ICR and AJ strain mice were used. Ethylnitrosourea (ENU) was injected into 10-week-old male mice (G0) intraperitoneally at a dose of 250 mg/kg. The males were bred with two untreated virgin females of the same strain on day 100 after injection. The uterine contents (G1) of one female were examined on day 18.5 of pregnancy. From the other female, the offspring were delivered naturally, and F3 mice (G3) were also examined in the same way. In ICR strain mice, cleft palate only (CPO) was increased in both the G1 and G3. The frequency was significantly higher in the G3 than the G1 generation. Cleft lip was not observed. In AJ strain mice, CL/P increased in both the G1 and G3. In the G3, the frequency of CPO was increased significantly. Genes related to CPO may be recessive in phenotype. CPO and cleft lip differ from a genetic viewpoint. Point mutations play a significant role in cleft lip and palate.
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- T Yamada
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Shikata-cho 2-5-1, 700-8525 Okayama, Japan.
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Nawshad A, LaGamba D, Hay ED. Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) signalling in palatal growth, apoptosis and epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT). Arch Oral Biol 2004; 49:675-89. [PMID: 15275855 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2004.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Formation of the medial edge epithelial (MEE) seam by fusing the palatal shelves is a crucial step of palate development. The opposing shelves adhere to each other at first by adherens junctions, then by desmosomes in the MEE. The MEE seam disappears by epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT), which creates confluence of connective tissue across the palate. Cleft palate has a mutifactorial etiology that often includes failure of adherence of apposing individual palatal shelves and/or EMT of the MEE. In this review, we first discuss TGFbeta biology, including functions of TGFbeta isoforms, receptors, down stream transcription factors, endosomes, and signalling pathways. Different isoforms of the TGFbeta family play important roles in regulating various aspects of palate development. TGFbeta1 and TGFbeta2 are involved in growth, but it is TGFbeta3 that regulates MEE transformation to mesenchyme to bring about palatal confluence. Its absence results in cleft palate. Understanding of TGFbeta family signalling is thus essential for development of therapeutic strategies. Because TGFbeta3 and its downstream target, LEF1, play the major role in epithelial transformation, it is important to identify the signalling pathways they use for palatal EMT. Here, we will discuss in detail the mechanisms of palatal seam disappearance in response to TGFbeta3 signalling, including the roles, if any, of growth and apoptosis, as well as EMT in successful MEE adherence and seam formation. We also review recent evidence that TGFbeta3 uses Smad2 and 4 during palatal EMT, rather than beta-Catenin, to activate LEF1. TGFbeta1 has been reported to use non-Smad signalling using RhoA or MAPKinases in vitro, but these are not involved in activation of palatal EMT in situ. A major aim of this review is to document the genetic mechanisms that TGFbeta uses to bring about palatal EMT and to compare these with EMT mechanisms used elsewhere.
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- A Nawshad
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Ave, Goldensen Bldg, Room 342, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Baroni T, Carinci P, Bellucci C, Lilli C, Becchetti E, Carinci F, Stabellini G, Pezzetti F, Caramelli E, Tognon M, Bodo M. Cross-Talk Between Interleukin-6 and Transforming Growth Factor-β3Regulates Extracellular Matrix Production by Human Fibroblasts from Subjects with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate. J Periodontol 2003; 74:1447-53. [PMID: 14653390 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.10.1447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) interference with interleukin 6 (IL-6) activity and the role of the latter in early human embryonic development prompted us to examine the effects IL-6 on matrix synthesis and the effects of TGF-beta3 on IL-6 expression human cleft lip and palate (CLP) fibroblasts. METHODS Collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis were determined by radiolabeled precursors and biglycan expression by Northern blotting before and after adding IL-6. The effects of TGF-beta3 on IL-6 production were assayed by evaluating IL-6 transcript by Northern blotting and IL-6 protein secretion by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The results showed that IL-6 elicited an inhibitory effect on collagen and GAG levels in CLP fibroblasts by lowering hyaluronan and dermatan sulfate secretion. IL-6 up-regulated biglycan expression, but less strongly than TGF-beta3. TGF-beta3 significantly down-regulated IL-6 transcript and secretion in CLP fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest the increase in matrix components that characterize the CLP fibroblast phenotype might be due to a concerted TGF-beta3-IL-6 action. We hypothesize changes in cross-talk between TGF-beta3 and IL-6 signal transduction pathways are involved in the induction of cleft palate.
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- Tiziano Baroni
- Section of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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Cheng J, Grande JP. Transforming growth factor-beta signal transduction and progressive renal disease. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2002; 227:943-56. [PMID: 12486204 DOI: 10.1177/153537020222701102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily members are multifunctional growth factors that play pivotal roles in development and tissue homeostasis. Recent studies have underscored the importance of TGF-beta in regulation of cell proliferation and extracellular matrix synthesis and deposition. TGF-beta signaling is initiated by ligand binding to a membrane-associated receptor complex that has serine/threonine kinase activity. This receptor complex phosphorylates specific Smad proteins, which then transduce the ligand-activated signal to the nucleus. Smad complexes regulate target gene transcription either by directly binding DNA sequences, or by complexing with other transcription factors or co-activators. There is extensive crosstalk between the TGF-beta signaling pathway and other signaling systems, including the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. The importance of TGF-beta in regulation of cell growth has been emphasized by recent observations that mutations of critical elements of the TGF-beta signaling system are associated with tumor progression in patients with many different types of epithelial neoplasms. TGF-beta has emerged as a predominant mediator of extracellular matrix production and deposition in progressive renal disease and in other forms of chronic tissue injury. In this overview, recent advances in our understanding of TGF-beta signaling, cell cycle regulation by TGF-beta, and the role of TGF-beta in progressive renal injury are highlighted.
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- Jingfei Cheng
- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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