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Milk Osteopontin for Gut, Immunity and Brain Development in Preterm Pigs. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13082675. [PMID: 34444835 PMCID: PMC8400468 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Deficient levels of milk osteopontin (OPN) in infant formula may partly account for developmental differences between infants fed formula or maternal milk. We hypothesized that a milk diet supplemented with bovine milk OPN improves gut, immunity and brain development and tested this in a preterm pig model. Preterm pigs delivered by cesarean section (90% gestation) were fed raw bovine milk (CON, n = 19) or the same diet supplemented with a physiologically relevant dose of OPN (46 mg/(kg·d), n = 16). Endpoints related to clinical outcomes, systemic immunity and neurocognitive development were assessed during the study and gut tissues were collected at Day 19. Growth pattern, early motor development and most systemic immune parameters were similar between OPN and CON pigs. The OPN pigs had higher villus-to-crypt ratios than CON pigs and higher monocyte and lymphocyte counts on Day 8. Gut digestive and absorptive functions and cognitive performance (T-maze test) were similar between OPN and CON pigs. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with OPN above basal bovine milk levels induced minor improvements in gut structure and systemic immunity without any effects on cognitive performance. The minimal levels of OPN in infant formula to secure optimal adaptation in the immediate neonatal period remain to be determined.
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Maleš J, Mihalj H, Šestak A, Kralik K, Smolić M. Osteopontin Levels in Patients with Squamous Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57020185. [PMID: 33670031 PMCID: PMC7926686 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57020185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Increased osteopontin (OPN) concentrations in the plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cancer (HNSCC) have diagnostic significance, and it can indicate more aggressive biological behavior of cancer. The aim of this study was to determine OPN levels in patients with HNSCC of different primary locations and to assess its prognostic significance in metastasis development. Materials and Methods: This cohort study included 45 patients (41 male and 4 female patients) with HNSCC with different primary localization of head and neck. All patients underwent surgery—neck dissection. All patients were categorized according to the histological findings of the resected material and tumor–node–metastasis (TNM) classification system. After surgery, N categories were determined on the basis of histological features of resected material. Results: The histological findings of our patients showed: N0 in 11 patients, N1 in 8 patients, N2a in 4 patients, N2b in 14 patients and N2c in 8 patients. Plasma OPN values in all study participants ranged from 2.24 to 109.10 ng/mL. OPN levels in plasma of patients with negative nodes compared to the group of patients with positive nodes in the neck differed significantly (16.89 ng/mL to 34.08 ng/mL, respectively; p = 0.03). There were significantly lower OPN plasma levels in the group of subjects with histologically positive one lymph node in the neck (N1) compared to the group of patients with N2b histologically positive findings of resected neck material (10.4 ng/mL to 43.9 ng/mL, respectively; p = 0.02). Conclusions: The results have shown that growing N degrees of positive neck nodes classification were accompanied by growing values of plasma osteopontin. Osteopontin might be important for the development of neck metastases.
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- Josip Maleš
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (J.M.); (H.M.)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (J.M.); (H.M.)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, University of Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, University of Osijek, Crkvena ul. 1, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +38-5-3151-2800
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Osteopontin Predicts Three-Month Outcome in Stroke Patients Treated by Reperfusion Therapies. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9124028. [PMID: 33322093 PMCID: PMC7763291 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9124028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Establishing a prognosis at hospital admission after stroke is a major challenge. Inflammatory processes, hemostasis, vascular injury, and tissue remodeling are all involved in the early response to stroke. This study analyzes whether 22 selected biomarkers, sampled at admission, predict clinical outcomes in 153 stroke patients treated by thrombolysis and mechanical endovascular treatment (MET). Biomarkers were related to hemostasis (u-plasminogen activator/urokinase (uPA/urokinase), serpin E1/PAI-1, serpin C1/antithrombin-III, kallikrein 6/neurosin, alpha 2-macroglobulin), inflammation[myloperoxidase (MPO), chemokine ligand 2/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 chemokine (CCL2/MCP-1), adiponectin, resistin, cell-free DNA (cDNA), CD40 Ligand (CD40L)], endothelium activation (Vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM-1) intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 (CD31/PECAM-1)], and tissue remodeling (total cathepsin S, osteopontin, cystatin C, neuropilin-1, matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP-2), matrix metallopeptidase 3 (MMP-3), matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9), matrix metallopeptidase 13 (MMP-13)]. Correlations between their levels and excellent neurological improvement (ENI) at 24 h and good outcomes (mRS 0-2) at three months were tested. Osteopontin and favorable outcomes reached the significance level (p = 0.008); the adjusted OR per SD increase in log-transformed osteopontin was 0.34 (95%CI, 0.18-0.62). The relationship between total cathepsin S and MPO with ENI, was borderline of significance (p = 0.064); the adjusted OR per SD increase in log-transformed of total cathepsin S and MPO was 0.54 (95%CI, 0.35-0.81) and 0.51 (95%CI, 0.32-0.80), respectively. In conclusion, osteopontin levels predicted three-month favorable outcomes, supporting the use of this biomarker as a complement of clinical and radiological parameters for predicting stroke prognosis.
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Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Calcification. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207718. [PMID: 33086487 PMCID: PMC7589718 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In thyroid cancer, calcification is mainly present in classical papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), despite being described in benign lesions and in other subtypes of thyroid carcinomas. Thyroid calcifications are classified according to their diameter and location. At ultrasonography, microcalcifications appear as hyperechoic spots ≤ 1 mm in diameter and can be named as stromal calcification, bone formation, or psammoma bodies (PBs), whereas calcifications > 1 mm are macrocalcifications. The mechanism of their formation is still poorly understood. Microcalcifications are generally accepted as a reliable indicator of malignancy as they mostly represent PBs. In order to progress in terms of the understanding of the mechanisms behind calcification occurring in thyroid tumors in general, and in PTC in particular, we decided to use histopathology as the basis of the possible cellular and molecular mechanisms of calcification formation in thyroid cancer. We explored the involvement of molecules such as runt-related transcription factor-2 (Runx-2), osteonectin/secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bone sialoprotein (BSP), and osteopontin (OPN) in the formation of calcification. The present review offers a novel insight into the mechanisms underlying the development of calcification in thyroid cancer.
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Protective Mechanism and Treatment of Neurogenesis in Cerebral Ischemia. Neurochem Res 2020; 45:2258-2277. [PMID: 32794152 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-020-03092-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and is a main cause of disability in adults. Neither currently marketed drugs nor commonly used treatments can promote nerve repair and neurogenesis after stroke, and the repair of neurons damaged by ischemia has become a research focus. This article reviews several possible mechanisms of stroke and neurogenesis and introduces novel neurogenic agents (fibroblast growth factors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, purine nucleosides, resveratrol, S-nitrosoglutathione, osteopontin, etc.) as well as other treatments that have shown neuroprotective or neurogenesis-promoting effects.
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Joung S, Fil JE, Heckmann AB, Kvistgaard AS, Dilger RN. Early-Life Supplementation of Bovine Milk Osteopontin Supports Neurodevelopment and Influences Exploratory Behavior. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12082206. [PMID: 32722080 PMCID: PMC7469054 DOI: 10.3390/nu12082206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Introduction: Osteopontin (OPN) is a whey protein found at high concentration in human milk and is involved in processes such as bone cell proliferation and differentiation. Milk OPN has shown to be involved in various aspects of development, including the immune system and gut health. However, the influence of dietary bovine milk OPN inclusion on brain and cognitive development has not been studied extensively until recently. This research examines whether dietary supplementation of bovine milk OPN supports brain and cognitive development in the translational pig model. Methods: From postnatal day (PND) 2 to 34, twenty-one intact male pigs were provided ad libitum access to one of two dietary treatments, a standard soy protein isolate-based milk replacer to serve as a control diet (n = 11) and the same base diet supplemented with bovine milk OPN to serve as a test diet (n = 10). In addition to growth and health outcomes, recognition memory was tested using the novel object recognition (NOR) task from PND 28 to 32, and magnetic resonance imaging was conducted at PND 34 to evaluate brain development. Results: No dietary effects were observed for growth performance or health indices. For the behavioral analysis, pigs that received the test diet exhibited shorter (p < 0.05) latency to the first object visited compared with pigs fed the control diet. Although the control group exhibited novelty preference, there was no difference in recognition index between dietary groups. Neuroimaging outcomes revealed increased (p < 0.05) relative brain volumes of the corpus callosum, lateral ventricle, left and right internal capsule, left and right putamen-globus pallidus, and right hippocampus, and right cortex in the test group. Diffusion tensor imaging revealed higher (p < 0.05) radial diffusivity in the corpus callosum and lower (p < 0.05) fractional anisotropy in pigs provided the test diet. Conclusion: Dietary supplementation of bovine milk OPN increased the relative volume of several brain regions and altered behaviors in the NOR task. Underlying mechanisms of bovine milk OPN influencing the development of brain structures and additional behaviors warrant further investigation.
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- Sangyun Joung
- University of Illinois, Neuroscience Program, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (S.J.); (J.E.F.)
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- University of Illinois, Neuroscience Program, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (S.J.); (J.E.F.)
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- Arla Foods Ingredients, Arla Foods Ingredients Group P/S, DK-8260 Viby, Denmark; (A.B.H.); (A.S.K.)
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- Arla Foods Ingredients, Arla Foods Ingredients Group P/S, DK-8260 Viby, Denmark; (A.B.H.); (A.S.K.)
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- University of Illinois, Neuroscience Program, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; (S.J.); (J.E.F.)
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-217-333-2006
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Lai ZB. Numerical investigation of the role of osteopontin on the mechanical strength of biological composites. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2019; 22:1186-1196. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2019.1647534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Zheng Bo Lai
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Ladwig A, Rogall R, Hucklenbroich J, Willuweit A, Schoeneck M, Langen KJ, Fink GR, Rueger MA, Schroeter M. Osteopontin Attenuates Secondary Neurodegeneration in the Thalamus after Experimental Stroke. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2018; 14:295-311. [PMID: 30488353 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-018-9826-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cortical cerebral ischemia elicits neuroinflammation as well as secondary neuronal degeneration in remote areas. Locally distinct and specific secondary neurodegeneration affecting thalamic nuclei connected to cortical areas highlights such processes. Osteopontin (OPN) is a cytokine-like glycoprotein that is excreted in high amounts after cerebral ischemia and exerts various immunomodulatory functions. We here examined putative protective effects of OPN in secondary thalamic degeneration. We subjected male Wistar rats to photothrombosis and subsequently injected OPN or placebo intracerebroventricularly. Immunohistochemical and fluorescence staining was used to detect the extent of neuronal degeneration and microglia activation. Ex vivo autoradiography with radiotracers available for human in vivo PET studies, i.e., CIS-4-[18F]Fluor-D-Proline (D-cis-[18F]FPRO), and [6-3H]thymidine ([3H]thymidine), confirmed degeneration and proliferation, respectively. We found secondary neurodegeneration in the thalamus characterized by microglial activation and neuronal loss. Neuronal loss was restricted to areas of microglial infiltration. Treatment with OPN significantly decreased neurodegeneration, inflammation and microglial proliferation. Microglia displayed morphological signs of activation without expressing markers of M1 or M2 polarization. D-CIS-[18F]FPRO-uptake mirrored attenuated degeneration in OPN-treated animals. Notably, [3H]thymidine and BrdU-staining revealed increased stem cell proliferation after treatment with OPN. The data suggest that OPN is able to ameliorate secondary neurodegeneration in thalamic nuclei. These effects can be visualized by radiotracers D-CIS-[18F]FPRO and [3H]thymidine, opening new vistas for translational studies. Graphical Abstract Intracerebroventricular injection of osteopontin attenuates thalamic degeneration after cortical ischemia (pink area). Disruption of thalamocortical connections (blue) and degeneration of thalamic nuclei (encircled) leads to microglia activation. Osteopontin protects from both neurodegeneration and microglia activation as assessed by histological analysis and autoradiograpic studies.
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- Anne Ladwig
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,INM-3, Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,INM-3, Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany. .,INM-3, Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany.
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Rogall R, Rabenstein M, Vay S, Bach A, Pikhovych A, Baermann J, Hoehn M, Couillard-Despres S, Fink GR, Schroeter M, Rueger MA. Bioluminescence imaging visualizes osteopontin-induced neurogenesis and neuroblast migration in the mouse brain after stroke. Stem Cell Res Ther 2018; 9:182. [PMID: 29973246 PMCID: PMC6032781 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-018-0927-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Osteopontin (OPN), an acidic phosphoglycoprotein, is upregulated in the brain after cerebral ischemia. We previously reported that OPN supports migration, survival, and proliferation of neural stem cells (NSC) in primary cell culture, as well as their differentiation into neurons. We here analyzed the effects of OPN on neuroblasts in vivo in the context of cerebral ischemia. Methods Transgenic mice expressing luciferase under the control of the neuroblast-specific doublecortin (DCX)-promoter, allowing visualization of neuroblasts in vivo using bioluminescence imaging (BLI), were injected with OPN intracerebroventricularly while control mice were injected with vehicle buffer. To assess the effects of OPN after ischemia, additional mice were subjected to photothrombosis and injected with either OPN or vehicle. Results OPN enhanced the migration of neuroblasts both in the healthy brain and after ischemia, as quantified by BLI in vivo. Moreover, the number of neural progenitors was increased following OPN treatment, with the maximum effect on the second day after OPN injection into the healthy brain, and 14 days after OPN injection following ischemia. After ischemia, OPN quantitatively promoted the endogenous, ischemia-induced neuroblast expansion, and additionally recruited progenitors from the contralateral hemisphere. Conclusions Our results strongly suggest that OPN constitutes a promising substance for the targeted activation of neurogenesis in ischemic stroke.
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- Rebecca Rogall
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Neuroregeneration, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,Cognitive Neuroscience Section, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany.,Cognitive Neuroscience Section, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany. .,Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Cologne, Germany. .,Cognitive Neuroscience Section, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Research Centre Juelich, Juelich, Germany.
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Lai ZB, Bai R, Lei Z, Yan C. Interfacial mechanical behaviour of protein–mineral nanocomposites: A molecular dynamics investigation. J Biomech 2018; 73:161-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Hoac B, Susan-Resiga D, Essalmani R, Marcinkiweicz E, Seidah NG, McKee MD. Osteopontin as a novel substrate for the proprotein convertase 5/6 (PCSK5) in bone. Bone 2018; 107:45-55. [PMID: 29126984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Seven proprotein convertases cleave the basic amino acid consensus sequence K/R-Xn-K/R↓ (where n=0, 2, 4 or 6 variable amino acids) to activate precursor proteins. Despite similarities in substrate specificity, basic amino acid-specific proprotein convertases have a distinct tissue distribution allowing for enzymatic actions on tissue-resident substrates. Proprotein convertase 5/6 (PC5/6) has two splice variants - soluble PC5/6A and membrane-bound PC5/6B - and is expressed during mouse development in many tissues including bone and tooth, but little is known about the substrates for PC5/6 therein. Osteopontin (OPN) is an abundant bone extracellular matrix protein with roles in mineralization, cell adhesion and cell migration, and it has putative consensus sequence sites for cleavage by PC5/6, which may modify its function in bone. Since PC5/6-knockout mouse embryos show developmental abnormalities, and reduced overall mineralization, we designed this study to determine whether OPN is a substrate of PC5/6. In silico analysis of OPN protein sequences identified four potential PC5/6 consensus cleavage sites in human OPN, and three sites - including a noncanonical sequence - in mouse OPN. Ex vivo co-transfections with human OPN revealed complete OPN cleavage reducing full-length OPN (~70kDa) to an N-terminal fragment migrating at ~50kDa and two C-terminal fragments at ~18kDa and ~16kDa. Direct cleavage of OPN by PC5/6A - the predominant isoform expressed in human osteoblast cells - was confirmed by cell-free enzyme-substrate assays and by mass spectrometry. The latter was also used to investigate potential cleavage sites. Co-transfections of PC5/6 and mouse OPN showed partial cleavage of OPN into a C-terminal OPN fragment migrating at ~30kDa and an N-terminal fragment migrating at ~29kDa. Micro-computed tomography of PC5/6-knockout embryos at E18.5 confirmed a reduction in mineralized bone, and in situ hybridization performed on cryo-sections of normal mouse bone using Pcsk5 and Opn anti-sense and control-sense cRNA probes indicated the co-localization of the expression of these genes in bone cells. This mRNA expression profile was supported by semi-quantitative RT-PCR using osteoblast primary cultures, and cultured MC3T3-E1 osteoblast and MLO-Y4 osteocyte cell lines. Immunoblotting for OPN from mouse bone extracts showed altered OPN processing in PC5/6-knockout mice compared to wildtype mice. OPN fragments migrated at ~25kDa and ~16kDa in wildtype bone and were not present in PC5/6-deficient bone. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that Pcsk5 is expressed in bone-forming cells, and that OPN is a novel substrate for PC5/6. Cleavage of OPN by PC5/6 may modify the function of OPN in bone and/or modulate other enzymatic cleavages of OPN, leading to alterations in the bone phenotype.
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- Betty Hoac
- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Affiliated with the University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Affiliated with the University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Affiliated with the University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Affiliated with the University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Uwaezuoke SN, Ayuk AC, Eze JN. Severe bronchial asthma in children: a review of novel biomarkers used as predictors of the disease. J Asthma Allergy 2018; 11:11-18. [PMID: 29398922 PMCID: PMC5774744 DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s149577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Severe asthma or therapy-resistant asthma in children is a heterogeneous disease that affects all age-groups. Given its heterogeneity, precision in diagnosis and treatment has become imperative, in order to achieve better outcomes. If one is thus able to identify specific patient phenotypes and endotypes using the appropriate biomarkers, it will assist in providing the patient with more personalized and appropriate treatment. However, there appears to be a huge diagnostic gap in severe asthma, as there is no single test yet that accurately determines disease phenotype. In this paper, we review the published literature on some of these biomarkers and their possible role in bridging this diagnostic gap. We also highlight the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in severe asthma, in order to show the basis for the novel biomarkers. Some markers useful for monitoring therapy and assessing airway remodeling in the disease are also discussed. A review of the literature was conducted with PubMed to gather baseline data on the subject. The literature search extended to articles published within the last 40 years. Although biomarkers specific to different severe asthma phenotypes have been identified, progress in their utility remains slow, because of several disease mechanisms, the variation of biomarkers at different levels of inflammation, changes in relying on one test over time (eg, from sputum eosinophilia to blood eosinophilia), and the degree of invasive tests required to collect biomarkers, which limits their applicability in clinical settings. In conclusion, several biomarkers remain useful in recognizing various asthma phenotypes. However, due to disease heterogeneity, identification and utilization of ideal and defined biomarkers in severe asthma are still inconclusive. The development of novel serum/sputum-based biomarker panels with enhanced sensitivity and specificity may lead to prompt diagnosis of the disease in the future.
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- Samuel N Uwaezuoke
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Nigeria
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Nigeria
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Osteopontin Involves Cisplatin Resistance and Poor Prognosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:508587. [PMID: 26491674 PMCID: PMC4605257 DOI: 10.1155/2015/508587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background. Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional cytokine involved in cell survival, migration, and adhesion. However, its role in chemosensitivity in locally advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in humans has not yet been investigated. Methods. We enrolled 121 patients with locally advanced stage IVA/B OSCC receiving cisplatin-based IC followed by CCRT from January 1, 2006, through January 1, 2012. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess OPN expression in OSCC patients' biopsy specimens from paraffin blocks before treatment. In addition, MTT/colony formation assay was used to estimate the influence of OPN in an oral cancer cell line treated with cisplatin. Results. Of the 121 patients, 94 had positive OPN findings and 52 responded to IC followed by CCRT. Positive osteopontin immunostaining also correlated significantly with positive N status/TNM stage/male gender and smoking. Univariate analyses showed that patients whose tumors had a low expression of OPN were more likely to respond to chemotherapy and have a significantly better OS than those whose tumors had a high expression of OPN. Multivariate analysis revealed that prolonged survival was independently predicted for patients with stage IVA disease, negative lymph nodes, and negative expressions of OPN and for those who received chemotherapy with Docetaxel/cisplatin/fluorouracil (TPF). An oral cancer line stimulated with OPN exhibited a dose-dependent resistance to cisplatin treatment. Conversely, endogenous OPN depletion by OPN-mediated shRNA increased sensitivity to cisplatin. Conclusions. A positive expression of OPN predicts a poor response and survival in patients with locally advanced stage IVA/B OSCC treated with cisplatin-based IC followed by CCRT.
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Ding K, Fan L, Chen S, Wang Y, Yu H, Sun Y, Yu J, Wang L, Liu X, Liu Y. Overexpression of osteopontin promotes resistance to cisplatin treatment in HCC. Oncol Rep 2015; 34:3297-303. [PMID: 26397192 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.4306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a multi-functional cytokine involved in cell survival, migration and adhesion. Increasing evidence has elucidated its role in tumorigenesis, progression and metastasis. However, the role of OPN in chemoresistance of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not yet been clarified. In the present study, we examined the expression of OPN in human HCC samples before and after cisplatin-treatment, the results showed that OPN was significantly increased in cisplatin-resistant specimens. We then studied the effect of cisplatin on OPN expression in HCC cells, after exposure to cisplatin, the expression of OPN in HCC cells was elevated compared to control cells. We also found that PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was also activated by cisplatin and this effect was induced by the OPN pathway. To study the effect of OPN on chemoresistance, HCC cells were treated with cisplatin along with OPN. Incubation with OPN enchanced the chemoresistance of HCC cells to cisplatin. In contrast, blockage of OPN pathway promoted the chemosensitivity of HCC cells to cisplatin. Our results suggest that OPN enhanced chemoresistance of cisplatin in HCC cells by activating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, blocking the OPN pathway might be a novel way to overcome the disease.
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- Kun Ding
- Department of Liver Diseases, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jian, Shandong 250000, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jian, Shandong 250000, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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- Yantai Infectious Disease Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China
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The correlations of LMX1A and osteopontin expression to the clinicopathologic stages in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2014; 21:395-400. [PMID: 23165334 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e318277d9de] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIM To test the association of LMX1A and osteopontin (OPN) expression with histologic differentiation or pathologic stage in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. METHODS Immunohistochemical analysis was performed to determine LMX1A and OPN expression in 100 surgical specimens obtained from Chinese patients with well-differentiated (n=15), moderately differentiated (n=65), and poorly differentiated (n=20) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas. RESULTS LMX1A and OPN immunoreactivities were undetectable in normal pancreatic glandular epithelia. Stronger immunostaining for LMX1A and OPN was associated with advanced nuclear grades of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (70.7 and 87.1 for grade I, 109.8 and 118.3 for grade II, and 171.3 and 183.8 for grade III), and advanced TNM and American Joint Committee on Cancer stages of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas. CONCLUSIONS A higher expression of LMX1A and OPN is well correlated with histologic grade and pathologic stage of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas.
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Mohamed EE, Samy DM, El Azhary NM, Nomeir HM. The relation between the blood osteopontin levels and body fat percentage in asthmatic women. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF CHEST DISEASES AND TUBERCULOSIS 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Dynamic light scattering study of inhibition of nucleation and growth of hydroxyapatite crystals by osteopontin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56764. [PMID: 23457612 PMCID: PMC3572982 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We study the effect of isoforms of osteopontin (OPN) on the nucleation and growth of crystals from a supersaturated solution of calcium and phosphate ions. Dynamic light scattering is used to monitor the size of the precipitating particles and to provide information about their concentration. At the ion concentrations studied, immediate precipitation was observed in control experiments with no osteopontin in the solution, and the size of the precipitating particles increased steadily with time. The precipitate was identified as hydroxyapatite by X-ray diffraction. Addition of native osteopontin (nOPN) extracted from rat bone caused a delay in the onset of precipitation and reduced the number of particles that formed, but the few particles that did form grew to a larger size than in the absence of the protein. Recombinant osteopontin (rOPN), which lacks phosphorylation, caused no delay in initial calcium phosphate precipitation but severely slowed crystal growth, suggesting that rOPN inhibits growth but not nucleation. rOPN treated with protein kinase CK2 to phosphorylate the molecule (p-rOPN) produced an effect similar to that of nOPN, but at higher protein concentrations and to a lesser extent. These results suggest that phosphorylations are critical to OPN's ability to inhibit nucleation, whereas the growth of the hydroxyapatite crystals is effectively controlled by the highly acidic OPN polypeptide. This work also demonstrates that dynamic light scattering can be a powerful tool for delineating the mechanism of protein modulation of mineral formation.
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Osteopontin is increased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bronchial tissue of smoking asthmatics. Cytokine 2013; 61:713-5. [PMID: 23384656 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2012] [Revised: 12/22/2012] [Accepted: 12/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Forsprecher J, Wang Z, Goldberg HA, Kaartinen MT. Transglutaminase-mediated oligomerization promotes osteoblast adhesive properties of osteopontin and bone sialoprotein. Cell Adh Migr 2011; 5:65-72. [PMID: 20864802 DOI: 10.4161/cam.5.1.13369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a widely distributed, protein-crosslinking enzyme having a prominent role in cell adhesion as a β1 integrin co-receptor for fibronectin. In bone and teeth, its substrates include the matricellular proteins osteopontin (OPN) and bone sialoprotein (BSP). The aim of this study was to examine effects of TG2-mediated crosslinking and oligomerization of OPN and BSP on osteoblast cell adhesion. We show that surfaces coated with oligomerized OPN and BSP promote MC3T3-E1/C4 osteoblastic cell adhesion significantly better than surfaces coated with the monomeric form of the proteins. Both OPN and BSP oligomer-adherent cells showed more cytoplasmic extensions than those cells grown on the monomer-coated surfaces indicative of increased cell connectivity. Our study suggests a role for TG2 in promoting the cell adhesion function of two matricellular substrate proteins prominent in bone, tooth cementum and certain tumors.
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- Jennifer Forsprecher
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CA
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Lund SA, Giachelli CM, Scatena M. The role of osteopontin in inflammatory processes. J Cell Commun Signal 2009; 3:311-22. [PMID: 19798593 PMCID: PMC2778587 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-009-0068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 367] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/09/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a matricellular protein that mediates diverse biological functions. OPN is involved in normal physiological processes and is implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of disease states, including atherosclerosis, glomerulonephritis, cancer, and several chronic inflammatory diseases. Through interactions with several integrins, OPN mediates cell migration, adhesion, and survival in many cell types. OPN also functions as a Th1 cytokine, promotes cell-mediated immune responses, and plays a role in chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Besides its function in inflammation, OPN is also a regulator of biomineralization and a potent inhibitor of vascular calcification.
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- Susan Amanda Lund
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Box 358056, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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Cyclosporine (CsA) has improved patient and graft survival rates following solid-organ transplantation and has shown significant clinical benefits in the management of autoimmune diseases. However, the clinical use of CsA is often limited by acute or chronic nephropathy, which remains a major problem. Acute nephropathy depends on the dosage of CsA and appears to be caused by a reduction in renal blood flow related to afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction. However, the mechanisms underlying chronic CsA nephropathy are not completely understood. Activation of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS), increased release of endothelin-1, dysregulation of nitric oxide (NO) and NO synthase, up-regulation of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), inappropriate apoptosis, stimulation of inflammatory mediators, enhanced innate immunity, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy have all been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic CsA nephropathy. Reducing the CsA dosage or using other renoprotective drugs (angiotensin II receptor antagonist, mycophenolate mofetil, and statins, etc.) may ameliorate chronic CsA-induced renal injury. This review discusses old and new concepts in CsA nephropathy and preventive strategies for this clinical dilemma.
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- Hye Eun Yoon
- Division of Nephrology, Transplantation research center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Transplantation research center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Fassina L, Saino E, Visai L, Magenes G. Electromagnetically enhanced coating of a sintered titanium grid with human SAOS-2 osteoblasts and extracellular matrix. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2009; 2008:3582-5. [PMID: 19163483 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4649980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The surface modification of a sintered titanium scaffold could play an important role in bone tissue engineering. In this study we have followed a biomimetic strategy where electromagnetically stimulated human SAOS-2 osteoblasts proliferated and built their extracellular matrix on a sintered titanium grid. In comparison with control conditions (standard cell culture incubator, where no electromagnetic stimulus was detectable), the electromagnetic stimulus (magnetic field, 2 mT; frequency, 75 Hz) increased the cell proliferation and the surface coating with decorin, osteopontin, and type-I collagen. The electromagnetic stimulus aimed at obtaining a better surface coating of the sintered titanium grid in terms of cell colonization and bone matrix. The superficially modified biomaterial could be used, in clinical applications, as an implant for bone repair.
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- Lorenzo Fassina
- University of Pavia, Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Centro di Ingegneria Tissutale, Italy.
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Gu T, Ohashi R, Cui R, Tajima K, Yoshioka M, Iwakami S, Sasaki S, Shinohara A, Matsukawa T, Kobayashi J, Inaba Y, Takahashi K. Osteopontin is involved in the development of acquired chemo-resistance of cisplatin in small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2009; 66:176-83. [PMID: 19285749 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a multi-functional cytokine involved in cell survival, migration and adhesion which is associated with tumorigenesis, progression and metastasis. However, the role of OPN in chemo-sensitivity of human lung cancer has not yet been elucidated. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of OPN in chemo-sensitivity of lung cancer cells. We developed a stable OPN transfectant (SBC-3/OPN) and a control transfectant (SBC-3/NEO) from human small cell lung cancer cell line, SBC-3. SBC-3/OPN cells were more resistant to cisplatin than SBC-3/NEO cells. Multi-drug resistance-associated protein (MRP) does not appear to be involved in the development of acquired chemo-resistance, since MRP inhibitor did not alter chemo-sensitivity. After exposure to cisplatin, the apoptotic SBC-3/OPN cells were reduced in number compared to SBC-3/NEO cells. Treatment with cisplatin revealed that the expression of anti-apoptotic protein, bcl-2, was down-regulated in SBC-3/NEO cells, while that of SBC-3/OPN cells was not altered. In contrast, pro-apoptotic protein, bax, was not altered in both SBC-3/OPN and SBC-3/NEO cells, thus bcl-2/bax ratio was decreased in SBC-3/NEO but not altered in SBC-3/OPN cells. Activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 was increased in SBC-3/NEO cells, but not in SBC-3/OPN cells. Our results suggest that OPN enhances chemo-resistance of cisplatin in SBC-3 cells by suppressing bcl-2 protein down-regulation, thereby blocking the caspase-9- and caspase-3-dependent cell apoptosis.
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- Tao Gu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Research Institute for Diseases of Old Ages, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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George A, Veis A. Phosphorylated proteins and control over apatite nucleation, crystal growth, and inhibition. Chem Rev 2008; 108:4670-93. [PMID: 18831570 PMCID: PMC2748976 DOI: 10.1021/cr0782729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 490] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Anne George
- Department of Oral Biology, Brodie Tooth Development Genetics and Regenerative Medicine Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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Choi YE, Ahn SK, Lee WT, Lee JE, Park SH, Yoon BB, Park KA. Soybeans ameliolate diabetic nephropathy in rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2008; 7:433-40. [PMID: 18955330 PMCID: PMC2892345 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2007] [Accepted: 02/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most frequent and serious complications of diabetes mellitus. Soybeans have been shown to reduce urinary albumin excretion and total cholesterol in non-diabetic patients with nephrotic syndrome. However, reports focusing specifically on diabetic nephropathy are scarce and the available results are inconsistent. It was reported that soybean consumption reduced urinary protein excretion in type 1 diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy, whereas it was found to elicit an increase in urinary protein excretion when soybeans were consumed by type 2 diabetic patients. This study aims to investigate the effects of soybean in diabetic nephropathy, particularly the effects of consuming soybeans on the histopathology of diabetic nephropathy, using aquaporin (AQP) and osteopontin (OPN) expression as diagnostic markers. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to one of three groups: control, diabetic with red chow diet and diabetic with soybean diet. For histological examination, the expression of OPN and AQP, renal function and hemoglobin A1c were evaluated at the end of the study. Improvements in glomerular and tubulointerstitial lesions were demonstrated in the diabetic rat group given a soybean diet. OPN and AQP expression were suppressed in the kidney specimens of diabetic rats with the soybean diet. In conclusion, soybeans may prevent the weight loss and morphological disruption of the kidney associated with diabetes mellitus. Soybeans also may improve glycemic control. It seems likely that long-term control of blood glucose levels using a soybean diet could prevent the progression of diabetes mellitus, and therefore, nephropathy could be prevented.
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- Young Eun Choi
- Department of Family Medicine, Ilsan Medical Insurance Hospital, Department of Anatomy & Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Konkuk University College of Medicine and Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Mori R, Shaw TJ, Martin P. Molecular mechanisms linking wound inflammation and fibrosis: knockdown of osteopontin leads to rapid repair and reduced scarring. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 205:43-51. [PMID: 18180311 PMCID: PMC2234383 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20071412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Previous studies of tissue repair have revealed osteopontin (OPN) to be up-regulated in association with the wound inflammatory response. We hypothesize that OPN may contribute to inflammation-associated fibrosis. In a series of in vitro and in vivo studies, we analyze the effects of blocking OPN expression at the wound, and determine which inflammatory cells, and which paracrine factors from these cells, may be responsible for triggering OPN expression in wound fibroblasts. Delivery of OPN antisense oligodeoxynucleotides into mouse skin wounds by release from Pluronic gel decreases OPN protein levels at the wound and results in accelerated healing and reduced granulation tissue formation and scarring. To identify which leukocytic lineages may be responsible for OPN expression, we cultured fibroblasts in macrophage-, neutrophil-, or mast cell-conditioned media (CM), and found that macrophage- and mast cell-secreted factors, specifically platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), induced fibroblast OPN expression. Correspondingly, Gleevec, which blocks PDGF receptor signaling, and PDGF-Rbeta-neutralizing antibodies, inhibited OPN induction by macrophage-CM. These studies indicate that inflammation-triggered expression of OPN both hinders the rate of repair and contributes to wound fibrosis. Thus, OPN and PDGF are potential targets for therapeutic modulation of skin repair to improve healing rate and quality.
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- Ryoichi Mori
- Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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Fassina L, Saino E, Visai L, De Angelis MG, Benazzo F, Magenes G. Enhanced in vitro culture of human SAOS-2 osteoblasts on a sand-blasted titanium surface modified with plastic deformation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 2007:6411-4. [PMID: 18003489 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2007.4353823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The titanium surfaces with micro-roughness have been studied to substitute machined titanium, with the focus on enhancing the bone apposition onto the implant. In this study we have followed a biomimetic strategy where human SAOS-2 osteoblasts proliferated and built their extracellular matrix on a sandblasted titanium surface modified with plastic deformation. In comparison with sandblasted titanium surface, the plastic deformation increased the cell proliferation and the surface coating with bone matrix. The superficially modified biomaterial could be used, in clinical applications, as an implant for bone repair.
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- Lorenzo Fassina
- University of Pavia, Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Centro di Ingegneria Tissutale (C.I.T.), via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Konno R, Fujiwara H, Netsu S, Odagiri K, Shimane M, Nomura H, Suzuki M. Gene expression profiling of the rat endometriosis model. Am J Reprod Immunol 2007; 58:330-43. [PMID: 17845203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PROBLEM To investigate the molecular mechanism of endometriosis, gene expression profiling was analyzed in a rat endometriosis model. METHOD OF STUDY An endometriosis model was induced by uterine autotransplantation in the peritoneal cavity on a female-SD rat (8 weeks old). As control samples, the normal uterine tissues were used. The gene expression was compared between endometriotic lesions and normal uterine tissues by cDNA microarray analysis, quantitative real time RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The expression of 71 genes was upregulated and that of 45 genes was downregulated in the endometriotic lesions compared to normal uterine tissues. The upregulated genes included genes encoding cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and cell adhesion molecules. The levels of transcripts of osteopontin, Lyn, Vav1, Runx1, and l-selectin in the endometriotic lesions were 130, 10, 10, 12 and 46-fold higher than the respective levels in the eutopic endometrial samples. CONCLUSION The results suggest that osteopontin, Lyn, Vav1, Runx1, and l-selectin play important roles in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
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- Ryo Konno
- Department of Gynecology, Omiya Medical Center Jichi Medical University, Amanuma-cho, Omiya, Saitama, Japan.
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Takafuji V, Forgues M, Unsworth E, Goldsmith P, Wang XW. An osteopontin fragment is essential for tumor cell invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 2007; 26:6361-71. [PMID: 17452979 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tumor cell invasion is a primary event in the metastatic progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our recent results indicate a concordant elevated expression of osteopontin (OPN) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in primary metastatic HCC. This study hypothesizes an MMP-9-directed cleavage of OPN that biologically contributes to HCC metastasis. We found that MMP-9 cleaved OPN into specific fragments in vitro, of which three could be identified by Edman degradation amino-acid sequencing. One of these fragments (OPN-5 kDa, residues 167-210) induced low-metastatic HCC cellular invasion via CD44 receptors, which was effectively blocked by the addition of small peptides within the region of OPN-5 kDa. Increased expression of an OPN splice variant (OPN-c) was associated with clinical metastatic HCC. Overexpression of OPN-c with physiological levels of MMP-9 enhanced cellular invasion and coincided with elevated OPN-5 kDa levels. Our data suggest that an alternative splicing event (OPN-c) promotes extracellular cleavage of OPN by MMP-9, thus releasing a distinct region of OPN (OPN-5 kDa) that is essential for HCC cellular invasion and appears to correlate with metastatic potential. The findings of this study may help to improve advanced-stage HCC prognosis and suggest the utility of small peptides for novel therapies.
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- V Takafuji
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4258, USA
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Liu L, Qin C, Butler WT, Ratner BD, Jiang S. Controlling the orientation of bone osteopontin via its specific binding with collagen I to modulate osteoblast adhesion. J Biomed Mater Res A 2007; 80:102-10. [PMID: 16960829 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Osteopontin (OPN) is an important matricellular protein that modulates cell functions. It is potentially an excellent surface-coating component for engineered biomaterials. It is believed that in its preferred orientation and conformation on a surface, the functional domains of OPN such as the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif will be presented to cells to the greatest extent. Previously, the authors demonstrated that OPN orientation could be modulated by surface charge. In this work, the authors attempt to control the orientation/conformation of bone OPN via its specific interactions with type I collagen. Surface plasmon resonance was used to confirm the specific binding between bone OPN and collagen I. A radiolabeled OPN adsorption assay was used to determine the amount of adsorbed OPN on tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) surfaces with or without collagen I as an interlayer. An in vitro cell adhesion assay using osteoblast MC3T3-E1 was performed to compare the functionality of collagen-bound OPN and adsorbed OPN on TCPS. With the same amount of OPN on the surfaces, the number of cells adhered to collagen-bound OPN is significantly higher than to OPN alone on TCPS. A cell inhibition assay using soluble GRGDSP peptides showed that a higher GRGDSP concentration was needed to completely block osteoblast adhesion to collagen-bound OPN than to OPN directly on TCPS. Enhanced cell adhesion and higher blocking peptide concentration suggest that collagen-bound bone OPN has a preferable orientation/conformation for cell adhesion compared with OPN alone on TCPS. Thus, the specific binding of OPN to collagen I may naturally orient OPN, thus influencing osteoblast adhesion.
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- Lingyun Liu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Sawyer AA, Weeks DM, Kelpke SS, McCracken MS, Bellis SL. The effect of the addition of a polyglutamate motif to RGD on peptide tethering to hydroxyapatite and the promotion of mesenchymal stem cell adhesion. Biomaterials 2005; 26:7046-56. [PMID: 15964067 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/05/2005] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Mimicking endogenous bone-binding proteins, RGD peptides have been synthesized with polyacidic amino acid domains in order to ionically tether the peptides to bone-like synthetic biomaterials, including hydroxyapatite (HA). However, a direct comparison of unmodified RGD with polyacidic-conjugated RGD has not been performed, and thus a benefit for the acidic domain has not been established. We evaluated the peptide/HA bond of RGD peptides with and without an attached polyglutamate sequence (E(7)), as well as examined mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) adhesion and morphology as they were affected by the conjugated peptide. We found that significantly more E(7)RGD was bound to HA than RGD at all coating concentrations tested, and moreover, more E(7)RGD was retained on the HA surface even after extended washing in serum-free media. Consistent with in vitro results, higher levels of E(7)RGD than RGD remained on HA that had been implanted in vivo for 24 h, indicating that the polyacidic domain improved peptide-binding efficiency. At several peptide concentrations, E(7)RGD increased cell adhesion compared to RGD surfaces, establishing a biological benefit for the E(7) modification. In addition, HA pre-coated sequentially with low-density E(7)RGD (1-10 microg/ml) and serum (FBS) stimulated cell adhesion and spreading, compared to either coating alone, suggesting that an ionic linkage allows for the potential adsorption of serum proteins to unoccupied sites, which may be important for bone formation in vivo. Collectively, these results suggest that tethering peptides to HA via a polyglutamate domain is an effective method for improving the peptide/HA bond, as well as for enhancing MSC adhesion.
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- A A Sawyer
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
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Das R, Philip S, Mahabeleshwar GH, Bulbule A, Kundu GC. Osteopontin: it's role in regulation of cell motility and nuclear factor kappa B-mediated urokinase type plasminogen activator expression. IUBMB Life 2005; 57:441-7. [PMID: 16012053 DOI: 10.1080/15216540500159424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cancer progression depends on an accumulation of metastasis supporting cell signaling molecules that target signal transduction pathways and ultimately gene expression. Osteopontin (OPN) is one such chemokine like metastasis gene which plays a key signaling event in regulating the oncogenic potential of various cancers by controlling cell motility, invasiveness and tumor growth. We have reported that OPN stimulates tumor growth and nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB)-mediated promatrix metalloproteinase-2 (pro-MMP-2) activation through IkappaBalpha/IKK (IkappaBalpha kinase) signaling pathway in melanoma cells. Urokinase type plasminogen activator (uPA), a widely acting serine protease degrades the ECM components and plays a pivotal role in cancer progression. However, the molecular mechanism by which upstream kinases regulate the OPN-induced NFkappaB activation and uPA secretion in human breast cancer cells is not well defined. Here we report that OPN induces the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI 3'-kinase) activity and phosphorylation of Akt/PKB (protein kinase B) in highly invasive (MDA-MB-231) and low invasive (MCF-7) breast cancer cells. The OPN-induced Akt phosphorylation was inhibited when cells were transfected with dominant negative mutant of p85 domain of PI 3'-kinase (Deltap85) indicating that PI 3'-kinase is involved in Akt phosphorylation. OPN enhances the interaction between IkappaBalpha kinase (IKK) and phosphorylated Akt. OPN also induces NFkappaB activation through phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaBalpha by inducing the IKK activity. OPN also enhances uPA secretion, cell motility and ECM-invasion. Furthermore, cells transfected with Deltap85 or super-repressor form of IkappaBalpha suppressed the OPN-induced uPA secretion and cell motility. Pretreatment of cells with PI 3'-kinase inhibitors or NFkappaB inhibitory peptide (SN50) reduced the OPN-induced uPA secretion, cell motility and ECM-invasion. Taken together, OPN induces NFkappaB activity and uPA secretion by activating PI 3'-kinase/Akt/IKK-mediated signaling pathways and further demonstrates a functional molecular link between OPN induced PI 3'-kinase dependent Akt phosphorylation and NFkappaB-mediated uPA secretion, and all of these ultimately control the motility and invasiveness of breast cancer cells.
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- Riku Das
- National Center for Cell Science (NCCS), NCCS Complex, Pune, India
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Koike Y, Murakami S, Matsuzaka K, Inoue T. The effect of EmdogainR on ectopic bone formation in tubes of rat demineralized dentin matrix. J Periodontal Res 2005; 40:385-94. [PMID: 16105091 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2005.00819.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emdogain (EMD) is made from enamel matrix proteins (EMPs) from the tooth germ of swine and propylene glycol alginate (PGA) as a matrix. The function of EMD is known to differentiate cells of the dental follicle into cementoblasts. However, little is known about the effect of EMD on mesenchymal cells in other tissue. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate whether EMD has the ability to induce hard tissue when applied with or without demineralized dentin matrix. METHODS Half of the dentin tubes prepared from rat incisors were demineralized by treatment with 0.6 N hydrochloric acid for 3 h. EMD or PGA was injected into the demineralized or non-demineralized dentin tubes, which were then transplanted into rectus abdominis muscles. Untreated dentin tubes were also transplanted as a control. Animals were killed at 7, 14 and 21 days after the implantation. RESULTS Non-demineralized dentin tubes with or without EMD or PGA did not form any hard tissue. In the demineralized group, chondrogenesis in the PGA groups occurred earlier than in the EMD groups. The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA in the demineralized group with PGA at day 14 was the highest. The expression of osteopontin and osteocalcin mRNAs was higher in all groups at 21 days compared with 7 or 14 days. CONCLUSION These results suggest that neither EMD nor PGA has the ability to induce hard tissue and that EMPs contained within EMD might aggregate on the dentin surface and inhibit the effect of the demineralized dentin matrix.
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- Yoshihiko Koike
- Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan
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Gericke A, Qin C, Spevak L, Fujimoto Y, Butler WT, Sørensen ES, Boskey AL. Importance of phosphorylation for osteopontin regulation of biomineralization. Calcif Tissue Int 2005; 77:45-54. [PMID: 16007483 PMCID: PMC1451414 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-004-1288-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2004] [Accepted: 02/04/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Previous in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that osteopontin (OPN) is an inhibitor of the formation and growth of hydroxyapatite (HA) and other biominerals. The present study tests the hypotheses that the interaction of OPN with HA is determined by the extent of protein phosphorylation and that this interaction regulates the mineralization process. Bone OPN as previously reported inhibited HA formation and HA-seeded growth in a gelatin-gel system. A transglutaminase-linked OPN polymer had similar effects. Recombinant, nonphosphorylated OPN and chemically dephosphorylated OPN, had no effect on HA formation or growth in this system. In contrast, highly phosphorylated milk OPN (mOPN) promoted HA formation. The mOPN stabilized the conversion of amorphous calcium phosphate (a non-crystalline constituent of milk) to HA, whereas bone OPN had a lesser effect on this conversion. Mixtures of OPN and osteocalcin known to form a complex in vitro, unexpectedly promoted HA formation. To test the hypothesis that small alterations in protein conformation caused by phosphorylation account for the differences in the observed ability of OPN to interact with HA, the conformation of bone OPN and mOPN in the presence and absence of crystalline HA was determined by attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared (IR) spectroscopy. Both proteins exhibited a predominantly random coil structure, which was unaffected by the addition of Ca(2+). Binding to HA did not alter the secondary structure of bone OPN, but induced a small increase of beta-sheet (few percent) in mOPN. These data taken together suggest that the phosphorylation of OPN is an important factor in regulating the OPN-mediated mineralization process.
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- A Gericke
- Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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Fassina L, Visai L, Asti L, Benazzo F, Speziale P, Tanzi MC, Magenes G. Calcified Matrix Production by SAOS-2 Cells Inside a Polyurethane Porous Scaffold, Using a Perfusion Bioreactor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:685-700. [PMID: 15998210 DOI: 10.1089/ten.2005.11.685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The repair and regeneration of damaged or resected bone are problematic. Bone autografts show optimal skeletal incorporation, but often bring about complications. Hence, there is increasing interest in designing new biomaterials that could potentially be used in the form of scaffolds as bone substitutes. In this study we used a hydrophobic cross-linked polyurethane in a typical tissue-engineering approach, that is, the seeding and in vitro culturing of cells within a porous scaffold. The polyurethane porous scaffold had an average pore diameter of 624 microm. Using a perfusion bioreactor, we investigated the effect of shear stress on SAOS-2 human osteoblast proliferation and calcified matrix production. The physical, morphological, and compressive properties of the polyurethane foam were characterized. At a scaffold perfusion rate of 3 mL/min, in comparison with static conditions without perfusion, we observed 33% higher cell proliferation; higher secretion of osteopontin, osteocalcin, decorin, and type I collagen (9.16-fold, 71.9-fold, 30.6-fold, and 18.12-fold, respectively); and 10-fold increased calcium deposition. The design of the bioreactor and the design of the polyurethane foam aimed at obtaining cell colonization and calcified matrix deposition. This cultured biomaterial could be used, in clinical applications, as an osteoinductive implant for bone repair.
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- L Fassina
- Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Liu L, Chen S, Giachelli CM, Ratner BD, Jiang S. Controlling osteopontin orientation on surfaces to modulate endothelial cell adhesion. J Biomed Mater Res A 2005; 74:23-31. [PMID: 15920735 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Osteopontin (OPN) is an important extracellular matrix protein that has been shown to impact wound healing, inflammation, and the foreign body reaction, and has been identified as a potential surface component for engineered biomaterials. OPN contains the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) moiety that has been shown to mediate cell adhesion through interactions with integrins. In its preferred orientation and conformation on a surface, the functional domains of OPN will be presented to cells to the greatest extent. However, control of protein orientation and conformation is still challenging. In this work, we investigated OPN adsorption and cell adhesion to the OPN layer on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiols terminated with various functional groups and on a gold surface. The four SAM terminal groups studied were --CH3, --OH, --NH2, and --COOH, representing hydrophobic, hydrophilic but neutral, positively charged, and negatively charged surfaces, respectively. Surface plasmon resonance biosensor and atomic force microscopy were used to characterize the adsorption of OPN on these surfaces. An in vitro cell adhesion assay of bovine aortic endothelial cells was performed to test the functionality of OPN on various SAMs. Surface plasmon resonance results showed that the amount of protein adsorbed on the --NH2 surface is close to a monolayer and similar to that on the --COOH surface, consistent with the atomic force microscopy results. However, based on cell adhesion experiments, both cell count and average cell spreading area on the --NH2 surface are much higher than those on the --COOH surface. From these results, it is suggested that the orientation and conformation of OPN on a positively charged --NH2 surface is more favorable for cell adhesion and spreading than on a negatively charged --COOH surface. The surface coverage of bovine aortic endothelial cells on the surfaces studied decreased in the following order: --NH2 > Au > --CH3 > --COOH > --OH whereas the mean cell spreading area decreased in the following order: --NH2 > Au > --CH3 > --COOH. Our studies show that surface properties will alter OPN behavior on surfaces, thus influencing cell interactions.
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- Lingyun Liu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Rothermund L, Kossmehl P, Neumayer HH, Paul M, Kreutz R. Renal damage is not improved by blockade of endothelin receptors in primary renin-dependent hypertension. J Hypertens 2003; 21:2389-97. [PMID: 14654760 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200312000-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Secondary activation of the renin-angiotensin system plays a major role in the progression of chronic nephropathies, and blockade of endothelin (ET) receptors has been shown to confer nephroprotection in experimental models of proteinuric renal disease. We tested the nephroprotective potential of selective endothelin A receptor (ETA) and non-selective ETA and endothelin B (ETA/B) receptor blockade in the TGR(mRen2)27 transgenic rat model with renin-dependent hypertension (Ren2). DESIGN Ren2 animals were treated between 10 and 30 weeks of age with the selective ETA receptor antagonist darusentan (Ren2-ETA) and the ETA/B receptor antagonist Lu420627 (Ren2-ETA/B), and compared with transgene negative Sprague-Dawley (SD) controls. Since the elevated systolic blood pressure in Ren2 was not affected in either Ren2-ETA or Ren2-ETA/ETB, an additional Ren-2 group was treated with a non-antihypertensive dose of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker eprosartan (Ren2-AT1). RESULTS During the 20-week observation period 35% of untreated Ren2, 30% of Ren2-ETA/B, 50% of Ren2-ETA, and 83% of Ren2-AT1 animals survived compared with 100% of SD rats. Renal endothelin-1 mRNA expression and proteinuria (4.1-fold) were significantly elevated in Ren2 compared with SD rats (P < 0.05, respectively). Proteinuria was normalized to SD control levels in Ren2-AT1 (P < 0.05) but increased further in Ren2-ETA (7.7-fold) and Ren2-ETA/B (15-fold) (P < 0.05, respectively). Glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial damage and renal osteopontin mRNA expression were reduced in Ren2-AT1 (P < 0.05, respectively) but remained unchanged or increased further in Ren2-ETA and Ren2-ETA/B compared with Ren2. CONCLUSION ET receptor blockade fails to improve renal damage and mortality in primary renin-dependent hypertension.
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MESH Headings
- Acrylates/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Antihypertensive Agents/pharmacology
- Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases/biosynthesis
- Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases/drug effects
- Blood Pressure/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists
- Endothelin B Receptor Antagonists
- Endothelin-1/biosynthesis
- Endothelin-1/drug effects
- Endothelin-Converting Enzymes
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/metabolism
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/physiopathology
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/prevention & control
- Hypertension, Renal/metabolism
- Hypertension, Renal/physiopathology
- Imidazoles/therapeutic use
- Kidney/metabolism
- Kidney/pathology
- Male
- Metalloendopeptidases
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Nephritis, Interstitial/metabolism
- Nephritis, Interstitial/physiopathology
- Nephritis, Interstitial/prevention & control
- Organ Size/drug effects
- Osteopontin
- Proteinuria/urine
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Endothelin A/metabolism
- Receptor, Endothelin B/metabolism
- Renin/metabolism
- Renin-Angiotensin System/drug effects
- Sialoglycoproteins/biosynthesis
- Sialoglycoproteins/drug effects
- Systole/drug effects
- Thiophenes
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- Lars Rothermund
- Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie and Medizinische Klinik IV Nephrologie, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Myers DL, Harmon KJ, Lindner V, Liaw L. Alterations of arterial physiology in osteopontin-null mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2003; 23:1021-8. [PMID: 12714436 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000073312.34450.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we characterized the effects of an osteopontin (OPN)-null mutation in normal arterial function and remodeling in a murine model. METHODS AND RESULTS OPN-null mutant mice were compared with wild-type mice before and after carotid artery ligation. Before ligation, OPN-null mice had increased heart rate, lower blood pressure, and increased circulating lymphocytes compared with wild-type mice. OPN-null vessels also demonstrated greater compliance accompanied by a loosely organized collagen network. After carotid artery ligation, significant differences were also found in the remodeling response of OPN-null animals. At 4 days after ligation, leukocyte adhesion/invasion was diminished by 10-fold in OPN-null mice compared with wild-type mice. At 14 days after ligation, the ligated arteries of OPN-null mice had smaller neointimal lesions but greater constrictive remodeling compared with wild-type mice, resulting in similar lumen areas. Continued remodeling resulted in a similar morphological phenotype in both groups at 28 days. CONCLUSIONS These data show that endogenous OPN regulates normal vascular physiology and contributes to the vascular remodeling response by regulating vascular compliance and the inflammatory response.
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- Daniel L Myers
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, 81 Research Dr, Scarborough, ME 04074, USA
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Li C, Yang CW, Kim WY, Jung JY, Cha JH, Kim YS, Kim J, Bennett WM, Bang BK. Reversibility of chronic cyclosporine nephropathy in rats after withdrawal of cyclosporine. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 284:F389-98. [PMID: 12529276 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00277.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Renal interstitial inflammation is an important factor in the pathogenesis of chronic cyclosporin A (CsA) nephropathy. We studied the expression of the chemoattractant osteopontin (OPN) and the relationship between OPN expression and tubulointerstitial injury in a rat model of chronic CsA nephropathy. Chronic CsA nephropathy was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by administering CsA (15 mg/kg sc) for 5 wk and then withdrawing it for 5 or 10 wk. Renal function, histopathology (arteriolopathy, ED-1-positive cells, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis), renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity, and OPN expression were observed during the follow-up period. Renal function deteriorated in CsA-treated rats, with the development of typical histopathology and activation of RAS. After CsA withdrawal, these parameters were significantly reversed (all P < 0.05). The upregulation of OPN mRNA and protein expression seen in CsA-treated rat kidneys was decreased 5 wk after CsA withdrawal and was further decreased after 10 wk. Of note, OPN mRNA expression correlated with the number of infiltrating macrophage (r = 0.651, P < 0.01) and tubulointerstitial fibrosis (r = 0.729, P < 0.01). These findings suggest that OPN expression and macrophage infiltration decrease after long-term CsA withdrawal in rats with established chronic CsA nephropathy, and this is closely associated with recovery from renal injury.
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- Can Li
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Li C, Yang CW, Park CW, Ahn HJ, Kim WY, Yoon KH, Suh SH, Lim SW, Cha JH, Kim YS, Kim J, Chang YS, Bang BK. Long-term treatment with ramipril attenuates renal osteopontin expression in diabetic rats. Kidney Int 2003; 63:454-63. [PMID: 12631111 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00751.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteopontin (OPN) mediates progressive renal injury in various renal diseases by attracting macrophages, and its expression is regulated by the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). We studied the association between OPN expression and tubulointerstitial injury, and investigated the effect of ramipril on OPN expression in an animal model of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM): Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. METHODS Control (Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka, LETO) and diabetic (OLETF) rats were treated with ramipril (3 mg/kg in drinking water) or vehicle for nine months, starting at 20 weeks of age. Systolic blood pressure, body weight, urinary protein excretion and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) were monitored periodically. Renal function, histology (glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and ED-1-positive cells as a measure of macrophage infiltration), and expressions of OPN and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) were evaluated at the end of the study. RESULTS Compared with the LETO rats, OLETF rats showed declines in creatinine clearance rate, increases in urinary protein excretion and systolic blood pressure, and development of glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and inflammatory cell infiltration (all P < 0.05). Blocking angiotensin II with ramipril significantly improved all of these parameters (all P < 0.01). At the molecular level, expressions of OPN and TGF-beta1 were up-regulated in the OLETF rats, and were markedly suppressed following ramipril treatment. The sites of strong OPN mRNA and protein expressions were localized to areas of renal injury. Of note, the expression of OPN mRNA was strongly correlated with the number of ED-1-positive cells (r = 0.560, P = 0.01) and the tubulointerstitial fibrosis score (r = 0.500, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Up-regulation of OPN expression may play a role in tubulointerstitial injury associated with diabetic nephropathy, and blockade of the RAS by ramipril may confer renoprotection by decreasing OPN expression in non-insulin-dependent diabetic nephropathy.
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- Can Li
- Department of Internal Medicine and Anatomy, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Isoda K, Nishikawa K, Kamezawa Y, Yoshida M, Kusuhara M, Moroi M, Tada N, Ohsuzu F. Osteopontin plays an important role in the development of medial thickening and neointimal formation. Circ Res 2002; 91:77-82. [PMID: 12114325 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000025268.10302.0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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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Osteopontin (OPN) is a soluble secreted phosphoprotein that binds with high affinity to several integrins and it has been found at the site of atherosclerotic lesions. However, the role of OPN expression in vivo is still poorly understood. To investigate the physiological role of OPN in detail, we generated transgenic mice (Tg) overexpressing the OPN gene under control of the cytomegalovirus enhancer/chicken beta-actin promoter. We detected OPN mRNAs in almost all tissues of 3 lines of Tg mice by Northern blotting. The serum levels of OPN were significantly higher in Tg than in non-Tg mice (782+/-107 versus 182+/-44 ng/mL; P<0.001). Compared with non-Tg mice, a 73% (88+/-6 versus 51+/-7 microm; P<0.001) and 94% (126+/-15 versus 73+/-11 microm; P<0.0001) increase in the medial thickness of the aorta was determined in Tg mice at 16 and 32 weeks after birth. However, we found no evidence of inflammatory cells adhering to endothelial cells, intimal hyperplasia, or calcification in any region of Tg mice without artery injury. We then investigated the effect of cuff-induced injury to the femoral artery. The intimal thickening in Tg mice increased 2.9-fold more than that in non-Tg mice (4.9+/-1.9 versus 1.7+/-0.4 microm; P=0.022). The expression of OPN induces both medial thickening without injury and neointimal formation after injury, thus suggesting that OPN plays a role in the development of atherosclerosis, vascular remodeling, and restenosis after angioplasty in vivo.
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- Kikuo Isoda
- First Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
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Shu Y, Hoshi S, Tomari S, Watanabe T, Nagata M. Phenotypic changes and cell cycle activation in early tubulointerstitial injury of rat adriamycin nephrosis. Pathol Int 2002; 52:214-23. [PMID: 11972865 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2002.01339.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Tubular response, including phenotypic changes against a variety of injuries, is an initial event that promotes tubulointerstitial injuries. Using the progressive kidney disease model of rat adriamycin (ADR) nephrosis, the present study focused on the cell cycle activation and phenotypic changes that occur in the tubuli in early tubulointerstitial injury in ADR nephrosis. At 12 weeks, experimental animals developed overt nephrosis with tubulointerstitial injury, which correlated well with the degree of proteinuria and incidence of glomerulosclerosis. Initial pathology of the tubuli showed a slight dilatation of tubuli, which tended to occur in individual nephrons. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that vimentin-positive tubuli and osteopontin (OPN)-positive tubuli were associated mostly with proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression. Protein levels of OPN in the renal cortex were correlated with the level of proteinuria by western blotting. Vimentin- and OPN-expressing tubuli were tightly associated with a peritubular influx of alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA)-positive cells or ED-1-positive cells. In addition, we found thrombomodulin+/ TUNEL+ (dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling) peritubular endothelial cells and ED-1+/alpha-SMA+ cells at an early stage among interstitial inflammatory cells. These results suggest that cell cycle activation in tubular cells forms the background for the phenotypic tubular changes that are involved in chronic tubulointerstitial injury in ADR nephrosis.
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MESH Headings
- Actins/metabolism
- Animals
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/toxicity
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- DNA Fragmentation/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Doxorubicin/toxicity
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/chemically induced
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/metabolism
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/pathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling
- Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute/chemically induced
- Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute/metabolism
- Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute/pathology
- Kidney Tubules/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules/pathology
- Male
- Nephritis, Interstitial/chemically induced
- Nephritis, Interstitial/metabolism
- Nephritis, Interstitial/pathology
- Osteopontin
- Phenotype
- Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/metabolism
- Proteinuria
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Sialoglycoproteins/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Vimentin/metabolism
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- Yujing Shu
- Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Weiss JM, Renkl AC, Maier CS, Kimmig M, Liaw L, Ahrens T, Kon S, Maeda M, Hotta H, Uede T, Simon JC. Osteopontin is involved in the initiation of cutaneous contact hypersensitivity by inducing Langerhans and dendritic cell migration to lymph nodes. J Exp Med 2001; 194:1219-29. [PMID: 11696588 PMCID: PMC2195976 DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.9.1219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a chemotactic protein that attracts immune cells, to inflammatory sites. The sensitization phase of allergic cutaneous contact hypersensitivity (CHS) requires the migration of Langerhans cells/dendritic cells (LCs/DCs) from skin to draining lymph nodes. Characterizing OPN function for LC/DC migration we found upregulated OPN expression in hapten sensitized skin and draining lymph nodes. OPN induces chemotactic LC/DC migration, initiates their emigration from the epidermis, and attracts LCs/DCs to draining lymph nodes by interacting with CD44 and alphav integrin. Furthermore, OPN-deficient mice have a significantly reduced CHS response that correlates with an impaired ability of OPN-deficient mice to attract LCs/DCs to draining lymph nodes. In conclusion, OPN is an important factor in the initiation of CHS by guiding LCs/DCs from skin into lymphatic organs.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemotaxis
- Dendritic Cells/cytology
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/immunology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Epidermis/immunology
- Hyaluronan Receptors/immunology
- Injections, Intradermal
- Langerhans Cells/cytology
- Langerhans Cells/immunology
- Lymph Nodes/cytology
- Lymph Nodes/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Osteopontin
- Receptors, Vitronectin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Vitronectin/immunology
- Sialoglycoproteins/administration & dosage
- Sialoglycoproteins/genetics
- Sialoglycoproteins/immunology
- Up-Regulation
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Affiliation(s)
- J M Weiss
- Department of Dermatology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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Trueblood NA, Xie Z, Communal C, Sam F, Ngoy S, Liaw L, Jenkins AW, Wang J, Sawyer DB, Bing OH, Apstein CS, Colucci WS, Singh K. Exaggerated left ventricular dilation and reduced collagen deposition after myocardial infarction in mice lacking osteopontin. Circ Res 2001; 88:1080-7. [PMID: 11375279 DOI: 10.1161/hh1001.090842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Osteopontin (OPN), an extracellular matrix protein, is expressed in the myocardium with hypertrophy and failure. We tested the hypothesis that OPN plays a role in left ventricular (LV) remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). Accordingly, OPN expression and LV structural and functional remodeling were determined in wild-type (WT) and OPN knockout (KO) mice 4 weeks after MI. Northern analysis showed increased OPN expression in the infarcted region, peaking 3 days after MI and gradually decreasing over the next 28 days. In the remote LV, OPN expression was biphasic, with peaks at 3 and 28 days. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical analyses showed increased OPN mRNA and protein primarily in the interstitium. Infarct size, heart weight, and survival were similar in KO and WT mice after MI (P=NS), whereas the lung wet weight/dry weight ratio was increased in the KO mice (P<0.005 versus sham-operated mice). Peak LV developed pressure was reduced to a similar degree after MI in the KO and WT mice. The number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL)-positive myocytes was similar in KO and WT mice after MI. In contrast, post-MI LV chamber dilation was approximately twice as great in KO versus WT mice (P<0.001). Myocyte length increased after MI in WT mice (P<0.001) but not in KO mice. Electron microscopy showed increased collagen content in WT mice after MI but not in KO mice after MI. Type I collagen content was increased approximately 3-fold and approximately 7-fold in remote and infarcted regions, respectively, of WT hearts after MI but not in KO hearts (P<0.01 versus WT hearts). Likewise, Northern analyses showed increased collagen I(alpha(1)) mRNA after MI in remote regions of WT hearts but not in KO hearts. Thus, increased OPN expression plays an important role in regulating post-MI LV remodeling, at least in part, by promoting collagen synthesis and accumulation.
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- N A Trueblood
- Myocardial Biology Unit and Cardiovascular Section, Boston Medical Center, Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Takahashi F, Takahashi K, Okazaki T, Maeda K, Ienaga H, Maeda M, Kon S, Uede T, Fukuchi Y. Role of osteopontin in the pathogenesis of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2001; 24:264-71. [PMID: 11245625 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.24.3.4293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pulmonary fibrosis is initiated by migration, adhesion, and proliferation of fibroblasts. Osteopontin (OPN) is one of the cytokines produced by activated macrophages and mediates various functions, including cell attachment and migration, by interacting with alphav integrin. In this study, we have investigated the role of OPN in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. We developed a mouse model for pulmonary fibrosis by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin (BLM). OPN was strongly expressed in alveolar macrophages accumulating in the fibrotic area of the lung. OPN messenger RNA (mRNA) in the lung was notably induced by BLM instillation, and the development of the fibrotic process was associated with an increase in the expression of OPN mRNA and protein. In vitro, recombinant OPN enhanced migration, adhesion, and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-mediated DNA synthesis of murine fibroblast cell line NIH3T3. These effects of OPN on fibroblasts were significantly suppressed by addition of antimouse alphav integrin monoclonal antibody (RMV-7). Furthermore, treatment of mice with RMV-7 repressed the extent of pulmonary fibrosis in this model. Conclusively, these data suggest that OPN produced by alveolar macrophages functions as a fibrogenic cytokine that promotes migration, adhesion, and proliferation of fibroblasts in the development of BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
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- F Takahashi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Kato Y, Zhu H, Tanaka R, Obara T, Sato K, Kobayashi M. Osteopontin Expression May Be Induced by c-Src in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2001. [DOI: 10.1267/ahc.34.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Yoichiro Kato
- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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Yu XQ, Wu LL, Huang XR, Yang N, Gilbert RE, Cooper ME, Johnson RJ, Lai KN, Lan HY. Osteopontin expression in progressive renal injury in remnant kidney: role of angiotensin II. Kidney Int 2000; 58:1469-80. [PMID: 11012882 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00309.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Osteopontin (OPN) is a macrophage chemotactic and adhesion molecule and has been shown to play a role in glomerular and tubulointerstitial injury in several kidney disease models. METHODS The present study examined whether OPN expression is involved in the progression of renal disease following subtotal (5/6) nephrectomy (STNx) in rats and whether angiotensin II (Ang II) mediates the up-regulation of renal OPN expression and macrophage accumulation in this model by administering valsartan, an Ang II type I (AT1) receptor antagonist, or ramipril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. RESULTS In normal and sham-operated rat kidneys, OPN was expressed in a few tubules (<5%) and was absent in glomeruli. Following STNx (weeks 2 to 16), there was substantial up-regulation of OPN mRNA and protein expression in glomeruli [2 to 12 cells/glomerular cross section (gcs)] and tubular epithelial cells (20 to 75% OPN+). The up-regulation of OPN expression was associated with macrophage accumulation within the kidney, severe proteinuria, loss of renal function, and severe histologic damage, including tubulitis and tubulointerstitial fibrosis (all P < 0.001). Treatment with either valsartan or ramipril completely abrogated the up-regulation of OPN mRNA and protein expression in glomeruli and tubules. The reduction in OPN expression was associated with a significant inhibition of macrophage accumulation and progressive renal injury (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION An up-regulation of OPN expression may play a role in progressive renal injury following STNx. Inhibition of OPN expression may be one of the mechanisms by which Ang II blockade attenuated renal injury after renal ablation.
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- X Q Yu
- Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Pullig O, Weseloh G, Gauer S, Swoboda B. Osteopontin is expressed by adult human osteoarthritic chondrocytes: protein and mRNA analysis of normal and osteoarthritic cartilage. Matrix Biol 2000; 19:245-55. [PMID: 10936449 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(00)00068-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Osteopontin, a sulfated phosphoprotein with cell binding and matrix binding properties, is expressed in a variety of tissues. In the embryonic growth plate, osteopontin expression was found in bone-forming cells and in hypertrophic chondrocytes. In this study, the expression of osteopontin was analyzed in normal and osteoarthritic human knee cartilage. Immunohistochemistry, using a monoclonal anti-osteopontin antibody was negative on normal cartilage. These results were confirmed in Western blot experiments, using partially purified extracts of normal knee cartilage. No osteopontin gene expression was observed in chondrocytes of adult healthy cartilage, however, in the subchondral bone plate, expression of osteopontin mRNA was detected in the osteoblasts. In cartilage from patients with osteoarthritis, osteopontin could be detected by immunohistochemistry, Western blot analysis, in situ hybridization, and Northern blot analysis. A qualitative analysis indicated that osteopontin protein deposition and mRNA expression increase with the severity of the osteoarthritic lesions and the disintegration of the cartilaginous matrix. Osteopontin expression in the cartilage was limited to the chondrocytes of the upper deep zone, showing cellular and territorial deposition. The strongest osteopontin detection was found in deep zone chondrocytes and in clusters of proliferating chondrocytes from samples with severe osteoarthritic lesions. These data show the expression of osteopontin in adult human osteoarthritic chondrocytes, suggesting that chondrocyte differentiation and the expression of differentiation markers in osteoarthritic cartilage resembles that of epiphyseal growth plate chondrocytes.
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- O Pullig
- Division of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, D-91054, Erlangen, Germany.
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Gilbert M, Shaw WJ, Long JR, Nelson K, Drobny GP, Giachelli CM, Stayton PS. Chimeric peptides of statherin and osteopontin that bind hydroxyapatite and mediate cell adhesion. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:16213-8. [PMID: 10748043 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001773200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Extracellular matrix proteins play key roles in controlling the activities of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in bone remodeling. These bone-specific extracellular matrix proteins contain amino acid sequences that mediate cell adhesion, and many of the bone-specific matrix proteins also contain acidic domains that interact with the mineral surface and may orient the signaling domains. Here we report a fusion peptide design that is based on this natural approach for the display of signaling peptide sequences at biomineral surfaces. Salivary statherin contains a 15-amino acid hydroxyapatite binding domain (N15) that is loosely helical in solution. To test whether N15 can serve to orient active peptide sequences on hydroxyapatite, the RGD and flanking residues from osteopontin were fused to the C terminus. The fusion peptides bound tightly to hydroxyapatite, and the N15-PGRGDS peptide mediated the dose-dependent adhesion of Moalpha(v) melanoma cells when immobilized on the hydroxyapatite surface. Experiments with an integrin-sorted Moalpha(v) subpopulation demonstrated that the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin was the primary receptor target for the fusion peptide. Solid state NMR experiments showed that the RGD portion of the hydrated fusion peptide is highly dynamic on the hydroxyapatite surface. This fusion peptide framework may thus provide a straightforward design for immobilizing bioactive sequences on hydroxyapatite for biomaterials, tissue engineering, and vaccine applications.
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- M Gilbert
- Department of Bioengineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Ricardo SD, Franzoni DF, Roesener CD, Crisman JM, Diamond JR. Angiotensinogen and AT(1) antisense inhibition of osteopontin translation in rat proximal tubular cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2000; 278:F708-16. [PMID: 10807582 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2000.278.5.f708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of angiotensinogen and ANG II type 1 receptor (AT(1)) mRNA translation in rat proximal tubules (PT) was examined to provide direct evidence for a role of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in upregulated osteopontin expression observed following mechanical cell stretch. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) under Brevital anesthesia. In situ hybridization and Western blot analysis demonstrated angiotensinogen mRNA and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) protein localized to PTs and upregulated in obstructed kidneys, respectively, confirming an increased expression of renal RAS in vivo. In vitro studies were performed to provide mechanistic insight into ANG II-dependent osteopontin expression following mechanical cell stretch, which putatively mimics the increased PT luminal pressure post-UUO. A cationic transfection method was used to introduce either angiotensinogen or AT(1) antisense oligonucleotide into cultured rat PT cells prior to 1 h of cyclic mechanical cell stretch. Northern blot analysis revealed that PT cells subjected to cyclic mechanical stretch with/without prior transfection with a sense oligonucleotide exhibited increased osteopontin mRNA expression compared with unstretched cells. Blockade of either angiotensinogen or AT(1) mRNA translation by antisense oligonucleotide inhibition prior to cell stretch was found to significantly decrease osteopontin mRNA levels 2.4-fold (P<0.004) and 1.6-fold (P<0.001), respectively, compared with values observed in control unstretched cells. This study provides evidence that stretch-induced upregulation of osteopontin mRNA expression is mediated, in part, via production of ANG II. These results lend insight into upregulation of osteopontin via a local PT RAS leading to macrophage infiltration in the tubulointerstitium in experimental hydronephrosis.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Angiotensinogen/antagonists & inhibitors
- Angiotensinogen/genetics
- Animals
- Hydronephrosis/genetics
- Hydronephrosis/metabolism
- In Situ Hybridization
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Male
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Osteopontin
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolism
- Protein Biosynthesis/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin/genetics
- Renin-Angiotensin System/drug effects
- Renin-Angiotensin System/genetics
- Renin-Angiotensin System/physiology
- Sialoglycoproteins/genetics
- Ureteral Obstruction/genetics
- Ureteral Obstruction/metabolism
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- S D Ricardo
- Department of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
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