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Kantarci H, Elvira PD, Thottumkara AP, O'Connell EM, Iyer M, Donovan LJ, Dugan MQ, Ambiel N, Granados A, Zeng H, Saw NL, Brosius Lutz A, Sloan SA, Gray EE, Tran KV, Vichare A, Yeh AK, Münch AE, Huber M, Agrawal A, Morri M, Zhong H, Shamloo M, Anderson TA, Tawfik VL, Du Bois J, Zuchero JB. Schwann cell-secreted PGE 2 promotes sensory neuron excitability during development. Cell 2024:S0092-8674(24)00827-4. [PMID: 39142281 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
Abstract
Electrical excitability-the ability to fire and propagate action potentials-is a signature feature of neurons. How neurons become excitable during development and whether excitability is an intrinsic property of neurons remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that Schwann cells, the most abundant glia in the peripheral nervous system, promote somatosensory neuron excitability during development. We find that Schwann cells secrete prostaglandin E2, which is necessary and sufficient to induce developing somatosensory neurons to express normal levels of genes required for neuronal function, including voltage-gated sodium channels, and to fire action potential trains. Inactivating this signaling pathway in Schwann cells impairs somatosensory neuron maturation, causing multimodal sensory defects that persist into adulthood. Collectively, our studies uncover a neurodevelopmental role for prostaglandin E2 distinct from its established role in inflammation, revealing a cell non-autonomous mechanism by which glia regulate neuronal excitability to enable the development of normal sensory functions.
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- Husniye Kantarci
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Transgenic, Knockout and Tumor model Center (TKTC), Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Behavioral and Functional Neuroscience Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Behavioral and Functional Neuroscience Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Zhong D, Chen J, Qiao R, Song C, Hao C, Zou Y, Bai M, Su W, Yang B, Sun D, Jia Z, Sun Y. Genetic or pharmacologic blockade of mPGES-2 attenuates renal lipotoxicity and diabetic kidney disease by targeting Rev-Erbα/FABP5 signaling. Cell Rep 2024; 43:114075. [PMID: 38583151 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the most common complications of diabetes, and no specific drugs are clinically available. We have previously demonstrated that inhibiting microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-2 (mPGES-2) alleviated type 2 diabetes by enhancing β cell function and promoting insulin production. However, the involvement of mPGES-2 in DKD remains unclear. Here, we aimed to analyze the association of enhanced mPGES-2 expression with impaired metabolic homeostasis of renal lipids and subsequent renal damage. Notably, global knockout or pharmacological blockage of mPGES-2 attenuated diabetic podocyte injury and tubulointerstitial fibrosis, thereby ameliorating lipid accumulation and lipotoxicity. These findings were further confirmed in podocyte- or tubule-specific mPGES-2-deficient mice. Mechanistically, mPGES-2 and Rev-Erbα competed for heme binding to regulate fatty acid binding protein 5 expression and lipid metabolism in the diabetic kidney. Our findings suggest a potential strategy for treating DKD via mPGES-2 inhibition.
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- Dandan Zhong
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China; Public Experimental Research Center of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China; Public Experimental Research Center of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China; Public Experimental Research Center of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 West Huai-hai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China.
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Zhong D, Quan L, Hao C, Chen J, Qiao R, Lin T, Ying C, Sun D, Jia Z, Sun Y. Targeting mPGES-2 to protect against acute kidney injury via inhibition of ferroptosis dependent on p53. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:710. [PMID: 37907523 PMCID: PMC10618563 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06236-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome with high morbidity and mortality but no specific therapy. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-2 (mPGES-2) is a PGE2 synthase but can metabolize PGH2 to malondialdehyde by forming a complex with heme. However, the role and mechanism of action of mPGES-2 in AKI remain unclear. To examine the role of mPGES-2, both global and tubule-specific mPGES-2-deficient mice were treated with cisplatin to induce AKI. mPGES-2 knockdown or overexpressing HK-2 cells were exposed to cisplatin to cause acute renal tubular cell injury. The mPGES-2 inhibitor SZ0232 was used to test the translational potential of targeting mPGES-2 in treating AKI. Additionally, mice were subjected to unilateral renal ischemia/reperfusion to further validate the effect of mPGES-2 on AKI. Interestingly, both genetic and pharmacological blockage of mPGES-2 led to decreased renal dysfunction and morphological damage induced by cisplatin and unilateral renal ischemia/reperfusion. Mechanistic exploration indicated that mPGES-2 deficiency inhibited ferroptosis via the heme-dependent regulation of the p53/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis. The present study indicates that mPGES-2 blockage may be a promising therapeutic strategy for AKI.
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- Dandan Zhong
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
- Public Experimental Research Center of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, P. R. China
- Institute of Nephrology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nephrology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China
- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China.
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China.
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Paglialunga M, Flamini S, Contini R, Febo M, Ricci E, Ronchetti S, Bereshchenko O, Migliorati G, Riccardi C, Bruscoli S. Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Synthetic Peptides Based on Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper (GILZ) Protein for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs). Cells 2023; 12:2294. [PMID: 37759516 PMCID: PMC10528232 DOI: 10.3390/cells12182294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are commonly used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, but their clinical effects and long-term use can lead to serious side effects. New drugs that can replace GCs are needed. Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) is induced by GCs and mediates many of their anti-inflammatory effects, such as inhibiting the pro-inflammatory molecule NF-κB. The GILZ C-terminal domain (PER region) is responsible for GILZ/p65NF-κB interaction and consequent inhibition of its transcriptional activity. A set of five short peptides spanning different parts of the PER region of GILZ protein was designed, and their anti-inflammatory activity was tested, both in vitro and in vivo. We tested the biological activity of GILZ peptides in human lymphocytic and monocytic cell lines to evaluate their inhibitory effect on the NF-κB-dependent expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Among the tested peptides, the peptide named PEP-1 demonstrated the highest efficacy in inhibiting cell activation in vitro. Subsequently, PEP-1 was further evaluated in two in vivo experimental colitis models (chemically induced by DNBS administration and spontaneous colitis induced in IL-10 knock-out (KO) mice (to assess its effectiveness in counteracting inflammation. Results show that PEP-1 reduced disease severity in both colitis models associated with reduced NF-κB pro-inflammatory activity in colon lamina propria lymphocytes. This study explored GILZ-based 'small peptides' potential efficacy in decreasing lymphocyte activation and inflammation associated with experimental inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Small peptides have several advantages over the entire protein, including higher selectivity, better stability, and bioavailability profile, and are easy to synthesize and cost-effective. Thus, identifying active GILZ peptides could represent a new class of drugs for treating IBD patients.
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- Musetta Paglialunga
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Pharmacology, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy; (M.P.); (S.F.); (R.C.); (M.F.); (E.R.); (S.R.); (G.M.); (C.R.)
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Liu J, Peng B, Steinmetz-Späh J, Idborg H, Korotkova M, Jakobsson PJ. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 inhibition promotes shunting in arachidonic acid metabolism during inflammatory responses in vitro. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2023; 167:106738. [PMID: 37094780 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2023.106738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase 1 (mPGES-1) is the key enzyme for the generation of the pro-inflammatory lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which contributes to several pathological features of many diseases. Inhibition of mPGES-1 has been shown to be a safe and effective therapeutic strategy in various pre-clinical studies. In addition to reduced PGE2 formation, it is also suggested that the potential shunting into other protective and pro-resolving prostanoids may play an important role in resolution of inflammation. In the present study, we analysed the eicosanoid profiles in four in vitro inflammation models and compared the effects of mPGES-1 inhibition with those of cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) inhibition. Our results showed a marked shift to the PGD2 pathway under mPGES-1 inhibition in A549 cells, RAW264.7 cells and mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), whereas enhanced prostacyclin production was observed in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) treated with an mPGES-1 inhibitor. As expected, Cox-2 inhibition completely suppressed all prostanoids. This study suggests that the therapeutic effects of mPGES-1 inhibition may be mediated by modulation of other prostanoids in addition to PGE2 reduction.
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- Jianyang Liu
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Qin X, Yang S, Zhang Y, Li L, Li P, Long M, Guo Y. Effects of non-esterified fatty acids on relative abundance of prostaglandin E 2 and F 2α synthesis-related mRNA transcripts and protein in endometrial cells of cattle in vitro. Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 221:106549. [PMID: 32861111 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cows nearing parturition have a negative energy balance (NEB), which is closely associated with lesser fertility. The NEB results in greater fat mobilisation and production of a large amount of non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA). Prostaglandins (PG), especially prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), have important functions in regulating reproductive function. There, however, is little known about how the synthesis and release of PG are affected by NEFA. In this study, there was a focus on effects of NEFA on PG secretion as well as relative abundances of mRNA transcript and protein for PG synthetases and PG receptors in bovine endometrial (BEND) cells. Proliferation rate of BEND cells decreased in a concentration-dependent manner as NEFA increased in the media. The concentrations of PGE2 and PGF2α in NEFA treatment groups also decreased, while the ratio of PGE2/PGF2α and the relative abundances of proteins and mRNA that regulate PG synthesis and PG receptor mRNA transcripts and protein were greater as the NEFA concentration increased. Collectively, when there were large NEFA concentrations in the medium, there was a lesser release of PGE2 and PGF2α, however, there was a greater ratio of PGE2/PGF2α and relative abundances of mRNA transcripts and protein for PG synthetases and PG receptors in BEND cells, which changed the internal milieu and physiological function of the uterus with possible effects on fertility after calving. These findings provide important information that will help for further investigation of associations between NEB and fertility in dairy cows during the non-lactation to lactation-transition period.
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- Xueqiang Qin
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis of Liaoning Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China.
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Kim B, Lee J, Kim Y, Lee SJV. Regulatory systems that mediate the effects of temperature on the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans. J Neurogenet 2020; 34:518-526. [PMID: 32633588 DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2020.1781849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Temperature affects animal physiology, including aging and lifespan. How temperature and biological systems interact to influence aging and lifespan has been investigated using model organisms, including the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In this review, we discuss mechanisms by which diverse cellular factors modulate the effects of ambient temperatures on aging and lifespan in C. elegans. C. elegans thermosensory neurons alleviate lifespan-shortening effects of high temperatures via sterol endocrine signaling and probably through systemic regulation of cytosolic proteostasis. At low temperatures, C. elegans displays a long lifespan by upregulating the cold-sensing TRPA channel, lipid homeostasis, germline-mediated prostaglandin signaling, and autophagy. In addition, co-chaperone p23 amplifies lifespan changes affected by high and low temperatures. Our review summarizes how external temperatures modulate C. elegans lifespan and provides information regarding responses of biological processes to temperature changes, which may affect health and aging at an organism level.
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- Byounghun Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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Lin L, Zhang Y, Li Y, Fu H, Hu J, Zhou Y, Xu Y, Xia G, Sun X, Yang H, Shen Y. Identification of signature proteins of processed Bombyx batryticatus by comparative proteomic analysis. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 153:289-296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chen J, Yakkundi P, Chan WK. Down-Regulation of p23 in Normal Lung Epithelial Cells Reduces Toxicities From Exposure to Benzo[a]pyrene and Cigarette Smoke Condensate via an Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Dependent Mechanism. Toxicol Sci 2019; 167:239-248. [PMID: 30204910 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfy234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated signaling molecule which controls tumor growth and metastasis, T cell differentiation, and liver development. Expression levels of this receptor protein is sensitive to the cellular p23 protein levels in immortalized cancer cell lines. As little as 30% reduction of the p23 cellular content can suppress the AHR function. Here we reported that down-regulation of the p23 protein content in normal, untransformed human bronchial/tracheal epithelial cells to 48% of its content also suppresses the AHR protein levels to 54% of its content. This p23-mediated suppression of AHR is responsible for the suppression of (1) the ligand-dependent induction of the cyp1a1 gene transcription; (2) the benzo[a]pyrene- or cigarette smoke condensate-induced CYP1A1 enzyme activity, and (3) the benzo[a]pyrene and cigarette smoke condensate-mediated production of reactive oxygen species. Reduction of the p23 content does not alter expression of oxidative stress genes and production of PGE2. Down regulation of p23 suppresses the AHR protein levels in two other untransformed cell types, namely human breast MCF-10A and mouse immune regulatory Tr1 cells. Collectively, down-regulation of p23 suppresses the AHR protein levels in normal and untransformed cells and can in principle protect our lung epithelial cells from AHR-dependent oxidative damage caused by exposure to agents from environment and cigarette smoking.
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- Jinyun Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California 95211
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California 95211
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California 95211
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Qian F, Misra S, Prabhu KS. Selenium and selenoproteins in prostanoid metabolism and immunity. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 54:484-516. [PMID: 31996052 PMCID: PMC7122104 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2020.1717430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element that functions in the form of the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec) in a defined set of proteins. Se deficiency is associated with pathological conditions in humans and animals, where incorporation of Sec into selenoproteins is reduced along with their expression and catalytic activity. Supplementation of Se-deficient population with Se has shown health benefits suggesting the importance of Se in physiology. An interesting paradigm to explain, in part, the health benefits of Se stems from the observations that selenoprotein-dependent modulation of inflammation and efficient resolution of inflammation relies on mechanisms involving a group of bioactive lipid mediators, prostanoids, which orchestrate a concerted action toward maintenance and restoration of homeostatic immune responses. Such an effect involves the interaction of various immune cells with these lipid mediators where cellular redox gatekeeper functions of selenoproteins further aid in not only dampening inflammation, but also initiating an effective and active resolution process. Here we have summarized the current literature on the multifaceted roles of Se/selenoproteins in the regulation of these bioactive lipid mediators and their immunomodulatory effects.
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- Fenghua Qian
- Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease and Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and The Penn State Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 16802, USA
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- Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease and Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and The Penn State Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 16802, USA
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- Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease and Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and The Penn State Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 16802, USA
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Lee HJ, Noormohammadi A, Koyuncu S, Calculli G, Simic MS, Herholz M, Trifunovic A, Vilchez D. Prostaglandin signals from adult germ stem cells delay somatic aging of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nat Metab 2019; 1:790-810. [PMID: 31485561 PMCID: PMC6726479 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0097-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A moderate reduction of body temperature can induce a remarkable lifespan extension. Here we examine the link between cold temperature, germ line fitness and organismal longevity. We show that low temperature reduces age-associated exhaustion of germ stem cells (GSCs) in Caenorhabditis elegans, a process modulated by thermosensory neurons. Notably, robust self-renewal of adult GSCs delays reproductive aging and is required for extended lifespan at cold temperatures. These cells release prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) to induce cbs-1 expression in the intestine, increasing somatic production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous signaling molecule that prolongs lifespan. Whereas loss of adult GSCs reduces intestinal cbs-1 expression and cold-induced longevity, application of exogenous PGE2 rescues these phenotypes. Importantly, tissue-specific intestinal overexpression of cbs-1 mimics cold-temperature conditions and extends longevity even at warm temperatures. Thus, our results indicate that GSCs communicate with somatic tissues to coordinate extended reproductive capacity with longevity.
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- Hyun Ju Lee
- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Zhuang Y, Wang C, Wu C, Ding D, Zhao F, Hu C, Gong W, Ding G, Zhang Y, Chen L, Yang G, Zhu C, Zhang A, Jia Z, Huang S. Mitochondrial oxidative stress activates COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade induced by albumin in renal proximal tubular cells. Oncotarget 2018; 9:9235-9245. [PMID: 29507686 PMCID: PMC5823666 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade is of importance in the pathogenesis of kidney injury. Meanwhile, recent studies documented a detrimental role of mitochondrial oxidative stress in kidney diseases. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of mitochondrial oxidative stress in albumin-induced activation of COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade in renal proximal tubular cells. Following albumin overload in mice, we observed a significant increase of oxidative stress and mitochondrial abnormality determined by transmission electron microscope, which was attenuated by the administration of MnTBAP, a mitochondrial SOD2 mimic. More interestingly, albumin overload-induced upregulation of COX-2 and mPGES-1 at mRNA and protein levels was largely abolished by MnTBAP treatment in mice. Meanwhile, urinary PGE2 excretion was also blocked by MnTBAP treatment. Furthermore, mouse proximal tubule epithelial cells (mPTCs) were treated with albumin. Similarly, COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade was significantly activated by albumin in dose- and time-dependent manners, which was abolished by MnTBAP treatment in parallel with a blockade of oxidative stress. Collectively, the findings from current study demonstrated that mitochondrial oxidative stress could activate COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade in proximal tubular cells under the proteinuria condition. Mitochondrial oxidative stress/COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 could serve as the important targets for the treatment of proteinuria-associated kidney injury.
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- Yibo Zhuang
- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210029, China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing 210008, China
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Physiological and pathophysiological implications of PGE2 and the PGE2 synthases in the kidney. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2018; 134:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Shelton LB, Koren J, Blair LJ. Imbalances in the Hsp90 Chaperone Machinery: Implications for Tauopathies. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:724. [PMID: 29311797 PMCID: PMC5744016 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The ATP-dependent 90 kDa heat shock protein, Hsp90, is a major regulator of protein triage, from assisting in nascent protein folding to refolding or degrading aberrant proteins. Tau, a microtubule associated protein, aberrantly accumulates in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, deemed tauopathies. Hsp90 binds to and regulates tau fate in coordination with a diverse group of co-chaperones. Imbalances in chaperone levels and activity, as found in the aging brain, can contribute to disease onset and progression. For example, the levels of the Hsp90 co-chaperone, FK506-binding protein 51 kDa (FKBP51), progressively increase with age. In vitro and in vivo tau models demonstrated that FKBP51 synergizes with Hsp90 to increase neurotoxic tau oligomer production. Inversely, protein phosphatase 5 (PP5), which dephosphorylates tau to restore microtubule-binding function, is repressed with aging and activity is further repressed in AD. Similarly, levels of cyclophilin 40 (CyP40) are reduced in the aged brain and further repressed in AD. Interestingly, CyP40 was shown to breakup tau aggregates in vitro and prevent tau-induced neurotoxicity in vivo. Moreover, the only known stimulator of Hsp90 ATPase activity, Aha1, increases tau aggregation and toxicity. While the levels of Aha1 are not significantly altered with aging, increased levels have been found in AD brains. Overall, these changes in the Hsp90 heterocomplex could drive tau deposition and neurotoxicity. While the relationship of tau and Hsp90 in coordination with these co-chaperones is still under investigation, it is clear that imbalances in these proteins with aging can contribute to disease onset and progression. This review highlights the current understanding of how the Hsp90 family of molecular chaperones regulates tau or other misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases with a particular emphasis on the impact of aging.
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- Lindsey B Shelton
- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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Yin J, Xia W, Li Y, Guo C, Zhang Y, Huang S, Jia Z, Zhang A. COX-2 mediates PM2.5-induced apoptosis and inflammation in vascular endothelial cells. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:3967-3976. [PMID: 28979673 PMCID: PMC5622242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Emerging evidence demonstrated that particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) exposure served as an important risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. Some studies also reported that COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade played a pathogenic role in vascular injury. However, the relationship between the PM2.5 exposure and the activation of COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade in endothelial cells is still unknown. In the present study, mouse aorta endothelial cells were exposed to PM2.5. Strikingly, following the PM2.5 treatment, we observed dose- and time-dependent upregulation of COX-2 at both protein and mRNA levels as determined by Western blotting and qRT-PCR, respectively. However, COX-1 mRNA expression was not affected by PM2.5 treatment. Next, we examined mPGES-1 expression. As expected, mPGES-1 protein was markedly increased by PM2.5 exposure in line with a significant increment of PGE2 release in medium. At the same time, we observed a dose-dependent upregulation of another two PGE2 synthases of mPGES-2 and cPGES determined by qRT-PCR. Inhibition of COX-2 by using a specific COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 markedly blocked cell apoptosis, inflammation, and PGE2 secretion. Taken together, these results suggested that PM2.5 could activate inflammatory axis of COX-2/PGES/PGE2 in vascular endothelial cells to promote cell apoptosis and inflammatory response.
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- Jie Yin
- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210029, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing 210008, China
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Defective glucocorticoid receptor signaling and keratinocyte-autonomous defects contribute to skin phenotype of mouse embryos lacking the Hsp90 co-chaperone p23. PLoS One 2017. [PMID: 28650975 PMCID: PMC5484504 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
p23 is a small acidic protein with intrinsic molecular chaperone activity. It is best known as a co-chaperone of the major cytosolic molecular chaperone Hsp90. p23 binds the N-terminus of Hsp90 and stabilizes the ATP-bound and N-terminally closed Hsp90 dimer. It is in this configuration that many Hsp90 clients are most stably bound. Considering the important role of p23 in the Hsp90 cycle, it came as a surprise that it is not absolutely essential for viability in the budding yeast or for mouse development. Mice without p23 develop quite normally until birth and then all die perinatally because of immature lungs. The only other apparent phenotype of late stage embryos and newborns is a skin defect, which we have further characterized here. We found that skin differentiation is impaired, and that both apoptosis and cell proliferation are augmented in the absence of p23; the consequences are a severe thinning of the stratum corneum and reduced numbers of hair follicles. The altered differentiation, spontaneous apoptosis and proliferation are all mimicked by isolated primary keratinocytes indicating that they do require p23 functions in a cell-autonomous fashion. Since the phenotype of p23-null embryos is strikingly similar to that of embryos lacking the glucocorticoid receptor, a paradigmatic Hsp90-p23 client protein, we investigated glucocorticoid signaling. We discovered that it is impaired in vivo and for some aspects in isolated keratinocytes. Our results suggest that part of the phenotype of p23-null embryos can be explained by an impact on this particular Hsp90 client, but do not exclude that p23 by itself or in association with Hsp90 affects skin development and homeostasis through yet other pathways.
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HARA S. Prostaglandin terminal synthases as novel therapeutic targets. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2017; 93:703-723. [PMID: 29129850 PMCID: PMC5743848 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.93.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exert their anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects by reducing prostaglandin (PG) production via the inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX). However, the gastrointestinal, renal and cardiovascular side effects associated with the pharmacological inhibition of the COX enzymes have focused renewed attention onto other potential targets for NSAIDs. PGH2, a COX metabolite, is converted to each PG species by species-specific PG terminal synthases. Because of their potential for more selective modulation of PG production, PG terminal synthases are now being investigated as a novel target for NSAIDs. In this review, I summarize the current understanding of PG terminal synthases, with a focus on microsomal PGE synthase-1 (mPGES-1) and PGI synthase (PGIS). mPGES-1 and PGIS cooperatively exacerbate inflammatory reactions but have opposing effects on carcinogenesis. mPGES-1 and PGIS are expected to be attractive alternatives to COX as therapeutic targets for several diseases, including inflammatory diseases and cancer.
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- Shuntaro HARA
- Division of Health Chemistry, Department of Healthcare and Regulatory Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Chandrasekhar S, Harvey AK, Yu XP, Chambers MG, Oskins JL, Lin C, Seng TW, Thibodeaux SJ, Norman BH, Hughes NE, Schiffler MA, Fisher MJ. Identification and Characterization of Novel Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1 Inhibitors for Analgesia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 356:635-44. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.228932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Haase M, Fitze G. HSP90AB1: Helping the good and the bad. Gene 2015; 575:171-86. [PMID: 26358502 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Michael Haase
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Impaired vagus-mediated immunosuppression in microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 deficient mice. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2015; 121:155-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Larsson K, Jakobsson PJ. Inhibition of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 as targeted therapy in cancer treatment. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2015; 120:161-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2015.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Horikawa M, Sural S, Hsu AL, Antebi A. Co-chaperone p23 regulates C. elegans Lifespan in Response to Temperature. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005023. [PMID: 25830239 PMCID: PMC4382338 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Temperature potently modulates various physiologic processes including organismal motility, growth rate, reproduction, and ageing. In ectotherms, longevity varies inversely with temperature, with animals living shorter at higher temperatures. Thermal effects on lifespan and other processes are ascribed to passive changes in metabolic rate, but recent evidence also suggests a regulated process. Here, we demonstrate that in response to temperature, daf-41/ZC395.10, the C. elegans homolog of p23 co-chaperone/prostaglandin E synthase-3, governs entry into the long-lived dauer diapause and regulates adult lifespan. daf-41 deletion triggers constitutive entry into the dauer diapause at elevated temperature dependent on neurosensory machinery (daf-10/IFT122), insulin/IGF-1 signaling (daf-16/FOXO), and steroidal signaling (daf-12/FXR). Surprisingly, daf-41 mutation alters the longevity response to temperature, living longer than wild-type at 25°C but shorter than wild-type at 15°C. Longevity phenotypes at 25°C work through daf-16/FOXO and heat shock factor hsf-1, while short lived phenotypes converge on daf-16/FOXO and depend on the daf-12/FXR steroid receptor. Correlatively daf-41 affected expression of DAF-16 and HSF-1 target genes at high temperature, and nuclear extracts from daf-41 animals showed increased occupancy of the heat shock response element. Our studies suggest that daf-41/p23 modulates key transcriptional changes in longevity pathways in response to temperature.
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- Makoto Horikawa
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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- University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- University of Michigan, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Huffington Center on Ageing, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Role of COX-2/mPGES-1/prostaglandin E2 cascade in kidney injury. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:147894. [PMID: 25729216 PMCID: PMC4333324 DOI: 10.1155/2015/147894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 cascade plays critical roles in modulating many physiological and pathological actions in different organs. In the kidney, this cascade is of high importance in regulating fluid metabolism, blood pressure, and renal hemodynamics. Under some disease conditions, this cascade displays various actions in response to the different pathological insults. In the present review, the roles of this cascade in the pathogenesis of kidney injuries including diabetic and nondiabetic kidney diseases and acute kidney injuries were introduced and discussed. The new insights from this review not only increase the understanding of the pathological role of the COX-2/mPGES-1/PGE2 pathway in kidney injuries, but also shed new light on the innovation of the strategies for the treatment of kidney diseases.
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The co-chaperone p23 promotes prostate cancer motility and metastasis. Mol Oncol 2014; 9:295-308. [PMID: 25241147 PMCID: PMC4510206 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer is an androgen receptor (AR)‐dependent malignancy at initiation and progression, therefore hormone therapy is the primary line of systemic treatment. Despite initial disease regression, tumours inevitably recur and progress to an advanced castration‐resistant state a major feature of which is metastasis to the bone. Up‐regulation of AR cofactors and chaperones that overcome low hormone conditions to maintain basal AR activity has been postulated as a mechanism of therapy relapse. p23, an essential component of the apo‐AR complex, acts also after ligand binding to increase AR transcriptional activity and target gene expression, partly by increasing chromatin‐loaded holo‐receptor‐complexes. Immunohistochemical studies have demonstrated increased p23 expression in advanced prostate cancer. Here, we further characterise p23 roles in AR signalling and show that it modulates cytosolic AR levels in the absence of hormone, confirming a chaperoning function in the aporeceptor complex and suggesting p23 upregulates AR signalling at multiple stages. Moreover, p23 protein levels significantly increased upon treatment with not only androgen but also clinically relevant anti‐androgens. This was in contrast to the HSP90 inhibitor 17‐AAG, which did not modulate expression of the cochaperone – important given the HSP90‐independent roles we and others have previously described for p23. Further, we demonstrate p23 is implicated in prostate cancer cell motility and in acquisition of invasiveness capacity through the expression of specific genes known to participate in cancer progression. This may drive metastatic processes in vivo since analysis of prostate tumour biopsies revealed that high nuclear p23 significantly correlated with shorter survival times and with development of metastases in patients with lower grade tumours. We propose that increased p23 expression may allow cells to acquire a more aggressive phenotype, contributing to disease progression, and that p23 is a plausible secondary target in combination with HSP90 inhibition as a potential therapy for advanced prostate cancer. We report a novel function for p23 in prostate cancer progression. p23 protein levels increase upon treatment with androgens and anti‐androgens. p23 promotes prostate cancer cell motility and acquisition of invasiveness. High nuclear p23 significantly correlates with shorter survival times in patients. p23 may reprogram gene expression profile into a more metastatic pattern.
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Jia Z, Sun Y, Liu S, Liu Y, Yang T. COX-2 but not mPGES-1 contributes to renal PGE2 induction and diabetic proteinuria in mice with type-1 diabetes. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93182. [PMID: 24984018 PMCID: PMC4077725 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has been implicated to play a pathogenic role in diabetic nephropathy (DN) but its source remains unlcear. To elucidate whether mPGES-1, the best characterized PGE2 synthase, was involved in the development of DN, we examined the renal phenotype of mPGES-1 KO mice subjected to STZ-induced type-1 diabetes. After STZ treatment, mPGES-1 WT and KO mice presented the similar onset of diabetes as shown by similar elevation of blood glucose. Meanwhile, both genotypes of mice exhibited similar increases of urinary and renal PGE2 production. In parallel with this comparable diabetic status, the kidney injury indices including the urinary albumin excretion, kidney weight and the kidney histology (PAS staining) did not show any difference between the two genotypes. By Western-blotting and quantitative qRT-PCR, mPGES-1, mPGES-2, cPGES and 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) remain unaltered following six weeks of diabetes. Finally, a selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (50 mg/kg/day) was applied to the STZ-treated KO mice, which resulted in significant reduction of urinary albumin excretion (KO/STZ: 141.5±38.4 vs. KO/STZ + Celebrex: 48.7±20.8 ug/24 h, p<0.05) and the blockade of renal PGE2 induction (kidney: KO/STZ: 588.7±89.2 vs. KO/STZ + Celebrex: 340.8±58.7 ug/24 h, p<0.05; urine: KO/STZ 1667.6±421.4 vs. KO/STZ + Celebrex 813.6±199.9 pg/24 h, p<0.05), without affecting the blood glucose levels and urine volume. Taken together, our data suggests that an as yet unidentified prostaglanind E synthase but not mPGES-1 may couple with COX-2 to mediate increased renal PGE2 sythsesis in DN.
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- Zhanjun Jia
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
- Institute of Hypertension, Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Jia Z, Sun Y, Yang G, Zhang A, Huang S, Heiney KM, Zhang Y. New Insights into the PPAR γ Agonists for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. PPAR Res 2014; 2014:818530. [PMID: 24624137 PMCID: PMC3927865 DOI: 10.1155/2014/818530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a severe complication of diabetes and serves as the leading cause of chronic renal failure. In the past decades, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) based first-line therapy can slow but cannot stop the progression of DN, which urgently requests the innovation of therapeutic strategies. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), the synthetic exogenous ligands of nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- γ (PPAR γ ), had been thought to be a promising candidate for strengthening the therapy of DN. However, the severe adverse effects including fluid retention, cardiovascular complications, and bone loss greatly limited their use in clinic. Recently, numerous novel PPAR γ agonists involving the endogenous PPAR γ ligands and selective PPAR γ modulators (SPPARMs) are emerging as the promising candidates of the next generation of antidiabetic drugs instead of TZDs. Due to the higher selectivity of these novel PPAR γ agonists on the regulation of the antidiabetes-associated genes than that of the side effect-associated genes, they present fewer adverse effects than TZDs. The present review was undertaken to address the advancements and the therapeutic potential of these newly developed PPAR γ agonists in dealing with diabetic kidney disease. At the same time, the new insights into the therapeutic strategies of DN based on the PPAR γ agonists were fully addressed.
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- Zhanjun Jia
- Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Pediatric Laboratory of Nanjing City, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Pediatric Laboratory of Nanjing City, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Pediatric Laboratory of Nanjing City, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Pediatric Laboratory of Nanjing City, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
- Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Key Pediatric Laboratory of Nanjing City, Nanjing 210008, China
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McCarthy MK, Levine RE, Procario MC, McDonnell PJ, Zhu L, Mancuso P, Crofford LJ, Aronoff DM, Weinberg JB. Prostaglandin E2 induction during mouse adenovirus type 1 respiratory infection regulates inflammatory mediator generation but does not affect viral pathogenesis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77628. [PMID: 24147040 PMCID: PMC3797793 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Respiratory viruses cause substantial disease and are a significant healthcare burden. Virus-induced inflammation can be detrimental to the host, causing symptoms during acute infection and leading to damage that contributes to long-term residual lung disease. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a lipid mediator that is increased in response to many viral infections, and inhibition of PGE2 production during respiratory viral infection often leads to a decreased inflammatory response. We tested the hypothesis that PGE2 promotes inflammatory responses to mouse adenovirus type 1 (MAV-1) respiratory infection. Acute MAV-1 infection increased COX-2 expression and PGE2 production in wild type mice. Deficiency of the E prostanoid 2 receptor had no apparent effect on MAV-1 pathogenesis. Virus-induced induction of PGE2, IFN-γ, CXCL1, and CCL5 was reduced in mice deficient in microsomal PGE synthase-1 (mPGES-1-/- mice). However, there were no differences between mPGES-1+/+ and mPGES-1-/- mice in viral replication, recruitment of leukocytes to airways or lung inflammation. Infection of both mPGES‑1+/+ and mPGES-1-/- mice led to protection against reinfection. Thus, while PGE2 promotes the expression of a variety of cytokines in response to acute MAV-1 infection, PGE2 synthesis does not appear to be essential for generating pulmonary immunity.
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- Mary K. McCarthy
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Gomez I, Foudi N, Longrois D, Norel X. The role of prostaglandin E2 in human vascular inflammation. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2013; 89:55-63. [PMID: 23756023 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Prostaglandins (PG) are the product of a cascade of enzymes such as cyclooxygenases and PG synthases. Among PG, PGE2 is produced by 3 isoforms of PGE synthase (PGES) and through activation of its cognate receptors (EP1-4), this PG is involved in the pathophysiology of vascular diseases. Some anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) interfere with its metabolism or effects. Vascular cells can initiate many of the responses associated with inflammation. In human vascular tissue, PGE2 is involved in many physiological processes, such as increasing vascular permeability, cell proliferation, cell migration and control of vascular smooth muscle tone. PGE2 has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm but also in physiologic/adaptive processes such as angiogenesis. Understanding the roles of PGE2 and its cognate receptors in vascular diseases could help to identify diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In addition, from these recent studies new promising therapeutic approaches like mPGES-1 inhibition and/or EP4-antagonism should be investigated.
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- I Gomez
- INSERM, U698, Paris F-75018, France; University Paris Nord, UMR-S698, Paris F-75018, France
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Howe LR, Subbaramaiah K, Kent CV, Zhou XK, Chang SH, Hla T, Jakobsson PJ, Hudis CA, Dannenberg AJ. Genetic deletion of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 suppresses mouse mammary tumor growth and angiogenesis. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2013; 106:99-105. [PMID: 23624019 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2013.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Revised: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The cyclooxygenase/prostaglandin (COX/PG) signaling pathway is of central importance in inflammation and neoplasia. COX inhibitors are widely used for analgesia and also have demonstrated activity for cancer prophylaxis. However, cardiovascular toxicity associated with this drug class diminishes their clinical utility and motivates the development of safer approaches both for pain relief and cancer prevention. The terminal synthase microsomal PGE synthase-1 (mPGES-1) has attracted considerable attention as a potential target. Overexpression of mPGES-1 has been observed in both colorectal and breast cancers, and gene knockout and overexpression approaches have established a role for mPGES-1 in gastrointestinal carcinogenesis. Here we evaluate the contribution of mPGES-1 to mammary tumorigenesis using a gene knockout approach. Mice deficient in mPGES-1 were crossed with a strain in which breast cancer is driven by overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu). Loss of mPGES-1 was associated with a substantial reduction in intramammary PGE2 levels, aromatase activity, and angiogenesis in mammary glands from HER2/neu transgenic mice. Consistent with these findings, we observed a significant reduction in multiplicity of tumors ≥1mm in diameter, suggesting that mPGES-1 contributes to mammary tumor growth. Our data identify mPGES-1 as a potential anti-breast cancer target.
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- Louise R Howe
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology and Weill Cornell Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Vernocchi S, Battello N, Schmitz S, Revets D, Billing AM, Turner JD, Muller CP. Membrane glucocorticoid receptor activation induces proteomic changes aligning with classical glucocorticoid effects. Mol Cell Proteomics 2013; 12:1764-79. [PMID: 23339905 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m112.022947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Glucocorticoids exert rapid nongenomic effects by several mechanisms including the activation of a membrane-bound glucocorticoid receptor (mGR). Here, we report the first proteomic study on the effects of mGR activation by BSA-conjugated cortisol (Cort-BSA). A subset of target proteins in the proteomic data set was validated by Western blot and we found them responding to mGR activation by BSA-conjugated cortisol in three additional cell lines, indicating a conserved effect in cells originating from different tissues. Changes in the proteome of BSA-conjugated cortisol treated CCRF-CEM leukemia cells were associated with early and rapid pro-apoptotic, immune-modulatory and metabolic effects aligning with and possibly "priming" classical activities of the cytosolic glucocorticoid receptor (cGR). PCR arrays investigating target genes of the major signaling pathways indicated that the mGR does not exert its effects through the transcriptional activity of any of the most common kinases in these leukemic cells, but RhoA signaling emerged from our pathway analysis. All cell lines tested displayed very low levels of mGR on their surface. Highly sensitive and specific in situ proximity ligation assay visualized low numbers of mGR even in cells previously thought to be mGR negative. We obtained similar results when using three distinct anti-GR monoclonal antibodies directed against the N-terminal half of the cGR. This strongly suggests that the mGR and the cGR have a high sequence homology and most probably originate from the same gene. Furthermore, the mGR appears to reside in caveolae and its association with caveolin-1 (Cav-1) was clearly detected in two of the four cell lines investigated using double recognition proximity ligation assay. Our results indicate however that Cav-1 is not necessary for membrane localization of the GR since CCRF-CEM and Jurkat cells have a functional mGR, but did not express this caveolar protein. However, if expressed, this membrane protein dimerizes with the mGR modulating its function.
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- Sara Vernocchi
- Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
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Distinct roles of central and peripheral prostaglandin E2 and EP subtypes in blood pressure regulation. Am J Hypertens 2012; 25:1042-9. [PMID: 22695507 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) is a major prostanoid with a wide variety of biological activities. PGE(2) can influence blood pressure (BP) both positively and negatively. In particular, centrally administered PGE(2) induces hypertension whereas systemic administration of PGE(2) produces a hypotensive effect. These physiologically opposing effects are generated by the existence of multiple EP receptors, namely EP(1-4), which are G protein-coupled receptors with distinct signaling properties. This review highlights the distinct roles of PGE(2) in BP regulation and the involvement of specific EP receptor subtypes.
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Liu X, Zou L, Zhu L, Zhang H, Du C, Li Z, Gao C, Zhao X, Bao S, Zheng H. miRNA mediated up-regulation of cochaperone p23 acts as an anti-apoptotic factor in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Res 2012; 36:1098-104. [PMID: 22677230 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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p23 is a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) cochaperone that plays a significant role in estrogen receptor (ER) alpha signal transduction and telomerase activity; it is up-regulated in several cancers. Recent studies have found that high level of p23 may promote tumor progression and poor prognosis in breast cancer patients. p23 was found to be overexpressed in our previous microarray assay of 100 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) bone marrow (BM) samples. In the present study, we verified the upregulation of p23 in clinical ALL samples, and identified p23 to be an anti-apoptotic factor in the process of chemotherapy. We also found that p23 was regulated by hsa-miR-101 which was down-regulated in childhood ALL cases. Altogether these data demonstrate that the misregulation of hsa-miR-101 contributes partly to the overexpression of p23 in childhood ALL. As an anti-apoptotic factor, p23 is able to be a potential target for anti-leukemic therapy.
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- Xiao Liu
- Hematology Oncology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Frölich S, Olliges A, Kern N, Schreiber Y, Narumiya S, Nüsing RM. Temporal expression of the PGE2 synthetic system in the kidney is associated with the time frame of renal developmental vulnerability to cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012; 303:F209-19. [PMID: 22573380 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00418.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pharmacological blockade of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) causes impairment of kidney development. The present study was aimed at determining temporal expression pattern and activity of the PGE(2) synthetic pathway during postnatal nephrogenesis in mice and its association to the time window sensitive to COX-2 inhibition. During the first 10 days after birth, we observed transient induction of mRNA and protein for microsomal PGE synthase (mPGES)-1 between postnatal days 4 (P4) and P8, but not for mPGES-2 or cytosolic PGE synthase (cPGES). PGE(2) synthetic activity using arachidonic acid and PGH(2) as substrates and also urinary excretion of PGE(2) were enhanced during this time frame. In parallel to the PGE(2) system, COX-2 but not COX-1 expression was also transiently induced. Studying glomerulogenesis in EP receptor knockout mice revealed a reduction in glomerular size in EP1(-/-), EP2(-/-), and EP4(-/-) mice, supporting the developmental role of PGE(2). The most vulnerable time window to COX-2 inhibition by SC-236 was found closely related to the temporal expression of COX-2 and mPGES-1. The strongest effects of COX-2 inhibition were achieved following 8 days of drug administration. Similar developmental damage was caused by application of rofecoxib, but not by the COX-1-selective inhibitor SC-560. COX-2 inhibition starting after P10 has had no effect on the size of glomeruli or on the relative number of superficial glomeruli; however, growth of the renal cortex was significantly diminished, indicating the requirement of COX-2 activity after P10. Effects of COX-2 inhibition on renal cell differentiation and on renal fibrosis needed a prolonged time of exposition of at least 10 days. In conclusion, temporal expression of the PGE(2) synthetic system coincides with the most vulnerable age interval for the induction of irreversible renal abnormalities. We assume that mPGES-1 is coregulated with COX-2 for PGE(2) synthesis to orchestrate postnatal kidney development and growth.
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- Stefanie Frölich
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Theodor Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) play important roles in the normal physiology and in pathological states including inflammation and cancer. While much is known about the biosynthesis and biological activities of eicosanoids derived from ω6 PUFA, our understanding of the corresponding ω3 series lipid mediators is still rudimentary. The purpose of this review is not to offer a comprehensive summary of the literature on fatty acids in prostate cancer but rather to highlight some of the areas where key questions remain to be addressed. These include substrate preference and polymorphic variants of enzymes involved in the metabolism of PUFA, the relationship between de novo lipid synthesis and dietary lipid metabolism pathways, the contribution of cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenases as well as terminal synthases and prostanoid receptors in prostate cancer, and the potential role of PUFA in angiogenesis and cell surface receptor signaling.
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Role of PGE2 in asthma and nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 2012:645383. [PMID: 22529528 PMCID: PMC3316983 DOI: 10.1155/2012/645383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Eosinophilic bronchitis is a common cause of chronic cough, which like asthma is characterized by sputum eosinophilia, but unlike asthma there is no variable airflow obstruction or airway hyperresponsiveness. Several studies suggest that prostaglandins may play an important role in orchestrating interactions between different cells in several inflammatory diseases such as asthma. PGE2 is important because of the multiplicity of its effects on immune response in respiratory diseases; however, respiratory system appears to be unique in that PGE2 has beneficial effects. We described that the difference in airway function observed in patients with eosinophilic bronchitis and asthma could be due to differences in PGE2 production. PGE2 present in induced sputum supernatant from NAEB patients decreases BSMC proliferation, probably due to simultaneous stimulation of EP2 and EP4 receptors with inhibitory activity. This protective effect of PGE2 may not only be the result of a direct action exerted on airway smooth-muscle proliferation but may also be attributable to the other anti-inflammatory actions.
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Church RJ, Jania LA, Koller BH. Prostaglandin E(2) produced by the lung augments the effector phase of allergic inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:4093-102. [PMID: 22412193 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Elevated PGE(2) is a hallmark of most inflammatory lesions. This lipid mediator can induce the cardinal signs of inflammation, and the beneficial actions of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are attributed to inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2, enzymes essential in the biosynthesis of PGE(2) from arachidonic acid. However, both clinical studies and rodent models suggest that, in the asthmatic lung, PGE(2) acts to restrain the immune response and limit physiological change secondary to inflammation. To directly address the role of PGE(2) in the lung, we examined the development of disease in mice lacking microsomal PGE(2) synthase-1 (mPGES1), which converts COX-1/COX-2-derived PGH(2) to PGE(2). We show that mPGES1 determines PGE(2) levels in the naive lung and is required for increases in PGE(2) after OVA-induced allergy. Although loss of either COX-1 or COX-2 increases the disease severity, surprisingly, mPGES1(-/-) mice show reduced inflammation. However, an increase in serum IgE is still observed in the mPGES1(-/-) mice, suggesting that loss of PGE(2) does not impair induction of a Th2 response. Furthermore, mPGES1(-/-) mice expressing a transgenic OVA-specific TCR are also protected, indicating that PGE(2) acts primarily after challenge with inhaled Ag. PGE(2) produced by the lung plays the critical role in this response, as loss of lung mPGES1 is sufficient to protect against disease. Together, this supports a model in which mPGES1-dependent PGE(2) produced by populations of cells native to the lung contributes to the effector phase of some allergic responses.
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- Rachel J Church
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Miyagishi H, Kosuge Y, Ishige K, Ito Y. Expression of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 in the spinal cord in a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Pharmacol Sci 2012; 118:225-36. [PMID: 22302024 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.11221fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) is a key molecule involved in the neuroinflammatory processes that characterize amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although PGE(2) synthesis is regulated by PGE(2) synthases (PGESs), the pathological role of PGESs in ALS still remains unknown. Experiments were performed to elucidate the expression of PGESs and the localization of microsomal PGES-1 (mPGES-1) in neurons and glial cells in the spinal cord of ALS model (G93A) mice. Neurological symptom was observed in G93A mice from 14 weeks by the tail suspension test, and rotarod performances were decreased at 16 weeks and older. Western blotting revealed that the level of mPGES-1 was increased in G93A mice at 15 weeks and older. In contrast, the levels of cytosolic PGES and mPGES-2 did not change at any age. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that age-dependent expression of mPGES-1 was found in motor neurons in G93A mice at 11 and 15 weeks. Immunoreactivity of mPGES-1 was also co-localized in Iba1-positive microglia in G93A mice at 15 weeks. These results suggest that mPGES-1 in motor neurons may play a role in the pathogenesis of ALS and that mPGES-1 may work sequentially in motor neurons and activated microglia to produce ALS symptoms in G93A mice.
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- Hiroko Miyagishi
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nihon University, Japan
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Jia Z, Liu G, Downton M, Dong Z, Zhang A, Yang T. mPGES-1 deletion potentiates urine concentrating capability after water deprivation. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012; 302:F1005-12. [PMID: 22237797 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00508.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PGE(2) plays an important role in the regulation of fluid metabolism chiefly via antagonizing vasopressin-induced osmotic permeability in the distal nephron, but its enzymatic sources remain uncertain. The present study was undertaken to investigate the potential role of microsomal PGE synthase (mPGES)-1 in the regulation of urine concentrating ability after water deprivation (WD). Following 24-h WD, wild-type (WT) mice exhibited a significant reduction in urine volume, accompanied by a significant elevation in urine osmolality compared with control groups. In contrast, in response to WD, mPGES-1 knockout (KO) mice had much less urine volume and higher urine osmolality. Analysis of plasma volume by measurement of hematocrit and by using a nanoparticle-based method consistently demonstrated that dehydrated WT mice were volume depleted, which was significantly improved in the KO mice. WD induced a twofold increase in urinary PGE(2) output in WT mice, which was completely blocked by mPGES-1 deletion. At baseline, the KO mice had a 20% increase in V(2) receptor mRNA expression in the renal medulla but not the cortex compared with WT controls; the expression was unaffected by WD irrespective of the genotype. In response to WD, renal medullary aquaporin-2 (AQP2) mRNA exhibited a 60% increase in WT mice, and this increase was greater in the KO mice. Immunoblotting demonstrated increased renal medullary AQP2 protein abundance in both genotypes following WD, with a greater increase in the KO mice. Similar results were obtained by using immunohistochemistry. Paradoxically, plasma AVP response to WD seen in WT mice was absent in the KO mice. Taken together, these results suggest that mPGES-1-derived PGE(2) reduces urine concentrating ability through suppression of renal medullary expression of V(2) receptors and AQP2 but may enhance it by mediating the central AVP response.
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- Zhanjun Jia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Khan KMF, Kothari P, Du B, Dannenberg AJ, Falcone DJ. Matrix metalloproteinase-dependent microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 expression in macrophages: role of TNF-α and the EP4 prostanoid receptor. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:1970-80. [PMID: 22227567 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 contributes to the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer. Thus, identifying targetable components of signaling pathways that regulate MMP-9 expression may have broad therapeutic implications. Our previous studies revealed a nexus between metalloproteinases and prostanoids whereby MMP-1 and MMP-3, commonly found in inflammatory and neoplastic foci, stimulate macrophage MMP-9 expression via the release of TNF-α and subsequent induction of cyclooxygenase-2 and PGE(2) engagement of EP4 receptor. In the current study, we determined whether MMP-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression was coupled to the expression of prostaglandin E synthase family members. We found that MMP-1- and MMP-3-dependent release of TNF-α induced rapid and transient expression of early growth response protein 1 in macrophages followed by sustained elevation in microsomal prostaglandin synthase 1 (mPGES-1) expression. Metalloproteinase-induced PGE(2) levels and MMP-9 expression were markedly attenuated in macrophages in which mPGES-1 was silenced, thereby identifying mPGES-1 as a therapeutic target in the regulation of MMP-9 expression. Finally, the induction of mPGES-1 was regulated, in part, through a positive feedback loop dependent on PGE(2) binding to EP4. Thus, in addition to inhibiting macrophage MMP-9 expression, EP4 antagonists emerge as potential therapy to reduce mPGES-1 expression and PGE(2) levels in inflammatory and neoplastic settings.
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- K M Faisal Khan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Sanchez ER. Chaperoning steroidal physiology: lessons from mouse genetic models of Hsp90 and its cochaperones. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1823:722-9. [PMID: 22155719 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The molecular chaperone Hsp90 is abundant, ubiquitous, and catholic to biological processes in eukaryotes, controlling phosphorylation cascades, protein stability and turnover, client localization and trafficking, and ligand-receptor interactions. Not surprisingly, Hsp90 does not accomplish these activities alone. Instead, an ever-growing number of cochaperones have been identified, leading to an explosion of reports on their molecular and cellular effects on Hsp90 chaperoning of client substrates. Notable among these clients are many members of the steroid receptor family, such as glucocorticoid, androgen, estrogen and progesterone receptors. Cochaperones typically associated with the mature, hormone-competent states of these receptors include p23, the FK506-binding protein 52 (FKBP52), FKBP51, protein phosphatase 5 (PP5) and cyclophilin 40 (Cyp40). The ultimate relevance of these cochaperones to steroid receptor action depends on their physiological effects. In recent years, the first mouse genetic models of these cochaperones have been developed. This work will review the complex and intriguing phenotypes so far obtained in genetically-altered mice and compare them to the known molecular and cellular impacts of cochaperones on steroid receptors. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90).
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- Edwin R Sanchez
- Department of Physiologyand Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA.
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Smith WL, Urade Y, Jakobsson PJ. Enzymes of the cyclooxygenase pathways of prostanoid biosynthesis. Chem Rev 2011; 111:5821-65. [PMID: 21942677 PMCID: PMC3285496 DOI: 10.1021/cr2002992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- William L Smith
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, 5301 MSRB III, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5606, USA.
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Ge X, Rameix-Welti MA, Gault E, Chase G, dos Santos Afonso E, Picard D, Schwemmle M, Naffakh N. Influenza virus infection induces the nuclear relocalization of the Hsp90 co-chaperone p23 and inhibits the glucocorticoid receptor response. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23368. [PMID: 21853119 PMCID: PMC3154441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genomic RNAs of influenza A viruses are associated with the viral polymerase subunits (PB1, PB2, PA) and nucleoprotein (NP), forming ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs). Transcription/replication of the viral genome occurs in the nucleus of infected cells. A role for Hsp90 in nuclear import and assembly of newly synthetized RNA-polymerase subunits has been proposed. Here we report that the p23 cochaperone of Hsp90, which plays a major role in glucocorticoid receptor folding and function, associates with influenza virus polymerase. We show that p23 is not essential for viral multiplication in cultured cells but relocalizes to the nucleus in influenza virus-infected cells, which may alter some functions of p23 and Hsp90. Moreover, we show that influenza virus infection inhibits glucocorticoid receptor-mediated gene transactivation, and that this negative effect can occur through a p23-independent pathway. Viral-induced inhibition of the glucocorticoid receptor response might be of significant importance regarding the physiopathology of influenza infections in vivo.
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- Xingyi Ge
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, Paris, France
- CNRS, URA3015, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, Paris, France
- CNRS, URA3015, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Paris, France
- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Guyancourt, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, Paris, France
- CNRS, URA3015, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Paris, France
- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Guyancourt, France
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- Department of Virology, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, Paris, France
- CNRS, URA3015, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Paris, France
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- Département de Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Genève, Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Virology, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Département de Virologie, Paris, France
- CNRS, URA3015, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus à ARN, Paris, France
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Facemire CS, Nguyen M, Jania L, Beierwaltes WH, Kim HS, Koller BH, Coffman TM. A major role for the EP4 receptor in regulation of renin. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 301:F1035-41. [PMID: 21835766 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00054.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Prostaglandins have been implicated as paracrine regulators of renin secretion, but the specific pathways and receptor(s) carrying out these functions have not been fully elucidated. To examine the contributions of prostanoid synthetic pathways and receptors to regulation of renin in the intact animal, we used a panel of mice with targeted disruption of several key genes: cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), microsomal PGE synthases 1 and 2 (mPGES1, mPGES2), EP2 and EP4 receptors for PGE(2), and the IP receptor for PGI(2). To activate the macula densa signal for renin stimulation, mice were treated with furosemide over 5 days and renin mRNA levels were determined by real-time RT-PCR. At baseline, there were no differences in renin mRNA levels between wild-type and the various strains of mutant mice. Furosemide caused marked stimulation of renin mRNA expression across all groups of wild-type control mice. This response was completely abrogated in the absence of COX-2, but was unaffected in mice lacking mPGES1 or mPGES2. The absence of G(s)/cAMP-linked EP2 receptors had no effect on stimulation of renin by furosemide and there was only a modest, insignificant reduction in renin responses in mice lacking the IP receptor. By contrast, renin stimulation in EP4(-/-) mice was significantly reduced by ∼70% compared with wild-type controls. These data suggest that stimulation of renin by the macula densa mechanism is mediated by PGE(2) through a pathway requiring COX-2 and the EP4 receptor, but not EP2 or IP receptors. Surprisingly, mPGES1 or mPGES2 are not required, suggesting other alternative mechanisms for generating PGE(2) in response to macula densa stimulation.
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- Carie S Facemire
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Durham, USA
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Silva Bastos LF, Pinheiro de Oliveira AC, Magnus Schlachetzki JC, Fiebich BL. Minocycline reduces prostaglandin E synthase expression and 8-isoprostane formation in LPS-activated primary rat microglia. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2011; 33:576-80. [DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2010.544659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Simpson NE, Lambert WM, Watkins R, Giashuddin S, Huang SJ, Oxelmark E, Arju R, Hochman T, Goldberg JD, Schneider RJ, Reiz LFL, Soares FA, Logan SK, Garabedian MJ. High levels of Hsp90 cochaperone p23 promote tumor progression and poor prognosis in breast cancer by increasing lymph node metastases and drug resistance. Cancer Res 2010; 70:8446-56. [PMID: 20847343 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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p23 is a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) cochaperone located in both the cytoplasm and nucleus that stabilizes unliganded steroid receptors, controls the catalytic activity of certain kinases, regulates protein-DNA dynamics, and is upregulated in several cancers. We had previously shown that p23-overexpressing MCF-7 cells (MCF-7+p23) exhibit increased invasion without affecting the estrogen-dependent proliferative response, which suggests that p23 differentially regulates genes controlling processes linked to breast tumor metastasis. To gain a comprehensive view of the effects of p23 on estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent and -independent gene expression, we profiled mRNA expression from control versus MCF-7+p23 cells in the absence and presence of estrogen. A number of p23-sensitive target genes involved in metastasis and drug resistance were identified. Most striking is that many of these genes are also misregulated in invasive breast cancers, including PMP22, ABCC3, AGR2, Sox3, TM4SF1, and p8 (NUPR1). Upregulation of the ATP-dependent transporter ABCC3 by p23 conferred resistance to the chemotherapeutic agents etoposide and doxorubicin in MCF-7+p23 cells. MCF-7+p23 cells also displayed higher levels of activated Akt and an expanded phosphoproteome relative to control cells, suggesting that elevated p23 also enhances cytoplasmic signaling pathways. For breast cancer patients, tumor stage together with high cytoplasmic p23 expression more accurately predicted disease recurrence and mortality than did stage alone. High nuclear p23 was found to be associated with high cytoplasmic p23, therefore both may promote tumor progression and poor prognosis by increasing metastatic potential and drug resistance in breast cancer patients.
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- Natalie E Simpson
- Department of Pharmacology, and NYU Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Pawelzik SC, Uda NR, Spahiu L, Jegerschöld C, Stenberg P, Hebert H, Morgenstern R, Jakobsson PJ. Identification of key residues determining species differences in inhibitor binding of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:29254-61. [PMID: 20605783 PMCID: PMC2937957 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.114454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (MPGES1) is induced during an inflammatory reaction from low basal levels by pro-inflammatory cytokines and subsequently involved in the production of the important mediator of inflammation, prostaglandin E(2). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs prevent prostaglandin E(2) production by inhibiting the upstream enzymes cyclooxygenases 1 and 2. In contrast to these conventional drugs, a new generation of NSAIDs targets the terminal enzyme MPGES1. Some of these compounds potently inhibit human MPGES1 but do not have an effect on the rat orthologue. We investigated this interspecies difference in a rat/human chimeric form of the enzyme as well as in several mutants and identified key residues Thr-131, Leu-135, and Ala-138 in human MPGES1, which play a crucial role as gate keepers for the active site of MPGES1. These residues are situated in transmembrane helix 4, lining the entrance to the cleft between two subunits in the protein trimer, and regulate access of the inhibitor in the rat enzyme. Exchange toward the human residues in rat MPGES1 was accompanied with a gain of inhibitor activity, whereas exchange in human MPGES1 toward the residues found in rat abrogated inhibitor activity. Our data give evidence for the location of the active site at the interface between subunits in the homotrimeric enzyme and suggest a model of how the natural substrate PGH(2), or competitive inhibitors of MPGES1, enter the active site via the phospholipid bilayer of the membrane.
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- Sven-Christian Pawelzik
- Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Hara S, Kamei D, Sasaki Y, Tanemoto A, Nakatani Y, Murakami M. Prostaglandin E synthases: Understanding their pathophysiological roles through mouse genetic models. Biochimie 2010; 92:651-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Distinction of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) inhibition from cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in cells using a novel, selective mPGES-1 inhibitor. Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 79:1445-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2010.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Revised: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Facemire CS, Griffiths R, Audoly LP, Koller BH, Coffman TM. The impact of microsomal prostaglandin e synthase 1 on blood pressure is determined by genetic background. Hypertension 2010; 55:531-8. [PMID: 20065147 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.145631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Prostaglandin (PG)E(2) has multiple actions that may affect blood pressure. It is synthesized from arachidonic acid by the sequential actions of phospholipases, cyclooxygenases, and PGE synthases. Although microsomal PGE synthase (mPGES)1 is the only genetically verified PGE synthase, results of previous studies examining the consequences of mPGES1 deficiency on blood pressure (BP) are conflicting. To determine whether genetic background modifies the impact of mPGES1 on BP, we generated mPGES1(-/-) mice on 2 distinct inbred backgrounds, DBA/1lacJ and 129/SvEv. On the DBA/1 background, baseline BP was similar between wild-type (WT) and mPGES1(-/-) mice. By contrast, on the 129 background, baseline BPs were significantly higher in mPGES1(-/-) animals than WT controls. During angiotensin II infusion, the DBA/1 mPGES1(-/-) and WT mice developed mild hypertension of similar magnitude, whereas 129-mPGES1(-/-) mice developed more severe hypertension than WT controls. DBA/1 animals developed only minimal albuminuria in response to angiotensin II infusion. By contrast, WT 129 mice had significantly higher levels of albumin excretion than WT DBA/1 and the extent of albuminuria was further augmented in 129 mPGES1(-/-) animals. In WT mice of both strains, the increase in urinary excretion of PGE(2) with angiotensin II was attenuated in mPGES1(-/-) animals. Urinary excretion of thromboxane was unaffected by angiotensin II in the DBA/1 lines but increased more than 4-fold in 129 mPGES1(-/-) mice. These data indicate that genetic background significantly modifies the BP response to mPGES1 deficiency. Exaggerated production of thromboxane may contribute to the robust hypertension and albuminuria in 129 mPGES1-deficient mice.
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- Carie S Facemire
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Duke University and Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Jia Z, Aoyagi T, Yang T. mPGES-1 protects against DOCA-salt hypertension via inhibition of oxidative stress or stimulation of NO/cGMP. Hypertension 2010; 55:539-46. [PMID: 20065149 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.144840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) is a recently characterized cytokine-inducible enzyme critically involved in pain and inflammatory response. However, its role in blood pressure regulation is still debatable. The present study was undertaken to examine the effect of mPGES-1 deletion on DOCA-salt hypertension. After 2 weeks of DOCA plus 1% NaCl as drinking fluid, hypertension and sodium retention were more severe in mPGES-1 knockout (KO) mice than in wild-type (WT) controls. The indices of oxidative stress including urinary 8-isprostane and renal thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances were only modestly increased or unchanged in the WT mice but more significantly increased in the KO mice after DOCA-salt. Conversely, in response to DOCA-salt, the indices of antioxidant systems including renal expression of superoxide dismutase-3 and urinary nitrate/nitrite excretion were all significantly elevated in the WT mice but remarkably suppressed in the KO mice. Tempol treatment (50 mg/kg per day) in DOCA-salt KO mice produced a marked attenuation of hypertension, sodium retention, and kidney injury. Immunoblotting demonstrated increased renal expression of mPGES-1 in DOCA-salt WT mice. DOCA-salt induced a nearly 5-fold increase in urinary PGE(2) excretion in the WT mice, and this increase was completely abolished in the KO mice. Together, these results suggest that mPGES-1-derived PGE(2) confers protection against DOCA-salt hypertension likely via inhibition of oxidative stress or stimulation of superoxide dismutase-3 and urinary nitrate/nitrite system.
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- Zhanjun Jia
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
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