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Orlandi L, Rodriguez Y, Leostic A, Giraud C, Lang ML, Vialard F, Mauffré V, Motte-Signoret E. Preterm birth affects both surfactant synthesis and lung liquid resorption actors in fetal sheep. Dev Biol 2024; 506:64-71. [PMID: 38081502 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.12.002] [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: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION After birth, the lungs must resorb the fluid they contain. This process involves multiple actors such as surfactant, aquaporins and ENaC channels. Preterm newborns often exhibit respiratory distress syndrome due to surfactant deficiency, and transitory tachypnea caused by a delay in lung liquid resorption. Our hypothesis is that surfactant, ENaC and aquaporins are involved in respiratory transition to extrauterine life and altered by preterm birth. We compared these candidates in preterm and term fetal sheeps. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed cesarean sections in 8 time-dated pregnant ewes (4 at 100 days and 4 at 140 days of gestation, corresponding to 24 and 36 weeks of gestation in humans), and obtained 13 fetal sheeps in each group. We studied surfactant synthesis (SP-A, SP-B, SP-C), lung liquid resorption (ENaC, aquaporins) and corticosteroid regulation (glucocorticoid receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor and 11-betaHSD2) at mRNA and protein levels. RESULTS The mRNA expression level of SFTPA, SFTPB and SFTPC was higher in the term group. These results were confirmed at the protein level for SP-B on Western Blot analysis and for SP-A, SP-B and SP-C on immunohistochemical analysis. Regarding aquaporins, ENaC and receptors, mRNA expression levels for AQP1, AQP3, AQP5, ENaCα, ENaCβ, ENaCγ and 11βHSD2 mRNA were also higher in the term group. DISCUSSION Expression of surfactant proteins, aquaporins and ENaC increases between 100 and 140 days of gestation in an ovine model. Further exploring these pathways and their hormonal regulation could highlight some new explanations in the pathophysiology of neonatal respiratory diseases.
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- Leona Orlandi
- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France; Poissy St Germain Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Poissy, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France
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- Poissy St Germain Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Poissy, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France; Poissy St Germain Hospital, Genetics, Poissy, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France; Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, 94700, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, UFR-SVS, UMR1198-BREED-RHuMA, 2 avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny le Bretonneux, France; Poissy St Germain Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Poissy, France.
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Wang J, Zhou N, Wu S, Zhang X, Su D. Changes in 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase and Glucocorticoid Receptor Expression in Kawasaki Disease. Korean Circ J 2017; 47:377-382. [PMID: 28567088 PMCID: PMC5449532 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2016.0257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate the significance of changes in the expression 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) for the development of Kawasaki disease (KD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to determine the mRNA expression levels of GR and 11β-HSD in peripheral blood monocytes, both in the acute phase of the disease and after treatment. Western blotting was performed to determine the protein expression levels of GR and 11β-HSD. RESULTS The expression levels of GRβ, GRβ, and 11β-HSD1 mRNA in the acute phase were significantly higher than levels at baseline (p<0.01) and after treatment (p<0.05). The 11β-HSD2 mRNA levels were lower in the acute phase than in the normal group (p<0.01), and they were significantly higher after treatment than before (p<0.01). Western blot results were consistent with the real-time PCR results. The coronary artery lesion group exhibited significantly different 11β-HSD2 expression levels from that of the group with normal coronary arteries (p<0.01). CONCLUSION GR and 11β-HSD expression changes in the acute phase of KD are important factors for regulating inflammatory responses in KD.
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- Juanli Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pediatric, Shanxi Povince Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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Borowski KS, Clark EAS, Lai Y, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Peaceman AM, Iams JD, Leveno KJ, Harper M, Caritis SN, Miodovnik M, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, O'Sullivan MJ, Ramin SM, Carpenter MW, Rouse DJ, Sibai B. Neonatal Genetic Variation in Steroid Metabolism and Key Respiratory Function Genes and Perinatal Outcomes in Single and Multiple Courses of Corticosteroids. Am J Perinatol 2015; 32:1126-32. [PMID: 26445141 PMCID: PMC4860012 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to evaluate the association of steroid metabolism and respiratory gene polymorphisms in neonates exposed to antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) with respiratory outcomes, small for gestational age (SGA), and response to repeat ACS. STUDY DESIGN This candidate gene study is a secondary analysis of women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of single versus weekly courses of ACS. Nineteen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 13 steroid metabolism and respiratory function genes were evaluated. DNA was extracted from placenta or fetal cord serum and analyzed with TaqMan genotyping. Each SNP was evaluated for association via logistic regression with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)/ventilator use (CPV), and SGA. RESULTS CRHBP, CRH, and CRHR1 minor alleles were associated with an increased risk of SGA. HSD11B1 and SCNN1B minor alleles were associated with an increased likelihood of RDS. Carriage of minor alleles in SerpinA6 was associated with an increased risk of CPV. CRH and CRHR1 minor alleles were associated with a decreased likelihood of CPV. CONCLUSION Steroid metabolism and respiratory gene SNPs are associated with respiratory outcomes and SGA in patients exposed to ACS. Risks for respiratory outcomes are affected by minor allele carriage as well as by treatment with multiple ACS.
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- K S Borowski
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University-MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
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Koh EH, Kim AR, Kim H, Kim JH, Park HS, Ko MS, Kim MO, Kim HJ, Kim BJ, Yoo HJ, Kim SJ, Oh JS, Woo CY, Jang JE, Leem J, Cho MH, Lee KU. 11β-HSD1 reduces metabolic efficacy and adiponectin synthesis in hypertrophic adipocytes. J Endocrinol 2015; 225:147-58. [PMID: 25869616 DOI: 10.1530/joe-15-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in hypertrophic adipocytes can reduce adiponectin synthesis. We investigated whether 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) expression is increased in hypertrophic adipocytes and whether this is responsible for mitochondrial dysfunction and reduced adiponectin synthesis. Differentiated 3T3L1 adipocytes were cultured for up to 21 days. The effect of AZD6925, a selective 11β-HSD1 inhibitor, on metabolism was examined. db/db mice were administered 600 mg/kg AZD6925 daily for 4 weeks via gastric lavage. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content, mRNA expression levels of 11 β -H sd1 and mitochondrial biogenesis factors, adiponectin synthesis, fatty acid oxidation (FAO), oxygen consumption rate and glycolysis were measured. Adipocyte hypertrophy in 3T3L1 cells exposed to a long duration of culture was associated with increased 11 β -Hsd1 mRNA expression and reduced mtDNA content, mitochondrial biogenesis factor expression and adiponectin synthesis. These cells displayed reduced mitochondrial respiration and increased glycolysis. Treatment of these cells with AZD6925 increased adiponectin synthesis and mitochondrial respiration. Inhibition of FAO by etomoxir blocked the AZD6925-induced increase in adiponectin synthesis, indicating that 11β-HSD1-mediated reductions in FAO are responsible for the reduction in adiponectin synthesis. The expression level of 11 β -Hsd1 was higher in adipose tissues of db/db mice. Administration of AZD6925 to db/db mice increased the plasma adiponectin level and adipose tissue FAO. In conclusion, increased 11β-HSD1 expression contributes to reduced mitochondrial respiration and adiponectin synthesis in hypertrophic adipocytes.
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- Eun Hee Koh
- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea Biomedical Research Center Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul 138-736, Korea Department of Biological Sciences Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea
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Petrovich E, Asher C, Garty H. Induction of FKBP51 by aldosterone in intestinal epithelium. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 139:78-87. [PMID: 24139875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Screening female rat distal colon preparations for aldosterone-induced genes identified the Hsp90-binding immunophilin FKBP51 as a major aldosterone-induced mRNA and protein. Limited induction of FKBP51 was observed also in other aldosterone-responsive tissues such as kidney medulla and heart. Ex vivo measurements in colonic tissue have characterized time course, dose response and receptor specificity of the induction of FKBP51. FKBP51 mRNA and protein were strongly up regulated by physiological concentrations of aldosterone in a late (greater than 2.5h) response to the hormone. Maximal increase in FKBP51 mRNA requires aldosterone concentrations that are higher than those needed to fully occupy the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Yet, the response is fully inhibited by the MR antagonist spironolactone and not inhibited and even stimulated by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist RU486. These and related findings cannot be explained by a simple activation and dimerization of either MR or GR but are in agreement with response mediated by an MR-GR heterodimer. Overexpression or silencing FKBP51 in the kidney collecting duct cell line M1 had little or no effect on the aldosterone-induced increase in transepithelial Na(+) transport.
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- Ekaterina Petrovich
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Expression and Regulation of 11- β Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Enzyme Activity in the Glucocorticoid-Sensitive CEM-C7 Human Leukemic Cell Line. ISRN ONCOLOGY 2013; 2013:245246. [PMID: 23762608 PMCID: PMC3613071 DOI: 10.1155/2013/245246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glucocorticoids are commonly used in the first-line treatment of hematological malignancies, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, due to the ability of these steroids to activate pro-apoptotic pathways in human lymphocytes. The goal of the current study was to examine the gene expression and enzyme activity of the microsomal enzyme, 11-β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (HSD11B2, HSD2), which is responsible for the oxidation of bioactive glucocorticoids to their inert metabolites. Using the glucocorticoid-sensitive human leukemic cell line, CEM-C7, we were able to detect the expression of HSD2 at the level of mRNA (via RT-PCR), protein (via immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting), and enzyme activity (via conversion of tritiated cortisol to cortisone). Furthermore, we observed that HSD2 enzyme activity is down regulated in CEM-C7 cells that were pretreated with the synthetic glucocorticoid, dexamethasone (100 nM, <15 hours), and that this down regulation of enzyme activity is blocked by the administration of the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, RU-486. Taken collectively, these data raise the possibility that the effectiveness of glucocorticoids in the treatment of human leukemias may be influenced by: (1) the ability of these neoplastic cells to metabolize glucocorticoids via HSD2 and (2) the ability of these steroids to regulate the expression of this key enzyme.
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Xu D, Chen M, Pan XL, Xia LP, Wang H. Dexamethasone induces fetal developmental toxicity through affecting the placental glucocorticoid barrier and depressing fetal adrenal function. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2011; 32:356-63. [PMID: 22004954 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2011] [Revised: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This study evaluates the neuroendocrine-interference mechanism underlying dexamethasone-induced developmental toxicity. Pregnant mice were treated with various doses of dexamethasone (0, 0.5, 2.0 and 8.0mg/kg), corticosterone levels in maternal serum, mRNA expressions of maternal and fetal adrenal steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), cytochrome P450 responsible for cholesterol side chain cleavage (P450scc) and placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD-2) were measured. And the expressions of StAR and P450scc were also measured in cultured primary human fetal adrenocortical cells treated with various concentrations of dexamethasone (0, 1, 10 and 100 μmol/L) for 24h. Mice suffered from intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) after exposure to dexamethasone. The IUGR rate was augmented to 42.9% and 95.7% in 2.0 and 8.0mg/kg dexamethasone groups, respectively (P<0.01). The level of maternal serum corticosterone in three dexamethasone groups were decreased to 31.8%, 34.8% and 32.9%, respectively (P<0.05 or P<0.01), as compared with the control. Furthermore, the mRNA expressions of maternal and fetal adrenal StAR and P450scc in 8.0mg/kg dexamethasone groups were decreased to 19.3% and 10.8%, 11.0% and 9.9% of that in the corresponding controls, respectively (P<0.05). The mRNA expressions of placental 11β-HSD-2 were dose-dependently reduced in dexamethasone groups, particularly, the mRNA decreased to 22.2% in 8.0mg/kg dexamethasone group, as compared with the control (P=0.15). No obvious changes of StAR and P450scc in vitro after dexamethasone treatment. These suggest that prenatal dexamethasone exposure induces fetal developmental toxicity. A possible underlying mechanism is that dexamethasone may affect the placental glucocorticoid barrier and depressing fetal adrenal function.
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- Dan Xu
- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071 China
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Weichhart T, Brandt O, Lassnig C, Müller M, Hörl WH, Stingl G, Säemann MD. The anti-inflammatory potency of dexamethasone is determined by the route of application in vivo. Immunol Lett 2010; 129:50-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Itagaki K, Menconi M, Antoniu B, Zhang Q, Gonnella P, Soybel D, Hauser C, Hasselgren PO. Dexamethasone stimulates store-operated calcium entry and protein degradation in cultured L6 myotubes through a phospholipase A(2)-dependent mechanism. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 298:C1127-39. [PMID: 20107037 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00309.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Muscle wasting in various catabolic conditions is at least in part regulated by glucocorticoids. Increased calcium levels have been reported in atrophying muscle. Mechanisms regulating calcium homeostasis in muscle wasting, in particular the role of glucocorticoids, are poorly understood. Here we tested the hypothesis that glucocorticoids increase intracellular calcium concentrations in skeletal muscle and stimulate store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) and that these effects of glucocorticoids may at least in part be responsible for glucocorticoid-induced protein degradation. Treatment of cultured myotubes with dexamethasone, a frequently used in vitro model of muscle wasting, resulted in increased intracellular calcium concentrations determined by fura-2 AM fluorescence measurements. When SOCE was measured by using calcium "add-back" to muscle cells after depletion of intracellular calcium stores, results showed that SOCE was increased 15-25% by dexamethasone and that this response to dexamethasone was inhibited by the store-operated calcium channel blocker BTP2. Dexamethasone treatment stimulated the activity of calcium-independent phospholipase A(2) (iPLA(2)), and dexamethasone-induced increase in SOCE was reduced by the iPLA(2) inhibitor bromoenol lactone (BEL). In additional experiments, treatment of myotubes with the store-operated calcium channel inhibitor gadolinium ion or BEL reduced dexamethasone-induced increase in protein degradation. Taken together, the results suggest that glucocorticoids increase calcium concentrations in myocytes and stimulate iPLA(2)-dependent SOCE and that glucocorticoid-induced muscle protein degradation may at least in part be regulated by increased iPLA(2) activity, SOCE, and cellular calcium levels.
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- Kiyoshi Itagaki
- Dept. of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Yang Z, Zhu P, Guo C, Zhu X, Sun K. Expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in human fetal lung and regulation of its expression by interleukin-1beta and cortisol. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:306-13. [PMID: 18840637 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Glucocorticoids are crucial in fetal lung function. The amount of cortisol available to its receptors is increased by 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1). Glucocorticoids and IL-1beta are known to induce 11beta-HSD1 expression in a number of tissues, but controversial results were obtained with regard to 11beta-HSD1 expression in human fetal lung. OBJECTIVE We examined the expression of 11beta-HSD1 and its regulation by cortisol and IL-1beta in human fetal lung. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry revealed 11beta-HSD1 expression in the epithelium and mesenchymal layer of the small bronchus and bronchiole of human fetal lung at 8 months but not at 4 months gestation, which was confirmed by PCR revealing 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression in the fetal lung tissue. By using a cell line derived from human fetal lung fibroblasts, we demonstrated that cortisol (10(-5) to 10(-3) mmol/liter) or IL-1beta (0.1 to 10 ng/ml) induced 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression in a concentration-dependent manner. The induction of 11beta-HSD1 by IL-1beta was further increased by cortisol, whereas the induction of cyclooxygenase 2 by IL-1beta was inhibited by cortisol. Nuclear factor kappaB activation inhibitor could only block the induction of cyclooxygenase 2 but not 11beta-HSD1 by IL-1beta, suggesting that different mechanisms were utilized by IL-1beta in the regulation of 11beta-HSD1 versus proinflammatory mediators. Global inhibition of CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBPs) with transfection of C/EBP-specific dominant-negative expression plasmid could attenuate the induction of 11beta-HSD1 by IL-1beta, suggesting that C/EBPs may mediate the induction of 11beta-HSD1 by IL-1beta. CONCLUSIONS 11beta-HSD1 is expressed in human fetal lung; cortisol and IL-1beta could synergistically induce its expression.
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- Zhen Yang
- School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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Garbrecht MR, Klein JM, McCarthy TA, Schmidt TJ, Krozowski ZS, Snyder JM. 11-Beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in human adult and fetal lung and its regulation by sex steroids. Pediatr Res 2007; 62:26-31. [PMID: 17515840 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e3180676cf3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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11-Beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (HSD2) oxidizes the biologically active glucocorticoid (GC), cortisol, to inactive cortisone. We characterized HSD2 gene expression and activity in human adult and fetal lung tissues and in cultured fetal lung explants, and examined the potential regulation of HSD2 in the fetal lung by sex steroids. Human adult lung, fetal lung, and cultured fetal lung explant tissues contained similar amounts of HSD2 mRNA. However, higher levels of HSD2 protein were detected in human fetal lung tissue than in adult lung, with expression being restricted to a subset of epithelial cells in the fetal lung tissue. Differentiated fetal lung explants maintained in culture expressed higher levels of HSD2 protein and enzymatic activity than undifferentiated fetal lung tissues. Finally, HSD2 protein levels were decreased in male, but not female, fetal lung explants treated with 17-beta estradiol. In contrast, 5-alpha dihydrotestosterone did not significantly affect HSD2 levels. These data indicate that HSD2 protein and activity levels increase in parallel with the differentiation of alveolar type II epithelial cells in vitro, and that HSD2 protein levels are regulated by 17-beta estradiol in male fetal lung tissue.
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- Mark R Garbrecht
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Jia D, O'Brien CA, Stewart SA, Manolagas SC, Weinstein RS. Glucocorticoids act directly on osteoclasts to increase their life span and reduce bone density. Endocrinology 2006; 147:5592-9. [PMID: 16935844 PMCID: PMC1819400 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-0459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Glucocorticoid administration to mice results in a rapid loss of bone mineral density due to an imbalance in osteoblast and osteoclast numbers. Whereas excess glucocorticoids reduce both osteoblast and osteoclast precursors, cancellous osteoclast number surprisingly does not decrease as does osteoblast number, presumably due to the ability of glucocorticoids to promote osteoclast life span. Whether glucocorticoids act directly on osteoclasts in vivo to promote their life span and whether this contributes to the rapid loss of bone with glucocorticoid excess remains unknown. To determine the direct effects of glucocorticoids on osteoclasts in vivo, we expressed 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, an enzyme that inactivates glucocorticoids, specifically in the osteoclasts of transgenic mice using the tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase promoter. Bone mass, geometry, and histomorphometry were similar in untreated wild-type and transgenic animals. Glucocorticoid administration for 7 d caused equivalent increases in cancellous osteoblast apoptosis, and equivalent decreases in osteoblasts, osteoid, and bone formation, in wild-type and transgenic mice. In contrast, glucocorticoids stimulated expression of the mRNA for calcitonin receptor, an osteoclast product, in wild-type but not transgenic mice. Consistent with the previous finding that glucocorticoids decrease osteoclast precursors and prolong osteoclast life span, glucocorticoids decreased cancellous osteoclast number in the transgenic mice but not wild-type mice. In accord with this decrease in osteoclast number, the loss of bone density observed in wild-type mice was strikingly prevented in transgenic mice. These results demonstrate for the first time that the early, rapid loss of bone caused by glucocorticoid excess results from direct actions on osteoclasts.
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- D Jia
- Department of Internal Medicine, and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 587, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
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Garbrecht MR, Krozowski ZS, Snyder JM, Schmidt TJ. Reduction of glucocorticoid receptor ligand binding by the 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 inhibitor, Thiram. Steroids 2006; 71:895-901. [PMID: 16857225 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Revised: 05/16/2006] [Accepted: 06/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Endogenous and synthetic glucocorticoids (GCs), such as cortisol and dexamethasone (Dex), modulate airway inflammation, regulate the production of surfactant by lung epithelial cells, and influence fetal lung maturation. The 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (HSD2) enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of bioactive cortisol and Dex to their 11-keto metabolites. Thiram (tetramethylthiuram disulfide) specifically inhibits HSD2 activity by oxidizing cysteine residues located in the cofactor binding domain of the enzyme. During studies performed to define a potential role for HSD2 in modulating GC action in human lung epithelial cells, we observed that exposure of intact human lung epithelial cells (NCI-H441) to 50 microM Thiram significantly attenuated the down-stream effects of Dex (100 nM) on the expression of two GC-sensitive genes, pulmonary surfactant proteins A and B. This observation appeared to be inconsistent with simple inhibition of HSD2 activity. Although Thiram inhibited HSD2 oxidase activity in a dose-dependent manner without affecting HSD2 protein expression, Thiram also reduced specific binding of [3H]-Dex to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Pre-treatment of cells with 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT), a thiol-reducing agent, completely blocked the inhibitory effect of Thiram on ligand binding. These results are suggestive that Thiram may alter the ligand-binding domain of the GR by oxidizing critical thiol-containing amino acid residues. Taken collectively, these data demonstrate that attenuated down-stream GC signaling, via decreased binding of ligand to the GR, is a novel cellular effect of Thiram exposure in human lung epithelial cells.
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- Mark R Garbrecht
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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