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Assani KD, Nosoudi N, Ramirez-Vick JE, Singh SP. M1 to M2 induction in macrophages using a retinoic acid-releasing mesenchymal stem cell scaffold. Biomed Mater Eng 2023; 34:143-157. [PMID: 35871316 DOI: 10.3233/bme-221410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Modulation of macrophage polarization is required for effective tissue repair and regenerative therapies. Therapeutic modulation of macrophages from an inflammatory M1 to a fibrotic M2 phenotype could help in diseases, such as chronic wounds, which are stalled in a prolonged and heightened inflammatory stage within the wound healing process. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the efficiency of a pullulan/gelatin nanofiber scaffold loaded with retinoic acid (RA) and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) to modulate M1 to M2 anti-inflammatory transition. METHODS Scaffolds were fabricated by electrospinning, and crosslinked using ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDE). Exposure of RA and/or ASCs to cultured macrophages have been shown to promote M1 to M2 transition. Pullulan was chosen as a scaffold material due to its ability to quench reactive oxygen species, key signaling molecules that play an important role in the progression of inflammation, as well as for its excellent mechanical properties. Gelatin was chosen as an additional scaffold component due to the presence of cell-binding motifs and its biocompatibility. Scaffold compositions examined were 75:25 and 50:50, pullulan:gelatin. The scaffolds were crosslinked in 1:70 and 1:50 EGDE:EtOH. The scaffold composition was determined via FTIR. For the present study, the 75:25 pullulan:gelatin crosslinked with 1:70 EGDE:EtOH, forming nanofibers 328 ± 47.9 nm (mean ± SD) in diameter, was chosen as the scaffold composition due to its lower degradation and release rate, which allows a sustained delivery of RA. RESULTS The scaffold composition degraded to approximately 80% after 14 days, with approximately 38% of the drug released after 7 days. THP-1 monocytic cells were induced into a M1 macrophage phenotype through stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and gamma interferon (IFN-γ). These M1 macrophages were the exposed to scaffolds loaded with RA and ASCs, to induce differentiation to an M2 phenotype. CONCLUSION Gene expression quantitation by qPCR showed a reduction of M1 biomarkers, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin 1β (IL1β), and an increase of M2 biomarker CCL22 after 2 days of exposure, suggesting successful M1 to M2 transition.
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- Kaivon D Assani
- Department of Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishanan Marg, New Delhi, India
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Melis M, Tang XH, Trasino SE, Gudas LJ. Retinoids in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Liver Diseases. Nutrients 2022; 14:1456. [PMID: 35406069 PMCID: PMC9002467 DOI: 10.3390/nu14071456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vitamin A (VA), all-trans-retinol (ROL), and its analogs are collectively called retinoids. Acting through the retinoic acid receptors RARα, RARβ, and RARγ, all-trans-retinoic acid, an active metabolite of VA, is a potent regulator of numerous biological pathways, including embryonic and somatic cellular differentiation, immune functions, and energy metabolism. The liver is the primary organ for retinoid storage and metabolism in humans. For reasons that remain incompletely understood, a body of evidence shows that reductions in liver retinoids, aberrant retinoid metabolism, and reductions in RAR signaling are implicated in numerous diseases of the liver, including hepatocellular carcinoma, non-alcohol-associated fatty liver diseases, and alcohol-associated liver diseases. Conversely, restoration of retinoid signaling, pharmacological treatments with natural and synthetic retinoids, and newer agonists for specific RARs show promising benefits for treatment of a number of these liver diseases. Here we provide a comprehensive review of the literature demonstrating a role for retinoids in limiting the pathogenesis of these diseases and in the treatment of liver diseases.
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- Marta Melis
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA; (M.M.); (X.-H.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA; (M.M.); (X.-H.T.)
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- Nutrition Program, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA; (M.M.); (X.-H.T.)
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Melis M, Tang XH, Attarwala N, Chen Q, Prishker C, Qin L, Gross SS, Gudas LJ, Trasino SE. A retinoic acid receptor β2 agonist protects against alcohol liver disease and modulates hepatic expression of canonical retinoid metabolism genes. Biofactors 2022; 48:469-480. [PMID: 34687254 PMCID: PMC9344329 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Alcohol abuse reduces hepatic vitamin A (retinoids), reductions that are associated with progression of alcohol liver disease (ALD). Restoring hepatic retinoids through diet is contraindicated in ALD due to the negative effects of alcohol on retinoid metabolism. There are currently no drugs that can both mitigate alcohol-driven hepatic retinoid losses and progression of ALD. Using a mouse model of alcohol intake, we examined if an agonist for the retinoic acid (RA) receptor β2 (RARβ2), AC261066 (AC261) could prevent alcohol-driven hepatic retinoid losses and protect against ALD. Our results show that mice co-treated with AC261 and alcohol displayed mitigation of ALD, including reduced macro, and microvesicular steatosis, and liver damage. Alcohol intake led to increases in hepatic centrilobular levels of ALDH1A1, a rate-limiting enzyme in RA synthesis, and co-localization of ALDH1A1 with the alcohol-metabolizing enzyme CYP2E1, and 4-HNE, a marker of oxidative stress; expression of these targets was abrogated in mice co-treated with AC261 and alcohol. By RNA sequencing technology, we found that AC261 treatments opposed alcohol modulation of 68 transcripts involved in canonical retinoid metabolism. Alcohol modulation of these transcripts, including CES1D, CES1G, RBP1, RDH10, and CYP26A1, collectively favor hepatic retinoid hydrolysis and catabolism. However, despite this, co-administration of AC261 with alcohol did not mitigate alcohol-mediated depletions of hepatic retinoids, but did reduce alcohol-driven increases in serum retinol. Our data show that AC261 protected mice against ALD, even though AC261 did not prevent alcohol-mediated reductions in hepatic retinoids. These data warrant further studies of the anti-ALD properties of AC261.
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- Marta Melis
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Nutrition Program, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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Sarohan AR, Kızıl M, İnkaya AÇ, Mahmud S, Akram M, Cen O. A novel hypothesis for COVID-19 pathogenesis: Retinol depletion and retinoid signaling disorder. Cell Signal 2021; 87:110121. [PMID: 34438017 PMCID: PMC8380544 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In less than a year and a half, more than 200 million people have been infected and more than four million have died. Despite some improvement in the treatment strategies, no definitive treatment protocol has been developed. The pathogenesis of the disease has not been clearly elucidated yet. A clear understanding of its pathogenesis will help develop effective vaccines and drugs. The immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 is characteristic with acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiorgan involvement with impaired Type I interferon response and hyperinflammation. The destructive systemic effects of COVID-19 cannot be explained simply by the viral tropism through the ACE2 and TMPRSS2 receptors. In addition, the recently identified mutations cannot fully explain the defect in all cases of Type I interferon synthesis. We hypothesize that retinol depletion and resulting impaired retinoid signaling play a central role in the COVID-19 pathogenesis that is characteristic for dysregulated immune system, defect in Type I interferon synthesis, severe inflammatory process, and destructive systemic multiorgan involvement. Viral RNA recognition mechanism through RIG-I receptors can quickly consume a large amount of the body's retinoid reserve, which causes the retinol levels to fall below the normal serum levels. This causes retinoid insufficiency and impaired retinoid signaling, which leads to interruption in Type I interferon synthesis and an excessive inflammation. Therefore, reconstitution of the retinoid signaling may prove to be a valid strategy for management of COVID-19 as well for some other chronic, degenerative, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases.
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- Aziz Rodan Sarohan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicina Plus Medical Center, 75. Yıl Mah., İstiklal Cad. 1305 Sk., No: 16 Sultangazi, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dicle University. Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Eastern Medicine Government College, University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Department of Natural Sciences and Engineering, John Wood College, Quincy, IL, United States of America
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Serum lipids, retinoic acid and phenol red differentially regulate expression of keratins K1, K10 and K2 in cultured keratinocytes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4829. [PMID: 32179842 PMCID: PMC7076045 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61640-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Abnormal keratinocyte differentiation is fundamental to pathologies such as skin cancer and mucosal inflammatory diseases. The ability to grow keratinocytes in vitro allows the study of differentiation however any translational value is limited if keratinocytes get altered by the culture method. Although serum lipids (SLPs) and phenol red (PR) are ubiquitous components of culture media their effect on differentiation is largely unknown. We show for the first time that PR and SLP themselves suppress expression of differentiation-specific keratins K1, K10 and K2 in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) and two important cell lines, HaCaT and N/TERT-1. Removal of SLP increased expression of K1, K10 and K2 in 2D and 3D cultures, which was further enhanced in the absence of PR. The effect was reversed for K1 and K10 by adding all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) but increased for K2 in the absence of PR. Furthermore, retinoid regulation of differentiation-specific keratins involves post-transcriptional mechanisms as we show KRT2 mRNA is stabilised whilst KRT1 and KRT10 mRNAs are destabilised in the presence of ATRA. Taken together, our results indicate that the presence of PR and SLP in cell culture media may significantly impact in vitro studies of keratinocyte differentiation.
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Li S, Tan HY, Wang N, Feng Y, Wang X, Feng Y. Recent Insights Into the Role of Immune Cells in Alcoholic Liver Disease. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1328. [PMID: 31244862 PMCID: PMC6581703 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Accumulating clinical and experimental evidences have demonstrated that both innate and adaptive immunity are involved in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), in which the role of immunity is to fuel the inflammation and to drive the progression of ALD. Various immune cells are implicated in the pathogenesis of ALD. The activation of innate immune cells induced by alcohol and adaptive immune response triggered by oxidative modification of hepatic constituents facilitate the persistent hepatic inflammation. Meanwhile, the suppressed antigen-presenting capability of various innate immune cells and impaired function of T cells may consequently lead to an increased risk of infection in the patients with advanced ALD. In this review, we summarized the significant recent findings of immune cells participating in ALD. The pathways and molecules involved in the regulation of specific immune cells, and novel mediators protecting the liver from alcoholic injury via affecting these cells are particularly highlighted. This review aims to update the knowledge about immunity in the pathogenesis of ALD, which may facilitate to enhancement of currently available interventions for ALD treatment.
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- Sha Li
- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Laboratory of Wudang Local Chinese Medicine Research, Oncology Center, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Nair SS, Das S S, Nair RP, Indira M. Supplementation of all trans retinoic acid ameliorates ethanol-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress. Arch Physiol Biochem 2018; 124:131-138. [PMID: 28857622 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2017.1369548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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CONTEXT Molecular pathogenesis of chronic alcoholism is linked to increased endoplasmic reticulum stress. Ethanol is a competitive inhibitor of vitamin A metabolism and vitamin A supplementation aggravates existing liver problems. Hence, we probed into the impact of supplementation of all trans retinoic acid (ATRA), the active metabolite of vitamin A on ethanol-induced endoplasmic reticulcum stress. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups - I: Control; II: Ethanol; III: ATRA; IV: ATRA + Ethanol. After 90 days the animals were sacrificed to study markers of lipid peroxidation in hepatic microsomal fraction and expression of ER stress proteins and apoptosis in liver. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Ethanol caused hepatic hyperlipidemia, enhanced microsomal lipid peroxidation, upregulated expression of unfolded protein response associated proteins and that of apoptosis. Ethanol also led to downregulation of retinoid receptors. ATRA supplementation reversed all these alterations indicating the decrease in ethanol-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress.
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- Saritha S Nair
- a Department of Biochemistry , University of Kerala , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , University of Kerala , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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- b Agroprocessing and Technology Division , CSIR-NIIST , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , University of Kerala , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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Larange A, Cheroutre H. Retinoic Acid and Retinoic Acid Receptors as Pleiotropic Modulators of the Immune System. Annu Rev Immunol 2017; 34:369-94. [PMID: 27168242 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-041015-055427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vitamin A is a multifunctional vitamin implicated in a wide range of biological processes. Its control over the immune system and functions are perhaps the most pleiotropic not only for development but also for the functional fate of almost every cell involved in protective or regulatory adaptive or innate immunity. This is especially key at the intestinal border, where dietary vitamin A is first absorbed. Most effects of vitamin A are exerted by its metabolite, retinoic acid (RA), which through ligation of nuclear receptors controls transcriptional expression of RA target genes. In addition to this canonical function, RA and RA receptors (RARs), either as ligand-receptor or separately, play extranuclear, nongenomic roles that greatly expand the multiple mechanisms employed for their numerous and paradoxical functions that ultimately link environmental sensing with immune cell fate. This review discusses RA and RARs and their complex roles in innate and adaptive immunity.
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- Alexandre Larange
- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, California 92037; ,
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- Division of Developmental Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, La Jolla, California 92037; ,
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Duanmu Y, Cong R, Tao S, Tian J, Dong H, Zhang Y, Ni Y, Zhao R. Comparative proteomic analysis of the effects of high-concentrate diet on the hepatic metabolism and inflammatory response in lactating dairy goats. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2016; 7:5. [PMID: 26855776 PMCID: PMC4744397 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-016-0065-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background To understand the impact of feeding a high-concentrate diet to mid-lactating goats for a long time on liver metabolism and inflammatory response, two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and real-time PCR method were employed to detect proteins differentially expressed in liver and their mRNAs expression in goats fed high concentrate diet (HC) or low concentrate diet (LC). Twelve lactating dairy goats were randomly assigned to either a HC diet group (65 % concentrate of dry matter; n = 6) or a LC diet group (35 % concentrate of dry matter; n = 6) for 10 wk. Results Twenty differentially expressed spots (≥2.0-fold changes) in the hepatic tissues were excised and successfully identified using MALDI TOF/TOF. Of these, 8 proteins were up-regulated, while the rest 12 proteins were down-regulated in HC goats compared to LC. Differential expressed proteins including alpha enolase 1 (ENO1), glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1), glutathione S-transferase A1 (GSTA1), ATP synthase subunit 5β (ATP5β), superoxide dismutase [Cu-Zn] (SOD1), cytochrom c oxidase subunit Via (COX6A1) and heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) were further verified by real-time PCR and/or western blot at mRNA or protein expression level. Consistent with the 2-DE results, a significant decrease of β-actin protein expression and SOD enzyme activity was observed in liver of HC goats (P < 0.05), while ENO1 protein expression was significantly up-regulated in HC compared to LC goats (P < 0.05) . However, western blot analysis did not show a significant difference of hepatic HSP60 protein between HC and LC group, which did not match the decrease of HSP60 content detected by 2-DE analysis. Real-time PCR showed that glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) and SOD1 mRNA expression was significantly decreased in liver of HC goats, while cytochrom c oxidase (COX3) and ATPase 8 (ATP8) mRNAs expression were markedly increased compared to LC (P < 0.05). Gene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that HC diet resulted in altered expression of proteins related to catalytic and mitochondrial metabolism in the liver, and may increase the stress response with up-regulating the expression of differentiation 14 (CD14) cluster and serum amyloid A (SAA) as well as C-reactive protein (CRP) in the liver. Conclusions These results suggest that feeding high concentrate diet to lactating goats for 10 wk leads to the activation of the inflammatory response, and decreases the anti-oxidant capacity, and subsequently impairs the mitochondrial function in the liver. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40104-016-0065-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yongqian Duanmu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shannxi China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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Busada JT, Geyer CB. The Role of Retinoic Acid (RA) in Spermatogonial Differentiation. Biol Reprod 2015; 94:10. [PMID: 26559678 PMCID: PMC4809555 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.135145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid (RA) directs the sequential, but distinct, programs of spermatogonial differentiation and meiotic differentiation that are both essential for the generation of functional spermatozoa. These processes are functionally and temporally decoupled, as they occur in distinct cell types that arise over a week apart, both in the neonatal and adult testis. However, our understanding is limited in terms of what cellular and molecular changes occur downstream of RA exposure that prepare differentiating spermatogonia for meiotic initiation. In this review, we describe the process of spermatogonial differentiation and summarize the current state of knowledge regarding RA signaling in spermatogonia.
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- Jonathan T Busada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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Kovalevich J, Yen W, Ozdemir A, Langford D. Cocaine induces nuclear export and degradation of neuronal retinoid X receptor-γ via a TNF-α/JNK- mediated mechanism. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2015; 10:55-73. [PMID: 25586717 PMCID: PMC4336643 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-014-9573-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cocaine abuse represents an immense societal health and economic burden for which no effective treatment currently exists. Among the numerous intracellular signaling cascades impacted by exposure to cocaine, increased and aberrant production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the CNS has been observed. Additionally, we have previously reported a decrease in retinoid-X-receptor-gamma (RXR-γ) in brains of mice chronically exposed to cocaine. Through obligate heterodimerization with a number of nuclear receptors, RXRs serve as master regulatory transcription factors, which can potentiate or suppress expression of a wide spectrum of genes. Little is known about the regulation of RXR levels, but previous studies indicate cellular stressors such as cytokines negatively regulate levels of RXRs in vitro. To evaluate the mechanism underlying the cocaine-induced decreases in RXR-γ levels observed in vivo, we exposed neurons to cocaine in vitro and examined pathways which may contribute to disruption in RXR signaling, including activation of stress pathways by cytokine induction. In these studies, we provide the first evidence that cocaine exposure disrupts neuronal RXR-γ signaling in vitro by promoting its nuclear export and degradation. Furthermore, we demonstrate this effect may be mediated, at least in part, by cocaine-induced production of TNF-α and its downstream effector c-Jun-NH-terminal kinase (JNK). Findings from this study are therefore applicable to both cocaine abuse and to pathological conditions characterized by neuroinflammatory factors, such as neurodegenerative disease.
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- Jane Kovalevich
- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University School of Medicine, Medical Education Research Building, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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Kupffer cells are a critical component of the mononuclear phagocytic system and are central to both the hepatic and systemic response to pathogens. Kupffer cells are reemerging as critical mediators of both liver injury and repair. Kupffer cells exhibit a tremendous plasticity; depending on the local metabolic and immune environment, then can express a range of polarized phenotypes, from the proinflammatory M1 phenotype to the alternative/M2 phenotype. Multiple M2 phenotypes can be distinguished, each involved in the resolution of inflammation and wound healing. Here, we have provided an update on recent research that has contributed to the developing delineation of the contribution of Kupffer cells to different types of liver injury, with an emphasis on alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver diseases. These recent advances in our understanding of Kupffer cell function and regulation will likely provide new insights into the potential for therapeutic manipulation of Kupffer cells to promote the resolution of inflammation and enhance wound healing in liver disease.
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- Laura J Dixon
- Liver Disease Research Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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All-Trans-Retinoic Acid Rescues Neurons After Global Ischemia by Attenuating Neuroinflammatory Reactions. Neurochem Res 2013; 38:2604-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-1178-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Allie SR, Zhang W, Tsai CY, Noelle RJ, Usherwood EJ. Critical role for all-trans retinoic acid for optimal effector and effector memory CD8 T cell differentiation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:2178-87. [PMID: 23338237 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A plethora of work implicates important effects of the vitamin A derivative retinoic acid (RA) in myeloid differentiation, whereas fewer studies explore the role of RA in lymphoid cells. Most work on lymphoid cells has focused on the influence of RA on CD4 T cells. Little information about the role of RA in CD8 T cell differentiation is available, and even less on cell-intrinsic effects in the CD8 T cell. This study explores the role of RA in effector and memory differentiation in a cell-intrinsic manner in the context of vaccinia virus infection. We observed the loss of the short-lived effector cell phenotype (reduced KLRG1(+), T-bet(hi), granzyme B(hi)), accompanied by an enhanced memory precursor phenotype at the effector (increased CD127(hi), IL-2(+)) and contraction phases (increased CD127(hi), IL-2(+), eomesodermin(hi)) of the CD8 response in the absence of RA signaling. The lack of RA also increased the proportion of central memory CD8s. Collectively, these results introduce a new role for RA in CD8 T cell activation and differentiation. This new role may have significant implications for optimal vaccine design in which vitamin A supplementation is used to augment effector responses, but it may be to the detriment of the long-term central memory response.
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- S Rameeza Allie
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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Li RW, Rinaldi M, Capuco AV. Characterization of the abomasal transcriptome for mechanisms of resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle. Vet Res 2011; 42:114. [PMID: 22129081 PMCID: PMC3260172 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-42-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The response of the abomasal transcriptome to gastrointestinal parasites was evaluated in parasite-susceptible and parasite-resistant Angus cattle using RNA-seq at a depth of 23.7 million sequences per sample. These cattle displayed distinctly separate resistance phenotypes as assessed by fecal egg counts. Approximately 65.3% of the 23,632 bovine genes were expressed in the fundic abomasum. Of these, 13,758 genes were expressed in all samples tested and likely represent core components of the bovine abomasal transcriptome. The gene (BT14427) with the most abundant transcript, accounting for 10.4% of sequences in the transcriptome, is located on chromosome 29 and has unknown functions. Additionally, PIGR (1.6%), Complement C3 (0.7%), and Immunoglobulin J chain (0.5%) were among the most abundant transcripts in the transcriptome. Among the 203 genes impacted, 64 were significantly over-expressed in resistant animals at a stringent cutoff (FDR < 5%). Among the 94 224 splice junctions identified, 133 were uniquely present: 90 were observed only in resistant animals, and 43 were present only in susceptible animals. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment of the genes under study uncovered an association with lipid metabolism, which was confirmed by an independent pathway analysis. Several pathways, such as FXR/RXR activation, LXR/RXR activation, LPS/IL-1 mediated inhibition of RXR function, and arachidonic acid metabolism, were impacted in resistant animals, which are potentially involved in the development of parasite resistance in cattle. Our results provide insights into the development of host immunity to gastrointestinal nematode infection and will facilitate understanding of mechanism underlying host resistance.
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- Robert W Li
- Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Gyamfi MA, Wan YJY. Pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease: the role of nuclear receptors. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2010; 235:547-60. [PMID: 20463294 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2009.009249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ethanol consumption causes fatty liver, which can lead to inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and even liver cancer. The molecular mechanisms by which ethanol exerts its damaging effects are extensively studied, but not fully understood. It is now evident that nuclear receptors (NRs), including retinoid x receptor alpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, play key roles in the regulation of lipid homeostasis and inflammation during the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Given their pivotal roles in physiological processes, NRs represent potential therapeutic targets for the treatment and prevention of numerous metabolic and lipid-related diseases including ALD. This review summarizes the factors that contribute to ALD and the molecular mechanisms of ALD with a focus on the role of NRs.
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- Maxwell Afari Gyamfi
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7417, USA
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Li RW, Li C, Elsasser TH, Liu G, Garrett WM, Gasbarre LC. Mucin biosynthesis in the bovine goblet cell induced by Cooperia oncophora infection. Vet Parasitol 2009; 165:281-9. [PMID: 19647371 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2009] [Revised: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mucin hypersecretion is considered to be one of the most common components of the immune response to gastrointestinal nematode infection. However, investigations have not been conducted in the Cattle-Cooperia oncophora system to verify the findings largely derived from murine models. In this study, we examined the expression of seven mucins and seven enzymes in the mucin biosynthesis pathway involved in O-linked glycosylation in the bovine small intestine including goblet cells enriched using laser capture microdissection during a primary C. oncophora infection. At the mRNA level, MUC2 expression was significantly higher in both lamina propria and goblet cells at 28 days post-infection compared to the naive control. MUC5B expression at the mRNA level was also higher in lamina propria at 28dpi. Expression of MUC1, MUC4, MUC5AC, and MUC6 was extremely low or not detectable in goblet cells, columnar epithelial cells, and lamina propria from both naive control and infected animals. Among the seven enzymes involved in post-translational O-linked glycosylation of mucins, GCNT3, which may represent one of the key rate-limiting steps in mucin biosynthesis, was up-regulated in goblet cells, columnar epithelial cells, lamina propria, and gross small intestine tissue during the course of infection. Western blot analysis revealed that MUC2 glycoprotein was strongly induced by infection in both gross small intestine tissue and its mucosal layer. In contrast, the higher MUC5B protein expression was observed only in the mucosal layer. Immunohistochemistry provided further evidence of the mucin glycoprotein production and localization. Our results provided insight into regulation of mucin biosynthesis in various cell types in the bovine small intestine during gastrointestinal nematode infection and will facilitate our understanding of mucins and their role in immune response against parasitic nematodes.
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- Robert W Li
- Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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A temporal shift in regulatory networks and pathways in the bovine small intestine during Cooperia oncophora infection. Int J Parasitol 2009; 39:813-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2008] [Revised: 11/20/2008] [Accepted: 11/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kirchmeyer M, Koufany M, Sebillaud S, Netter P, Jouzeau JY, Bianchi A. All-trans retinoic acid suppresses interleukin-6 expression in interleukin-1-stimulated synovial fibroblasts by inhibition of ERK1/2 pathway independently of RAR activation. Arthritis Res Ther 2008; 10:R141. [PMID: 19068145 PMCID: PMC2656246 DOI: 10.1186/ar2569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2008] [Revised: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/10/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is thought to play a pathogenic role in rheumatoid arthritis and synovium is a major source of IL-6 release. We investigated the ability of retinoids to suppress IL-6 expression in IL-1-stimulated synovial fibroblasts, with special care to the contribution of retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and retinoid X receptor (RXR) subtypes, and the implication of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. METHODS RAR-alpha, -beta, and -gamma and RXR-alpha, -beta, and -gamma levels were determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or Western blot in rat synovial fibroblasts stimulated with 10 ng/mL of IL-1beta. Stimulated levels of IL-6 were assessed by RT-qPCR or immunoassays in the presence or absence of 1 microM all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) (RAR agonist) or 0.3 microM BMS-649 (RXR agonist). The contribution of RAR subtypes was checked with selective agonists or small interfering RNAs. The effect of ATRA on upstream MAPK (p38 MAPK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase [JNK], and extracellularly regulated kinase 1/2 [ERK1/2]) was assessed by Western blot, and the contribution of the ERK1/2 pathway to the activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factors was studied by TransAm assays. RESULTS Synovial fibroblasts expressed all RAR and RXR subtypes except RXR-gamma. In IL-1-stimulated cells, ATRA, but not BMS-649, reduced IL-6 expression whereas selective RAR agonists were inactive. The inhibitory effect of ATRA on IL-6 was not affected by the silencing of RAR subtypes. ATRA also reduced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, but not of p38 MAPK or of JNK. The suppressive effect of ATRA on the activation of activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-IL-6 (NF-IL-6) was reproduced by the MEK1 (mitogen-activated protein extracellularly regulated kinase kinase 1) inhibitor PD-98059, whereas ATRA and PD-98059 had no effect on NF-kappaB activation. CONCLUSIONS Among RAR and RXR agonists, only ATRA inhibited IL-1-induced IL-6 expression in rat synovial fibroblasts by inhibiting ERK1/2 pathway and subsequent activation of AP-1 and NF-IL-6 independently of RAR.
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- Mélanie Kirchmeyer
- Laboratoire de Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Articulaires, UMR 7561 CNRS-Nancy Université, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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Lasisi AO. The role of retinol in the etiology and outcome of suppurative otitis media. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2008; 266:647-52. [PMID: 18704470 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0794-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Vitamin A deficiency is still a serious public health problem affecting an estimated 127 million preschool children. The resulting immunological dysfunctions lead to increased risks of respiratory tract infections, diarrhoeal diseases and blindness, among others. The aim of this study is to determine the significance of the role of serum retinol in the etiology of acute suppurative otitis media (ASOM) and its chronicity (CSOM). In a prospective follow-up of patients with ASOM for 6-9 months, serum retinol determination was done using the high performance liquid chromatography. Participants comprised 358 ASOM and 52 control subjects. Six-month follow-up was achieved in 264 subjects (74%); of these, there was persistence of otorrhoea (CSOM) in 116, while 148 had resolved ASOM. Of the 264 subjects, 146 were males and 118 were females, between the ages of 6 months and 9 years and a mean of 7 years (SD = 2.32), whereas the control subjects comprised 29 males and 22 females, between the ages of 6 months and 11 years and a mean of 7.8 years (SD = 3.6). The range of serum retinol in the ASOM subjects was 1.63-2.64 microg/L, mean of 1.53 microg/L, median value of 2.61 microg/L and (SD = 0.16). Among control subjects, the range was 2.5-2.8 microg/L, mean of 2.58 microg/L and median value of 2.61 microg/L (SD = 0.14) (Table 1). The range of serum retinol in the resolved ASOM subjects was 1.61-2.63 microg/L, mean of 2.07 microg/L and median value of 2.09 microg/L (SD = 0.16) while the CSOM subjects ranged between 0.8-2.86 microg/L, mean of 1.58 microg/L and median value of 1.28 microg/L, (SD = 0.48) (Table 2). Univariate analysis using unpaired t test to compare the mean serum retinol revealed significant difference between ASOM and control (P = 0.0000) and between resolved ASOM and CSOM (P = 0.0000). In conclusion, hyporetinolaemia was a significant etiological factor in the etiology ASOM and CSOM, suggesting retinol supplementation as one strategy in control of SOM.
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- Akeem O Lasisi
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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O'Reilly K, Bailey SJ, Lane MA. Retinoid-mediated regulation of mood: possible cellular mechanisms. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2008; 233:251-8. [PMID: 18296731 DOI: 10.3181/0706-mr-158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Vitamin A and its derivatives, the retinoids, have long been studied for their ability to alter central nervous system (CNS) development. Increasingly, it is recognized that sufficient levels of retinoids may also be required for adult CNS function. However, excess dietary vitamin A, due to the consumption of supplements or foods rich in vitamin A, has been reported to induce psychosis. In addition, 13-cis-retinoic acid (13-cis-RA, isotretinoin), the active ingredient in the acne treatment Accutane, has been reported to cause adverse psychiatric events, including depression and suicidal ideation. Nevertheless, epidemiological studies have reported no consistent link between Accutane use and clinical depression in humans. Using an animal model, we have recently shown that 13-cis-RA induces an increase in depression-related behavior. Impairments in spatial learning and memory have also been demonstrated following 13-cis-RA treatment in mice. This review focuses on the behavioral and possible cellular effects of retinoid deficiency or excess in the adult brain in relation to altered mood. Specifically, we discuss the effect of retinoids on depression-related behaviors and whether norepinephrinergic, dopaminergic, or serotonergic neurotransmitter systems may be impaired. In addition, we consider the evidence that adult neurogenesis, a process implicated in the pathophysiology of depression, is reduced by retinoid signaling. We suggest that 13-cis-RA treatment may induce depression-related behaviors by decreasing adult neurogenesis and/or altering the expression of components of serotonergic neurotransmitter system, thereby leading to impaired serotonin signaling.
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- Kally O'Reilly
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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O'Reilly KC, Trent S, Bailey SJ, Lane MA. 13-cis-Retinoic acid alters intracellular serotonin, increases 5-HT1A receptor, and serotonin reuptake transporter levels in vitro. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2007; 232:1195-203. [PMID: 17895527 DOI: 10.3181/0703-rm-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In addition to their established role in nervous system development, vitamin A and related retinoids are emerging as regulators of adult brain function. Accutane (13-cis-retinoic acid, isotretinoin) treatment has been reported to increase depression in humans. Recently, we showed that chronic administration of 13-cis-retinoic acid (13-cis-RA) to adolescent male mice increased depression-related behaviors. Here, we have examined whether 13-cis-RA regulates components involved in serotonergic neurotransmission in vitro. We used the RN46A-B14 cell line, derived from rat embryonic raphe nuclei. This cell line synthesizes serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and expresses the 5-HT(1A) receptor and the serotonin reuptake transporter (SERT). Cells were treated with 0, 2.5, or 10 microM 13-cis-RA for 48 or 96 hrs, and the levels of 5-HT; its metabolite, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA); 5-HT(1A) receptor; and SERT were determined. Treatment with 13-cis-RA for 96 hrs increased the intracellular levels of 5-HT and tended to increase intra-cellular 5HIAA levels. Furthermore, 48 hrs of treatment with 2.5 and 10 microM 13-cis-RA significantly increased 5-HT(1A) protein to 168.5 +/- 20.0% and 148.7 +/- 2.2% of control respectively. SERT protein levels were significantly increased to 142.5 +/- 11.1% and 119.2 +/- 3.6% of control by 48 hrs of treatment with 2.5 and 10 microM of 13-cis-RA respectively. Increases in both 5-HT(1A) receptor and SERT proteins may lead to decreased serotonin availability at synapses. Such an effect of 13-cis-RA could contribute to the increased depression-related behaviors we have shown in mice.
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- Kally C O'Reilly
- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Gyamfi MA, He L, French SW, Damjanov I, Wan YJY. Hepatocyte retinoid X receptor alpha-dependent regulation of lipid homeostasis and inflammatory cytokine expression contributes to alcohol-induced liver injury. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2007; 324:443-53. [PMID: 17975011 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.132258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Hepatocyte retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRalpha)-deficient mice are more sensitive to ethanol toxicity than wild-type mice. Because RXRalpha-mediated pathways are implicated in lipid homeostasis and the inflammatory response, we hypothesized that a compromise in lipid metabolism and associated production of proinflammatory mediators are responsible for the hepatotoxicity observed in ethanol-treated hepatocyte RXRalpha-deficient mice. Wild-type and hepatocyte RXRalpha-deficient mice were fed ethanol-containing diets or pair-fed control diets for 6 weeks. After ethanol treatment, serum ALT levels increased significantly (4-fold) in hepatocyte RXRalpha-deficient mice, but not in the wild-type mice. Hepatic liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) mRNA and protein levels were reduced due to RXRalpha deficiency. Ethanol induced L-FABP mRNA and protein in wild-type mice and provided protection against nonesterified fatty acid toxicity; however, this effect was absent in the mutant mice. Accordingly, hepatic nonesterified fatty acid level was increased in ethanol-fed mutant mice. Ethanol increased nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB binding activity in hepatocyte RXRalpha-deficient mice, but not in wild-type mice. In agreement, hepatic mRNA levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines were increased to a greater extent in the mutant than in wild-type mice. Furthermore, signal transducer and activator of transcription factor (STAT) 3 and associated Bcl-xL induction was observed in ethanol-fed wild-type mice but not in ethanol-fed hepatocyte RXRalpha-deficient mice. Taken together, after ethanol treatment, hepatocyte RXRalpha deficiency results in lack of L-FABP induction, increased hepatic free fatty acids, NF-kappaB activation, and proinflammatory cytokines production and a lack of STAT3 activation, which in part may contribute to alcohol-induced liver damage.
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- Maxwell Afari Gyamfi
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160-7417, USA
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Wang X, Allen C, Ballow M. Retinoic acid enhances the production of IL-10 while reducing the synthesis of IL-12 and TNF-alpha from LPS-stimulated monocytes/macrophages. J Clin Immunol 2007; 27:193-200. [PMID: 17253143 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-006-9068-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2006] [Accepted: 12/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Vitamin A and its metabolites, e.g., all trans-retinoic acid (atRA) and 9-cis-retinoic acid have attracted considerable attention as compounds that have a broad range of immune modulating effects on both humoral and cellular immune responses. The cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the effects of retinoids on the immune system remain to be more clearly defined. These immune modulating effects of atRA may be mediated by cytokines elaborated by monocytes and other cell types. To further understand the mechanism(s) by which retinoids affect the immune response, we examined the effects of atRA on several proinflammatory and immune modulating cytokines produced by monocytes. The effects of atRA on LPS-induced mRNA expression of IL-10, IL-12p40, TNF-alpha, IL-18, and TGF-beta in the THP-1 monocyte/macrophage cell line and in cord blood mononuclear cells were measured by competitive RT-PCR. The ELISPOT was employed to evaluate IL-10 and TNF-alpha protein production enumerating the number of IL-10 and TNF-alpha producing cells. The addition of atRA to cell cultures potentiated the LPS-induced IL-10 mRNA expression and the number of IL-10 secreting cells from THP-1 cells and cord blood mononuclear cells. In contrast, the addition of atRA inhibited the LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-12p40 mRNA expression, and the number of ELISPOT positive cells for TNF-alpha. atRA did not change the LPS-induced mRNA expression of IL-18 and TGF-beta. These results suggest that atRA may have multiple effects on LPS-induced monocyte/macrophage derived cytokines. While atRA downregulated the proinflammatory cytokines, e.g., IL-12 and TNF-alpha, the production of an immune modulating cytokine, IL-10 was enhanced by atRA. The effects of atRA on these cytokines may play an important role in the modulation of the immune and inflammatory responses.
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- Xiaochuan Wang
- Children's Hospital, Medical Center of Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Mey J. New therapeutic target for CNS injury? The role of retinoic acid signaling after nerve lesions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 66:757-79. [PMID: 16688771 DOI: 10.1002/neu.20238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Experiments with sciatic nerve lesions and spinal cord contusion injury demonstrate that the retinoic acid (RA) signaling cascade is activated by these traumatic events. In both cases the RA-synthesizing enzyme is RALDH-2. In the PNS, lesions cause RA-induced gene transcription, intracellular translocation of retinoid receptors, and increased transcription of CRBP-I, CRABP-II, and retinoid receptors. The activation of RARbeta appears to be responsible for neurotrophic and neuritogenic effects of RA on dorsal root ganglia and embryonic spinal cord. While the physiological role of RA in the injured nervous system is still under investigation three domains of functions are suggested: (1) neuroprotection and support of axonal growth, (2) modulation of the inflammatory reaction by microglia/macrophages, and (3) regulation of glial differentiation. Few studies have been performed to support nerve regeneration with RA signals in vivo, but a large number of experiments with neuronal and glial cell cultures and spinal cord explants point to beneficial effects of RA, so that future therapeutic approaches will likely focus on the activation of RA signaling.
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- Jörg Mey
- Institut für Biologie II, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
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Villamor E, Fawzi WW. Effects of vitamin a supplementation on immune responses and correlation with clinical outcomes. Clin Microbiol Rev 2005; 18:446-64. [PMID: 16020684 PMCID: PMC1195969 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.18.3.446-464.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Vitamin A supplementation to preschool children is known to decrease the risks of mortality and morbidity from some forms of diarrhea, measles, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and malaria. These effects are likely to be the result of the actions of vitamin A on immunity. Some of the immunomodulatory mechanisms of vitamin A have been described in clinical trials and can be correlated with clinical outcomes of supplementation. The effects on morbidity from measles are related to enhanced antibody production and lymphocyte proliferation. Benefits for severe diarrhea could be attributable to the functions of vitamin A in sustaining the integrity of mucosal epithelia in the gut, whereas positive effects among HIV-infected children could also be related to increased T-cell lymphopoiesis. There is no conclusive evidence for a direct effect of vitamin A supplementation on cytokine production or lymphocyte activation. Under certain circumstances, vitamin A supplementation to infants has the potential to improve the antibody response to some vaccines, including tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and measles. There is limited research on the effects of vitamin A supplementation to adults and the elderly on their immune function; currently available data provide no consistent evidence for beneficial effects. Additional studies with these age groups are needed.
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- Eduardo Villamor
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Dheen ST, Jun Y, Yan Z, Tay SSW, Ling EA. Retinoic acid inhibits expression of TNF-alpha and iNOS in activated rat microglia. Glia 2005; 50:21-31. [PMID: 15602748 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The release of proinflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide by microglia has been implicated in neurotoxicity in chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. As all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) has been reported to exert anti-inflammatory actions in various cell types, we have examined its effects on the expression of TNF-alpha and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in microglia activated by beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Exposure of primary cultures of rat microglial cells to Abeta or LPS stimulated the mRNA expression level of TNF-alpha (6-116-fold) and iNOS (8-500-fold) significantly. RA acted in a dose-dependent manner (0.1-10 microM) by attenuating both TNF-alpha (29-97%) and iNOS (61-96%) mRNA expression in microglia exposed to Abeta or LPS. RA-induced inhibition of TNF-alpha and iNOS mRNA expression in activated microglia was accompanied by the concomitant reduction in release of iNOS and TNF-alpha proteins as revealed by nitrite assay and ELISA, respectively. The anti-inflammatory effects of RA were correlated with the enhanced expression of retinoic acid receptor-beta, and transforming growth factor-beta1 as well as the inhibition of NF-kappaB translocation. These results suggest that RA may inhibit the neurotoxic effect of activated microglia by suppressing the production of inflammatory cytokines and cytotoxic molecules.
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- S Thameem Dheen
- Department of Anatomy, Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Zou W, Amcheslavsky A, Takeshita S, Drissi H, Bar-Shavit Z. TNF-alpha expression is transcriptionally regulated by RANK ligand. J Cell Physiol 2005; 202:371-8. [PMID: 15389596 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is known for its osteoclastogenic and resorptive activities. Induction of osteoclastogenesis by receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) is accompanied by increased TNF-alpha expression. In the present study we investigated the mechanism by which RANKL induces expression of TNF-alpha in osteoclast precursors. The macrophage-like cell-line, RAW 264.7 was used as a model for osteoclast precursors. To examine if RANKL-mediated increase in TNF-alpha expression involves increased stability of its transcript, RAW264.7 cells were treated with or without RANKL, and then a transcription inhibitor was added. At different time points, TNF-alpha and L32 mRNA levels were examined. TNF-alpha mRNA stability was not altered by RANKL. We next measured directly the transcription rate of TNF-alpha by a run-on assay and found that RANKL increases TNF-alpha transcription rate by 2.9-fold in RAW264.7 cells. We further characterized this transcriptional induction of TNF-alpha by RANKL. Gel shift assays using nuclear extracts derived from RANKL-treated RAW264.7 cells show increased specific NF-kappaB binding activity on the murine TNF-alpha promoter. Gliotoxin, known for its ability to inhibit NF-kappaB activation blocked RANKL-induced TNF-alpha expression. We finally used 1,260 bp of the murine TNF-alpha promoter fused to luciferase, as well as four mutants of this promoter carrying mutations in each of the four NF-kappaB sites to stably transfect RAW 264.7 cells. Reporter activity was increased in response to RANKL in wild type promoter transfected cells, whereas treatment of the mutants' transfected cells did not elicit reporter activity. In conclusion, RANKL induces TNF-alpha expression via a transcriptional mechanism, depending on the NF-kappaB sites in the TNF promoter.
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- W Zou
- The H Hubert Humphrey Center for Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research, The Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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Nagy LE. Stabilization of tumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNA in macrophages in response to chronic ethanol exposure. Alcohol 2004; 33:229-33. [PMID: 15596091 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Revised: 06/23/2004] [Accepted: 06/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is one of a number of cytokines implicated in the progression of alcohol-induced liver disease. Activation of hepatic macrophages by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) during exposure to ethanol is thought to be an important mechanism for stimulation of TNF-alpha expression. Chronic exposure of macrophages to ethanol, both in vivo after ad libitum feeding of ethanol for 4 weeks and in culture for 48 h, has an impact on specific elements within the LPS-stimulated signaling cascade, disrupting both transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of TNF-alpha biosynthesis. Stabilization of TNF-alpha mRNA after chronic exposure to ethanol is one important mechanism for increased TNF-alpha production by hepatic macrophages. Increased LPS stimulation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase contributes to this stabilization of TNF-alpha mRNA in macrophages. Stabilization of TNF-alpha mRNA after chronic exposure to ethanol requires both cis-acting elements in the TNF-alpha mRNA and trans-acting mRNA-binding proteins. The adenosine plus uridine-rich element in the 3' untranslated region of the TNF-alpha mRNA is an important regulator of TNF-alpha mRNA stability. Its activity is required for stabilization of TNF-alpha mRNA induced by chronic exposure to ethanol. Moreover, results from studies have demonstrated that at least one mRNA-binding protein, HuR, is also involved in stabilization of TNF-alpha mRNA stability after chronic exposure to ethanol. Taken together, the results from these studies identify the regulation of TNF-alpha mRNA stability as a novel mechanism by which chronic exposure to ethanol increases the expression of TNF-alpha.
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- Laura E Nagy
- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, 2123 Abington Road, Room 201, Cleveland, OH 44106-4906, USA.
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Kishore R, McMullen MR, Cocuzzi E, Nagy LE. Lipopolysaccharide-mediated signal transduction: Stabilization of TNF-alpha mRNA contributes to increased lipopolysaccharide-stimulated TNF-alpha production by Kupffer cells after chronic ethanol feeding. COMPARATIVE HEPATOLOGY 2004; 3 Suppl 1:S31. [PMID: 14960183 PMCID: PMC2410250 DOI: 10.1186/1476-5926-2-s1-s31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Raj Kishore
- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, 44106-4906, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, 44106-4906, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, 44106-4906, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, 44106-4906, USA
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Fischer M, You M, Matsumoto M, Crabb DW. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) agonist treatment reverses PPARalpha dysfunction and abnormalities in hepatic lipid metabolism in ethanol-fed mice. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:27997-8004. [PMID: 12791698 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m302140200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Proper function of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) is essential for the regulation of hepatic fatty acid metabolism. Fatty acid levels are increased in liver during the metabolism of ethanol and should activate PPARalpha. However, recent in vitro data showed that ethanol metabolism inhibited the function of PPARalpha. We now report that ethanol feeding impairs fatty acid catabolism in the liver in part via blocking PPARalpha-mediated responses in C57BL/6J mice. Ethanol feeding decreased PPARalpha/retinoid X receptor alpha binding in electrophoretic mobility shift assay of liver nuclear extracts. mRNAs for PPAR-regulated genes were reduced (long chain and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenases) or failed to be induced (acyl-CoA oxidase, liver carnitine palmitoyl-CoA transferase, very long chain acyl-CoA synthetase, very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase) in livers of the ethanol-fed animals, and ethanol feeding did not increase the rate of fatty acid beta-oxidation. Wy14,643, a PPARalpha agonist, restored the DNA binding activity of PPARalpha/retinoid X receptor alpha, induced mRNA levels of PPARalpha target genes, stimulated the rate of fatty acid beta-oxidation, and prevented fatty liver in ethanol-fed animals. Impairment of PPARalpha function during ethanol consumption contributes to the development of alcoholic fatty liver, which can be overcome by Wy14,643.
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- Monika Fischer
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
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