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Kuek V, Yang Z, Chim SM, Zhu S, Xu H, Chow ST, Tickner J, Rosen V, Erber W, Li X, Qin A, Qian Y, Xu J. NPNT is Expressed by Osteoblasts and Mediates Angiogenesis via the Activation of Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36210. [PMID: 27782206 PMCID: PMC5080588 DOI: 10.1038/srep36210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis plays an important role in bone development and remodeling and is mediated by a plethora of potential angiogenic factors. However, data regarding specific angiogenic factors that are secreted within the bone microenvironment to regulate osteoporosis is lacking. Here, we report that Nephronectin (NPNT), a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) repeat superfamily proteins and a homologue of EGFL6, is expressed in osteoblasts. Intriguingly, the gene expression of NPNT is reduced in the bone of C57BL/6J ovariectomised mice and in osteoporosis patients. In addition, the protein levels of NPNT and CD31 are also found to be reduced in the tibias of OVX mice. Exogenous addition of mouse recombinant NPNT on endothelial cells stimulates migration and tube-like structure formation in vitro. Furthermore, NPNT promotes angiogenesis in an ex vivo fetal mouse metatarsal angiogenesis assay. We show that NPNT stimulates the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and p38 mitogen-activated kinase (MAPK) in endothelial cells. Inhibition of ERK1/2 impaired NPNT-induced endothelial cell migration, tube-like structure formation and angiogenesis. Taken together, these results demonstrate that NPNT is a paracrine angiogenic factor and may play a role in pathological osteoporosis. This may lead to new targets for treatment of bone diseases and injuries.
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- Vincent Kuek
- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia.,Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
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- Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China
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- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia.,Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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Nangia-Makker P, Yu Y, Majumdar APN. Role of cancer stem cells in age-related rise in colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2015; 6:86-89. [PMID: 26600965 PMCID: PMC4644890 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) that comprises about 50% of estimated gastrointestinal cancers remains a high mortality malignancy. It is estimated that CRC will result in 9% of all cancer related deaths. CRC is the third leading malignancy affecting both males and females equally; with 9% of the estimated new cancer cases and 9% cancer related deaths. Sporadic CRC, whose incidence increases markedly with advancing age, occurs in 80%-85% patients diagnosed with CRC. Little is known about the precise biochemical mechanisms responsible for the rise in CRC with aging. However, many probable reasons for this increase have been suggested; among others they include altered carcinogen metabolism and the cumulative effects of long-term exposure to cancer-causing agents. Herein, we propose a role for self-renewing, cancer stem cells (CSCs) in regulating these cellular events. In this editorial, we have briefly described the recent work on the evolution of CSCs in gastro-intestinal track especially in the colon, and how they are involved in the age-related rise in CRC. Focus of this editorial is to provide a description of (1) CSC; (2) epigenetic and genetic mechanisms giving rise to CSCs; (3) markers of CSC; (4) characteristics; and (5) age-related increase in CSC in the colonic crypt.
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Zhang H, Davies KJA, Forman HJ. Oxidative stress response and Nrf2 signaling in aging. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 88:314-336. [PMID: 26066302 PMCID: PMC4628850 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 586] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Increasing oxidative stress, a major characteristic of aging, has been implicated in a variety of age-related pathologies. In aging, oxidant production from several sources is increased, whereas antioxidant enzymes, the primary lines of defense, are decreased. Repair systems, including the proteasomal degradation of damaged proteins, also decline. Importantly, the adaptive response to oxidative stress declines with aging. Nrf2/EpRE signaling regulates the basal and inducible expression of many antioxidant enzymes and the proteasome. Nrf2/EpRE activity is regulated at several levels, including transcription, posttranslation, and interactions with other proteins. This review summarizes current studies on age-related impairment of Nrf2/EpRE function and discusses the changes in Nrf2 regulatory mechanisms with aging.
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- Hongqiao Zhang
- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
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- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology; Division of Molecular & Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA
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- Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology; School of Natural Science, University of California at Merced, Merced, CA 95344, USA.
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Osaki LH, Gama P. MAPKs and signal transduction in the control of gastrointestinal epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:10143-61. [PMID: 23670595 PMCID: PMC3676833 DOI: 10.3390/ijms140510143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are activated by several stimuli and transduce the signal inside cells, generating diverse responses including cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis. Each MAPK cascade comprises a series of molecules, and regulation takes place at different levels. They communicate with each other and with additional pathways, creating a signaling network that is important for cell fate determination. In this review, we focus on ERK, JNK, p38 and ERK5, the major MAPKs, and their interactions with PI3K-Akt, TGFβ/Smad and Wnt/β-catenin pathways. More importantly, we describe how MAPKs regulate cell proliferation and differentiation in the rapidly renewing epithelia that lines the gastrointestinal tract and, finally, we highlight the recent findings on nutritional aspects that affect MAPK transduction cascades.
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- Luciana H Osaki
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil.
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Gonzalez Pardo V, Russo de Boland A. Age-related changes in the response of intestinal cells to 1α,25(OH)2-vitamin D3. Ageing Res Rev 2013; 12:76-89. [PMID: 22706185 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2012.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The hormonally active form of vitamin D(3), 1α,25(OH)(2)-vitamin D(3), acts in intestine, its major target tissue, where its actions are of regulatory and developmental importance: regulation of intracellular calcium through modulation of second messengers and activation of mitogenic cascades leading to cell proliferation. Several causes have been postulated to modify the hormone response in intestinal cells with ageing, among them, alterations of vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels and binding sites, reduced expression of G-proteins and hormone signal transduction changes. The current review summarizes the actual knowledge regarding the molecular and biochemical basis of age-impaired 1α,25(OH)(2)-vitamin D(3) receptor-mediated signaling in intestinal cells. A fundamental understanding why the hormone functions are impaired with age will enhance our knowledge of its importance in intestinal cell physiology.
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- Verónica Gonzalez Pardo
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Takahashi H, Okamura D, Starr ME, Saito H, Evers BM. Age-dependent reduction of the PI3K regulatory subunit p85α suppresses pancreatic acinar cell proliferation. Aging Cell 2012; 11:305-14. [PMID: 22212451 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00787.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is important for tissue proliferation. Previously, we found that tissue regeneration after partial pancreatic resection was markedly attenuated in aged mice as compared to young mice and that this attenuation was because of an age-dependent reduction of PI3K/Akt signaling in the pancreatic acini; however, the mechanisms for the age-associated decline of pancreatic PI3K/Akt signaling remained unknown. To better delineate the mechanisms for the decreased PI3K/Akt activation with aging, age-associated changes in cell proliferation and PI3K/Akt signaling were investigated in the present study using in vitro primary pancreatic acinar cell cultures derived from young and aged mice. In response to treatment with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), acinar cells from young but not aged mice showed increased activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and cell proliferation, indicating that intrinsic cellular mechanisms cause the age-associated changes in pancreatic acinar cells. We also found that the expression of PI3K p85α subunit, but not IGF-1 receptor or other PI3K subunits, was significantly reduced in pancreatic acinar cells from aged mice; this age-associated reduction of p85α was confirmed in both mouse and human pancreatic tissues. Finally, small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of p85α expression in acinar cells from young mice resulted in markedly attenuated activation of PI3K/Akt downstream signaling in response to IGF-1. From these results, we conclude that exocrine pancreatic expression of PI3K p85α subunit is attenuated by aging, which is likely responsible for the age-associated decrease in activation of pancreatic PI3K signaling and acinar cell proliferation in response to growth-promoting stimuli.
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- Hitoshi Takahashi
- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Nautiyal J, Du J, Yu Y, Kanwar SS, Levi E, Majumdar APN. EGFR regulation of colon cancer stem-like cells during aging and in response to the colonic carcinogen dimethylhydrazine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2012; 302:G655-63. [PMID: 22281474 PMCID: PMC3330776 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00323.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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One of the most consistent pathological conditions in the gastrointestinal tract with advancing age is malignancy, particularly gastrointestinal cancers, the incidence of which increases sharply with aging. Although the reasons for the age-related rise in colorectal cancer are not fully understood, we hypothesize that aging increases susceptibility of the colon to carcinogen(s)/toxicant(s), leading to an increase in cancer stem-like cells (CSLCs) that express cancer stem cell markers, in the colonic mucosa. The current study demonstrates that aging is associated with increased expression of several colon CSLC markers [CD44, CD166, and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH-1)] and a higher proportion of cells expressing these markers. Aging is also accompanied by increased expression of miR-21 in colon. These increases are further increased in response to the colonic carcinogen dimethylhydrazine (DMH). Aging is also associated with increased tyrosine-phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Inhibition of EGFR using the EGFR inhibitor cetuximab abrogated the age-related increase in CD166 and ALDH-1 as well as miRNA (miR)-21. Our results provide new evidence that aging and DMH are associated with increases in CSLC biomarkers and miR21, each of which have been linked to colorectal cancer. EGFR inhibition attenuates these changes, indicating a role for EGFR in age- and mutagen-associated changes in CSLCs.
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- Jyoti Nautiyal
- 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ,2Karmanos Cancer Institute, ,3Department of Internal Medicine,
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- 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ,3Department of Internal Medicine,
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- 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ,3Department of Internal Medicine,
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- 4Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- 1Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ,2Karmanos Cancer Institute, ,3Department of Internal Medicine,
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Nautiyal J, Kanwar SS, Majumdar APN. EGFR(s) in aging and carcinogenesis of the gastrointestinal tract. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2011; 11:436-50. [PMID: 20491625 DOI: 10.2174/138920310791824110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cells of the gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa are subject to a constant process of renewal which, in normal adults, reflects a balance between the rates of cell production and cell loss. Detailed knowledge of these events is, therefore, essential for a better understanding of the normal aging processes as well as many GI diseases, particularly malignancy, that represent disorders of tissue growth. In general, many GI dysfunctions, including malignancy, increase with advancing age, and aging itself is associated with alterations in structural and functional integrity of the GI tract. Although the regulatory mechanisms for age-related increase in the incidence of GI-cancers are yet to be fully delineated, recent evidence suggests a role for epidermal growth family receptors and its family members {referred to as EGFR(s)} in the development and progression of carcinogenesis during aging. The present communication discusses the involvement of EGFR(s) in regulating events of GI cancers during advancing age and summarizes the current available therapeutics targeting these receptors. The current review also describes the effectiveness of ErbB inhibitors as well as combination therapies. Additionally, the involvement of GI stem cells in the development of the age-related rise in GI cancers is emphasized.
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- Jyoti Nautiyal
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Kanwar SS, Yu Y, Nautiyal J, Patel BB, Padhye S, Sarkar FH, Majumdar APN. Difluorinated-curcumin (CDF): a novel curcumin analog is a potent inhibitor of colon cancer stem-like cells. Pharm Res 2010; 28:827-38. [PMID: 21161336 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0336-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Recurrence of colon cancer, which affects nearly 50% of patients treated by conventional therapeutics, is thought to be due to re-emergence of chemotherapy-resistant cancer stem/stem-like cells (CSCs). Therefore, development of therapeutic strategies for targeted elimination of CSCs would be a novel strategy. The current study examines whether difluorinated-curcumin (CDF), a novel analog of the dietary ingredient of curcumin, in combination with 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin (5-FU + Ox), the mainstay of colon cancer chemotherapeutic, would be effective in eliminating colon CSCs. METHODS Multiple methodologies that include real-time RT-PCR, Western blot, MTT assay, caspase-3 activity, colonosphere formation, Hoechst-33342 dye exclusion and NF-κB-ELISA were used. RESULTS We observed that CDF together with 5-FU + Ox were more potent than curcumin in reducing CD44 and CD166 in chemo-resistant colon cancer cells, accompanied by inhibition of growth, induction of apoptosis and disintegration of colonospheres. These changes were associated with down-regulation of the membrane transporter ABCG2 and attenuation of EGFR, IGF-1R, and NF-κB signaling consistent with inactivation of β-catenin, COX-2, c-Myc and Bcl-xL and activation of the pro-apoptotic Bax. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that CDF together with the conventional chemotherapeutics could be an effective treatment strategy for preventing the emergence of chemo-resistant colon cancer cells by eliminating CSCs.
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Halasz P, Holloway G, Coulson BS. Death mechanisms in epithelial cells following rotavirus infection, exposure to inactivated rotavirus or genome transfection. J Gen Virol 2010; 91:2007-2018. [PMID: 20392902 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.018275-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Intestinal epithelial cell death following rotavirus infection is associated with villus atrophy and gastroenteritis. Roles for both apoptosis and necrosis in cytocidal activity within rotavirus-infected epithelial cells have been proposed. Additionally, inactivated rotavirus has been reported to induce diarrhoea in infant mice. We further examined the death mechanisms induced in epithelial cell lines following rotavirus infection or inactivated rotavirus exposure. Monolayer integrity changes in MA104, HT-29 and partially differentiated Caco-2 cells following inactivated rotavirus exposure or RRV or CRW-8 rotavirus infection paralleled cell metabolic activity and viability reductions. MA104 cell exposure to rotavirus dsRNA also altered monolayer integrity. Inactivated rotaviruses induced delayed cell function losses that were unrelated to apoptosis. Phosphatidylserine externalization, indicating early apoptosis, occurred in MA104 and HT-29 but not in partially differentiated Caco-2 cells by 11 h after infection. Rotavirus activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase partially protected MA104 and HT-29 cells from early apoptosis. In contrast, activation of the stress-activated protein kinase JNK by rotavirus did not influence apoptosis induction in these cells. RRV infection produced DNA fragmentation, indicating late-stage apoptosis, in fully differentiated Caco-2 cells only. These studies show that the apoptosis initiation and cell death mechanism induced by rotavirus infection depend on cell type and degree of differentiation. Early stage apoptosis resulting from rotavirus infection is probably counter-balanced by virus-induced phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation. The ability of inactivated rotaviruses and rotavirus dsRNA to perturb monolayer integrity supports a potential role for these rotavirus components in disease pathogenesis.
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- Peter Halasz
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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Patel BB, Yu Y, Du J, Rishi AK, Sarkar FH, Tarca AL, Wali A, Majumdar APN. Schlafen 3, a novel gene, regulates colonic mucosal growth during aging. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2009; 296:G955-62. [PMID: 19228883 PMCID: PMC2670681 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90726.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although aging is associated with increased proliferation and decreased apoptosis in the colonic mucosa of Fischer 344 rats, the regulatory mechanisms are poorly understood. Gene expression profiling (Illumina platform) was carried out in freshly isolated colonic mucosal cells from young (4-6 mo old) and aged (22-24 mo old) Fischer 344 rats. Sixty-six genes were differentially expressed in the colonic mucosa between young and old animals (P<0.05). In particular, the expression of schlafen 3, a negative regulator of proliferation, was decreased by 8- to 10-fold in the colonic mucosa of aged rats. Administration of wortmannin, which inhibited colonic mucosal proliferation in the colonic mucosa of aged rats, stimulated the expression of schlafen 3, indicating a growth regulatory role of this gene. To further determine the growth regulatory properties of schlafen 3 gene, schlafen 3 cDNA was transfected in colon cancer HCT-116 cells. This resulted in a 30-40% inhibition of cellular growth, accompanied by decreased expression of PCNA and cyclin D1 and reduced phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein. In conclusion, our present study demonstrates that several genes involved in proliferation and apoptosis are differentially expressed in the colonic mucosa of young and aged rats. Schlafen 3, a novel negative regulator of growth, which is markedly downregulated in the colonic mucosa of the aged, may play a role in regulating colonic mucosal growth during aging.
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- Bhaumik B. Patel
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Tansuwanwong S, Yamamoto H, Imai K, Vinitketkumnuen U. Antiproliferation and apoptosis on RKO colon cancer by Millingtonia hortensis. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2009; 64:11-17. [PMID: 19083098 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-008-0094-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Millingtonia hortensis is a medicinal plant widely used in many Asian countries. An aqueous crude extract of this plant has been shown the apoptosis induction on RKO colon cancer cells. However, its mechanism remains unknown. To learn more about this plant extract, we partially purified the crude extract using Sephadex LH-20 and three aqueous fractions were collected. Each fraction was investigated for cytotoxicity using MTT assay. Fraction 1 showed antiproliferative effect on RKO cells with dose-dependent manner, while fraction 2 and 3 had no effect. Induction of apoptosis was determined using flow cytometry and DNA fragmentation method. Apoptotic cell numbers and the appearance of fragmented DNA increased with dose-dependent manner after treatment with fraction 1 for 48 h. We further investigated the expression of apoptotic protein by western blot analysis. Fraction 1 decreased the expression of anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-xL and p-Bad, while pro-apoptotic protein Bad, was not changed. Fraction 1 also decreased the expression of p-Akt and slightly increased the level of total Akt. These results indicated that fraction 1 is able to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis on RKO cells by decreasing the expression of Bcl-xL, p-Bad and p-Akt which are involving in survival of cancer cells.
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- Siwapong Tansuwanwong
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Majumdar APN, Du J, Yu Y, Xu H, Levi E, Patel BB, Rishi AK. Cell cycle and apoptosis regulatory protein-1: a novel regulator of apoptosis in the colonic mucosa during aging. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2007; 293:G1215-22. [PMID: 17932228 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00324.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although the regulatory mechanisms for the age-related rise in proliferation and reduction in apoptosis in the colonic mucosa are yet to be fully delineated, we have demonstrated that these events are associated with increased expression and activation of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)/ErbB-1 and some of its receptor family members (EGFRs), indicating their involvement in these processes. However, the downstream signaling events of EGFR and/or its family members regulating age-related changes in mucosal proliferation and apoptosis remain to be delineated. Cell cycle and apoptosis regulatory protein-1 (CARP-1), a novel growth signaling regulator that we isolated, participates in EGFR-dependent signaling. In the current investigation, we examined the involvement of CARP-1 in colonic mucosal growth-related processes during aging. We report that the age-related reduction in apoptosis in the colonic mucosa is associated with increased expression and tyrosine phosphorylation of not only EGFR but also ErbB-2 and ErbB-3. In contrast, protein and mRNA levels of CARP-1 as well as tyrosine phosphorylation of CARP-1 are decreased. Additionally, we have observed that administration of wortmannin, an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity that accelerates apoptosis in the colonic mucosa of aged rats, causes a marked increase in expression and tyrosine phosphorylation of CARP-1. The age-related decline in CARP-1 expression could partly be attributed to increased methylation of the CARP-1 promoter. Taken together, our data suggest that not only EGFR but also its other members are involved in regulating colonic mucosal growth during aging and that CARP-1 may play a crucial role in transducing EGFRs signals.
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- Adhip P N Majumdar
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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OBJECTIVE Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) superfamily of ligands. It has been implicated as a regulator of angiogenesis. However, the mechanisms by which HB-EGF promotes angiogenesis are unknown. The goal of the present study was to define the pathways by which HB-EGF stimulates angiogenesis in endothelial cells. METHODS To characterize the angiogenic activity of HB-EGF, we treated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) with HB-EGF and analyzed the effects on cell proliferation, migration and tube formation. Side-by-side assays with EGF were used for comparison. RESULTS Both HB-EGF and EGF stimulated HUVEC migration in scratch assays and promoted vascular tube formation in 2D-angiogenesis assays, without inducing cell proliferation. HB-EGF- and EGF-induced HUVEC migration and capillary tube formation were dependent upon activation of PI3K, MAPK and eNOS. Importantly, HB-EGF-and EGF-induced tube formation was comparable to, but were independent of tube formation induced by VEGF. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated that HB-EGF and EGF induce angiogenesis via activation of PI3K, MAPK and eNOS in a VEGF-independent fashion. Thus, the role played by HB-EGF in stimulating physiologic processes such as wound healing in vivo may be dependent, in part, on its ability to promote angiogenesis.
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- Veela B Mehta
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Center for Perinatal Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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