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Martín-Bórnez M, Falcón D, Morrugares R, Siegfried G, Khatib AM, Rosado JA, Galeano-Otero I, Smani T. New Insights into the Reparative Angiogenesis after Myocardial Infarction. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12298. [PMID: 37569674 PMCID: PMC10418963 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Myocardial infarction (MI) causes massive loss of cardiac myocytes and injury to the coronary microcirculation, overwhelming the limited capacity of cardiac regeneration. Cardiac repair after MI is finely organized by complex series of procedures involving a robust angiogenic response that begins in the peri-infarcted border area of the infarcted heart, concluding with fibroblast proliferation and scar formation. Efficient neovascularization after MI limits hypertrophied myocytes and scar extent by the reduction in collagen deposition and sustains the improvement in cardiac function. Compelling evidence from animal models and classical in vitro angiogenic approaches demonstrate that a plethora of well-orchestrated signaling pathways involving Notch, Wnt, PI3K, and the modulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration through ion channels, regulate angiogenesis from existing endothelial cells (ECs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in the infarcted heart. Moreover, cardiac repair after MI involves cell-to-cell communication by paracrine/autocrine signals, mainly through the delivery of extracellular vesicles hosting pro-angiogenic proteins and non-coding RNAs, as microRNAs (miRNAs). This review highlights some general insights into signaling pathways activated under MI, focusing on the role of Ca2+ influx, Notch activated pathway, and miRNAs in EC activation and angiogenesis after MI.
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- Marta Martín-Bórnez
- Group of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital of Virgen del Rocío/University of Seville/CSIC, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain; (M.M.-B.); (D.F.); (R.M.)
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
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- Group of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital of Virgen del Rocío/University of Seville/CSIC, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain; (M.M.-B.); (D.F.); (R.M.)
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
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- Group of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital of Virgen del Rocío/University of Seville/CSIC, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain; (M.M.-B.); (D.F.); (R.M.)
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- RyTME, Bordeaux Institute of Oncology (BRIC)-UMR1312 Inserm, B2 Ouest, Allée Geoffroy St Hilaire CS50023, 33615 Pessac, France (A.-M.K.)
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- RyTME, Bordeaux Institute of Oncology (BRIC)-UMR1312 Inserm, B2 Ouest, Allée Geoffroy St Hilaire CS50023, 33615 Pessac, France (A.-M.K.)
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- Cellular Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Molecular Pathology Biomarkers (IMPB), University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain;
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- Group of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital of Virgen del Rocío/University of Seville/CSIC, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain; (M.M.-B.); (D.F.); (R.M.)
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
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- Group of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University Hospital of Virgen del Rocío/University of Seville/CSIC, Avenida Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain; (M.M.-B.); (D.F.); (R.M.)
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
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Mehdipour M, Park S, Huang GN. Unlocking cardiomyocyte renewal potential for myocardial regeneration therapy. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2023; 177:9-20. [PMID: 36801396 PMCID: PMC10699255 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Cardiomyocytes are irreversibly lost due to cardiac ischemia secondary to disease. This leads to increased cardiac fibrosis, poor contractility, cardiac hypertrophy, and subsequent life-threatening heart failure. Adult mammalian hearts exhibit notoriously low regenerative potential, further compounding the calamities described above. Neonatal mammalian hearts, on the other hand, display robust regenerative capacities. Lower vertebrates such as zebrafish and salamanders retain the ability to replenish lost cardiomyocytes throughout life. It is critical to understand the varying mechanisms that are responsible for these differences in cardiac regeneration across phylogeny and ontogeny. Adult mammalian cardiomyocyte cell cycle arrest and polyploidization have been proposed as major barriers to heart regeneration. Here we review current models about why adult mammalian cardiac regenerative potential is lost including changes in environmental oxygen levels, acquisition of endothermy, complex immune system development, and possible cancer risk tradeoffs. We also discuss recent progress and highlight conflicting reports pertaining to extrinsic and intrinsic signaling pathways that control cardiomyocyte proliferation and polyploidization in growth and regeneration. Uncovering the physiological brakes of cardiac regeneration could illuminate novel molecular targets and offer promising therapeutic strategies to treat heart failure.
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- Melod Mehdipour
- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Bakar Aging Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Bakar Aging Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; Bakar Aging Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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The Role of the Notch Signaling Pathway in Recovery of Cardiac Function after Myocardial Infarction. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012509. [PMID: 36293363 PMCID: PMC9604421 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Myocardial infarction (MI) is a pathological process, evidencing as massive death of cardiomyocytes associated with hypoxic and oxidative stress. The formation of areas of fibrosis ultimately leads to heart failure. There are some mechanisms that contribute to the functional repair of the heart. In most mammals, including humans, the Notch signaling pathway has cardioprotective effects. It is involved in the formation of the heart in embryogenesis and in the restoration of cardiac function after MI due to: (1) reducing oxidative stress; (2) prevention of apoptosis; (3) regulation of inflammation; (4) containment of fibrosis and hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes; (5) tissue revascularization; and (6) regulation of proliferation and differentiation of cardiomyocytes. In addition, the Notch signaling pathway interacts with other signaling cascades involved in the pathogenesis of MI and subsequent cardiac repair. In this review, we consider the Notch signaling pathway as a potential target for therapeutic approaches aimed at improving cardiac recovery after MI.
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Li F, Zhou YD, Liu J, Cai JD, Liao ZM, Chen GQ. RBP-J promotes cell growth and metastasis through regulating miR-182-5p-mediated Tiam1/Rac1/p38 MAPK axis in colorectal cancer. Cell Signal 2021; 87:110103. [PMID: 34339855 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND RBP-J is involved in number of cellular processes. However, the potential mechanisms of RBP-J on colorectal cancer (CRC) development have not been clearly defined. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role and molecular mechanism of RBP-J in CRC. METHODS The expression levels of RBP-J and Tiam1 in CRC tissues and cells were evaluated by RT-qPCR or western blot. RBP-J was knocked down with sh-RBP-J or overexpressed by pcDNA3.1-RBP-J in CRC cells. Cell proliferation, migration and invasion abilities were analyzed by MTT, wound healing, and transwell assay, respectively. CHIP-qPCR, RIP and dual luciferase reporter assays were performed to confirm the interaction between miR-182-5p and RBP-J or Tiam1. Expression levels of p-p38 MAPK, p38 MAPK, Slug-1, Twist1 and MMP-9 were analyzed by western blot. G-LISA test was used to detect Rac1 activity. RESULTS Our results showed that the expression of RBP-J and Tiam1 was significantly up-regulated in CRC tissues and cells. RBP-J overexpression promoted proliferation, migration and invasion of CRC cells. Moreover, RBP-J was found to directly target miR-182-5p promoter and positively regulate the Tiam1/Rac1/p38 MAPK signaling pathway in CRC cells. It was also proved that miR-182-5p can bind Tiam1 directly. Furthermore, experiments revealed that RBP-J could promote CRC cell proliferation, migration and invasion via miR-182-5p-mediated Tiam1/Rac1/p38 MAPK axis. In addition, knockdown of RBP-J reduced tumor growth and metastasis in CRC mice. CONCLUSION RBP-J regulates CRC cell growth and metastasis through miR-182-5p mediated Tiam1/Rac1/p38 MAPK signaling pathway, implying potential novel therapeutic targets for CRC patients.
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- Fang Li
- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410006, Hunan Province, PR China.
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Chen F, Han J, Wang D. Identification of key microRNAs and the underlying molecular mechanism in spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11454. [PMID: 34123589 PMCID: PMC8164840 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (SCII) is a pathological process with severe complications such as paraplegia and paralysis. Aberrant miRNA expression is involved in the development of SCII. Differences in the experimenters, filtering conditions, control selection, and sequencing platform may lead to different miRNA expression results. This study systematically analyzes the available SCII miRNA expression data to explore the key differently expressed miRNAs (DEmiRNAs) and the underlying molecular mechanism in SCII. A systematic bioinformatics analysis was performed on 23 representative rat SCII miRNA datasets from PubMed. The target genes of key DEmiRNAs were predicted on miRDB. The DAVID and TFactS databases were utilized for functional enrichment and transcription factor binding analyses. In this study, 19 key DEmiRNAs involved in SCII were identified, 9 of which were upregulated (miR-144-3p, miR-3568, miR-204, miR-30c, miR-34c-3p, miR-155-3p, miR-200b, miR-463, and miR-760-5p) and 10 downregulated (miR-28-5p, miR-21-5p, miR-702-3p, miR-291a-3p, miR-199a-3p, miR-352, miR-743b-3p, miR-125b-2-3p, miR-129-1-3p, and miR-136). KEGG enrichment analysis on the target genes of the upregulated DEmiRNAs revealed that the involved pathways were mainly the cGMP-PKG and cAMP signaling pathways. KEGG enrichment analysis on the target genes of the downregulated DEmiRNAs revealed that the involved pathways were mainly the Chemokine and MAPK signaling pathways. GO enrichment analysis indicated that the target genes of the upregulated DEmiRNAs were markedly enriched in biological processes such as brain development and the positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter. Target genes of the downregulated DEmiRNAs were mainly enriched in biological processes such as intracellular signal transduction and negative regulation of cell proliferation. According to the transcription factor analysis, the four transcription factors, including SP1, GLI1, GLI2, and FOXO3, had important regulatory effects on the target genes of the key DEmiRNAs. Among the upregulated DEmiRNAs, miR-3568 was especially interesting. While SCII causes severe neurological deficits of lower extremities, the anti-miRNA oligonucleotides (AMOs) of miR-3568 improve neurological function. Cleaved caspase-3 and Bax was markedly upregulated in SCII comparing to the sham group, and miR-3568 AMO reduced the upregulation. Bcl-2 expression levels showed a opposite trend as cleaved caspase-3. The expression of GATA6, GATA4, and RBPJ decreased after SCII and miR-3568 AMO attenuated this upregulation. In conclusion, 19 significant DEmiRNAs in the pathogenesis of SCII were identified, and the underlying molecular mechanisms were validated. The DEmiRNAs could serve as potential intervention targets for SCII. Moreover, inhibition of miR-3568 preserved hind limb function after SCII by reducing apoptosis, possibly through regulating GATA6, GATA4, and RBPJ in SCII.
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- Fengshou Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China
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Wu J, Xie F, Qin Y, Liu J, Yang Z. Notch signaling is involved in the antiapoptotic effects of liraglutide on rat H9c2 cardiomyocytes exposed to hypoxia followed by reoxygenation. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520948394. [PMID: 32967491 PMCID: PMC7521049 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520948394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Liraglutide (Lir) protects cardiomyocytes against high glucose-induced myocardial damage. This study investigated whether Notch signaling participated in the antiapoptotic effects of Lir on rat H9c2 cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia followed by reoxygenation (H/R). METHODS We used H9c2 rat cardiomyocytes as a model of H/R and measured viability, apoptosis, and expression of the apoptotic genes Bax and Bcl-2 and Notch signaling genes Notch1 and Jagged1. Notch1 was depleted by siRNA to test the effect of Notch1 deficiency on the antiapoptotic effects of Lir on H/R-treated H9c2 cardiomyocytes. RESULTS After H/R treatment, viability was significantly decreased, and the apoptosis rate was greater in the H/R group than in the control (CT). Lir at 50, 100, and 200 nM significantly increased viability and decreased apoptosis in H/R-treated H9c2 cells. Treatment with 50 nM Lir for 2 hours before H/R significantly increased the expression levels of Notch1, Jagged1, and Bcl-2 compared with the CT levels. Bax was downregulated, which indicated that Lir activated Notch signaling and inhibited apoptosis. Notch1 depletion partially abolished the antiapoptotic effect of Lir on H/R-treated H9c2 cells by altering apoptotic gene expression. CONCLUSION Lir activated Notch signaling, which was responsible for the antiapoptotic effect of Lir on H9c2 cardiomyocytes.
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- Juan Wu
- Department of General Practitioner, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of General Practitioner, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of General Practitioner, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Chandrakar P, Seth A, Rani A, Dutta M, Parmar N, Descoteaux A, Kar S. Jagged-Notch-mediated divergence of immune cell crosstalk maintains the anti-inflammatory response in visceral leishmaniasis. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:jcs.252494. [PMID: 33589499 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Notch signaling governs crucial aspects of intercellular communication spanning antigen-presenting cells and T-cells. In this study, we investigate how Leishmania donovani takes advantage of this pathway to quell host immune responses. We report induction of the Notch ligand Jagged1 in L. donovani-infected bone marrow macrophages (BMMϕs) and subsequent activation of RBPJκ (also known as RBPJ) in T cells, which in turn upregulates the transcription factor GATA3. Activated RBPJκ also associates with the histone acetyltransferase p300 (also known as EP300), which binds with the Bcl2l12 promoter and enhances its expression. Interaction of Bcl2L12 with GATA3 in CD4+ T cells facilitates its binding to the interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-4 promoters, thereby increasing the secretion of these cytokines. Silencing Jagged1 hindered these events in a BMMϕ-T cell co-culture system. Upon further scrutiny, we found that parasite lipophosphoglycan (LPG) induces the host phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, which activates β-catenin and Egr1, the two transcription factors responsible for driving Jagged1 expression. In v ivo morpholino-silencing of Jagged1 suppresses anti-inflammatory cytokine responses and reduces organ parasite burden in L. donovani-infected Balb/c mice, suggesting that L. donovani-induced host Jagged1-Notch signaling skews macrophage-T cell crosstalk into disease-promoting Th2 mode in experimental visceral leishmaniasis.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Pragya Chandrakar
- Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Division of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Division of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Division of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Division of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.,Division of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Centre for Host-Parasite Interactions, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, Quebec H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India .,Division of Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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Chen Q, Yin Q, Song J, Liu C, Chen H, Li S. Identification of monocyte-associated genes as predictive biomarkers of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction. BMC Med Genomics 2021; 14:44. [PMID: 33563285 PMCID: PMC7871627 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-021-00890-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major contributor of heart failure (HF). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), mainly monocytes, are the essential initiators of AMI-induced HF. The powerful biomarkers for early identification of AMI patients at risk of HF remain elusive. We aimed to identify monocyte-related critical genes as predictive biomarkers for post-AMI HF. Methods We performed weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) on transcriptomics of PBMCs from AMI patients who developed HF or did not. Functional enrichment analysis of genes in significant modules was performed via Metascape. Then we obtained the single-cell RNA-sequencing data of recruited monocytes/macrophages from AMI and control mice using the Scanpy and screened 381 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two groups. We validated the expression changes of the 25 genes in cardiac macrophages from AMI mice based on bulk RNA-sequencing data and PBMCs data mentioned above. Results In our study, the results of WGCNA showed that two modules containing 827 hub genes were most significantly associated with post-AMI HF, which mainly participated in cell migration, inflammation, immunity, and apoptosis. There were 25 common genes between DEGs and hub genes, showing close relationship with inflammation and collagen metabolism. CUX1, CTSD and ADD3 exhibited consistent changes in three independent studies. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that each of the three genes had excellent performance in recognizing post-AMI HF patients. Conclusion Our findings provided a set of three monocyte-related biomarkers for the early prediction of HF development after AMI as well as potential therapeutic targets of post-AMI HF.
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- Qixin Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, No 11. Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Research Department of Bioinformatics at the Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, No 11. Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, No 11. Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, No 11. Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Early Prediction and Intervention of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Center for Cardiovascular Translational Research, Peking University People's Hospital, No 11. Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China.
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Li H, Chang C, Li X, Zhang R. The roles and activation of endocardial Notch signaling in heart regeneration. CELL REGENERATION (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 10:3. [PMID: 33521843 PMCID: PMC7847831 DOI: 10.1186/s13619-020-00060-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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As a highly conserved signaling pathway in metazoans, the Notch pathway plays important roles in embryonic development and tissue regeneration. Recently, cardiac injury and regeneration have become an increasingly popular topic for biomedical research, and Notch signaling has been shown to exert crucial functions during heart regeneration as well. In this review, we briefly summarize the molecular functions of the endocardial Notch pathway in several cardiac injury and stress models. Although there is an increase in appreciating the importance of endocardial Notch signaling in heart regeneration, the mechanism of its activation is not fully understood. This review highlights recent findings on the activation of the endocardial Notch pathway by hemodynamic blood flow change in larval zebrafish ventricle after partial ablation, a process involving primary cilia, mechanosensitive ion channel Trpv4 and mechanosensitive transcription factor Klf2.
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- Huicong Li
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Yang Q, Deng L, Li J, Miao P, Liu W, Huang Q. NR5A2 Promotes Cell Growth and Resistance to Temozolomide Through Regulating Notch Signal Pathway in Glioma. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:10231-10244. [PMID: 33116604 PMCID: PMC7567570 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s243833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Glioma is a fatal primary malignant tumor. We aimed to explore the effect of nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 (NR5A2) on glioma. Methods NR5A2 expression in glioma tissues and cells was detected using qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC)/Western blot. SPSS 22.0 was performed to explore the relationship between NR5A2 expression and glioma clinicopathologic features. The down-expressed plasmid of NR5A2 was transfected into glioma cells, and the cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion were respectively determined by MTT, EdU, flow cytometry, wound healing and transwell assays. Cell cycle was analyzed using flow cytometry. Temozolomide (TMZ)-resistant glioma cells were established to define the effect of NR5A2 on drug resistance. The expressions of Notch pathway-related proteins were assessed by Western blot. Glioma nude mice model was constructed to explore the role of NR5A2 played in vivo. Results NR5A2 was highly expressed in glioma tissues and cell lines. NR5A2 overexpression was related to the poor prognosis of glioma patients. NR5A2 knockdown inhibited cell viability, proliferation, migration, and invasion, induced cell cycle arrest and promoted cell apoptosis in U138 and U251 cells. In U138/TMZ and U251/TMZ cell lines, NR5A2 upregulation enhanced TMZ resistance while NR5A2 downregulation reduced it. The knockdown of NR5A2 influenced the expressions of Notch pathway-related proteins. NR5A2 knockdown suppressed tumor growth and facilitated apoptosis in glioma mice model. Conclusion NR5A2 affected glioma cell malignant behaviors and TMZ resistance via Notch signaling pathway and it might be a novel target in glioma therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Quanxi Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Shangqiu in Henan Province, Shangqiu Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Shangqiu 476100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neonatology, The First People's Hospital of Shangqiu in Henan Province, Shangqiu Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Shangqiu 476100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Shangqiu in Henan Province, Shangqiu Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Shangqiu 476100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Shangqiu in Henan Province, Shangqiu Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Shangqiu 476100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Shangqiu in Henan Province, Shangqiu Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Shangqiu 476100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Shangqiu in Henan Province, Shangqiu Clinical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Shangqiu 476100, People's Republic of China
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Weighted gene co-expression network analysis of chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis patients. Meta Gene 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2020.100689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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