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Nicolle L, Casper J, Willimann M, Journot CMA, Detampel P, Einfalt T, Grisch-Chan HM, Thöny B, Gerber-Lemaire S, Huwyler J. Development of Covalent Chitosan-Polyethylenimine Derivatives as Gene Delivery Vehicle: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22083828. [PMID: 33917124 PMCID: PMC8067803 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22083828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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There is an increasing interest in cationic polymers as important constituents of non-viral gene delivery vectors. In the present study, we developed a versatile synthetic route for the production of covalent polymeric conjugates consisting of water-soluble depolymerized chitosan (dCS; MW 6–9 kDa) and low molecular weight polyethylenimine (PEI; 2.5 kDa linear, 1.8 kDa branched). dCS-PEI derivatives were evaluated based on their physicochemical properties, including purity, covalent bonding, solubility in aqueous media, ability for DNA condensation, and colloidal stability of the resulting polyplexes. They were complexed with non-integrating DNA vectors coding for reporter genes by simple admixing and assessed in vitro using liver-derived HuH-7 cells for their transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity. Using a rational screening cascade, a lead compound was selected (dCS-Suc-LPEI-14) displaying the best balance of biocompatibility, cytotoxicity, and transfection efficiency. Scale-up and in vivo evaluation in wild-type mice allowed for a direct comparison with a commercially available non-viral delivery vector (in vivo-jetPEI). Hepatic expression of the reporter gene luciferase resulted in liver-specific bioluminescence, upon intrabiliary infusion of the chitosan-based polyplexes, which exceeded the signal of the in vivo jetPEI reference formulation by a factor of 10. We conclude that the novel chitosan-derivative dCS-Suc-LPEI-14 shows promise and potential as an efficient polymeric conjugate for non-viral in vivo gene therapy.
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- Laura Nicolle
- Group for Functionalized Biomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC SCI-SB-SG, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (L.N.); (C.M.A.J.)
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; (J.C.); (P.D.); (T.E.)
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- Division of Metabolism and Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland; (M.W.); (H.M.G.-C.); (B.T.)
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- Group for Functionalized Biomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC SCI-SB-SG, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (L.N.); (C.M.A.J.)
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; (J.C.); (P.D.); (T.E.)
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; (J.C.); (P.D.); (T.E.)
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- Division of Metabolism and Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland; (M.W.); (H.M.G.-C.); (B.T.)
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- Division of Metabolism and Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland; (M.W.); (H.M.G.-C.); (B.T.)
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- Group for Functionalized Biomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC SCI-SB-SG, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; (L.N.); (C.M.A.J.)
- Correspondence: (S.G.-L.); (J.H.); Tel.: +41-21-693-93-72 (S.G.-L.); +41-61-207-15-13 (J.H.)
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50/70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; (J.C.); (P.D.); (T.E.)
- Correspondence: (S.G.-L.); (J.H.); Tel.: +41-21-693-93-72 (S.G.-L.); +41-61-207-15-13 (J.H.)
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Potential of Nutraceutical Supplementation in the Modulation of White and Brown Fat Tissues in Obesity-Associated Disorders: Role of Inflammatory Signalling. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073351. [PMID: 33805912 PMCID: PMC8037903 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The high incidence of obesity is associated with an increasing risk of several chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Sustained obesity is characterized by a chronic and unsolved inflammation of adipose tissue, which leads to a greater expression of proinflammatory adipokines, excessive lipid storage and adipogenesis. The purpose of this review is to clarify how inflammatory mediators act during adipose tissue dysfunction in the development of insulin resistance and all obesity-associated diseases. In particular, we focused our attention on the role of inflammatory signaling in brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenic activity and the browning of white adipose tissue (WAT), which represent a relevant component of adipose alterations during obesity. Furthermore, we reported the most recent evidence in the literature on nutraceutical supplementation in the management of the adipose inflammatory state, and in particular on their potential effect on common inflammatory mediators and pathways, responsible for WAT and BAT dysfunction. Although further research is needed to demonstrate that targeting pro-inflammatory mediators improves adipose tissue dysfunction and activates thermogenesis in BAT and WAT browning during obesity, polyphenols supplementation could represent an innovative therapeutic strategy to prevent progression of obesity and obesity-related metabolic diseases.
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UPR modulation of host immunity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis. Clin Sci (Lond) 2020; 134:1911-1934. [PMID: 32537652 DOI: 10.1042/cs20200066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive multiorgan autosomal recessive disease with devastating impact on the lungs caused by derangements of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Morbidity and mortality are caused by the triad of impaired mucociliary clearance, microbial infections and chronic inflammation. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the main respiratory pathogen in individuals with CF infecting most patients in later stages. Despite its recognized clinical impact, molecular mechanisms that underlie P. aeruginosa pathogenesis and the host response to P. aeruginosa infection remain incompletely understood. The nuclear hormone receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ (PPARγ), has shown to be reduced in CF airways. In the present study, we sought to investigate the upstream mechanisms repressing PPARγ expression and its impact on airway epithelial host defense. Endoplasmic reticulum-stress (ER-stress) triggered unfolded protein response (UPR) activated by misfolded CFTR and P. aeruginosa infection contributed to attenuated expression of PPARγ. Specifically, the protein kinase RNA (PKR)-like ER kinase (PERK) signaling pathway led to the enhanced expression of the CCAAT-enhancer-binding-protein homologous protein (CHOP). CHOP induction led to the repression of PPARγ expression. Mechanistically, we showed that CHOP induction mediated PPARγ attenuation, impacted the innate immune function of normal and ∆F508 primary airway epithelial cells by reducing expression of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) and paraoxanse-2 (PON-2), as well as enhancing IL-8 expression. Furthermore, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production (mt-ROS) and ER-stress positive feedforward loop also dysregulated mitochondrial bioenergetics. Additionally, our findings implicate that PPARγ agonist pioglitazone (PIO) has beneficial effect on the host at the multicellular level ranging from host defense to mitochondrial re-energization.
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Cochlear Glucocorticoid Receptor and Serum Corticosterone Expression in a Rodent Model of Noise-induced Hearing Loss: Comparison of Timing of Dexamethasone Administration. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12646. [PMID: 31477769 PMCID: PMC6718671 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49133-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid (GC) is a steroid hormone secreted from the adrenal cortex in response to stress, which acts by binding to cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptors (GRs). Dexamethasone (DEX) is a synthetic GC exhibiting immunosuppressive effects in both human and rodent models of hearing loss. While clinical evidence has shown the effectiveness of DEX for treatment of various inner ear diseases, its mechanisms of action and the optimal timing of treatment are not well understood. In the present study, intergroup comparisons were conducted based on the time point of treatment with DEX: (1) pretreatment; (2) posttreatment; and (3) pre&post-noise. The pre&post DEX treatment group showed a significant improvement in threshold shift at 1 day post-noise exposure as compared to the TTS (transient threshold shift)-only group at 8 and 16 kHz. Both TTS and PTS (permanent threshold shift) significantly reduced cochlear GR mRNA expression and increased serum corticosterone and cochlear inflammatory cytokines. The pre&post DEX treatment group showed a significant decrease in serum corticosterone level as compared to other DEX treatment groups and TTS-treated group at 3 days after acoustic trauma. Our results suggest that the timing of DEX administration differentially modulates systemic steroid levels, GR expression and cochlear cytokine expression.
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Long-term and high dose dexamethasone injection decreases the expression of Immunoglobulin Heavy (Light) Chain Variable Region Genes (IGH(L)Vs) in the mouse spleen. Gene 2019; 695:42-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Garcia J, Costa VM, Bovolini A, Duarte JA, Rodrigues DF, de Lourdes Bastos M, Carvalho F. An effective antidotal combination of polymyxin B and methylprednisolone for α-amanitin intoxication. Arch Toxicol 2019; 93:1449-1463. [PMID: 30891624 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02426-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Amanita phalloides is one of the most toxic mushrooms worldwide, and it is involved in the majority of human fatal cases of mushroom poisoning. α-Amanitin, the most deleterious toxin of A. phalloides to humans, inhibits RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), causing hepatic and renal failure. Previously, we have shown that polymyxin B (polB) reverts α-amanitin inhibition of RNAPII, although it was not able to guarantee the full survival of α-amanitin-intoxicated mice or prevent α-amanitin pro-inflammatory effects. α-Amanitin is also a substrate of the organic-anion-transporting polypeptide 1B3 (OATP1B3) and Na(+)-taurocholate cotransporter polypeptide (NTCP) transporters. Therefore, in the present work, we used a combination of polB [(2.5 mg/kg intraperitoneal (i.p.)] with the anti-inflammatory and NTCP inhibitor drug, methylprednisolone (MP) (10 mg/kg i.p.), as an attempt to fully revert α-amanitin-induced toxicity (0.33 mg/kg i.p.) in CD-1 mice. Results showed that the administration of the polB + MP combination, 4 h after α-amanitin, led to the full survival of the intoxicated animals, with a significant attenuation of α-amanitin-induced renal and hepatic necrosis. Also, the combination polB + MP led to a decrease of aminotransferase plasma levels, of the renal myeloperoxidase activity and of renal inflammatory cell infiltrate promoted by α-amanitin, although not preventing any of the hepatic pro-inflammatory effect of the toxin. The obtained results indicate that this combination may represent an important and valuable therapeutic approach to be used against α-amanitin intoxication.
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- Juliana Garcia
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Rua José Viterbo Ferreira no 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Rua José Viterbo Ferreira no 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Rua José Viterbo Ferreira no 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Rua José Viterbo Ferreira no 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, University of Porto, Rua José Viterbo Ferreira no 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.
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Yuan Z, Bedi B, Sadikot RT. Bronchoalveolar Lavage Exosomes in Lipopolysaccharide-induced Septic Lung Injury. J Vis Exp 2018:57737. [PMID: 29863671 PMCID: PMC6101335 DOI: 10.3791/57737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represent a heterogeneous group of lung diseases which continues to have a high morbidity and mortality. The molecular pathogenesis of ALI is being better defined; however, because of the complex nature of the disease molecular therapies have yet to be developed. Here we use a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced mouse model of acute septic lung injury to delineate the role of exosomes in the inflammatory response. Using this model, we were able to show that mice that are exposed to intraperitoneal LPS secrete exosomes in Broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from the lungs that are packaged with miRNA and cytokines which regulate inflammatory response. Further using a co-culture model system, we show that exosomes released from macrophages disrupt expression of tight junction proteins in bronchial epithelial cells. These results suggest that 1) cross talk between innate immune and structural cells through the exosomal shuttling contribute to the inflammatory response and disruption of the structural barrier and 2) targeting these miRNAs may provide a novel platform to treat ALI and ARDS.
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- Zhihong Yuan
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VAMC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VAMC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University;
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Gal Y, Mazor O, Falach R, Sapoznikov A, Kronman C, Sabo T. Treatments for Pulmonary Ricin Intoxication: Current Aspects and Future Prospects. Toxins (Basel) 2017; 9:E311. [PMID: 28972558 PMCID: PMC5666358 DOI: 10.3390/toxins9100311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ricin, a plant-derived toxin originating from the seeds of Ricinus communis (castor beans), is one of the most lethal toxins known, particularly if inhaled. Ricin is considered a potential biological threat agent due to its high availability and ease of production. The clinical manifestation of pulmonary ricin intoxication in animal models is closely related to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which involves pulmonary proinflammatory cytokine upregulation, massive neutrophil infiltration and severe edema. Currently, the only post-exposure measure that is effective against pulmonary ricinosis at clinically relevant time-points following intoxication in pre-clinical studies is passive immunization with anti-ricin neutralizing antibodies. The efficacy of this antitoxin treatment depends on antibody affinity and the time of treatment initiation within a limited therapeutic time window. Small-molecule compounds that interfere directly with the toxin or inhibit its intracellular trafficking may also be beneficial against ricinosis. Another approach relies on the co-administration of antitoxin antibodies with immunomodulatory drugs, thereby neutralizing the toxin while attenuating lung injury. Immunomodulators and other pharmacological-based treatment options should be tailored according to the particular pathogenesis pathways of pulmonary ricinosis. This review focuses on the current treatment options for pulmonary ricin intoxication using anti-ricin antibodies, disease-modifying countermeasures, anti-ricin small molecules and their various combinations.
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- Yoav Gal
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 76100, Israel.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona 76100, Israel.
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Sadikot RT, Kolanjiyil AV, Kleinstreuer C, Rubinstein I. Nanomedicine for Treatment of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Biomed Hub 2017; 2:1-12. [PMID: 31988911 PMCID: PMC6945951 DOI: 10.1159/000477086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represent a heterogenous group of lung disease in critically ill patients that continues to have high mortality. Despite the increased understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of ARDS, specific targeted treatments for ARDS have yet to be developed. ARDS represents an unmet medical need with an urgency to develop effective pharmacotherapies. Multiple promising targets have been identified that could lead to the development of potential therapies for ARDS; however, they have been limited because of difficulty with the mode of delivery, especially in critically ill patients. Nanobiotechnology is the basis of innovative techniques to deliver drugs targeted to the site of inflamed organs, such as the lungs. Nanoscale drug delivery systems have the ability to improve the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of agents, allowing an increase in the biodistribution of therapeutic agents to target organs and resulting in improved efficacy with reduction in drug toxicity. Although attractive, delivering nanomedicine to lungs can be challenging as it requires sophisticated systems. Here we review the potential of novel nanomedicine approaches that may prove to be therapeutically beneficial for the treatment of this devastating condition.
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- Ruxana T Sadikot
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VAMC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.,Joint UNC-NCSU Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.,Joint UNC-NCSU Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, IL, USA
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Bedi B, Maurice NM, Ciavatta VT, Lynn KS, Yuan Z, Molina SA, Joo M, Tyor WR, Goldberg JB, Koval M, Hart CM, Sadikot RT. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ agonists attenuate biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FASEB J 2017; 31:3608-3621. [PMID: 28442545 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700075r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant contributor to recalcitrant multidrug-resistant infections, especially in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients. The pathogenic profile of P. aeruginosa is related to its ability to secrete a variety of virulence factors and to promote biofilm formation. Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism wherein P. aeruginosa secretes small diffusible molecules, specifically acyl homo serine lactones, such as N-(3-oxo-dodecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (3O-C12-HSL), that promote biofilm formation and virulence via interbacterial communication. Strategies that strengthen the host's ability to inhibit bacterial virulence would enhance host defenses and improve the treatment of resistant infections. We have recently shown that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) agonists are potent immunostimulators that play a pivotal role in host response to virulent P. aeruginosa Here, we show that QS genes in P. aeruginosa (strain PAO1) and 3O-C12-HSL attenuate PPARγ expression in bronchial epithelial cells. PAO1 and 3O-C12-HSL induce barrier derangements in bronchial epithelial cells by lowering the expression of junctional proteins, such as zonula occludens-1, occludin, and claudin-4. Expression of these proteins was restored in cells that were treated with pioglitazone, a PPARγ agonist, before infection with PAO1 and 3O-C12-HSL. Barrier function and bacterial permeation studies that have been performed in primary human epithelial cells showed that PPARγ agonists are able to restore barrier integrity and function that are disrupted by PAO1 and 3O-C12-HSL. Mechanistically, we show that these effects are dependent on the induction of paraoxonase-2, a QS hydrolyzing enzyme, that mitigates the effects of QS molecules. Importantly, our data show that pioglitazone, a PPARγ agonist, significantly inhibits biofilm formation on epithelial cells by a mechanism that is mediated via paraoxonase-2. These findings elucidate a novel role for PPARγ in host defense against P. aeruginosa Strategies that activate PPARγ can provide a therapeutic complement for treatment of resistant P. aeruginosa infections.-Bedi, B., Maurice, N. M., Ciavatta, V. T., Lynn, K. S., Yuan, Z., Molina, S. A., Joo, M., Tyor, W. R., Goldberg, J. B., Koval, M., Hart, C. M., Sadikot, R. T. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ agonists attenuate biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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- Brahmchetna Bedi
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Emory + Children's Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Disease Research, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Pusan University, Yangsan, South Korea
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- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Emory + Children's Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Disease Research, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA; .,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Chokpaisarn J, Urao N, Voravuthikunchai SP, Koh TJ. Quercus infectoria inhibits Set7/NF-κB inflammatory pathway in macrophages exposed to a diabetic environment. Cytokine 2017; 94:29-36. [PMID: 28408068 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Chronic inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of myriad complications associated with diabetes and thus anti-inflammatory therapies may ameliorate these complications. Quercus infectoria (Qi) extract has been shown to downregulate inflammatory processes; however, the molecular mechanisms of this anti-inflammatory activity remain unclear. The hypothesis of our study was that Qi extract exerts its anti-inflammatory effect by downregulating the Set7/NF-κB pathway. Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) were treated with high glucose plus palmitate medium (HG/Pa) to simulate the diabetic environment. Compared with control conditions, HG/Pa elevated expression Set7, expression and activity of NF-κB along with expression of several inflammatory cytokines. These changes were associated with increased levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, similar alterations were demonstrated in BMM derived from mice fed a high fat diet (HFD) compared to those from lean mice, suggesting that HFD-induced changes in BM progenitors persist throughout differentiation and culture. Importantly, Qi extract dose-dependently reduced Set7, p65 and inflammatory cytokine expression relative to vehicle controls in both HG/Pa-and HFD-treated BMM. Finally, macrophages/monocytes isolated from wounds of diabetic mice that were treated with Qi solution exhibited lower expression of the inflammatory cytokines, IL-1β and TNF-α, compared with vehicle treated wounds, demonstrating translation to the in vivo diabetic environment. Taken together, data from this study suggests that Qi downregulates diabetes-induced activity of the Set7/NF-kB pathway.
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- Julalak Chokpaisarn
- Department of Microbiology and Excellent Research Laboratory on Natural Products, Faculty of Science and Natural Product Research Center of Excellence, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Excellent Research Laboratory on Natural Products, Faculty of Science and Natural Product Research Center of Excellence, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Boortz KA, Syring KE, Pound LD, Mo H, Bastarache L, Oeser JK, McGuinness OP, Denny JC, O’Brien RM. Effects of G6pc2 deletion on body weight and cholesterol in mice. J Mol Endocrinol 2017; 58:127-139. [PMID: 28122818 PMCID: PMC5380368 DOI: 10.1530/jme-16-0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Genome-wide association study (GWAS) data have linked the G6PC2 gene to variations in fasting blood glucose (FBG). G6PC2 encodes an islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit that forms a substrate cycle with the beta cell glucose sensor glucokinase. This cycle modulates the glucose sensitivity of insulin secretion and hence FBG. GWAS data have not linked G6PC2 to variations in body weight but we previously reported that female C57BL/6J G6pc2-knockout (KO) mice were lighter than wild-type littermates on both a chow and high-fat diet. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of G6pc2 deletion on FBG and body weight in both chow-fed and high-fat-fed mice on two other genetic backgrounds. FBG was reduced in G6pc2 KO mice largely independent of gender, genetic background or diet. In contrast, the effect of G6pc2 deletion on body weight was markedly influenced by these variables. Deletion of G6pc2 conferred a marked protection against diet-induced obesity in male mixed genetic background mice, whereas in 129SvEv mice deletion of G6pc2 had no effect on body weight. G6pc2 deletion also reduced plasma cholesterol levels in a manner dependent on gender, genetic background and diet. An association between G6PC2 and plasma cholesterol was also observed in humans through electronic health record-derived phenotype analyses. These observations suggest that the action of G6PC2 on FBG is largely independent of the influences of environment, modifier genes or epigenetic events, whereas the action of G6PC2 on body weight and cholesterol are influenced by unknown variables.
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- Kayla A. Boortz
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232
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Boortz KA, Syring KE, Lee RA, Dai C, Oeser JK, McGuinness OP, Wang JC, O'Brien RM. G6PC2 Modulates the Effects of Dexamethasone on Fasting Blood Glucose and Glucose Tolerance. Endocrinology 2016; 157:4133-4145. [PMID: 27653037 PMCID: PMC5086534 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit 2 (G6PC2) gene encodes an islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit. G6PC2 forms a substrate cycle with glucokinase that determines the glucose sensitivity of insulin secretion. Consequently, deletion of G6pc2 lowers fasting blood glucose (FBG) without affecting fasting plasma insulin. Although chronic elevation of FBG is detrimental to health, glucocorticoids induce G6PC2 expression, suggesting that G6PC2 evolved to transiently modulate FBG under conditions of glucocorticoid-related stress. We show, using competition and mutagenesis experiments, that the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone (Dex) induces G6PC2 promoter activity through a mechanism involving displacement of the islet-enriched transcription factor MafA by the glucocorticoid receptor. The induction of G6PC2 promoter activity by Dex is modulated by a single nucleotide polymorphism, previously linked to altered FBG in humans, that affects FOXA2 binding. A 5-day repeated injection paradigm was used to examine the chronic effect of Dex on FBG and glucose tolerance in wild-type (WT) and G6pc2 knockout mice. Acute Dex treatment only induces G6pc2 expression in 129SvEv but not C57BL/6J mice, but this chronic treatment induced G6pc2 expression in both. In 6-hour fasted C57BL/6J WT mice, Dex treatment lowered FBG and improved glucose tolerance, with G6pc2 deletion exacerbating the decrease in FBG and enhancing the improvement in glucose tolerance. In contrast, in 24-hour fasted C57BL/6J WT mice, Dex treatment raised FBG but still improved glucose tolerance, with G6pc2 deletion limiting the increase in FBG and enhancing the improvement in glucose tolerance. These observations demonstrate that G6pc2 modulates the complex effects of Dex on both FBG and glucose tolerance.
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- Kayla A Boortz
- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (K.A.B., K.E.S., J.K.O., O.P.M., R.M.O.) and Medicine (C.D.), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232; and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology (R.A.L., J.-C.W.), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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Xu F, Wen T, Wang F, Sang W, Zeng N. Protective effect of cinnamicaldehyde in endotoxin poisoning mice. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2016; 38:455-463. [DOI: 10.1080/08923973.2016.1241260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Feng Xu
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, PR China
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Enhanced Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma. Infect Immun 2016; 84:1975-1985. [PMID: 27091928 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00164-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The pathogenic profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is related to its ability to secrete a variety of virulence factors. Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism wherein small diffusible molecules, specifically acyl-homoserine lactones, are produced by P. aeruginosa to promote virulence. We show here that macrophage clearance of P. aeruginosa (PAO1) is enhanced by activation of the nuclear hormone receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). Macrophages treated with a PPARγ agonist (pioglitazone) showed enhanced phagocytosis and bacterial killing of PAO1. It is known that PAO1 QS molecules are inactivated by PON-2. QS molecules are also known to inhibit activation of PPARγ by competitively binding PPARγ receptors. In accord with this observation, we found that infection of macrophages with PAO1 inhibited expression of PPARγ and PON-2. Mechanistically, we show that PPARγ induces macrophage paraoxonase 2 (PON-2), an enzyme that degrades QS molecules produced by P. aeruginosa Gene silencing studies confirmed that enhanced clearance of PAO1 in macrophages by PPARγ is PON-2 dependent. Further, we show that PPARγ agonists also enhance clearance of P. aeruginosa from lungs of mice infected with PAO1. Together, these data demonstrate that P. aeruginosa impairs the ability of host cells to mount an immune response by inhibiting PPARγ through secretion of QS molecules. These studies define a novel mechanism by which PPARγ contributes to the host immunoprotective effects during bacterial infection and suggest a role for PPARγ immunotherapy for P. aeruginosa infections.
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Yuan Z, Syed M, Panchal D, Joo M, Bedi C, Lim S, Onyuksel H, Rubinstein I, Colonna M, Sadikot RT. TREM-1-accentuated lung injury via miR-155 is inhibited by LP17 nanomedicine. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015; 310:L426-38. [PMID: 26684249 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00195.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cell-1 (TREM-1) is a superimmunoglobulin receptor expressed on myeloid cells. Synergy between TREM-1 and Toll-like receptor amplifies the inflammatory response; however, the mechanisms by which TREM-1 accentuates inflammation are not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the role of TREM-1 in a model of LPS-induced lung injury and neutrophilic inflammation. We show that TREM-1 is induced in lungs of mice with LPS-induced acute neutrophilic inflammation. TREM-1 knockout mice showed an improved survival after lethal doses of LPS with an attenuated inflammatory response in the lungs. Deletion of TREM-1 gene resulted in significantly reduced neutrophils and proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, particularly IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6. Physiologically deletion of TREM-1 conferred an immunometabolic advantage with low oxygen consumption rate (OCR) sparing the respiratory capacity of macrophages challenged with LPS. Furthermore, we show that TREM-1 deletion results in significant attenuation of expression of miR-155 in macrophages and lungs of mice treated with LPS. Experiments with antagomir-155 confirmed that TREM-1-mediated changes were indeed dependent on miR-155 and are mediated by downregulation of suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1) a key miR-155 target. These data for the first time show that TREM-1 accentuates inflammatory response by inducing the expression of miR-155 in macrophages and suggest a novel mechanism by which TREM-1 signaling contributes to lung injury. Inhibition of TREM-1 using a nanomicellar approach resulted in ablation of neutrophilic inflammation suggesting that TREM-1 inhibition is a potential therapeutic target for neutrophilic lung inflammation and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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- Zhihong Yuan
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Immunology, Pusan University, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia;
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Vercollone JR, Balzar M, Litvinov SV, Yang W, Cirulli V. MMTV/LTR Promoter-Driven Transgenic Expression of EpCAM Leads to the Development of Large Pancreatic Islets. J Histochem Cytochem 2015. [PMID: 26216137 DOI: 10.1369/0022155415583876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Our previous work demonstrated an important role of EpCAM in the regulation of pancreatic cell adhesion, growth and differentiation. Here we investigated the consequences of human EpCAM (hEpCAM) overexpression under the control of the MMTV-LTR promoter, known to drive robust gene expression in a number of ductal epithelia, including the pancreas. In this animal model (MMTV-hEpCAM) we uncovered a striking pancreatic phenotype exhibiting a 12-fold increase in the islet cell mass, with normal expression patterns of insulin and the transcription factor PDX-1. Intriguingly, these large islet clusters revealed an altered architectural organization of α- and δ-cells that appeared interspersed with β-cells in the islet cores. This suggests an effect of the hEpCAM transgene on the function of other cell adhesion molecules that we have previously shown to regulate islet cell type segregation. Consistent with this finding, we show that the pancreatic epithelium in MMTV-hEpCAM transgenic mice exhibits a redistribution of β-catenin, a known regulator of E-cadherin-mediated adhesions. Collectively, these results provide an important in vivo validation of hEpCAM signaling properties in normal epithelia and offer unique opportunities to further explore the function of this glycoprotein in select pancreatic cell lineages to elicit islet cell expansion, and/or regeneration in diabetes.
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- Jeffrey R Vercollone
- Department of Medicine, Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (JRV, WY, VC)
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands (MB, SVL)
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands (MB, SVL)
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- Department of Medicine, Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (JRV, WY, VC)
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- Department of Medicine, Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (JRV, WY, VC)
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Baig MS, Zaichick SV, Mao M, de Abreu AL, Bakhshi FR, Hart PC, Saqib U, Deng J, Chatterjee S, Block ML, Vogel SM, Malik AB, Consolaro MEL, Christman JW, Minshall RD, Gantner BN, Bonini MG. NOS1-derived nitric oxide promotes NF-κB transcriptional activity through inhibition of suppressor of cytokine signaling-1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 212:1725-38. [PMID: 26324446 PMCID: PMC4577833 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20140654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
The NF-κB pathway is central to the regulation of inflammation. Here, we demonstrate that the low-output nitric oxide (NO) synthase 1 (NOS1 or nNOS) plays a critical role in the inflammatory response by promoting the activity of NF-κB. Specifically, NOS1-derived NO production in macrophages leads to proteolysis of suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1), alleviating its repression of NF-κB transcriptional activity. As a result, NOS1(-/-) mice demonstrate reduced cytokine production, lung injury, and mortality when subjected to two different models of sepsis. Isolated NOS1(-/-) macrophages demonstrate similar defects in proinflammatory transcription on challenge with Gram-negative bacterial LPS. Consistently, we found that activated NOS1(-/-) macrophages contain increased SOCS1 protein and decreased levels of p65 protein compared with wild-type cells. NOS1-dependent S-nitrosation of SOCS1 impairs its binding to p65 and targets SOCS1 for proteolysis. Treatment of NOS1(-/-) cells with exogenous NO rescues both SOCS1 degradation and stabilization of p65 protein. Point mutation analysis demonstrated that both Cys147 and Cys179 on SOCS1 are required for its NO-dependent degradation. These findings demonstrate a fundamental role for NOS1-derived NO in regulating TLR4-mediated inflammatory gene transcription, as well as the intensity and duration of the resulting host immune response.
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- Mirza Saqib Baig
- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Programa de Biociencias Aplicadas a Farmacia (PBF), Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Maringa 87020-900, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Programa de Biociencias Aplicadas a Farmacia (PBF), Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Maringa 87020-900, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607 Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Afshari A, Uhde-Stone C, Lu B. A cooled CCD camera-based protocol provides an effective solution for in vitro monitoring of luciferase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 458:543-548. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.01.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Paulson NB, Gilbertsen AJ, Dalluge JJ, Welchlin CW, Hughes J, Han W, Blackwell TS, Laguna TA, Williams BJ. The arginine decarboxylase pathways of host and pathogen interact to impact inflammatory pathways in the lung. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111441. [PMID: 25350753 PMCID: PMC4211729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The arginine decarboxylase pathway, which converts arginine to agmatine, is present in both humans and most bacterial pathogens. In humans agmatine is a neurotransmitter with affinities towards α2-adrenoreceptors, serotonin receptors, and may inhibit nitric oxide synthase. In bacteria agmatine serves as a precursor to polyamine synthesis and was recently shown to enhance biofilm development in some strains of the respiratory pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We determined agmatine is at the center of a competing metabolism in the human lung during airways infections and is influenced by the metabolic phenotypes of the infecting pathogens. Ultra performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry detection was used to measure agmatine in human sputum samples from patients with cystic fibrosis, spent supernatant from clinical sputum isolates, and from bronchoalvelolar lavage fluid from mice infected with P. aeruginosa agmatine mutants. Agmatine in human sputum peaks during illness, decreased with treatment and is positively correlated with inflammatory cytokines. Analysis of the agmatine metabolic phenotype in clinical sputum isolates revealed most deplete agmatine when grown in its presence; however a minority appeared to generate large amounts of agmatine presumably driving sputum agmatine to high levels. Agmatine exposure to inflammatory cells and in mice demonstrated its role as a direct immune activator with effects on TNF-α production, likely through NF-κB activation. P. aeruginosa mutants for agmatine detection and metabolism were constructed and show the real-time evolution of host-derived agmatine in the airways during acute lung infection. These experiments also demonstrated pathogen agmatine production can upregulate the inflammatory response. As some clinical isolates have adapted to hypersecrete agmatine, these combined data would suggest agmatine is a novel target for immune modulation in the host-pathogen dynamic.
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- Nick B. Paulson
- Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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NF-κB Activation Exacerbates, but Is not Required for Murine Bmpr2-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Diseases 2014. [DOI: 10.3390/diseases2020148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Talati M, West J, Zaynagetdinov R, Hong CC, Han W, Blackwell T, Robinson L, Blackwell TS, Lane K. BMP pathway regulation of and by macrophages. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94119. [PMID: 24713633 PMCID: PMC3979749 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease of progressively increasing pulmonary vascular resistance, associated with mutations of the type 2 receptor for the BMP pathway, BMPR2. The canonical signaling pathway for BMPR2 is through the SMAD family of transcription factors. BMPR2 is expressed in every cell type, but the impact of BMPR2 mutations affecting SMAD signaling, such as Bmpr2delx4+, had only previously been investigated in smooth muscle and endothelium. In the present study, we created a mouse with universal doxycycline-inducible expression of Bmpr2delx4+ in order to determine if broader expression had an impact relevant to the development of PAH. We found that the most obvious phenotype was a dramatic, but patchy, increase in pulmonary inflammation. We crossed these double transgenic mice onto an NF-κB reporter strain, and by luciferase assays on live mice, individual organs and isolated macrophages, we narrowed down the origin of the inflammatory phenotype to constitutive activation of tissue macrophages. Study of bone marrow-derived macrophages from mutant and wild-type mice suggested a baseline difference in differentiation state in Bmpr2 mutants. When activated with LPS, both mutant and wild-type macrophages secrete BMP pathway inhibitors sufficient to suppress BMP pathway activity in smooth muscle cells (SMC) treated with conditioned media. Functionally, co-culture with macrophages results in a BMP signaling-dependent increase in scratch closure in cultured SMC. We conclude that SMAD signaling through BMP is responsible, in part, for preventing macrophage activation in both live animals and in cells in culture, and that activated macrophages secrete BMP inhibitors in sufficient quantity to cause paracrine effect on vascular smooth muscle.
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- Megha Talati
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Research Medicine, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Yuan Z, Syed MA, Panchal D, Joo M, Colonna M, Brantly M, Sadikot RT. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1)-mediated Bcl-2 induction prolongs macrophage survival. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:15118-29. [PMID: 24711453 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.536490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1) is a superimmunoglobulin receptor expressed on myeloid cells that plays an important role in the amplification of inflammation. Recent studies suggest a role for TREM-1 in tumor-associated macrophages with relationship to tumor growth and progression. Whether the effects of TREM-1 on inflammation and tumor growth are mediated by an alteration in cell survival signaling is not known. In these studies, we show that TREM-1 knock-out macrophages exhibit an increase in apoptosis of cells in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) suggesting a role for TREM-1 in macrophage survival. Specific ligation of TREM-1 with monoclonal TREM-1 (mTREM-1) or overexpression of TREM-1 with adeno-TREM-1 induced B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) with depletion of the key executioner caspase-3 prevents the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. TREM-1 knock-out cells showed lack of induction of Bcl2 with an increase in caspase-3 activation in response to lipopolysaccharide. In addition overexpression of TREM-1 with adeno-TREM-1 led to an increase in mitofusins (MFN1 and MFN2) and knockdown of TREM-1 decreased the expression of mitofusins suggesting that TREM-1 contributes to the maintenance of mitochondrial integrity favoring cell survival. Investigations into potential mechanisms by which TREM-1 alters cell survival showed that TREM-1-induced Bcl-2 in an Egr2-dependent manner. Furthermore, our data shows that expression of Egr2 in response to specific ligation of TREM-1 is ERK mediated. These data for the first time provide novel mechanistic insights into the role of TREM-1 as an anti-apoptotic protein that prolongs macrophage survival.
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- Zhihong Yuan
- From the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610, the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- the Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- the Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- the Department of Immunology, Pusan University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea, and
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- the Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610
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- From the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610, the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610,
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Yuan Z, Panchal D, Syed MA, Mehta H, Joo M, Hadid W, Sadikot RT. Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 signaling by Stomatococcus mucilaginosus highlights the pathogenic potential of an oral commensal. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 191:3810-7. [PMID: 24018272 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stomatococcus mucilaginosus is an oral commensal that has been occasionally reported to cause severe infections in immunocompromised patients. There is no information about the pathogenic role of S. mucilaginosus in airway infections. In a cohort of 182 subjects with bronchiectasis, we found that 9% were colonized with S. mucilaginosus in their lower airways by culture growth from bronchoalveolar lavage. To address the pathogenic potential of S.mucilaginosus, we developed a murine model of S. mucilaginosus lung infection. Intratracheal injection of S. mucilaginosus in C57BL/6 mice resulted in a neutrophilic influx with production of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and lipid mediators, mainly PGE₂ with induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the lungs. Presence of TLR2 was necessary for induction of COX-2 and production of PGE₂ by S. mucilaginosus. TLR2-deficient mice showed an enhanced clearance of S. mucilaginosus compared with wild-type mice. Administration of PGE₂ to TLR2(-/-) mice resulted in impaired clearance of S. mucilaginosus, suggesting a key role for COX-2-induced PGE₂ production in immune response to S. mucilaginosus. Mechanistically, induction of COX-2 in macrophages was dependent on the p38-ERK/MAPK signaling pathway. Furthermore, mice treated with S. mucilaginosus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed an increased mortality compared with mice treated with PA103 or S. mucilaginosus alone. Inhibition of COX-2 significantly improved survival in mice infected with PA103 and S. mucilaginosus. These data provide novel insights into the bacteriology and personalized microbiome in patients with bronchiectasis and suggest a pathogenic role for S. mucilaginosus in patients with bronchiectasis.
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- Zhihong Yuan
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32610
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Abraham E. The dichotomy of inhibiting nuclear factor kappa-B in pneumonia. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2013; 17:152. [PMID: 23759070 PMCID: PMC3707031 DOI: 10.1186/cc12722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Activation of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) results in its translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus and binding to the promoters of a large number of genes, including those encoding proinflammatory cytokines and other mediators that can contribute to organ system dysfunction in severe infection. While inhibition of NF-κB activation has been proposed as a therapeutic approach in critical illness, several studies have indicated that such an approach may have deleterious effects in persistent infectious states, such as pneumonia. A new report from Devaney and colleagues shows that while inhibition of NF-κB may be useful in severe pneumonia associated with rapid progression to mortality, it leads to worsened pulmonary injury with increased bacterial numbers in the lungs in a model of prolonged pneumonia. Such data raise concerns about therapeutic approaches targeting NF-κB in critically ill patients with persistent infection.
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Establishment of a real-time, quantitative, and reproducible mouse model of Staphylococcus osteomyelitis using bioluminescence imaging. Infect Immun 2011; 80:733-41. [PMID: 22104103 DOI: 10.1128/iai.06166-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Osteomyelitis remains a serious problem in the orthopedic field. There are only a few animal models in which the quantity and distribution of bacteria can be reproducibly traced. Here, we established a real-time quantitative mouse model of osteomyelitis using bioluminescence imaging (BLI) without sacrificing the animals. A bioluminescent strain of Staphylococcus aureus was inoculated into the femurs of mice. The bacterial photon intensity (PI) was then sequentially measured by BLI. Serological and histological analyses of the mice were performed. The mean PI peaked at 3 days, and stable signals were maintained for over 3 months after inoculation. The serum levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and C-reactive protein were significantly higher in the infected mice than in the control mice on day 7. The serum monocyte chemotactic protein 1 level was also significantly higher in the infected group at 12 h than in the control group. A significantly higher proportion of granulocytes was detected in the peripheral blood of the infected group after day 7. Additionally, both acute and chronic histological manifestations were observed in the infected group. This model is useful for elucidating the pathophysiology of both acute and chronic osteomyelitis and to assess the effects of novel antibiotics or antibacterial implants.
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Chen ACH, Arany PR, Huang YY, Tomkinson EM, Sharma SK, Kharkwal GB, Saleem T, Mooney D, Yull FE, Blackwell TS, Hamblin MR. Low-level laser therapy activates NF-kB via generation of reactive oxygen species in mouse embryonic fibroblasts. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22453. [PMID: 21814580 PMCID: PMC3141042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 527] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Despite over forty years of investigation on low-level light therapy (LLLT), the fundamental mechanisms underlying photobiomodulation at a cellular level remain unclear. Methodology/Principal Findings In this study, we isolated murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) from transgenic NF-kB luciferase reporter mice and studied their response to 810 nm laser radiation. Significant activation of NF-kB was observed at fluences higher than 0.003 J/cm2 and was confirmed by Western blot analysis. NF-kB was activated earlier (1 hour) by LLLT compared to conventional lipopolysaccharide treatment. We also observed that LLLT induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production similar to mitochondrial inhibitors, such as antimycin A, rotenone and paraquat. Furthermore, we observed similar NF-kB activation with these mitochondrial inhibitors. These results, together with inhibition of laser induced NF-kB activation by antioxidants, suggests that ROS play an important role in the laser induced NF-kB signaling pathways. However, LLLT, unlike mitochondrial inhibitors, induced increased cellular ATP levels, which indicates that LLLT also upregulates mitochondrial respiration. Conclusion We conclude that LLLT not only enhances mitochondrial respiration, but also activates the redox-sensitive NFkB signaling via generation of ROS. Expression of anti-apoptosis and pro-survival genes responsive to NFkB could explain many clinical effects of LLLT.
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- Aaron C-H. Chen
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Programs in Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine, and Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Aesthetic and Plastic Center, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Aga Khan Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Murray CL, Skelly DT, Cunningham C. Exacerbation of CNS inflammation and neurodegeneration by systemic LPS treatment is independent of circulating IL-1β and IL-6. J Neuroinflammation 2011; 8:50. [PMID: 21586125 PMCID: PMC3119173 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Chronic neurodegeneration comprises an inflammatory response but its contribution to the progression of disease remains unclear. We have previously shown that microglial cells are primed by chronic neurodegeneration, induced by the ME7 strain of prion disease, to synthesize limited pro-inflammatory cytokines but to produce exaggerated responses to subsequent systemic inflammatory insults. The consequences of this primed response include exaggerated hypothermic and sickness behavioural responses, acute neuronal death and accelerated progression of disease. Here we investigated whether inhibition of systemic cytokine synthesis using the anti-inflammatory steroid dexamethasone-21-phosphate was sufficient to block any or all of these responses. Methods ME7 animals, at 18-19 weeks post-inoculation, were challenged with LPS (500 μg/kg) in the presence or absence of dexamethasone-21-phosphate (2 mg/kg) and effects on core-body temperature and systemic and CNS cytokine production and apoptosis were examined. Results LPS induced hypothermia and decreased exploratory activity. Dexamethasone-21-phosphate prevented this hypothermia, markedly suppressed systemic IL-1β and IL-6 secretion but did not prevent decreased exploration. Furthermore, robust transcription of cytokine mRNA occurred in the hippocampus of both ME7 and NBH (normal brain homogenate) control animals despite the effective blocking of systemic cytokine synthesis. Microglia primed by neurodegeneration were not blocked from the robust synthesis of IL-1β protein and endothelial COX-2 was also robustly synthesized. We injected biotinylated LPS at 100 μg/kg and even at this lower dose this could be detected in blood plasma. Apoptosis was acutely induced by LPS, despite the inhibition of the systemic cytokine response. Conclusions These data suggest that LPS can directly activate the brain endothelium even at relatively low doses, obviating the need for systemic cytokine stimulation to transduce systemic inflammatory signals into the brain or to exacerbate existing pathology.
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- Carol L Murray
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Lim SB, Rubinstein I, Sadikot RT, Artwohl JE, Önyüksel H. A novel peptide nanomedicine against acute lung injury: GLP-1 in phospholipid micelles. Pharm Res 2010; 28:662-72. [PMID: 21108040 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0322-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Treatment of acute lung injury (ALI) observed in Gram-negative sepsis represents an unmet medical need due to a high mortality rate and lack of effective treatment. Accordingly, we developed and characterized a novel nanomedicine against ALI. We showed that when human glucagon-like peptide 1(7-36) (GLP-1) self-associated with PEGylated phospholipid micelles (SSM), the resulting GLP1-SSM (hydrodynamic size, ~15 nm) exerted effective anti-inflammatory protection against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI in mice. METHODS GLP1-SSM was prepared by incubating GLP-1 with SSM dispersion in saline and characterized using fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism. Bioactivity was tested by in vitro cAMP induction, while in vivo anti-inflammatory effects were determined by lung neutrophil cell count, myeloperoxidase activity and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in LPS-induced ALI mice. RESULTS Amphipathic GLP-1 interacted spontaneously with SSM as indicated by increased α-helicity and fluorescence emission. This association elicited increased bioactivity as determined by in vitro cAMP production. Correspondingly, subcutaneous GLP1-SSM (5-30 nmol/mouse) manifested dose-dependent decrease in lung neutrophil influx, myeloperoxidase activity and interleukin-6 in ALI mice. By contrast, GLP-1 in saline showed no significant anti-inflammatory effects against LPS-induced lung hyper-inflammatory responses. CONCLUSIONS GLP1-SSM is a promising novel anti-inflammatory nanomedicine against ALI and should be further developed for its transition to clinics.
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- Sok Bee Lim
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Kielland A, Carlsen H. Molecular imaging of transcriptional regulation during inflammation. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2010; 7:20. [PMID: 20420665 PMCID: PMC2883981 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-7-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Molecular imaging enables non-invasive visualization of the dynamics of molecular processes within living organisms in vivo. Different imaging modalities as MRI, SPECT, PET and optic imaging are used together with molecular probes specific for the biological process of interest. Molecular imaging of transcription factor activity is done in animal models and mostly in transgenic reporter mice, where the transgene essentially consists of a promoter that regulates a reporter gene. During inflammation, the transcription factor NF-κB is widely involved in orchestration and regulation of the immune system and almost all imaging studies in this field has revolved around the role and regulation of NF-κB. We here present a brief introduction to experimental use and design of transgenic reporter mice and a more extensive review of the various studies where molecular imaging of transcriptional regulation has been applied during inflammation.
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- Anders Kielland
- Dept, of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, PO Box 1046 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Weichhart T, Brandt O, Lassnig C, Müller M, Hörl WH, Stingl G, Säemann MD. The anti-inflammatory potency of dexamethasone is determined by the route of application in vivo. Immunol Lett 2010; 129:50-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2009.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chiang SH, Bazuine M, Lumeng CN, Geletka LM, Mowers J, White NM, Ma JT, Zhou J, Qi N, Westcott D, Delproposto JB, Blackwell TS, Yull FE, Saltiel AR. The protein kinase IKKepsilon regulates energy balance in obese mice. Cell 2009; 138:961-75. [PMID: 19737522 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2009] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation that negatively impacts insulin sensitivity. Here, we show that high-fat diet can increase NF-kappaB activation in mice, which leads to a sustained elevation in level of IkappaB kinase epsilon (IKKepsilon) in liver, adipocytes, and adipose tissue macrophages. IKKepsilon knockout mice are protected from high-fat diet-induced obesity, chronic inflammation in liver and fat, hepatic steatosis, and whole-body insulin resistance. These mice show increased energy expenditure and thermogenesis via enhanced expression of the uncoupling protein UCP1. They maintain insulin sensitivity in liver and fat, without activation of the proinflammatory JNK pathway. Gene expression analyses indicate that IKKepsilon knockout reduces expression of inflammatory cytokines, and changes expression of certain regulatory proteins and enzymes involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. Thus, IKKepsilon may represent an attractive therapeutic target for obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and other complications associated with these disorders.
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- Shian-Huey Chiang
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Robey IF, Baggett BK, Kirkpatrick ND, Roe DJ, Dosescu J, Sloane BF, Hashim AI, Morse DL, Raghunand N, Gatenby RA, Gillies RJ. Bicarbonate increases tumor pH and inhibits spontaneous metastases. Cancer Res 2009; 69:2260-8. [PMID: 19276390 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-5575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 462] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The external pH of solid tumors is acidic as a consequence of increased metabolism of glucose and poor perfusion. Acid pH has been shown to stimulate tumor cell invasion and metastasis in vitro and in cells before tail vein injection in vivo. The present study investigates whether inhibition of this tumor acidity will reduce the incidence of in vivo metastases. Here, we show that oral NaHCO(3) selectively increased the pH of tumors and reduced the formation of spontaneous metastases in mouse models of metastatic breast cancer. This treatment regimen was shown to significantly increase the extracellular pH, but not the intracellular pH, of tumors by (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the export of acid from growing tumors by fluorescence microscopy of tumors grown in window chambers. NaHCO(3) therapy also reduced the rate of lymph node involvement, yet did not affect the levels of circulating tumor cells, suggesting that reduced organ metastases were not due to increased intravasation. In contrast, NaHCO(3) therapy significantly reduced the formation of hepatic metastases following intrasplenic injection, suggesting that it did inhibit extravasation and colonization. In tail vein injections of alternative cancer models, bicarbonate had mixed results, inhibiting the formation of metastases from PC3M prostate cancer cells, but not those of B16 melanoma. Although the mechanism of this therapy is not known with certainty, low pH was shown to increase the release of active cathepsin B, an important matrix remodeling protease.
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- Ian F Robey
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is frequently cited for its ease of quantification. This fundamental strength of BLI has led to applications in cancer research, cell transplantation, and monitoring of infectious disease in which bioluminescence intensity is correlated with other metrics. However, bioluminescence measurements can be influenced by a number of factors, among them source location, tissue optical properties, and substrate availability and pharmacokinetics. Accounting for these many factors is crucial for accurate BLI quantification. A number of methods can be employed to ensure correct interpretation of BLI results and validate BLI techniques. This chapter summarizes the use of calibrated light-emitting standards, bioluminescence tomography, and post-mortem validation of luciferase expression for validating quantitative BLI measurements.
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- John Virostko
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Traditional studies of viral and bacterial infection and pathogenesis have generally relied on animal models that require the sacrifice of infected animals to determine viral or bacterial distributions and titers. The recent application of the in vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI) to monitor the replication and tropism of pathogens expressing the luciferase (from firefly or Renilla) reporter proteins has been recently developed. This technology do not requires the sacrifice of the experimental animals, where the in vivo bioluminescence emissions in living animals permit the tracking of the infection. It has been demonstrated that the in vivo BLI is comparable to the classical approaches as measurements of in vitro light emission in organs of sacrificed animals. Moreover, molecular techniques such as PCR determinations show parallel results in pathogen quantification, where the concentrations of microbial DNA measured correlated with the magnitude of bioluminescence in vivo, and with the photon flux determined by the in vitro luciferase enzyme assay. These results show that BLI can be used for noninvasive, real-time monitoring of several infections of pathogens in living animals, supplying a new methodology in the study of pathogens in addition to conventional techniques for the characterization of infections.
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Li L, Fei Z, Ren J, Sun R, Liu Z, Sheng Z, Wang L, Sun X, Yu J, Wang Z, Fei J. Functional imaging of interleukin 1 beta expression in inflammatory process using bioluminescence imaging in transgenic mice. BMC Immunol 2008; 9:49. [PMID: 18710581 PMCID: PMC2529264 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) plays an important role in a number of chronic and acute inflammatory diseases. To understand the role of IL-1β in disease processes and develop an in vivo screening system for anti-inflammatory drugs, a transgenic mouse line was generated which incorporated the transgene firefly luciferase gene driven by a 4.5-kb fragment of the human IL-1β gene promoter. Luciferase gene expression was monitored in live mice under anesthesia using bioluminescence imaging in a number of inflammatory disease models. Results In a LPS-induced sepsis model, dramatic increase in luciferase activity was observed in the mice. This transgene induction was time dependent and correlated with an increase of endogenous IL-1β mRNA and pro-IL-1β protein levels in the mice. In a zymosan-induced arthritis model and an oxazolone-induced skin hypersensitivity reaction model, luciferase expression was locally induced in the zymosan injected knee joint and in the ear with oxazolone application, respectively. Dexamethasone suppressed the expression of luciferase gene both in the acute sepsis model and in the acute arthritis model. Conclusion Our data suggest that the transgenic mice model could be used to study transcriptional regulation of the IL-1β gene expression in the inflammatory process and evaluation the effect of anti-inflammatory drug in vivo.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
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Dos Santos CC. Advances in mechanisms of repair and remodelling in acute lung injury. Intensive Care Med 2008; 34:619-30. [PMID: 18264692 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0963-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2006] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most severe manifestation of acute lung injury (ALI). In patients who survive the acute injury the process of repair and remodelling may be an independent risk factor determining morbidity and mortality. This review explores recent advances in the field of fibroproliferative ARDS/ALI, with a special emphasis on (a) the primary contributing factors with a focus on cellular and soluble factors, and (b) mechanisms involved in repair and remodelling as they pertain to the importance of cell death, re-population, and matrix deposition. DISCUSSION Factors influencing progression to fibroproliferative ARDS vs. resolution and reconstitution of the normal pulmonary parenchymal architecture are poorly understood. Determinants of persistent injury and abnormal repair and remodelling may be profoundly affected by both environmental and genetic factors. Moreover, cumulative evidence suggests that acute inflammation and fibrosis may be in part independent and interactive processes that are autonomously regulated and thus amenable to individual and specific therapy. CONCLUSIONS Although our current understanding of these processes is limited by the inability to accurately replicate the complex human physiology in laboratory settings, it has recently become apparent that the process of repair and remodelling begins early in the course of ARDS/ALI and may be determined by the type of pulmonary injury. Understanding the mechanisms leading to and regulating fibroproliferative changes may contribute to the development of novel early therapeutic interventions in ARDS/ALI patients.
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- Claudia C Dos Santos
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, 30, Bond Street 4-008, M5G 1W8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sadikot RT, Blackwell TS. Bioluminescence: imaging modality for in vitro and in vivo gene expression. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 477:383-94. [PMID: 19082962 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-517-0_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Molecular imaging offers many unique opportunities to study biological processes in intact organisms. Bioluminescence is the emission of light from biochemical reactions that occur within a living organism. Luciferase has been used as a reporter gene in transgenic mice but, until bioluminescence imaging was described, the detection of luciferase activity required either sectioning of the animal or excision of tissue and homogenization to measure enzyme activities in a conventional luminometer. Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is based on the idea that biological light sources can be incorporated into cells and animal models artificially that does not naturally express the luminescent genes. This imaging modality has proven to be a very powerful methodology to detect luciferase reporter activity in intact animal models. This form of optical imaging is low cost and noninvasive and facilitates real-time analysis of disease processes at the molecular level in living organisms. Bioluminescence provides a noninvasive method to monitor gene expression in vivo and has enormous potential to elucidate the pathobiology of lung diseases in intact mouse models, including models of inflammation/injury, infection, and cancer.
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- Ruxana T Sadikot
- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
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Michel O, Dentener M, Cataldo D, Cantinieaux B, Vertongen F, Delvaux C, Murdoch RD. Evaluation of oral corticosteroids and phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor on the acute inflammation induced by inhaled lipopolysaccharide in human. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2007; 20:676-83. [PMID: 17045826 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2005] [Revised: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 08/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endotoxins are pro-inflammatory substances present in the environment. In man, inhalation of its purified derivative lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces inflammation related to macrophages and neutrophils. Corticosteroids and phosphodiesterase (PDE)-4 inhibitors have inhibiting effects on macrophages and neutrophils, respectively. This study investigated the effect of prednisolone and of the PDE-4 inhibitor cilomilast on the LPS-induced acute inflammation. METHODS The study was a placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover design. On three occasions, at 2 weeks interval, 16 healthy subjects inhaled 50 microg LPS after a 6-day treatment with cilomilast (15 mg bd), prednisolone (10 mg bd) or placebo. For the assessment of the inflammatory response, induced sputum was obtained before inclusion and 6h post-LPS while blood samples were collected before, 6 and 24 h post-LPS. RESULTS Inhaled LPS induced an increase in sputum neutrophils (p<0.0001), logMMP-9 (p<0.05), logMMP-9/TIMP-1 (p<0.01) and logTNF-alpha (p<0.02). At the blood level there were significant rise in neutrophilia (p<0.001), E-selectin (p<0.02), C-reactive protein (CRP) (p<0.001) and LPS-binding protein (p<0.001). There was both a slight, but not significant, increase in body temperature and decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)). Neither prednisolone nor cilomilast had protective effect on the LPS-induced airways' inflammation. The LPS-induced CRP acute-phase protein of inflammation (0.58+/-0.13 and 3.52+/-0.41 mg/dL, before and after LPS, respectively) was significantly inhibited by a pre-treatment with prednisolone (1.39+/-0.32 mg/dL, p<0.01) and attenuated (2.65+/-0.30 mg/dL, p=0.09) with cilomilast. CONCLUSION In healthy subjects, while the LPS-induced airways' inflammation was not modified either by oral prednisolone or by PDE-4 inhibitor cilomilast (at actual dosage), the LPS-induced acute phase of blood inflammation was reduced by prednisolone.
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- Olivier Michel
- Clinics of Allergology and Respiratory Diseases, CHU Saint-Pierre (ULB-CP404), Rue Haute 322, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.
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Azim AC, Cao H, Gao X, Joo M, Malik AB, van Breemen RB, Sadikot RT, Park G, Christman JW. Regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 expression by small GTPase Rac2 in bone marrow macrophages. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007; 293:L668-73. [PMID: 17575012 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00043.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) is induced by microbial products, proinflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and oncogenes. The Rho family includes RhoA, Rac1, Rac2, Rac3, and Cdc42 and is involved in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton organization, cell growth, vesicular cell trafficking, and transcriptional regulation. Rac2 binds to NADPH oxidase protein complex, and Rac2 null neutrophils are known to have poor phagocytic activity. We examined whether Rac2, the predominant small GTPase in hematopoietic cells, influences COX-2 expression in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM). We showed that BMDM from Rac2(-/-) null mice have reduced COX-2 expression in response to treatment with endotoxin. Despite a compensatory increase in Rac1, BMDM from Rac2(-/-) null mice have less biologically active GTP-bound Rac in response to LPS stimulation. Signaling molecules (downstream of Rac2 and Toll-like receptor 4) such as p42/44, p38, and pAKT were also affected in BMDM from Rac2(-/-) null mouse macrophages. We also observed that BMDM from Rac2(-/-) null failed to degrade IkappaBalpha significantly and had less immunoreactive PU.1. We show that both NF-kappaB pathway and PU.1 are involved in normal macrophage function and play a role in macrophage COX-2 expression. In summary, these data indicate that Rac2 regulates COX-2 expression in BMDM.
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- Anser C Azim
- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Sadikot RT, Zeng H, Azim AC, Joo M, Dey SK, Breyer RM, Peebles RS, Blackwell TS, Christman JW. Bacterial clearance ofPseudomonas aeruginosa is enhanced by the inhibition of COX-2. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:1001-9. [PMID: 17330822 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Prostanoids generated by COX-2 are involved in the regulation of inflammation but their exact role in the innate immune response has not been defined. We investigated whether COX-2 is involved in host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. In vitro studies, in a macrophage cell line, showed that cytotoxic strain of P aeruginosa (PA103) induced significant COX-2 protein expression and enzymatic function. In vivo data showed that infection with PA103 increased COX-2 protein production in whole lung tissue compared to mice that were infected with mutant bacteria that lack ExoU (DeltaU) or ExoU and ExoT (DeltaUT). COX-2(-/-) mice had accentuated clearance of cytotoxic P. aeruginosa from the lungs. We further tested the effects of COX-2 products such as prostaglandin E(2) on the function of phagocytic cells. Our studies indicate that prostaglandin E(2) may be involved through interacting with the EP2 receptors in modulating the host response because treatment of macrophages with prostaglandin E(2) suppressed production of reactive oxygen species. Furthermore there was enhanced bacterial clearance in EP2 receptor(-/-) mice compared to the wild-type controls. Thus it is possible that inhibition of COX-2 or EP2 receptors could be an effective adjunctive treatment for severe or resistant P. aeruginosa pneumonia.
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- Ruxana T Sadikot
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown VA Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Zhou W, Hashimoto K, Goleniewska K, O'Neal JF, Ji S, Blackwell TS, Fitzgerald GA, Egan KM, Geraci MW, Peebles RS. Prostaglandin I2 analogs inhibit proinflammatory cytokine production and T cell stimulatory function of dendritic cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:702-10. [PMID: 17202330 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.2.702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Signaling through the PGI(2) receptor (IP) has been shown to inhibit inflammatory responses in mouse models of respiratory syncytial viral infection and OVA-induced allergic responses. However, little is known about the cell types that mediate the anti-inflammatory function of PGI(2.) In this study, we determined that PGI(2) analogs modulate dendritic cell (DC) cytokine production, maturation, and function. We report that PGI(2) analogs (iloprost, cicaprost, treprostinil) differentially modulate the response of murine bone marrow-derived DC (BMDC) to LPS in an IP-dependent manner. The PGI(2) analogs decreased BMDC production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-12, TNF-alpha, IL-1alpha, IL-6) and chemokines (MIP-1alpha, MCP-1) and increased the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 by BMDCs. The modulatory effect was associated with IP-dependent up-regulation of intracellular cAMP and down-regulation of NF-kappaB activity. Iloprost and cicaprost also suppressed LPS-induced expression of CD86, CD40, and MHC class II molecules by BMDCs and inhibited the ability of BMDCs to stimulate Ag-specific CD4 T cell proliferation and production of IL-5 and IL-13. These findings suggest that PGI(2) signaling through the IP may exert anti-inflammatory effects by acting on DC.
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- Weisong Zhou
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Mathew B, Park GY, Cao H, Azim AC, Wang X, Van Breemen RB, Sadikot RT, Christman JW. Inhibitory kappaB kinase 2 activates airway epithelial cells to stimulate bone marrow macrophages. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2007; 36:562-72. [PMID: 17204585 PMCID: PMC1899334 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2006-0245oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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It has not been resolved whether macrophages or airway epithelial cells primarily respond to infectious and inflammatory stimuli and initiate a cell-to-cell inflammatory interaction within the airways. We hypothesized that the airway epithelial cells are primary responders that activate macrophages in response to environmental stimuli. To investigate the unilateral contribution of airway epithelial cells in the activation of macrophages, we developed an in vitro system in which the primary mouse tracheal epithelial cells (MTEC) and primary bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) were incubated together for a brief period of time in a Transwell culture plate. MTEC were transfected with adenoviral vectors that express a constitutively active form of IKK2 (Ad-cIKK2), Ad-beta-Gal, or PBS for 48 h before incubating with the macrophages. Macrophage activation was determined by measuring surface expression of CD11b, activation of NF-kappaB, phagocytic activity and production of reactive oxygen species, and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 gene expression and production of prostaglandins. Macrophage adherence to epithelial layer was confirmed by CD68 immunostaining and scanning electron microscopy. MTEC cells transfected with Ad-cIKK2 produced increased amounts of IL-6, mouse GRO-alpha, TNF-alpha, and prostaglandin (PG)E2. Exposure of BMDM to MTEC, transfected with Ad-cIKK2, led to an increase in the CD11b expression and increased adherence of macrophages to the epithelial cell layer. NF-kappaB activation, COX-2 gene expression, and PGD2 synthesis were also increased in BMDM that were incubated with MTEC transfected with Ad-cIKK2. These data suggest that airway epithelial cells potentially play a primary role in generating inflammatory signals that result in activation of macrophages.
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- Biji Mathew
- Section of Pulmoary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois, and Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Zhou W, Blackwell TS, Goleniewska K, O'Neal JF, Fitzgerald GA, Lucitt M, Breyer RM, Peebles RS. Prostaglandin I2 analogs inhibit Th1 and Th2 effector cytokine production by CD4 T cells. J Leukoc Biol 2006; 81:809-17. [PMID: 17135575 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0606375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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An anti-inflammatory effect of PGI(2) has been suggested by increased inflammation in mice that are deficient in the PGI(2) receptor (IP) or in respiratory syncytial viral- or OVA-induced CD4 T cell-associated responses. To determine the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory effect, we hypothesized that PGI(2) analogs inhibit CD4 T cell effector cytokine production. To test this hypothesis, we activated purified CD4 T cells with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies under Th1 and Th2 polarizing conditions for 4 days and restimulated the T cells with anti-CD3 in the presence of PGI(2) analogs for 2 days. We found that PGI(2) analogs (cicaprost and iloprost) inhibited the production of Th1 cytokines (IFN-gamma) and Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13) in a dose-dependent pattern. The inhibitory effect was partially dependent on the IP receptor signaling and was correlated with elevated intracellular cAMP and down-regulated NF-kappaB activity. Pretreatment of the CD4 T cells with 8-bromoadenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphorothioate, Rp-isomer, to inhibit a key signaling molecule in the cAMP pathway, protein kinase A (PKA), attenuated the suppressive effect of PGI(2) analogs significantly, suggesting that PKA, in part, mediates the inhibition of the cytokine production. These data indicate that PGI(2) analogs have an immune-suppressive effect on previously activated and differentiated CD4 T cells in vitro and suggest that PGI(2) may have a similar function in vivo.
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- Weisong Zhou
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2650, USA.
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Jansen ED, Pickett PM, Mackanos MA, Virostko J. Effect of optical tissue clearing on spatial resolution and sensitivity of bioluminescence imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2006; 11:041119. [PMID: 16965147 DOI: 10.1117/1.2337651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is a powerful method of in vivo molecular imaging based on the use of optically active luciferase reporter genes. Although this method provides superior sensitivity relative to other in vivo imaging methods, spatial resolution is poor due to light scattering. The objective of this study was to use hyperosmotic agents to reduce the scattering coefficient and hence improve spatial resolution of the BLI method. A diffusing fiber tip was used to simulate an isotropic point source of bioluminescence emission (550 to 650 nm). Mouse skin was treated in vitro and in vivo with glycerol (50%, 30 min) and measurements of optical properties, and imaging photon counts were made before, during, and after application of glycerol to the skin sample. Glycerol application to mouse skin had little effect on the absorption coefficient but reduced the reduced scattering coefficient by more than one order of magnitude. This effect was reversible. Consequently, the spot size (i.e., spatial resolution) of the bioluminescence point source imaged through the skin decreased by a factor of 2 (550-nm light) to 3 (650-nm light) after 30 min. Simultaneously, an almost twofold decrease in the amount of light detected by the BLI system was observed, despite the fact that total transmission increased 1.7 times. We have shown here that multiply scattered light is responsible for both observations. We have shown that applying a hyperosmotic clearing agent to the skin of small rodents has the potential to improve spatial resolution of BLI owing to a reduction in the reduced scattering coefficient in the skin by one order of magnitude. However, reducing the scattering coefficient reduces the amount of light reaching the camera due to a reduction in the amount of multiply scattered light that reaches the camera aperture and thus reducing the sensitivity of the method.
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- E Duco Jansen
- Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, VU Station B #351631, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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Roth DJ, Jansen ED, Powers AC, Wang TG. A novel method of monitoring response to islet transplantation: bioluminescent imaging of an NF-kB transgenic mouse model. Transplantation 2006; 81:1185-90. [PMID: 16641606 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000203808.84963.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transplantation of encapsulated pancreatic islets is a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes mellitus that has the potential to circumvent both a limited islet supply and immunosuppression. Current methods for scoring the biocompatibility of the alginate-based capsules that sequester Islets of Langerhans include fabrication and implantation into the peritoneal cavity of mice, incubation, retrieval via peritoneal lavage, and observation of the number of cells or cell layers surrounding the capsules. This method allows only one data point to be obtained per animal. We describe a method to measure biocompatibility real time and in situ. This method of monitoring immune response using bioluminescent technology and a nuclear factor-kappa beta (NF-kB) sensitive transgenic mouse model allows many data points to be acquired per animal, reduces the number of animals required to obtain statistically significant immune response data over time, and in turn reduces error associated with animal variability. NF-kB is a transcription factor that coordinates the inflammatory and wound healing cascades by initiating the transcription of cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, and proinflammatory genes. METHODS Inflammation after the transplantation of five types of capsules was monitored for 6 six weeks after transplantation into the dorsal-cervical fat pad. RESULTS Bioluminescence over 6-week time period: Capsule group 1.0+/-.00 normalized units, Bead group 1.3+/-.26 normalized units, No coat group .96+/-.48 normalized units, Sham group .96+/-.00 normalized units, Control group .17+/-.11 normalized units. CONCLUSIONS This imaging modality was able to detect statistically significant differences in NF-kB activity between pre- and postoperative data points per mouse. It was also able to discern an unexpected increase in NF-kB activity due to capsule size instead of capsule wall composition over a 6-week time period.
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- David J Roth
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Everhart MB, Han W, Sherrill TP, Arutiunov M, Polosukhin VV, Burke JR, Sadikot RT, Christman JW, Yull FE, Blackwell TS. Duration and intensity of NF-kappaB activity determine the severity of endotoxin-induced acute lung injury. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:4995-5005. [PMID: 16585596 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.8.4995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Activation of innate immunity in the lungs can lead to a self-limited inflammatory response or progress to severe lung injury. We investigated whether specific parameters of NF-kappaB pathway activation determine the outcome of acute lung inflammation using a novel line of transgenic reporter mice. Following a single i.p. injection of Escherichia coli LPS, transient NF-kappaB activation was identified in a variety of lung cell types, and neutrophilic inflammation resolved without substantial tissue injury. However, administration of LPS over 24 h by osmotic pump (LPS pump) implanted into the peritoneum resulted in sustained, widespread NF-kappaB activation and neutrophilic inflammation that culminated in lung injury at 48 h. To determine whether intervention in the NF-kappaB pathway could prevent progression to lung injury in the LPS pump model, we administered a specific IkappaB kinase inhibitor (BMS-345541) to down-regulate NF-kappaB activation following the onset of inflammation. Treatment with BMS-345541 beginning at 20 h after osmotic pump implantation reduced lung NF-kappaB activation, concentration of KC and MIP-2 in lung lavage, neutrophil influx, and lung edema measured at 48 h. Therefore, sustained NF-kappaB activation correlates with severity of lung injury, and interdiction in the NF-kappaB pathway is beneficial even after the onset of lung inflammation.
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- M Brett Everhart
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Bioluminescence refers to the process of visible light emission in living organisms. Bioluminescence imaging is a powerful methodology that has been developed over the last decade as a tool for molecular imaging of small laboratory animals, enabling the study of ongoing biological processes in vivo. This form of optical imaging is low cost and noninvasive and facilitates real-time analysis of disease processes at the molecular level in living organisms. In this article, we provide a brief introduction to bioluminescence imaging technology and discuss its applications in mouse models of lung inflammation/injury, bacterial pneumonia, and tumor growth and metastasis.
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- Ruxana T Sadikot
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T-1218 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2650, USA
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Sadikot RT, Zeng H, Joo M, Everhart MB, Sherrill TP, Li B, Cheng DS, Yull FE, Christman JW, Blackwell TS. Targeted Immunomodulation of the NF-κB Pathway in Airway Epithelium Impacts Host Defense againstPseudomonas aeruginosa. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:4923-30. [PMID: 16585588 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.8.4923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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We investigated the impact of inflammatory signaling in airway epithelial cells on host defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major cause of nosocomial pneumonia. In mice, airway instillation of P. aeruginosa resulted in NF-kappaB activation in the lungs that was primarily localized to the bronchial epithelium at 4 h, but was present in a variety of cell types by 24 h. We modulated NF-kappaB activity in airway epithelium by intratracheal delivery of adenoviral vectors expressing RelA (AdRelA) or a dominant inhibitor of NF-kappaB before P. aeruginosa infection. Bacterial clearance was enhanced by up-regulation of NF-kappaB activity following AdRelA administration and was impaired by treatment with a dominant inhibitor of NF-kappaB. The TNF-alpha concentration in lung lavage was increased by AdRelA treatment and beneficial effects of NF-kappaB up-regulation were abrogated in TNF-alpha-deficient mice. In contrast, NF-kappaB inhibition reduced MIP-2 expression and neutrophil influx following P. aeruginosa infection. Therefore, inflammatory signaling through the NF-kappaB pathway in airway epithelial cells critically regulates the innate immune response to P. aeruginosa.
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Burgos JS, Guzman-Sanchez F, Sastre I, Fillat C, Valdivieso F. Non-invasive bioluminescence imaging for monitoring herpes simplex virus type 1 hematogenous infection. Microbes Infect 2006; 8:1330-8. [PMID: 16682243 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2005] [Revised: 12/22/2005] [Accepted: 12/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Traditional studies on viral neuroinvasiveness and pathogenesis have generally relied on murine models that require the sacrifice of infected animals to determine viral distributions and titers. The present paper reports the use of in vivo bioluminescence imaging to monitor the replication and tropism of KOS strain HSV-1 viruses expressing the firefly luciferase reporter protein in hematogenously infected mice. Following intraperitoneal injection, a comparison was made between real-time PCR determinations of HSV-1 DNA concentrations (requiring the sacrifice of the experimental animals) and in vivo bioluminescence emissions in living animals. For further comparison, in vitro light emission was also measured in the ovaries and adrenal glands of sacrificed mice. After infection, HSV-1 spread preferentially to the ovaries and adrenal glands (these organs showed the highest virus levels). Both the PCR and bioluminescence methods detected low viral loads in the nervous system, where the virus was restricted to the spinal cord. The concentrations of viral DNA measured correlated with the magnitude of bioluminescence in vivo, and with the photon flux determined by the in vitro luciferase enzyme assay. The results show that bioluminescence imaging can be used for non-invasive, real-time monitoring of HSV-1 hematogenous infection in living mice, but that coupling this methodology with conventional techniques aids in the characterization of the infection.
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- Javier S Burgos
- Departamento de Biología Molecular and Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (C.S.I.C.-U.A.M.), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
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