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Ren XS, He J, Li S, Hu H, Kyle M, Kohsaka S, Zhao LR. Hematopoietic Growth Factors Regulate the Entry of Monocytes into the Adult Brain via Chemokine Receptor CCR5. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8898. [PMID: 39201584 PMCID: PMC11354986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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Monocytes are circulating macrophage precursors generated from bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells. In adults, monocytes continuously replenish cerebral border-associated macrophages under physiological conditions. Monocytes also rapidly infiltrate the brain in pathological settings. The mechanisms of recruiting monocyte-derived macrophages into the brain under pathological conditions have been extensively studied. However, it remains unclear how monocytes enter the brain to renew border-associated macrophages under physiological conditions. Using both in vitro and in vivo approaches, this study reveals that a combination of two hematopoietic growth factors, stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), complementarily and synergistically enhances the adhesion of monocytes to cerebral endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. Cysteine-cysteine chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) in brain endothelial cells, but not the cell adhesion molecules mediating neuroinflammation-related infiltration of monocyte-derived macrophages, modulates SCF+G-CSF-enhanced monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion. Blocking CCR5 or genetically deleting CCR5 reduces monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion induced by SCF+G-CSF. The SCF+G-CSF-enhanced recruitment of bone marrow-derived monocytes/macrophages into the cerebral perivascular space is also reduced in adult CCR5 knockout mice. This study demonstrates the role of SCF and G-CSF in regulating the entry of monocytes into the adult brain to replenish perivascular macrophages.
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- Xuefang Sophie Ren
- Department of Neurology, Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- National Institute of Neuroscience, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Ren X, He J, Hu H, Kohsaka S, Zhao LR. Hematopoietic growth factors Regulate Entry of Monocytes into the Adult Brain via Chemokine Receptor CCR5. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.15.594359. [PMID: 38798506 PMCID: PMC11118552 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.15.594359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Monocytes are circulating macrophage precursors and are generated from bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells. In the adults, monocytes continuously replenish cerebral border-associated macrophages under a physiological condition. Monocytes also rapidly infiltrate into the brain in the settings of pathological conditions. The mechanisms of recruiting monocyte-derived macrophages into the brain under pathological conditions have been extensively studied. However, it remains unclear how monocytes enter the brain for renewal of border-associated macrophages under the physiological condition. Using both in vitro and in vivo approaches, this study reveals that the combination of two hematopoietic growth factors, stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), complementarily and synergistically enhances adhesion of monocytes to cerebral endothelial cells in a dose dependent manner. Cysteine-cysteine chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) in brain endothelial cells, but not cell adhesion molecules mediating neuroinflammation-related infiltration of monocyte-derived macrophages, modulates the SCF+G-CSF-enhanced monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion. Blocking CCR5 or genetically deleting CCR5 reduces monocyte-endothelial cell adhesion induced by SCF+G-CSF. SCF+G-CSF-enhanced recruitment of bone marrow-derived monocytes/macrophages in cerebral perivascular space is also reduced in adult CCR5 knockout mice. This study demonstrates the contribution of SCF and G-CSF in regulating the entry of monocytes into the adult brain to replenish perivascular macrophages.
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Qin C, Li Y, Wang K. Functional Mechanism of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Animal Models with Alzheimer's Disease: Inhibition of Neuroinflammation. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:4761-4775. [PMID: 34566422 PMCID: PMC8456430 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s327538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The transplantation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) alleviates neuropathology and improves cognitive deficits in animal models with Alzheimer’s disease. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be determined. Available data demonstrate transplanted BMMSCs can inhibit neuroinflammation, which may be related to microglial M1/M2 polarization and is regulated by the secretion of autocrine and paracrine cytokines. BMMSCs also mitigate Aβ plaques and Tau tangles in the brain, which may be associated with the recruitment of peripheral blood monocytes and the subsequent comprehensive effects. The therapeutic effects of stem cells involve potential mechanisms such as immunomodulation, apoptosis, and proliferation. BMMSC-mediated functional reconstruction through dynamic remodeling develops a novel balance. Herein, present review recapitulates the molecular basis of BMMSC-assisted biological processes and summarizes the possible mechanisms related to the interaction between BMMSCs and microglia. The transplanted BMMSCs can suppress neuroinflammation that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Chuan Qin
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of International Medical Service & Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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Qiu X, Ping S, Kyle M, Chin L, Zhao LR. SCF + G-CSF treatment in the chronic phase of severe TBI enhances axonal sprouting in the spinal cord and synaptic pruning in the hippocampus. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2021; 9:63. [PMID: 33832542 PMCID: PMC8028149 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-021-01160-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of long-term disability in young adults. An evidence-based treatment for TBI recovery, especially in the chronic phase, is not yet available. Using a severe TBI mouse model, we demonstrate that the neurorestorative efficacy of repeated treatments with stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) (SCF + G-CSF) in the chronic phase is superior to SCF + G-CSF single treatment. SCF + G-CSF treatment initiated at 3 months post-TBI enhances contralesional corticospinal tract sprouting into the denervated side of the cervical spinal cord and re-balances the TBI-induced overgrown synapses in the hippocampus by enhancing microglial function of synaptic pruning. These neurorestorative changes are associated with SCF + G-CSF-improved somatosensory-motor function and spatial learning. In the chronic phase of TBI, severe TBI-caused microglial degeneration in the cortex and hippocampus is ameliorated by SCF + G-CSF treatment. These findings reveal the therapeutic potential and possible mechanism of SCF + G-CSF treatment in brain repair during the chronic phase of severe TBI.
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Balogh A, Milibák T, Szabó V, Nagy ZZ, Resch MD. Position of macula lutea and presence of proliferative vitreoretinopathy affect vitreous cytokine expression in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234525. [PMID: 32542038 PMCID: PMC7295219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Our purpose was to evaluate the concentrations of vitreous cytokines in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). We hypothesized that patients with macula on RRD have lower levels of cytokines compared to patients with macula off RRD and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). Vitreous fluids were collected during 23G pars plana vitrectomy from 58 eyes of 58 patients. Indication for vitrectomy included macula off and macula on RRD, PVR, and idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). A multiplex chemiluminescent immunoassay was performed to measure the concentrations of 48 cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Levels of HGF, IL-6, IL-8, IL-16, IFN-gamma, MCP-1, and MIF were significantly higher in all groups of retinal detachment compared to ERM. Levels of CTACK, eotaxin, G-CSF, IP-10, MIG, SCF, SCGF-beta, SDF-1alpha were significantly higher in PVR compared to macula on RRD and ERM. Levels of IL-1ra, IL-5, IL-9, M-CSF, MIP-1alpha, and TRIAL were significantly higher in PVR compared to macula on RRD. Our results indicate that the position of macula lutea and the presence of PVR significantly influence vitreous cytokine expression. The detected proteins may serve as biomarkers to estimate the possibility of PVR formation and may help to invent personalized therapeutic strategies to slow down or prevent PVR.
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- Anikó Balogh
- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Ophthalmology, Uzsoki Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Uzsoki Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Chen K, Tang P, Bao Z, He T, Xiang Y, Gong W, Yoshimura T, Le Y, Tessarollo L, Chen X, Wang JM. Deficiency in Fpr2 results in reduced numbers of Lin -cKit +Sca1 + myeloid progenitor cells. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:13452-13463. [PMID: 30018139 PMCID: PMC6120191 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.002683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Lin-c-Kit+ Sca-1+ cell population in the bone marrow (BM) serves as the direct precursor for differentiation of myeloid cells. In this study, we report that deficiency in Fpr2, a G protein-coupled chemoattractant receptor in mice, is associated with reduced BM nucleated cells, including CD31+Ly6C+ (granulocytes and monocytes), CD31-/Ly6Cint (granuloid cells), and CD31-/Ly6Chigh (predominantly monocytes) cells. In particular, the number of Lin-c-Kit+Sca-1+ (LKS) cells was reduced in Fpr2-/- mouse BM. This was supported by observations of the reduced incorporation of intraperitoneally injected bromodeoxyuridine by cells in the c-Kit+ population from Fpr2-/- mouse BM. Purified c-Kit+ cells from Fpr2-/- mice showed reduced expansion when cultured in vitro with stem cell factor (SCF). SCF/c-Kit-mediated phosphorylation of P38, STAT1, Akt (Thr-308), and Akt (Ser-473) was also significantly reduced in c-Kit+ cells from Fpr2-/- mice. Furthermore, Fpr2 agonists enhanced SCF-induced proliferation of c-Kit+ cells. Colony-forming unit assays revealed that CFU-granulocyte-macrophage formation of BM cells from Fpr2-/- mice was significantly reduced. After heat-inactivated bacterial stimulation in the airway, the expansion of c-kit+ Sca-1+ cells in BM and recruitment of Ly6G+ cells to the lungs and CD11b+Ly6C+TNFα+ cells to the spleen of Fpr2-/- mice was significantly reduced. These results demonstrate an important role for Fpr2 in the development of myeloid lineage precursors in mouse BM.
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- From the Cancer and Inflammation Program and
- Department of Breast Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- From the Cancer and Inflammation Program and
- the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078, China
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- the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- the Basic Research Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick, Maryland 21702
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- the Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan, and
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- the Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702
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- the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR 999078, China
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Argemí J, Kress TR, Chang HCY, Ferrero R, Bértolo C, Moreno H, González-Aparicio M, Uriarte I, Guembe L, Segura V, Hernández-Alcoceba R, Ávila MA, Amati B, Prieto J, Aragón T. X-box Binding Protein 1 Regulates Unfolded Protein, Acute-Phase, and DNA Damage Responses During Regeneration of Mouse Liver. Gastroenterology 2017; 152:1203-1216.e15. [PMID: 28082079 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH) increases the protein folding burden at the endoplasmic reticulum of remnant hepatocytes, resulting in induction of the unfolded protein response. We investigated the role of the core unfolded protein response transcription factor X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) in liver regeneration using genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis. METHODS We performed studies with C57Bl6-J (control) and interleukin 6-knockout mice. Mice underwent PH or sham surgeries. In some mice, hepatic expression of XBP1 was knocked down by injection of adenoviral vectors encoding small hairpin RNAs against Xbp1 messenger RNA. Liver tissues were collected before surgery and at 6 and 48 hours after surgery and analyzed by chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing. We also performed functional analyses of HepG2 cells. RESULTS Expression of XBP1 by hepatocytes increased immediately after PH (priming phase of liver regeneration) in control mice, but this effect was delayed in interleukin 6-deficient mice. In mice with knockdown of XBP1, we observed of liver tissue persistent endoplasmic reticulum stress, defects in acute-phase response, and increased hepatocellular damage, compared with control mice. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses of liver tissue showed that at 6 hours after PH, liver XBP1 became bound to a large set of genes implicated in proteostasis, the acute-phase response, metabolism, and the DNA damage response (DDR). At this time point, XBP1 bound the promoter of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 gene (Stat3). Livers of XBP1-knockdown mice showed reduced expression of STAT3 and had lower levels of STAT3 phosphorylation at Ser727, a modification that promotes cell proliferation and the DDR. Regenerating livers from XBP1-knockdown mice expressed high levels of a marker of DNA double-strand breaks, phosphorylated histone 2A, member X (H2AX), compared with control mice. The inhibition of XBP1 expression caused a reduced up-regulation of DDR messenger RNAs in regenerating hepatocytes. CONCLUSION In livers of mice, we found that PH induces expression of XBP1, and that this activity requires interleukin 6. XBP1 expression regulates the unfolded protein response, acute-phase response, and DDR in hepatocytes. In regenerating livers, XBP1 deficiency leads to endoplasmic reticulum stress and DNA damage.
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- Josepmaria Argemí
- Department of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Genomic Science of IIT@SEMM, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), and Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hepatology, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Hepatology, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Research Institute (IdisNa), Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Hepatology, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; CiberEhd, Pamplona, Spain
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- Navarra Research Institute (IdisNa), Pamplona, Spain; Morphology Core Facility, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Histology and Pathology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Bioinformatics Service, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Research Institute (IdisNa), Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Hepatology, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; CiberEhd, Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Genomic Science of IIT@SEMM, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), and Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy
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- CiberEhd, Pamplona, Spain; Hepatology Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
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- Department of Gene Therapy and Regulation of Gene Expression, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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Chitsanoor S, Somsri S, Panburana P, Mungthin M, Ubalee R, Emyeam M, Jongwutiwes S, Sattabongkot J, Udomsangpetch R. A novel in vitro model reveals distinctive modulatory roles of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax on naïve cell-mediated immunity. Malar J 2017; 16:131. [PMID: 28347310 PMCID: PMC5368906 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1781-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To date, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) have been used mainly in immune stimulation assays and the interpretation of data can be influenced by the previous immunological history of donors and cross reactivity with other infectious agents. Resolving these limitations requires an alternative in vitro model to uncover the primary response profiles. METHODS A novel in vitro model of mononuclear cells (MNCs) generated from haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) was developed and these cells were then co-cultured with various antigens from Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax to investigate the response of naïve immune cells to malaria antigens by flow cytometry. RESULTS In vitro stimulation of naïve lymphocytes showed that CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes were significantly reduced (P < 0.01) by exposure to lysates of infected erythrocytes or intact erythrocytes infected with P. falciparum. The depletion was associated with the expression of CD95 (Fas receptor) on the surface of T lymphocytes. Maturation of T lymphocytes was affected differently, showing elevated CD3+CD4+CD8+ and CD3+CD4-CD8- T lymphocytes after stimulation with cell lysates of P. falciparum and P. vivax, respectively. In addition, antigen presenting monocytes and dendritic cells derived from haematopoietic stem cells showed impaired HLA-DR expression as a consequence of exposure to different species of malaria parasites. CONCLUSION These results suggest that naïve mononuclear cells differentiated in vitro from HSCs could provide a valid model for the assessment of immunity. P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria parasites could modulate various populations of immune cells starting from newly differentiated mononuclear cells.
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- Setthakit Chitsanoor
- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Graduate Programme in Biomedical Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasart University, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodhi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, 10400 Thailand
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- Department of Entomology, USAMC Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Centers for Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centers for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Kemp KC, Cerminara N, Hares K, Redondo J, Cook AJ, Haynes HR, Burton BR, Pook M, Apps R, Scolding NJ, Wilkins A. Cytokine therapy-mediated neuroprotection in a Friedreich's ataxia mouse model. Ann Neurol 2017; 81:212-226. [PMID: 28009062 PMCID: PMC5324580 DOI: 10.1002/ana.24846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Friedreich's ataxia is a devastating neurological disease currently lacking any proven treatment. We studied the neuroprotective effects of the cytokines, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and stem cell factor (SCF) in a humanized murine model of Friedreich's ataxia. METHODS Mice received monthly subcutaneous infusions of cytokines while also being assessed at monthly time points using an extensive range of behavioral motor performance tests. After 6 months of treatment, neurophysiological evaluation of both sensory and motor nerve conduction was performed. Subsequently, mice were sacrificed for messenger RNA, protein, and histological analysis of the dorsal root ganglia, spinal cord, and cerebellum. RESULTS Cytokine administration resulted in significant reversal of biochemical, neuropathological, neurophysiological, and behavioural deficits associated with Friedreich's ataxia. Both G-CSF and SCF had pronounced effects on frataxin levels (the primary molecular defect in the pathogenesis of the disease) and a regulators of frataxin expression. Sustained improvements in motor coordination and locomotor activity were observed, even after onset of neurological symptoms. Treatment also restored the duration of sensory nerve compound potentials. Improvements in peripheral nerve conduction positively correlated with cytokine-induced increases in frataxin expression, providing a link between increases in frataxin and neurophysiological function. Abrogation of disease-related pathology was also evident, with reductions in inflammation/gliosis and increased neural stem cell numbers in areas of tissue injury. INTERPRETATION These experiments show that cytokines already clinically used in other conditions offer the prospect of a novel, rapidly translatable, disease-modifying, and neuroprotective treatment for Friedreich's ataxia. Ann Neurol 2017;81:212-226.
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- Kevin C. Kemp
- Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Sensory and Motor Systems Group, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and NeuroscienceUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Brain Tumour Research Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Infection and Immunity, School of Cellular and Molecular MedicineUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Synthetic Biology Theme, Institute of Environment, Health & Societies, Biosciences, Dept. of Life Sciences, College of Health & Life SciencesBrunel University LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Sensory and Motor Systems Group, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and NeuroscienceUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Multiple Sclerosis and Stem Cell Group, School of Clinical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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Kumar AS, Jagadeeshan S, Subramanian A, Chidambaram SB, Surabhi RP, Singhal M, Bhoopalan H, Sekar S, Pitani RS, Duvuru P, Venkatraman G, Rayala SK. Molecular Mechanism of Regulation of MTA1 Expression by Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:12310-21. [PMID: 27044752 PMCID: PMC4933278 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.707224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with loss of dopaminergic neurons of the brain, which results in insufficient synthesis and action of dopamine. Metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) is an upstream modulator of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate-limiting enzyme in dopamine synthesis, and hence MTA1 plays a significant role in PD pathogenesis. To impart functional and clinical significance to MTA1, we analyzed MTA1 and TH levels in the substantia nigra region of a large cohort of human brain tissue samples by Western blotting, quantitative PCR, and immunohistochemistry. Our results showed that MTA1 and TH levels were significantly down-regulated in PD samples as compared with normal brain tissue. Correspondingly, immunohistochemistry analysis for MTA1 in substantia nigra sections revealed that 74.1% of the samples had a staining intensity of <6 in the PD samples as compared with controls, 25.9%, with an odds ratio of 8.54. Because of the clinical importance of MTA1 established in PD, we looked at agents to modulate MTA1 expression in neuronal cells, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was chosen, due to its clinically proven neurogenic effects. Treatment of the human neuronal cell line KELLY and acute 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine mouse model with G-CSF showed significant induction of MTA1 and TH with rescue of phenotype in the mouse model. Interestingly, the observed induction of TH was compromised on silencing of MTA1. The underlying molecular mechanism of MTA1 induction by G-CSF was proved to be through induction of c-Fos and its recruitment to the MTA1 promoter.
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- Arathy S Kumar
- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai 600 036 and
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai 600 036 and
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai 600 036 and
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai 600 036 and
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- the Centre for Toxicology and Developmental Research (CEFT)
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- Pathology, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai 600 116, India
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- From the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai 600 036 and
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Neubauer V, Wegleiter K, Posod A, Urbanek M, Wechselberger K, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Keller M, Griesmaier E. Delayed application of the haematopoietic growth factors G-CSF/SCF and FL reduces neonatal excitotoxic brain injury. Brain Res 2016; 1634:94-103. [PMID: 26772988 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.12.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Developmental brain injury results in cognitive and motor deficits in the preterm infant. Enhanced glutamate release and subsequent receptor activation are major pathogenetic factors. The effect of haematopoietic growth factors, such as granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), stem cell factor (SCF) and flt-3 ligand (FL) on neonatal brain injury is controversially discussed. Timing of treatment is known to be a crucial factor. Based on the hypothesis that an exacerbation of injury is caused by administration of substances in the acute phase, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of delayed administration of G-CSF/SCF and FL to protect against excitotoxic brain injury in vivo. METHODS In an established neonatal mouse model of excitotoxic brain injury, we evaluated the effect of daily intraperitoneal doses of G-CSF/SCF or FL, starting 60 h after the excitotoxic insult. RESULTS Intraperitoneal injections of G-CSF/SCF and FL, given 60 h after the excitotoxic insult, significantly reduced lesion size at postnatal days 10, 18 and 90. G-CSF/SCF treatment resulted in a decrease in apoptotic cell death indicated by reduced caspase-3 activation. G-CSF/SCF and FL treatment did not affect apoptosis-inducing factor-dependent apoptosis or cell proliferation. CONCLUSION We show that delayed systemic treatment with the haematopoietic growth factors G-CSF/SCF and FL protects against N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated developmental excitotoxic brain damage. Our results suggest that neuroprotective effects in this neonatal animal model of excitotoxic brain injury depend on the timing of drug administration after the insult.
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- Vera Neubauer
- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Kinderklinik Dritter Orden, Munich Technical University, Bischof Altmann-Strasse 9, 94032 Passau, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics II (Neonatology), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Wright CR, Brown EL, Della Gatta PA, Fatouros IG, Karagounis LG, Terzis G, Mastorakos G, Michailidis Y, Mandalidis D, Spengos K, Chatzinikolaou A, Methenitis S, Draganidis D, Jamurtas AZ, Russell AP. Regulation of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Its Receptor in Skeletal Muscle is Dependent Upon the Type of Inflammatory Stimulus. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2015; 35:710-9. [PMID: 26057332 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2014.0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The cytokine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) binds to its receptor (G-CSFR) to stimulate hematopoietic stem cell mobilization, myelopoiesis, and the production and activation of neutrophils. In response to exercise-induced muscle damage, G-CSF is increased in circulation and G-CSFR has recently been identified in skeletal muscle cells. While G-CSF/G-CSFR activation mediates pro- and anti-inflammatory responses, our understanding of the role and regulation in the muscle is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate, in vitro and in vivo, the role and regulation of G-CSF and G-CSFR in skeletal muscle under conditions of muscle inflammation and damage. First, C2C12 myotubes were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with and without G-CSF to determine if G-CSF modulates the inflammatory response. Second, the regulation of G-CSF and its receptor was measured following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage and the expression levels we investigated for redox sensitivity by administering the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC). LPS stimulation of C2C12 myotubes resulted in increases in G-CSF, interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) messenger RNA (mRNA) and an increase in G-CSF, IL-6, and MCP-1 release from C2C12 myotubes. The addition of G-CSF following LPS stimulation of C2C12 myotubes increased IL-6 mRNA and cytokine release into the media, however it did not affect MCP-1 or TNFα. Following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage in humans, G-CSF levels were either marginally increased in circulation or remain unaltered in skeletal muscle. Similarly, G-CSFR levels remained unchanged in response to damaging exercise and G-CSF/G-CSFR did not change in response to NAC. Collectively, these findings suggest that G-CSF may cooperate with IL-6 and potentially promote muscle regeneration in vitro, whereas in vivo aseptic inflammation induced by exercise did not change G-CSF and G-CSFR responses. These observations suggest that different models of inflammation produce a different G-CSF response.
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- Craig Robert Wright
- 1 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University , Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- 1 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University , Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- 1 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University , Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- 2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini, Greece
- 3 The Institute of Human Performance and Rehabilitation, Center for Research and Technology-Thessaly , Trikala, Greece
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- 4 Nestlé Research Center , Nestec Ltd., Lausanne, Switzerland
- 5 School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly , Karies, Trikala, Greece
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- 6 Athletics Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens , Athens, Greece
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- 7 Endocrine Unit, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Athens University Medical School , Athens, Greece
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- 2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini, Greece
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- 6 Athletics Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens , Athens, Greece
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- 8 The 1st Department of Neurology, University of Athens , School of Medicine, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini, Greece
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- 6 Athletics Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens , Athens, Greece
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- 2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini, Greece
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- 3 The Institute of Human Performance and Rehabilitation, Center for Research and Technology-Thessaly , Trikala, Greece
- 5 School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Thessaly , Karies, Trikala, Greece
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- 1 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University , Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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Chen L, Chen G, Guo Y, Liu L, Xiao L, Fan W, Shi B, Qian Y. Ketanserin, a serotonin 2A receptor antagonist, alleviates ischemia-related biliary fibrosis following donation after cardiac death liver transplantation in rats. Liver Transpl 2014; 20:1317-26. [PMID: 25045122 DOI: 10.1002/lt.23947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Biliary fibrosis is a major complication after donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver transplantation. In this process, the roles of serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] and the 5-HT2A receptor subtype are still unknown. In this study, we analyzed markers of portal fibroblast (PF)/myofibroblast (MF) transdifferentiation such as transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), phosphorylated smad2/3, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), collagen I, and collagen III in a primary culture system of PFs after the administration of 5-HT or 5-HT plus ketanserin (a selective 5-HT2A receptor antagonist). A rat DCD transplant model was established with 30 minutes of warm ischemia and 4 hours of cold ischemia during organ procurement. Recipients were intraperitoneally injected with ketanserin (1 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) or normal saline. Grafts without in situ warm ischemia instead of minimal cold storage (30 minutes) served as controls. The serum biochemistry, the liver contents of 5-HT and hydroxyproline (HYP), and the expression of fibrosis-related genes (including TGF-β1, matrix metalloproteinase 2, procollagen α1, and α-SMA messenger RNA) were determined. The extent of biliary fibrosis was also assessed histopathologically. The results indicated that ketanserin inhibited 5-HT-activated TGF-β1-smad2/3 signaling in vitro and thereby depressed the MF conversion of PFs. Rats receiving DCD livers showed increased liver contents of 5-HT and HYP, impaired biliary function, up-regulation of fibrosis-related genes, and aggravated biliary fibrosis. However, these phenomena were alleviated by treatment with ketanserin. We concluded that the profibrotic activity of 5-HT occurred through the activation of TGF-β1 signaling and the 5-HT2A receptor. Thus, these data suggest that the 5-HT2A receptor may be a potential therapeutic target for ischemia-related biliary fibrosis after DCD liver transplantation.
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- Liping Chen
- Institute of Organ Transplantation, the 309th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China
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Dorritie KA, McCubrey JA, Johnson DE. STAT transcription factors in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis: opportunities for therapeutic intervention. Leukemia 2013; 28:248-57. [PMID: 23797472 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins comprise a family of transcription factors that are activated by cytokines, hormones and growth factors. The activation of STAT proteins plays a key role in the production of mature hematopoietic cells via effects on cellular proliferation, survival and lineage-specific differentiation. Emerging evidence also demonstrates frequent, constitutive activation of STATs in primary leukemia specimens. Moreover, roles for STATs in promoting leukemia development have been delineated in numerous preclinical studies. This review summarizes our current understanding of STAT protein involvement in normal hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis, as well as recent advances in the development and testing of novel STAT inhibitors.
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- K A Dorritie
- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Han Y, Wang Y, Xu Z, Li J, Yang J, Li Y, Shang Y, Luo J. Effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia on the growth and apoptosis of leukemia cells. Oncol Rep 2013; 30:1007-13. [PMID: 23733230 DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) has a typical progressive course with transition from a chronic phase to a terminal blast crisis phase. However, the mechanisms that lead to disease progression remain unclear. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) play important roles in maintaining the bone marrow microenvironment. In the present study, the biological characteristics of BMMSCs were determined including proliferation, apoptosis and secretion of cytokines during blastic phase CML (CML-Bp). The effect of BMMSCs in CML-Bp on K562 human CML cells and the CML-Bp original generation leukemia cells were also explored. Our results showed that CML-Bp BMMSCs protect tumor cells and increase their anti-apoptotic ability through regulating the expression of apoptosis-related proteins and activating the Wnt pathway.
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- Yuxiang Han
- Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, PR China
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Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in combination with stem cell factor confers greater neuroprotection after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in the neonatal rats than a solitary treatment. Transl Stroke Res 2012; 4:171-8. [PMID: 23565130 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-012-0225-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is a devastating condition resulting in neuronal cell death and often culminates in neurological deficits. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been shown to have neuroprotective activity via inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation in various stroke models. Stem cell factor (SCF) regulates hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow and has been reported to have neuroprotective properties in an experimental ischemic stroke model. In this study we aim to determine the protective effects of G-CSF in combination with SCF treatment after experimental HI. Seven-day old Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to unilateral carotid artery ligation followed by 2.5 hours of hypoxia. Animals were randomly assigned to five groups: Sham (n=8), Vehicle (n=8), HI with G-CSF treatment (n=9), HI with SCF treatment (n=9) and HI with G-CSF+SCF treatment (coadministration group; n=10). G-CSF (50 µg/kg), SCF (50 µg/kg) and G-CSF+SCF (50 µg/kg) were administered intraperitoneally 1 hour post HI followed by daily injection for 4 consecutive days (five total injections). Animals were euthanized 14 days after HI for neurological testing. Additionally assessment of brain, heart, liver, spleen and kidney atrophy was performed. Both G-CSF and G-CSF+SCF treatments improved body growth and decreased brain atrophy at 14 days post HI. No significant differences were found in the peripheral organ weights between groups. Finally, the G-CSF+SCF coadministration group showed significant improvement in neurological function. Our data suggest that administration of G-CSF in combination with SCF not only prevented brain atrophy but also significantly improved neurological function.
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Lennartsson J, Rönnstrand L. Stem Cell Factor Receptor/c-Kit: From Basic Science to Clinical Implications. Physiol Rev 2012; 92:1619-49. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00046.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 485] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Stem cell factor (SCF) is a dimeric molecule that exerts its biological functions by binding to and activating the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit. Activation of c-Kit leads to its autophosphorylation and initiation of signal transduction. Signaling proteins are recruited to activated c-Kit by certain interaction domains (e.g., SH2 and PTB) that specifically bind to phosphorylated tyrosine residues in the intracellular region of c-Kit. Activation of c-Kit signaling has been found to mediate cell survival, migration, and proliferation depending on the cell type. Signaling from c-Kit is crucial for normal hematopoiesis, pigmentation, fertility, gut movement, and some aspects of the nervous system. Deregulated c-Kit kinase activity has been found in a number of pathological conditions, including cancer and allergy. The observation that gain-of-function mutations in c-Kit can promote tumor formation and progression has stimulated the development of therapeutics agents targeting this receptor, e.g., the clinically used inhibitor imatinib mesylate. Also other clinically used multiselective kinase inhibitors, for instance, sorafenib and sunitinib, have c-Kit included in their range of targets. Furthermore, loss-of-function mutations in c-Kit have been observed and shown to give rise to a condition called piebaldism. This review provides a summary of our current knowledge regarding structural and functional aspects of c-Kit signaling both under normal and pathological conditions, as well as advances in the development of low-molecular-weight molecules inhibiting c-Kit function.
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- Johan Lennartsson
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Ma P, Mali RS, Martin H, Ramdas B, Sims E, Kapur R. Role of intracellular tyrosines in activating KIT-induced myeloproliferative disease. Leukemia 2012; 26:1499-1506. [PMID: 22297723 PMCID: PMC4378686 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2012.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gain-of-function mutations in KIT receptor in humans are associated with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), systemic mastocytosis (SM), and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The intracellular signals that contribute to oncogenic KIT induced myeloproliferative disease (MPD) are poorly understood. Here, we show that oncogenic KITD814V induced MPD occurs in the absence of ligand stimulation. The intracellular tyrosine residues are important for KITD814V induced MPD, albeit to varying degrees. Among the seven intracellular tyrosines examined, tyrosine 719 alone plays a unique role in regulating KITD814V induced proliferation and survival in vitro, and MPD in vivo. Importantly, the extent to which AKT, ERK and Stat5 signaling pathways are activated via the seven intracellular tyrosines in KITD814V impacts the latency of MPD and severity of the disease. Our results identify critical signaling molecules involved in regulating KITD814V induced MPD, which might be useful for developing novel therapeutic targets for hematologic malignancies involving this mutation.
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- Peilin Ma
- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Synergistic effect of SCF and G-CSF on stem-like properties in prostate cancer cell lines. Tumour Biol 2012; 33:967-78. [PMID: 22252524 PMCID: PMC3401500 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-012-0325-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bone marrow metastases are formed in the late phases of prostate cancer disease. Stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) are present in the microenvironment of the bone marrow and play a vital role in cell biology therein. The present study was to investigate the influence of SCF and G-CSF on stem-like properties in prostate cancer cell lines. Upon stimulation with SCF or G-CSF, higher levels of CD117, ABCG2, and CD44 were observed in PC-3 and DU145 cells examined by flow cytometry. Simultaneously, the expressions of Oct3/4 and Nanog were upregulated. Moreover, quantitative real-time PCR verified that the increased Nanog under the stimulations was mostly derived from NANOGP8. In parallel with the increasing expressions of these proteins, higher colony and sphere formation efficiencies were seen in these cells in response to the cytokine stimulations. Furthermore, a synergistic effect of SCF and G-CSF on colony and sphere formations and ABCG2 expression was disclosed. Our results indicate a favorable bone marrow niche for prostate cancer cells where higher levels of cell stemness are maintained at least partly by the cytokines SCF and G-CSF.
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Zou D, Zhang Z, He J, Zhang K, Ye D, Han W, Zhou J, Wang Y, Li Q, Liu X, Zhang X, Wang S, Hu J, Zhu C, Zhang W, zhou Y, Fu H, Huang Y, Jiang X. Blood vessel formation in the tissue-engineered bone with the constitutively active form of HIF-1α mediated BMSCs. Biomaterials 2011; 33:2097-108. [PMID: 22172336 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The successful clinical outcome of the implanted tissue-engineered bone is dependent on the establishment of a functional vascular network. A gene-enhanced tissue engineering represents a promising approach for vascularization. Our previous study indicated that hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) can up-regulate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and stromal-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) in bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). The angiogenesis is a co-ordinated process that requires the participation of multiple angiogenic factors. To further explore the angiogenic effect of HIF-1α mediated stem cells, in this study, we systematically evaluated the function of HIF-1α in enhancing BMSCs angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. A constitutively active form of HIF-1α (CA5) was inserted into a lentivirus vector and transduced into BMSCs, and its effect on vascularization and vascular remodeling was further evaluated in a rat critical-sized calvarial defects model with a gelatin sponge (GS) scaffold. The expression of the key angiogenic factors including VEGF, SDF-1, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), placental growth factor (PLGF), angiopoietin 1 (ANGPT1), and stem cell factor (SCF) at both mRNAs and proteins levels in BMSCs were significantly enhanced by HIF-1α overexpression compared to the in vitro control group. In addition, HIF-1α-over expressing BMSCs showed dramatically improved blood vessel formation in the tissue-engineered bone as analyzed by photography of specimen, micro-CT, and histology. These data confirm the important role of HIF-1α in angiogenesis in tissue-engineered bone. Improved understanding of the mechanisms of angiogenesis may offer exciting therapeutic opportunities for vascularization, vascular remodeling, and bone defect repair using tissue engineering strategies in the future.
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- Duohong Zou
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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Sanganalmath SK, Abdel-Latif A, Bolli R, Xuan YT, Dawn B. Hematopoietic cytokines for cardiac repair: mobilization of bone marrow cells and beyond. Basic Res Cardiol 2011; 106:709-33. [PMID: 21541807 PMCID: PMC4281455 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-011-0183-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hematopoietic cytokines, traditionally known to influence cellular proliferation, differentiation, maturation, and lineage commitment in the bone marrow, include granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, stem cell factor, Flt-3 ligand, and erythropoietin among others. Emerging evidence suggests that these cytokines also exert multifarious biological effects on diverse nonhematopoietic organs and tissues. Although the precise mechanisms remain unclear, numerous studies in animal models of myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure indicate that hematopoietic cytokines confer potent cardiovascular benefits, possibly through mobilization and subsequent homing of bone marrow-derived cells into the infarcted heart with consequent induction of myocardial repair involving multifarious mechanisms. In addition, these cytokines are also known to exert direct cytoprotective effects. However, results from small-scale clinical trials of G-CSF therapy as a single agent after acute MI have been discordant and largely disappointing. It is likely that cardiac repair following cytokine therapy depends on a number of known and unknown variables, and further experimental and clinical studies are certainly warranted to accurately determine the true therapeutic potential of such therapy. In this review, we discuss the biological features of several key hematopoietic cytokines and present the basic and clinical evidence pertaining to cardiac repair with hematopoietic cytokine therapy.
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- Santosh K. Sanganalmath
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm. 1001 Eaton, MS 3006, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm. 1001 Eaton, MS 3006, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Rm. 1001 Eaton, MS 3006, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Grover PK, Hardingham JE, Cummins AG. Stem cell marker olfactomedin 4: critical appraisal of its characteristics and role in tumorigenesis. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2011; 29:761-75. [PMID: 20878207 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-010-9262-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Olfactomedin 4 (OLFM4), a member of the olfactomedin domain-containing proteins, is a glycoprotein with molecular weight of approximately 64 kDa. The protein is a "robust marker" of Lgr5+ stem cells and has been localised to mitochondria, nuclei and cell membranes. The bulk of OLFM4 exists in a polymeric form which is held together by disulfide bonds and carbohydrate interactions. Earlier studies revealed that the protein binds to lectins and cadherins, and facilitates cell-cell adhesion. Recent data demonstrated that the protein possesses several hallmarks of carcinogenesis. OLFM4 has also been purported to be an inducible resistance factor to apoptotic stimuli such as radiation and anticancer drugs. Here, we review its synonyms and classification, gene structure, protein structure, intracellular and tissue distribution, adhesive and antiapoptotic; mitotic; migratory and cell cycle regulatory characteristics. We also critically evaluate recent advances in understanding of the transcriptional regulation of OLFM4 and its upstream signalling pathways with special emphasis on carcinogenesis and outline future perspectives in the field.
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- Phulwinder K Grover
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, South Australia 5011, Australia.
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Choi YH, Neef K, Reher M, Liakopoulos OJ, Zeriouh M, Wittwer T, Stamm C, Madershahian N, Teschendorf P, Wahlers T. The influence of pre-operative risk on the number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells during cardiopulmonary bypass. Cytotherapy 2010; 12:79-87. [PMID: 19929452 DOI: 10.3109/14653240903377029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS The number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) depends on cytokine release and is also associated with cardiovascular risk factors. During cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) the endothelium is the first organ to be affected by mechanical and immunologic stimuli. We hypothesized that the magnitude of EPC mobilization by CPB correlates with the pre-operative cardiovascular morbidity profile. METHODS EPC were quantified in blood samples from 30 patients who underwent cardiac surgery by magnetic bead isolation and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis, based on concomitant expression of CD34, CD133 and CD309. Patients were divided into two groups based on the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE): low risk (LR) and high risk (HR). Ten healthy volunteers served as controls. Samples were obtained before the start of CPB and at 1 and 24 h post-operatively. Plasma samples were collected for determination of release levels of cytokines and growth factors. RESULTS All CPB patients showed a significantly reduced basal number of EPC compared with healthy individuals (LR 5.60 +/- 0.39/mL, HR 3.89 +/- 0.34/ mL, versus control 0.807 +/- 0.82/mL, P = 0.012 versus LR, P< 0.001 versus HR). CPB induced EPC release that peaked 1 h after surgery (pre-operative 4.79 +/- 0.32/mL, 1 h 57.49 +/- 5.31/mL, 24 h 6.67 +/- 1.05/mL, P< 0.001 pre-operative versus 1 h, P< 0.001 pre-operative versus 24 h) and was associated with the duration of CPB. However, EPC release was significantly attenuated in HR patients (33.09 +/- 3.58/mL versus 81.89 +/- 4.36/mL at 1 h after CPB, P < 0.0001) and inversely correlated with the pre-operative EuroSCORE. Serum granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), stem cell factor (SCF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels increased throughout the observation period and were also correlated with the EPC count. CONCLUSIONS Cardiovascular risk factors influence the mobilization of EPC from the bone marrow after stimulation by CPB. This could be secondary to impaired mobilization or the result of increased EPC turnover, and may have implications for future cell therapy strategies in cardiac surgical patients.
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- Yeong-Hoon Choi
- Heart Center of the University of Cologne, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cologne, Germany.
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Chen LP, Zhang QH, Chen G, Qian YY, Shi BY, Dong JH. Rapamycin inhibits cholangiocyte regeneration by blocking interleukin-6-induced activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2010; 16:204-14. [PMID: 20104495 DOI: 10.1002/lt.21985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cholangiocyte proliferation is necessary for biliary recovery from cold ischemia and reperfusion injury (CIRI), but there are few studies on its intracellular mechanism. In this process, the role of rapamycin, a new immunosuppressant used in liver transplantation, is still unknown. In order to determine whether rapamycin can depress cholangiocyte regeneration by inhibiting signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) activation, rapamycin (0.05 mg/kg) was administered to rats for 3 days before orthotopic liver transplantation. The results indicated that cholangiocytes responded to extended cold preservation (12 hours) with severe bile duct injures, marked activation of the interleukin-6 (IL-6)/STAT3 signal pathway, and increased expression of cyclin D1 until 7 days after transplantation, and this was followed by compensatory cholangiocyte regeneration. However, rapamycin treatment inhibited STAT3 activation and resulted in decreased cholangiocyte proliferation and delayed biliary recovery after liver transplantation. On the other hand, rapamycin showed no effect on the expression of IL-6. We conclude that the IL-6/STAT3 signal pathway is involved in initiating cholangiocytes to regenerate and repair CIRI. Rapamycin represses cholangiocyte regeneration by inhibiting STAT3 activation, which might have a negative effect on the healing and recovery of bile ducts in grafts with extended cold preservation. Insights gained from this study will be helpful in designing therapy using rapamycin in clinical patients after liver transplantation.
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- Li-Ping Chen
- Organ Transplant Center, 309 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China, Post Code 100091
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Hokari M, Kuroda S, Chiba Y, Maruichi K, Iwasaki Y. Synergistic effects of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on bone marrow stromal cell transplantation for mice cerebral infarct. Cytokine 2009; 46:260-6. [PMID: 19286390 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2009.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2008] [Revised: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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This study was aimed to assess whether ex vivo treatment with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) modifies biological properties of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) and enhances functional recovery by BMSC transplantation into infarct brain. Immunohistochemistry was conducted to characterize the cultured BMSC. The pharmacological effects of G-CSF on their proliferation, cell cycle, and growth factor production were precisely analyzed, using FACS and ELISA techniques. Non-treated or G-CSF treated BMSC were stereotactically transplanted into the mice brain subjected to cerebral infarct, and its effects on functional and histological aspects were evaluated. The BMSC expressed the receptor for G-CSF. Treatment with 0.1muM of G-CSF significantly enhanced the proliferation of BMSC by increasing their population in S phase, and increased their production of SDF-1alpha, HGF, and NGF. When transplanted into infarct brain, G-CSF treated BMSC significantly improved motor function as early as 2 weeks after transplantation, whereas non-treated BMSC did 4 weeks after transplantation. These findings strongly suggest that G-CSF may enhance the proliferation and growth factor production of the cultured BMSC and accelerate functional restoration by BMSC transplantation. Such pharmacological "activation" of the BMSC may contribute to successful clinical application of BMSC transplantation therapy for ischemic stroke.
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- Masaaki Hokari
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, North 15 West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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Yamasaki K, Setoguchi T, Takenouchi T, Yone K, Komiya S. Stem cell factor prevents neuronal cell apoptosis after acute spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009; 34:323-7. [PMID: 19182706 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318193a1de] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A rat spinal cord injury (SCI) model and immunohistochemistry were used to examine the levels of expression of stem cell factor and c-kit. In addition, we examined whether intraperitoneal administration of stem cell factor could prevent neural cells apoptosis after acute SCI. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antiapoptotic effect of stem cell factor after SCI. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA It is well known that the mode of delayed neuronal and glial cell death after SCI is apoptosis. Inhibition of apoptosis might thus promote neurologic improvement after SCI. Stem cell factor and its receptor c-kit exhibit pleiotropic effects in early hematopoiesis, and are also known to prevent hematopoietic progenitor cell apoptosis. Stem cell factor has recently been reported to be a survival factor for neural stem cells in vitro. We examined the levels of expression of stem cell factor and c-kit in normal and injured rat spinal cord. In addition, we examined whether stem cell factor prevents neural cell apoptosis after acute SCI. METHODS We examined the expression of stem cell factor and c-kit in spinal cord after injury by quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Antiapoptotic effects of stem cell factor were examined using rats with SCI that received stem cell factor intraperitoneally, and were examined immunohistochemically with anticleaved PARP antibody and antiactive caspase-3 antibody between 1 and 3 days after injury. RESULTS Upregulation of stem cell factor and c-kit expression occured after SCI. We also found that neurons express stem cell factor, and neurons and oligodendrocytes express c-kit after SCI. In addition, intraperitoneal administration of stem cell factor prevented spinal neural cells apoptosis after injury. CONCLUSION These findings suggest the possibility that stem cell factor, a hematopoietic cytokine, could be useful as an agent for treatment of SCI.
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- Kouhei Yamasaki
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Stem cell factor and interleukin-2/15 combine to enhance MAPK-mediated proliferation of human natural killer cells. Blood 2008; 113:2706-14. [PMID: 19060242 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-05-159285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Stem cell factor (SCF) promotes synergistic cellular proliferation in combination with several growth factors, and appears important for normal natural killer (NK)-cell development. CD34(+) hematopoietic precursor cells (HPCs) require interleukin-15 (IL-15) for differentiation into human NK cells, and this effect can be mimicked by IL-2. Culture of CD34(+) HPCs or some primary human NK cells in IL-2/15 and SCF results in enhanced growth compared with either cytokine alone. The molecular mechanisms responsible for this are unknown and were investigated in the present work. Activation of NK cells by IL-2/15 increases expression of c-kit whose kinase activity is required for synergy with IL-2/15 signaling. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling intermediaries that are activated both by SCF and IL-2/15 are enhanced in combination to facilitate earlier cell-cycle entry. The effect results at least in part via enhanced MAPK-mediated modulation of p27 and CDK4. Collectively the data reveal a novel mechanism by which SCF enhances cellular proliferation in combination with IL-2/15 in primary human NK cells.
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Chin KL, Aerbajinai W, Zhu J, Drew L, Chen L, Liu W, Rodgers GP. The regulation of OLFM4 expression in myeloid precursor cells relies on NF-kappaB transcription factor. Br J Haematol 2008; 143:421-32. [PMID: 18764868 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07368.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The human olfactomedin 4 gene (OLFM4, also known as hGC-1, GW112) is thought to be a useful marker for early myeloid development. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-stimulated OLFM4 expression, we characterized the promoter region of OLFM4. The 35-bp region (-101 to -66) of the proximal promoter regulated reporter gene expression, and mutation of the nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB binding site within the promoter abolished the binding of the transcription factor and the ability to regulate OLFM4 expression. G-CSF increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in human CD34(+) cells, which was abrogated by inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) or NADPH oxidase. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) induced by G-CSF inhibited by the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059, or U0126. However, phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 was only partially inhibited by NAC, but not by PD98059 or U0126. Inhibition of the ERK pathway remarkably decreased OLFM4 expression and this inhibition required NF-kappaB transcription factor. Inhibition of ROS or the ERK pathway remarkably decreased G-CSF-induced OLFM4 expression. Our results suggest that G-CSF-induced expression of OLFM4 is regulated by the transcription factor NF-kappaB, and that this induction is mediated by the ERK1/2 MAPK signaling pathway through PI3K-driven ROS production.
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- Kyung L Chin
- Molecular and Clinical Hematology Branch, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Parathyroid hormone effectively induces mobilization of progenitor cells without depletion of bone marrow. Exp Hematol 2008; 36:1157-66. [PMID: 18504066 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 03/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cytokine-mediated mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells has become an established method in the field of autologous and allogenic stem cell transplantation. Furthermore, it presents a new concept in tissue repair and regenerative medicine. In the present study, we explored the potency of parathyroid hormone (PTH) compared to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for mobilization of stem cells and its regenerative capacity on bone marrow. MATERIALS AND METHODS Healthy mice were either treated with PTH, G-CSF, or saline. Laboratory parameters were analyzed using a hematological cell analyzer. Hematopoietic stem cells characterized by lin(-)/Sca-1(+)/c-kit(+), as well as subpopulations (CD31(+), c-kit(+), Sca-1(+), CXCR4(+)) of CD45(+)/CD34(+) and CD45(+)/CD34(-) cells were measured by flow cytometry. Immunohistology as well as fluorescein-activated cell sorting analyses were utilized to determine the composition and cell-cycle status of bone marrow cells. Serum levels of distinct cytokines (G-CSF, vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF]) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Further, circulating cells were measured after PTH treatment in combination with G-CSF or a G-CSF antibody. RESULTS Stimulation with PTH showed a significant increase of all characterized subpopulations of bone marrow-derived progenitor cells (BMCs) in peripheral blood (1.5- to 9.8-fold) similar to G-CSF. In contrast to G-CSF, PTH treatment resulted in an enhanced cell proliferation with a constant level of lin(-)/Sca-1(+)/c-kit(+) cells and CD45(+)/CD34(+) subpopulations in bone marrow. Interestingly, PTH application was associated with increased serum levels of G-CSF (2.8-fold), whereas VEGF showed no significant changes. Blocking endogenous G-CSF with an antibody significantly reduced the number of circulating cells after PTH treatment. A combination of PTH and G-CSF showed slight additional effects compared to PTH or G-CSF alone. CONCLUSION PTH induces mobilization of progenitor cells effectively, which can be related to an endogenous release of G-CSF. In contrast to G-CSF treatment, PTH does not result in a depletion of bone marrow, which may be mediated by an activation of PTH receptor on osteoblasts. The novel function of PTH on mobilization and regeneration of BMCs may pave the way for new therapeutic options in bone marrow and stem cell transplantation as well as in the field of ischemic disorders.
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Elastase-induced lung emphysema in rats is not reduced by hematopoietic growth factors when applied preventionally. Virchows Arch 2008; 452:675-88. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-008-0591-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2007] [Revised: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 01/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The combination of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and stem cell factor significantly increases the number of bone marrow-derived endothelial cells in brains of mice following cerebral ischemia. Blood 2008; 111:5544-52. [PMID: 18268092 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-119073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) induces proliferation of bone marrow-derived cells. G-CSF is neuroprotective after experimental brain injury, but the mechanisms involved remain unclear. Stem cell factor (SCF) is a cytokine important for the survival and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells. Its receptor (c-kit or CD117) is present in some endothelial cells. We aimed to determine whether the combination of G-CSF/SCF induces angiogenesis in the central nervous system by promoting entry of endothelial precursors into the injured brain and causing them to proliferate there. We induced permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in female mice that previously underwent sex-mismatched bone marrow transplantation from enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-expressing mice. G-CSF/SCF treatment reduced infarct volumes by more than 50% and resulted in a 1.5-fold increase in vessel formation in mice with stroke, a large percentage of which contain endothelial cells of bone marrow origin. Most cells entering the brain maintained their bone marrow identity and did not transdifferentiate into neural cells. G-CSF/SCF treatment also led to a 2-fold increase in the number of newborn cells in the ischemic hemisphere. These findings suggest that G-CSF/SCF treatment might help recovery through induction of bone marrow-derived angiogenesis, thus improving neuronal survival and functional outcome.
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Ishikawa H, Tsuyama N, Liu S, Abroun S, Li FJ, Otsuyama KI, Zheng X, Ma Z, Maki Y, Iqbal MS, Obata M, Kawano MM. Accelerated proliferation of myeloma cells by interleukin-6 cooperating with fibroblast growth factor receptor 3-mediated signals. Oncogene 2005; 24:6328-32. [PMID: 15940250 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine that regulates the proliferation of some tumor cells including multiple myeloma (MM). Ectopic expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR 3) associated with the chromosomal translocation, t(4;14)(p16.3;q32), is frequently found in MM, and therefore, has been implicated in the neoplastic transformation of this disease. Here, we show that IL-6 together with FGF enhanced proliferation of a myeloma cell line, KMS-11 carrying t(4;14)(p16.3;q32) and the FGFR 3-transfected U 266 myeloma cell line which ectopically expressed FGFR 3 but responded to neither IL-6 nor FGF alone. In KMS-11, IL-6 activated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT 3) while FGF activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) and phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3 kinase. As both MEK inhibitors and a PI 3-kinase inhibitor abolished the effect of IL-6 and FGF, the activation of both the ERK 1/2 and PI 3-kinase signaling cascades is essential for the proliferation of KMS-11 enhanced by IL-6 and FGF. Furthermore, the FGF-induced activation of ERK 1/2 contributed to the serine phosphorylation of STAT 3, suggesting that the signaling crosstalk between the cytokine receptor, IL-6 receptor alpha/gp 130 and the growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, FGFR 3. These results indicate that FGFR 3 plays a crucial role in the accelerated proliferation of MM carrying t(4;14)(p16.3;q32).
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- Hideaki Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Cellular Signal Analysis, Department of Bio-Signal Analysis, Applied Medical Engineering Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
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Lennartsson J, Jelacic T, Linnekin D, Shivakrupa R. Normal and Oncogenic Forms of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Kit. Stem Cells 2005; 23:16-43. [PMID: 15625120 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2004-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) that binds stem cell factor. This receptor ligand combination is important for normal hematopoiesis, as well as pigmentation, gut function, and reproduction. Structurally, Kit has both an extracellular and intracellular region. Theintra-cellular region is comprised of a juxtamembrane domain (JMD), a kinase domain, a kinase insert, and a carboxyl tail. Inappropriate expression or activation of Kit is associated with a variety of diseases in humans. Activating mutations in Kit have been identified primarily in the JMD and the second part of the kinase domain and have been associated with gastrointestinal stromal cell tumors and mastocytosis, respectively. There are also reports of activating mutations in some forms of germ cell tumors and core binding factor leukemias. Since the cloning of the Kit ligand in the early 1990s, there has been an explosion of information relating to the mechanism of action of normal forms of Kit as well as activated mutants. This is important because understanding this RTK at the biochemical level could assist in the development of therapeutics to treat primary and secondary defects in the tissues that require Kit. Furthermore, understanding the mechanisms mediating transformation of cells by activated Kit mutants will help in the design of interventions for human disease associated with these mutations. The objective of this review is to summarize what is known about normal and oncogenic forms of Kit. We will place particular emphasis on recent developments in understanding the mechanisms of action of normal and activated forms of this RTK and its association with human disease, particularly in hematopoietic cells.
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- Johan Lennartsson
- Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Maryland, USA.
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Lennartsson J, Shivakrupa R, Linnekin D. Synergistic Growth of Stem Cell Factor and Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Involves Kinase-dependent and -independent Contributions from c-Kit. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:44544-53. [PMID: 15308671 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404085200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Stem cell factor (SCF) binds and activates the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit, and this interaction is critical for normal hematopoiesis. SCF also synergizes with a variety of growth factors, including those binding members of the cytokine receptor superfamily. The mechanisms mediating this synergy remain to be defined. The present study investigates both structural and biochemical cross-talk between c-Kit and the receptor for granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). We have found that c-Kit forms a complex with the beta-chain of the GM-CSF receptor, and this interaction involves the first part of the c-Kit kinase domain. Although inhibition of c-Kit kinase activity completely blocked SCF-induced proliferation, there was still greater than additive growth induced by SCF in combination with GM-CSF. In contrast, an inhibitory antibody against the extracellular domain of c-Kit (K-27) completely inhibited growth in response to SCF alone or in combination with GM-CSF. These results support a kinase-independent component of the synergistic growth induced by SCF and GM-CSF that may relate to interaction of these receptors. It is also clear that a significant part of the synergistic growth is dependent of c-Kit kinase activity. Although synergistic increases in phosphorylation of c-Kit and the beta-chain of the GM-CSF receptor were not observed, SCF and GM-CSF in combination prolonged the duration of Erk1/2 phosphorylation in a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent manner. Consistent with these findings, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is synergistically activated by SCF and GM-CSF together. Hence, c-Kit makes both kinase-independent and -dependent contributions to the proliferative synergy induced by SCF in combination with GM-CSF.
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- Johan Lennartsson
- Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.
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Zhao Y, Chen E, Li L, Gong B, Xie W, Nanji S, Dubé ID, Hough MR. Gene expression profiling in the inductive human hematopoietic microenvironment. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 323:703-11. [PMID: 15369807 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.08.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and their progenitors can be maintained in vitro in long-term bone marrow cultures (LTBMCs) in which constituent HSCs can persist within the adherent layers for up to 2 months. Media replenishment of LTBMCs has been shown to induce transition of HSCs from a quiescent state to an active cycling state. We hypothesize that the media replenishment of the LTBMCs leads to the activation of important regulatory genes uniquely involved in HSC proliferation and differentiation. To profile the gene expression changes associated with HSC activation, we performed suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) on day 14 human LTBMCs following 1-h media replenishment and on unmanipulated controls. The generated SSH library contained 191 differentially up-regulated expressed sequence tags (ESTs), the majority corresponding to known genes related to various intracellular processes, including signal transduction pathways, protein synthesis, and cell cycle regulation. Nineteen ESTs represented previously undescribed sequences encoding proteins of unknown function. Differential up-regulation of representative genes, including IL-8, IL-1, putative cytokine 21/HC21, MAD3, and a novel EST was confirmed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Levels of fibronectin, G-CSF, and stem cell factor also increased in the conditioned media of LTBMCs as assessed by ELISA, indicating increased synthesis and secretion of these factors. Analysis of our library provides insights into some of the immediate early gene changes underlying the mechanisms by which the stromal elements within the LTBMCs contribute to the induction of HSC activation and provides the opportunity to identify as yet unrecognized factors regulating HSC activation in the LTBMC milieu.
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- Yongjun Zhao
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada
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Hematti P, Sellers SE, Agricola BA, Metzger ME, Donahue RE, Dunbar CE. Retroviral transduction efficiency of G-CSF+SCF-mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ cells is superior to G-CSF or G-CSF+Flt3-L-mobilized cells in nonhuman primates. Blood 2003; 101:2199-205. [PMID: 12424191 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-08-2663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gene transfer experiments in nonhuman primates have been shown to be predictive of success in human clinical gene therapy trials. In most nonhuman primate studies, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) collected from the peripheral blood or bone marrow after administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) + stem cell factor (SCF) have been used as targets, but this cytokine combination is not generally available for clinical use, and the optimum target cell population has not been systematically studied. In our current study we tested the retroviral transduction efficiency of rhesus macaque peripheral blood CD34(+) cells collected after administration of different cytokine mobilization regimens, directly comparing G-CSF+SCF versus G-CSF alone or G-CSF+Flt3-L in competitive repopulation assays. Vector supernatant was added daily for 96 hours in the presence of stimulatory cytokines. The transduction efficiency of HSCs as assessed by in vitro colony-forming assays was equivalent in all 5 animals tested, but the in vivo levels of mononuclear cell and granulocyte marking was higher at all time points derived from target CD34(+) cells collected after G-CSF+SCF mobilization compared with target cells collected after G-CSF (n = 3) or G-CSF+Flt3-L (n = 2) mobilization. In 3 of the animals long-term marking levels of 5% to 25% were achieved, but originating only from the G-CSF+SCF-mobilized target cells. Transduction efficiency of HSCs collected by different mobilization regimens can vary significantly and is superior with G-CSF+SCF administration. The difference in transduction efficiency of HSCs collected from different sources should be considered whenever planning clinical gene therapy trials and should preferably be tested directly in comparative studies.
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- Peiman Hematti
- Hematology Branch, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Wadhwa PD, Lazarus HM, Koc ON, Jaroscak J, Woo D, Stevens CE, Rubinstein P, Laughlin MJ. Hematopoietic recovery after unrelated umbilical cord-blood allogeneic transplantation in adults treated with in vivo stem cell factor (R-MetHuSCF) and filgrastim administration. Leuk Res 2003; 27:215-20. [PMID: 12537973 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(02)00090-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transplantation with unrelated umbilical cord blood (UCB) is marked by delayed hematologic recovery. This report summarizes two adults with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), who received myeloablative conditioning followed by infusion of a non-expanded single UCB graft. These CML patients were enrolled in a clinical trial incorporating concomitant in vivo administration of stem cell factor (R-MetHuSCF) and filgrastim from day of UCB infusion until attained hematopoietic recovery. Each patient engrafted fully with donor UCB, with days to absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >500/microl being 13 and 29 days, respectively. Both patients remain in cytogenetic remission at 28 months follow-up. 'In vivo UCB expansion' with administration of concomitant R-MetHuSCF and filgrastim may facilitate prompt hematologic engraftment.
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- Punit D Wadhwa
- Allogeneic Transplant Program, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Medicine, Ireland Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Wearn 433, Cleveland, OH 44106-5065, USA
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Rumessen JJ, Vanderwinden JM. Interstitial Cells in the Musculature of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Cajal and Beyond. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 229:115-208. [PMID: 14669956 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(03)29004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase KIT on cells referred to as interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) has been instrumental during the past decade in the tremendous interest in cells in the interstitium of the smooth muscle layers of the digestive tract. ICC generate the pacemaker component (electrical slow waves of depolarization) of the smooth musculature and are involved in neurotransmission. By integration of ICC functions, substantial progress has been made in our understanding of the neuromuscular control of gastrointestinal motility, opening novel therapeutic perspectives. In this article, the ultrastructure and light microscopic morphology, as well as the functions and the development of ICC and of neighboring fibroblast-like cells (FLC), are critically reviewed. Directions for future research are considered and a unifying concept of mesenchymal cells, either KIT positive (the "ICC") or KIT negative "non-Cajal" (including the FLC and possibly also other cell types) cell types in the interstitium of the smooth musculature of the gastrointestinal tract, is proposed. Furthermore, evidence is accumulating to suggest that, as postulated by Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the concept of interstitial cells is not likely to be restricted to the gastrointestinal musculature.
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- Jüri J Rumessen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Björnström L, Sjöberg M. Signal transducers and activators of transcription as downstream targets of nongenomic estrogen receptor actions. Mol Endocrinol 2002; 16:2202-14. [PMID: 12351686 DOI: 10.1210/me.2002-0072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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17Beta-estradiol-activated estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) and beta (ERbeta) are able to induce transcriptional activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat)-regulated promoters via cytoplasmic signal transduction pathways. Stat5 and Stat3 are required for promoter induction, which correlates with cytoplasmic sublocalization of ERs and is independent of intact coactivator binding sites and DNA-binding domains. In endothelial cells, Stat5 and Stat3 are rapidly phosphorylated on both tyrosine and serine residues in response to 17beta-estradiol, and nuclear translocation is subsequently induced. 17Beta-estradiol-induced transactivation of a Stat-regulated promoter requires at least three different signal transduction pathways, including MAPK, Src-kinase, and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activities. In conclusion, this work identifies a novel pathway involving an agonist-bound ER-activated phosphorylation cascade, resulting in nuclear transcriptional activation of target transcription factors. These findings reveal novel targets for the development of drugs that modulate a nongenomic-to-genomic ER-dependent mechanism.
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- Linda Björnström
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Duarte RF, Chen FE, Lowdell MW, Potter MN, Lamana ML, Prentice HG, Madrigal JA. Functional impairment of human T-lymphocytes following PHA-induced expansion and retroviral transduction: implications for gene therapy. Gene Ther 2002; 9:1359-68. [PMID: 12365001 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2002] [Accepted: 05/16/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The immune function of retrovirus-mediated gene modified (GM) T cells is critical for a beneficial effect to follow their adoptive transfer into patients. Recent clinical data show that GM T cells expanded with PHA have reduced function in vivo. However, little functional analysis of PHA stimulation is available. Our results show that expansion of T cells with PHA impairs their ability to respond (proliferation, cytotoxicity and IFN gamma and perforin expression) to allogeneic stimulation or viral antigens in vitro. Conversely, CD3/CD28-based protocols can preserve this immune function. Retroviral transduction did not alter the functional profile induced by polyclonal stimulation. We investigated the mechanisms leading to this functional effect, and identified differential effects of PHA and CD3/CD28 on the distribution of CCR7/CD45RA T cell functional subsets, which may explain the functional differences observed. While CD3/CD28 stimulation parallels the lineage differentiation pattern induced by antigens in physiological conditions, PHA induces a skewed distribution of the CCR7/CD45RA functional T cell subsets, with near disappearance of the subpopulations that display the effector phenotype. Overall, this study demonstrates a functional disadvantage for transduction protocols based on PHA, uncovers mechanisms that may explain this functional effect, and provides us with information to design and select transduction protocols with an improved functional outcome.
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- R F Duarte
- The Anthony Nolan Research Institute and Department of Haematology, Royal Free and UCL School of Medicine, London, UK
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Zhou Q, Zhao J, Wiedmer T, Sims PJ. Normal hemostasis but defective hematopoietic response to growth factors in mice deficient in phospholipid scramblase 1. Blood 2002; 99:4030-8. [PMID: 12010804 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2001-12-0271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) is an endofacial plasma membrane protein proposed to participate in transbilayer movement of phosphatidylserine and other phospholipids. In addition to its putative role in the reorganization of plasma membrane phospholipids, PLSCR1 is a substrate of intracellular kinases that imply its possible participation in diverse signaling pathways underlying proliferation, differentiation, or apoptosis. Because PLSCR1 is prominently expressed in a variety of blood cells, we evaluated PLSCR activity in platelets and erythrocytes, and cytokine-dependent growth of hematopoietic precursor cells, of PLSCR1 knock-out mice. Adult PLSCR1(-/-) mice showed no obvious hematologic or hemostatic abnormality, and blood cells from these animals normally mobilized phosphatidylserine to the cell surface upon stimulation. Whereas blood cell counts in adult PLSCR1(-/-) mice were normal, in both fetus and newborn animals neutrophil counts were significantly depressed relative to age-matched wild type (WT). Furthermore, when compared with WT, hematopoietic precursor cells from PLSCR1(-/-) mice showed defective colony formation and impaired differentiation to mature granulocytes as stimulated by stem cell factor and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). By contrast, PLSCR1(-/-) cells showed normal colony formation stimulated by interleukin-3 or granulocyte-macrophage CSF, and expansion of megakaryocytic and erythroid progenitors by thrombopoietin or erythropoietin was unaffected. Stem cell factor and G-CSF were also found to induce marked increases in PLSCR1 levels in WT cells. Consistent with in vitro assays, PLSCR1(-/-) mice treated with G-CSF showed less than 50% of the granulocytosis observed in identically treated WT mice. These data provide direct evidence that PLSCR1 functionally contributes to cytokine-regulated cell proliferation and differentiation and suggest it is required for normal myelopoiesis.
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- Quansheng Zhou
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Duarte RF, Frank DA. The synergy between stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF): molecular basis and clinical relevance. Leuk Lymphoma 2002; 43:1179-87. [PMID: 12152985 DOI: 10.1080/10428190290026231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Stem cell factor (SCF), an essential growth factor in normal hematopoiesis, exerts potent effects when combined with cytokines. In particular, its synergy with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) results in important biologic responses. These include enhancement of ex vivo long-term expansion of human primitive hematopoietic cells and increased mobilization of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) for transplantation. Despite the clinical importance of the interaction between SCF and G-CSF, the absence of a model system in which it could be studied at the cellular level had impaired the ability to understand the basis of their co-operation. To overcome this impediment, a system was recently generated which recapitulates the biologic synergy between SCF and G-CSF. MO7e-G cells have allowed the identification of key events in the synergistic actions of these cytokines on proliferation and gene expression. Among the biochemical and molecular events mediated by these cytokines are the down-regulation of p27kip1 and the independent phosphorylation of STAT3 on tyrosine and serine residues. Recent work has provided increasing evidence for the clinical importance of the combination of SCF and G-CSF. The elucidation of the intracellular events triggered by their receptors is now shedding light on key mediators of their synergistic effects. The identification of these pathways is of considerable importance for understanding fundamental aspects of hematopoiesis, and as potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Rafael F Duarte
- The Anthony Nolan Research Institute, The Royal Free Campus and UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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The cell cycle behavior of hematopoietic cells varies from extended quiescence to spectacular proliferation. Cell cycle regulators choreograph these transitions through variation in the makeup of cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk)-containing complexes and through alteration in protein expression levels and subcellular localization. The mechanisms through which cell cycle regulators couple proliferation, differentiation and survival is coming into sharper focus. Cdk-inhibitors, once thought of solely in terms of a checkpoint function on cycling, are now known to interact directly with proteins and pathways central to differentiation and apoptosis. By shuttling between binding partners committed to discrete functional pathways, cell cycle regulators may directly coordinate proliferation with differentiation, migration and apoptosis.
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- Richard A Steinman
- Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, E1052 BST, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA 15213, USA.
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Stem cell factor is an essential haemopoietic progenitor cell growth factor with proliferative and anti-apoptotic functions. Molecular biologists have now dissected some of the various pathways through which this cytokine signals to the nucleus. At the same time, new molecules have become available which can inhibit SCF signalling. This provides an exciting prospect for the treatment of Kit+ malignancies such as acute myeloblastic leukaemia. The capacity of SCF to synergize with other cytokines has been exploited in the ex vivo expansion of haemopoietic progenitors and dendritic cells, which may also hold therapeutic promise. In this review the last 5 years' literature on these issues is reviewed and collated.
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- M A Smith
- Centre for Research in Biomedicine, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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