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Díaz-Pino R, Rice GI, San Felipe D, Pepanashvili T, Kasher PR, Briggs TA, López-Castejón G. Type I interferon regulates interleukin-1beta and IL-18 production and secretion in human macrophages. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302399. [PMID: 38527803 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Inflammasomes are immune complexes whose activation leads to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-18 and IL-1β. Type I IFNs play a role in fighting infection and stimulate the expression of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) involved in inflammation. Despite the importance of these cytokines in inflammation, the regulation of inflammasomes by type I IFNs remains poorly understood. Here, we analysed RNA-sequencing data from patients with monogenic interferonopathies and found an up-regulation of several inflammasome-related genes. To investigate the effect of type I IFN on the inflammasome, we treated human monocyte-derived macrophages with IFN-α and observed an increase in CASP1 and GSDMD mRNA levels over time, whereas IL1B and NLRP3 were not directly correlated to IFN-α exposure time. IFN-α treatment reduced the release of mature IL-1β and IL-18, but not caspase-1, in response to ATP-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation, suggesting regulation occurs at cytokine expression levels and not the inflammasome itself. However, more studies are required to investigate how regulation by IFN-α occurs and impacts NLRP3 and other inflammasomes at both transcriptional and post-translational levels.
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- Rodrigo Díaz-Pino
- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, St Marys Hospital, Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, The Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Northern Care Alliance and The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Genomic Medicine, St Marys Hospital, Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Blackman SA, Miles D, Suresh J, Calve S, Bryant SJ. Cell- and Serum-Derived Proteins Act as DAMPs to Activate RAW 264.7 Macrophage-like Cells on Silicone Implants. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:1418-1434. [PMID: 38319825 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01393] [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] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Protein adsorption after biomaterial implantation is the first stage of the foreign body response (FBR). However, the source(s) of the adsorbed proteins that lead to damaged associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and induce inflammation have not been fully elucidated. This study examined the effects of different protein sources, cell-derived (from a NIH/3T3 fibroblast cell lysate) and serum-derived (from fetal bovine serum), which were compared to implant-derived proteins (after a 30 min subcutaneous implantation in mice) on activation of RAW 264.7 cells cultured in minimal (serum-free) medium. Both cell-derived and serum-derived protein sources when preadsorbed to either tissue culture polystyrene or medical-grade silicone induced RAW 264.7 cell activation. The combination led to an even higher expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes and proteins. Implant-derived proteins on silicone explants induced a rapid inflammatory response that then subsided more quickly and to a greater extent than the studies with in vitro cell-derived or serum-derived protein sources. Proteomic analysis of the implant-derived proteins identified proteins that included cell-derived and serum-derived, but also other proteinaceous sources (e.g., extracellular matrix), suggesting that the latter or nonproteinaceous sources may help to temper the inflammatory response in vivo. These findings indicate that both serum-derived and cell-derived proteins adsorbed to implants can act as DAMPs to drive inflammation in the FBR, but other protein sources may play an important role in controlling inflammation.
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- Samuel A Blackman
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, United States
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- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0427, United States
- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, United States
- BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, 3415 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80300-0613, United States
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Morris CR, Habibovic A, Dustin CM, Schiffers C, Lin MC, Ather JL, Janssen-Heininger YMW, Poynter ME, Utermohlen O, Krönke M, van der Vliet A. Macrophage-intrinsic DUOX1 contributes to type 2 inflammation and mucus metaplasia during allergic airway disease. Mucosal Immunol 2022; 15:977-989. [PMID: 35654836 PMCID: PMC9391268 DOI: 10.1038/s41385-022-00530-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The NADPH oxidase DUOX1 contributes to epithelial production of alarmins, including interleukin (IL)-33, in response to injurious triggers such as airborne protease allergens, and mediates development of mucus metaplasia and airway remodeling in chronic allergic airways diseases. DUOX1 is also expressed in non-epithelial lung cell types, including macrophages that play an important role in airway remodeling during chronic lung disease. We therefore conditionally deleted DUOX1 in either lung epithelial or monocyte/macrophage lineages to address its cell-specific actions in innate airway responses to acute airway challenge with house dust mite (HDM) allergen, and in chronic HDM-driven allergic airway inflammation. As expected, acute responses to airway challenge with HDM, as well as type 2 inflammation and related features of airway remodeling during chronic HDM-induced allergic inflammation, were largely driven by DUOX1 with the respiratory epithelium. However, in the context of chronic HDM-driven inflammation, DUOX1 deletion in macrophages also significantly impaired type 2 cytokine production and indices of mucus metaplasia. Further studies revealed a contribution of macrophage-intrinsic DUOX1 in macrophage recruitment upon chronic HDM challenge, as well as features of macrophage activation that impact on type 2 inflammation and remodeling.
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- Carolyn R Morris
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
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CD14 Is Involved in the Interferon Response of Human Macrophages to Rubella Virus Infection. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020266. [PMID: 35203475 PMCID: PMC8869353 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Macrophages (MΦ) as specialized immune cells are involved in rubella virus (RuV) pathogenesis and enable the study of its interaction with the innate immune system. A similar replication kinetics of RuV in the two human MΦ types, the pro-inflammatory M1-like (or GM-MΦ) and anti-inflammatory M2-like (M-MΦ), was especially in M-MΦ accompanied by a reduction in the expression of the innate immune receptor CD14. Similar to RuV infection, exogenous interferon (IFN) β induced a loss of glycolytic reserve in M-MΦ, but in contrast to RuV no noticeable influence on CD14 expression was detected. We next tested the contribution of CD14 to the generation of cytokines/chemokines during RuV infection of M-MΦ through the application of anti-CD14 blocking antibodies. Blockage of CD14 prior to RuV infection enhanced generation of virus progeny. In agreement with this observation, the expression of IFNs was significantly reduced in comparison to the isotype control. Additionally, the expression of TNF-α was slightly reduced, whereas the chemokine CXCL10 was not altered. In conclusion, the observed downmodulation of CD14 during RuV infection of M-MΦ appears to contribute to virus-host-adaptation through a reduction of the IFN response.
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Schilling E, Grahnert A, Pfeiffer L, Koehl U, Claus C, Hauschildt S. The Impact of Rubella Virus Infection on a Secondary Inflammatory Response in Polarized Human Macrophages. Front Immunol 2021; 12:772595. [PMID: 34975859 PMCID: PMC8716696 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.772595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Macrophages (MΦ) are known to exhibit distinct responses to viral and bacterial infection, but how they react when exposed to the pathogens in succession is less well understood. Accordingly, we determined the effect of a rubella virus (RV)-induced infection followed by an LPS-induced challenge on cytokine production, signal transduction and metabolic pathways in human GM (M1-like)- and M (M2-like)-MΦ. We found that infection of both subsets with RV resulted in a low TNF-α and a high interferon (IFN, type I and type III) release whereby M-MΦ produced far more IFNs than GM-MΦ. Thus, TNF-α production in contrast to IFN production is not a dominant feature of RV infection in these cells. Upon addition of LPS to RV-infected MΦ compared to the addition of LPS to the uninfected cells the TNF-α response only slightly increased, whereas the IFN-response of both subtypes was greatly enhanced. The subset specific cytokine expression pattern remained unchanged under these assay conditions. The priming effect of RV was also observed when replacing RV by IFN-β one putative priming stimulus induced by RV. Small amounts of IFN-β were sufficient for phosphorylation of Stat1 and to induce IFN-production in response to LPS. Analysis of signal transduction pathways activated by successive exposure of MΦ to RV and LPS revealed an increased phosphorylation of NFκB (M-MΦ), but different to uninfected MΦ a reduced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 (both subtypes). Furthermore, metabolic pathways were affected; the LPS-induced increase in glycolysis was dampened in both subtypes after RV infection. In conclusion, we show that RV infection and exogenously added IFN-β can prime MΦ to produce high amounts of IFNs in response to LPS and that changes in glycolysis and signal transduction are associated with the priming effect. These findings will help to understand to what extent MΦ defense to viral infection is modulated by a following exposure to a bacterial infection.
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- Erik Schilling
- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Immunology, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- *Correspondence: Sunna Hauschildt,
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A prevalent and culturable microbiota links ecological balance to clinical stability of the human lung after transplantation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2126. [PMID: 33837203 PMCID: PMC8035266 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22344-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There is accumulating evidence that the lower airway microbiota impacts lung health. However, the link between microbial community composition and lung homeostasis remains elusive. We combine amplicon sequencing and bacterial culturing to characterize the viable bacterial community in 234 longitudinal bronchoalveolar lavage samples from 64 lung transplant recipients and establish links to viral loads, host gene expression, lung function, and transplant health. We find that the lung microbiota post-transplant can be categorized into four distinct compositional states, 'pneumotypes'. The predominant 'balanced' pneumotype is characterized by a diverse bacterial community with moderate viral loads, and host gene expression profiles suggesting immune tolerance. The other three pneumotypes are characterized by being either microbiota-depleted, or dominated by potential pathogens, and are linked to increased immune activity, lower respiratory function, and increased risks of infection and rejection. Collectively, our findings establish a link between the lung microbial ecosystem, human lung function, and clinical stability post-transplant.
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Methylation of Inflammatory Cells in Lung Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1255:63-72. [PMID: 32949390 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4494-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Moermans C, Deliege E, Pirottin D, Poulet C, Guiot J, Henket M, da Silva J, Louis R. Suitable reference genes determination for real-time PCR using induced sputum samples. Eur Respir J 2019; 54:13993003.00644-2018. [PMID: 31601710 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00644-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Induced sputum is a non-invasive method of collecting cells from airways. Gene expression analysis from sputum cells has been used to understand the underlying mechanisms of airway diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Suitable reference genes for normalisation of target mRNA levels between sputum samples have not been defined so far.The current study assessed the expression stability of nine common reference genes in sputum samples from 14 healthy volunteers, 12 asthmatics and 12 COPD patients.Using three different algorithms (geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper), we identified HPRT1 and GNB2L1 as the most optimal reference genes to use for normalisation of quantitative reverse transcriptase (RT) PCR data from sputum cells. The higher expression stability of HPRT1 and GNB2L1 were confirmed in a validation set of patients including nine healthy controls, five COPD patients and five asthmatic patients. In this group, the RNA extraction and RT-PCR methods differed, which attested that these genes remained the most reliable whatever the method used to extract the RNA, generate complementary DNA or amplify it.Finally, an example of relative quantification of gene expression linked to eosinophils or neutrophils provided more accurate results after normalisation with the reference genes identified as the most stable compared to the least stable and confirmed our findings.
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- Catherine Moermans
- Dept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU of Liege, Liege, Belgium.,I3 group, GIGA Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, GIGA Research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Unit of Human Genetics, GIGA Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Dept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU of Liege, Liege, Belgium.,I3 group, GIGA Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Dept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU of Liege, Liege, Belgium.,I3 group, GIGA Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Post-graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Tubarão, Brazil
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- Dept of Pneumology-Allergology, CHU of Liege, Liege, Belgium.,I3 group, GIGA Research Center, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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Somsuan K, Phuapittayalert L, Srithongchai Y, Sonthi P, Supanpaiboon W, Hipkaeo W, Sakulsak N. Increased DMT-1 expression in placentas of women living in high-Cd-contaminated areas of Thailand. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:141-151. [PMID: 30387054 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3598-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal and contamination was reported in soil and rice in several areas of Thailand. Humans are normally exposed to environmental Cd, leading to gradual Cd accumulation in their bodies, including the placenta. DMT-1 is a divalent metal transporter which is found in placental tissue and plays a vital role in the transportation of Fe2+ and Cd2+. This study investigated DMT-1 protein and mRNA expressions in full term human placentas comparing those from high-Cd-contaminated areas (high-Cd group) and low-Cd-contaminated areas (low-Cd group), n = 6 per group. The maternal blood Cd (B-Cd) and placental Cd (P-Cd) of the high-Cd group was significantly raised in comparison with those in the low-Cd group. DMT-1 in the fetal portion of the placentas was localized in the apical and basal portions of the cytoplasm of the syncytiotrophoblastic cells, the endothelium of fetal capillaries which is functional structure of the placental barrier, and was also found in the cytoplasm of Hofbauer cells. Moreover, DMT-1 localization in the maternal portion was also detected in most decidual cells. In addition, the DMT-1 protein and mRNA expressions in the high-Cd group were significantly higher than those in the low-Cd group. Therefore, we suggest that pregnant women, who are exposed to environmental Cd, show an increased level of Cd in their maternal blood and this Cd can accumulate in the placenta. Intracellular Cd may induce DMT-1 mRNA transcription which further translates into DMT-1 protein, which can then function as a reciprocal Cd transporter in placental tissue.
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- Keerakarn Somsuan
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand
- School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Science, University of Phayao, Phayao, 56000, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40000, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand.
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Palazón-Riquelme P, Worboys JD, Green J, Valera A, Martín-Sánchez F, Pellegrini C, Brough D, López-Castejón G. USP7 and USP47 deubiquitinases regulate NLRP3 inflammasome activation. EMBO Rep 2018; 19:embr.201744766. [PMID: 30206189 PMCID: PMC6172458 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201744766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The assembly and activation of the inflammasomes are tightly regulated by post‐translational modifications, including ubiquitin. Deubiquitinases (DUBs) counteract the addition of ubiquitin and are essential regulators of immune signalling pathways, including those acting on the inflammasome. How DUBs control the assembly and activation of inflammasomes is unclear. Here, we show that the DUBs USP7 and USP47 regulate inflammasome activation in macrophages. Chemical inhibition of USP7 and USP47 blocks inflammasome formation, independently of transcription, by preventing ASC oligomerisation and speck formation. We also provide evidence that the ubiquitination status of NLRP3 itself is altered by inhibition of USP7 and USP47. Interestingly, we found that the activity of USP7 and USP47 increased in response to inflammasome activators. Using CRISPR/Cas9 in the macrophage cell line THP‐1, we show that inflammasome activation is reduced when both USP7 and USP47 are knocked down. Altogether, these data reveal a new post‐transcriptional role for USP47 and USP7 in inflammation by regulating inflammasome activation and the release of the pro‐inflammatory cytokines IL‐1β and IL‐18, and implicate dual USP7 and USP47 inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents for inflammatory disease.
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- Pablo Palazón-Riquelme
- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Collaborative Centre of Inflammation Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Core Technology Facility, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Collaborative Centre of Inflammation Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Core Technology Facility, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre School of Biological Sciences University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca), Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Grupo de Inflamación Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Área Temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre School of Biological Sciences University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Collaborative Centre of Inflammation Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Core Technology Facility, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Wang G, Chen Y, Zhang X, Bai B, Yan H, Qin D, Xia Q. Selection of reference genes for tissue/organ samples on day 3 fifth-instar larvae in silkworm, Bombyx mori. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 98:e21458. [PMID: 29570841 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is one of the world's most economically important insect. Surveying variations in gene expression among multiple tissue/organ samples will provide clues for gene function assignments and will be helpful for identifying genes related to economic traits or specific cellular processes. To ensure their accuracy, commonly used gene expression quantification methods require a set of stable reference genes for data normalization. In this study, 24 candidate reference genes were assessed in 10 tissue/organ samples of day 3 fifth-instar B. mori larvae using geNorm and NormFinder. The results revealed that, using the combination of the expression of BGIBMGA003186 and BGIBMGA008209 was the optimum choice for normalizing the expression data of the B. mori tissue/organ samples. The most stable gene, BGIBMGA003186, is recommended if just one reference gene is used. Moreover, the commonly used reference gene encoding cytoplasmic actin was the least appropriate reference gene of the samples investigated. The reliability of the selected reference genes was further confirmed by evaluating the expression profiles of two cathepsin genes. Our results may be useful for future studies involving the quantification of relative gene expression levels of different tissue/organ samples in B. mori.
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- Genhong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Lee J, Arisi I, Puxeddu E, Mramba LK, Amicosante M, Swaisgood CM, Pallante M, Brantly ML, Sköld CM, Saltini C. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis express a complex pro-inflammatory, pro-repair, angiogenic activation pattern, likely associated with macrophage iron accumulation. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194803. [PMID: 29649237 PMCID: PMC5896901 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease of unknown cause characterized by alveolar epithelial damage, patchy interstitial fibrosis and diffuse microvascular abnormalities. In IPF, alveolar clustering of iron-laden alveolar macrophages—a common sign of microhemorrhage, has been associated with vascular abnormalities and worsening of pulmonary hypertension. As iron-dependent ROS generation has been shown to induce unrestrained macrophage activation in disease models of vascular damage, we explored alveolar macrophage activation phenotype in IPF patients (n = 16) and healthy controls (CTR, n = 7) by RNA sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells. The frequencies of macrophages in BAL cells were 86+4% and 83.4+8% in IPF and CTR groups, respectively (p-value = 0.41). In IPF patients, BAL cells showed increased iron-dependent ROS generation (p-value<0.05 vs CTR). Gene expression analysis showed overrepresentation of Gene Ontology processes/functions and KEGG pathways enriched in upregulated M1-type inflammatory (p-value<0.01), M2-type anti-inflammatory/tissue remodeling (p-value<0.0001), and MTPP-type chronic inflammatory/angiogenic (p-value<0.0001) chemokine and cytokine genes. The ex vivo finding was confirmed by the induction of iron-dependent ROS generation and chemokine/cytokine overexpression of Ccl4, Cxcl10 (M1), Il1rn (M2), Cxcl2, and Cxcl7 (MTPP) in MH-S murine immortalized alveolar macrophages exposed to ferric ammonium citrate in culture (p-value<0.05 vs CTR). The data show alveolar macrophage expression of a pro-inflammatory, tissue remodeling and angiogenic complex activation pattern, suggesting that iron accumulation may play a role in macrophage activation.
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- Jungnam Lee
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Genomics Facility, European Brain Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, and Lung-Allergy Clinic, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Schilling E, Weiss R, Grahnert A, Bitar M, Sack U, Hauschildt S. Molecular mechanism of LPS-induced TNF-α biosynthesis in polarized human macrophages. Mol Immunol 2017; 93:206-215. [PMID: 29207327 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In response to environmental stimuli such as granulocyte-macrophage or macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF/M-CSF), macrophages (MΦ) can acquire distinct functional phenotypes that control inflammatory processes on the one hand and contribute to a broad spectrum of pathologies on the other. Potential intervention strategies will require an understanding of the signalling processes that are associated with macrophage polarization. In the present study, we show that M-MΦ produce more IFN-β and IL-10 and a lot less TNF-α than do GM-MΦ in response to LPS. To define the molecular mechanisms that underlie the biosynthesis of TNF-α we carried out a detailed investigation of the LPS-induced activation of the canonical and non-canonical myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88)-dependent signal transduction pathways as well as the TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF)-dependent pathway. Our results show that all three pathways are activated in both cell types and that the activation is more pronounced in M-MΦ. While IL-10 was found to interfere with TNF-α production in M-MΦ, we exclude a decisive role for IFN-β in this respect. Furthermore, we demonstrate that TNF-α mRNA is markedly destabilized in M-MΦ and that expression of the mRNA destabilizing protein tristetraprolin is greatly enhanced in these cells. Collectively, our study suggests that differential effects of LPS on TNF-α mRNA turnover and on signal transduction pathways influence the amount of TNF-α finally produced by GM-MΦ and M-MΦ.
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- Erik Schilling
- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Talstraße 33, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Björnfot Holmström S, Clark R, Zwicker S, Bureik D, Kvedaraite E, Bernasconi E, Nguyen Hoang AT, Johannsen G, Marsland BJ, Boström EA, Svensson M. Gingival Tissue Inflammation Promotes Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-12 Production by CD200Rlow Monocyte-Derived Cells in Periodontitis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:4023-4035. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Airway microbiota signals anabolic and catabolic remodeling in the transplanted lung. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 141:718-729.e7. [PMID: 28729000 PMCID: PMC5792246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Homeostatic turnover of the extracellular matrix conditions the structure and function of the healthy lung. In lung transplantation, long-term management remains limited by chronic lung allograft dysfunction, an umbrella term used for a heterogeneous entity ultimately associated with pathological airway and/or parenchyma remodeling. OBJECTIVE This study assessed whether the local cross-talk between the pulmonary microbiota and host cells is a key determinant in the control of lower airway remodeling posttransplantation. METHODS Microbiota DNA and host total RNA were isolated from 189 bronchoalveolar lavages obtained from 116 patients post lung transplantation. Expression of a set of 11 genes encoding either matrix components or factors involved in matrix synthesis or degradation (anabolic and catabolic remodeling, respectively) was quantified by real-time quantitative PCR. Microbiota composition was characterized using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing and culture. RESULTS We identified 4 host gene expression profiles, among which catabolic remodeling, associated with high expression of metallopeptidase-7, -9, and -12, diverged from anabolic remodeling linked to maximal thrombospondin and platelet-derived growth factor D expression. While catabolic remodeling aligned with a microbiota dominated by proinflammatory bacteria (eg, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, and Corynebacterium), anabolic remodeling was linked to typical members of the healthy steady state (eg, Prevotella, Streptococcus, and Veillonella). Mechanistic assays provided direct evidence that these bacteria can impact host macrophage-fibroblast activation and matrix deposition. CONCLUSIONS Host-microbes interplay potentially determines remodeling activities in the transplanted lung, highlighting new therapeutic opportunities to ultimately improve long-term lung transplant outcome.
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Li C, Zhihong H, Wenlong L, Xiaoyan L, Qing C, Wenzhi L, Siming X, Shengming L. The Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Like Receptor Family Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Inflammasome Regulates Bronchial Epithelial Cell Injury and Proapoptosis after Exposure to Biomass Fuel Smoke. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2017; 55:815-824. [PMID: 27447246 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0051oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The number of individuals in the population exposed to biomass fuel smoke (BS) is far greater than the number of cigarette smokers. About 20% of cigarette smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to smoke-induced irreversible damage and sustained inflammation of the airway epithelium. However, the role of BS in COPD pathogenesis remains to be elucidated. In this study, we investigated the expression of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing (NLRP) 3 and caspase-1 in the bronchial epithelium from patients with COPD, and further determined the specific role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in bronchial epithelium injury using two in vitro models (BS and cigarette smoke [CS]) in the human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cell line (16HBE). After exposure to BS and CS, the release of damage-associated molecular patterns, the transcriptional and translational up-regulation of NLRP3, and the activation of caspase-1 were observed in cells at different time points. Because IL-1β secretion was dependent on the NLRP3 inflammasome, we assessed CXCL-8 production in response to smoke. Using a transwell migration assay in which 16HBE cells and human alveolar macrophages were cocultured, we showed that smoke-induced NLRP3 activation in 16HBE cells increased the migration of human alveolar macrophages. When the NLRP3 expression was silenced, the average migration distance of 16HBE was increased in scratch assay, because the activation of NLRP3 induced apoptosis by the p53-Bax mitochondrial pathway in the smoke-induced response. These results demonstrate the importance of the NLRP3 inflammasome in mediating BS- and CS-induced HBE cell damage and proapoptosis.
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- Chen Li
- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 2 Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; and
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- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 3 Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Marttila-Ichihara F, Elima K, Auvinen K, Veres TZ, Rantakari P, Weston C, Miyasaka M, Adams D, Jalkanen S, Salmi M. Amine oxidase activity regulates the development of pulmonary fibrosis. FASEB J 2017; 31:2477-2491. [PMID: 28251930 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600935r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In pulmonary fibrosis, an inflammatory reaction and differentiation of myofibroblasts culminate in pathologic deposition of collagen. Amine oxidase copper containing-3 (AOC3) is a cell-surface-expressed oxidase that regulates leukocyte extravasation. Here we analyzed the potential role of AOC3 using gene-modified and inhibitor-treated mice in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model. Inflammation and fibrosis of lungs were assessed by histologic, flow cytometric, and quantitative PCR analysis. AOC3-deficient mice showed a 30-50% reduction in fibrosis, collagen synthesis, numbers of myofibroblasts, and accumulation of CD4+ lymphocytes, NK T cells, macrophages, and type 2 innate lymphoid cells compared with wild-type control mice. AOC3-knock-in mice, which express a catalytically inactive form of AOC3, were also protected from lung fibrosis. In wild-type mice, a small-molecule AOC3 inhibitor treatment reduced leukocyte infiltration, myofibroblast differentiation, and fibrotic injury both in prophylactic and early therapeutic settings by about 50% but was unable to reverse the established fibrosis. AOC3 was also induced in myofibroblasts in human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thus, the oxidase activity of AOC3 contributes to the development of lung fibrosis mainly by regulating the accumulation of pathogenic leukocyte subtypes, which drive the fibrotic response.-Marttila-Ichihara, F., Elima, K., Auvinen, K., Veres, T. Z., Rantakari, P., Weston, C., Miyasaka, M., Adams, D., Jalkanen, S., Salmi, M. Amine oxidase activity regulates the development of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Liver Research and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,World Premier International (WPI) Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Japan
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- Centre for Liver Research and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- MediCity Research Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Goncharov AI, Maslakova AA, Polikarpova AV, Bulanova EA, Guseva AA, Morozov IA, Rubtsov PM, Smirnova OV, Shchelkunova TA. Progesterone inhibits proliferation and modulates expression of proliferation-Related genes in classical progesterone receptor-negative human BxPC3 pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 165:293-304. [PMID: 27449817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Recent studies suggest that progesterone may possess anti-tumorigenic properties. However, a growth-modulatory role of progestins in human cancer cells remains obscure. With the discovery of a new class of membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs) belonging to the progestin and adipoQ receptor gene family, it becomes important to study the effect of this hormone on proliferation of tumor cells that do not express classical nuclear progesterone receptors (nPRs). To identify a cell line expressing high levels of mPRs and lacking nPRs, we examined mRNA levels of nPRs and three forms of mPRs in sixteen human tumor cell lines of different origin. High expression of mPR mRNA has been found in pancreatic adenocarcinoma BxPC3 cells, while nPR mRNA has not been detected in these cells. Western blot analysis confirmed these findings at the protein level. We revealed specific binding of labeled progesterone in these cells with affinity constant similar to that of human mPR expressed in yeast cells. Progesterone at high concentration of 20 μM significantly reduced the mRNA levels of proliferation markers Ki67 and PCNA, as well as of cyclin D1, and increased the mRNA levels of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors p21 and p27. Progesterone (1 μM and 20 μM) significantly inhibited proliferative activity of BxPC3 cells. These results point to anti-proliferative effects of the progesterone high concentrations on BxPC3 cells and suggest that activation of mPRs may mediate this action. Our data are a starting point for further investigations regarding the application of progesterone in pancreatic cancer.
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- Alexey I Goncharov
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Lenin Hills, 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Lenin Hills, 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Lenin Hills, 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- ChemRar High-Tech Center, 2a-1 Rabochaya St., Khimki, Moscow Oblast 141400 Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Lenin Hills, 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32 Vavilov St., Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Lenin Hills, 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, Lenin Hills, 1/12, Moscow 119234, Russia.
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Liu Y, Zhang Y, Jiang Q, Rao M, Sheng Z, Zhang Y, Du W, Hao H, Zhao X, Xu Z, Liu J, Zhu H. Identification of Valid Housekeeping Genes for Real-Time Quantitative PCR Analysis of Collapsed Lung Tissues of Neonatal Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer-Derived Cattle. Cell Reprogram 2016; 17:360-7. [PMID: 26393896 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2015.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cloned calves produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer frequently suffer alveolar collapse as newborns. To study the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon, the expression profiles of numerous genes involved in lung development need to be investigated. Quantitative real-time PCR is commonly adopted in gene expression analysis. However, selection of an appropriate reference gene for normalization is critical for obtaining reliable and accurate results. Seven housekeeping genes-β-glucuronidase (GUSB), phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1), β-2-microglobolin (B2M), peptidylprolyl isomerase A (PPIA), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), TATA-box binding protein (TBP), and 5.8S ribosomal RNA (5.8S rRNA)-were selected and evaluated as candidates. Their gene expression levels in the collapsed lungs of deceased neonate cloned calves and normal lung derived from normal calves were assessed. The ranking of gene expression stability was estimated by the geNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper programs. 5.8S rRNA and PPIA were determined to be the most stable reference genes by geNorm and BestKeeper, whereas the combination of GAPDH and TBP was suggested as reference genes by NormFinder. Taking these results into account, we conclude that 5.8S rRNA and PPIA could be the most reliable reference genes for studying the genes involved in alveolar collapse. Moreover, 5.8S rRNA could be represented as a uniform reference gene in similar cases.
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- Yan Liu
- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China .,4 These authors contributed equally to this work
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- 2 Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Local Livestock and Poultry Genetical Resource Conservation and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei 230036, China .,4 These authors contributed equally to this work
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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- 3 Geno-Ming Bioscience , Beijing, 101101, China
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- 3 Geno-Ming Bioscience , Beijing, 101101, China
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- 2 Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Local Livestock and Poultry Genetical Resource Conservation and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei 230036, China
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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- 1 Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing, 100193, China
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Ohlmeier S, Nieminen P, Gao J, Kanerva T, Rönty M, Toljamo T, Bergmann U, Mazur W, Pulkkinen V. Lung tissue proteomics identifies elevated transglutaminase 2 levels in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2016; 310:L1155-65. [PMID: 27084846 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00021.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by irreversible airflow limitation. Cigarette smoking represents the main risk factor, but the specific mechanisms of COPD are not completely understood. Our aim was to identify COPD-specific proteomic changes involved in disease onset and severity. A comparative proteomic analysis of 51 lung tissues from nonsmokers, smokers, smokers with mild to moderate (stage I-II) COPD, severe to very severe COPD (stage III-IV), and patients with α-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was performed by cysteine-specific two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) coupled with mass spectrometry. Selected COPD-specific changes were validated by immunoblotting and further by ELISA in 120 induced sputum and plasma samples from nonsmokers, smokers, and patients with COPD (stage I-III). Altogether 82 altered proteins were identified comprising COPD-, AATD-, and IPF-specific, overlapping, and unspecific changes. Cathepsin D (CTSD), dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 2 (DPYSL2), transglutaminase 2 (TGM2), and tripeptidyl-peptidase 1 (TPP1) were validated as COPD-specific. TGM2 was not associated with smoking and correlated with COPD severity in lung tissue. TGM2 levels in sputum and plasma were elevated in patients with COPD (stage II-III) and correlated with lung function. In conclusion, new proteins related to COPD onset and severity could be identified with TGM2 being a novel potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for COPD. Further studies in carefully characterized cohorts are required to validate the identified changes.
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- Steffen Ohlmeier
- Proteomics Core Facility, Biocenter Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu
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- Medical Informatics and Statistics Group, University of Oulu, Oulu
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- Heart and Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
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- Heart and Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
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- HUSLAB, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki; and
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi, Finland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Biocenter Oulu, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu
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- Heart and Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki
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- Heart and Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki;
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MacLoughlin RJ, Higgins BD, Devaney J, O'Toole D, Laffey JG, O'Brien T. Aerosol-mediated delivery of AAV2/6-IκBα attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats. Hum Gene Ther 2015; 26:36-46. [PMID: 25382145 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2014.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Inhibition of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB has previously been shown to attenuate the inflammatory response in tissue after injury. However, the feasibility and efficacy of aerosolized adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector-delivered transgenes to inhibit the NF-κB pathway are less clear. Initial studies optimized the AAV vector for delivery of transgenes to the pulmonary epithelium. The effect of repeated nebulization on the integrity and transduction efficacy of the AAV vector was then examined. Subsequent in vivo studies examined the efficacy of aerosolized rAAV2/6 overexpressing the NF-κB inhibitor IκBα in a rodent endotoxin-induced lung injury model. Initial in vitro investigations indicated that rAAV2/6 was the most effective vector to transduce the lung epithelium, and maintained its integrity and transduction efficacy after repeated nebulization. In our in vivo studies, animals that received aerosolized rAAV2/6-IκBα demonstrated a significant increase in total IκBα levels in lung tissue relative to null vector-treated animals. Aerosolized rAAV2/6-IκBα attenuated endotoxin-induced bronchoalveolar lavage-detected neutrophilia, interleukin-6 and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 levels, as well as total protein content, and decreased histologic indices of injury. These results demonstrate that aerosolized AAV vectors encoding human IκBα significantly attenuate endotoxin-mediated lung injury and may be a potential therapeutic candidate in the treatment of acute lung injury.
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- Ronan J MacLoughlin
- 1 Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), National University of Ireland , Galway, Ireland
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Xu H, Bionaz M, Sloboda DM, Ehrlich L, Li S, Newnham JP, Dudenhausen JW, Henrich W, Plagemann A, Challis JR, Braun T. The dilution effect and the importance of selecting the right internal control genes for RT-qPCR: a paradigmatic approach in fetal sheep. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8:58. [PMID: 25881111 PMCID: PMC4352295 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-0973-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The key to understanding changes in gene expression levels using reverse transcription real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) relies on the ability to rationalize the technique using internal control genes (ICGs). However, the use of ICGs has become increasingly problematic given that any genes, including housekeeping genes, thought to be stable across different tissue types, ages and treatment protocols, can be regulated at transcriptomic level. Our interest in prenatal glucocorticoid (GC) effects on fetal growth has resulted in our investigation of suitable ICGs relevant in this model. The usefulness of RNA18S, ACTB, HPRT1, RPLP0, PPIA and TUBB as ICGs was analyzed according to effects of early dexamethasone (DEX) treatment, gender, and gestational age by two approaches: (1) the classical approach where raw (i.e., not normalized) RT-qPCR data of tested ICGs were statistically analyzed and the best ICG selected based on absence of any significant effect; (2) used of published algorithms. For the latter the geNorm Visual Basic application was mainly used, but data were also analyzed by Normfinder and Bestkeeper. In order to account for confounding effects on the geNorm analysis due to co-regulation among ICGs tested, network analysis was performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software. The expression of RNA18S, the most abundant transcript, and correlation of ICGs with RNA18S, total RNA, and liver-specific genes were also performed to assess potential dilution effect of raw RT-qPCR data. The effect of the two approaches used to select the best ICG(s) was compared by normalization of NR3C1 (glucocorticoid receptor) mRNA expression, as an example for a target gene. RESULTS Raw RT-qPCR data of all the tested ICGs was significantly reduced across gestation. TUBB was the only ICG that was affected by DEX treatment. Using approach (1) all tested ICGs would have been rejected because they would initially appear as not reliable for normalization. However, geNorm analysis (approach 2) of the ICGs indicated that the geometrical mean of PPIA, HPRT1, RNA18S and RPLPO can be considered a reliable approach for normalization of target genes in both control and DEX treated groups. Different subset of ICGs were tested for normalization of NR3C1 expression and, despite the overall pattern of the mean was not extremely different, the statistical analysis uncovered a significant influence of the use of different normalization approaches on the expression of the target gene. We observed a decrease of total RNA through gestation, a lower decrease in raw RT-qPCR data of the two rRNA measured compared to ICGs, and a positive correlation between raw RT-qPCR data of ICGs and total RNA. Based on the same amount of total RNA to performed RT-qPCR analysis, those data indicated that other mRNA might have had a large increase in expression and, as consequence, had artificially diluted the stably expressed genes, such as ICGs. This point was demonstrated by a significant negative correlation of raw RT-qPCR data between ICGs and liver-specific genes. CONCLUSION The study confirmed the necessity of assessing multiple ICGs using algorithms in order to obtain a reliable normalization of RT-qPCR data. Our data indicated that the use of the geometrical mean of PPIA, HPRT1, RNA18S and RPLPO can provide a reliable normalization for the proposed study. Furthermore, the dilution effect observed support the unreliability of the classical approach to test ICGs. Finally, the observed change in the composition of RNA species through time reveals the limitation of the use of ICGs to normalize RT-qPCR data, especially if absolute quantification is required.
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- Huaisheng Xu
- Departments of Obstetrics and Division of Experimental Obstetrics, Charité - University Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, Germany. .,Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linyi People's Hospital, Shandong, China.
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- Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA.
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Division of Experimental Obstetrics, Charité - University Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, Germany.
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, King Edward Memorial Hospital, The University of Western Australia, and Women and Infants Research Foundation of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, King Edward Memorial Hospital, The University of Western Australia, and Women and Infants Research Foundation of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Division of Experimental Obstetrics, Charité - University Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, Germany.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Division of Experimental Obstetrics, Charité - University Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, Germany.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Division of Experimental Obstetrics, Charité - University Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, Germany.
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- Departments of Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. .,Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Division of Experimental Obstetrics, Charité - University Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, Germany.
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Li WC, Ma KJ, Lv YH, Zhang P, Pan H, Zhang H, Wang HJ, Ma D, Chen L. Postmortem interval determination using 18S-rRNA and microRNA. Sci Justice 2014; 54:307-10. [PMID: 25002049 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The importance of determining postmortem interval (PMI) is crucial to criminal, civil and forensic cases. The precise estimation of PMI is a critical step in many death investigations. A technique exploiting the level of RNA, 18S rRNA and microRNA to estimate PMI was investigated. 18S-rRNA is a main ribosomal RNA presented as part of the ribosomal protein complex, while microRNA is a class of small non-coding single-stranded RNA, only 21-25 nucleotides, which has a strong conservation between different species. In this study, heart tissues were removed from adult rats at various postmortem intervals. An efficient extraction and detection protocol to analyze the level of 18S-rRNA and microRNA in postmortem tissue was carried out. The process consists of total RNA extraction, transcription and visualization by quantitative real time PCR. The result indicates a characteristic parabola relationship between postmortem period and Ct values for 18S-rRNA in dead rat hearts. The result indicates that the degradation pattern of tissue 18S-rRNA and microRNA is useful in the determination of the postmortem interval within seven days.
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- Wen-Can Li
- Forensic Department, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Shanghai City Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Forensic Lab, Criminal Science and Technology Institute, Shanghai Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Forensic Department, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Forensic Department, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Forensic Department, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Forensic Department, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Children's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Forensic Department, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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McKiernan PJ, Molloy K, Cryan SA, McElvaney NG, Greene CM. Long noncoding RNA are aberrantly expressed in vivo in the cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelium. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2014; 52:184-91. [PMID: 24631641 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged recently as key regulatory molecules with diverse roles at almost every level of the regulation of gene expression. The roles of these RNAs in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis (CF); a lethal multisystem, autosomal recessive disorder have yet to be explored. Our aim was to examine the expression profile of lncRNA, in the airway epithelium of people with CF. We examined the expression of 30,586 lncRNAs by microarray (Human LncRNA Array v3.0, Arraystar, Inc.), in vivo in bronchial cells isolated from endobronchial brushings obtained from CF and non-CF individuals. In total, we identified 1,063 lncRNAs with differential expression between CF and non-CF individuals (fold change ≥3, p≤0.001). The microarray also contained probes for ∼26,109 protein coding transcripts, of which 720 were differentially expressed between CF and non-CF brush samples (fold change ≥3, p≤0.001). Confirmation of a selection of differentially expressed coding mRNA and lncRNA transcripts such as XIST and TLR8 was achieved using qRT-PCR. Gene ontology bioinformatics analysis highlighted that many processes over-represented in the CF bronchial epithelium are related to inflammation. These data show a significantly altered lncRNA and mRNA expression profile in CF bronchial cells in vivo. Dysregulation of some of these lncRNAs may play important roles in the chronic infection and inflammation that exists in the lungs of people with CF.
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- Paul J McKiernan
- Respiratory Research Division, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Respiratory Research Division, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Respiratory Research Division, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Respiratory Research Division, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Lv YH, Ma KJ, Zhang H, He M, Zhang P, Shen YW, Jiang N, Ma D, Chen L. A time course study demonstrating mRNA, microRNA, 18S rRNA, and U6 snRNA changes to estimate PMI in deceased rat's spleen. J Forensic Sci 2014; 59:1286-94. [PMID: 24611529 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Determining the postmortem interval (PMI) is important in criminal, civil, and forensic cases. We examined the feasibility of using the transcript abundances of mRNAs, 18S rRNA, U6 snRNA, and microRNAs as a means to estimate the PMI. We removed spleen tissues from rats at different PMIs under 4°C or 25°C and examined gene transcript abundances in these samples by RT-qPCR. Using the algorithm geNorm, we found that microRNAs to be appropriate control markers because they were less affected by PMI and temperature. We also characterized relationships between observed PMI and the transcript levels of the above-mentioned RNAs. GAPDH1 and ACTB1 fluctuated slightly like cubic curves, while GAPDH2 and ACTB2 decreased rapidly. 18S rRNA transcript level exhibited a parabolic-like trend at 25°C and exponential growth at 4°C, while U6 transcript level exhibited exponential decay at 25°C and a parabolic-like trend at 4°C. Following validation, we conclude that GAPDH2, ACTB2, and 18S rRNA are suitable makers in the accurate determination of PMI.
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- Ye-hui Lv
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Medical School of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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Shchelkunova TA, Morozov IA, Rubtsov PM, Samokhodskaya LM, Sobenin IA, Orekhov AN, Smirnov AN. Coordination in gene expression during atherogenesis. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2013; 78:933-45. [PMID: 24228883 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913080117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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General tendencies in the regulation of gene expression during atherogenesis were investigated using correlation analysis for 34 mRNA species of several functional groups. The contents of mRNA were measured by quantitative PCR in samples of human aortal intima containing no lesions or atherosclerotic lesions of types I (initial lesions), II (fatty streaks), and Va (fibroatheromas). The coupling between mRNA contents in lesions and the same mRNAs in intact tissue was found to descend in the course of the disease progression. The data are in accordance with the opinion that successive morphologic types of atherosclerotic lesions correspond to steps of atherogenesis. In addition, the contents of individual mRNA species could correlate with each other within the given sample type, the extent of this coupling rising along with the disease progression. The exception from this rule was a collapse in coupling for several functional groups of mRNA in lesions of type I. This collapse could indicate special position of these lesions in pathogenesis. Statistically significant correlations between mRNAs found in samples of all four types comprised in total about 50% of all possible correlations. 66% of these correlations were conservative, i.e. observed in at least two sample types. By coupling-strength, the studied mRNAs could be divided into four clusters whose composition significantly varied along with the disease progression. The disease progression was also associated with decline in number of regulatory factors that determine coordination in expression of the analyzed genes.
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- T A Shchelkunova
- Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia.
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Lipid regulators during atherogenesis: expression of LXR, PPAR, and SREBP mRNA in the human aorta. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63374. [PMID: 23717417 PMCID: PMC3662660 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Transcription factors LXRs, PPARs, and SREBPs have been implicated in a multitude of physiological and pathological processes including atherogenesis. However, little is known about the regulation of these transcription factors at different stages of atherosclerosis progression. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to compare the contents of mRNAs in pairs intact-injured aorta fragments taken from the same donors. Only minor changes in LXRα, LXRβ, PPARα, PPARγ, SREBP1, and SREBP2 mRNA levels were found in initial lesions as compared with intact non-diseased tissue. The contents of all mRNAs but SREBP2 mRNA were found to be progressively up-regulated in fatty streaks and fibrous lipoid plaques. These changes were only partially reproduced in cultured macrophages upon lipid loading. Wave-shaped changes in abundance of correlations between given group of mRNAs and 28 atherosclerosis-related mRNA species in the course of atherogenesis were observed. The impact of specific mRNA correlations on the total correlations also significantly varied between different lesion types. The study suggests that the extent and forms of LXR/PPAR/SREBP participation in intima functions vary nonlinear in individual fashion in atherogenesis. We speculate that the observed changes in mRNAs expression and coupling reflect shifts in lipid ligands availability and cellular composition in the course of atherosclerosis progression.
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Shchelkunova TA, Morozov IA, Rubtsov PM, Samokhodskaya LM, Andrianova IV, Sobenin IA, Orekhov AN, Smirnov AN. Changes in levels of gene expression in human aortal intima during atherogenesis. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2013; 78:463-70. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913050040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bobryshev YV, Shchelkunova TA, Morozov IA, Rubtsov PM, Sobenin IA, Orekhov AN, Smirnov AN. Changes of lysosomes in the earliest stages of the development of atherosclerosis. J Cell Mol Med 2013; 17:626-35. [PMID: 23490339 PMCID: PMC3822815 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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One of hypotheses of atherosclerosis is based on a presumption that the zones prone to the development of atherosclerosis contain lysosomes which are characterized by enzyme deficiency and thus, are unable to dispose of lipoproteins. The present study was undertaken to investigate the characteristics and changes of lysosomes in the earliest stages of the development of atherosclerosis. Electron microscopic immunocytochemistry revealed that there were certain changes in the distribution of CD68 antigen in lysosomes along the ‘normal intima-initial lesion-fatty streak’ sequence. There were no significant changes found in the key mRNAs encoding for the components of endosome/lysosome compartment in initial atherosclerotic lesions, but in fatty streaks, the contents of EEA1 and Rab5a mRNAs were found to be diminished while the contents of CD68 and p62 mRNAs were increased, compared with the intact tissue. The study reinforces a view that changes occurring in lysosomes play a role in atherogenesis from the very earlier stages of the disease.
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- Yuri V Bobryshev
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia.
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Cinar MU, Islam MA, Pröll M, Kocamis H, Tholen E, Tesfaye D, Looft C, Schellander K, Uddin MJ. Evaluation of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in porcine PBMCs in response to LPS and LTA. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:56. [PMID: 23394600 PMCID: PMC3584940 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background As an in vitro model porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) is frequently used as for immunogenetic research with the stimulation of bacterial antigens. To investigate the immunocompetence of PBMCs for recognition of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and in order to dissect the pathogenesis of diseases, gene expression assay is most commonly used. The gene expressions are required to normalize for reference genes which have tremendous effect on the results of expression study. The reference genes should be stably expressed between different cells under a variety of experimental conditions, but recent influx of data showed that expression stability of reference genes are varied under different experimental conditions. But data regarding the expression stability of reference genes in porcine PBMCs are limited. Therefore, this study was aimed to know whether the expression stability of commonly used reference genes in PBMCs is affected by various bacterial antigens under different experimental conditions in pigs. Results The mRNA expression stability of nine commonly used reference genes (B2M, BLM, GAPDH, HPRT1, PPIA, RPL4, SDHA, TBP and YWHAZ) was determined by RT-qPCR in PBMCs that were stimulated by LPS and LTA in vitro as well as cells un-stimulated control and non-cultured were also consider for this experiment. mRNA expression levels of all genes were found to be affected by the type of stimulation and duration of the stimulation (P < 0.05). geNorm software revealed that in case of irrespective of stimulation (without considering the type of stimulation), RPL4, PPIA and B2M were the most stable reference genes in PBMCs; in case of the control group, PPIA, BLM and GAPDH were the most stable reference genes. PPIA, B2M and RPL4 were the most stable reference genes in LPS stimulated PBMCs; and YWHAZ, RPL4 and PPIA were the most stably expressed reference genes in the case of LTA stimulated PBMCs. When LPS was used combined with LTA for the stimulation, YWHAZ, B2M and SDHA remained the most stable genes. PPIA, BLM and GAPDH were found to be most stably expressed reference genes when PBMCs were not cultured. NormFinder revealed different sets of stably expressed reference genes in PBMCs under different experimental conditions. Moreover, geNorm software suggested that the geometric mean of the three most stable genes would be the suitable combination for accurate normalization of gene expression study. Conclusion There was discrepancy in the ranking order of reference genes obtained by different analysing algorithms (geNorm and NormFinder). In conclusion, the geometric mean of the RPL4, B2M and PPIA seemed to be the most appropriate combination of reference genes for accurate normalization of gene expression data in porcine PBMCs without knowing the type of bacterial pathogenic status of the animals and in the case of mixed infection with Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. In case of PBMCs without any stimulation, PPIA, BLM and GAPDH could be suggested as suitable reference genes.
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- Mehmet Ulas Cinar
- Institute of Animal Sciences, Unit of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Linja-aho A, Mazur W, Toljamo T, Nieminen P, Ohlmeier S, Rönty M, Kinnula VL. Distribution and levels of alpha-1-antitrypsin in the lung and plasma in smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. APMIS 2012; 121:11-21. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2012.02936.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Anna Linja-aho
- Pulmonary Division; Department of Medicine; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki; Finland
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- Pulmonary Division; Department of Medicine; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki; Finland
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine; Lapland Central Hospital; Rovaniemi; Finland
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- Medical Informatics Group; University of Oulu; Oulu; Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry; Proteomics Core Facility Biocenter Oulu; University of Oulu; Oulu; Finland
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- Department of Pathology; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki; Finland
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- Pulmonary Division; Department of Medicine; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki; Finland
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Sim WH, Wagner J, Cameron DJ, Catto‐Smith AG, Bishop RF, Kirkwood CD. Expression profile of genes involved in pathogenesis of pediatric Crohn's disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 27:1083-93. [PMID: 22098497 PMCID: PMC7167032 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06973.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Expression profiling of genes specific to pediatric Crohn's Disease (CD) patients was performed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying disease cause and pathogenesis at disease onset. METHODS We used suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH) and differential screening analysis to profile the mRNA expression patterns of children with CD and age- and sex-matched controls without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). RESULTS Sequence analysis of 1000 clones enriched by SSH identified 75 functionally annotated human genes, represented by 430 clones. The 75 genes have potential involvement in gene networks, such as antigen presentation, inflammation, infection mechanism, connective tissue development, cell cycle and cancer. Twenty-eight genes were previously described in association with CD, while 47 were new genes not previously reported in the context of IBD. Additionally, 29 of the 75 genes have been previously implicated in bacterial and viral infections. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction performed on ileal-derived RNA from 13 CD and nine non-IBD patients confirmed the upregulation of extracellular matrix gene MMP2 (P = 0.001), and cell proliferation gene REG1A (P = 0.063) in our pediatric CD cohort. CONCLUSION The retrieval of 28 genes previously reported in association with adult CD emphasizes the importance of these genes in the pediatric setting. The observed upregulation of REG1A and MMP2, and their known impact on cell proliferation and extracellular matrix remodeling, agrees with the clinical behavior of the disease. Moreover, the expressions of bacterial- and virus-related genes in our CD-patient tissues support the concept that microbial agents are important in the etiopathogenesis of CD.
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- Winnie H Sim
- Enteric Virus Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
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- Enteric Virus Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Enteric Virus Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
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- Enteric Virus Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
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Cinar MU, Islam MA, Uddin MJ, Tholen E, Tesfaye D, Looft C, Schellander K. Evaluation of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in porcine alveolar macrophages in response to LPS and LTA. BMC Res Notes 2012; 5:107. [PMID: 22340302 PMCID: PMC3306271 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 02/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background To obtain reliable quantitative real-time PCR data, normalization relative to stable housekeeping genes (HKGs) is required. However, in practice, expression levels of 'typical' housekeeping genes have been found to vary between tissues and under different experimental conditions. To date, validation studies of reference genes in pigs are relatively rare and have never been performed in porcine alveolar macrophages (AMs). In this study, expression stability of putative housekeeping genes were identified in the porcine AMs in response to the stimulation with two pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Three different algorithms (geNorm, Normfinder and BestKeeper) were applied to assess the stability of HKGs. Results The mRNA expression stability of nine commonly used reference genes (B2M, BLM, GAPDH, HPRT1, PPIA, RPL4, SDHA, TBP and YWHAZ) was determined by qRT-PCR in AMs that were stimulated by LPS and LTA in vitro. mRNA expression levels of all genes were found to be affected by the type of stimulation and duration of the stimulation (P < 0.0001). geNorm software revealed that SDHA, B2M and RPL4 showed a high expression stability in the irrespective to the stimulation group, while SDHA, YWHAZ and RPL4 showed high stability in non-stimulated control group. In all cases, GAPDH showed the least stability in geNorm. NormFinder revealed that SDHA was the most stable gene in all the groups. Moreover, geNorm software suggested that the geometric mean of the three most stable genes would be the suitable combination for accurate normalization of gene expression study. Conclusions There was discrepancy in the ranking order of reference genes obtained by different analysing algorithms. In conclusion, the geometric mean of the SDHA, YWHAZ and RPL4 seemed to be the most appropriate combination of HKGs for accurate normalization of gene expression data in porcine AMs without knowing the type of bacterial pathogenic status of the animals.
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- Mehmet Ulas Cinar
- Institute of Animal Sciences, Unit of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University of Bonn, Endenicher Allee 15, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Ohlmeier S, Mazur W, Linja-Aho A, Louhelainen N, Rönty M, Toljamo T, Bergmann U, Kinnula VL. Sputum proteomics identifies elevated PIGR levels in smokers and mild-to-moderate COPD. J Proteome Res 2011; 11:599-608. [PMID: 22053820 DOI: 10.1021/pr2006395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world. However, the exact mechanisms leading to COPD and its progression are still poorly understood. In this study, induced sputum was analyzed by cysteine-specific two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) coupled with mass spectrometry to identify proteins involved in COPD pathogenesis. The comparison of nonsmokers, smokers, and smokers with moderate COPD revealed 15 changed proteins with the majority, including polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR), being elevated in smokers and subjects with COPD. PIGR, which is involved in specific immune defense and inflammation, was further studied in sputum, lung tissue, and plasma by Western blot, immunohistochemistry/image analysis, and/or ELISA. Sputum PIGR was characterized as glycosylated secretory component (SC). Lung PIGR was significantly elevated in the bronchial and alveolar epithelium of smokers and further increased in the alveolar area in mild to moderate COPD. Plasma PIGR was elevated in smokers and smokers with COPD compared to nonsmokers with significant correlation to obstruction. In conclusion, new proteins in smoking-related chronic inflammation and COPD could be identified, with SC/PIGR being one of the most prominent not only in the lung but also in circulating blood.
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- Steffen Ohlmeier
- Proteomics Core Facility, Biocenter Oulu, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Tanaka G, Aminuddin F, Akhabir L, He JQ, Shumansky K, Connett JE, Anthonisen NR, Abboud RT, Paré PD, Sandford AJ. Effect of heme oxygenase-1 polymorphisms on lung function and gene expression. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2011; 12:117. [PMID: 21902835 PMCID: PMC3180266 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Oxidative stress induced by smoking is considered to be important in the pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) is an essential enzyme in heme catabolism that is induced by oxidative stress and may play a protective role as an antioxidant in the lung. We determined whether HMOX1 polymorphisms were associated with lung function in COPD patients and whether the variants had functional effects. Methods We genotyped five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the HMOX1 gene in Caucasians who had the fastest (n = 278) and the slowest (n = 304) decline of FEV1 % predicted, selected from smokers in the NHLBI Lung Health Study. These SNPs were also studied in Caucasians with the lowest (n = 535) or the highest (n = 533) baseline lung function. Reporter genes were constructed containing three HMOX1 promoter polymorphisms and the effect of these polymorphisms on H2O2 and hemin-stimulated gene expression was determined. The effect of the HMOX1 rs2071749 SNP on gene expression in alveolar macrophages was investigated. Results We found a nominal association (p = 0.015) between one intronic HMOX1 SNP (rs2071749) and lung function decline but this did not survive correction for multiple comparisons. This SNP was in perfect linkage disequilibrium with rs3761439, located in the promoter of HMOX1. We tested rs3761439 and two other putatively functional polymorphisms (rs2071746 and the (GT)n polymorphism) in reporter gene assays but no significant effects on gene expression were found. There was also no effect of rs2071749 on HMOX1 gene expression in alveolar macrophages. Conclusions We found no association of the five HMOX1 tag SNPs with lung function decline and no evidence that the three promoter polymorphisms affected the regulation of the HMOX1 gene.
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- Goh Tanaka
- UBC James Hogg Research Center, Providence Heart + Lung Institute, St, Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Regan EA, Mazur W, Meoni E, Toljamo T, Millar J, Vuopala K, Bowler RP, Rahman I, Nicks ME, Crapo JD, Kinnula VL. Smoking and COPD increase sputum levels of extracellular superoxide dismutase. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:726-32. [PMID: 21621610 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Extracellular superoxide dismutase (ECSOD) is the major superoxide-scavenging enzyme in the lung. Certain ECSOD polymorphisms are protective against COPD. We postulated that smokers and COPD subjects would have altered levels of ECSOD in the lung, airway secretions, and/or plasma. Lung tissue ECSOD was evaluated from nonsmokers, smokers, and subjects with mild to very severe COPD by Western blot, immunohistochemistry, and ELISA. ECSOD levels in plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and induced-sputum supernatants were analyzed by ELISA and correlated with smoking history and disease status. Immunohistochemistry identified ECSOD in extracellular matrix around bronchioles, arteries, and alveolar walls, with decreases seen in the interstitium and vessels of severe COPD subjects using digital image analysis. Plasma ECSOD did not differ between COPD subjects and controls nor based on smoking status. ECSOD levels in induced sputum supernatants were elevated in current smokers and especially in COPD subjects compared to nonsmokers, whereas corresponding changes could not be seen in the BALF. ECSOD expression was reduced around vessels and bronchioles in COPD lungs. Substantial increases in sputum ECSOD in smokers and COPD is interpreted as an adaptive response to increased oxidative stress and may be a useful biomarker of disease activity in COPD.
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- Elizabeth A Regan
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
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Beekman L, Tohver T, Dardari R, Léguillette R. Evaluation of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in bronchoalveolar lavage cells from horses with inflammatory airway disease. BMC Mol Biol 2011; 12:5. [PMID: 21272375 PMCID: PMC3039571 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-12-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The stability of reference genes has a tremendous effect on the results of relative quantification of genes expression by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Equine Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) is a common condition often treated with corticosteroids. The diagnosis of IAD is based on clinical signs and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid cytology. The aim of this study was to identify reference genes with the most stable mRNA expression in the BAL cells of horses with IAD irrespective of corticosteroids treatment. Results The expression stability of seven candidate reference genes (B2M, HPRT, GAPDH, ACTB, UBB, RPL32, SDHA) was determined by qRT-PCR in BAL samples taken pre- and post- treatment with dexamethasone and fluticasone propionate for two weeks in 7 horses with IAD. Primers' efficiencies were calculated using LinRegPCR. NormFinder, GeNorm and qBasePlus softwares were used to rank the genes according to their stability. GeNorm was also used to determine both the ideal number and the best combination of reference genes. GAPDH was found to be the most stably expressed gene with the three softwares. GeNorm ranked B2M as the least stable gene. Based on the pair-wise variation cut-off value determined with GeNorm, the number of genes required for optimal normalization was four and included GAPDH, SDHA, HPRT and RPL32. Conclusion The geometric mean of GAPDH, HPRT, SDHA and RPL32 is recommended for accurate normalization of quantitative PCR data in BAL cells of horses with IAD treated with corticosteroids. If only one reference gene can be used, then GAPDH is recommended.
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- Laura Beekman
- Departement of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Lynn AD, Blakney AK, Kyriakides TR, Bryant SJ. Temporal progression of the host response to implanted poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels. J Biomed Mater Res A 2011; 96:621-31. [PMID: 21268236 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.33015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Revised: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels hold great promise as in vivo cell carriers for tissue engineering. To ensure appropriate performance of these materials when implanted, the host response must be well understood. The objectives for this study were to characterize the temporal evolution of the foreign body reaction (FBR) to acellular PEG-based hydrogels prepared from PEG diacrylate precursors when implanted subcutaneously in immunocompentent c57bl/6 mice by (immuno)histochemical analysis and gene expression. Compared with a normal FBR elicited by silicone (SIL), PEG hydrogels without or with a cell adhesion ligand RGD elicited a strong early inflammatory response evidenced by a thick band of macrophages as early as day 2, persisting through two weeks, and by increased interleukin-1β expression. PEG-only hydrogels showed a slower, but more sustained progression of inflammation over PEG-RGD. Temporal changes in gene expression were observed in response to PEG-based materials and in general exhibited, elevated expression of inflammatory and wound healing genes in the tissues surrounding the implants, while the expression patterns were more stable in response to SIL. While a stabilized FBR was achieved with SIL and to a lesser degree with PEG-RGD, the PEG-only hydrogels had not yet stabilized after 4 weeks. In summary, PEG-only hydrogels elicit a strong early inflammatory reaction, which persists throughout the course of the implantation even as a collagenous capsule begins to form. However, the incorporation of RGD tethers partially attenuates this response within 2 weeks leading to an improved FBR to PEG-based hydrogels.
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- Aaron D Lynn
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Ishikawa N, Ohlmeier S, Salmenkivi K, Myllärniemi M, Rahman I, Mazur W, Kinnula VL. Hemoglobin α and β are ubiquitous in the human lung, decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but not in COPD. Respir Res 2010; 11:123. [PMID: 20836851 PMCID: PMC2949726 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-11-123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are disorders of the lung parenchyma. They share the common denominators of a progressive nature and poor prognosis. The goal was to use non-biased proteomics to discover new markers for these diseases. METHODS Proteomics of fibrotic vs. control lung tissue suggested decreased levels of several spots in the lung specimens of IPF patients, which were identified as Hemoglobin (Hb) α and β monomers and Hbα complexes. The Hbα and β monomers and complexes were investigated in more detail in normal lung and lung specimens of patients with IPF and COPD by immunohistochemistry, morphometry and mass spectrometry (MS). RESULTS Both Hb monomers, in normal lung, were expressed especially in the alveolar epithelium. Levels of Hbα and β monomers and complexes were reduced/lost in IPF but not in the COPD lungs when compared to control lung. MS-analyses revealed Hbα modification at cysteine105 (Cysα105), preventing formation of the Hbα complexes in the IPF lungs. Hbα and Hbβ were expressed as complexes and monomers in the lung tissues, but were secreted into the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and/or induced sputum supernatants as complexes corresponding to the molecular weight of the Hb tetramer. CONCLUSIONS The abundant expression of the oxygen carrier molecule Hb in the normal lung epithelium and its decline in IPF lung are new findings. The loss of Hb complex formation in IPF warrants further studies and may be considered as a disease-specific modification.
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- Nobuhisa Ishikawa
- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Selection of Housekeeping Genes for Transgene Expression Analysis in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver Using Real-Time RT-PCR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1155/2010/230961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In order to select appropriate housekeeping genes for accurate calibration of experimental variations in real-time (RT-) PCR results in transgene expression analysis, particularly with respect to the influence of transgene on stability of endogenous housekeeping gene expression in transgenic plants, we outline a reliable strategy to identify the optimal housekeeping genes from a set of candidates by combining statistical analyses of their (RT-) PCR amplification efficiency, gene expression stability, and transgene influences. We used the strategy to select two genes, ACTα and EF1α, from 10 candidate housekeeping genes, as the optimal housekeeping genes to evaluate transgenic Eucommia ulmoides Oliver root lines overexpressing IPPI or FPPS1 genes, which are involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis.
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Wallace AM, Sandford AJ, English JC, Burkett KM, Li H, Finley RJ, Müller NL, Coxson HO, Paré PD, Abboud RT. Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression by Human Alveolar Macrophages in Relation to Emphysema. COPD 2009; 5:13-23. [DOI: 10.1080/15412550701817789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ohlmeier S, Vuolanto M, Toljamo T, Vuopala K, Salmenkivi K, Myllärniemi M, Kinnula VL. Proteomics of human lung tissue identifies surfactant protein A as a marker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Proteome Res 2009; 7:5125-32. [PMID: 19367700 DOI: 10.1021/pr800423x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease related to smoking, is one of the leading causes of chronic morbidity and mortality around the world. One goal in COPD research is the identification of biomarkers for early diagnosis of the disease. Here, we sought COPD-specific changes in the proteome from human lung tissue. This revealed increased levels of surfactant protein A (SP-A) in COPD but not in the normal or fibrotic lung. The results were confirmed by immunohistochemistry, morphometry and Western blotting. Furthermore, elevated SP-A protein levels were detected from the induced sputum supernatants of COPD patients. The levels of other surfactant proteins (SP-B, SP-C, SP-D) were not altered. Our results suggest that SP-A is linked to the pathogenesis of COPD and could be considered as a potential COPD biomarker.
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- Steffen Ohlmeier
- Department of Biochemistry, Proteomics Core Facility, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Jiang C, Meng L, Zhu W, Shahzad M, Yang X, Lu S. Housekeeping gene stability in pristane-induced arthritis and antigen-induced pulmonary inflammation of rats. Inflamm Res 2009; 58:601-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00011-009-0027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Fuccio C, Luongo C, Capodanno P, Giordano C, Scafuro MA, Siniscalco D, Lettieri B, Rossi F, Maione S, Berrino L. A single subcutaneous injection of ozone prevents allodynia and decreases the over-expression of pro-inflammatory caspases in the orbito-frontal cortex of neuropathic mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 603:42-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Harju T, Mazur W, Merikallio H, Soini Y, Kinnula VL. Glutathione-S-transferases in lung and sputum specimens, effects of smoking and COPD severity. Respir Res 2008; 9:80. [PMID: 19077292 PMCID: PMC2654438 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-9-80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress plays a potential role in the pathogenesis and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) detoxify toxic compounds in tobacco smoke via glutathione-dependent mechanisms. Little is known about the regulation and expression of GSTs in COPD lung and their presence in airway secretions. METHODS GST alpha, pi and mu were investigated by immunohistochemistry in 72 lung tissue specimens and by Western analysis in total lung homogenates and induced sputum supernatants from non-smokers, smokers and patients with variable stages of COPD severity. RESULTS GST alpha was expressed mainly in the airway epithelium. The percentage of GST alpha positive epithelial cells was lower in the central airways of patients with very severe (Stage IV) COPD compared to mild/moderate COPD (p = 0.02). GST alpha by Western analysis was higher in the total lung homogenates in mild/moderate COPD compared to cases of very severe disease (p < 0.001). GST pi was present in airway and alveolar epithelium as well as in alveolar macrophages. GST mu was expressed mainly in the epithelium. Both GST alpha and pi were detectable in sputum supernatants especially in patients with COPD. CONCLUSION This study indicates the presence of GST alpha and pi especially in the epithelium and sputum supernatants in mild/moderate COPD and low expression of GST alpha in the epithelium in cases of very severe COPD. The presence of GSTs in the airway secretions points to their potential protective role both as intracellular and extracellular mediators in human lung.
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- Terttu Harju
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Centre of Excellence in Research, P O Box 5000, 90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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Kriegova E, Arakelyan A, Fillerova R, Zatloukal J, Mrazek F, Navratilova Z, Kolek V, du Bois RM, Petrek M. PSMB2 and RPL32 are suitable denominators to normalize gene expression profiles in bronchoalveolar cells. BMC Mol Biol 2008; 9:69. [PMID: 18671841 PMCID: PMC2529339 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-9-69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For accuracy of quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), normalisation with suitable reference genes is required. To date, no reference genes have been validated for expression studies of bronchoalveolar (BAL) cells. The aims of this study were to identify gene(s) with stable mRNA expression in BAL cells irrespective of gender, smoking, BAL cellular composition, lung pathology, treatment; and to assess the influence of reference genes on target gene expression data. RESULTS The mRNA expression of ten housekeeping genes (ACTB, ARF1, CANX, G6PD, GAPDH, GPS1, GNB2L1, PSMB2, PSMD2, RPL32) was investigated by qRT-PCR in BAL cells from 71 subjects across a spectrum of lung diseases. The analyses were validated in an independent BAL cohort from 63 sarcoidosis patients and 17 control subjects. A second derivative method was used to calculate expression values (CTt); an equivalence test, applets BestKeeper, geNorm and NormFinder were applied to investigate gene expression stability. Of the investigated genes, PSMB2 (CTt +/- SD, 23.66 +/- 0.86) and RPL32 (18.65 +/- 0.92) were the most stable; both were constantly expressed in BAL samples from parallel investigated cohorts irrespective of evaluated variables. Finally, to demonstrate effect of traditional (ACTB/GAPDH) and novel (PSMB2/RPL32) reference genes as denominators, expression of two cytokines known associated with sarcoidosis was investigated in sarcoid BAL cells. While normalization with PSMB2/RPL32 resulted in elevated IFNG mRNA expression (p = 0.004); no change was observed using GAPDH/ACTB (p > 0.05). CCL2 mRNA up-regulation was observed only when PSMB2/RPL32 were used as denominators (p < 0.03). CONCLUSION PSMB2 and RPL32 are, therefore, suitable reference genes to normalize qRT-PCR in BAL cells in sarcoidosis, and other interstitial lung disease.
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- Eva Kriegova
- Department of Immunology, Palacky University, The Czech Republic.
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Ertel A, Tozeren A. Switch-like genes populate cell communication pathways and are enriched for extracellular proteins. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:3. [PMID: 18177501 PMCID: PMC2257939 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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: 05/24/2007] [Accepted: 01/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have placed gene expression in the context of distribution profiles including housekeeping, graded, and bimodal (switch-like). Single-gene studies have shown bimodal expression results from healthy cell signaling and complex diseases such as cancer, however developing a comprehensive list of human bimodal genes has remained a major challenge due to inherent noise in human microarray data. This study presents a two-component mixture analysis of mouse gene expression data for genes on the Affymetrix MG-U74Av2 array for the detection and annotation of switch-like genes. Two-component normal mixtures were fit to the data to identify bimodal genes and their potential roles in cell signaling and disease progression. RESULTS Seventeen percent of the genes on the MG-U74Av2 array (1519 out of 9091) were identified as bimodal or switch-like. KEGG pathways significantly enriched for bimodal genes included ECM-receptor interaction, cell communication, and focal adhesion. Similarly, the GO biological process "cell adhesion" and cellular component "extracellular matrix" were significantly enriched. Switch-like genes were found to be associated with such diseases as congestive heart failure, Alzheimer's disease, arteriosclerosis, breast neoplasms, hypertension, myocardial infarction, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and type I and type II diabetes. In diabetes alone, over two hundred bimodal genes were in a different mode of expression compared to normal tissue. CONCLUSION This research identified and annotated bimodal or switch-like genes in the mouse genome using a large collection of microarray data. Genes with bimodal expression were enriched within the cell membrane and extracellular environment. Hundreds of bimodal genes demonstrated alternate modes of expression in diabetic muscle, pancreas, liver, heart, and adipose tissue. Bimodal genes comprise a candidate set of biomarkers for a large number of disease states because their expressions are tightly regulated at the transcription level.
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- Adam Ertel
- Center for Integrated Bioinformatics, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Integrated Bioinformatics, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Harju TH, Peltoniemi MJ, Rytilä PH, Soini Y, Salmenkivi KM, Board PG, Ruddock LW, Kinnula VL. Glutathione S-transferase omega in the lung and sputum supernatants of COPD patients. Respir Res 2007; 8:48. [PMID: 17617905 PMCID: PMC1939846 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-8-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The major contribution to oxidant related lung damage in COPD is from the oxidant/antioxidant imbalance and possibly impaired antioxidant defence. Glutathione (GSH) is one of the most important antioxidants in human lung and lung secretions, but the mechanisms participating in its homeostasis are partly unclear. Glutathione-S-transferase omega (GSTO) is a recently characterized cysteine containing enzyme with the capability to bind and release GSH in vitro. GSTO has not been investigated in human lung or lung diseases. Methods GSTO1-1 was investigated by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis in 72 lung tissue specimens and 40 sputum specimens from non-smokers, smokers and COPD, in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and in plasma from healthy non-smokers and smokers. It was also examined in human monocytes and bronchial epithelial cells and their culture mediums in vitro. Results GSTO1-1 was mainly expressed in alveolar macrophages, but it was also found in airway and alveolar epithelium and in extracellular fluids including sputum supernatants, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, plasma and cell culture mediums. The levels of GSTO1-1 were significantly lower in the sputum supernatants (p = 0.023) and lung homogenates (p = 0.003) of COPD patients than in non-smokers. Conclusion GSTO1-1 is abundant in the alveolar macrophages, but it is also present in extracellular fluids and in airway secretions, the levels being decreased in COPD. The clinical significance of GSTO1-1 and its role in regulating GSH homeostasis in airway secretions, however, needs further investigations.
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- Terttu H Harju
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu and Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Biocenter Oulu and Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Peltoniemi MJ, Rytilä PH, Harju TH, Soini YM, Salmenkivi KM, Ruddock LW, Kinnula VL. Modulation of glutaredoxin in the lung and sputum of cigarette smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res 2006; 7:133. [PMID: 17064412 PMCID: PMC1633737 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-7-133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND One typical feature in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the disturbance of the oxidant/antioxidant balance. Glutaredoxins (Grx) are thiol disulfide oxido-reductases with antioxidant capacity and catalytic functions closely associated with glutathione, the major small molecular weight antioxidant of human lung. However, the role of Grxs in smoking related diseases is unclear. METHODS Immunohistochemical and Western blot analyses were conducted with lung specimens (n = 45 and n = 32, respectively) and induced sputum (n = 50) of healthy non-smokers and smokers without COPD and at different stages of COPD. RESULTS Grx1 was expressed mainly in alveolar macrophages. The percentage of Grx1 positive macrophages was significantly lower in GOLD stage IV COPD than in healthy smokers (p = 0.021) and the level of Grx1 in total lung homogenate decreased both in stage I-II (p = 0.045) and stage IV COPD (p = 0.022). The percentage of Grx1 positive macrophages correlated with the lung function parameters (FEV1, r = 0.45, p = 0.008; FEV1%, r = 0.46, p = 0.007, FEV/FVC%, r = 0.55, p = 0.001). Grx1 could also be detected in sputum supernatants, the levels being increased in the supernatants from acute exacerbations of COPD compared to non-smokers (p = 0.013) and smokers (p = 0.051). CONCLUSION The present cross-sectional study showed that Grx1 was expressed mainly in alveolar macrophages, the levels being decreased in COPD patients. In addition, the results also demonstrated the presence of Grx1 in extracellular fluids including sputum supernatants. Overall, the present study suggests that Grx1 is a potential redox modulatory protein regulating the intracellular as well as extracellular homeostasis of glutathionylated proteins and GSH in human lung.
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- Mirva J Peltoniemi
- Biocenter Oulu and Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Biocenter Oulu and Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Biomedicum Helsinki and Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, PO Box 340 (Haartmaninkatu 4), 00029 Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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