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Kanwal M, Polakova I, Olsen M, Kasi MK, Tachezy R, Smahel M. Heterogeneous Response of Tumor Cell Lines to Inhibition of Aspartate β-hydroxylase. J Cancer 2024; 15:3466-3480. [PMID: 38817852 PMCID: PMC11134442 DOI: 10.7150/jca.94452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Background: Cancer development involves alterations in key cellular pathways, with aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH) emerging as an important player in tumorigenesis. ASPH is upregulated in various cancer types, where it promotes cancer progression mainly by regulating the Notch1 and SRC pathways. Methods: This study explored the responses of various human cervical, pharyngeal, and breast tumor cell lines to second- and third-generation ASPH inhibitors (MO-I-1151 and MO-I-1182) using proliferation, migration, and invasion assays; western blotting; and cell cycle analysis. Results: ASPH inhibition significantly reduced cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and disrupted both the canonical and noncanonical Notch1 pathways. The noncanonical pathway was particularly mediated by AKT signaling. Cell cycle analysis revealed a marked reduction in cyclin D1 expression, further confirming the inhibitory effect of ASPH inhibitors on cell proliferation. Additional analysis revealed G0/G1 arrest and restricted progression into S phase, highlighting the regulatory impact of ASPH inhibitors on the cell cycle. Furthermore, ASPH inhibition induced distinctive alterations in nuclear morphology. The high heterogeneity in the responses of individual tumor cell lines to ASPH inhibitors, both quantitatively and qualitatively, underscores the complex network of mechanisms that are regulated by ASPH and influence the efficacy of ASPH inhibition. The effects of ASPH inhibitors on Notch1 pathway activity, cyclin D1 expression, and nuclear morphology contribute to the understanding of the multifaceted effects of these inhibitors on cancer cell behavior. Conclusion: This study not only suggests that ASPH inhibitors are effective against tumor cell progression, in part through the induction of cell cycle arrest, but also highlights the diverse and heterogeneous effects of these inhibitors on the behavior of tumor cells of different origins.
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- Madiha Kanwal
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy - Glendale, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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Tong M, Ziplow JL, Mark P, de la Monte SM. Dietary Soy Prevents Alcohol-Mediated Neurocognitive Dysfunction and Associated Impairments in Brain Insulin Pathway Signaling in an Adolescent Rat Model. Biomolecules 2022; 12:676. [PMID: 35625605 PMCID: PMC9139005 DOI: 10.3390/biom12050676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Alcohol-related brain degeneration is linked to cognitive-motor deficits and impaired signaling through insulin/insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF-1)-Akt pathways that regulate cell survival, plasticity, metabolism, and homeostasis. In addition, ethanol inhibits Aspartyl-asparaginyl-β-hydroxylase (ASPH), a downstream target of insulin/IGF-1-Akt signaling and an activator of Notch networks. Previous studies have suggested that early treatment with insulin sensitizers or dietary soy could reduce or prevent the long-term adverse effects of chronic ethanol feeding. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess the effects of substituting soy isolate for casein to prevent or reduce ethanol's adverse effects on brain structure and function. METHODS Young adolescent male and female Long Evans were used in a 4-way model as follows: Control + Casein; Ethanol + Casein; Control + Soy; Ethanol + Soy; Control = 0% ethanol; Ethanol = 26% ethanol (caloric). Rats were fed isocaloric diets from 4 to 11 weeks of age. During the final experimental week, the Morris Water maze test was used to assess spatial learning (4 consecutive days), after which the brains were harvested to measure the temporal lobe expression of the total phospho-Akt pathway and downstream target proteins using multiplex bead-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and duplex ELISAs. RESULTS Ethanol inhibited spatial learning and reduced brain weight, insulin signaling through Akt, and the expression of ASPH when standard casein was provided as the protein source. The substitution of soy isolate for casein largely abrogated the adverse effects of chronic ethanol feeding. In contrast, Notch signaling protein expression was minimally altered by ethanol or soy isolate. CONCLUSIONS These novel findings suggest that the insulin sensitizer properties of soy isolate may prevent some of the adverse effects that chronic ethanol exposure has on neurobehavioral function and insulin-regulated metabolic pathways in adolescent brains.
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- Ming Tong
- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02808, USA; (M.T.); (J.L.Z.); (P.M.)
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02808, USA; (M.T.); (J.L.Z.); (P.M.)
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02808, USA; (M.T.); (J.L.Z.); (P.M.)
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Neurology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02808, USA
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI 02808, USA
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Holtzman NG, Lebowitz MS, Koka R, Baer MR, Malhotra K, Shahlaee A, Ghanbari HA, Bentzen SM, Emadi A. Aspartate β-Hydroxylase (ASPH) Expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Potential Novel Therapeutic Target. Front Oncol 2022; 11:783744. [PMID: 35004304 PMCID: PMC8727599 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.783744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH) is an embryonic transmembrane protein aberrantly upregulated in cancer cells, associated with malignant transformation and, in some reports, with poor clinical prognosis. Objective To report the expression patterns of ASPH in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods Cell surface expression of ASPH was measured via 8-color multiparameter flow cytometry in 41 AML patient samples (31 bone marrow, 10 blood) using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated anti-ASPH antibody, SNS-622. A mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) of 10 was used as a cutoff for ASPH surface expression positivity. Data regarding patient and disease characteristics were collected. Results ASPH surface expression was found on AML blasts in 16 samples (39%). Higher ASPH expression was seen in myeloblasts of African American patients (p=0.02), but no correlation was found between ASPH expression and other patient or disease characteristics. No association was found between ASPH status and CR rate (p=0.53), EFS (p=0.87), or OS (p=0.17). Conclusions ASPH is expressed on blasts in approximately 40% of AML cases, and may serve as a new therapeutically targetable leukemia-associated antigen.
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- Noa G Holtzman
- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.,Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, United States
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- Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, United States
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Greve JM, Pinkham AM, Cowan JA. Human Aspartyl (Asparaginyl) Hydroxylase. A Multifaceted Enzyme with Broad Intra- and Extracellular Activity. Metallomics 2021; 13:6324587. [PMID: 34283245 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Human aspartyl (asparaginyl) β-hydroxylase (HAAH), a unique iron and 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenase, has shown increased importance as a suspected oncogenic protein. HAAH and its associated mRNA are upregulated in a wide variety of cancer types, however, the current role of HAAH in the malignant transformation of cells is unknown. HAAH is suspected to play an important role in NOTCH signaling via selective hydroxylation of aspartic acid and asparagine residues of epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domains. HAAH hydroxylation also potentially mediates calcium signaling and oxygen sensing. In this review we summarize the current state of understanding of the biochemistry and chemical biology of this enzyme, identify key differences from other family members, outline its broader intra- and extracellular roles, and identify the most promising areas for future research efforts.
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- Jenna M Greve
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Zheng W, Wang X, Hu J, Bai B, Zhu H. Diverse molecular functions of aspartate β‑hydroxylase in cancer (Review). Oncol Rep 2020; 44:2364-2372. [PMID: 33125119 PMCID: PMC7610305 DOI: 10.3892/or.2020.7792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Aspartate/asparagine β-hydroxylase (AspH) is a type II transmembrane protein that catalyzes the post-translational hydroxylation of definite aspartyl and asparaginyl residues in epidermal growth factor-like domains of substrates. In the last few decades, accumulating evidence has indicated that AspH expression is upregulated in numerous types of human malignant cancer and is associated with poor survival and prognosis. The AspH protein aggregates on the surface of tumor cells, which contributes to inducing tumor cell migration, infiltration and metastasis. However, small-molecule inhibitors targeting hydroxylase activity can markedly block these processes, both in vitro and in vivo. Immunization of tumor-bearing mice with a phage vaccine fused with the AspH protein can substantially delay tumor growth and progression. Additionally, AspH antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were identified in the spleen of tumor-bearing mice. Therefore, these agents may be used as novel strategies for cancer treatment. The present review summarizes the current progress on the underlying mechanisms of AspH expression in cancer development.
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- Wenqian Zheng
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, P.R. China
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Kanwal M, Smahel M, Olsen M, Smahelova J, Tachezy R. Aspartate β-hydroxylase as a target for cancer therapy. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2020; 39:163. [PMID: 32811566 PMCID: PMC7433162 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01669-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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As metastasis is a major cause of death in cancer patients, new anti-metastatic strategies are needed to improve cancer therapy outcomes. Numerous pathways have been shown to contribute to migration and invasion of malignant tumors. Aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH) is a key player in the malignant transformation of solid tumors by enhancing cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. ASPH also promotes tumor growth by stimulation of angiogenesis and immunosuppression. These effects are mainly achieved via the activation of Notch and SRC signaling pathways. ASPH expression is upregulated by growth factors and hypoxia in different human tumors and its inactivation may have broad clinical impact. Therefore, small molecule inhibitors of ASPH enzymatic activity have been developed and their anti-metastatic effect confirmed in preclinical mouse models. ASPH can also be targeted by monoclonal antibodies and has also been used as a tumor-associated antigen to induce both cluster of differentiation (CD) 8+ and CD4+ T cells in mice. The PAN-301-1 vaccine against ASPH has already been tested in a phase 1 clinical trial in patients with prostate cancer. In summary, ASPH is a promising target for anti-tumor and anti-metastatic therapy based on inactivation of catalytic activity and/or immunotherapy.
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- Madiha Kanwal
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy - Glendale, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA.,Crenae Therapeutics, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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Zou Q, Hou Y, Wang H, Wang K, Xing X, Xia Y, Wan X, Li J, Jiao B, Liu J, Huang A, Wu D, Xiang H, Pawlik TM, Wang H, Lau WY, Wang Y, Shen F. Hydroxylase Activity of ASPH Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis Through Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Pathway. EBioMedicine 2018; 31:287-298. [PMID: 29764768 PMCID: PMC6013968 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Over-expression of aspartyl (asparagynal)-β-hydroxylase (ASPH) contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) invasiveness, but the role of ASPH hydroxylase activity in this process remains to be defined. As such, the current study investigated the role of ASPH hydroxylase activity in downstream signalling of HCC tumorgenesis and, specifically, metastasis development. Over-expression of wild-type ASPH, but not a hydroxylase mutant, promoted HCC cell migration in vitro, as well as intrahepatic and distant metastases in vivo. The enhanced migration and epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) activation was notably absent in response to hydroxylase activity blockade. Vimentin, a regulator of EMT, interacted with ASPH and likely mediated the effect of ASPH hydroxylase activity with cell migration. The enhanced hydroxylase activity in tumor tissues predicted worse prognoses of HCC patients. Collectively, the hydroxylase activity of ASPH affected HCC metastasis through interacting with vimentin and regulating EMT. As such, ASPH might be a promising therapeutic target of HCC. Over-expression of ASPH promoted HCC intrahepatic and distant metastases in vivo. ASPH interacts with vimentin to promote HCC cell migration. Enhanced hydroxylase activity in tumor predicted worse prognoses of HCC patients.
Hepatocellular carcinoma has aggressive invasiveness and high metastatic rate. The reason for metastasis is largely unknown and the effective treatment is still lacking. Although over-expression of ASPH has been demonstrated to enhance hepatocellular carcinoma invasiveness, whether its hydroxylase activity is necessary remains uncharacterized. Here, we found the hydroxylase activity was critical to promote hepatocellular carcinoma invasiveness in vitro and metastasis in vivo, and associated with post-surgery survival. ASPH hydroxylase activity play an important role in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through interacting with vimentin. Our findings imply that ASPH antagonists might be promising in developing novel therapy.
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- Qifei Zou
- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Laboratory of Neural Signal Transduction, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Mengchao Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Mengchao Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- National Scientific Center for Liver Cancer, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China; Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Laboratory of Neural Signal Transduction, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery, The Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Tong M, Gonzalez-Navarrete H, Kirchberg T, Gotama B, Yalcin EB, Kay J, de la Monte SM. Ethanol-Induced White Matter Atrophy Is Associated with Impaired Expression of Aspartyl-Asparaginyl- β-Hydroxylase (ASPH) and Notch Signaling in an Experimental Rat Model. JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL RESEARCH 2017; 6:236033. [PMID: 29204305 PMCID: PMC5711436 DOI: 10.4303/jdar/236033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Alcohol-induced white matter (WM) degeneration is linked to cognitive-motor deficits and impairs insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and Notch networks regulating oligodendrocyte function. Ethanol downregulates Aspartyl-Asparaginyl-β-Hydroxylase (ASPH) which drives Notch. These experiments determined if alcohol-related WM degeneration was linked to inhibition of ASPH and Notch. Adult Long Evans rats were fed for 3, 6 or 8 weeks with liquid diets containing 26% ethanol (caloric) and in the last two weeks prior to each endpoint they were binged with 2 g/kg ethanol, 3×/week. Controls were studied in parallel. Histological sections of the frontal lobe and cerebellar vermis were used for image analysis. Frontal WM proteins were used for Western blotting and duplex ELISAs. The ethanol exposures caused progressive reductions in frontal and cerebellar WM. Ethanol-mediated frontal WM atrophy was associated with reduced expression of ASPH, Jagged 1, HES-1, and HIF-1α. These findings link ethanol-induced WM atrophy to inhibition of ASPH expression and signaling through Notch networks, including HIF-1α.
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- Ming Tong
- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
- Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
- Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Tong M, Gao JS, Borgas D, de la Monte SM. Phosphorylation Modulates Aspartyl-(Asparaginyl)-β Hydroxylase Protein Expression, Catalytic Activity and Migration in Human Immature Neuronal Cerebellar Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 6. [PMID: 29607347 DOI: 10.4172/2324-9293.1000133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Background Abundant aspartyl-asparaginyl-β-hydroxylase (ASPH) expression supports robust neuronal migration during development, and reduced ASPH expression and function, as occur in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, impair cerebellar neuron migration. ASPH mediates its effects on cell migration via hydroxylation-dependent activation of Notch signaling networks. Insulin and Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) stimulate ASPH mRNA transcription and enhance ASPH protein expression by inhibiting Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β). This study examines the role of direct GSK-3β phosphorylation as a modulator of ASPH protein expression and function in human cerebellar-derived PNET2 cells. Methods Predicted phosphorylation sites encoded by human ASPH were ablated by S/T→A site-directed mutagenesis of an N-Myc-tagged wildtype (WT) cDNA regulated by a CMV promoter. Phenotypic and functional features were assessed in transiently transfected PNET2 cells. Results Cells transfected with WT ASPH had increased ASPH protein expression, directional motility, Notch-1 and Jagged-1 expression, and catalytic activity relative to control. Although most single- and multi-point ASPH mutants also had increased ASPH protein expression, their effects on Notch and Jagged expression, directional motility and adhesion, and catalytic activity varied such that only a few of the cDNA constructs conferred functional advantages over WT. Immunofluorescence studies showed that ASPH phosphorylation site deletions can alter the subcellular distribution of ASPH and therefore its potential interactions with Notch/Jagged at the cell surface. Conclusions Inhibition of ASPH phosphorylation enhances ASPH protein expression, but attendant alterations in intra-cellular trafficking may govern the functional consequences in relation to neuronal migration, adhesion and Notch activated signaling.
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- Ming Tong
- Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology (Neuropathology), Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI and the Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology (Neuropathology), Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI and the Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology (Neuropathology), Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI and the Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology (Neuropathology), Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI and the Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Sturla LM, Tong M, Hebda N, Gao J, Thomas JM, Olsen M, de la Monte SM. Aspartate-β-hydroxylase (ASPH): A potential therapeutic target in human malignant gliomas. Heliyon 2016; 2:e00203. [PMID: 27981247 PMCID: PMC5144823 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite therapeutic advances, survival with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains below 15 months from diagnosis due to GBM's highly infiltrative nature which precludes complete surgical resection. Patient outcomes could potentially be improved by targeting genes and pathways that drive neoplastic cell motility and invasiveness, including hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1α), NOTCH, and aspartate-β-hydroxylase (ASPH). METHODS Human astrocytoma biopsy specimens (n = 37), WHO Grades II-IV, were analyzed for levels and distributions of ASPH and HIF-1α immunoreactivity by immunohistochemical staining, and ASPH, Notch, JAG, HES1, HEY1 and HIF1α mRNA expression by quantigene multiplex analysis. The effects of small molecule inhibitors on ASPH's catalytic activity, cell viability and directional motility were examined in vitro in established GBM cell lines and primary tumor cells from an invasive mouse model of GBM. RESULTS The highest grade astrocytoma, i.e. GBM was associated with the highest levels of ASPH and HIF1α, and both proteins were more abundantly distributed in hypoxic compared with normoxic regions of tumor. Furthermore, mining of the TCGA database revealed higher levels of ASPH expression in the mesenchymal subtype of GBM, which is associated with more aggressive and invasive behavior. In contrast, lower grade astrocytomas had low expression levels of ASPH and HIF1α. In vitro experiments demonstrated that small molecule inhibitors targeting ASPH's catalytic activity significantly reduced GBM viability and directional motility. Similar effects occurred in GBM cells that were transduced with a lentiviral sh-ASPH construct. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that increased ASPH expression could serve as a prognostic biomarker of gliomas and may assist in assigning tumor grade when biopsy specimens are scant. In addition, the findings suggest that GBM treatment strategies could be made more effective by including small molecule inhibitors of ASPH.
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- Lisa-Marie Sturla
- Liver Research Center, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Pathology, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurology, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Medicine, Providence, RI, United States
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- Liver Research Center, Providence, RI, United States; Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Providence, RI, United States; Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Midwestern University, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Midwestern University, United States
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- Liver Research Center, Providence, RI, United States; Division of Gastroenterology, Providence, RI, United States; Division of Neuropathology, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Pathology, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurology, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Medicine, Providence, RI, United States; Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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Deochand C, Tong M, Agarwal AR, Cadenas E, de la Monte SM. Tobacco Smoke Exposure Impairs Brain Insulin/IGF Signaling: Potential Co-Factor Role in Neurodegeneration. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 50:373-86. [PMID: 26682684 DOI: 10.3233/jad-150664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human studies suggest tobacco smoking is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, experimental data linking tobacco smoke exposures to underlying mediators of neurodegeneration, including impairments in brain insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling in AD are lacking. OBJECTIVE This study tests the hypothesis that cigarette smoke (CS) exposures can impair brain insulin/IGF signaling and alter expression of AD-associated proteins. METHODS Adult male A/J mice were exposed to air for 8 weeks (A8), CS for 4 or 8 weeks (CS4, CS8), or CS8 followed by 2 weeks recovery (CS8+R). Gene expression was measured by qRT-PCR analysis and proteins were measured by multiplex bead-based or direct binding duplex ELISAs. RESULTS CS exposure effects on insulin/IGF and insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins and phosphorylated proteins were striking compared with the mRNA. The main consequences of CS4 or CS8 exposures were to significantly reduce insulin R, IGF-1R, IRS-1, and tyrosine phosphorylated insulin R and IGF-1R proteins. Paradoxically, these effects were even greater in the CS8+R group. In addition, relative levels of S312-IRS-1, which inhibits downstream signaling, were increased in the CS4, CS8, and CS8+R groups. Correspondingly, CS and CS8+R exposures inhibited expression of proteins and phosphoproteins required for signaling through Akt, PRAS40, and/or p70S6K, increased AβPP-Aβ, and reduced ASPH protein, which is a target of insulin/IGF-1 signaling. CONCLUSION Secondhand CS exposures caused molecular and biochemical abnormalities in brain that overlap with the findings in AD, and many of these effects were sustained or worsened despite short-term CS withdrawal.
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- Chetram Deochand
- Liver Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Divisions of Gastroenterology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Divisions of Gastroenterology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Divisions of Gastroenterology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Divisions of Neuropathology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Re E, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Tobacco Nitrosamine Exposures Contribute to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Associated Cerebellar Dysgenesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 8:10-21. [PMID: 29201262 PMCID: PMC5711469 DOI: 10.5539/ijb.v8n3p10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Variability in the phenotypic features and severity of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is not fully linked to alcohol dose. We hypothesize that FASD-type neurodevelopmental abnormalities may be caused by exposures to the tobacco-specific nitrosamine, NNK, since a high percentage of pregnant women who drink also smoke. In vitro experiments using PNET2 human cerebellar neuronal cultures examined ethanol and NNK effects on viability and mitochondrial function. Early postnatal rat cerebellar slice cultures were used to examine effects of ethanol and NNK on cerebellar histology and neuroglial and stress protein expression. Ethanol (50 mM) decreased viability and ATP content and increased mitochondrial mass, while NNK (100 μM or higher) selectively inhibited mitochondrial function. The slice culture studies demonstrated striking adverse effects of ethanol, NNK and ethanol+NNK exposures manifested by architectural disorganization of the cortex with relative reductions of internal granule cells, increases in external granule cells, and loss of Purkinje cells. Ethanol, NNK, and ethanol+NNK inhibited expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and increased levels of 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE). In addition, ethanol increased activated Caspase 3, NNK decreased tau and phospho-tau, and ethanol+NNK inhibited expression of Aspartyl-β-hydroxylase (ASPH), which mediates neuronal migration. In conclusion, ethanol and NNK were shown to exert independent but overlapping adverse effects on cerebellar cortical development, neuronal viability, function, and neuroglial protein expression. These findings support our hypothesis that NNK exposures via tobacco smoking in pregnancy can contribute to FASD-associated neurodevelopmental abnormalities.
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- Edward Re
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and Liver Research Center Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.,Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and Liver Research Center Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.,Departments of Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, and the Division of Neuropathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.,Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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Zabala V, Silbermann E, Re E, Andreani T, Tong M, Ramirez T, Gundogan F, de la Monte SM. Potential Co-Factor Role of Tobacco Specific Nitrosamine Exposures in the Pathogenesis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS RESEARCH : OPEN JOURNAL 2016; 2:112-125. [PMID: 28845454 PMCID: PMC5570438 DOI: 10.17140/goroj-2-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebellar developmental abnormalities in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are linked to impairments in insulin signaling. However, co-morbid alcohol and tobacco abuses during pregnancy are common. Since smoking leads to tobacco specific Nitrosamine (NNK) exposures which have been shown to cause brain insulin resistance, we hypothesized that neurodevelopmental abnormalities in FASD could be mediated by ethanol and/or NNK. METHODS Long Evans rat pups were intraperitoneal (IP) administered ethanol (2 g/kg) on postnatal days (P) 2, 4, 6 and/or NNK (2 mg/kg) on P3, P5, and P7 to simulate third trimester human exposures. The Cerebellar function, histology, insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) signaling, and neuroglial protein expression were assessed. RESULTS Ethanol, NNK and ethanol+NNK groups had significant impairments in motor function (rotarod tests), abnormalities in cerebellar structure (Purkinje cell loss, simplification and irregularity of folia, and altered white matter), signaling through the insulin and IGF-1 receptors, IRS-1, Akt and GSK-3β, and reduced expression of several important neuroglial proteins. Despite similar functional effects, the mechanisms and severity of NNK and ethanol+NNK induced alterations in cerebellar protein expression differed from those of ethanol. CONCLUSIONS Ethanol and NNK exert independent but overlapping adverse effects on cerebellar development, function, insulin signaling through cell survival, plasticity, metabolic pathways, and neuroglial protein expression. The results support the hypothesis that tobacco smoke exposure can serve as a co-factor mediating long-term effects on brain structure and function in FASD.
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- Valerie Zabala
- Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Huang CK, Iwagami Y, Aihara A, Chung W, de la Monte S, Thomas JM, Olsen M, Carlson R, Yu T, Dong X, Wands J. Anti-Tumor Effects of Second Generation β-Hydroxylase Inhibitors on Cholangiocarcinoma Development and Progression. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150336. [PMID: 26954680 PMCID: PMC4783022 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has a poor prognosis due to widespread intrahepatic spread. Aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH) is a transmembrane protein and catalyzes the hydroxylation of aspartyl and asparaginyl residues in calcium binding epidermal growth factor (cbEGF)-like domains of various proteins, including Notch receptors and ligands. ASPH is highly overexpressed (>95%) in human CCA tumors. We explored the molecular mechanisms by which ASPH mediated the CCA malignant phenotype and evaluated the potential of ASPH as a therapeutic target for CCA. The importance of expression and enzymatic activity of ASPH for CCA growth and progression was examined using shRNA "knockdown" and a mutant construct that reduced its catalytic activity. Second generation small molecule inhibitors (SMIs) of β-hydroxylase activity were developed and used to target ASPH in vitro and in vivo. Subcutaneous and intrahepatic xenograft rodent models were employed to determine anti-tumor effects on CCA growth and development. It was found that the enzymatic activity of ASPH was critical for mediating CCA progression, as well as inhibiting apoptosis. Mechanistically, ASPH overexpression promoted Notch activation and modulated CCA progression through a Notch1-dependent cyclin D1 pathway. Targeting ASPH with shRNAs or a SMI significantly suppressed CCA growth in vivo.
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- Chiung-Kuei Huang
- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy Glendale, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy Glendale, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Rhode Island, Pharmacy Building, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, Rhode Island, United States of America
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- Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Andreani T, Tong M, Gundogan F, Silbermann E, de la Monte SM. Differential Effects of 3rd Trimester-Equivalent Binge Ethanol and Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamine Ketone Exposures on Brain Insulin Signaling in Adolescence. JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND RELATED DISORDERS 2016; 1:105. [PMID: 29242853 PMCID: PMC5726776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is associated with impairments in insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling through Akt pathways and altered expression of neuro-glial proteins needed for structural and functional integrity of the brain. However, alcohol abuse correlates with smoking, and tobacco smoke contains 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), which like other nitrosamines, impairs insulin and IGF signaling. HYPOTHESIS NNK exposure can serve as a co-factor in mediating long-term neuro-developmental abnormalities associated with FASD. DESIGN Long Evans rat pups were IP administered ethanol (2 g/kg) on postnatal days (P) 2, 4, 6 and/or NNK (2 mg/kg) on P3, P5, and P7, simulating third trimester human exposures. Temporal lobes from P30 rats (young adolescent) were used to measure signaling through the insulin/IGF-1/Akt pathways by multiplex ELISAs, and expression of neuroglial proteins by duplex ELISAs. RESULTS Ethanol, NNK, and ethanol + NNK exposures significantly inhibited insulin receptor tyrosine phosphorylation, and IRS-1 and myelin-associated glycoprotein expression. However, the major long-term adverse effects on Akt pathway downstream signaling and its targeted proteins including choline acetyltransferase, Tau, pTau, ubiquitin, and aspartate-β-hydroxylase were due to NNK rather than ethanol. CONCLUSION Alcohol and tobacco exposures can both contribute to long-term brain abnormalities currently regarded fetal ethanol effects. However, the findings suggest that many of the adverse effects on brain function are attributable to smoking, including impairments in signaling through survival and metabolic pathways, and altered expression of genes that regulate myelin synthesis, maturation and integrity and synaptic plasticity. Therefore, public health measures should address both substances of abuse to prevent "FASD".
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- Tomas Andreani
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and the Liver
Research Center Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and the Liver
Research Center Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI,
USA
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- Department of Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island,
Providence, RI, USA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI,
USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, and the Liver
Research Center Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Departments of Pathology and Neurology, and the Division of
Neuropathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI,
USA
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Lewis JE, Brameld JM, Hill P, Wilson D, Barrett P, Ebling FJP, Jethwa PH. Thyroid hormone and vitamin D regulate VGF expression and promoter activity. J Mol Endocrinol 2016; 56:123-34. [PMID: 26643910 PMCID: PMC4705542 DOI: 10.1530/jme-15-0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) survives winter by decreasing food intake and catabolizing abdominal fat reserves, resulting in a sustained, profound loss of body weight. Hypothalamic tanycytes are pivotal for this process. In these cells, short-winter photoperiods upregulate deiodinase 3, an enzyme that regulates thyroid hormone availability, and downregulate genes encoding components of retinoic acid (RA) uptake and signaling. The aim of the current studies was to identify mechanisms by which seasonal changes in thyroid hormone and RA signaling from tanycytes might ultimately regulate appetite and energy expenditure. proVGF is one of the most abundant peptides in the mammalian brain, and studies have suggested a role for VGF-derived peptides in the photoperiodic regulation of body weight in the Siberian hamster. In silico studies identified possible thyroid and vitamin D response elements in the VGF promoter. Using the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line, we demonstrate that RA increases endogenous VGF expression (P<0.05) and VGF promoter activity (P<0.0001). Similarly, treatment with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 increased endogenous VGF mRNA expression (P<0.05) and VGF promoter activity (P<0.0001), whereas triiodothyronine (T3) decreased both (P<0.01 and P<0.0001). Finally, intra-hypothalamic administration of T3 blocked the short day-induced increase in VGF expression in the dorsomedial posterior arcuate nucleus of Siberian hamsters. Thus, we conclude that VGF expression is a likely target of photoperiod-induced changes in tanycyte-derived signals and is potentially a regulator of seasonal changes in appetite and energy expenditure.
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- Jo E Lewis
- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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- Division of Nutritional SciencesSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UKSchool of Life SciencesUniversity of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKThe Rowett Institute of Nutrition and HealthUniversity of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK
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Borgas DL, Gao JS, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Potential Role of Phosphorylation as a Regulator of Aspartyl-(asparaginyl)-β-hydroxylase: Relevance to Infiltrative Spread of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Cancer 2015; 4:139-53. [PMID: 26675015 PMCID: PMC4608650 DOI: 10.1159/000367731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Abundant expression of aspartyl-(asparaginyl)-β-hydroxylase (AAH) correlates with infiltrative growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, we examine the role of phosphorylation in relation to AAH's protein expression, hydroxylase activity, promotion of cell motility, and activation of Notch signaling in human Huh7 hepatoma cells. Predicted glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), protein kinase A (PKA), protein kinase C (PKC), and casein kinase 2 (CK2) phosphorylation sites encoded by human AAH cDNA were ablated by S/T→A site-directed mutagenesis using N-Myc-tagged constructs in which gene expression was controlled by a cytomegalovirus promoter. Functional consequences were assessed in transiently transfected Huh7 cells. Cells transfected with wildtype AAH had significantly increased AAH expression, catalytic activity, HES-1 expression, and directional motility relative to controls. Single phosphorylation site mutations in the C-terminus largely abrogated these effects and further inhibited catalytic activity relative to that in cells transfected with empty vector, whereas the effects of single point mutations within the N-terminus were more varied. In contrast, AAH cDNAs carrying multiple phosphorylation site mutations exhibited wildtype levels of AAH catalytic activity suggesting that the effects of AAH phosphorylation are complex and non-uniform. AAH expression and function can be modulated by direct phosphorylation of the protein. These findings suggest additional strategies for inhibiting infiltrative growth of HCC.
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- *Suzanne M. de la Monte, MD, MPH, Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and, Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical, School of Brown University, Pierre Galletti Research Building, Rhode Island Hospital, 55 Claverick Street, Room 419, Providence, RI 02903 (USA), Tel. +1 401 444 7364, E-Mail
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Borgas DL, Gao JS, Tong M, Roper N, de la Monte SM. Regulation of Aspartyl-(Asparaginyl)-β-Hydroxylase Protein Expression and Function by Phosphorylation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. JOURNAL OF NATURE AND SCIENCE 2015; 1:e84. [PMID: 26029741 PMCID: PMC4445734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Asparaginyl-β-hydroxylase (AAH) promotes cell adhesion, migration, and invasion via Notch activation. AAH's expression is up-regulated by insulin/IGF signaling through PI3K-Akt, but its protein is independently regulated by GSK-3β. The multiple predicted GSK-3β phosphorylation sites suggest post-translational mechanisms may regulate AAH protein expression. METHODS Human Huh7 hepatoma cells were transfected with recombinant plasmids that expressed full-length N-terminal Myc-tagged (N-Myc-AAH) or C-terminal HA-tagged (C-HA-AAH) cDNA. Effects of IGF-1 on AAH protein were examined using cellular ELISAs, immunofluorescence, and Western blotting. Effects of kinase inhibitors relevant to AAH's predicted phosphorylation sites were studied. RESULTS IGF-1 stimulation increased AAH protein expression and shifted AAH's localization from the perinuclear zone to the cell periphery, including podocytes. Subsequently, Notch-1 intracellular domain was translocated to the nucleus, which is critical for Notch- modulated gene expression. Besides GSK-3β, inhibition of PKC, PKA, and CK2, which could potentially phosphorylate AAH, increased IGF-1 stimulated AAH protein. Finally, insulin and LiCl independently and additively increased long-term AAH protein expression. CONCLUSION Insulin/IGF-1 stimulation of AAH and Notch are enhanced by inhibiting kinases that could phosphorylate AAH protein. Targeted manipulation of AAH's phosphorylation state may have therapeutic value for reducing AAH-Notch activation and attendant infiltrative growth of hepatocellular carcinomas.
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- Diana L Borgas
- The Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- The Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- The Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- The Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- The Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology, and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Seo YA, Wessling-Resnick M. Ferroportin deficiency impairs manganese metabolism in flatiron mice. FASEB J 2015; 29:2726-33. [PMID: 25782988 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-262592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We examined the physiologic role of ferroportin (Fpn) in manganese (Mn) export using flatiron (ffe/+) mice, a genetic model of Fpn deficiency. Blood (0.0123 vs. 0.0107 mg/kg; P = 0.0003), hepatic (1.06 vs. 0.96 mg/kg; P = 0.0125), and bile Mn levels (79 vs. 38 mg/kg; P = 0.0204) were reduced in ffe/+ mice compared to +/+ controls. Erythrocyte Mn-superoxide dismutase was also reduced at 6 (0.154 vs. 0.096, P = 0.0101), 9 (0.131 vs. 0.089, P = 0.0162), and 16 weeks of age (0.170 vs. 0.090 units/mg protein/min; P < 0.0001). (54)Mn uptake after intragastric gavage was markedly reduced in ffe/+ mice (0.0187 vs. 0.0066% dose; P = 0.0243), while clearance of injected isotope was similar in ffe/+ and +/+ mice. These values were compared to intestinal absorption of (59)Fe, which was significantly reduced in ffe/+ mice (8.751 vs. 3.978% dose; P = 0.0458). The influence of the ffe mutation was examined in dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells and human embryonic HEK293T cells. While expression of wild-type Fpn reversed Mn-induced cytotoxicity, ffe mutant H32R failed to confer protection. These combined results demonstrate that Fpn plays a central role in Mn transport and that flatiron mice provide an excellent genetic model to explore the role of this exporter in Mn homeostasis. -
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- Young Ah Seo
- Departments of Genetics and Complex Diseases and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Departments of Genetics and Complex Diseases and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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de la Monte SM. Intranasal insulin therapy for cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration: current state of the art. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2013; 10:1699-709. [PMID: 24215447 PMCID: PMC4551402 DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2013.856877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Growing evidence supports the concept that insulin resistance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration, including in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The metabolic hypothesis has led to the development and utilization of insulin- and insulin agonist-based treatments. Therapeutic challenges faced include the ability to provide effective treatments that do not require repeated injections and also the ability to minimize the potentially hazardous off-target effects. AREAS COVERED This review covers the role of intranasal insulin therapy for cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration, particularly AD. The literature reviewed focuses on data published within the past 5 years as this field is evolving rapidly. The review provides evidence that brain insulin resistance is an important and early abnormality in AD, and that increasing brain supply and utilization of insulin improves cognition and memory. Emphasis was placed on discussing outcomes of clinical trials and interpreting discordant results to clarify the benefits and limitations of intranasal insulin therapy. EXPERT OPINION Intranasal insulin therapy can efficiently and directly target the brain to support energy metabolism, myelin maintenance, cell survival and neuronal plasticity, which begin to fail in the early stages of neurodegeneration. Efforts must continue toward increasing the safety, efficacy and specificity of intranasal insulin therapy.
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- Suzanne M de la Monte
- Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Departments of Pathology (Neuropathology), Neurology, and Neurosurgery , Pierre Galletti Research Building, Claverick Street, Room 419, Providence, RI 02903 , USA +1 401 444 7364 ; +1 401 444 2939 ;
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Lizarazo D, Zabala V, Tong M, Longato L, de la Monte SM. Ceramide inhibitor myriocin restores insulin/insulin growth factor signaling for liver remodeling in experimental alcohol-related steatohepatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 28:1660-8. [PMID: 23802886 PMCID: PMC4551508 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is mediated in part by insulin resistance. Attendant dysregulation of lipid metabolism increases accumulation of hepatic ceramides that worsen insulin resistance and compromise the structural and functional integrity of the liver. Insulin and insulin growth factor (IGF) stimulate aspartyl-asparaginyl-β-hydroxylase (AAH), which promotes cell motility needed for structural maintenance and remodeling of the liver. AAH mediates its effects by activating Notch, and in ALD, insulin/IGF signaling, AAH, and Notch are inhibited. METHOD To test the hypothesis that in ALD, hepatic ceramide load contributes to impairments in insulin, AAH, and Notch signaling, control and chronic ethanol-fed adult Long-Evans rats were treated with myriocin, an inhibitor of serine palmitoyl transferase. Livers were used to assess steatohepatitis, insulin/IGF pathway activation, and expression of AAH-Notch signaling molecules. RESULTS Chronic ethanol-fed rats had steatohepatitis with increased ceramide levels; impairments in signaling through the insulin receptor, insulin receptor substrate, and Akt; and decreased expression of AAH, Notch, Jagged, Hairy-Enhancer of Split-1, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Myriocin abrogated many of these adverse effects of ethanol, particularly hepatic ceramide accumulation, steatohepatitis, and impairments of insulin signaling through Akt, AAH, and Notch. CONCLUSIONS In ALD, the histopathology and impairments in insulin/IGF responsiveness can be substantially resolved by ceramide inhibitor treatments, even in the context of continued chronic ethanol exposure.
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- Diana Lizarazo
- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Liver Research Center, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Neuropathology and Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Motor Function Deficits Following Chronic Prenatal Ethanol Exposure are Linked to Impairments in Insulin/IGF, Notch and Wnt Signaling in the Cerebellum. JOURNAL OF DIABETES & METABOLISM 2013; 4:238. [PMID: 25035811 PMCID: PMC4096945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is associated with deficits in cerebellar function that can persist through adolescence. Previous studies demonstrated striking inhibition of insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling in ethanol-exposed cerebella. OBJECTIVES We sought to determine if FASD-induced impairments in motor function were associated with deficits in insulin/IGF signaling in juvenile cerebella. Given the growing evidence that insulin/IGF pathways cross-talk with Notch and Wnt to promote brain development and maturation; we also examined the integrity of canonical Wnt and Notch signaling networks in the brain following chronic prenatal ethanol exposure. METHODS Pregnant Long Evans rats were fed isocaloric liquid diets containing 0% or 24% ethanol by caloric content from gestation day 6 through delivery. Pups were subjected to rotarod testing on postnatal days (P) 15-16 and sacrificed on P30. Cerebella were used for molecular and biochemical analysis of insulin/IGF-1, canonical Wnt, and Notch signaling mechanisms. RESULTS Prenatal ethanol exposures impaired rotarod performance, inhibited signaling through insulin and IGF-1 receptors, IRS-1, and Akt, increased activation of GSK-3β, and broadly suppressed genes mediating the canonical Wnt and Notch networks. CONCLUSIONS Abnormalities in cerebellar function following chronic prenatal ethanol exposure are associated with inhibition of insulin/IGF, canonical Wnt, and Notch networks that cross-talk via GSK-3β. Effective therapeutic measures for FASD may require multi-pronged support of interrelated signaling networks that regulate brain development.
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Weiss GJ, Liang WS, Izatt T, Arora S, Cherni I, Raju RN, Hostetter G, Kurdoglu A, Christoforides A, Sinari S, Baker AS, Metpally R, Tembe WD, Phillips L, Von Hoff DD, Craig DW, Carpten JD. Paired tumor and normal whole genome sequencing of metastatic olfactory neuroblastoma. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37029. [PMID: 22649506 PMCID: PMC3359355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) is a rare cancer of the sinonasal tract with little molecular characterization. We performed whole genome sequencing (WGS) on paired normal and tumor DNA from a patient with metastatic-ONB to identify the somatic alterations that might be drivers of tumorigenesis and/or metastatic progression. Methodology/Principal Findings Genomic DNA was isolated from fresh frozen tissue from a metastatic lesion and whole blood, followed by WGS at >30X depth, alignment and mapping, and mutation analyses. Sanger sequencing was used to confirm selected mutations. Sixty-two somatic short nucleotide variants (SNVs) and five deletions were identified inside coding regions, each causing a non-synonymous DNA sequence change. We selected seven SNVs and validated them by Sanger sequencing. In the metastatic ONB samples collected several months prior to WGS, all seven mutations were present. However, in the original surgical resection specimen (prior to evidence of metastatic disease), mutations in KDR, MYC, SIN3B, and NLRC4 genes were not present, suggesting that these were acquired with disease progression and/or as a result of post-treatment effects. Conclusions/Significance This work provides insight into the evolution of ONB cancer cells and provides a window into the more complex factors, including tumor clonality and multiple driver mutations.
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- Glen J Weiss
- Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials at Scottsdale Healthcare (VGPCC), Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America.
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Yan B, Huo Z, Liu Y, Lin X, Li J, Peng L, Zhao H, Zhou ZN, Liang X, Liu Y, Zhu W, Liang D, Li L, Sun Y, Cui J, Chen YH. Prolyl hydroxylase 2: a novel regulator of β2 -adrenoceptor internalization. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 15:2712-22. [PMID: 21255264 PMCID: PMC4373440 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Adrenergic receptor (AR)-mediated signalling is modulated by oxygen levels. Prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) are crucial for intracellular oxygen sensing and organism survival. However, it remains to be clarified whether or how PHDs are involved in the regulation of β2-adrenoceptor (β2-AR) signalling. Here we show that PHD2 can modulate the rate of β2-AR internalization through interactions with β-arrestin 2. PHD2 hydroxylates β-arrestin 2 at the proline (Pro)176, Pro179 and Pro181 sites, which retards the recruitment of β-arrestin 2 to the plasma membrane and inhibits subsequent co-internalization with β2-AR into the cytosol. β2-AR internalization is critical to control the temporal and spatial aspects of β2-AR signalling. Identifying novel regulators of β2-AR internalization will enable us to develop new strategies to manipulate receptor signalling and provide potential targets for drug development in the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with β2-AR signalling dysregulation.
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- Biao Yan
- Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, China (East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine), Shanghai, China
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Brennan-Krohn T, Salloway S, Correia S, Dong M, de la Monte SM. Glial vascular degeneration in CADASIL. J Alzheimers Dis 2012; 21:1393-402. [PMID: 21504125 DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-100036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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CADASIL is a genetic vascular dementia caused by mutations in the Notch 3 gene on Chromosome 19. However, little is known about the mechanisms of vascular degeneration. We characterized upstream components of Notch signaling pathways that may be disrupted in CADASIL, by measuring expression of insulin, IGF-1, and IGF-2 receptors, Notch 1, Notch 3, and aspartyl-(asparaginyl)-β-hydroxylase (AAH) in cortex and white matter from 3 CADASIL and 6 control brains. We assessed CADASIL-associated cell loss by measuring mRNA corresponding to neurons, oligodendroglia, and astrocytes, and indices of vascular degeneration by measuring smooth muscle actin (SMA) and endothelin-1 expression in isolated vessels. Immunohistochemical staining was used to assess SMA degeneration. Significant abnormalities, including reduced cerebral white matter mRNA levels of Notch 1, Notch 3, AAH, SMA, IGF receptors, myelin-associated glycoproteins, and glial fibrillary acidic protein, and reduced vascular expression of SMA, IGF receptors, Notch 1, and Notch 3 were detected in CADASIL-lesioned brains. In addition, we found CADASIL-associated reductions in SMA, and increases in ubiquitin immunoreactivity in the media of white matter and meningeal vessels. No abnormalities in gene expression or immunoreactivity were observed in CADASIL cerebral cortex. In conclusion, molecular abnormalities in CADASIL are largely restricted to white matter and white matter vessels, corresponding to the distribution of neuropathological lesions. These preliminary findings suggest that CADASIL is mediated by both glial and vascular degeneration with reduced expression of IGF receptors and AAH, which regulate Notch expression and function.
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- Thea Brennan-Krohn
- Departments of Pathology (Neuropathology), Neurology, Medicine, and Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Rhode Island Hospital, Butler Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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de la Monte SM, Tong M, Bowling N, Moskal P. si-RNA inhibition of brain insulin or insulin-like growth factor receptors causes developmental cerebellar abnormalities: relevance to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Mol Brain 2011; 4:13. [PMID: 21443795 PMCID: PMC3077327 DOI: 10.1186/1756-6606-4-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In experimental models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), cerebellar hypoplasia and hypofoliation are associated with insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) resistance with impaired signaling through pathways that mediate growth, survival, plasticity, metabolism, and neurotransmitter function. To more directly assess the roles of impaired insulin and IGF signaling during brain development, we administered intracerebroventricular (ICV) injections of si-RNA targeting the insulin receptor, (InR), IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R), or IGF-2R into postnatal day 2 (P2) Long Evans rat pups and examined the sustained effects on cerebellar function, structure, and neurotransmitter-related gene expression (P20). RESULTS Rotarod tests on P20 demonstrated significant impairments in motor function, and histological studies revealed pronounced cerebellar hypotrophy, hypoplasia, and hypofoliation in si-InR, si-IGF-1R, and si-IGF-2R treated rats. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that si-InR, and to a lesser extent si-IGF-2R, broadly inhibited expression of insulin and IGF-2 polypeptides, and insulin, IGF-1, and IGF-2 receptors in the brain. ELISA studies showed that si-InR increased cerebellar levels of tau, phospho-tau and β-actin, and inhibited GAPDH. In addition, si-InR, si-IGF-1R, and si-IGF-2R inhibited expression of choline acetyltransferase, which mediates motor function. Although the ICV si-RNA treatments generally spared the neurotrophin and neurotrophin receptor expression, si-InR and si-IGF-1R inhibited NT3, while si-IGF-1R suppressed BDNF. CONCLUSIONS early postnatal inhibition of brain InR expression, and to lesser extents, IGF-R, causes structural and functional abnormalities that resemble effects of FASD. The findings suggest that major abnormalities in brains with FASD are mediated by impairments in insulin/IGF signaling. Potential therapeutic strategies to reduce the long-term impact of prenatal alcohol exposure may include treatment with agents that restore brain insulin and IGF responsiveness.
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- Suzanne M de la Monte
- Department of Pathology and Division of Neuropathology, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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Silbermann E, Moskal P, Bowling N, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Role of aspartyl-(asparaginyl)-β-hydroxylase mediated notch signaling in cerebellar development and function. Behav Brain Funct 2010; 6:68. [PMID: 21050474 PMCID: PMC2988696 DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-6-68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aspartyl-(Asparaginyl)-β-Hydroxylase (AAH) is a hydroxylating enzyme that promotes cell motility by enhancing Notch-Jagged-HES-1 signaling. Ethanol impaired cerebellar neuron migration during development is associated with reduced expression of AAH. METHODS To further characterize the role of AAH in relation to cerebellar development, structure, and function, we utilized an in vivo model of early postnatal (P2) intracerebro-ventricular gene delivery to silence AAH with small interfering RNA (siAAH), or over-express it with recombinant plasmid DNA (pAAH). On P20, we assessed cerebellar motor function by rotarod testing. Cerebella harvested on P21 were used to measure AAH, genes/proteins that mediate AAH's downstream signaling, i.e. Notch-1, Jagged-1, and HES-1, and immunoreactivity corresponding to neuronal and glial elements. RESULTS The findings demonstrated that: 1) siAAH transfection impaired motor performance and blunted cerebellar foliation, and decreased expression of neuronal and glial specific genes; 2) pAAH transfection enhanced motor performance and increased expression of neuronal and glial cytoskeletal proteins; and 3) alterations in AAH expression produced similar shifts in Notch-1, Jagged-1, and HES-1 protein or gene expression. CONCLUSIONS The results support our hypothesis that AAH is an important mediator of cerebellar development and function, and link AAH expression to Notch signaling pathways in the developing brain.
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Lawton M, Tong M, Gundogan F, Wands JR, de la Monte SM. Aspartyl-(asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase, hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha and Notch cross-talk in regulating neuronal motility. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2010; 3:347-56. [PMID: 21150341 PMCID: PMC3154035 DOI: 10.4161/oxim.3.5.13296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aspartyl-(Asparaginyl)-β-Hydroxylase (AAH ) promotes cell motility by hydroxylating Notch. Insulin and insulin-like growth factor, type 1 (IGF-I) stimulate AAH through Erk MAP K and phosphoinositol-3-kinase-Akt (PI3K-Akt). However, hypoxia/oxidative stress may also regulate AAH . Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1α) regulates cell migration, signals through Notch, and is regulated by hypoxia/oxidative stress, insulin/IGF signaling and factor inhibiting HIF-1α (FIH) hydroxylation. To examine cross-talk between HIF-1α and AAH , we measured AAH , Notch-1, Jagged-1, FIH, HIF-1α, HIF-1β and the hairy and enhancer of split 1 (HE S-1) transcription factor expression and directional motility in primitive neuroectodermal tumor 2 (PNET2) human neuronal cells that were exposed to H2O2 or transfected with short interfering RNA duplexes (siRNA) targeting AAH , Notch-1 or HIF-1α. We found that: (1) AAH , HIF-1α and neuronal migration were stimulated by H2O2; (2) si-HIF-1α reduced AAH expression and cell motility; (3) si-AAH inhibited Notch and cell migration, but not HIF-1α and (4) si-Notch-1 increased FIH and inhibited HIF-1α. These findings suggest that AAH and HIF-1α crosstalk within a hydroxylation-regulated signaling pathway that may be transiently driven by oxidative stress and chronically regulated by insulin/IGF signaling.
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- Margot Lawton
- Liver Research Center and Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Gundogan F, Elwood G, Mark P, Feijoo A, Longato L, Tong M, de la Monte SM. Ethanol-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in rat placenta: relevance to pregnancy loss. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2009; 34:415-23. [PMID: 20028358 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.01106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ethanol consumption during pregnancy increases the risk of early pregnancy loss and causes intrauterine growth restriction. We previously showed that chronic gestational exposure to ethanol impairs placentation, and that this effect is associated with inhibition of insulin and insulin growth factor signaling. Since ethanol also causes oxidative stress and DNA damage, we extended our investigations to assess the role of these pathological processes on placentation and placental gene expression. METHODS Pregnant Long Evans rats were pair-fed liquid diets containing 0% or 24% ethanol by caloric content. Placentas harvested on gestation day 16 were used to examine DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, apoptosis, mitochondrial gene/protein and hormonal gene expression in relation to ethanol exposure. RESULTS Gestational exposure to ethanol increased fetal resorption, and trophoblast apoptosis/necrosis, oxidative stress, DNA damage, and lipid peroxidation. These adverse effects of ethanol were associated with increased expression of pro-apoptotic (Bax and Bak) and reduced levels of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein. In addition, increased trophoblast apoptosis proneness was associated with p53-independent activation of p21, reduced mitochondrial gene and protein expression, and dysregulated expression of prolactin (PRL) family hormones that are required for implantation and pregnancy-related adaptations. CONCLUSIONS Chronic gestational exposure to ethanol increases fetal demise due to impaired survival and mitochondrial function, increased oxidative stress, DNA damage and lipid peroxidation, and dysregulated expression of prolactin family hormones in placental trophoblasts.
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- Fusun Gundogan
- Department of Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
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Although ascorbic acid is an important water-soluble antioxidant and enzyme cofactor in plants and animals, humans and some other species do not synthesize ascorbate due to the lack of the enzyme catalyzing the final step of the biosynthetic pathway, and for them it has become a vitamin. This review focuses on the role of ascorbate in various hydroxylation reactions and in the redox homeostasis of subcellular compartments including mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. Recently discovered functions of ascorbate in nucleic acid and histone dealkylation and proteoglycan deglycanation are also summarized. These new findings might delineate a role for ascorbate in the modulation of both pro- and anti-carcinogenic mechanisms. Recent advances and perspectives in therapeutic applications are also reviewed. On the basis of new and earlier observations, the advantages of the lost ability to synthesize ascorbate are pondered. The increasing knowledge of the functions of ascorbate and of its molecular sites of action can mechanistically substantiate a place for ascorbate in the treatment of various diseases.
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- J Mandl
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Patobiochemistry, Semmelweis University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary.
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Ethanol inhibition of aspartyl-asparaginyl-beta-hydroxylase in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: potential link to the impairments in central nervous system neuronal migration. Alcohol 2009; 43:225-40. [PMID: 19393862 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Revised: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and associated with hypoplasia and impaired neuronal migration in the cerebellum. Neuronal survival and motility are stimulated by insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF), whose signaling pathways are major targets of ethanol neurotoxicity. To better understand the mechanisms of ethanol-impaired neuronal migration during development, we examined the effects of chronic gestational exposure to ethanol on aspartyl (asparaginyl)-beta-hydroxylase (AAH) expression, because AAH is regulated by insulin/IGF and mediates neuronal motility. Pregnant Long-Evans rats were pair-fed isocaloric liquid diets containing 0, 8, 18, 26, or 37% ethanol by caloric content from gestation day 6 through delivery. Cerebella harvested from postnatal day 1 pups were used to examine AAH expression in tissue, and neuronal motility in Boyden chamber assays. We also used cerebellar neuron cultures to examine the effects of ethanol on insulin/IGF-stimulated AAH expression, and assess the role of GSK-3beta-mediated phosphorylation on AAH protein levels. Chronic gestational exposure to ethanol caused dose-dependent impairments in neuronal migration and corresponding reductions in AAH protein expression in developing cerebella. In addition, prenatal ethanol exposure inhibited insulin and IGF-I-stimulated directional motility in isolated cerebellar granule neurons. Ethanol-treated neuronal cultures (50mMx96h) also had reduced levels of AAH protein. Mechanistically, we showed that AAH protein could be phosphorylated on Ser residues by GSK-3beta, and that chemical inhibition of GSK-3beta and/or global Caspases increases AAH protein in both control- and ethanol-exposed cells. Ethanol-impaired neuronal migration in FASD is associated with reduced AAH expression. Because ethanol increases the activities of both GSK-3beta and Caspases, the inhibitory effect of ethanol on neuronal migration could be mediated by increased GSK-3beta phosphorylation and Caspase degradation of AAH protein.
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Luu M, Sabo E, de la Monte SM, Greaves W, Wang J, Tavares R, Simao L, Wands JR, Resnick MB, Wang L. Prognostic value of aspartyl (asparaginyl)-beta-hydroxylase/humbug expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma. Hum Pathol 2009; 40:639-44. [PMID: 19200576 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Revised: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite improvements in the detection and use of biomarkers, including epidermal growth factor receptor, ERCC1, and p16, the 5-year survival rate with non-small cell lung cancer remains at 15%. This suggests that additional biomarkers are needed to better prognosticate clinical course and guide therapeutic approaches. Previous studies showed that increased levels of aspartyl (asparaginyl)-beta-hydroxylase and a highly related molecule, humbug, correlate with clinical course and survival with hepatic, biliary, pancreatic, and colon carcinomas. We now characterize the prognostic use of aspartyl (asparaginyl)-beta-hydroxylase/humbug immunoreactivity in different subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer. Tissue microarrays including 375 paraffin-embedded non-small cell lung cancers (195 adenocarcinomas; 18 bronchioloalveolar carcinomas; 113 squamous cell carcinomas; and 49 large cell carcinomas) were immunostained with FB50 monoclonal antibody, which recognizes human aspartyl (asparaginyl)-beta-hydroxylase/humbug. Immunoreactivity (intensity and distribution) in neoplastic cells were scored under code, and data were subjected to univariate and Cox multivariate analyses, adjusting for age, stage, and treatment. High levels of FB50 immunoreactivity were more often detected in adenocarcinomas (28% for adenocarcinoma, 17% for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma), compared with squamous cell carcinomas (10%) and large cell carcinomas (10%). Univariate analysis demonstrated inverse relationships between intensity of FB50 immunoreactivity and survival with squamous cell carcinoma (P = .004), and a strong trend with respect to large cell carcinoma (P = .057). Cox multivariate test showed that FB50 immunoreactivity (P = .025), clinical stage (P = .029), and tumor size (P = .0001) were all independent predictors of survival with squamous cell carcinoma. High levels of FB50 immunohistochemical staining correlate with poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer, particularly squamous cell carcinoma subtype. Therefore, FB50 immunoreactivity may be useful in defining patient subsets that are likely to benefit from adjuvant therapy.
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- Martin Luu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Longato L, de la Monte S, Califano S, Wands JR. Synergistic premalignant effects of chronic ethanol exposure and insulin receptor substrate-1 overexpression in liver. Hepatol Res 2008; 38:940-53. [PMID: 18336544 PMCID: PMC9986887 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2008.00336.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Insulin receptor substrate, type 1 (IRS-1) transmits growth and survival signals, and is overexpressed in more than 90% of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). However, experimental overexpression of IRS-1 in the liver was found not to be sufficient to cause HCC. Since chronic alcohol abuse is a risk factor for HCC, we evaluated potential interactions between IRS-1 overexpression and chronic ethanol exposure by assessing premalignant alterations in gene expression. METHODS Wild-type (wt) or IRS-1 transgenic (Tg) mice, constitutively overexpressing the human (h) transgene in the liver, were pair-fed isocaloric liquid diets containing 0% or 24% ethanol for 8 weeks. The livers were used for histopathologic study and gene expression analysis, focusing on insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and wingless (WNT)-Frizzled (FZD) pathways, given their known roles in HCC. RESULTS In wt mice, chronic ethanol exposure caused hepatocellular microsteatosis with focal chronic inflammation, reduced expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and increased expression of IGF-I and IGF-I receptor. In hIRS-1 Tg mice, chronic ethanol exposure caused hepatic micro- and macrosteatosis, focal chronic inflammation, apoptosis and disordered lobular architecture. These effects of ethanol in hIRS-1 Tg mice were associated with significantly increased expression of IGF-II, insulin, IRS-4, aspartyl-asparaginyl beta hydroxylase (AAH), WNT-1 and FZD 7, as occurs in HCC. CONCLUSION In otherwise normal liver, chronic ethanol exposure mainly causes liver injury and inflammation with impaired DNA synthesis. In contrast, in the context of hIRS-1 overexpression, chronic ethanol exposure may serve as a cofactor in the pathogenesis of HCC by promoting expression of growth factors, receptors and signaling molecules known to be associated with hepatocellular transformation.
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- Lisa Longato
- Liver Research Center and Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Carter JJ, Tong M, Silbermann E, Lahousse SA, Ding FF, Longato L, Roper N, Wands JR, de la Monte SM. Ethanol impaired neuronal migration is associated with reduced aspartyl-asparaginyl-beta-hydroxylase expression. Acta Neuropathol 2008; 116:303-15. [PMID: 18478238 PMCID: PMC10010160 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-008-0377-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2007] [Revised: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 04/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Cerebellar hypoplasia in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is associated with inhibition of insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling in the brain. Aspartyl (asparaginyl)-beta-hydroxylase (AAH) is a mediator of neuronal motility, and stimulated by insulin and IGF activation of PI3 kinase-Akt, or inhibition of GSK-3beta. Since ethanol inhibits PI3 Kinase-Akt and increases GSK-3beta activity in brain, we examined the effects of ethanol and GSK-3beta on AAH expression and directional motility in neuronal cells. Control and ethanol-exposed (100 mM x 48 h) human PNET2 cerebellar neuronal cells were stimulated with IGF-1 and used to measure AAH expression and directional motility. Molecular and biochemical approaches were used to characterize GSK-3beta regulation of AAH and neuronal motility. Ethanol reduced IGF-1 stimulated AAH protein expression and directional motility without inhibiting AAH's mRNA. Further analysis revealed that: (1) AAH protein could be phosphorylated by GSK-3beta; (2) high levels of GSK-3beta activity decreased AAH protein; (3) inhibition of GSK-3beta and/or global Caspases increased AAH protein; (4) AAH protein was relatively more phosphorylated in ethanol-treated compared with control cells; and (5) chemical inhibition of GSK-3beta and/or global Caspases partially rescued ethanol-impaired AAH protein expression and motility. Ethanol-impaired neuronal migration is associated with reduced IGF-I stimulated AAH protein expression. This effect may be mediated by increased GSK-3beta phosphorylation and Caspase degradation of AAH. Therapeutic strategies to rectify CNS developmental abnormalities in FASD should target factors underlying the ethanol-associated increases in GSK-3beta and Caspase activation, e.g. IGF resistance and increased oxidative stress.
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- Jade J Carter
- Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Cheng L, Pricolo V, Biancani P, Behar J. Overexpression of progesterone receptor B increases sensitivity of human colon muscle cells to progesterone. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G493-502. [PMID: 18776045 PMCID: PMC2536785 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90214.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Colon muscle strips and cells from female patients with slow-transit constipation (STC) exhibit impaired motility, signal transduction abnormalities characterized by downregulation of Gq/11 and upregulation of Gs proteins, decreased cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and thromboxane (Tx)B2 levels, increased COX-2 and PGE2 levels, and overexpression of progesterone receptors (PGR). Progesterone (P4) treatment of normal cells reproduced these motility and signal transduction abnormalities. The purpose of the study was to examine whether overexpression of PGR-B reproduces these abnormalities by rendering the cells more sensitive to physiological concentrations of P4. Cultured human colon muscle was transfected with a plasmid DNA expressing PGR-B. The mRNAs of PGR, COX-1, COX-2, and Gq/11 were determined by quantitative real-time PCR. Their protein expression was determined by Western blot, and prostaglandins were measured by radioimmunoassay. Cultured muscle cells maintained their phenotypic features determined with myosin light chain (MLC) and h-caldesmon antibodies. Control and transfected muscle cells responded to 10(-6) M P4. In contrast, muscle cells transfected with PGR-B responded to lower P4 concentration (10(-7) M). This P4 concentration reduced MLC phosphorylation induced by CCK-8 (10(-8) M), downregulated Gq/11, and decreased COX-1 and TxB2 levels. It upregulated Gs proteins. It also increased COX-2 and PGE2 levels. We conclude that overexpression of PGR-B renders the cells more sensitive to physiological concentrations of P4. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that overexpression of PGR-B contributes to the motility and signal transduction abnormalities observed in female patients with STC and normal serum levels of P4.
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- Ling Cheng
- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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de la Monte SM, Yeon JE, Tong M, Longato L, Chaudhry R, Pang MY, Duan K, Wands JR. Insulin resistance in experimental alcohol-induced liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 23:e477-86. [PMID: 18505416 PMCID: PMC10012390 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05339.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Chronic ethanol consumption impairs liver regeneration due, in part, to inhibition of insulin signaling. This study characterizes the mechanisms and consequences of ethanol-impaired insulin signaling in relation to oxidative injury and altered gene expression. METHODS Long-Evans rats were fed for 8 weeks with isocaloric liquid diets containing 0% (control) or 37% ethanol (caloric content). Livers were used to examine histopathology, indices of oxidative stress, gene expression required for insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling, insulin-responsive gene expression, i.e. glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and aspartyl-asparaginyl-beta-hydroxylase (AAH), and competitive equilibrium binding to the insulin, IGF-I, and IGF-II receptors. RESULTS Chronic ethanol exposure caused liver injury with increased hepatocellular steatosis, inflammation, apoptosis, and increased immunoreactivity for activated caspase-3, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, and 4-hydroxy-2,3-nonenol. These effects were associated with increased expression of IGF-I receptor, IGF-II, and IGF-II receptor, and expression of IGF-I, AAH, and GAPDH, which mediate energy metabolism and cell motility/remodeling, and reduced binding to the insulin receptor. CONCLUSIONS Chronic ethanol-induced liver injury causes insulin resistance with inhibition of insulin-responsive genes needed for metabolism, remodeling, and regeneration. In contrast, the IGF-I and IGF-II signaling mechanisms remain relatively preserved, suggesting that insulin-regulated hepatic functions may be selectively vulnerable to the toxic effects of ethanol.
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- Suzanne M de la Monte
- Departments of Medicine, Liver Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Sartelet H, Oligny LL, Vassal G. AKT pathway in neuroblastoma and its therapeutic implication. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2008; 8:757-69. [PMID: 18471048 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.8.5.757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Neuroblastoma is a frequent pediatric tumor with a poor outcome in spite of aggressive treatment, even with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The overall cure rate of 40% is unsatisfactory and new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. AKT is a major mediator of survival signals that protect cells from apoptosis and regulate cell proliferation. The AKT signaling network is considered a key determinant of the biological aggressiveness of these tumors. In this article, the authors discuss the relation between activators of AKT in neuroblastoma, in particular, growth factors such as IGF-1, TRK, GDNF, VEGF and EGF, and their effects on tumoral proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Numerous other proteins interact with AKT in neuroblastoma. Several are relatively well characterized, such as PTEN and retinoic acid; others are new and potentially interesting, such as PKC and anaplastic lymphoma kinase. Specific inhibition of AKT has been studied, such as with LY249002, with significant effects on cell progression and apoptosis in tumoral cells. Moreover, a series of new drugs, such as geldanamycin and rapamycin, directly modify the expression of AKT in tumoral cells. Few specific inhibitors of AKT are available; less specific inhibitors are probably unsuitable therapeutic options in neuroblastoma. Drugs with a direct or indirect inhibitory effect on the AKT pathway, used alone or in combination with other drugs, seem to hold great promise as a new therapeutic modality in neuroblastoma.
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- Hervé Sartelet
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal and Pediatric Pathologist, Department of Pathology, CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1C5, Canada.
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Feriotto G, Finotti A, Breveglieri G, Treves S, Zorzato F, Gambari R. Transcriptional activity and Sp 1/3 transcription factor binding to the P1 promoter sequences of the human AbetaH-J-J locus. FEBS J 2007; 274:4476-90. [PMID: 17681019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05976.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alternative splicing of the locus AbetaH-J-J generates functionally distinct proteins: the enzyme aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase, humbug and junctate (truncated homologs of aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase with a role in calcium regulation), and junctin (a structural protein of the sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane). Aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase and humbug are overexpressed in a broad range of malignant neoplasms. We have previously reported the gene structure of this locus, showing the presence of two putative promoters, P1 and P2, and characterized the P2 sequences, directing tissue-specific transcription of junctin, aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase and junctate. In addition, aspartyl (asparaginyl) beta-hydroxylase and humbug are expressed from exon 1 by the P1 promoter. The present study identifies and functionally characterizes the P1 promoter activity of the AbetaH-J-J locus. We demonstrate that mRNAs from the P1 promoter are actively transcribed in all the human tissues and cell lines analyzed, and define the transcription start point in HeLa and RD cells. To investigate the transcription mechanism we cloned 1.7 kb upstream of exon 1 from a human BAC clone, and produced progressively deleted reporter constructs. Our results showed that: (a) the 1.7 kb fragment was a powerful activator of the reporter gene in human hepatoblastoma (HepG2) and human embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cell lines; (b) 512 bp upstream of the transcription start site were essential for maximal promoter activity; and (c) progressive deletions from -512 resulted in gradually decreased reporter expression. The region responsible for maximal transcription contains at least 12 GC boxes homologous to binding sequences of specific transcription factor 1 (Sp1); by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and supershift analysis, we identified three GC-rich elements that bind Sp transcription factor family nuclear factors with very high efficiency. A functional role of Sp transcription factors in upregulating P1-directed transcription was demonstrated by analysis of the effects of: (a) in vitro mutagenesis of the Sp1 transcription factor binding sites; (b) transfection with Sp transcription factor 1/3 expression vectors; and (c) treatment with decoy oligonucleotides targeting Sp transcription factors. In addition, Sp1 and Sp3 transcription factor chromatin immunoprecipitation demonstrated in vivo binding of these proteins to P1 promoter. Our results suggest that Sp transcription factors positively regulate the core of the P1 promoter, and the comparison of the two promoters of the AbetaH-J-J locus demonstrates that they are very different with regard to transcriptional efficiency and ability to direct tissue-specific transcription.
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Ronis MJJ, Wands JR, Badger TM, de la Monte SM, Lang CH, Calissendorff J. Alcohol-induced disruption of endocrine signaling. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2007; 31:1269-85. [PMID: 17559547 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00436.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This article contains the proceedings of a symposium at the 2006 ISBRA meeting in Sydney Australia, organized and cochaired by Martin J. Ronis and Thomas M. Badger. The presentations were (1) Effect of long-term ethanol consumption on liver injury and repair, by Jack R. Wands; (2) Alcohol-induced insulin resistance in liver: potential roles in regulation of ADH expression, ethanol clearance, and alcoholic liver disease, by Thomas M. Badger; (3) Chronic gestational exposure to ethanol causes brain insulin and insulin-like growth factor resistance, by Suzanne M de la Monte; (4) Disruption of IGF-1 signaling in muscle: a mechanism underlying alcoholic myopathy, by Charles H. Lang; (5) The role of reduced plasma estradiol and impaired estrogen signaling in alcohol-induced bone loss, by Martin J. Ronis; and (6) Short-term influence of alcohol on appetite-regulating hormones in man, by Jan Calissendorff.
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- Martin J J Ronis
- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, USA.
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Linke S, Hampton‐Smith RJ, Peet DJ. Characterization of Ankyrin Repeat–Containing Proteins as Substrates of the Asparaginyl Hydroxylase Factor Inhibiting Hypoxia‐Inducible Transcription Factor. Methods Enzymol 2007; 435:61-85. [DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(07)35004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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