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Safety of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in the Elderly: An Analysis of Published Literature and Reports Sent to the Portuguese Pharmacovigilance System. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063541. [PMID: 35329224 PMCID: PMC8949212 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequently used agents to treat musculoskeletal disorders (principally by the elderly), thus raising the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This work aims to monitor NSAIDs safety profile in older people by using literature and pharmacovigilance data. Published clinical studies reporting the NSAIDs safety in elderly patients (age ≥ 65) were identified by a literature search and were then deeply analyzed. In addition, suspected ADRs reports submitted to the Portuguese Pharmacovigilance System (PPS) involving patients aged ≥65 with at least one NSAID as suspected drug were explored in detail. Most studies concluded that the risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal ADRs was significantly lower with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-selective NSAIDs use than with nonselective NSAIDs. The PPS data analysis showed that serious gastrointestinal ADRs occurred mostly in patients taking more than one NSAID and/or another concomitant drug that increases the incidence of these events, in the absence of gastroprotection. The results suggest that while NSAID toxicity is well understood, their safe use needs to be monitored in clinical practice. Furthermore, the pharmacovigilance data analyzed also showed that monitoring NSAIDs use in elderly remains essential to mitigate the associated risks, especially in those with comorbidities and under polytherapy.
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Critical role of the CD44 lowCD62L low CD8 + T cell subset in restoring antitumor immunity in aged mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2103730118. [PMID: 34088845 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2103730118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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CD8+ T cells play a central role in antitumor immune responses that kill cancer cells directly. In aged individuals, CD8+ T cell immunity is strongly suppressed, which is associated with cancer and other age-related diseases. The mechanism underlying this age-related decrease in immune function remains largely unknown. This study investigated the role of T cell function in age-related unresponsiveness to PD-1 blockade cancer therapy. We found inefficient generation of CD44lowCD62Llow CD8+ T cell subset (P4) in draining lymph nodes of tumor-bearing aged mice. In vitro stimulation of naive CD8+ T cells first generated P4 cells, followed by effector/memory T cells. The P4 cells contained a unique set of genes related to enzymes involved in one-carbon (1C) metabolism, which is critical to antigen-specific T cell activation and mitochondrial function. Consistent with this finding, 1C-metabolism-related gene expression and mitochondrial respiration were down-regulated in aged CD8+ T cells compared with young CD8+ T cells. In aged OVA-specific T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic mice, ZAP-70 was not activated, even after inoculation with OVA-expressing tumor cells. The attenuation of TCR signaling appeared to be due to elevated expression of CD45RB phosphatase in aged CD8+ T cells. Surprisingly, strong stimulation by nonself cell injection into aged PD-1-deficient mice restored normal levels of CD45RB and ameliorated the emergence of P4 cells and 1C metabolic enzyme expression in CD8+ T cells, and antitumor activity. These findings indicate that impaired induction of the P4 subset may be responsible for the age-related resistance to PD-1 blockade, which can be rescued by strong TCR stimulation.
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Monteiro C, Duarte AP, Alves G. Adverse drug reactions in elderly: a five-year review of spontaneous reports to the Portuguese pharmacovigilance system. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2020; 20:109-118. [PMID: 33170742 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2020.1849137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in elderly. This study aimed to characterize the ADRs profile in Portuguese elderly patients, thus enhancing ADRs knowledge in this vulnerable population. Methods: All spontaneous ADRs reported to the Portuguese Pharmacovigilance System from 2013 to 2017 were examined. However, considering the aim of this study, ADRs referring to patients aged 65 and over were analyzed in higher detail and compared with those reported in non-elderly adults. Results: Considering the age of 65 years and above, 3692 spontaneous reports of suspected ADRs were analyzed. The suspected ADRs most frequently reported fall within the categories of general disorders and administration site conditions, and skin and subcutaneous tissue complaints. Regarding therapeutic agents, the antineoplastic drugs were the most common involved. Among the 2458 cases of serious ADRs reported, 34.0% led to hospitalization and in 5.8% of them occurred a fatal outcome. The antineoplastic and antithrombotic drugs were the most represented pharmacotherapeutic groups of suspected drugs involved in patient's death (25.0% and 13.6%, respectively). Conclusions: Most of the suspected ADRs were classified as serious. The majority of them were expected, so preventable, highlighting the importance of improving medication use in elderly.
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- Cristina Monteiro
- UFBI - HealthSciences to Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal
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- UFBI - HealthSciences to Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal.,CICS-UBI - HealthSciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal
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- UFBI - HealthSciences to Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal.,CICS-UBI - HealthSciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal
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Lee GH, Hong KT, Choi JY, Shin HY, Lee WW, Kang HJ. Immunosenescent characteristics of T cells in young patients following haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation from parental donors. Clin Transl Immunology 2020; 9:e1124. [PMID: 32280463 PMCID: PMC7142179 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objectives Paediatric and adolescent patients in need of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) generally receive stem cells from older, unrelated or parental donors when a sibling donor is not available. Despite encouraging clinical outcomes, it has been suggested that immune reconstitution accompanied by increased replicative stress and a large difference between donor and recipient age may worsen immunosenescence in paediatric recipients. Methods In this study, paired samples were collected at the same time from donors and recipients of haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HaploSCT). We then conducted flow cytometry‐based phenotypic and functional analyses and telomere length (TL) measurements of 21 paired T‐cell sets from parental donors and children who received T‐cell‐replete HaploSCT with post‐transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy). Results Senescent T cells, CD28− or CD57+ cells, were significantly expanded in patients. Further, not only CD4+CD28− T cells, but also CD4+CD28+ T cells showed reduced cytokine production capacity and impaired polyfunctionality compared with parental donors, whereas their TCR‐mediated proliferation capacity was comparable. Of note, the TL in patient T cells was preserved, or even slightly longer, in senescent T cells compared with donor cells. Regression analysis showed that senescent features of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in patients were influenced by donor age and the frequency of CD28− cells, respectively. Conclusion Our data suggest that in paediatric HaploSCT, premature immunosenescent changes occur in T cells from parental donors, and therefore, long‐term immune monitoring should be conducted.
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- Ga Hye Lee
- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,BK21Plus Biomedical Science Project Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,BK21Plus Biomedical Science Project Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute Seoul South Korea.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Ischemic/Hypoxic Disease Institute Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Institute of Infectious Diseases Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea.,Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute Seoul South Korea
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Uematsu T, Fujita T, Kobayashi N. Characterization of IL-17-producing T helper cells-like autoreactive T cells in aged mice. Exp Anim 2019; 68:483-490. [PMID: 31155554 PMCID: PMC6842792 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.19-0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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IL-17-producing T helper cells (Th17) are attracting attention as a new CD4-positive
subset of T cells, reported to be responsible for various autoimmune diseases through
stimulation of the release of inflammatory cytokines from target cells. However, most
investigations of Th17 mediation of autoimmune diseases have focused on the experimental
autoimmune models derived from young animals, with few studies that have analyzed
physiological factors such as aging. The present study analyzed autoreactive T cells
established in a syngeneic mixed lymphocyte culture (sMLC) from aged mice and examined
their similarity with Th17. IL-17-producing autoreactive CD4-intermediate T cells were
observed in the sMLC; these expressed several stem cell markers or an immunosuppressive
receptor PD-1 on the cell surface and so seemed to be different to typical Th17 cells.
RT-PCR analysis revealed that purified Th17-like cells also expressed
Il17a, Il17f, Il23r,
Rorc and Tdt mRNA, but not Rag1 or
Rag2 mRNA. These findings that it is likely that Th17-like cells are
involved in autoimmune responses in aged mice.
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- Takayuki Uematsu
- Biomedical Laboratory, Division of Biomedical Research, Kitasato University Medical Center, 6-100 Arai, Kitamoto, Saitama 364-8501, Japan
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- Biomedical Laboratory, Division of Biomedical Research, Kitasato University Medical Center, 6-100 Arai, Kitamoto, Saitama 364-8501, Japan
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- Biomedical Laboratory, Division of Biomedical Research, Kitasato University Medical Center, 6-100 Arai, Kitamoto, Saitama 364-8501, Japan
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Molecular and Cellular Bases of Immunosenescence, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Complications Mimicking "Inflammaging" in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20163878. [PMID: 31395799 PMCID: PMC6721773 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20163878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an archetype of systemic autoimmune disease, characterized by the presence of diverse autoantibodies and chronic inflammation. There are multiple factors involved in lupus pathogenesis, including genetic/epigenetic predisposition, sexual hormone imbalance, environmental stimulants, mental/psychological stresses, and undefined events. Recently, many authors noted that "inflammaging", consisting of immunosenescence and inflammation, is a common feature in aging people and patients with SLE. It is conceivable that chronic oxidative stresses originating from mitochondrial dysfunction, defective bioenergetics, abnormal immunometabolism, and premature telomere erosion may accelerate immune cell senescence in patients with SLE. The mitochondrial dysfunctions in SLE have been extensively investigated in recent years. The molecular basis of normoglycemic metabolic syndrome has been found to be relevant to the production of advanced glycosylated and nitrosative end products. Besides, immunosenescence, autoimmunity, endothelial cell damage, and decreased tissue regeneration could be the results of premature telomere erosion in patients with SLE. Herein, the molecular and cellular bases of inflammaging and cardiovascular complications in SLE patients will be extensively reviewed from the aspects of mitochondrial dysfunctions, abnormal bioenergetics/immunometabolism, and telomere/telomerase disequilibrium.
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Role of human forkhead box P3 in early thymic maturation and peripheral T-cell homeostasis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018; 142:1909-1921.e9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Loss of CD31 receptor in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets in children with primary hypertension is associated with hypertension severity and hypertensive target organ damage. J Hypertens 2018; 36:2148-2156. [DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mikosik A, Jasiulewicz A, Daca A, Henc I, Frąckowiak JE, Ruckemann-Dziurdzińska K, Foerster J, Le Page A, Bryl E, Fulop T, Witkowski JM. Roles of calpain-calpastatin system (CCS) in human T cell activation. Oncotarget 2018; 7:76479-76495. [PMID: 27835610 PMCID: PMC5363525 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The immune response is determined by the speed of the T cell reaction to antigens assured by a state of readiness for proliferation and cytokine secretion. Proliferation, apoptosis and motion of many cell types are controlled by cytoplasmic proteases - μ- and m-calpain - and their inhibitor calpastatin, together forming the “calpain-calpastatin system” (CCS), assumed to modify their targets only upon activation-dependent cytoplasmic Ca2+ increase. Contrastingly to this notion, using quantitative real time PCR and semiquantitative flow cytometry respectively, we show here that the CCS genes are constitutively expressed, and that both calpains are constitutively active in resting, circulating human CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. Furthermore, we demonstrate that calpain inhibition in the resting T cells prevents them from proliferation in vitro and greatly reduces secretion of multiple cytokines. The mechanistic reason for these effects of calpain inhibition on T cell functions might be the demonstrated significant reduction of the expression of active (phosphorylated) upstream signalling molecules, including the phospholipase C gamma, p56Lck and NFκB, in the inhibitor-treated cells. Thus, we propose that the constitutive, self-regulatory calpain-calpastatin system activity in resting human T cells is a necessary, controlling element of their readiness for complex and effective response to antigenic challenge.
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- Anna Mikosik
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Social Gerontology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Research Center on Ageing, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Research Center on Ageing, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Frasca D, Blomberg BB, Paganelli R. Aging, Obesity, and Inflammatory Age-Related Diseases. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1745. [PMID: 29270179 PMCID: PMC5725402 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The increase in the prevalence of obesity represents a worldwide phenomenon in all age groups and is pathologically and genetically correlated with several metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, representing the most frequent age-related diseases. Obesity superimposed on aging drastically increases chronic low-grade inflammation (inflammaging), which is an important link between obesity, insulin resistance, and age-associated diseases. Immune cells of both the innate and the adaptive immune systems infiltrate the adipose tissue (AT) and during obesity induce inflammatory responses associated with metabolic switches and changes in phenotypes and function of immune cell subsets. Obesity poses new health problems especially when it occurs in the context of other diseases, many of them frequently affect elderly subjects. An emerging problem is the decreased proportion of patients with obesity achieving clinical response to therapy. In this review, we will discuss the reciprocal influences of immune cell and AT inflammation in aging and age-associated diseases and the complex relationship of nutrient and energy-sensing homeostatic checkpoints, which contribute to shape the phenotype of the AT. We will specifically examine type-2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, cognitive impairment, and dementia, where obesity plays a significant role, also in shaping some clinical aspects.
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- Daniela Frasca
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze dell'Invecchiamento, Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Witkowski JM, Mikosik A, Bryl E, Fulop T. Proteodynamics in aging human T cells - The need for its comprehensive study to understand the fine regulation of T lymphocyte functions. Exp Gerontol 2017; 107:161-168. [PMID: 29038026 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cellular life depends mostly on the creation, modification, interactions and destruction of proteins. This is true for every cell, including human T lymphocytes. One way these cells can ascertain the fidelity and at least partial functionality of their proteomes under constant attack of irreversible modulations (e.g., ROS- or glycation-dependent) is proteostasis. However, with cellular aging proteostasis progressively fails and proteostenosis (decreased amounts and functionalities of remaining proteins) occurs. There are several mechanisms involved in the modulation and protection of the proteome in the T cells which include mainly multiple layers of vesicle-bound and cytoplasmic proteases (e.g., lysosomal and proteasomal ones) acting mostly by degradation of obsolete and age-modified proteins. Recently it was shown that another not yet so widely known system consisting of obligatorily calcium-dependent cysteine proteases, the calpains and their inhibitor, the calpastatin serves in T cells as a dual switch, either activating or inactivating different proteins depending on intracellular conditions. Thus the proteolytic elimination of altered proteins as well as modulation of activity of those remaining leads to dynamic change of proteome composition and function (proteodynamics) in aging lymphocytes, so far in an almost unknown way. Aging T cell proteodynamics requires further comprehensive analysis of the resulting lysoproteomic patterns and their changes.
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- Jacek M Witkowski
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
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- Centre for Aging Research, University of Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Liang J, Liang J, Hao H, Lin H, Wang P, Wu Y, Jiang X, Fu C, Li Q, Ding P, Liu H, Xiong Q, Lai X, Zhou L, Chan S, Hou S. The Extracts of Morinda officinalis and Its Hairy Roots Attenuate Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Chronic Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Regulating Inflammation and Lymphocyte Apoptosis. Front Immunol 2017; 8:905. [PMID: 28824631 PMCID: PMC5539173 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Morinda officinalis is beneficial for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The hairy root with higher genetic and biochemical stability cultured from M. officinalis might have similar effects to treat IBD. In this study, the main chemical composition of the root extracts of M. officinalis (MORE) native plant and the hairy root extract of M. officinalis (MOHRE) was compared by quantitative HPLC. The difference of their therapeutic effects and potential mechanism was evaluated using 3% dextran sodium sulfate-induced chronic colitis in mice and T lymphocytes in vitro. The results found that MOHRE possesses many specific peaks unobserved in the chromatogram of native plant. The content of iridoids in the MORE (3.10%) and MOHRE (3.01%) is somewhat similar but quite different for their anthraquinones’s content (0.14 and 0.66%, respectively). Despite all this, treatment with both MORE and MOHRE significantly attenuated the symptoms of colitis, including diarrhea, body weight loss, colon shortening, histological damage, and decreased inflammatory cytokine levels. In addition, they dose-dependently increased the apoptosis of T lymphocyte in vivo and in vitro. And, the differences for treatment effects on ulcerative colitis (UC) between them both in this study were mostly insignificant. The results demonstrated that the effects of MORE and MOHRE for the treatment of UC are similar, although there are a few difference on their chemical composition, indicating the hairy root cultured from M. officinalis might be able to replace its native plant on treatment of UC. The successful derivation of a sustainable hairy root culture provides a model system to study the synthetic pathways for bioactive metabolites, which will make the use of bioreactors to largely produce traditional medicine become reality.
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- Jian Liang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Fan Mao Pharmaceutical Co., Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Fan Mao Pharmaceutical Co., Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Fan Mao Pharmaceutical Co., Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Fan Mao Pharmaceutical Co., Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Section of Immunology, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Shenzhen Fan Mao Pharmaceutical Co., Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Chinese Medicinals Development and Research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Immunotherapy comes of age: Immune aging & checkpoint inhibitors. J Geriatr Oncol 2017; 8:229-235. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 01/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Pita-López ML, Pera A, Solana R. Adaptive Memory of Human NK-like CD8 + T-Cells to Aging, and Viral and Tumor Antigens. Front Immunol 2016; 7:616. [PMID: 28066426 PMCID: PMC5165258 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Human natural killer (NK)-like CD8+ T-cells are singular T-cells that express both T and NK cell markers such as CD56; their frequencies depend on their differentiation and activation during their lifetime. There is evidence of the presence of these innate CD8+ T-cells in the human umbilical cord, highlighting the necessity of investigating whether the NK-like CD8+ T-cells arise in the early stages of life (gestation). Based on the presence of cell surface markers, these cells have also been referred to as CD8+KIR+ T-cells, innate CD8+ T-cells, CD8+CD28−KIR+ T-cells or NKT-like CD8+CD56+ cells. However, the functional and co-signaling significance of these NK cell receptors on NK-like CD8+ T-cells is less clear. Also, the diverse array of costimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors are spatially and temporally regulated and may have distinct overlapping functions on NK-like CD8+ T-cell priming, activation, differentiation, and memory responses associated with different cell phenotypes. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the functional properties and phenotypic characterization of human NK-like CD8+ T-cells. Environmental factors, such as aging, autoimmunity, inflammation, viral antigen re-exposure, or the presence of persistent tumor antigens have been shown to allow differentiation (“adaptation”) of the NK-like CD8+ T-cells; the elucidation of this differentiation process and a greater understanding of the characteristics of these cells could be important for their eventual in potential therapeutic applications aimed at improving protective immunity. This review will attempt to elucidate an understanding of the characteristics of these cells with the goal toward their eventual use in potential therapeutic applications aimed at improving protective immunity.
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- María Luisa Pita-López
- Research Center in Molecular Biology of Chronic Diseases (CIBIMEC), CUSUR University of Guadalajara , Guzmán , Mexico
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- Clinical Division, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK; Maimonides Biomedicine Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Biomedicine Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia Hospital, University of Córdoba , Córdoba , Spain
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Rivet CA, Kniss-James AS, Gran MA, Potnis A, Hill A, Lu H, Kemp ML. Calcium Dynamics of Ex Vivo Long-Term Cultured CD8+ T Cells Are Regulated by Changes in Redox Metabolism. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159248. [PMID: 27526200 PMCID: PMC4985122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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T cells reach a state of replicative senescence characterized by a decreased ability to proliferate and respond to foreign antigens. Calcium release associated with TCR engagement is widely used as a surrogate measure of T cell response. Using an ex vivo culture model that partially replicates features of organismal aging, we observe that while the amplitude of Ca2+ signaling does not change with time in culture, older T cells exhibit faster Ca2+ rise and a faster decay. Gene expression analysis of Ca2+ channels and pumps expressed in T cells by RT-qPCR identified overexpression of the plasma membrane CRAC channel subunit ORAI1 and PMCA in older T cells. To test whether overexpression of the plasma membrane Ca2+ channel is sufficient to explain the kinetic information, we adapted a previously published computational model by Maurya and Subramaniam to include additional details on the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) process to recapitulate Ca2+ dynamics after T cell receptor stimulation. Simulations demonstrated that upregulation of ORAI1 and PMCA channels is not sufficient to explain the observed alterations in Ca2+ signaling. Instead, modeling analysis identified kinetic parameters associated with the IP3R and STIM1 channels as potential causes for alterations in Ca2+ dynamics associated with the long term ex vivo culturing protocol. Due to these proteins having known cysteine residues susceptible to oxidation, we subsequently investigated and observed transcriptional remodeling of metabolic enzymes, a shift to more oxidized redox couples, and post-translational thiol oxidation of STIM1. The model-directed findings from this study highlight changes in the cellular redox environment that may ultimately lead to altered T cell calcium dynamics during immunosenescence or organismal aging.
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- Catherine A. Rivet
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- The Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- The Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Sheu TT, Chiang BL, Yen JH, Lin WC. Premature CD4+ T cell aging and its contribution to lymphopenia-induced proliferation of memory cells in autoimmune-prone non-obese diabetic mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89379. [PMID: 24586733 PMCID: PMC3935863 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Lymphopenia-induced proliferation (LIP), a mechanism to maintain a constant number of T cells in circulation, occurs in both normal aging and autoimmune disease. The incidence of most autoimmune diseases increases with age, and premature CD4(+) T cell aging has been reported in several autoimmune diseases. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that premature CD4(+) T cell aging can cause autoimmune disease by examining whether premature CD4(+) T cell aging exists and causes LIP in our mouse model. Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice were used because, in addition to Treg defects, the LIP of T cells has been shown to plays a causative role in the development of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in these mice. We found that with advancing age, NOD mice exhibited an accelerated decrease in the number of CD4(+) T cells due to the loss of naïve cells. This was accompanied by an increase in the percentage of memory cells, leading to a reduced naïve/memory ratio. In addition, both the percentage of CD28(+) cells in CD4(+) T cells and IL-2 production decreased, while the percentage of FAS(+)CD44(+) increased, suggesting that NOD mice exhibit premature CD4(+) T cell aging. This process preferentially contributed to LIP of memory cells. Therefore, our results suggest that premature CD4(+) T cell aging underlies the development of IDDM in NOD mice. Given that CD28 and IL-2 play important roles in Treg function, the relationships between premature CD4(+) T cell aging and lymphopenia as well as Treg defects in autoimmune-prone NOD mice are proposed.
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- Ting-Ting Sheu
- Department of Immunology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Institute of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Farage MA, Miller KW, Maibach HI. Effects of menopause on autoimmune diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/eog.12.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mocchegiani E, Costarelli L, Giacconi R, Malavolta M, Basso A, Piacenza F, Ostan R, Cevenini E, Gonos ES, Monti D. Micronutrient-gene interactions related to inflammatory/immune response and antioxidant activity in ageing and inflammation. A systematic review. Mech Ageing Dev 2014; 136-137:29-49. [PMID: 24388876 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent longitudinal studies in dietary daily intake in human centenarians have shown that a satisfactory content of some micronutrients within the cells maintain several immune functions, a low grade of inflammation and preserve antioxidant activity. Micronutrients (zinc, copper, selenium) play a pivotal role in maintaining and reinforcing the performances of the immune and antioxidant systems as well as in affecting the complex network of the genes (nutrigenomic) with anti- and pro-inflammatory tasks. Genes of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and some key regulators of trace elements homeostasis, such as Metallothioneins (MT), are involved in the susceptibility to major geriatric disease/disorders. Moreover, the genetic inter-individual variability may affect the nutrients' absorption (nutrigenetic) with altered effects on inflammatory/immune response and antioxidant activity. The interaction between genetic factors and micronutrients (nutrigenomic and nutrigenetic approaches) may influence ageing and longevity because the micronutrients may become also toxic. This review reports the micronutrient-gene interactions in ageing and their impact on the healthy state with a focus on the method of protein-metal speciation analysis. The association between micronutrient-gene interactions and the protein-metal speciation analysis can give a complete picture for a personalized nutrient supplementation or chelation in order to reach healthy ageing and longevity.
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- Eugenio Mocchegiani
- Translation Center of Research in Nutrition and Ageing, Scientific and Technological Pole, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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- Translation Center of Research in Nutrition and Ageing, Scientific and Technological Pole, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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- Translation Center of Research in Nutrition and Ageing, Scientific and Technological Pole, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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- Translation Center of Research in Nutrition and Ageing, Scientific and Technological Pole, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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- Translation Center of Research in Nutrition and Ageing, Scientific and Technological Pole, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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- Translation Center of Research in Nutrition and Ageing, Scientific and Technological Pole, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) and Interdepartmental Centre "L. Galvani" (CIG), University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo, 12, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) and Interdepartmental Centre "L. Galvani" (CIG), University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo, 12, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, 48 Vas. Constantinou Ave., Athens 11635, Greece
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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Gao X, Lee J, Malladi S, Melendez L, Lascelles BDX, Al-Murrani S. Feline degenerative joint disease: a genomic and proteomic approach. J Feline Med Surg 2013; 15:466-77. [PMID: 23295270 PMCID: PMC10816310 DOI: 10.1177/1098612x12470652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The underlying disease mechanisms for feline degenerative joint disease (DJD) are mostly unidentified. Today, most of what is published on mammalian arthritis is based on human clinical findings or on mammalian models of human arthritis. However, DJD is a common occurrence in the millions of domestic felines worldwide. To get a better understanding of the changes in biological pathways that are associated with feline DJD, this study employed a custom-designed feline GeneChip, and the institution's unique access to large sample populations to investigate genes and proteins from whole blood and serum that may be up- or down-regulated in DJD cats. The GeneChip results centered around three main pathways that were affected in DJD cats: immune function, apoptosis and oxidative phosphorylation. By identifying these key disease-associated pathways it will then be possible to better understand disease pathogenesis and diagnose it more easily, and to better target it with pharmaceutical and nutritional intervention.
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Nabar NR, Yuan F, Lin X, Wang L, Bai G, Mayl J, Li Y, Zhou SF, Wang J, Cai J, Cao C. Cell therapy: a safe and efficacious therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer's disease in APP+PS1 mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49468. [PMID: 23226497 PMCID: PMC3513317 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Previously, our lab was the first to report the use of antigen-sensitized dendritic cells as a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease (AD). In preparation of this vaccine, we sensitized the isolated dendritic cells ex vivo with Aβ peptide, and administered these sensitized dendritic cells as a therapeutic agent. This form of cell therapy has had success in preventing and/or slowing the rate of cognitive decline when administered prior to the appearance of Aβ plaques in PDAPP mice, but has not been tested in 2 × Tg models. Herein, we test the efficacy and safety of this vaccine in halting and reversing Alzheimer's pathology in 9-month-old APP + PS1 mice. The results showed that administration of this vaccine elicits a long-lasting antibody titer, which correlated well with a reduction of Aβ burden upon histological analysis. Cognitive function in transgenic responders to the vaccine was rescued to levels similar to those found in non-transgenic mice, indicating that the vaccine is capable of providing therapeutic benefit in APP+PS1 mice when administered after the onset of AD pathology. The vaccine also shows indications of circumventing past safety problems observed in AD immunotherapy, as Th1 pro-inflammatory cytokines were not elevated after long-term vaccine administration. Moreover, microhemorrhaging and T-cell infiltration into the brain are not observed in any of the treated subjects. All in all, this vaccine has many advantages over contemporary vaccines against Alzheimer's disease, and may lead to a viable treatment for the disease in the future.
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- Neel R. Nabar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- USF-Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Chinese People Liberty Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- USF-Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- USF-Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- USF-Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- USF-Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Micronutrient (Zn, Cu, Fe)-gene interactions in ageing and inflammatory age-related diseases: implications for treatments. Ageing Res Rev 2012; 11:297-319. [PMID: 22322094 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In ageing, alterations in inflammatory/immune response and antioxidant capacity lead to increased susceptibility to diseases and loss of mobility and agility. Various essential micronutrients in the diet are involved in age-altered biological functions. Micronutrients (zinc, copper, iron) play a pivotal role either in maintaining and reinforcing the immune and antioxidant performances or in affecting the complex network of genes (nutrigenomic approach) involved in encoding proteins for a correct inflammatory/immune response. By the other side, the genetic inter-individual variability may affect the absorption and uptake of the micronutrients (nutrigenetic approach) with subsequent altered effects on inflammatory/immune response and antioxidant activity. Therefore, the individual micronutrient-gene interactions are fundamental to achieve healthy ageing. In this review, we report and discuss the role of micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe)-gene interactions in relation to the inflammatory status and the possibility of a supplement in the event of a micronutrient deficiency or chelation in presence of micronutrient overload in relation to specific polymorphisms of inflammatory proteins or proteins related of the delivery of the micronutriemts to various organs and tissues. In this last context, we report the protein-metal speciation analysis in order to have, coupled with micronutrient-gene interactions, a more complete picture of the individual need in micronutrient supplementation or chelation to achieve healthy ageing and longevity.
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Sakaguchi S, Benham H, Cope AP, Thomas R. T‐cell receptor signaling and the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis: insights from mouse and man. Immunol Cell Biol 2012; 90:277-87. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2012.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shimon Sakaguchi
- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University Suita Japan
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- The University of Queensland, Diamantina Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Academic Department of Rheumatology, Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology of Inflammation, Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammatory Diseases, School of Medicine, King's College London London UK
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- The University of Queensland, Diamantina Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Longo DM, Louie B, Putta S, Evensen E, Ptacek J, Cordeiro J, Wang E, Pos Z, Hawtin RE, Marincola FM, Cesano A. Single-cell network profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors reveals age- and race-associated differences in immune signaling pathway activation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2012; 188:1717-25. [PMID: 22246624 PMCID: PMC3517183 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A greater understanding of the function of the human immune system at the single-cell level in healthy individuals is critical for discerning aberrant cellular behavior that occurs in settings such as autoimmunity, immunosenescence, and cancer. To achieve this goal, a systems-level approach capable of capturing the response of the interdependent immune cell types to external stimuli is required. In this study, an extensive characterization of signaling responses in multiple immune cell subpopulations within PBMCs from a cohort of 60 healthy donors was performed using single-cell network profiling (SCNP). SCNP is a multiparametric flow cytometry-based approach that enables the simultaneous measurement of basal and evoked signaling in multiple cell subsets within heterogeneous populations. In addition to establishing the interindividual degree of variation within a broad panel of immune signaling responses, the possible association of any observed variation with demographic variables including age and race was investigated. Using half of the donors as a training set, multiple age- and race-associated variations in signaling responses in discrete cell subsets were identified, and several were subsequently confirmed in the remaining samples (test set). Such associations may provide insight into age-related immune alterations associated with high infection rates and diminished protection following vaccination and into the basis for ethnic differences in autoimmune disease incidence and treatment response. SCNP allowed for the generation of a functional map of healthy immune cell signaling responses that can provide clinically relevant information regarding both the mechanisms underlying immune pathological conditions and the selection and effect of therapeutics.
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Immunopathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis: an old wives' tale. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2011; 8:12. [PMID: 22136162 PMCID: PMC3238302 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-8-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a cholestatic liver disease characterised by the autoimmune destruction of the small intrahepatic bile ducts. The disease has an unpredictable clinical course, but may progress to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Although medical treatment with urseodeoxycholic acid is largely successful, some patients may progress to liver failure requiring liver transplantation. PBC is characterised by the presence of disease specific anti-mitochondrial (AMA) antibodies, which are pathognomonic for PBC development. The disease demonstrates an overwhelming female preponderance and virtually all women with PBC present in middle age. The reasons for this are unknown; however several environmental and immunological factors may be involved. As the immune systems ages, it become less self tolerant, and mounts a weaker response to pathogens, possibly leading to cross reactivity or molecular mimicry. Some individuals display immunological changes which encourage the development of autoimmune disease. Risk factors implicated in PBC include recurrent urinary tract infection in females, as well as an increased prevalence of reproductive complications. These risk factors may work in concert with and possibly even accelerate, immune system ageing, contributing to PBC development. This review will examine the changes that occur in the immune system with ageing, paying particular attention to those changes which contribute to the development of autoimmune disease with increasing age. The review also discusses risk factors which may account for the increased female predominance of PBC, such as recurrent UTI and oestrogens.
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Zhao G, Moore DJ, Kim JI, Lee KM, O'Connor MR, Duff PE, Yang M, Lei J, Markmann JF, Deng S. Inhibition of transplantation tolerance by immune senescence is reversed by endocrine modulation. Sci Transl Med 2011; 3:87ra52. [PMID: 21677198 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The senescent immune system responds poorly to new stimuli; thymic involution, accumulation of memory cells against other specificities, and general refractoriness to antigen signaling all may contribute to poor resistance to infection. These same changes may pose a significant clinical barrier to organ transplantation, as transplantation tolerance requires thymic participation and integrated, tolerance-promoting responses to novel antigens. We found that after the age of 12 months, mice became resistant to the tolerance-inducing capacity of the monoclonal antibody therapy anti-CD45RB. This resistance to tolerance to cardiac allografts could be overcome by surgical castration of male mice, a procedure that led to thymic regeneration and long-term graft acceptance. The potential for clinical translation of this endocrine-immune interplay was confirmed by the ability of Lupron Depot injections, which temporarily disrupt gonadal function, to restore tolerance in aged mice. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the restoration of tolerance after surgical or chemical castration depended on thymic production of regulatory T cells (T(regs)); thymectomy or T(reg) depletion abrogated tolerance restoration. The aging of the immune system ("immune senescence") is a significant barrier to immune tolerance, but this barrier can be overcome by targeting sex steroid production with commonly used clinical therapeutics.
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- Gaoping Zhao
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Chao L, Daniel S. Measuring the Partitioning Kinetics of Membrane Biomolecules Using Patterned Two-Phase Coexistant Lipid Bilayers. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:15635-43. [DOI: 10.1021/ja205274g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ling Chao
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Larbi A, Pawelec G, Wong SC, Goldeck D, Tai JJY, Fulop T. Impact of age on T cell signaling: a general defect or specific alterations? Ageing Res Rev 2011; 10:370-8. [PMID: 20933612 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2010] [Revised: 09/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Decreased immune responsiveness associated with aging is generally termed "immunosenescence". Several theories have been proposed to explain age-related declines in immune responses. Here, we will focus on and describe potential defects in T cell signal transduction from the membrane to the nucleus, leading to changes in the type, intensity and duration of the response as a major factor contributing to immunosenescence. We will first detail T cell signaling through the T cell receptor (TCR), CD28 and IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) and then discuss the observed age-related alterations to these signaling pathways. The role of membrane rafts in T cell signaling and T cell aging will be described. These factors will be considered in the context of the notion that age-related changes to T cell signaling may be attributed to changes in the functionality of the T cells due to shifts in T cell subpopulations with age. For this reason, we conclude by highlighting the application of multiparametric signaling analysis in leukocyte subsets using flow cytometry as a means to obtain a clearer picture with respect to age-related changes to immune signaling.
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Rivet CA, Hill AS, Lu H, Kemp ML. Predicting cytotoxic T-cell age from multivariate analysis of static and dynamic biomarkers. Mol Cell Proteomics 2010; 10:M110.003921. [PMID: 21193537 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m110.003921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Adoptive T-cell transfer therapy relies upon in vitro expansion of autologous cytotoxic T cells that are capable of tumor recognition. The success of this cell-based therapy depends on the specificity and responsiveness of the T cell clones before transfer. During ex vivo expansion, CD8+ T cells present signs of replicative senescence and loss of function. The transfer of nonresponsive senescent T cells is a major bottleneck for the success of adoptive T-cell transfer therapy. Quantitative methods for assessing cellular age and responsiveness will facilitate the development of appropriate cell expansion and selection protocols. Although several biomarkers of lymphocyte senescence have been identified, these proteins in isolation are not sufficient to determine the age-dependent responsiveness of T cells. We have developed a multivariate model capable of extracting combinations of markers that are the most informative to predict cellular age. To acquire signaling information with high temporal resolution, we designed a microfluidic chip enabling parallel lysis and fixation of stimulated cell samples on-chip. The acquisition of 25 static biomarkers and 48 dynamic signaling measurements at different days in culture, integrating single-cell and population based information, allowed the multivariate regression model to accurately predict CD8+ T-cell age. From surface marker expression and early phosphorylation events following T-cell receptor stimulation, the model successfully predicts days in culture and number of population doublings with R2=0.91 and 0.98, respectively. Furthermore, we found that impairment of early signaling events following T cell receptor stimulation because of long term culture allows prediction of costimulatory molecules CD28 and CD27 expression levels and the number of population divisions in culture from a limited subset of signaling proteins. The multivariate analysis highlights the information content of both averaged biomarker values and heterogeneity metrics for prediction of cellular age within a T cell population.
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- Catherine A Rivet
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioengineering, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, School of Biomolecular Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363, USA
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PTPN22 1858C>T (R620W) functional polymorphism and human longevity. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 38:4231-5. [PMID: 21113673 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0546-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The PTPN22 gene, located on chromosome 1p13, encoding lymphoid protein tyrosine phosphatase (LYP), plays a crucial role in the negative control of T lymphocyte activation. Since the age-related change in T-cell signal transduction may be one of the most important causes of cell-mediated immune response decline with ageing, we performed a population-based association study to test whether the PTPN22 1858C>T (R620W) functional polymorphism affects the ability to survive to old age and to reach even exceptional life expectancy. 892 unrelated healthy individuals (age range 8-106 years, 403 males and 489 females) from central Italy were studied. For both gender, the frequency of PTPN22*T1858 carriers does not differ significantly in nona/centenarians and in octogenarians respect to young group. Allele and genotype frequencies of age groups were compared to those reported in previously published studied carried out on control individuals with Italic ancestry (N = 1393), further confirming results obtained from our sample population. Overall, our study suggests that PTPN22*T1858 allele is not negatively selected at oldest ages and we speculate that its increased ability to protect individuals against development of infectious diseases may counteract its deleterious effect on immune system leading to autoimmunity.
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Karsdal MA, Henriksen K, Leeming DJ, Woodworth T, Vassiliadis E, Bay-Jensen AC. Novel combinations of Post-Translational Modification (PTM) neo-epitopes provide tissue-specific biochemical markers—are they the cause or the consequence of the disease? Clin Biochem 2010; 43:793-804. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ohno-Iwashita Y, Shimada Y, Hayashi M, Inomata M. Plasma membrane microdomains in aging and disease. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2010; 10 Suppl 1:S41-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00600.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Stacy S, Williams EL, Standifer NE, Pasquali A, Krolick KA, Infante AJ, Kraig E. Maintenance of immune tolerance to a neo-self acetylcholine receptor antigen with aging: implications for late-onset autoimmunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:6067-75. [PMID: 20435934 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Age-related changes in immune regulation are likely to account for the age-associated increase in serum autoantibody levels and in certain autoimmune disorders, such as myasthenia gravis (MG). To demonstrate directly a loss of immune tolerance in older individuals, responses to the acetylcholine receptor, the autoantigen in MG, were assessed in transgenic mice expressing the Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor (TAChR) alpha-chain as a neo-self Ag. T cells from young transgenic mice had been shown to be tolerant to p146-162, the TAChR alpha-chain peptide that dominated young nontransgenic T cell responses in vitro. The immunodominance of p146-162 was not lost with age; fine specificity was preserved. Moreover, T cell tolerance to p146-162, as well as to other epitopes of the TAChR alpha-chain extracellular domain, was maintained in old transgenic mice. Even multiple TAChR immunizations coupled with the MG-enhancing cytokine, IL-12, did not break tolerance. In addition, T cells exhibiting CD4 upregulation, an early activation marker, were reduced in frequency equivalently in old and young transgenic animals, suggesting that immune regulation in this model was not impacted by aging. Moreover, B cell tolerance was also maintained with age. The persistence of immune tolerance was accompanied by an increase in the proportion of T regulatory cells; it is speculated that this may compensate for deficiencies in central tolerance that occur owing to thymic involution. In summary, our study reveals, for the first time, that some immune tolerance mechanisms do survive aging; this suggests that certain late-onset autoimmune disorders may be induced by a specific insult that disrupts immune homeostasis.
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- Sue Stacy
- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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Cao JN, Gollapudi S, Sharman EH, Jia Z, Gupta S. Age-related alterations of gene expression patterns in human CD8+ T cells. Aging Cell 2010; 9:19-31. [PMID: 19878143 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2009.00534.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Aging is associated with progressive T-cell deficiency and increased incidence of infections, cancer and autoimmunity. In this comprehensive study, we have compared the gene expression profiles in CD8+ T cells from aged and young healthy subjects using Affymetrix microarray Human Genome U133A-2 GeneChips. A total of 5.2% (754) of the genes analyzed had known functions and displayed statistically significant age-associated expression changes. These genes were involved in a broad array of complex biological processes, mainly in nucleic acid and protein metabolism. Functional groups, in which downregulated genes were overrepresented, were the following: RNA transcription regulation, RNA and DNA metabolism, intracellular (Golgi, endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear) transportation, signaling transduction pathways (T-cell receptor, Ras/MAPK, JNK/Stat, PI3/AKT, Wnt, TGFbeta, insulin-like growth factor and insulin), and the ubiquitin cycle. In contrast, the following functional groups contained more up-regulated genes than expected: response to oxidative stress and cytokines, apoptosis, and the MAPKK signaling cascade. These age-associated gene expression changes may be responsible for impaired DNA replication, RNA transcription, and signal transduction, possibly resulting in instability of cellular and genomic integrity, and alterations of growth, differentiation, apoptosis and anergy in human aged CD8+ T cells.
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- Jia-Ning Cao
- Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Medical Sciences I, C-240 Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Radovits BJ, Kievit W, Laan RFJM. Tumour necrosis factor-alpha antagonists in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly: a review of their efficacy and safety. Drugs Aging 2010; 26:647-64. [PMID: 19685931 DOI: 10.2165/11316460-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that frequently affects people aged >or=65 years, causing significant impairment with pain and functional disability. Elderly RA patients have specific problems, including co-morbid diseases, numerous concomitant medications, greater number of damaged joints as a result of longer disease duration and often a more severe disease presentation in elderly-onset RA. These factors, together with an age-related decline in the immune defence mechanisms, make elderly patients more vulnerable. The new era of biologic medications has made intensive treatment of RA patients possible. Anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNFalpha) agents can cause a dramatic improvement in disease activity and functional capacity, making complete remission of RA a possible target. TNFalpha has been shown to play an important role in both the healthy aging process and age-related diseases such as RA. Targeting this cytokine in elderly patients is therefore reasonable. However, it is not clear whether treatment effects can be reached to the same extent in both elderly and younger patients and whether anti-TNFalpha treatment specifically increases the risk of certain adverse events in elderly RA patients. This review discusses the currently available evidence relating to the efficacy and safety of anti-TNFalpha medication in RA patients aged >or=65 years treated in clinical trials and observational studies. Despite a slightly less robust effect in elderly patients, anti-TNFalpha treatment has a similar long-term efficacy in patients aged >or=65 years and patients aged <65 years. The majority of the study results showed that anti-TNFalpha treatment does not elevate the risk of infections beyond the risk found in age-matched controls. When a moderate increase in risk was found, this occurred equally in elderly and younger patients. Furthermore, whereas anti-TNFalpha agents were found to be relatively safe in the treatment of elderly RA patients, treatment with corticosteroids significantly elevated the risk of serious infections. Corticosteroids are frequently used in elderly patients, but the evidence suggests that preference should increasingly be given to anti-TNFalpha agents, for which the expected benefits will mostly outweigh the modestly increased risks of associated adverse events.
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- Beáta J Radovits
- Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Zou JX, Rollison DE, Boulware D, Chen DT, Sloand EM, Pfannes LV, Goronzy JJ, Bai F, Painter JS, Wei S, Cosgrove D, List AF, Epling-Burnette PK. Altered naive and memory CD4+ T-cell homeostasis and immunosenescence characterize younger patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Leukemia 2009; 23:1288-96. [PMID: 19282834 PMCID: PMC3252820 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2009.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 12/31/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Response to immunosuppressive therapy (IST) in younger patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) has been linked to a T-cell-dominant autoimmune process that impairs hematopoiesis. Analysis of the age-adjusted CD4:CD8 ratio in 76 MDS patients compared with 54 healthy controls showed that inadequate CD4+, rather than expansion of CD8+ T cells, was associated with a lower ratio in a group that included both lower and higher risk MDS patients defined by the International Prognostic Scoring System. In younger MDS patients, naive and memory phenotypes defined by CD45RA and CD62L display showed depletion of naive CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, suggesting a possible relationship to IST responsiveness. To determine the correlation between T-cell subset distribution, T-cell turnover and autoimmunity, a cohort of 20 patients were studied before and after IST. The CD4:CD8 ratio correlated inversely with the proliferative T-cell index before treatment in IST-responsive patients, suggesting that proliferation may be linked to accelerated CD4+ T-cell turnover and hematopoietic failure. Our data show seminal findings that both CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets are dysregulated in MDS. Association between these T-cell defects and response to IST suggests that aberrant T-cell homeostasis and chronic activation are critical determinants influencing autoimmune hematopoietic suppression in younger patients.
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- JX Zou
- Immunology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Biostatistics Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Biostatistics Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- NIH, NHLBI, Hematology Branch, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- NIH, NHLBI, Hematology Branch, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Immunology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Immunology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Immunology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Immunology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
- Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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Shimada Y, Hayashi M, Nagasaka Y, Ohno-Iwashita Y, Inomata M. Age-associated up-regulation of a negative co-stimulatory receptor PD-1 in mouse CD4+ T cells. Exp Gerontol 2009; 44:517-22. [PMID: 19457448 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To explore whether any co-stimulatory receptor(s) for TCR signaling is involved in the age-associated decline in T-cell function, we analyzed changes in these receptors in freshly isolated mouse CD4(+) T cells during aging. Both the mRNA and protein expression levels of CTLA-4 and PD-1, negative co-stimulatory receptors, increase with aging. No such changes are observed for CD28, a positive regulatory receptor. PD-1 is highly expressed on the surface of old, but not young, mouse T cells, while the level of surface-expressed CTLA-4 is very low regardless of age. PD-1 is preferentially expressed on the surface of effector-memory (CD44(hi)CD62L(lo)) T cells, a subset that increases with aging. CD4(+)PD-1(+) T cells from old mice exhibit proliferative hyporesponsiveness. These results suggest that the up-regulation of surface-expressed PD-1 may cause the age-dependent functional decline in effector-memory T cells.
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- Yukiko Shimada
- Cellular Signaling Group, Research Team for Functional Genomics, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Mocchegiani E, Malavolta M. Zinc-gene interaction related to inflammatory/immune response in ageing. GENES & NUTRITION 2008; 3:61-75. [PMID: 18850188 PMCID: PMC2467449 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-008-0085-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The pivotal role played by zinc-gene interaction in affecting some relevant cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-alpha) and heat shock proteins (HSP70-2) in ageing, successful ageing (nonagenarians) and the most common age-related diseases, such as atherosclerosis and infections, is now recognized. The polymorphisms of genes codifying proteins related to the inflammation are predictive on one hand in longevity, on the other hand they are associated with atherosclerosis or severe infections. Since the health life-span has a strong genetic component, which in turn also affected by nutritional factors like zinc, the association of these polymorphisms with innate immune response, zinc ion bioavailability and Metallothioneins (MT) homeostasis is an useful tool to unravel the role played by zinc-gene interactions in longevity, especially due to the inability of MT in zinc release in ageing and chronic inflammation. In ageing, this last fact leads to depressed innate immune response for host defence. In contrast, in very old age the inflammation is lower with subsequent more zinc ion bioavailability, less MT gene expression and satisfactory innate immunity. Therefore, the zinc-gene (IL-6, TNF-alpha, Hsp70-2) interactions, via MT homeostasis, are crucial to achieve successful ageing.
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- Eugenio Mocchegiani
- Immunology Center (Laboratory of Nutrigenomic and Immunosenescence), Research Department, INRCA, Via Birarelli 8, 60121, Ancona, Italy,
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Antiviral and Anticancer Activity of Cisplatin Derivatives of Tilorone. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2008; 18:374. [PMID: 32214933 PMCID: PMC7088078 DOI: 10.1007/s10904-008-9219-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cisplatin derivatives containing tilorone and a tilorone derivative were synthesized and characterized employing IR analysis, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and chain length. The polymeric cisplatin derivatives prevent growth of four transformed cell lines, L929, 143, Vero, and BS-C-1 and effectively inhibit four viruses including the DNA viruses; herpes simplex-1, vaccinia, and Varicella zoster, and the RNA virus, reovirus in the micrograms/mL range. The tilorone polymers display activity against both transformed cells and DNA and RNA viruses at biologically important concentrations.
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Nrf2 activation by sulforaphane restores the age-related decrease of T(H)1 immunity: role of dendritic cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 121:1255-1261.e7. [PMID: 18325578 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2007] [Revised: 11/30/2007] [Accepted: 01/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The decrease in cellular immunity with aging is of considerable public health importance. Recent studies suggest that the redox equilibrium of dendritic cells (DCs) is a key factor in maintaining protective cellular immunity and that a disturbance of this homeostatic mechanism could contribute to immune senescence. OBJECTIVES We sought (1) to elucidate the role of DC redox equilibrium in the decrease of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) and T(H)1 immunity during aging and (2) to determine how restoration of glutathione (GSH) levels by the Nrf2-mediated antioxidant defense pathway affects this decrease. METHODS We assessed the effect of Nrf2 deficiency and boosting of GSH levels by the Nrf2 agonist sulforaphane or the thiol precursor N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on the CHS response to contact antigens in old mice. We studied the effect of SFN and NAC on restoring T(H)1 immunity by treating DCs ex vivo before adoptive transfer and in vivo challenge. RESULTS Aging was associated with a decreased CHS response that was accentuated by Nrf2 deficiency. Systemic SFN treatment reversed this decrease through Nrf2-mediated antioxidant enzyme expression and GSH synthesis. Adoptive transfer of DCs from old animals induced a weakened CHS response in recipient animals. Treatment of DCs from old animals with SFN or NAC ex vivo restored the in vivo challenge response. CONCLUSION SFN and NAC upregulate T(H)1 immunity in aging through a restoration of redox equilibrium.
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Holoshitz J, Ling S. Nitric Oxide Signaling Triggered by the Rheumatoid Arthritis Shared Epitope: A New Paradigm for MHC Disease Association? Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1110:73-83. [PMID: 17911422 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1423.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Many immune-mediated diseases are associated with particular MHC class I or class II alleles. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA-shared), the vast majority of patients possess HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding a shared epitope, which is a five-amino acid sequence motif in positions 70-74 of the HLA-DRbeta chain. The mechanistic basis for this association is unknown. Here we discuss recent evidence suggesting that the shared epitope may act as an allele-specific ligand that triggers increased nitric oxide (NO) production in opposite cells with resultant immune dysregulation. We propose that by doing that, the RA-shared shared epitope may form an unintended bridge between the innate and adaptive immune systems, thereby allowing aberrant signaling events that could trigger disease.
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- Joseph Holoshitz
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, 5520 MSRB I, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0680, USA.
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Mazzatti DJ, Pawelec G, Longdin R, Powell JR, Forsey RJ. SELDI-TOF-MS ProteinChip array profiling of T-cell clones propagated in long-term culture identifies human profilin-1 as a potential bio-marker of immunosenescence. Proteome Sci 2007; 5:7. [PMID: 17550585 PMCID: PMC1892543 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-5-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The adaptive immune response requires waves of T-cell clonal expansion on contact with pathogen and elimination after clearance of the source of antigen. However, lifelong persistent infections with common viruses cause chronic antigenic stimulation which takes its toll on adaptive immunity in late life. Chronic antigenic stress results in deregulation of the T-cell response and accumulation of anergic cells. Longitudinal studies of the elderly show that this impacts on survival. Identifying the nature of the defects in chronically-stimulated T-cells and protein bio-markers of these dysfunctional cells would help to understand age-associated compromised T-cell function (immunosenescence) and facilitate the development of targeted intervention strategies. The purpose of this work was to use surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) to analyse proteins associated with T-cell senescence in order to identify potential bio-markers. Clonal populations of T-cells isolated from elderly octogenarian and centenarian donors were grown in vitro until senescence, and early passage and late passage (pre-senescent) cells were analysed using SELDI-TOF-MS ProteinChip arrays. Results Discriminant analysis identified several protein or peptide peaks in the region of 14.5–16.5 kDa that were associated with T-cell clone senescence. Human profilin-1, a ubiquitous protein associated with actin remodelling and cellular motility was unambiguously identified. Altered expression of profilin-1 in senescent T-cell clones was confirmed by Western blot analysis. Conclusion Due to the proposed roles of profilin-1 in cellular survival, cytoskeleton remodelling, motility, and proliferation, it is hypothesised that differential expression of profilin-1 in ageing may contribute directly to immunosenescence.
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- Zentrum für Medizinische Forschung, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Inomata M, Shimada Y, Hayashi M, Shimizu J, Ohno-Iwashita Y. Impairment in a negative regulatory system for TCR signaling in CD4+T cells from old mice. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:3039-43. [PMID: 17559841 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/22/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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To examine the involvement of lipid rafts in an age-associated decline in T cell function, we analyzed the effect of aging on the constituents of lipid rafts in resting mouse CD4(+) T cells. We found a pronounced, age-dependent reduction in PAG/Cbp, which is involved in the regulation of Src family kinases (SFKs) by recruiting Csk (a negative regulator of SFKs) to lipid rafts. This reduction is specific for T cells and is attributed, at least in part, to the reduction in its mRNA level. The reduction of PAG accompanies marked impairment in recruiting Csk to lipid rafts and a concomitant decrease in the inactive forms of SFKs. These findings indicate that old mouse CD4(+) T cells have a defect in a negative SFK regulatory system.
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- Mitsushi Inomata
- Cellular Signaling Group, Research Team for Functional Genomics, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan.
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Witkowski JM, Soroczyńska-Cybula M, Bryl E, Smoleńska Z, Jóźwik A. Klotho--a common link in physiological and rheumatoid arthritis-related aging of human CD4+ lymphocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:771-7. [PMID: 17202338 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.2.771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Human CD4(+) T lymphocytes undergo aging-related changes leading to decreased immunity to infections and neoplasms, and to increased frequency of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Certain changes, observed in the CD4(+) cells of RA patients, resemble those observed during physiological aging, but occur at earlier age. Underlying cellular mechanism(s) of these similarities are so far largely unknown. Here we show that KLOTHO, a beta-glucuronidase gene whose activity changes are associated with aging phenotype, is down-regulated at the mRNA, protein, and enzymatic (beta-glucuronidase) activity levels both in the healthy elderly and especially in RA CD4(+) lymphocytes. Although the exact role of Klotho activity for CD4(+) cell function is unknown, we propose here that it might be involved in anti-inflammatory processes occurring in the young and healthy individuals, but reduced in both healthy elderly and RA patients. To support this hypothesis, we show here that the reduction of Klotho expression and activity in both elderly and patients' lymphocytes occurs in concert with the down-regulation of T cell costimulatory molecule CD28, the latter known to be dependent on increased levels of TNF-alpha. Thus, a common mechanism of KLOTHO down-regulation, but executed at various times in life, may underlie both physiological and disease-related T cell aging. Klotho activity might become a target of anti-RA drug development as well as a tool to help increase the immune system efficiency in the elderly.
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- Jacek M Witkowski
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Debinki 7, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
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Larbi A, Muti E, Giacconi R, Mocchegiani E, Fülöp T. Role of lipid rafts in activation-induced cell death: the fas pathway in aging. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2007; 584:137-55. [PMID: 16802605 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-34132-3_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Anis Larbi
- Research Center on Aging, Immunological Graduate Programme, Department of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1H 4C4, Québec, Canada
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Han SN, Adolfsson O, Lee CK, Prolla TA, Ordovas J, Meydani SN. Age and Vitamin E-Induced Changes in Gene Expression Profiles of T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:6052-61. [PMID: 17056531 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.6052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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T cells are vulnerable to age-associated changes. Vitamin E has been shown to improve T cell functions in the old. We studied gene expression profiles of T cells to better understand the underlying mechanisms of age and vitamin E-induced changes in T cell function. Young and old C57BL mice were fed diets containing 30 (control) or 500 (supplemented) ppm of vitamin E for 4 wks. Gene expression profiles of T cells were assessed using microarray analysis with/without anti-CD3/anti-CD28 stimulation. Genes associated with cytokines/chemokines, transcriptional regulation, signal transduction, cell cycle, and apoptosis were significantly up-regulated upon stimulation. Higher SOCS3 and lower growth factor independent 1 (Gfi-1) expression in old T cells may contribute to age-associated decline in proliferation. Higher Gadd45 and lower Bcl2 expression may contribute to increased apoptosis in old T cells. Vitamin E supplementation resulted in higher expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation (Ccnb2, Cdc2, Cdc6) in old T cells. Vitamin E supplementation resulted in higher up-regulation of IL-2 expression in young and old T cells and lower up-regulation of IL-4 expression in old T cells following stimulation. These findings suggest that aging has significant effects on the expression of genes associated with signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, and apoptosis pathways in T cells, and vitamin E has a significant impact on the expression of genes associated with cell cycle and Th1/Th2 balance in old T cells. Further studies are needed to determine whether these changes are due to the effects of aging at a single-cell level or to the shift in the ratio of naïve:memory T cells with age.
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- Sung Nim Han
- Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Mocchegiani E, Costarelli L, Giacconi R, Cipriano C, Muti E, Tesei S, Malavolta M. Nutrient-gene interaction in ageing and successful ageing. A single nutrient (zinc) and some target genes related to inflammatory/immune response. Mech Ageing Dev 2006; 127:517-25. [PMID: 16513158 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2006.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, we reviewed data regarding to the pivotal role played by the zinc-gene interaction in affecting some relevant cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-alpha) and heat shock proteins (Hsp70-2) in ageing, successful ageing (nonagenarians) and in some age-related diseases (atherosclerosis and infections). The polymorphisms of the genes codifying these proteins are predictive on one hand in longevity, such as IL-6 -174G/C locus, on the other hand 1267 Hsp70-2A/B or TNF-alpha -308G/A polymorphisms are associated to worsening atherosclerosis or severe infections, respectively, rather than longevity. Taking into account that longevity has a strong genetic component but, at the same time, is affected by life style and environmental factors, the analysis of these polymorphisms in association to some immune parameters (NK cell cytotoxicity) and nutritional factors (zinc) is a useful tool to unravel the role played by these genetic factors in longevity and in the appearance of age-related diseases. Indeed, these polymorphisms are associated with chronic inflammation, low zinc ion bioavailability, depressed innate immune response and high gene expression of metallothioneins, which have a limited zinc release for an optimal innate immune response in ageing. Therefore, the nutrient (zinc)-gene (IL-6, TNF-alpha and Hsp70-2) interaction is pivotal to keep under control the inflammatory/immune response with subsequent longevity, indicating these genes as "robust" for "healthy ageing".
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- Eugenio Mocchegiani
- Immunology Ctr. (Section: Nutrition, Immunity and Ageing), Research Department INRCA, Via Birarelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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Vasto S, Malavolta M, Pawelec G. Age and immunity. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2006; 3:2. [PMID: 16504129 PMCID: PMC1402324 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-3-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Longitudinal studies are defining progressive alterations to the immune system associated with increased mortality in the very elderly. Many of these changes are exacerbated by or even caused by chronic T cell stimulation by persistent antigen, particularly from Cytomegalovirus. The composition of T cell subsets, their functional integrity and representation in the repertoire are all markedly influenced by age and by CMV. How these findings relate to epidemiological, functional, genetic, genomic and proteomic studies of human T cell immunosenescence was the subject of intense debate at an international conference held just before Christmas 2005 in the Black Forest.
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- Sonya Vasto
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università di Palermo, Italia
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- Immunology Ctr.(Sect.: Nutrition, Immunity and Ageing)Res. Dept. INRCA, Ancona Italia
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- Center for Medical Research, University of Tübingen, D-72072 Tübingen, Germany
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Ling S, Lai A, Borschukova O, Pumpens P, Holoshitz J. Activation of nitric oxide signaling by the rheumatoid arthritis shared epitope. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 54:3423-32. [PMID: 17075829 DOI: 10.1002/art.22178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is closely associated with HLA-DRB1 alleles encoding a shared epitope (SE) in positions 70-74 of the HLA-DRbeta chain. The mechanistic basis for this association is unknown. Given the proposed pathogenic role of nitric oxide (NO) in RA, this study was undertaken to examine whether the SE can trigger NO signaling events. METHODS The intracellular levels of NO were measured with the fluorescent NO probe 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate and by the 2,3-diaminonaphthalene method. NO synthase activity was determined by measuring the rate of conversion of radioactive arginine to citrulline. Levels of cGMP were measured with a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the cytolytic activity of T cells was measured using a standard (51)Cr release assay. RESULTS Lymphoblastoid B cell lines carrying SE-positive HLA-DR alleles displayed a higher rate of spontaneous NO production compared with SE-negative cells. L cell transfectants expressing SE-positive DR molecules on their surface also generated higher levels of NO. Tetrameric HLA-DR molecules containing a DRbeta-chain encoded by the SE-positive DRB1*0401 allele stimulated fibroblast cells to produce higher levels of NO compared with cells stimulated with a control HLA-DR tetramer. Multimeric hepatitis B core proteins engineered to express region 65-79 encoded by the DRB1*0401 allele, but not the same region encoded by the control allele DRB1*0402, stimulated NO production in fibroblasts. Similarly, synthetic 15-mer peptides corresponding to the region 65-79 encoded by SE-positive alleles triggered increased NO levels when incubated with class II major histocompatibility complex-negative cells. The signaling pathway was found to involve NO synthase activation, followed by increased production of cGMP. SE-triggered increased NO levels inhibited cytolytic elimination of target cells. CONCLUSION The SE can trigger NO-mediated signaling events in opposite cells, and may thereby contribute to RA pathogenesis.
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- Song Ling
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0680, USA
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